Crime drama serial Jacks and Knaves told four cases of Liverpool detective sergeant Tom Hitchin (John Barrie). This serial was the inspiration for Z Cars. So much so that three of the four episodes were made for Z Cars.
Besides Hitchin other characters included D.C. Bert Hoyle (Leonard Williams) and Sergeant Harry Frost (Philip Stone).
Cast: John Barrie as Detective Sergeant Tom Hitchin; Leonard Williams as Detective Constable Bert Hoyle; Wensley Pithey as Chief Inspector; Philip Stone as Sergeant Harry Frost; Simon Merrick as Detective Sergeant David; James Beck as Detective Constable Syd;
Format: William Prendergast /Writer: Colin Morris / Producer: Gilchrist Calder
UK / BBC / 4×45 minutes / 16 November – 7 December 1961 black and white
