Redcap

2 Seasons 1964 - 1966 NR 50m 8

The cases & adventures of tough Sergeant John Mann, officer of Her Majesty's Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch.

This short-lived series gave a first starring role to John Thaw ("The Sweeney"; "Inspector Morse"), here playing Sgt John Mann, a short-tempered military policeman.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 It's What Comes After

1. It's What Comes After

Aired: Oct 17, 1964

Mann's investigation of a soldier going AWOL uncovers a sexual attack on an o...

Episode 2 A Town Called Love

2. A Town Called Love

Aired: Oct 24, 1964

In West Berlin, a British solder has injured a call girl, and rather than fac...

Episode 3 Epitaph for a Sweat

3. Epitaph for a Sweat

Aired: Oct 31, 1964

In Aden, a tough sergeant badly beats a native boy, enough to hospitalize him...

Episode 4 Misfire

4. Misfire

Aired: Nov 7, 1964

Sgt. Mann's suspicions are aroused when a soldier confesses to a crime he obv...

Episode 6 The Orderly Officer

6. The Orderly Officer

Aired: Nov 21, 1964

Investigating a difficult case, Sgt Mann finds his movements restrained by 'i...

Episode 7 Night Watch

7. Night Watch

Aired: Nov 28, 1964

When a regiment returns from Borneo and complains that their unit is being ha...

Episode 8 The Boys of B Company

8. The Boys of B Company

Aired: Dec 5, 1964

At a base where boys are trained as would-be soldiers, one has nearly committ...

Episode 10 The Man They Did

10. The Man They Did

Aired: Dec 19, 1964

When a soldier dies of exhaustion on a routine hike with pack, The officers a...

Episode 12 A Place of Refuge

12. A Place of Refuge

Aired: Jan 9, 1965

In West Germany, an officer's suicide leads to a supposed refugee hospital, w...

Episode 13 The Patrol

13. The Patrol

Aired: Jan 16, 1965

Assigned to look into accusations that a British Army patrol unit ransacked a...


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Info about Redcap

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime