Shadow Squad

Shadow Squad
Genre	Crime
Starring	George Moon Peter Williams John Horsley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	179 (175 missing)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Associated-Rediffusion (First series) Granada Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	17 June 1957 (1957-06-17) – 24 June 1959 (1959-06-24)

Shadow Squad is a British TV drama series that ran from 1957–1959 starring Peter Williams and George Moon.[1] Three series were made, the first produced by Associated-Rediffusion and the second and third series produced by Granada Television. 179 episodes were made, of which only four survive, all four of which are from the second series.[2] Network released the surviving four episodes on DVD in 2011, with the surviving episodes titled "Race Against Time: Parts 1 and 2", and "The Missing Cheese: Parts 1 and 2". Also released on the DVD was the sole surviving episode of the spin-off, Skyport, titled "The Spanish Girl".[3] All five of these episodes were produced by Granada Television.[4]

Premise

Criminal cases investigated by the Shadow Squad detective agency run by former Scotland Yard sleuth Don Carter, along with his trusty Cockney sidekick Ginger Smart.[5]

Main cast

• George Moon as Ginger Smart
• Peter Williams as Don Carter
• John Horsley as Supt. Whitelaw
• Rex Garner as Vic Steele
• Kathleen Boutall as Mrs. Moggs

References

1. "Shadow Squad – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 21 June 2014.
2. "TVBrain | Kaleidoscope | Lost shows | TV Archive | TV History". www.tvbrain.info.
3. "'Shadow Squad' DVD review". CultBox. 2 February 2011.
4. Marcus, Laurence. "Shadow Squad". Television Heaven.
5. "Shadow Squad (TV Series)". Radio Times.

External links

• Shadow Squad at IMDb