Fraud Squad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fraud Squad showcased the activities of the Fraudulent Crimes Squad of the Metropolitan police force, based at New Scotland Yard, as they dealt with the con artists, embezzlers and forgers of the day. The series following Detective Inspector Gamble, both on- and off-duty, as he investigated fraud and dealt with domestic issues, and Detective Sergeant Vicky Hicks, probably the first female starring role in a British police drama.

Series details

• Title: Fraud Squad
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1969-05-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1970-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51367
• IMDb ID: tt0159872
• TVDB ID: 71315

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick O'Connell — Detective Inspector Gamble
• Joanna Van Gyseghem — Detective Sergeant Vicky Hicks
• Ralph Nossek — Superintendent Proud

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-05-20; final listed air date 1969-08-12.
• Season 2: premiered 1970-09-19; final listed air date 1970-12-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fraud Squad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.