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| 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 1 March – 3 May 1986 |
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.
Location scenes were filmed around the English resorts of Poole and Weymouth, in particular featuring the old Poole Customs House on the harbour.
At present the series has not been released on DVD.
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