Shadow Squad
GenreCrime
StarringGeorge Moon
Peter Williams
John Horsley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes179 (175 missing)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesAssociated-Rediffusion Television (First series)
Granada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release17 June 1957 (1957-06-17) 
24 June 1959 (1959-06-24)

Shadow Squad is a British TV series that ran from 1957-59 starring Peter Williams and George Moon.[1] 179 episodes were made, of which only four survive.[2] Network released the surviving episodes on DVD in 2011, along with the sole surviving episode of the spin-off, Skyport.[3] Both series were produced by Granada Television.[4]

Premise

Criminal cases investigated by the Shadow Squad detective agency run by former Scotland Yard sleuth Don Carter, along with his trusty Cockney sidekick Ginger Smart.[5]

Main cast

References

  1. "Shadow Squad – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 21 June 2014.
  2. "TVBrain | Kaleidoscope | Lost shows | TV Archive | TV History". www.tvbrain.info.
  3. "'Shadow Squad' DVD review". CultBox. 2 February 2011.
  4. Marcus, Laurence. "Shadow Squad". Television Heaven.
  5. "Shadow Squad (TV Series)". Radio Times.


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