Sergeant Cribb

Among fashion conscious Victorians, Jerome K. Jerome 's novel Three Men in a Boat is the inspiration for countless boat-trips on the Thames.

Out for a swim, Harriet Shaw notices an unlikely-looking threesome.

The next day a tramp is found drowned. The three men become the chief suspects. Harriet is the key witness.

And Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray take to the water in hot pursuit.

Written by Peter Lovesey.

Sergeant Cribb - Barry Foster

Constable Thackeray - John Cater

Harriet Shaw - Moir Leslie

Constable Hardy - Brian Hewlett

Inspector Jowett - Roger Hume

Fernandez/Lucifer - Tim Brierley

Humberstone/Warden - Stephen Hancock

Bustard/Goldstein - Gordon Reid

Hackett/Lockman - Terry Molloy

Gold/Matthew - Tim Reynolds

Melanie - Avril Clark

Miss Plummer - Margaret Ward

Molly - Jayne Dowell

Jane - Deborah Makepeace

Dramatised by Geoffrey M. Matthews.

Director: Vanessa Whitburn

A body in a river. A witness to three men in a boat. Can Sergeant Cribb solve the case?

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Victorian London: A body in the Thames. A witness to three men in a boat. Can Sergeant Cribb solve the case? Stars Barry Foster.

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