''Floodtide'' is a British television crime drama was produced by

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, first broadcast on

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from 14 June 1987 to 12 February 1988. The series focuses on a dogged inspector's pursuit of a group of cocaine smugglers across Europe and his bid to bring them to justice. A total of thirteen episodes aired over the course of nine months. Co-produced and partly filmed in

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, it was one of the first ITV dramas to be co-produced with an international production company. Written by acclaimed ''

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'' scriptwriter Roger Marshall, the series was released on

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by Network on 19 July 2010. Although further series of the programme were planned, lead actor Phillip Sayer was diagnosed with cancer in 1988 and eventually died in 1989. Marshall concluded that it would be wrong to re-cast the part and instead decided to bring the series to a natural close.

Cast

* Phillip Sayer as Dr. Thomas 'Tommy' Ramsey *

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as Detective Inspector Brook * Sybil Maas as Dany Lombárd * Georges Trillat as Pascal Lambért *

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as Tessa Waite *

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as Isabel Palmer * Oliver Pages as Marcel Joubert *

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as Beryl Waite *

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as P.F. * Eric Denize as Tailman * Raoul Delfosse as Serge Costo * Wylie Longmore as Malone Foster * Malcolm Scates as Detective Sergeant Ward * Sarah Martin as Kath Parrock * David Fielder as Detective Sergeant Jackman

Episodes

Series 1 (1987)

Series 2 (1988)

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0396986, title=Floodtide 1987 British television series debuts 1988 British television series endings 1980s British drama television series 1980s British crime television series ITV television dramas English-language television shows Serial drama television series Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television Television shows set in France