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The Knock (1994)

Action · Crime · Drama

The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (165 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Shout! Factory TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1994)

7.79 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 54 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.9	11
2	Episode #1.2	8.0	11
3	Episode #1.3	7.4	10
4	Episode #1.4	7.4	10
5	Episode #1.5	7.9	7
6	Episode #1.6	7.8	8
7	Episode #1.7	8.1	8

Season 2 (1996)

7.93 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.8	6
2	Episode #2.2	8.0	7
3	Episode #2.3	7.8	6
4	Episode #2.4	8.0	5
6	Episode #2.6	8.0	5
7	Episode #2.7	8.2	5
8	Episode #2.8	7.4	5
9	Episode #2.9	7.6	5
10	Episode #2.10	8.0	6
11	Episode #2.11	8.0	5
12	Episode #2.12	8.2	5
13	Episode #2.13	8.2	5

Season 3 (1997)

7.54 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 6.8 50 min avg

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.6	5
2	Episode #3.2	7.6	5
3	Episode #3.3	7.8	5
4	Episode #3.4	7.4	5
5	Episode #3.5	8.0	7
6	Episode #3.6	7.6	5
7	Episode #3.7	6.8	5

Season 5 (2000)

5.87 avg 3 episodes 5.2 → 7.0

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #5.1	5.2	6
2	Episode #5.2	5.4	5
4	Episode #5.4	7.0	7