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Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.

Don Henderson
DCI George Bulman

Dennis Blanch
DS Derek Willis

Fiona Mollison
DC Vanessa Bennett


Murray Smith
Richard Everitt

Mark McManus
DCS Jack Lambie

Series 1
7 episodes
June 5, 1978

Series 2
5 episodes
January 9, 1979

Series 3
7 episodes
October 14, 1980

Series 4
6 episodes
September 25, 1981

Series 5
7 episodes
September 8, 1982

Granada Television
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