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  • Cribb Abracadaver (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cribb

Abracadaver (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A sadistic practical joker is deliberately ruining acts at London music-halls, with stunts ranging from the mildly humiliating to the positively dangerous. Cribb receives a note to say that an accident is about to happen and turns up at ...See moreA sadistic practical joker is deliberately ruining acts at London music-halls, with stunts ranging from the mildly humiliating to the positively dangerous. Cribb receives a note to say that an accident is about to happen and turns up at the theatre just before a murder. His investigations lead to activities which certain people are keen to keep secret, involving after hours performances for the great and the good of a decidedly sexual nature. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writers
Peter Lovesey (novel) | Bill MacIlwraith (adaptation)
Composer
Cinematographer
Mike Whittaker (lighting cameraman)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 27, 1980

Release date
Apr 27, 1980 (United Kingdom)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Alan Dobie
Sergeant Cribb Sergeant Cribb   See fewer
Wendy Holloway
Lola Pinkus Lola Pinkus   See fewer
Valerie Holloway
Bella Pinkus Bella Pinkus   See fewer
Derek Tansley
Buckmaster Buckmaster   See fewer
William Simons
Constable Thackeray Constable Thackeray   See fewer
Billy Wild
Knife Thrower Knife Thrower   See fewer
Chubby Oates
Chairman Chairman   See fewer
Julia Chambers
Ellen Blake Ellen Blake   See fewer
Ian Collier
Albert Albert   See fewer
Peggy Ann Clifford
Albert's Mother (as Peggyann Clifford) Albert's Mother (as Peggyann Clifford)   See fewer
Anthony Pedley
Major Chick Major Chick   See fewer
Robert Kingswell
PC Salt PC Salt   See fewer
Jeffrey Longmore
PC Battree PC Battree   See fewer
Jerold Wells
Manservant Manservant   See fewer
Patsy Rowlands
Mrs. Body Mrs. Body   See fewer
Peter Bland
Samuel Plunkett Samuel Plunkett   See fewer
Peter Newton
Bert Smee Bert Smee   See fewer
Stuart Teale
George Smee George Smee   See fewer
Kate Lee
Promenader Promenader   See fewer
Candace Hartley
Girl with Flat Girl with Flat   See fewer
Richard Merson
Sam Fagan Sam Fagan   See fewer
Harry Beety
Stage Manager Stage Manager   See fewer
Stromboli
Virgo Virgo   See fewer
David Waller
Inspector Jowett Inspector Jowett   See fewer
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