{"id":21208,"date":"2017-10-11T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=21208"},"modified":"2017-10-11T09:21:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:21:06","slug":"sergeant-cribb-usa-cribb-great-britain-television-mystery-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/sergeant-cribb-usa-cribb-great-britain-television-mystery-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergeant Cribb (USA) (or Just “Cribb” in Great Britain) Television Mystery Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Let me first state that if you’re looking for high-tech special effects or modern-day filming techniques, this television mystery series is not for you. However, if you’re looking for a British police procedural set in the late 1880s that features good acting, very nice Victorian sets and wardrobe, with interjections of humor, then you’ll probably enjoy Sergeant Cribb<\/a><\/strong><\/em> as much as my husband and I do.<\/p>\n

Peter Lovesey wrote the Sergeant Cribb<\/em><\/strong> mysteries, so it is a real treat that Peter Lovesey also had his hand in the writing of the scripts for these 1979-1981 television episodes. It ensures that the shows are as close as possible to the mystery novels. Unfortunately, there are only fourteen episodes.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Cribb<\/strong><\/em> (I’ll refer to the shows by the USA title rather than the British “Cribb<\/strong><\/em>“) was produced in the late 1970s\/early 1980s, by Granada Television. The series features Alan Dobie as Cribb, with William Simons (from the Inspector Alleyn television series<\/a>) as his constable. The relationship between them is phenomenal. Cribb is able to be both a friend of sorts as well as a boss to Detective Constable Thackery. A lot of their interactions are quite humorous (on the dry side).<\/p>\n

Don’t be surprised to find some actual events interspersed throughout the shows. I especially enjoyed the inclusion of Victorian England’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. Oh, and the episode featuring Inspector Jowell’s (Cribb’s boss, played by David Waller) boy’s boarding school reunion.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Cribb and his constable somehow solve the mysteries that others are unable to solve. Cribb, it seems, has an innate gift for the world of detection.<\/p>\n

(PS: For those you you who are Rosemary & Thyme<\/a> fans, Peter Lovesey was a “story consultant” for many of the episodes.)<\/p>\n

If you would like to see more viewing suggestions, click here to visit my\u00a0TV and Movies page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on my site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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