Spooner's Patch

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1979 - 1982
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Sitcom following day-to-day life in a Metropolitan Police station under the manic supervision of Inspector Spooner. Stars Ronald Fraser, Donald Churchill, Peter Cleall, John Lyons, Patricia Hayes and more.

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1979 - 1982
Channel
ITV1
Episodes
19 (3 series)
Stars
Ronald Fraser, Donald Churchill, Peter Cleall, John Lyons, Patricia Hayes, Norman Rossington and Dermot Kelly
Writers
Ray Galton and Johnny Speight
Director
William G Stewart
Producer
William G Stewart
Companies

Inspector Spooner, head of the small, suburban Woodley police station, craves a quiet, comfortable life. Sadly, rather than heading out on to the golf course each day, he is called down from his upstairs flat to clear up the mess his corrupt and incompetent juniors have created.

DC Bulsover, for instance, is one officer to keep in check, a CID man who thinks he is Starsky or Hutch and who drives around in a flashy red and white motor. There are also bigoted PC Goatman and sarcastic PC Killick to watch over, although some of Spooner's biggest problems come from quick-tempered traffic warden, Mrs. Cantaford. To add to the confusion, Kelly, an Irish grass, plagues the station with his presence, before he is replaced by another informer, Jimmy the Con.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Theme musice by Jack Parnell amd Dave Lindup.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 9th July 1979 at 8pm on ITV1