TV series · 1964
It's Dark Outside
First aired 3 January 1964 Crime / Drama TMDB ↗
This spin-off from The Odd Man (1962) starred William Mervyn as the acerbic Inspector Rose, who, alongside the soft-hearted pensive Det. Sgt. Swift (Keith Barron), are joined by Anthony (John Carson) and Alice Brand (June Toblin), a barrister and his journalist wife, though not for long. By the second season, the Brands and Swift departed, leaving the calm, cold Rose in prime position, supported by newcomers DS Hunter (Anthony Ainley), his girlfriend Claire (Veronica Strong), and her boozy reporter friend Fred Blaine (John Stratton).
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Alick Hayes
as Assistant Commissioner
William Mervyn
as Chief Insp. Charles Rose
Liam Redmond
as Swallow
Marne Maitland
as Chandra Bhutan
Norman Mitchell
as Const. Felix
Richard Butler
as Arthur Tulk
John Stratton
as Fred Blane
Aubrey Morris
as Harold Tulk
Tony Steedman
as Harold Miller
Brian Wilde
as Hosea Pitt
Diana Coupland
as Landlady
Anthony Ainley
as Det. Sgt. Hunter
Keith Barron
as Det. Sgt. Swift
James Bolam
as Wilfred
Kenneth Colley
as Hammond
Angela Morant
as Annette
Bill Croasdale
as Det. Const. Roberts
Jane Barrett
as Joan Tulk
Roy Maxwell
as Croupier
Rex Boyd
as Sgt. Pritchard
Veronica Strong
as Claire Martin