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Ghost Squad, known as G.S.5 for its third series, was a crime drama series about an elite division of Scotland Yard that ran between 1961 and 1964. Each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police Service at the time. Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same name, written by John Gosling — a retired police officer and former member of the team. Although the real-life squad only operated in London, the fictionalised team travelled internationally; however — as was typical of the time — most foreign locations were actually a combination of stock footage and sets at Independent Artists Studio at Beaconsfield and Elstree Studios. Music was by Philip Green. The show was produced by ITC Entertainment, along with Rank Organisation TV and ATV. It was the first ITC show filmed to fit the one hour time-slot — setting the trend for the majority of ITC's future output. Another common ITC trait was to feature an American, in this case Michael Quinn, in a leading role so as to increase the chances of international sales. At 6' 3", Quinn often towered over his co-workers. This was especially noticeable in the first series title sequence showing him walking through a crowd walking in the opposite direction. He frequently smoked in the show as did many others. The second series had a different title sequence and Neil Hallett sometimes replaced Quinn. Hallett looked more like a spy while Quinn looked a bit like a playboy. Quinn was replaced by Australian actor, Ray Barrett in the third series. Ray Austin played Billy Clay in and was also Stunt Director on all series bringing the action to life. Austin went on to become a renowned TV director in Hollywood and the UK.
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- E1 Ticket for BlackmailNext upSep 9, 1961
Synopsis
Craig exposes illegal diamond traffic in South France.
- E2 Bullet with My Name on ItSep 16, 1961
Synopsis
Craig impersonates an American lawyer whose life is threatened in Rome.
- E3 Hong Kong StorySep 23, 1961
- E4 High WireSep 30, 1961
Synopsis
Craig infiltrates a traveling circus to track down a war criminal involved in French bank raids.
Guest stars: Tom Adams, William Hartnell, Francesca Annis (Ethel Rice (uncredited)), John Cazabon (Bert Rice (uncredited)), André Maranne (Customs Man (uncredited))
- E5 The Broken DollOct 7, 1961
- E6 The Eyes of the BatOct 14, 1961
- E7 Still WatersOct 21, 1961
- E8 AssassinOct 28, 1961
Guest stars
Guest stars: George Coulouris
- E9 Death from a DistanceNov 4, 1961
- E10 Million Dollar RansomNov 11, 1961
Claire Nielson
Angela Browne
Donald Wolfit
Ray Austin
