| Duck Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie |
| Starring | Richard Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Simon Wallace |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Humphrey Barclay |
| Producer | Jamie Rix |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 July – 30 August 1998 |
Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centred on a river police station by the River Thames. The series consisted of seven episodes: Flying Colours, Out to Grass, Occurrences, The Spirit of the Deep, Duck Turpin, River Rage, The Siege of Mallory Wharf.
The script for the pilot episode "Of Ducks and Men" was re-filmed with some changes to supporting cast and main cast uniforms, and retitled as "Flying Colours" which then became the first episode of the following series.
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Cast
- Richard Wilson as PC Roland "Prof" Rose
- David Tennant as Simon "Darwin" Brown
- Samantha Beckinsale as Gillian "Marilyn" Monroe
- Trevor Cooper as James "Ollie" Oliver
- Geoffrey Hutchings as Malcolm "Sarge" White
- Jason Watkins as Kevin "Taz" Delaney
- Craig Fairbrass as Hero
- Sue Johnston as Val Rutland
- John Biggins as Stan Murdoch
- Jan Ravens as Angie Tennant
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | 19 July 1998 | 30 August 1998 | |
Series 1 (1998)
Filming for this series began in July 1998 and ended in August 1998.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Flying Colours" | Unknown | Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie | 19 July 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Out to Grass" | Unknown | Sylvie Boden | 26 July 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "Occurrences" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 August 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Spirit of the Deep" | Unknown | Peter Tinniswood | 9 August 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "Duck Turpin" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 August 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "River Rage" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 August 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Siege of Mallory Wharf" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 August 1998 |
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