Episode
The Detectives: The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
Overview
A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.
Details
- Series
- The Detectives
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1997-01-28
Episode context
The Beast Of Hackney Marshes is Episode 3 in Season 5 of The Detectives. It aired on 1997-01-28.
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