Season 2 • Episode 13
LatestIn the final episode, hundreds of cans of petrol are being stolen at the German base. A mysterious note arrives accusing an old friend of Mann's, who is presently a security officer overlooking supplies.
Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television for ITV. John Thaw stars as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. It ran for 26 episodes over two series between 1964 and 1966, being about 50 minutes in a 60 minute time slot. Surprisingly for a 1960s ABC Weekend Television programme, 23 of the 26 episodes still exist.
Acting
Thaw's volcanic stillness before he became famous for it.
Production
Authentic military bases: they filmed where the Army let them.
Writing
Procedural plots with unexpected psychological sting.
Creator
Jack Bell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Three episodes are lost to time, making Redcap a holy grail for archival hunters. The surviving 23 were recovered from disparate sources including Nigerian television.
This role directly informed Thaw's casting as Inspector Morse—producers saw his capacity for buried intelligence and institutional resentment. The beret didn't make the leap, thankfully.
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