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''Rockliffe'' is a British television police procedural drama series, produced by the BBC, which ran for three series between 9 January 1987 and 14 December 1988. ''Rockliffe'' was devised by Richard O'Keeffe, and produced by Leonard Lewis. The first two series, entitled ''Rockliffe's Babies'', starred Ian Hogg as Alan Rockliffe, a detective sergeant assigned to train a team of inexperienced plain-clothed Crime Squad PCs in inner-city London, which include Steve Hood (Brett Fancy), Gerry O'Dowd (Joe McGann), David Adams (Bill Champion), Janice Hargreaves ( Alphonsia Emmanuel), Paul Georgiou (Martyn Ellis), Keith Chitty (John Blakely) and Karen Walsh (Susanna Shelling). The series featured writing contributions from Richard O`Keeffe, Don Webb, Charlie Humphreys and Nick Perry, and was directed by Derek Lister, Keith Washington, Clive Fleury and David Attwood. The third series, entitled ''Rockliffe's Folly'', followed Rockliffe through his relocation to Wessex Police, dealing wi ...
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Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsies, gathering evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the police procedural have been traced to at l ...
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David Attwood (film Director)
David Attwood (born 28 August 1952 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English (ethnic group), English filmmaker. Filmography *1987–1988 ''Rockliffe (TV series), Rockliffe'' 5 eps *1989 ''Killing Time'' *1989–1994 ''The Bill'', 18 eps *1995 ''Saigon Baby'' *1996 ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (TV series), The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders'' *1998 ''Shot Through the Heart'' *2000 ''Summer in the Suburbs'' *2002 ''Fidel (2002 film), Fidel'' *2002 ''The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002 film), The Hound of the Baskervilles'' *2004 ''May 33rd, May 33'' *2005 ''To the Ends of the Earth (TV series), To the Ends of the Earth'' *2007 ''Stuart: A Life Backwards'' *2009 ''Blood Will Flow'' References External links

* 1952 births Living people English film directors Film people from Sheffield {{UK-film-bio-stub ...
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1980s British Crime Television Series
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BBC Television Dramas
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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1988 British Television Series Endings
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1987 British Television Series Debuts
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Alan Wareing
Alan Wareing (born 16 August 1943 in Chorley, Lancashire) is a British television director. He became interested in directing through amateur theatre. He directed many plays before he started working in BBC Television, firstly as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant, before training to be a director at the corporation. His early work as a director included three ''Doctor Who'' serials from Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, and he has directed hundreds of episodes of the ITV soap operas ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''. Filmography Director *'' London's Burning'' - 1988 *''Doctor Who'' **''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' - 1988 **'' Ghost Light'' - 1989 **''Survival'' - 1989 *'' Notaufnahme'' - 1995 *'' Wycliffe'' **Strangers - 1997 **Bad Blood - 1997 **Time Out - 1998 **Feeding the Rat - 1998 **Scope - 1998 **Land's End - 1998 *''Casualty'' **Cry for Help - 1987 **Cross Fingers - 1987 **Fun Night - 1987 **These Thi ...
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Tristan De Vere Cole
Tristan John de Vere Cole (born 16 March 1935) is an English television director, now retired. In his first career, he was a Royal Navy Officer for seven years. Life Cole is believed to be the last-surviving illegitimate son of the painter Augustus John (1878–1961). His mother, Mavis Cole, met John at the Café Royal in 1928, and agreed to model for him. In 1931 she married Horace de Vere Cole, a well-known Edwardian practical joker, then in 1932 became the mistress of Augustus John. Cole was brought up in the John household at Fryern Court, Fordingbridge, from the age of 18 months, partly by his mother, and then later by Dorelia McNeill. Cole was educated for three years at Kelly College, Tavistock Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028 ..., from thirteen to sixteen, and ...
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