''Shadow Squad'' is a British TV series that ran from 1957-59 starring Peter Williams and

George Moon George Moon (19 March 1909 – 17 December 1981) was an English Theatre, stage, film actor, film and television actor. During the late 1950s he appeared as Ginger Smart in the television series ''Shadow Squad'' and its sequel ''Skyport''. ...

. 179 episodes were made, of which only four survive. Network released the surviving episodes on DVD in 2011, along with the sole surviving episode of the spin-off, ''Skyport''. Both series were produced by

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Premise

Criminal cases investigated by the Shadow Squad detective agency run by former Scotland Yard sleuth Don Carter, along with his trusty Cockney sidekick Ginger Smart.

Main cast

as Ginger Smart * Peter Williams as Don Carter * John Horsley as Supt. Whitelaw *

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as Vic Steele *Kathleen Boutall as Mrs. Moggs

References

External links

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