''Specials'' was a 1991 BBC Birmingham series about Special Constables in a fictional Midlands town. Twelve 50- minute episodes were made. The series was shot on videotape at Pebble Mill, Birmingham and using locations around

West Bromwich West Bromwich ( ) is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is north-west of Birmingham. West Bromwich is part of the area known as the Black Country, in terms of geography ...

and

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

, England.

Cast

Brian Gwaspari Brian Gwaspari (born 1948) is a British actor who made frequent guest star roles throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He also starred in two police drama series, '' Specials'' and ''The Gentle Touch'', appeared in ''The Professionals'' and starred in ...

as Section Officer John Redwood *Martin Cochrane as Special Constable Bob Loach *

Ron Donachie Ronald Eaglesham Porter (born 26 April 1956), known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin " Rebus" detective novels and for his suppo ...

as Special Constable Freddy Calder * Cindy O'Callaghan as Special Constable Viv Smith * Kim Vithana as Special Constable Anjail Shah * Lockwood West as George Adams

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* 1990s British crime television series BBC television dramas 1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series 1990s British television miniseries BBC Birmingham productions English-language television shows Television shows set in Birmingham, West Midlands {{BBC-tv-prog-stub