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Sergeant Cork (1963)

Crime · Drama

Sergeant Cork is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five-year run, although the last episode was not broadcast until January 1968, 16 months after the others. Journalist Tom Sutcliffe has credited it as a first example of the use of the Victorian-era policeman in a television crime series. A 1969 review in The Age opined that rather than suspense, the strengths of the series were its "excellent period settings and wonderfully thick pea-soupers" which "add up to splendid evocative stuff", as well as the performance of star John Barrie. At no time during the whole series is Sergeant Cork's first name given.

IMDb rating
7.5 (157 votes)
Seasons
6
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1963)

6.81 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 6.8

Ep 1: 7.3 · 40 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 34 votesEp 3: 5.9 · 30 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 24 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 26 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 26 votesEp 8: 6.1 · 22 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 26 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 30 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 29 votesEp 13: 6.8 · 29 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Case of the Reluctant Widow7.340
2The Case of the Girl Upstairs6.934
3The Case of the Two Drowned Men5.930
4The Case of the Knotted Scarf6.827
5The Case of the Stagedoor Johnnie6.324
6The Case of the Respectable Suicide7.226
7The Case of the Slithy Tove6.726
8The Case of the Persistant Assassin6.122
9The Case of the Sleeping Coachman7.226
10The Case of the Soldier's Rifle7.126
11Case of the Public Paragon7.230
12The Case of Ella Barnes7.029
13The Case of the Gold Salesman6.829

Season 2 (1963)

7.18 avg 8 episodes 7.6 → 7.7

Ep 1: 7.6 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 24 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 23 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 25 votesEp 6: 6.5 · 25 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 24 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 22 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Case of the Fenian Men7.625
2The Case of the Fourth Visitor7.023
3The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds7.324
4The Case of the Hangman's Noose7.323
5The Case of the Bristol Mail7.325
6The Case of the Silent Suffragette6.525
7The Case of the Self Made Man6.724
8The Case of the Stricken Surgeon7.722

Season 3 (1964)

7.08 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.1

Ep 1: 7.3 · 23 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 25 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 24 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 28 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 13: 7.1 · 17 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Case of the Two Poisons7.323
2The Case of the Six Suspects7.023
3The Case of Big Ben Lewis7.222
4The Case of the Amateur Spy7.225
5The Case of the Elegant Mistress7.324
6The Case of the Medicine Man7.328
7The Case of the Dumb Witness6.618
8The Case of the Monk's Hood Murder6.919
9The Case of the Penny Plains6.819
10The Case of the Hero's Return7.318
11The Case of the Great Pearl Robbery6.821
12The Case of the Killer's Mark7.218
13The Case of the Cynical Traitor7.117

Season 4 (1964)

7.22 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.5

Ep 1: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 25 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 7 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Case of the Vengeful Garnet7.819
2The Case of the Wounded Warder7.117
3The Case of the African Murder6.820
4The Case of the Dutiful Murderer7.325
5The Case of the Pious Patriarch6.820
6The Case of the Merry Widower7.57

Season 5 (1966)

6.63 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 7.0

Ep 1: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 3: 5.3 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 17 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Case of Albert Watson, V.C.7.315
2The Case of the Painted Boat6.915
3The Case of the Simple Savage5.316
4The Case of the Hooded Students7.017

Season 6 (1966)

7.38 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.5

Ep 1: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 7 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 7 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 8 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 6 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 9 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 6 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 8 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 8 votesEp 22: 8.5 · 9 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Case of the Fellowship Murder8.312
2The Case of the Wayward Wife7.411
3The Case of the Missing Cabinet Maker7.29
4The Case of the Horseless Carriage7.37
5The Case of the Prominent Thespian7.07
6The Case of the Dutiful Bride6.77
7The Case of William Huckerby, Platelayer6.98
8The Case of the Notorious Nun6.46
9The Case of the Rogue Regiment7.46
10The Case of the Travelling Texan6.09
11The Case of a Lady's Good Name7.46
12The Case of the Vanishing Victim7.87
13The Case of the Threatened Rajah7.06
14The Case of the Devil's Daughter7.48
15The Case of the Unpopular Judge8.18
16The Case of the Strolling Players7.08
17The Case of the Chelford Changeling8.08
18The Case of the Silent Policeman7.48
19The Case of the French Mademoiselle7.37
20The Case of the Fallen Family7.57
21The Case of the Crystal Ball8.38
22The Case of the Silent Bell8.59