# BBC Experts: Early  Detective Show? (Shown In USA)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 4, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064 "2011-12-04T22:20:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064/1 "2011-12-04T22:20:08Z")

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I vaguely remember a British TV show-it was shown in the US in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s.  
All I remember is that it was about a pair of London Police detectives-one was an older guy who looked a bit like Basil Rathbone, and a younger guy who looked Anglo-Indian.  
That is all I remember.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064/2 "2011-12-04T22:59:51Z")

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Are you sure it was a BBC show? The description of the characters’ appearance makes me think of _Department S_, but it doesn’t seem to fit otherwise.

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**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064/3 "2011-12-05T00:24:31Z")

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Yikes! No idea. Before I was born, which doesn’t help. I could tell you plenty about 70s British cop shows, though!

Are you sure it was a BBC show?

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**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064/4 "2011-12-05T00:27:54Z")

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Here’s a wikipedia lilst of 1950s British TV serials:

> **[Category:1950s British television series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_British_television_series)**
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> Television series which originated in the United Kingdom in the decade 1950s. i.e. in the years 1950 to 1959. Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United Kingdom should be removed from this category and its sub-categories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
> The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Not many there that look like they might be cop shows.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-experts-early-detective-show-shown-in-usa/605064/5 "2011-12-05T00:40:34Z")

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[Fabian Of Scotland Yard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_of_the_Yard), perhaps?