7.1/1017 votes#1 - Case of the Reluctant Widow
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/1963
If it was murder, who was responsible? The dead man's wife, Julie? The young cafe assistant, Clive? Sergeant Cork, one of the pioneers of the newly formed C.I.D., applies his unique methods of detection to the case.
Director: Christopher Morahan
Writer: Ted Willis
- 7.8/1012 votes
#2 - Season 1, Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/6/1963
Lucy Beasley is certain that a crime is being committed in the Beasley household and she implores Cork to investigate. Is she a bitter, frustrated woman out to cause trouble, or are her fears justified?
Director: N/A
Writer: Ted Willis
- 6.5/1012 votes
#3 - Season 1, Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/1963
When Cork and Marriott begin their investigations to find two criminals wanted for murdering a bank messenger; a tip off takes them to the London waterfront, where they uncover a sordid riverside trade.....
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1010 votes
#4 - Season 1, Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/1963
Cork and Marriott are called in to investigate the murder of a retired general's young wife, found strangled in a derelict bungalow in the grounds of an old country house is Devonshire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1010 votes
#5 - Season 1, Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/1963
Kate Seymour, a young star of the music hall, receives poison pen letters threatening her engagement to John Stratton, a stagedoor Johnnie.
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Harris
- 7.6/109 votes
#6 - Season 1, Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/1963
Cork and Marriott are called in to investigate what appears to be a case of suicide when Mr Bertram, a respectable and deeply religious man, is found dead by his housekeeper, Mrs Holland.
Director: N/A
Writer: Richard Harris, Julian Bond
- 7.0/108 votes
#7 - Season 1, Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/1963
An urchin sees a mysterious gentleman visiting Trumble, an ex-criminal, in his slum house. When Trumble is later found dead, the urchin goes to Cork.
Director: Rex Firkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/107 votes
#8 - Season 1, Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/1963
Prince Frederick of Silecia arrives in London on a trade mission for his country. Cork is made responsible for his safety, and faces the problem of discovering those who are plotting the Prince's assassination.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/107 votes
#9 - Season 1, Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/24/1963
In spite of opposition from the Melrose family, Cork is determined to discover the murderer of a laundry maid, whose body is found in their stable by a drunken coachman.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ted Willis
- 7.3/107 votes
#10 - Season 1, Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/31/1963
A strike at a factory; the army is called in to keep order, and during a riot outside the gates a striker is shot. Accident or murder?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/107 votes
#11 - Case of the Public Paragon
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/7/1963
Cook is summoned when an up-and-coming politician is murdered. His wife and the maidservant found a burglar standing over his body, but they are unable to distinguish any of his features.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/107 votes
#12 - Season 1, Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/14/1963
Ella Barnes - a sewing girl from the East End of London - is found drowned in a canal. At the inquest, however, it is revealed that she had been attacked before she drowned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/107 votes
#13 - Season 1, Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/21/1963
Klein, a money lender, suspects fraud when a man called Carylon offers to sell him gold bars at a cut price. He calls in Cork and Marriott, who set a trap to discover whether Klein's suspicions are justified.
Director: N/A
Writer: Julian Bond
The Best Episodes of Sergeant Cork Season 1
Every episode of Sergeant Cork Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sergeant Cork Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Case of the Reluctant Widow" is the best rated episode of "Sergeant Cork" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Christopher Morahan and written by Ted Willis, it aired on 6/29/1963. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Season 1, Episode 2".