The Odd Man (1960)

The first of a trilogy of police procedurals produced in the 1960s by Granada TV, linked by the presence of pompous but increasingly genial police Chief Inspector Charles Rose, The Odd Man initially dealt with the investigations of theatrical-agent-cum-detective Steve Gardiner, and his encounters with the police in the form of Chief Inspector Gordon and DS Swift. By season three, Rose takes Gardiner's place.

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Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
as Steve Gardiner
Keith Barron
Keith Barron
as Det. Sgt. Swift
Moultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
as Chief Insp. Gordon
Sarah Lawson
Sarah Lawson
as Anne Braithwaite as Judy Gardiner
William Mervyn
William Mervyn
as Chief Insp. Charles Rose
Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone
as Steve Gardiner
Jemma Hyde
Jemma Hyde
as Viccy
Jan Holden
Jan Holden
as Judy Gardiner
Alan Tilvern
Alan Tilvern
as Det. Sgt. McBride
Lisa Gastoni
Lisa Gastoni
as Dorothy Berridge
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
as Charles Ormiston
Christopher Guinee
Christopher Guinee
as South
Judith Furse
Judith Furse
as Miss Cray
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer
as Const. Swift
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
as Landlord
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
as Cliff
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
as Bernard Berridge
Anna Cropper
Anna Cropper
as Ruth Jenkins
Harold Scott
Harold Scott
as Portland
Joan Newell
Joan Newell
as Jean Perrance as Mrs Yeoman
Joan Heath
Joan Heath
as Mme. D'Arblay as Mrs Snow
Leslie Lawton
Leslie Lawton
as Scots Policeman
Alan Clayton
Alan Clayton
as Welsh Policeman
Keith Marsh
Keith Marsh
as
Bernadette Milnes
Bernadette Milnes
as
Neville Taylor
Neville Taylor
as
Pamela Binns
Pamela Binns
as Cynthia
Bee Duffell
Bee Duffell
as Maggie White
Roddy Hughes
Roddy Hughes
as Pascal
Alick Hayes
Alick Hayes
as Man (voice)
Daphne Oxenford
Daphne Oxenford
as Woman (voice)
Michael Mellinger
Michael Mellinger
as Noriega
Muriel Rogers
Muriel Rogers
as Jean
John Garrie
John Garrie
as Caretaker
Helen Lindsay
Helen Lindsay
as Mrs Preece
John Wentworth
John Wentworth
as Preece Sr.
Alec Ross
Alec Ross
as Preece Jr.
Arthur Lawrence
Arthur Lawrence
as Bartley
John Junkin
John Junkin
as Male Nurse
Jack Austin
Jack Austin
as Taylor
Leo Carera
Leo Carera
as Modirane
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
as Machado
Sybil Holroyd
Sybil Holroyd
as Arabelle Pitman
John Gabriel
John Gabriel
as Andre Fournier
Betty Paul
Betty Paul
as Mrs Hetherington
Philip Latham
Philip Latham
as Sarasin
Godfrey Quigley
Godfrey Quigley
as Dickinson
Diana Coupland
Diana Coupland
as Mrs Marshall
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh
as Bellamy
Harry Ross
Harry Ross
as Heidegger
John Abineri
John Abineri
as Goodson
Lyn Ashley
Lyn Ashley
as Kerry
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
as Miss Twilight
Marina Martin
Marina Martin
as Linda Jordan
Paul Curran
Paul Curran
as
Jack Bligh
Jack Bligh
as
Geoffrey Reed
Geoffrey Reed
as
Sara Gough
Sara Gough
as
Lynn Furlong
Lynn Furlong
as Georgia Snow
Tim Barrett
Tim Barrett
as Jerry Peters
George Roderick
George Roderick
as Tom Jarvis
Valerie Hanson
Valerie Hanson
as Erica Somers
Leon Eagles
Leon Eagles
as Lenny Wallace
Philip Anthony
Philip Anthony
as Michael Dent
Noel Dyson
Noel Dyson
as Mother Eve
Anthony Bate
Anthony Bate
as George Newman
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Briggs
as
Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards
as Acolyte
John Stratton
John Stratton
as Bill Perrance
Steve Plytas
Steve Plytas
as Mohammed Ali
Jack Stewart
Jack Stewart
as Charlie Benson
Sylvia Bidmead
Sylvia Bidmead
as Tina
Gerard Hely
Gerard Hely
as Simpson
Anthony Wingate
Anthony Wingate
as Watkins
Prudence Drage
Prudence Drage
as Air Hostess
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Episode 1

  • 1x2

    Episode 2

  • 1x3

    Episode 3

  • 1x4

    Episode 4

  • 1x5

    Episode 5

  • 1x6

    Episode 6

  • 1x7

    Episode 7

  • 1x8

    Episode 8

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The raggle-taggle gipsy

  • 2x2

    South american way

  • 2x3

    The circular escape

  • 2x4

    A hundred foot of film

  • 2x5

    Francis the third

  • 2x6

    A view to death

  • 2x7

    The great big question mark

  • 2x8

    The house of d'arblay

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    The pretty silver game

  • 3x2

    The last bright hope of georgia snow

  • 3x3

    The double image of mother eve

  • 3x4

    Yesterday is for psychiatrists

  • 3x5

    The town that dies at eight

  • 3x6

    This stuff's thicker than water

  • 3x7

    The betrayal of ambrose fleech

  • 3x8

    Prince on a white horse

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    S4.e1 ∙ the saga of johnny mac

  • 4x2

    S4.e2 ∙ the sheep 'neath the snow

  • 4x3

    S4.e3 ∙ portrait of caroline

  • 4x4

    S4.e4 ∙ two hundred and forty-nine pounds twelve

  • 4x5

    S4.e5 ∙ a pattern of little silver devils

  • 4x6

    S4.e6 ∙ the long wound

  • 4x7

    S4.e7 ∙ a kind of wild justice

  • 4x8

    S4.e8 ∙ a last tilt at the windmill

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