TV series

Spooner's Patch

Name: Spooner's Patch
Released: 1979
Cast: Donald Churchill, Peter Cleall, John Lyons, Patricia Hayes

1979–1982· 3 seasons· 30 min episodes★ 8.0Ended

On ITV1 — From Associated Television · Central Independent Television

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Synopsis

Follows the daily antics of Woodley police station, where officers are more interested in taking bribes and doing little work than catching criminals. Inspector Spooner lives alone in a flat above the station and often had to deal with the messes created by his junior staff.

Themes

sitcom english police workplace comedy law enforcement satire

Episodes

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E1 The Unwanted PrisonerNext upJul 9, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Spooner isn't amused when the inscription 'Spooner's Pigsty' is daubed on the noticeboard; or when Constable Bulsover drives straight into his superior's car.
Guest stars: John Clegg (Vicar)
E2 The Morning After...Jul 16, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Spooner emerges from his flat above the station, still in his dressing gown and suffering a hangover with accompanying memory loss.
Guest stars: Donald Morley (Mayor), Wendy Richard (Girl), Mavis Pugh (Woman)
E3 The Share-OutJul 30, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Bribery and corruption? Spooner and Goatman make a stout denial when the golf trolleys they trundle into the station prove to be full of wine, groceries and other goodies.
Guest stars: Stuart Saunders (Golf Club Secretary)
E4 The Presentation ClockAug 13, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Spooner's great ambition is to win the golf club championship and the presentation clock that goes with it. In spite of cheating, he fails, but a surprise awaits him at the station.
Guest stars: Donald Morley (Mayor), Bella Emberg (Mayor's Wife), Jonathan Cecil (Capt Jim), Ava Cadell (Greta)
E5 Par for the CourseAug 20, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Nothing goes right for Spooner on the day he is to play golf with the club president — from trouble with pensioners to being badly chauffeured by Bulsover.
Guest stars: Patricia Hayes (Old Lady), John Barron (Golf Club President)
E6 The Share-OutMar 19, 1980 · 30 min
Synopsis
The Mayor, one of Spooner's few admirers, asks him to keep an eye on his house while he is away. Greta, the au pair, is certainly worth keeping an eye on...
Guest stars: John Clegg (Vicar), Donald Morley (Mayor), Ava Cadell (Greta)