Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.
407 Cast Members
Don Henderson
DCI George Bulman
13 Episodes
Dennis Blanch
DS Derek Willis
20 Episodes
Fiona Mollison
DC Vanessa Bennett
22 Episodes
Mark McManus
DCS Jack Lambie
20 Episodes
John Ronane
DS David Singer
10 Episodes
Thorley Walters
Bill Dugdale
8 Episodes
Frances Tomelty
DC Linda Doran
7 Episodes
David Hargreaves
DCI Rainbow
6 Episodes
William Tarmey
A Villain
1 Episodes
Troy Foster
DC Charlie Baker
2 Episodes
Jo Beadle
WPC West
2 Episodes
James Copeland
Willie Mauchlin
3 Episodes
Bruce Bould
DI Tom Casey
3 Episodes
Shirley Stelfox
Blonde
1 Episodes
Patricia Maynard
Claire Lambie
3 Episodes
Michael Wardle
Knocker
1 Episodes
Rachel Davies
Sgt Jill Tender
1 Episodes
Michael Byrne
Sgt Briscoe
2 Episodes
Malcolm Tierney
Orlando Lacey
1 Episodes
Steve Barratt
Punk Rocker
1 Episodes
