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627:James Marcus
613:(Mr. Hong),
611:Vincent Wong
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81:Arthur Kelly
78:Derek Martin
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1498:Paul Antrim
1494:Guest stars
1450:(Foreman),
1444:Patsy Smart
1440:John Collin
1432:James Ellis
1428:Guest stars
1380:Peter Craze
1356:Guest stars
1310:(Old Man),
1284:Guest stars
1236:Marc Gilbey
1212:Guest stars
1184:Ian Toynton
1181:"Tapdancer"
1170:Keith James
1146:Guest stars
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1102:Barry Smith
1074:Paul Antrim
1066:Guest stars
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1004:Guest stars
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849:(Anna Wo),
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717:Jim McManus
711:(Hartley),
681:Guest stars
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641:(Wung Ling)
629:(Charlie),
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545:Guest stars
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1544:References
1536:Home media
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1476:1982-11-05
1410:1982-10-22
1403:Eddie Boyd
1386:(Sergeant)
1338:1982-10-15
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1266:1982-10-08
1259:Eddie Boyd
1232:Ben Howard
1228:Ron Emslie
1194:1982-10-01
1128:1982-09-24
1082:Ron Emslie
1048:1982-09-17
986:1982-09-10
961:UK viewers
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923:(Milner),
909:Ian Hendry
887:1981-06-04
863:Frank Coda
825:1981-05-28
779:Renu Setna
775:Marc Zuber
745:1981-05-21
705:Peter Dean
703:(Milner),
663:1981-05-14
589:1981-05-07
555:(Arlene),
527:1981-04-30
502:(millions)
500:UK viewers
494:Written by
465:1982-11-05
455:1982-09-10
429:1981-06-04
419:1981-04-30
396:Last aired
345:Robert Lee
307:Robert Lee
232:1982-11-05
222:1981-04-30
187:60 minutes
155:Production
86:Robert Lee
60:Written by
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1646:8 October
1620:8 October
1615:Action TV
1594:8 October
1567:8 October
1514:Anna Wing
1454:(Postman)
1452:Ray Float
1384:Reg Woods
1323:"Chorale"
1306:(Brush),
1164:(Smith),
1070:Alan Ford
1035:"Oblomov"
1024:John Kidd
877:Tom Clegg
814:Tom Clegg
810:"Washing"
723:(Charlie)
633:(Derek),
565:Sarah Lam
549:Alan Ford
510:"Release"
327:David Yip
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287:David Yip
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1104:(Doctor)
1100:(Myra),
973:"Trials"
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