Pulaski (TV series)

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Pulaski
Also known asPulaski: The TV Detective
Created by Roy Clarke
Starring David Andrews
Caroline Langrishe
Theme music composer The Shadows
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerPaul Knight
Running time50 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC1
Release2 October (1987-10-02) 
20 November 1987 (1987-11-20)

Pulaski is a British television drama series produced by the BBC in 1987. [1]

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Created by Roy Clarke, the series was a parody of detective dramas centred around Larry Summers, an American actor starring in a British detective series in the title role of Pulaski, who finds himself involved in real life cases. He was assisted by his co-star Kate Smith, who played his sidekick Briggsy in the series. [2] [3]

The theme music was performed by The Shadows. [4]

Cast

Episodes

#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal airdate (UK)
1"The Fictional Detective"Christopher King Roy Clarke 2 October 1987 (1987-10-02)
2"The Price of Fame"Gerry PoulsonAndrew Payne9 October 1987 (1987-10-09)
3"Violence, Love and Ratings"Gerry PoulsonGeoffrey Case16 October 1987 (1987-10-16)
4"And the Killer of Rose Amelia Bonner"Christopher KingRoy Clarke23 October 1987 (1987-10-23)
5"The Lone Granger"Gerry MillRoy Clarke30 October 1987 (1987-10-30)
6"Tough Guys Don't Blink"Gerry MillGeoffrey Case6 November 1987 (1987-11-06)
7"Ten by Eight Glossy"Roger Bamford Richard Carpenter 13 November 1987 (1987-11-13)
8"No Guns Please We're British"Gerry MillGeoffrey Case20 November 1987 (1987-11-20)

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References

  1. Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 775. ISBN   9780241952917.
  2. "Pulaski (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020.
  3. O'Connor, John J. (16 January 1988). "TV: 'Pulaski,' on A&E, New Detective Series" via NYTimes.com.
  4. "Pulaski". 13 November 1987. p. 87 via BBC Genome.