
Cribb
- 1980 – 1981
- Ended
- Mystery · Crime · Drama
- ~1h / ep
- 2 seasons
- 8.0/10
Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
Latest: Series 2 · 1981
View all seasonsE1. Mad Hatter's Holiday
Mar 29, 1981 · 52m
After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton to discover the victim's identity, with the assistance of an eccentric holiday-maker with a tale of a missing woman.
E2. The Last Trumpet
Apr 5, 1981 · 49m
A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lover organising the protests is murdered, Cribb considers the various motives for killing her.
E3. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Apr 12, 1981 · 51m
Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a special mission—to investigate the background of the new nanny being selected for the Queen's granddaughter.
E4. The Choir That Wouldn't Sing
Apr 19, 1981 · 48m
Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the Colonel's death was murder but their questions are met with a wall of silence from the locals.
E5. Murder Old Boy
May 3, 1981 · 51m
Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by an ex-classmate, who is subsequently murdered.
E6. Invitation to a Dynamite Party
May 10, 1981 · 49m
Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are planning a major bombing.



















