Special Branch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Special Branch is a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV and shown between 1969 and 1974.

Special Branch was a police drama series, centred on members of the Special Branch anti-espionage and anti-terrorist department of the London Metropolitan Police.

Series details

• Title: Special Branch
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1969-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-05-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8760
• IMDb ID: tt0063953
• TVDB ID: 75123

Cast and credited roles

• Derren Nesbitt — Det. Chief Insp. Jordan
• George Sewell — Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
• Fulton Mackay — Det. Chief Supt. Inman
• Morris Perry — Charles Moxon
• Roger Rowland — Det. Sgt. Bill North
• Patrick Mower — Det. Chief Insp. Tom Haggerty
• Keith Washington — Det. Con. Morrissey

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-09-17; final listed air date 1969-12-17.
• Season 2: premiered 1970-08-11; final listed air date 1970-11-04.
• Season 3: premiered 1973-04-04; final listed air date 1973-07-04.
• Season 4: premiered 1974-02-14; final listed air date 1974-05-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from Special Branch 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.