The Collectors (TV series)

The Collectors
Starring	Peter McEnery Michael Billington Pierre Vaneck
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Production locations	Poole, Weymouth
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	1 March (1986-03-01) – 3 May 1986 (1986-05-03)

The Collectors is a British television drama about Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the fictional Dorset town of Wrelling. Produced by the BBC, one series of 10 episodes was first shown in 1986. ^[1]

Location scenes were filmed around the English resorts of Poole and Weymouth, in particular featuring the old Poole Customs House on the harbour.

Regular cast and characters

• Peter McEnery as Harry Caines, the new district head of Customs
• Michael Billington as Tom Gibbons, a Customs Officer
• Pierre Vaneck as Charles Thieron, the main malefactor
• Jack McKenzie
• Lois Butlin
• William Whymper
• Robert Burbage
• Jennifer Daniel

Availability

At present the series has not been released on DVD.

References

1. "Secrets of the Customs men". South Wales Argus . 1 March 1986. Retrieved 16 January 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• The Collectors at IMDb
• Michael Billington in The Collectors