The Fellows (1967)
Richard Vernon and Michael Aldridge star as Home Office-appointed criminologists in this clever, humorous and highly original Granada series. Devised and co-written by the award-winning Robin Chapman – the creator of the series’ famous prequel The Man in Room 17 – The Fellows charts the continuing work and often strained relationship of Room 17’s former occupants Oldenshaw and Dimmock. Now appointed to the Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints’ College, Cambridge, they no longer simply solve crimes, trap spies and hunt traitors; their new brief is to investigate the changing nature of crime, ultimately advising the police, legislature and government. But the familiar cat-and-mouse game with the criminal fraternity isn’t over yet, and and their ingeniously unorthodox tactics help to ensnare several lynchpins of organised crime – including infamous gangland boss Spindoe.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Arson1967-05-19 · 1h 0mOldenshaw and Dimmock have taken up the Home Secretary's offer of the legendary Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints College, Cambridge. Their brief is to investigate the changin
- 2 2. Inside Out: Part 11967-05-26 · 1h 0mOldenshaw and Dimmock turn their attention to the eternal menace of organised crime. Two worlds: one reflecting upon the others dark reflection...
- 3 3. Inside Out: Part Two1967-06-02 · 1h 0mDimmock is not investigating crime as vigorously as Oldenshaw would wish. Indeed, it could even be said that at present no-one except the villain is gainfully employed...
- 4 4. Where in Justice Lies1967-06-09 · 1h 0mThe underworld holds its own court, trying a man for allegedly stealing money from the protection racket fees he collected. Oldenshaw does a little research on Spindoe, the self-ap
- 5 5. The Golden Goose1967-06-16 · 1h 0mOldenshaw and Dimmock consider Money. they decide there are three kinds. The first is carried and spent. The second is unearned, and grows in the dark. And the last is other people
- 6 6. Spindoe's Move1967-06-23 · 1h 0mThe Fellows' first experiment within the field of crime they are surveying succeeds - up to a point. After all, they were not to know that Alec Spindoe's rawest recruit should like
- 7 7. A Snatch in Time1967-06-30 · 1h 0mThe fellows plan their own crime to catch a gang of crooks: the theft of radioactive isotopes from a government research station. As expected, the underworld hears of the scheme, a
- 8 8. The Domestic Diplomat1967-07-07 · 1h 0mOldenshaw loses a book on a train - nothing important, but irritating. As a result a girl's life hangs in the balance and Oldenshaw is forced to re-examine his own motives for stud
- 9 9. Final Demand1967-07-14 · 1h 0mDimmock receives a letter demanding £2,000. What's more, Oldenshaw wrote it. And it's not the only one he's sent; Spindoe has received a demand for £20,000, with threats to his wif
- 10 10. No Cage for This Bird1967-07-21 · 1h 0mSafebreaker George Bird is of little use to his friends behind the bars of Strangeways Prison, so underworld boss Kerrigan plans to spring him. The Fellows, still not on speaking t
- 11 11. Violence1967-07-28 · 1h 0mThe field full of folk that the Home Office asked the Fellows to scrutinise becomes for them - as it has always been for others - a battlefield. And many of those involved have bee
- 12 12. The Straight Way1967-08-18 · 1h 0mHaving resolved their difficulties, Oldenshaw and Dimmock consider for a moment the policeman. He is an interesting phenomenon...after all, very few animals select others of their
- 13 13. The Solicitor1967-08-11 · 1h 0mFor Heaven's sake, do not applaud the honesty of the Fellows. It is not even worth considering why they have not committed a crime. They live as if they had. In this episode, two m
Cast
Richard VernonEdwin Oldenshaw
Michael AldridgeIan Dimmock
Jill BootyMrs. HollinsczechYou might also like
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