Thief Takers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The life and adventures of the members of The Armed Robbery Squad. Amid numerous security van robberies, bank robberies and gem heists with a lot of car chases, shouting and guns blazing, the squad members private lives are revealed in slices. From the uxorious D.I. Scott to womanizing D.S. Tate, and the sharp capable D.C.s Harris, Dryden, and Ash, every plot possibility is explored.

Series details

• Title: Thief Takers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1995-02-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20122
• IMDb ID: tt0115389
• TVDB ID: 70483

Cast and credited roles

• Lynda Steadman — DS Helen Ash
• Grant Masters — Glenn Mateo
• Sophie Dix — DC Angela Prudhoe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-02-01; final listed air date 1996-07-27.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-10-05; final listed air date 1996-11-21.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-10-23; final listed air date 1997-12-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Thief Takers 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.