Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.

Cast & crew

M

Murray Smith

Creator

Don Henderson

DS George Bulman

Dennis Blanch

DC Derek Willis

F

Fiona Mollison

DC Vanessa Bennett

Mark McManus

DCS Jack Lambie

John Ronane

DS David Singer

Thorley Walters

Bill Dugdale

Frances Tomelty

DC Linda Doran

David Hargreaves

DCI Rainbow

William Tarmey

A Villain

T

Troy Foster

DS Charlie Baker

J

Jo Beadle

Club Receptionist

James Copeland

Willie Mauchlin

B

Bruce Bould

DI Tom Casey

Shirley Stelfox

Insp Jenny Faber

Patricia Maynard

Claire Lambie

M

Michael Wardle

Phil

Rachel Davies

Jean Rutter

Michael Byrne

Sgt Briscoe

Malcolm Tierney

Johnny Spencer

S

Steve Barratt

Punk Rocker

Seasons

32 episodes

Series 11978 · 7 episodes

Series 21979 · 5 episodes

Series 31980 · 7 episodes

Series 41981 · 6 episodes

Series 51982 · 7 episodes