The Collectors

BBC One Ended Drama

1 Season · 10 Episodes · Premiered November 8, 2008 · Ended May 3, 1986

The Collectors is a British television drama about Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the fictional Dorset town of Wrelling.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes
E01
Diversions
Sat, Mar 1 1986 12:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Harry Caines sails his yacht into the small port of Wrelling. He can see the Custom House on the quay where he's taking up his new appointment as surveyor - the boss. He has yet to meet his team, but he believes the innovations and efficiency he is determined to bring about will not be popular with them. A real challenge - and perhaps a little more.
E02
Go for Gold
Sat, Mar 8 1986 12:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Harry Caines has a ruffled and unsettled team. The validity of his methods has yet to be proved. Time will tell, but right now there's word that Krugerrands are changing hands at a local casino. Caines suspects smuggling, but how to prove it. And what's worse - Tom Gibbons is implicated.
E03
Swings and Roundabouts
Sat, Mar 15 1986 12:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Caines asks Alyson to join the Road Fuel Testing Unit for a few days. So instead of the Custom-House long room, it's field and farmyard and getting to grips with members of the farming community. A celebration gives Caines a chance to relax with his team.
E04
The Great Ice-Cream War
Sat, Mar 22 1986 12:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Caines and his team look into the complexities of the ice-cream trade, where skirmishes between two local firms seem about to explode into open warfare. An invitation to Harry Caines takes him into the home of a French businessman who Calvin suspects is up to no good.
E05
Major Barclay's Last Stand
Sat, Mar 29 1986 12:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Harry Caines decides to take the ferry to France and join the day trippers off for their bargains and duty free. An encounter with an ex-Army officer makes him wonder if the military mind is being put to something other than a day's sail across the Channel.
E06
Uncommon Market
Sat, Apr 5 1986 11:00 AM GMT+0000 50 min
Caines's team are much concerned with the EEC regulations on carcasses, railway lines and a car. All seems set fair - but there is turbulence in the air which will affect everyone at Wrelling Custom-House.
E07
The Dog It Was...
Sat, Apr 12 1986 11:00 AM GMT+0000 50 min
A young girl disobeys her father, takes her sickly dog ashore from their yacht and loses it. Subsequent events suggest the dog may be rabid. The girl's heartbreak unlocks - for a moment - Caines's personal and tragic memories.
E08
Rare Bird
Sat, Apr 19 1986 11:00 AM GMT+0000 50 min
When Calvin has evidence that Charles Thieron is in possession of an unregistered and valuable gerfalcon, Caines confronts the Frenchman at his home. And he suspects that Thieron has more to hide than a bird.
E09
Cover Up
Sat, Apr 26 1986 11:00 AM GMT+0000 50 min
E10
Touch and Go
Sat, May 3 1986 11:00 AM GMT+0000 50 min
Wembley cheering on Alyson in the show-jumping competition. Meanwhile, at Wrelling, Thieron's plans reach their climax with Annie playing a pivotal role. It's a long way from Wembley to Wrelling. When Calvin arrives home, will Annie be waiting for him?

Cast

Peter McEnery
Peter McEnery as Harry Caines
Michael Billington
Michael Billington as Tom Gibbons
Pierre Vaneck
Pierre Vaneck as Charles Thieron
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