King and Castle

King and Castle
Created by Ian Kennedy Martin
Starring Derek Martin
Nigel Planer
Theme music composer Sound Lab
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Lloyd Shirley
Producer(s) Chris Burt (Series 1)
Peter Duguid (Series 2)
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Thames
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Mono
First shown in 20 August 1985 (1985-08-20)
Original release 3 September 1986 (1986-09-03) – 14 June 1988 (1988-06-14)

King and Castle is a British television crime drama series, made for Thames Television by Euston Films and screened on the ITV between 3 September 1986 and 14 June 1988.[1]

Created by Ian Kennedy Martin,[2] who had previously devised The Sweeney for Thames, along with Juliet Bravo and The Chinese Detective for the BBC, King and Castle started out as an episode of Thames' Storyboard, a series of stand-alone dramas intended as potential pilots for series. The pilot was transmitted on 20 August 1985.[3] Intended to combine the rough-and-tumble of The Sweeney[4] with the knowing wit of Minder,[5] two series of six episodes each followed in 1986 and 1988.

A paperback tie-in novel was released to accompany the first series in 1986.[6]

Plot

Ronald King (Derek Martin), a Detective Sergeant with the Metropolitan Police, is obliged to leave the force when he is investigated by the anti-corruption squad and forms The Manor Debt Collection Agency. His partner in the venture is mild-mannered martial arts expert David Castle (Nigel Planer). Together, King and Castle take on any job offered to them.

Episodes

Pilot (1985)

# Title[7] Directed by Written by Original air date (UK)
0"King and Castle (Storyboard)"Richard BramallIan Kennedy Martin20 August 1985 (1985-08-20)

Series 1 (1986)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date (UK)
1"Exodus"Peter CregeenIan Kennedy Martin3 September 1986 (1986-09-03)
2"Villains"Henry HerbertIan Kennedy Martin10 September 1986 (1986-09-10)
3"Partners"Alan BellIan Kennedy Martin17 September 1986 (1986-09-17)
4"Friends"Peter CregeenIan Kennedy Martin24 September 1986 (1986-09-24)
5"Romance"Henry HerbertIan Kennedy Martin1 October 1986 (1986-10-01)
6"Rivals"Alan BellIan Kennedy Martin8 October 1986 (1986-10-08)

Series 2 (1988)

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date (UK)
7"Kicks"Peter SasdyIan Kennedy Martin10 May 1988 (1988-05-10)
8"Dim Sums"Laurence MoodyIan Kennedy Martin17 May 1988 (1988-05-17)
9"Hams"Jan SargentIan Kennedy Martin24 May 1988 (1988-05-24)
10"Floppy Discs"Peter TabemNigel Planer & Andy de la Tour31 May 1988 (1988-05-31)
11"Class"Laurence MoodyNigel Planer & Andy de la Tour7 June 1988 (1988-06-07)
12"Cons"Jan SargentIan Kennedy Martin14 June 1988 (1988-06-14)

DVD Release

The complete series of King and Castle, including the Storyboard pilot, is available on DVD in the UK through Network DVD.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 532. ISBN 9780241952917.
  2. ↑ "King and Castle". Ian Kennedy Martin official website. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "BFI Collections Database". British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Cornell; Day & Topping (1996). The Guinness Book of Classic British TV (2nd ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 397. ISBN 0851126286.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Dave (1988). The ITV Encyclopedia of Adventure. London: Boxtree. pp. 297–298. ISBN 1852832177.
  6. ↑ "Paperback tie-in book". Trash Fiction. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "BFI Collections database". British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Series 1 DVD". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Series 2 DVD". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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