Ticket for Blackmail

Escape Route

Every season of Ghost Squad ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Ghost Squad!

Bullet with My Name on It

Hong Kong Story

High Wire

The Broken Doll

The Eyes of the Bat

Still Waters

Assassin

Death from a Distance

Million Dollar Ransom

The Green Shoes

Catspaw

The Princess

The Big Time

Death of a Sportsman

Interrupted Requiem

East of Mandalay

The Last Jump

Polsky

The Heir Apparent

The Magic Bullet

The Menacing Mazurka

The Retirement of the Gentle Dove

Mr. Five Percent

Gertrude

Sabotage

The 13th Girl

Sentences of Death

The Grand Duchess

The Desperate Diplomat

Hot Money

Quarantine at Kavar

The Golden Silence

Lost in Transit

The Man With the Delicate Hands

The Missing People

A First Class Way to Die

An Eye for an Eye

A Cast of Thousands

Death of a Cop

Party for Murder

Dead Men Don't Drive

Pay Up or Else

Dr.Ayre

Scorpion Rock

The Goldfish Bowl

Seven Sisters of Wong

Rich Ruby Wine

Hideout

It Won't Be a Stylish Marriage

Ghost Squad, known as G.S.5 for its third series, was a crime drama series about an elite division of Scotland Yard that ran between 1961 and 1964. Each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police Service at the time.

Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same name, written by John Gosling — a retired police officer and former member of the team. Although the real-life squad only operated in London, the fictionalised team travelled internationally; however — as was typical of the time — most foreign locations were actually a combination of stock footage and sets at Independent Artists Studio at Beaconsfield and Elstree Studios. Music was by Philip Green.

The show was produced by ITC Entertainment, along with Rank Organisation TV and ATV. It was the first ITC show filmed to fit the one hour time-slot — setting the trend for the majority of ITC's future output. Another common ITC trait was to feature an American, in this case Michael Quinn, in a leading role so as to increase the chances of international sales. At 6' 3", Quinn often towered over his co-workers. This was especially noticeable in the first series title sequence showing him walking through a crowd walking in the opposite direction. He frequently smoked in the show as did many others. The second series had a different title sequence and Neil Hallett sometimes replaced Quinn. Hallett looked more like a spy while Quinn looked a bit like a playboy. Quinn was replaced by Australian actor, Ray Barrett in the third series. Ray Austin played Billy Clay in and was also Stunt Director on all series bringing the action to life. Austin went on to become a renowned TV director in Hollywood and the UK.

The Best Seasons of Ghost Squad

The Best Seasons of Ghost Squad

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3