Duck Patrol

19 juli 1998 30mKomedi

6.95.0

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Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centered around a river police station by the River Thames.

The script for the pilot episode 'Of Ducks and Men' was re-filmed with some changes to supporting cast and main cast uniforms, and retitled as 'Flying Colours' which then became the first episode of the following series.

Where to Watch Duck Patrol

1 Season

Säsong 1
Säsong 17 Episodes

Cast of Duck Patrol

Richard WilsonPC Roland 'Prof' Rose
Craig FairbrassHero
David TennantSimon 'Darwin' Brown
Geoffrey HutchingsMalcolm 'Sarge' White
Jan RavensAngie Tennant
Jason WatkinsKevin 'Taz' Delaney
Samantha BeckinsaleGillian 'Marilyn' Monroe
Sue JohnstonVal Rutland
Trevor CooperJames 'Ollie' Oliver
Tony HaygarthGeorge
Celia ImrieMrs. Calloway
Harriet ThorpeAbigail
Vanessa WhiteMakeup Designer
Frances HaggettCostume Designer
Simon WallaceMusik
Janie FrazerCasting Director

Duck Patrol Ratings & Reviews

ርልዪረ27 maj 2025
It's maybe not surprising this only lasted one series, but it still has things going for it. Richard Wilson more or less reprises his Victor Meldrew and steals every scene he's in with his immaculate comic timing and trademark delivery. The scenery is gorgeous, set on a stretch of the Thames between Sunbury Lock and Hampton Sailing Club, although the name Ravensbeck and the number of northern accents seems to hint it's trying to set itself somewhere less London-centric - in a mythical middle England where the sun always shines, the only traffic is of the boating variety, and the only commerce is to be found in quaint little pubs that aren't mobbed as soon as the weather's fine. Sue Johnston's character brings a certain Darling Buds of May warmth to the roster of characters, and the brusque but non-HR way in which Samantha Beckinsale's character deals with the casual and specific sexism on the job is rather different from the way it would be handled now. David Tennant is pretty wasted in the sort of "Ballykissangel hapless male hero in unrequited love with the feisty young colleague" role, and doesn't really get to show the flair he shows in so much other fare, but it's still interesting watching him and Jason Watkins try their best with a fairly thin script. It's nice not to have a laughter track, but the producers have over- compensated for this with heavy-handed jaunty incidental music, as if they couldn't quite handle the silence. And although having gentle stories where not much happens was never a problem for Last of the Summer Wine, here it's hampered by the stories often having very weak endings. And the Sarge character played by Geoffrey Hutchings was a mistake. He's a Col. Henry Blake type character- nominally in charge but actually always off fishing. But he's far too much of a fool to be tolerated, either by his colleagues or the viewer; no matter how much of a backwater this place is supposed to be (and no pun intended)- such an incompetent would never have lasted such a length of time in this day & age. But such gripes aside, I enjoyed stumbling across it on Youtube- and watching the likes of Josie Lawrence and Celia Imrie doing their cameos. It was pretty star-studded for only 7 episodes.

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