Rockliffe's Babies
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.
Year: 1988
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: Richard O'Keefe
Cast: Ian Hogg, Joe McGann, Alphonsia Emmanuel
Crew: Leonard Lewis (Producer), Nigel Cattle (Editor), Dennis Brack (Costume Design), Joe Campbell (Original Music Composer), Paul Hart (Original Music Composer)
First Air Date: Jan 09, 1987
Last Air date: Mar 18, 1988
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 18 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 5.20/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 4.2625
Language: English
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