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The Knock

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The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

Apr 10, 19945 seasons38 episodesEndedEN

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Caroline Lee-Johnson

Diane Ralston

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Steve Toussaint

Barry Christie

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Peter O'Brien

Glen Vaughan

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Seasons

Series 1

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 10, 1994

Series 2

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 28, 1996

Series 3

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 6, 1997

Series 4

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 1999

Series 5

5 episodes

Premiered Oct 21, 2000

Episodes

1–6 of 7

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Ep 1

Win Some, Lose Some

Apr 10, 1994

60m

Customs and Excise discover a plot to smuggle heroin into England from Jamaica via mail, illegal plane landings, and a Columbian woman driven to smuggling by her debts.

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Ep 2

Love and Respect

Apr 17, 1994

60m

Child pornography is being smuggled from Thailand. Adams tries to stop it, and Ralston investigates the unidentified plane.

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Ep 3

Trouble in Chinatown

Apr 24, 1994

60m

George Webster gets a hold on Birch while the team discover a heroin-smuggling group linked to a Chinese restaurant in London's Chinatown, run by a Triad syndicate.

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Ep 4

Endangered Species

May 1, 1994

60m

Ralston discovers products made from endangered species, as a spilt container reveals animal horns. Meanwhile, Barton begins smuggling gold for Webster, and heroin shipments arrive from Hong Kong.

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Ep 5

Reason for Concern

May 8, 1994

60m

Andreotti inadvertently begins investigating an international drug smuggler. Diplomatic issues bring Ralston's investigation to a halt. Birch realises his mistake in working for Webster and tries to escape but it's not so easy.

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Ep 6

Show Your Metal

May 15, 1994

60m

The team follow Barton as he brings gold illegally into the country. Webster decides to up their smuggling operation and take bullion from all over Europe. Andreotti is successful with the Mullvany case.

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