Rockliffe's Babies(1987)
CrimeDrama
First Air Date: 1987-01-09
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 5.8
Votes: 5
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 18
Rockliffe's Babies is a British television police procedural devised by Richard O'Keefe, and starring Ian Hogg as maverick Detective Sergeant Alan Rockliffe, who is assigned to train seven young recruits to the CID, all fresh out of uniform. Under his irascible guidance, it is hoped that they will blossom into full-blown detectives. But Rockliffe is human – so human that he makes more mistakes than the 'Babies' he's supposed to be training. A follow-up series, Rockliffe's Folly, follows Rockliffe through his relocation to Wessex, dealing with rural crimes as part of a new team of investigators. The seven episode third series proved to be the last, with many citing a change in the programme's formula for the heavy ratings decline. Many viewers stated that the success of the two Babies series came not from Rockliffe himself, but from the popular ensemble cast.
Keywords
traineepolice proceduralstudent mentor relationship
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Episodes: 8E01
Sirens
Air Date: 1987-01-09
A hooded prowler, an armed robbery, a mugging on the notorious Dragon Estate - it's a busy week for the young PCs. B...
E02
Sweet and Sour Revenge
Air Date: 1987-01-16
A murder has been committed and Rockliffe has been given the name of a suspect. The name revives old and bitter memo...
E03
It's All Happening
Air Date: 1987-01-23
Rockliffe complains about the work load. There are drug dealers, rapists, muggers, murderers, thieves and con-men ar...
E04
A Bad Few Days
Air Date: 1987-01-30
""This bloke's son is thirteen, has an assessed age of six, goes eleven stone on the scales and is a friend to every ...
E05
In the Bag
Air Date: 1987-02-06
Why has the habitually lazy Paul Georgiou activated himself and acquired an informant?
E06
Ghetto-Blasters
Air Date: 1987-02-13
There's a tense situation in the black community. A man has died in police custody as a result of using a deadly dru...
E07
Up the Down Escalator
Air Date: 1987-02-20
What arises for Rockliffe and the crime squad as a result of hunger pains?
E08
Extra-curricular
Air Date: 1987-02-27
Rockliffe is surprised to learn that some members of his squad find him unapproachable. Doesn't he always come to th...
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