| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Creator | Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie |
| Starring | Richard Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Simon Wallace |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Num series | 1 |
| Num episodes | 7 |
| Producer | Jamie Rix |
| Executive producer | Humphrey Barclay |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Company | LWT |
| Network | ITV |
| First aired | 19 July 1998 |
| Last aired | 30 August 1998 |
Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired between 19 July and 30 August 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centred on a river police station by the River Thames. The series consisted of seven episodes: Flying Colours, Out to Grass, Occurrences, The Spirit of the Deep, Duck Turpin, River Rage, The Siege of Mallory Wharf.
The script for the pilot episode "Of Ducks and Men" was re-filmed with some changes to supporting cast and main cast uniforms, and retitled as "Flying Colours" which then became the first episode of the following series.
Cast
- Richard Wilson as PC Roland "Prof" Rose
- David Tennant as Simon "Darwin" Brown
- Samantha Beckinsale as Gillian "Marilyn" Monroe
- Trevor Cooper as James "Ollie" Oliver
- Geoffrey Hutchings as Malcolm "Sarge" White
- Jason Watkins as Kevin "Taz" Delaney
- Craig Fairbrass as Hero
- Sue Johnston as Val Rutland
- John Biggins as Stan Murdoch
- Jan Ravens as Angie Tennant
Episodes
Series 1 (1998)
Filming for this series began in July 1998 and ended in August 1998.