| Juliet Bravo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Ian Kennedy Martin |
| Starring | Stephanie Turner Anna Carteret David Ellison Noel Collins David Hargreaves Tony Caunter Edward Peel C.J. Allen Mark Botham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 88 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producers | Geraint Morris Terence Williams |
| Cinematography | Alan Jonas |
| Editor | Sheila S. Tomlinson |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 30 August 1980 – 21 December 1985 |
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Juliet Bravo is a British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980,[1] that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC1.[2] The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire. The lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay was played by Stephanie Turner in series 1 to 3, but in series 4 to 6 she was replaced by Anna Carteret for the role of Inspector Kate Longton. Carteret remained with the series until its conclusion in 1985.[3]
The series was devised by Ian Kennedy Martin, who had already enjoyed success with another police drama series, The Sweeney. Although the genre of police dramas was well-established on British television by 1980, Juliet Bravo and London Weekend Television's The Gentle Touch, which started a few months earlier, were the first series that saw female officers as lead characters, having to fight both crime and the prejudice of male colleagues.[4] Kennedy Martin based the character of Jean Darblay on a real female police inspector, Wynne Darwin.[5]
UKTV’s Drama channel reran all six series in 2018 and again in early 2019. The series had previously been repeated in its entirety on the cable and satellite channel UK Gold from the launch in 1992 until 2001.[citation needed]
- ^ Jurik, Nancy C.; Cavender, Gray (28 June 2017), "Feminist Themes in Television Crime Dramas", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264079-e-17, ISBN 978-0-19-026407-9, retrieved 25 October 2023
- ^ "Juliet Bravo – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Hartley Calling Juliet Bravo". 1 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ TV.com. "Juliet Bravo". TV.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Juliet Bravo (1980–85)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.