# Riviera Police

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British TV crime series (1965)

Riviera Police Starring Brian Spink Noel Trevarthen Frank Lieberman Geoffrey Frederick Theme music composer Laurie Johnson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 13 Production Producer Jordan Lawrence Editor John Zambardi Running time 55 mins Original release Release 2 August (1965-08-02) – 27 October 1965 (1965-10-27)

***Riviera Police*** is a British television crime drama series that sees three international police officers, from England, Australia, and Canada, seconded to the Prefect of [Marseille](/source/Marseille) with a local French officer.[1] French Inspector Legrand appeared in all episodes (filmed in London studios) while the other three alternated between episodes, often filming on location in France.[2][3][4]

## Cast

- [Brian Spink](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Spink&action=edit&redlink=1) as Inspector Legrand

- [Noel Trevarthen](/source/Noel_Trevarthen) as Superintendent Barney Johnson

- [Frank Lieberman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Lieberman&action=edit&redlink=1) as Lieutenant Colonel Sorel

- [Geoffrey Frederick](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geoffrey_Frederick&action=edit&redlink=1) as Superintendent Adam Hunter

## Reception

Early episodes outperformed *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)* becoming the countries most popular TV series. The producers were told to tone down some of the content or they would be moved to a later time slot.[5]

Milton Shulman of the Evening Standard was highly critical of the series. He wrote "Determined to cash in on the success of such sophisticated thrillers as Burke's Law, Riviera Police seems to be on every count merely a bumbling, pathetic copy from its colourless four detectives—some recruited from the Dominions to make them palatable in Australia or Canada—to the dire selection of cretinous plots chosen by its editor and producer, Jordan Lawrence."[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Amos, Bill (31 July 1965), "Between Giggle and Scream", *Liverpool Echo*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Gowers, Michael (18 September 1965), "Riviera Policeman", *Liverpool Echo*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Gallagher, James (15 August 1965), "This Riviera policeman never sees Cannes", *Sunday Mercury*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Eastaugh, Kenneth (2 August 1965), "Bullets and birds on the Riviera", *Daily Mirror*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Davis, Clifford (20 August 1965), "'Riviera Police' in a spot of bikini trouble", *Daily Mirror*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Shulman, Milton (29 September 1965), ["The bikini hour"](https://my1960s.com/shulman/decadent-and-trashy-is-this-your-view-of-riviera-police/), *Evening Standard*

## External links

- [*Riviera Police*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159909/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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