Juliet Bravo:Flesh and Blood (BBC1, 1985, Season 6, Episode 8) directed by Ron Jones, writen byDon Webb. This episode is a chance to see the fabulous Janet McTeer in her first television role. Summary: Insp. Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment. Episode Credited cast: Anna Carteret (Inspector Kate Longton), Janet McTeer (journalist Esther Pearson), Noel Collins (Sgt. George Parrish), David Ellison (Sgt. Joseph Beck) , CJ Allen (PC Brian Kelleher) , Mark Botham (PC Danny Sparks), Edward Peel (DCI Mark Perrin)Original Air Date: 26 October 1985. www.imdb.com Juliet Bravo (BBC, 1980-1985, 88×50 min episodes in 6 series) was the last in the long line of hugely successful BBC police dramas that descended from Z Cars (1962-78), an honourable genealogy that also includes Softly, Softly (1966-69), and its spin-offs Barlow (1971-75) and Softly, Softly: Task Force (1969-76).The series was the creation of Ian Kennedy Martin (whose brother Troy Kennedy Martin was responsible for Z Cars), also the man behind The Sweeney (ITV, 1974-78) and The Chinese Detective (BBC, 1981-82). At the suggestion of Billy Cotton, Controller of BBC1, the main difference between this new series and all those mentioned above was its emphasis on a female protagonist. Although the first British women police officers were introduced in 1949, UK drama had been slow in the extreme in reflecting this. Margaret Thatcher’s election …
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