The Detectives The Great Escaper (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy, Crime

The Detectives

The Great Escaper (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy, Crime

Cottam refuses to assign new partners after an argument over a woman, a job escorting a prisoner leads to being stranded in the country, and a desperate search for a telephone leads to a farmhouse full of weird.

Director

Graeme Harper

Writers

Steven Knight (written by) | Mike Whitehill (written by)

Producer

Nic Phillips

Composers

Keith Strachan | Matthew Strachan

Cinematographer

Peter Morgan (photography)

Editor

Mark Sangster

Casting Directors

Susie Parriss | Paddy Stern

Production Designer

Andy Hamilton

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 15, 1996

Release date

Feb 15, 1996 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Russell Hunter Spanner Spanner See fewer	Callan (1974)
Ken Kitson Farmer Farmer See fewer	Danger UXB (1979)
George Sewell Superintendent Cottam Superintendent Cottam See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Jasper Carrott Bob Louis Bob Louis See fewer	Jane and the Lost City (1987)
Robert Powell Dave Briggs Dave Briggs See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Anthony Lewis First Boy First Boy See fewer	Better (2023)
Toni Galacki Second Boy Second Boy See fewer	Brassed Off (1996)
Colin Spaull Train Guard Train Guard See fewer	Great Expectations (1959)
Bryan Pringle Fatha Fatha See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Hugh Dennis Seth Seth See fewer	My Hero (2000)
Sean Patterson Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	Men of the World (1994)