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Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Strangers Season 2 Episode 1 - The Wheeler Dealers
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    #1 - The Wheeler Dealers

    S2:E1

    Bulman, Willis and Doran are undercover at the docks trying to identify the ringleaders in a series of bicycle thefts. Back at the office, Rainbow is displeased with their methods. After an accident on the quay, Bulman starts to get romantic ideas about the lady doctor.

    Director:Carol Wilks
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  2. Strangers Season 2 Episode 5 - Marriages, Deaths and Births
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    #2 - Marriages, Deaths and Births

    S2:E5

    Bulman's dedication to duty is so inense that he tries to arrest Carmos, a psychopathic killer, during his wedding, The squad must use all their ingenuity to extricate him from the villain's clutches — Bulman is wounded and in danger of dying.

    Director:Charles Sturridge
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  3. Strangers Season 3 Episode 1 - Retribution
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    #3 - Retribution

    S3:E1

    Bulman and Willis join the new inter-city detective squad and are involved in tracking down a gang of sophisticated villains running an arms-for-sale racket out of London.

    Directors:Bill Gilmour, Carol Wilks
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  4. Strangers Season 3 Episode 2 - You Can't Win 'Em All
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    #4 - You Can't Win 'Em All

    S3:E2

    Bulman and Willis are assigned to a case involving the widespread fraud of major banks.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  5. Strangers Season 3 Episode 3 - Armed and Dangerous
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    #5 - Armed and Dangerous

    S3:E3

    A routine escort job turns dangerous for Bulman and Willis when they're assigned to bring a villain to London for questioning, and two inter-city detectives are murdered.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  6. Strangers Season 3 Episode 4 - Racing Certainty
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    #6 - Racing Certainty

    S3:E4

    Bulman and Willis find themselves going undercover to track down a gang hedging their bets by ensuring that the odds are in their favour during a racehorse meeting at Newmarket.

    Director:Ken Grieve
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  7. Strangers Season 3 Episode 5 - Clowns Don't Cry
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    #7 - Clowns Don't Cry

    S3:E5

    One of Bulman's criminal contacts is beaten up for no apparent reason. The trail leads Bulman and Willis into the world of counter-espionage, and a circus that chooses the towns in which it plays.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  8. Strangers Season 3 Episode 6 - Tom Thumb and Other Stories
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    #8 - Tom Thumb and Other Stories

    S3:E6

    Bulman disguises himself as a tramp hoping to catch the smugglers' 'Tom Thumb' who works Liverpool docklands. He soon discovers that with a fortune at stake the organisation behind the ring will stop at nothing to protect their interests.

    Director:Laurence Moody
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  9. Strangers Season 3 Episode 7 - No Orchids for Missing Blandisch
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    #9 - No Orchids for Missing Blandisch

    S3:E7

    Bulman gets a tip-off from an informer about a hired killer. With Willis and Bennett, he tries to find the connection between the killer and two arms dealers.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  10. Strangers Season 4 Episode 1 - The Moscow Subway Murders
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    #10 - The Moscow Subway Murders

    S4:E1

    Now promoted to Detective Chief Inspector, Bulman, frustrated with the office-bound nature of the job, is soon challenged by an intriguing murder case.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  11. Strangers Season 4 Episode 2 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Copper
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    #11 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Copper

    S4:E2

    A convict makes a daring prison break but leaves a trail to ensure his recapture is handled by the inter-city squad. He has an old score to settle with supervisor Lambie.

    Director:Tristan de Vere Cole
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  12. Strangers Season 4 Episode 3 - A Dear Green Place
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    #12 - A Dear Green Place

    S4:E3

    A routine assignment — escorting a prisoner from Glasgow to London — turns into something altogether different when the woman escapes and her escorts on a merry cross-country chase.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Edward Boyd

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  13. Strangers Season 4 Episode 4 - Stand and Deliver
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    #13 - Stand and Deliver

    S4:E4

    The squad investigates a series of armed robberies committed by a gang of modern-day highwaymen.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  14. Strangers Season 4 Episode 5 - The Flowers of Edinburgh
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    #14 - The Flowers of Edinburgh

    S4:E5

    Bulman and Willis arrest a man carrying an incriminating roll of film. This triggers off an enquiry which takes them to Edinburgh, where they tangle with a gang specialising in political blackmail.

    Director:Jonathan Wright Miller
    Writer:Edward Boyd

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  15. Strangers Season 4 Episode 6 - Soldiers of Misfortune
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    #15 - Soldiers of Misfortune

    S4:E6

    The squad investigates a murder and a series of knee-cappings committed by rival groups of mercenaries.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  16. Strangers Season 5 Episode 5 - A Free Weekend in the Country
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    #16 - A Free Weekend in the Country

    S5:E5

    The squad participatr in a weekend seminar on urban terrorism. A hotel full of policemen should be a safe place, but a senior female officer is murdered by a crooked fellow officer.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Bruce Crowther

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  17. Strangers Season 5 Episode 6 - Charlie's Brother's Birthday (Part 1)
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    #17 - Charlie's Brother's Birthday (Part 1)

    S5:E6

    When coffins are stolen but no one informs the police, the squad go undercover in a jazz club to expose an international smuggling ring.

    Director:Roger Tucker
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  18. Strangers Season 2 Episode 2 - Call of the Wild
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Call of the Wild

    S2:E2

    When Bulman successfully infiltrates a gang of villains, it isn't long before he finds himself on the run from the police — and desperately in need of the assistance of his undercover colleagues.

    Director:Baz Taylor
    Writer:Leslie Duxbury

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  19. Strangers Season 5 Episode 7 - With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #19 - With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)

    S5:E7

    Peter Mollett — aka the Sandman — acts as an agent smuggling stolen art treasures, often in coffins. A rival gang hope to cash in on his lucrative trade, but the squad are also interested.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  20. Strangers Season 2 Episode 3 - Clever Dick
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Clever Dick

    S2:E3

    When counterfeit Deutschmarks flood Germany and the officers try to establish a connection in England, they find themselves facing violent and ruthless opposition from a murderous gang.

    Director:Quentin Lawrence
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  21. Strangers Season 1 Episode 1 - The Paradise Set
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #21 - The Paradise Set

    S1:E1

    Day one: While Willis investigates a jewel robbery. Bulman and Doran track villains who are systematically beating up nightclub hostesses. The two enquiries lead in one direction and the team ultimately find themselves working together on the same problem.

    Director:Carol Wilks
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  22. Strangers Season 2 Episode 4 - Friends in High Places
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Friends in High Places

    S2:E4

    When a successful businessman begins receiving blackmail threats, the squad expect a straightforward case. However, they discover far more than they bargained for and learn that people in high places prove to be bad losers.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  23. Strangers Season 5 Episode 3 - The Tender Trap
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Tender Trap

    S5:E3

    Bulman and Willis set out to investigate corruption in a local government but ultimately are caught breaking and entering. Meanwhile, Bennett meets a jazz musician whose twin brother is behind the corruption, and Willis falls for local policewoman Sgt Jill Tender.

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Bruce Crowther

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  24. Strangers Season 1 Episode 2 - Duty Roster
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Duty Roster

    S1:E2

    Bulman and Willis find themselves investigating the theft of a postman's mailbag. A straightforward case? Not when their enquiries point to something fishy afoot.

    Director:Oliver Horsbrugh
    Writer:Ivor Marshall

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  25. Strangers Season 1 Episode 6 - Right and Wrong
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Right and Wrong

    S1:E6

    Convinced that a local politician is taking bribes, but frustrated that his enquires have brought no results. Singer assigns Willis and Doran to pose as newlyweds and move into the house opposite.

    Director:John Bruce
    Writer:C.P. Taylor

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Wheeler Dealers" is the worst rated episode of "Strangers". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Carol Wilks and written by Murray Smith, it aired on 1/9/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Marriages, Deaths and Births".