Special Branch

Spies, assassins, surveillance, and sudden death are business as usual for the Special Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police. A classic British drama from the 1970s, this gritty police procedural focuses on the veteran cops and brash newcomers dedicated to stopping terrorism and countering espionage in the nation’s capital.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 75123
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired September 17, 1969
  • Recent May 9, 1974
  • Airs Wednesday, at 9:00pm
  • Network ITV1
  • Average Runtime 60 minutes
  • Genres Action Crime Drama
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified October 5, 2024 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 1
Season 1 September 1969 December 1969 14
Season 2 August 1970 November 1970 13
Season 3 April 1973 July 1973 13
Season 4 February 1974 May 1974 13
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 54
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 54
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Dennis Vance 10 10/01/1969 - 06/13/1973
William Brayne 8 04/04/1973 - 05/02/1974
Mike Vardy 7 09/17/1969 - 05/09/1973
Guy Verney 3 08/11/1970 - 10/21/1970
Tom Clegg 3 09/30/1970 - 05/09/1974
Jim Goddard 3 09/01/1970 - 10/14/1970
Douglas Camfield 3 04/25/1973 - 04/25/1974
William G. Stewart 3 11/19/1969 - 09/16/1970
Peter Duguid 2 10/22/1969 - 11/05/1969
Don Leaver 2 02/14/1974 - 04/11/1974
Voytek 2 11/26/1969 - 12/17/1969
Terry Green 2 03/21/1974 - 03/28/1974
John Robbins 1 06/20/1973
John Russell 1 10/07/1970
David Wickes 1 06/27/1973
Jonathan Alwyn 1 12/03/1969
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Roy Bottomley 6 10/22/1969 - 06/06/1973
Tom Brennand 6 10/22/1969 - 06/06/1973
George Markstein 5 09/17/1969 - 11/04/1970
Trevor Preston 4 10/01/1969 - 05/23/1973
Peter Hill 4 10/21/1970 - 05/09/1974
Michael J. Bird 3 02/14/1974 - 03/14/1974
Scott Forbes 3 10/08/1969 - 10/07/1970
John Kershaw 3 05/16/1973 - 04/04/1974
Anthony Skene 2 10/29/1969 - 06/20/1973
Roger Marshall 2 04/04/1973 - 06/13/1973
Michael Chapman 2 10/14/1970 - 02/28/1974
Lewis Greifer 2 09/30/1970 - 04/11/1974
Alun Falconer 1 08/25/1970
Martin Worth 1 09/23/1970
Paul Wheeler 1 12/10/1969
Stuart Farrar 1 09/08/1970
Allan Scott 1 05/02/1973
Ian Black 1 07/04/1973
Emmanuel Litvinoff 1 10/15/1969
David Gordon 1 12/17/1969
Ian Kennedy Martin 1 04/18/1974
John Brason 1 02/21/1974
David Butler 1 03/28/1974
Adele Rose 1 11/05/1969
Tony Williamson 1 03/21/1974
Chris Bryant 1 05/02/1973
Robert Banks Stewart 1 12/03/1969
P.J. Hammond 1 05/02/1974
Ray Jenkins 1 04/25/1974
Louis Marks 1 10/28/1970

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