For a private individual hired to capture criminals, see Thief-taker.
Thief Takers
Thief Takers title screen
Genre
Crime drama
Created by
Roy Mitchell
Written by
Various
Directed by
Various
Starring
Reece Dinsdale Grant Masters Brendan Coyle David Sterne Nicholas Ball Lynda Steadman Amanda Pays Robert Willox Gary McDonald Pooky Quesnel Simone Lahbib
Composer
Mark Ryder
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
25 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
Ted Childs (Series 1–2) Jonathan Powell (Series 3)
Producers
Gina Cronk Colin McKeown
Running time
50 minutes
Production company
Central Independent Television
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
1 February 1995 (1995-02-01) – 18 December 1997 (1997-12-18)
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Thief Takers is a British television crime drama series, created by Roy Mitchell, and produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. The series depicts the work of a team of officers based in the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, which Reece Dinsdale, Brendan Coyle, Grant Masters and Nicholas Ball appearing in the principal roles. The series was Carlton's attempt to rival Thames Television's The Bill, after the producer unexpectedly retained the series despite a major take-over by Carlton.[1] A total of three series were broadcast between 1 February 1995 and 18 December 1997, with a total of twenty-five episodes broadcast. Each episode features a stand-alone case, with the exception of a small number of two-part episodes. However, the personal lives of each of the officers in the team provide the backdrop for a continuing story arc throughout all three series.
Reception for the third and final series was mixed, and a major shake-up in the main cast was cited as the main reason for declining viewing figures. Subsequently, the series was axed in 1998 shortly before a fourth series was set to go into production.[2] All three series, plus the pilot episode, were released on VHS on 26 January 2000.[3][4][5] An official book, entitled "The Inside Story", written by Geoff Tibballs, was also published to coincide with the first series.[6] An official novelisation, written by Lee O'Keefe, was also published on 11 January 1996.[7] Notably, the series has yet to be released on DVD.
^"Thief Takers". Tv.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^"ITV Studios - Thief Takers". Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^"Thief Takers – Series 1". Amazon. 16 June 1997. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^"Thief Takers: The Complete Series 2". Amazon. 13 October 1997. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^"Thief Takers: The Complete Series 3". Amazon. 9 March 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^[1] [dead link]
^Thief Takers. Carlton Books. 11 January 1996. ISBN 9780747525219.
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