Skorpion (TV series)

Skorpion is a British television serial transmitted by the BBC in 1983.^[1]

Skorpion
Created by	Arden Winch
Written by	John Brason
Directed by	Michael Hayes
Starring	Terrence Hardiman Michael Denison Marianne Borgo Neville Jason Daniel Hill Jack McKenzie
Theme music composer	Simon May
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Gerard Glaister
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	12 January (1983-01-12) – 16 February 1983 (1983-02-16)
Related
Blood Money Cold Warrior

A sequel (of sorts) to the 1981 series Blood Money,^[2] Skorpion saw Michael Denison, Daniel Hill and Jack McKenzie reprise their roles from the original serial. A mysterious plane crash in the Scottish highlands and a woman pursued by a hitman are cases investigated by the Anti-Terrorism Squad.

Cast

• Terrence Hardiman as Chief Supt. Franks
• Michael Denison as Captain Aubrey Percival
• Marianne Borgo as Gabrielle
• Daniel Hill as Inspector Clark
• Jack McKenzie as Chief Inspector Perry
• Neville Jason as Constant Delangre
• Tamara Ustinov as WPC Baker
• Mary Wimbush as Agatha
• Ian Cullen as Inspector Hallisay
• James Kennedy as Mr. X
• Tom Chadbon as Dr. Ormiston

References

1. Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 868. ISBN 9780241952917.
2. Sangster, Jim; Condon, Paul (2005). TV Heaven. London: Collins. pp. 121–122. ISBN 0007190999. OCLC 64090326.

External links

• Skorpion at IMDb