The Knock
| The Knock | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Anita Bronson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 37 (list of episodes) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1994 – 2000 |
The Knock was a British television drama set of five series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. Investigation Division
The series derived its name from the distinctive "Knock knock knock" command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.
The Knock consisted of 5 series. Series 1 had seven episodes, series 2 had thirteen episodes, series 3 had seven episodes, series 4 had six episodes and series 5 had four episodes . Series One and Series Two are out on DVD (although quite rare). Series Three and Series Four are even rarer. Series 5 had 4 episodes. This does not seem available on DVD.
The core cast members in the first series were:
- David Morrissey as Gerry Birch that went to prison at the end of Series One and committed suicide in prison in Series Two.
- Marston Bloom as Arnie Reinhardt
- Alex Kingston as Katherine Roberts in Series 2 only
- Malcolm Storry as Bill Adams City & South CRU Surveyor
- Enzo Squillino, Jr. as George Andreotti
- Jack Ellis as Eddie Barton
- Lenny McLean as Eddie Davies
- Steve Toussaint as Barry Christie
- Caroline Lee-Johnson as Diane Ralston Heathrow & Gatwick Airport CRU Surveyor
- Antony Valentine as George Webster
- Suzan Crowley as Nicki Lucas
- Tracey Whitwell as Jo Chadwick
- Ian Burfield as Tommy Maddern
The core cast members in series two included the following additions:
- Oliver Tobias as Allan De Montfort
- Trevor Byfield as Scudamore
- John Vine as Jeffrey Faulds
The core cast members added in series three included:
- Daniel O'Grady as Jake Munroe
- Colin Baker as Donald Dewhurst
- Sarah Malin as Lynn Hickson
- Shelagh McLeod as Judy Blake
- Denis Waterman as John Danson
- Fiona Dolman as Anna Ransley - Donald Dewhurst's girlfriend
- Claire Price as Alison
In Series Four the following people were added to the cast:
- Mark Lewis Jones as David Ancram
- Bryan Marshall as Frankie Johnson
Series One was broadcast on 10th April 1994. Series Two broadcast on 28th April1996 on ITV with the last episode broadcasting on 21st July 1996. Series Three was broadcast on 6th April 1997, Series Four was broadcast on 7th January 1999 and Series Five was broadcast from 21st October 2000
Series One and Series Two were broadcast on Australian Television late at night in 2014.
The Knock was when broadcast considered to be an average show, but now is considered to be quite gritty Television somewhat along the lines of the HBO series The Wire
External links
- The Knock at the Internet Movie Database