The Squad (TV series)
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The Squad was a children's TV series aired by ITV
in 1980 about the fictional exploits of a group of Police Cadets
. The character of Cadet Alan Martin was played by actor Mark Botham who later went on to play PC Danny Sparkes in the BBC TV series Juliet Bravo
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 1980 about the fictional exploits of a group of Police Cadets
British Police Cadets
The term Police Cadets has two principle meanings in the United Kingdom. It may refer to the Police Cadet scheme which allows young adults to serve on the pay-roll of their local police in a virtual apprenticeship, leading to subsequent enrollment as a full-time Police Constable; this scheme was...
. The character of Cadet Alan Martin was played by actor Mark Botham who later went on to play PC Danny Sparkes in the BBC TV series Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo is a British television series, which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1985. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire.-Programme name:...
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Episodes
Aired on ITV between October 1980 and December 1980.- ACCIDENT
- DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT
- HIT AND RUN
- The BIG MATCH
- MATES
- DECOY
- WHEELS
- ELIZABETH
- RIP-OFF
- RECRUITS
- SEARCH
- NEW BOYS