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Mystery!; Sargeant Cribb, Series II: A Case of Spirits

05/04/1981

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Sargeant Cribb, Series II: A Case of Spirits

Program Number

220

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

Dour, stolid, tenacious Detective Sargeant Cribb, of the newly formed Criminal Investigations Department, stalks the streets of London in the 1880's in pursuit of crime. His methods are neither glamorous nor flashy, his sense of humor is dry and his method is dogged. Yet somehow, he always gets his man -- or woman.

Episode titles: "The Horizontal Witness" - "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" - "A Case of Spirits" - "Waxworks" - "Something Old, Something New"

Duration

00:60:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Sargeant Cribb, Series II: A Case of Spirits,” 05/04/1981, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9712B0C9716240369F2E140F0D990D12.

MLA: “Mystery!; Sargeant Cribb, Series II: A Case of Spirits.” 05/04/1981. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9712B0C9716240369F2E140F0D990D12>.

APA: Mystery!; Sargeant Cribb, Series II: A Case of Spirits. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9712B0C9716240369F2E140F0D990D12