1963, Television: Sergeant Cork

The first episode of the British detective series "Sergeant Cork" was broadcast on the ITV network on 29 June 1963. The series was created by Ted Willis and starred John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and William Gaunt as Bob Marriott. Set in Victorian London, the series ran from 1963 to 1968. Over the course of six seasons, a total of 66 episodes were broadcast.

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Girl Upstairs

Philip Latham as Arthur J. Lowman MD and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Girl Upstairs

John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and Isa Miranda as Magda Brandel
in The Case of Ella Barnes

Edward Woodward as Austen Carew in The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds

Diane Clare as Kate Carstairs an John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds

Synopsis
In 1890s London, Sergeant Cork (John Barrie) serves in Scotland Yard’s newly established Criminal Investigation Department, enthusiastically embracing the pioneering techniques of the emerging science of forensic investigation as he tackles crimes born of poverty and deprivation, passion, vengeance and greed. Ably assisted by the young detective Bob Marriott (William Gaunt), Cork is astute and meticulous, a man years ahead of his time. He knows that even the most convincing evidence can all too easily prove deceptive.

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Anna Palk as Virginia Palmer
in The Case of the Hangman's Noose

George A. Cooper as Mr. Bellamy in The Case of the Self Made Man

Annette Andre as Mary Briggs in The Case of the Two Poisons

Trevor Bannister as Clem Butley and John Phillips as Big Ben Lewis
in The Case of Big Ben Lewis

Katherine Woodville as Vera Chatterton in The Case of the Pious Patriarch

Main Cast

• John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
• William Gaunt as Bob Marriott
• Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway
• Freddie Fowler as Chalky White
• Edward Ogden as Sergeant Gardner

Jennie Linden as Julia Bell in The Case of the Merry Widower

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Patricia English as Georgia Slocumb
in The Case of the Travelling Texan

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Josephine Tewson as Martha St. Clair
in The Case of the Devil's Daughter

Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Unpopular Judge

Angela Douglas as Lucy Rogers and William Gaunt as Bob Marriott
in The Case of the Strolling Players

John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and Freddie Fowler as Chalky White
in The Case of the Fallen Family

1968, Television: The Champions

The first episode of the British science fiction spy television series "The Champions" was broadcast on 25 September 1968 on ATV Midlands. The series, created by Dennis Spooner, was produced by Monty Berman for ITC Entertainment. The main roles were played by Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt and Anthony Nicholls. A total of thirty 50-minutes episodes were produced. The theme music was composed by Tony Hatch.

Alexandra Bastedo as Sharron Macready, Stuart Damon as Craig Stirling
and William Gaunt as Richard Barrett

Alexandra Bastedo as Sharron Macready

Stuart Damon as Craig Stirling

William Gaunt as Richard Barrett

Synopsis
Agents Craig Stirling (Stuart Damon), Sharron Macready (Alexandra Bastedo), and Richard Barrett (William Gaunt) work for a United Nations law enforcement organisation called Nemesis, based in Geneva. Barrett is a codebreaker, Stirling a pilot, and Macready a scientist and doctor.

In the first episode, the team is escaping by air following a spying mission in China. Their stolen aircraft, damaged by gunfire during the getaway, crashes in the Himalayas. They are rescued by the inhabitants of Shangri-La, an advanced civilisation living in secret in the mountains of Tibet. From Shangri-La, they receive enhanced abilities, including extrasensory powers that allow them to communicate telepathically and to foresee future events...

Anthony Nicholls as W.L. Tremayne

William Gaunt as Richard Barrett, Stuart Damon as Craig Stirling and
Alexandra Bastedo as Sharron Macready

Main Cast

• Stuart Damon as Craig Stirling
• Alexandra Bastedo as Sharron Macready
• William Gaunt as Richard Barrett
• Anthony Nicholls as W.L. Tremayne.
• The list of guest stars includes Burt Kwouk, Peter Wyngarde, Basil Dignam, Anton Rodgers, Imogen Hassall, Allan Cuthbertson, Michael Gough, Peter Arne, Steven Berkoff, Julian Glover, Gerald Harper, John Woodvine, John Carson, Jennie Linden, Donald Sutherland, Colin Blakely, Patricia Haines, Bernard Lee, Philip Madoc, Jeremy Brett, Gabrielle Drake, David Langton, William Franklyn, and Paul Eddington, among others.

Opening and closing credits episode 1