CLASSIC crime fighters
How many of these sleuth series had you on the edge of your seat?
Author: CHRISTABEL SMITH
How many of these sleuth series had you on the edge of your seat?
Who doesn’t love a good TV police drama? Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, we had plenty of criminal-chasing national treasures, and adopted a few from the US too. There were no smartphones or computers to get in the way of a plot. Instead, we had police officers with a hunch, screeching cars, snappy dialogue, cigarette smoke hanging in the air and an iconic theme tune (plus the odd dubious hairdo!). DID YOU KNOW? TV companies used to wipe tapes, so some shows, like Z-Cars, are incomplete. A few epi...