Juliet Bravo

Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo Titles
Created by	Ian Kennedy Martin
Starring	Stephanie Turner Anna Carteret
Country of origin	UK
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	88
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	30 August 1980 – 21 December 1985
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Juliet Bravo is a British television series, which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1985. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire.

Programme Name

Despite popular misunderstanding, there never was any character named "Juliet Bravo" in the show. The name of the show is the inspector's radio call sign, "J-B", or "Juliet Bravo" in the phonetic alphabet as practised in European NATO states. In fact this call sign was only used once during Stephanie Turner's tenure, during the last episode of Series Three. However from Series Four to Six the call sign was frequently used. The working title of the programme employed by series creator Ian Kennedy Martin was "Inspector, Ma'am", a reference to the lead character's rank and title—a title whose use she was forced to insist upon from one of her Sergeants in the first episode of series 1, due to his preference for the informal "Boss". However, "Inspector, Ma'am" was dropped during filming of the first series.

Concept

The series was devised by Ian Kennedy Martin, who had already enjoyed success with another police drama series, The Sweeney. The genre of police/crime dramas was well established on British television by 1980; however the BBC's Juliet Bravo, along with London Weekend Television's The Gentle Touch, which started a few months earlier, dealt with female officers as lead characters having to fight both crime and the prejudice of male colleagues.

Ian Kennedy Martin actually based the character of Inspector Jean Darblay on a real life Female Police Inspector Wynne Darwin. She was in charge of the Police Station in Great Harwood just outside Manchester. The fictional Lancahire Town of Hartley was based on Great Harwood.

Production

Series 1 and 2 were produced by Terence Williams. From series 3, the producer changed to Jonathan Alwyn, and was script edited by Chris Boucher. Series 4, 5 and 6 were produced by Geraint Morris.

The theme tune for the programme was arranged by Derek Goom. Bob Cosford was the initial graphic designer who matched the theme tune to opening and closing graphics centred on a revolving police "star and crown" cap badge which bore the familiar "E II R" device of English police forces, but in place of the force name around the blue circle had instead the generic words "County Constabulary".

Studio scenes for Series 1 & 2 were recorded at BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane in London, and as from Series 3 to Series 6, Studio scenes were recorded at the BBC`s Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. Exterior scenes were filmed in the Lancashire towns of Colne, Bacup, Accrington, Nelson, Burnley, and in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Other locations around east Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the Black Country (Tipton and Dudley) were also used.

The exterior of Hartley Police Station seen throughout the entire series run of Juliet Bravo was the Police Station in the Lancashire Town of Bacup. Sadly the Station closed a few years ago, but a campaign was mounted by fans of Juliet Bravo to save it from demolition, and turn it into a Museum dedicated to the series Juliet Bravo.

Regular cast

The lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay was played by Stephanie Turner between 1980 and 1982, and her replacement Inspector Kate Longton was played by Anna Carteret between 1983 and 1985.

• Stephanie Turner (Insp. Jean Darblay) (1980–82 / Series 1–3 / 44 episodes)
• David Hargreaves (Tom Darblay) (1980–82 / Series 1–3 / 24 episodes)
• David Ellison (Sgt. Joseph Beck) (1980–85 / Series 1–6 / 88 episodes)
• Noel Collins (Sgt. George Parrish) (1980–85 / Series 1–6 / 87 episodes)
• Mark Drewry (PC Roland Bentley) (1980 / Series 1 / 15 episodes)
• Tony Caunter (DCI Jim Logan) (1980–82 / Series 1–3 / 14 episodes)
• Gerard Kelly (PC David Gallagher) (1981 / Series 2 / 13 episodes)
• David Straun (PC Martin Helmshore) (1982 / Series 3 / 10 episodes)
• Anna Carteret (Insp. Kate Longton) (1983–85 / Series 4–6 / 44 episodes)
• C.J. Allen (PC Brian Kelleher) (1983-85 / Series 4–6 / 41 episodes)
• Mark Botham (PC Danny Sparks) (1983–85 / Series 4–6 / 44 episodes)
• Tom Georgeson (John Holden) (1983 / Series 4 / 10 episodes)
• Edward Peel (DCI Mark Perrin) (1983–85 / Series 4–6 / 21 episodes)

Recurring cast:

• John Ringham (Divisional Supt. Lake) (1980 / Series 1 / 3 episodes)
• Geoffrey Larder (DS Dave Melchett) (1980 / Series 1 / 5 episodes)
• Wendy Allnutt (Jennie Randall) (1980 / Series 1 / 3 episodes)
• Martyn Hesford (PC Ian Skelton) (1980–81 / Series 1–2 / 3 episodes)
• James Grout (Divisional Supt. Albert Hallam) (1981 / Series 2 / 3 episodes)
• Lloyd McGuire (DS Bernie Duckworth) (1981, 83 / Series 2 & 4 / 7 episodes)
• David Gillies (PC Peter Sims) (1982 / Series 3 / 7 episodes)
• Sebastian Abineri (DS Dick Maltby) (1983–85 / Series 4–6 / 6 episodes)
• Julie Foulds (WPC Sheila Saunders) (1985 / Series 6 / 4 episodes)

Episode list

Episode	Title	Writer	Director	Guest stars
Series 1 (BBC1, 30 August to 13 December 1980)
1	Shotgun	Ian Kennedy Martin	David Reynolds	Joanne Whalley, Tony Melody
2	Fraudulently Uttered	Ian Kennedy Martin	Derek Lister	Patricia Hayes, Ray Smith, Dicken Ashworth, Bruce Alexander
3	The Draughtsman	Ian Kennedy Martin	Paul Ciappessoni	Del Henney, John Rowe, Paul Luty, Norman Hartley, John Cannon
4	Coins	Ray Jenkins	Pennant Roberts	George A. Cooper, Shirley Dixon, Peter Davidson
5	Trouble At T’Mill	Brian Finch	Derek Lister	Alan Lake, Christine Hargreaves, John Barrett, Antony Carrick
6	The Runner	Ian Kennedy Martin	Pennant Roberts	Eileen Helsby, David Ashton, Martin Matthews, John Rees
7	Coming Back	Tony Parker	Carol Wilks	Bernard Gallagher, Kevin Whately, Rachel Davies
8	Cages	Kenneth Clark	Jonathan Alwyn	David Ryall
9	Rage	John Foster	Tristan DeVere Cole	Christian Rodska
10	The One Who Got Away	Kenneth Clark	Carol Wilks	Geoffrey Hutchings, Shirley Stelfox, Andy de la Tour, Stephanie Fayerman
11	Expectations	Paula Milne	Peter Moffatt	Sara Sugarman, Claire Toeman, Peter Walmsley
12	Home Grown Or Imported?	Simon Masters	Pennant Roberts	Ivor Danvers, Eric Richard, John Judd, Allan Surtees
13	Family Unit	Ian Kennedy Martin	Jonathan Alwyn	Maggie Ollerenshaw, Iain Blair, Sheila Raynor, Rio Fanning
14	Oscar	Keith Dewhurst	Derek Lister	Sherrie Hewson, Paul Copley, George Irving
15	The Anastasia Syndrome	Steven Morgan	Pennant Roberts	Jim McManus, Pat Roach, Madhav Sharma, Hugh Martin, Robert Ashby
16	Relief	Ian Kennedy Martin	Jonathan Alwyn	Andrew Burt, Vincent Brimble
Series 2 (BBC1, 5 September to 5 December 1981)
1	New Arrivals	Ian Kennedy Martin	Derek Lister
2	Arlene	Brian Finch	Les Chatfield	Patsy Rowlands, Rosalie Williams, Paul Humpoletz, Robert Keegan
3	Party Fun	Ian Kennedy Martin	Leonard Lewis	Frank Middlemass, Robert Russell
4	Lies And Liars	Ray Jenkins	Jonathan Alwyn	Jean Boht, Jeff Rawle, Paul Anil
5	A Private Place	Colin Haydn Evans	Jonathan Alwyn	Arthur Hewlett, David Daker, Norman Bird, Edward Kelsey
6	Unpicking The Stitches	Simon Masters	Christopher Barry
7	Clever Boy	William Humble	Leonard Lewis	Malcolm Terris, Frances White
8	Aunt Sally	John Foster	Les Chatfield	Margery Mason, Alan Bennion
9	Gorgeous	Keith Dewhurst	Leonard Lewis	Derek Newark, Betty Alberge
10	Whispers	Tony Parker	Leonard Lewis	Jeremy Nicholas, Elizabeth Power, Malcolm Hebden
11	Barriers	Ian Kennedy Martin	Jonathan Alwyn	Jack Watson, Bill Dean, James Garbutt, George Waring, Albert Moses
12	Journeys	Ian Kennedy Martin	Ben Rea	Geoffrey Bayldon, Madhav Sharma, Frank Jarvis, Joby Blanshard
13	Catching Up	John Foster	Ken Hannam	John Forgeham, Brenda Fricker, Paul Angelis
14	The Third Man	Ian Kennedy Martin	Derek Lister	Nadim Sawalha, Roderick Smith
Series 3 (BBC1, 4 September to 4 December 1982)
1	Betrayals	Nick McCarty	Robert Tronson	Frank Mills, Philip Martin Brown, Edward Kelsey, Peter Welch, Richard Steele, Tim Barker
2	Heat	John Foster	Paul Ciappessoni	Terrence Hardiman
3	Amenities	William Humble	Peter Moffatt	George Little, Richard Hampton, Brian Darnley
4	Amateur Night	Brian Finch	David Maloney	John Savident, Graham Seed, Diana Davies, Ken Farrington, Charles Pemberton, Donald Pelmear
5	A Breach Of The Peace	Robert Holmes	Paul Ciappessoni	Alan Lake, Bernard Horsfall, Jack Smethurst, John Cannon
6	Family Ties	Simon Masters	David Maloney	Bernard Kay, Edward Kelsey
7	Nothing To Report	Henry Livings	Robert Tronson	David Daker, John Junkin, Harold Goodwin, Mark Strickson, Jean Boht, Tony McEwan, James Muir
8	You Can Go Home Again	Allan Prior	Peter Moffatt	Glyn Owen, Mary Wimbush, Juliet Cadzow
9	Past Lives	Tony Parker	Oliver Horsbrugh	Tenniel Evans, Jeremy Nicholas, Glyn Jones
10	Cause For Complaint	Tony Charles	Christopher Barry	Peter Jeffrey, Peter Martin, Ian Liston
11	Hartley’s Midnight Cowboy	Bill Lyons	Diarmuid Lawrence	Al Hunter Ashton, Nigel Humphreys
12	The Intruder	James Doran	Sarah Hellings	Colin Baker, Colin Rix, Brian McDermott
13	Misunderstandings	Valerie Georgeson	Diarmuid Lawrence	Marlene Sidaway, Betty Alberge
14	Where There’s Muck…	Chris Boucher	Sarah Hellings	Del Henney, Harold Innocent, Kenneth Waller
Series 4 (BBC1, 3 September to 3 December 1983)
1	Teamwork	Ian Kennedy Martin	Peter Cregeen	Dermot Crowley, Shirley Stelfox, Albert Moses, Tommy Boyle
2	Teacher’s Pet	Wally K. Daly	Leonard Lewis
3	Retribution	Ewart Alexander	Leonard Lewis	John Woodvine, Rosalie Williams, William Gaunt, Daphne Oxenford, Ray Float, Philip Anthony
4	Solvent Solution	Wally K. Daly	Sarah Hellings	Simon Rouse
5	Who’s Your Friend?	Tony Charles	Marc Miller	Kenneth Cope, Iain Blair, Gordon Reid, Michael McStay, Barry Ewart, Richard Henry, David Ashford
6	Mates	Julia Jones	Peter Cregeen	John Quarmby, Maggie Ollerenshaw
7	Bad Seed	John Foster	Marc Miller	Richard Kay
8	Doors	Tony Parker	Leonard Lewis	Elizabeth Mickery, Oliver Smith, Gilly Flower
9	Guilt	William Humble	Sarah Hellings	Rachel Davies, David Brierly, John Line
10	John The Lad	Tony Parker	Leonard Lewis	Elizabeth Mickery, Jo Rowbottom, Gabrielle Daye, Jack Le White
11	Who Says The War Is Over?	Douglas Watkinson	Marc Miller	Leslie Sands, Peter Childs
12	Off Duty	William Humble	Leonard Lewis	James Garbutt, Diana Coupland, Jean Boht, Gawn Grainger
13	Simple Simon	John Foster	Marc Miller	Stephen McGann, Roy Holder
14	Backtrack	Ian Kennedy Martin	Leonard Lewis	John Stratton, David Collings, Gordon Salkilld, Bill McGuirk
Series 5 (BBC1, 1 September to 1 December 1984)
1	Attack	Ewart Alexander	Marc Miller	Stephen Yardley, Joe Belcher
2	There’s None So Blind	Tony Charles	Michael Custance	Leslie Schofield
3	The Day That The Circus Left Town	Tony Parker	Michael Custance	Rita May, Fanny Carby
4	Getting Away With It	Don Webb	Adrian Shergold	Del Henney, Irene Sutcliffe, Richard Mayes, David Blake Kelly, David Allister
5	No Peace	William Humble	Adrian Shergold	Neil Morrissey, Ian Collier, Peter Halliday, Richard Ireson
6	Strike The Father	John Foster	Graeme Harper	Rosalind Bailey, Edward Kelsey
7	Lost And Found	Tony Charles	Paul Ciappessoni	Iain Cuthbertson, John Gill, Norman Hartley
8	Work Force	Tony Parker	Paul Ciappessoni	Jeremy Nicholas, Alan Lake, Barbara Keogh, Derek Benfield
9	Halloween	Ewart Alexander	Marc Miller	Tony Anholt
10	Alibi	Wally K. Daly	Graeme Harper	Martin Cochrane
11	Abuse	Susan Pleat	Jan Sargeant	Linda Polan
12	Ducks In A Row	Don Webb	Marc Miller	Melanie Hill, Hilda Braid, Andrew Lodge, Martin Matthews
13	Resolution	Don Webb	Marc Miller	Melanie Hill, Helena Little, Roland Oliver
14	Flowers Tomorrow	Wally K. Daly	Jan Sargeant	Rachel Bell, George Irving, Malcolm Terris
Series 6 (BBC1, 7 September to 21 December 1985)
1	Hostage to Fortune	Don Webb	Andrew Morgan	Simon Williams, Carolyn Pickles, John Challis, Joseph Marcell
2	Scab	Ewart Alexander	Colin Cant	Geoffrey Hinsliff, Leslie Schofield
3	Chasing the Dragon	John Foster	Frank W. Smith	Jonathan Newth, Sally Whittaker, David McAlister
4	Talk to Me	Tony Charles	Michael Owen Morris	Mark Wing-Davey, Paul Copley
5	Friends and Neighbours	William Humble	Michael Owen Morris	Rosalind Ayres, Martin Jarvis, Hilary Mason
6	The Cut	Don Webb	Graeme Harper	Karl Howman, Bridget Lynch-Blosse
7	Keys	Tony Charles	Ron Jones	Kevin Lloyd, John Gillett
8	Flesh and Blood	Don Webb	Ron Jones	John Stratton, Yvette Fielding, Janet McTeer, Donald Pelmear
9	Unlawful Arrest	Ewart Alexander	Andrew Morgan	Mona Hammond, David Daker
10	Inspection	Tony Charles	Graeme Harper	Robert Glenister, Nicholas Courtney, Alec Linstead
11	We Are the People	Don Webb	Frank W. Smith	John Ronane, Helena Little, Daphne Oxenford
12	Turbulence	Tony Parker	Colin Cant	Malcolm Stoddard, Brian Osborne
13	Girl Talk	Wally K. Daly	Roderick Graham	David Garfield
14	Jobs for the Boys	Wally K. Daly	Roderick Graham
15	In a Man’s World	Tony Charles	Colin Cant	Bernard Kay, William Simons, Antony Carrick, Raymond Murtagh, Jacki Webb
16	Reason for Leaving	Don Webb	Colin Cant	John Rowe, Peter Childs

DVD release

All six series of Juliet Bravo have now been released on DVD (region 2/4) by 2|Entertain/Cinema Club.

Novelisations

The BBC licensed three 'TV tie-in' novelisations of the show. These were authored by Mollie Hardwick.

The first two were published by Pan Books:

• Juliet Bravo 1 (1980) Novelisation of the Series 1 episodes Shot Gun, Fraudulently Uttered, The Draughtsman, The Runner and Family Unit.
• Juliet Bravo 2 (1980) Includes novelisation of the Series 1 episodes Cages, The One Who Got Away, Relief and The Anastasia Syndrome.

A third novel was published by BBC Books:

• Calling Juliet Bravo: New Arrivals (1981) Includes novelizations of the Series 2 episode New Arrivals and the Series 3 episode Cause For Complaint.

References

• Down, Richard, and Christopher Perry (eds.). 1997. The British Television Drama Research Guide 1950–1997, second, revised edition. Ashton, Bristol: Kaleidoscope Publishing.
• Tibballs, Geoff. 1992. The Boxtree Encyclopedia of TV Detectives. London: Boxtree Limited.

External links

• Juliet Bravo at IMDb
• British Film Institute Screen Online