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unusual facts about Detective Sergeant



Absolute Conviction

Morse, his Sergeant Lewis and D.S. Cheetham (Steven Mackintosh), question various inmates, including Cryer's former partners, Bailey and Thornton, who are also incarcerated at Farnleigh and various victims of the fraud.

Blythe Duff

By series eight in 1993 her character was promoted to Detective Sergeant.

Elizabeth George

It introduces Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, actually Lord Asherton, privately educated (Eton College and Oxford University) and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley's partner, (secondary modern educated and from a working-class background) – both from Scotland Yard.

Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

The senior officer, Detective Superintendent Herbert Hannam of Scotland Yard was known for having solved the infamous Teddington Towpath Murders in 1953.29 He was assisted by Detective Sergeant Charles Hewett.


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Barbara Havers

The character of Detective Sergeant Havers serves as a sidekick and foil to the lead character, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard.

Gentle Giant Moving Company

In the movie The Departed, Detective Sergeant Sullivan's girlfriend Madolyn used Gentle Giant boxes when she was packing her old apartment to move into Sullivan's apartment.

Heather Peace

In 2010, Peace was cast as Detective Sergeant Sam Murray in the groundbreaking BBC Three TV series Lip Service, written by Harriet Braun about the loves and lives of group of aged-30-something lesbians in Glasgow, Scotland.

Jack Christey

Jack first appeared on the show as a Detective Senior Constable in season three, but was promoted to Detective Sergeant upon replacing Frank Holloway (Colin Friels) in season four.

Katy Cavanagh

She had recurring roles as Mel in the award-winning series The Cops, as Detective Sergeant Dawn "Spike" Milligan in Dalziel and Pascoe and as Shirley Lawson in 1 episode Shameless before taking on the role of Julie Carp in Coronation Street, first appearing on screen on 25 April 2008.

Keith Barron

Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, Barron became well known to UK television viewers in the early 1960s as the easy-going Detective Sergeant Swift in the Granada TV series The Odd Man and its spin-off It's Dark Outside.

Piranha Brothers

Spiny Norman is possibly a subtle reference to the notorious former head of the London Drug Squad, Detective Sergeant Norman Pilcher.

The Fast Lane

They generally take on simple detective work (domestic disputes etc.) but often find themselves in trouble (mostly through their own stupidity and poor circumstances) and have Detective Sergeant Blair (Peter Hosking) or Pat (Debra Lawrance) cleaning up after them.

The Invisible Detective

Detective Sergeant Peter Drake: Peter Drake, a Scotland Yard detective, is the father of Art Drake, the leader of Cannoniers, and the great-grandfather of Arthur Drake.