The Squad (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Squad |
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Starring | Max Hafler Mark Botham Nicholas Cooke Yvette Harris Claire Walker Tammi Jacobs Leon Eagles Michael Fox Jamie Roberts Sidney Livingstone |
| Composer(s) | David Rohl Stuart J. Wolstenholme |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pamela Lonsdale |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Thames Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 1 October – 17 December 1980 |
The Squad was a British television show from 1980. It was a teen drama series shown on ITV. The show only had one series with twelve episodes, running from October 1 to December 17, 1980.
The story follows a group of young people who are Metropolitan Police police cadets. Cadets are like trainees who learn what it takes to become real police officers. They work on different projects in the community. The show mainly focused on four cadets: Alan Martin, George Booker, Jogger Cummins, and Sandra Henley. An interesting fact is that Mark Botham, who played Alan Martin, later became a police officer character in another TV show called Juliet Bravo.
The series was shown on Wednesdays at 4:30 PM. Many talented writers worked on the show, including John Kershaw, Paula Milne, and James Follett. Some actors who later became very famous, like Gary Beadle, Jesse Birdsall, Perry Fenwick, Rik Mayall, Caroline Quentin, and Josette Simon, appeared in The Squad early in their careers. This show has never been released on video or DVD.
Contents
Meet the Cadets and Other Characters
This section introduces the main actors and the characters they played in The Squad.
Main Cadet Characters
- Max Hafler as George Booker
- Mark Botham as Alan Martin
- Nicholas Cooke as Jogger Cummins
- Yvette Harris as Sandra Henley
Other Important Characters
- Claire Walker as Elizabeth Maxwell
- Tammi Jacobs as Judy Banks
- Leon Eagles as Sgt. Lewis
- Michael Fox as Michael Stephens
- Jamie Roberts as Robby McLeod
- Sidney Livingstone as Sgt. Miles
- Terence Bayler as Commander Fenton
- Robert Daws as Mike Jenkins
- Stafford Gordon as Jim Allen
- Renny Lister as Eadie Booker
- Jonathan Newth as Insp. Williams
- Jeanne Watts as Insp. Morgan
Episodes of The Squad
The Squad had a total of twelve episodes in its single series. Each episode explored different challenges and experiences of the police cadets.
- Episode 1: New Boys - Aired on October 1, 1980.
- Episode 2: Search - Aired on October 8, 1980.
- Episode 3: Recruits - Aired on October 15, 1980.
- Episode 4: Rip-Off - Aired on October 22, 1980.
- Episode 5: Elizabeth - Aired on October 29, 1980.
- Episode 6: Wheels - Aired on November 5, 1980.
- Episode 7: Decoy - Aired on November 12, 1980.
- Episode 8: Mates - Aired on November 19, 1980.
- Episode 9: The Big Match - Aired on November 26, 1980.
- Episode 10: Hit and Run - Aired on December 3, 1980.
- Episode 11: Diplomatic Incident - Aired on December 10, 1980.
- Episode 12: Accident - Aired on December 17, 1980.
