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1293:1997-02-18
1268:1997-02-11
1261:"Best Man"
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659:1994-03-16
630:1994-03-09
605:1994-03-02
598:"Collared"
551:1993-03-03
521:1993-02-24
492:1993-02-17
459:1993-02-10
452:"Teed Off"
430:1993-02-03
412:Jerry Hall
401:1993-01-27
360:Tony Selby
309:Characters
174:1997-12-28
164:1993-01-27
119:Production
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908:Mike Reid
730:Tim Healy
623:"Witness"
423:"Hostage"
326:Bob Louis
246:detective
100:of series
67:Composers
1409:2 August
1321:Episode
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