The Revenue Men
- 1967 – 1968
- Ended
- ~50m / ep
- 3 seasons
- 5.5/10
The Revenue Men is a British television series, produced and transmitted by the BBC between 1967 and 1968. The series dealt with cases handled by the Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise such as the illegal import of goods, illegal immigration and business transactions amongst travellers. The Revenue Men was produced by Gerard Glaister. The series lasted for three series and 39 episodes in total. In spite of this fact, all of the episodes were later wiped, with no episodes extant in the BBC archives as of 2009.
Latest: Season 3 · 1968
View all seasonsE1. Sentimental Value
Mar 29, 1968 · 50m
A man called McGeely arrives in Scotland but cannot leave his ship because he has no papers. He claims he comes from Glasgow and mentions Sauchiehall Street as proof. But as the Customs men point out, everyone all over the world has heard of Sauchiehall Street. Smith and McInnes are after some smugglers who are bringing high quality jewellery into the country in small quantities. McGeely is given a piece to smuggle ashore but when he vanishes from the ship the smugglers have about as much idea as the Revenue men about where to find him. Who gets there first?
E2. Search for an Unknown Client - Part One
Apr 5, 1968 · 50m
The I.B. are confronted by a case of 'the worst kind of smuggling'. Campbell puts Ross McInnes on the trail of the client concerned. Ross traces him as far as the Inner Hebrides but arrives too late. It seems he cannot pursue the case any further - it's a dead end. He returns to report his failure to a furious Campbell.
E3. Search for an Unknown Client - Part Two
Apr 12, 1968 · 50m
Last week Logan's death brought Ross to a halt. This week Smith resumes the search for the man who supplies the peddlers.
E4. I'd Rather be in Philadelphia
Apr 19, 1968 · 50m
Johnny Cain is back again and Smith's holiday in Switzerland develops into another case for the I.B.
E5. A Drop of What You Fancy
Apr 26, 1968 · 50m
A labourer is taken to hospital having been poisoned by a bottle of illegal whisky. Ross McInnes investigates.
E6. Funny Sort of Criminal
May 3, 1968 · 50m
Smith is faced with a very difficult moral problem when he is informed that there are several illegal immigrants working at the docks.
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