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The Revenue Men

Season 3 1968

  • 1968-03-28T23:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 10h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
The Revenue Men is a British television series, produced and transmitted by the BBC between 1967 and 1968. The series dealt with cases handled by the Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise such as the illegal import of goods, illegal immigration and business transactions amongst travellers. The Revenue Men was produced by Gerard Glaister. The series lasted for three series and 39 episodes in total. In spite of this fact, all of the episodes were later wiped, with no episodes extant in the BBC archives as of 2009.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

1968-03-28T23:00:00Z

3x01 Sentimental Value

Season Premiere

3x01 Sentimental Value

  • 1968-03-28T23:00:00Z50m

A man called McGeely arrives in Scotland but cannot leave his ship because he has no papers. He claims he comes from Glasgow and mentions Sauchiehall Street as proof. But as the Customs men point out, everyone all over the world has heard of Sauchiehall Street. Smith and McInnes are after some smugglers who are bringing high quality jewellery into the country in small quantities. McGeely is given a piece to smuggle ashore but when he vanishes from the ship the smugglers have about as much idea as the Revenue men about where to find him. Who gets there first?

The I.B. are confronted by a case of 'the worst kind of smuggling'. Campbell puts Ross McInnes on the trail of the client concerned. Ross traces him as far as the Inner Hebrides but arrives too late. It seems he cannot pursue the case any further - it's a dead end. He returns to report his failure to a furious Campbell.

Last week Logan's death brought Ross to a halt. This week Smith resumes the search for the man who supplies the peddlers.

3x04 I'd Rather be in Philadelphia

  • 1968-04-18T23:00:00Z50m

Johnny Cain is back again and Smith's holiday in Switzerland develops into another case for the I.B.

1968-04-25T23:00:00Z

3x05 A Drop of What You Fancy

3x05 A Drop of What You Fancy

  • 1968-04-25T23:00:00Z50m

A labourer is taken to hospital having been poisoned by a bottle of illegal whisky. Ross McInnes investigates.

1968-05-02T23:00:00Z

3x06 Funny Sort of Criminal

3x06 Funny Sort of Criminal

  • 1968-05-02T23:00:00Z50m

Smith is faced with a very difficult moral problem when he is informed that there are several illegal immigrants working at the docks.

1968-05-09T23:00:00Z

3x07 Little Rich Girl

3x07 Little Rich Girl

  • 1968-05-09T23:00:00Z50m

The I.B. are called in to assist when the Waterguard are being annoyed by the activities of Miss Stella Bruce, a rich young playgirl.

1968-05-16T23:00:00Z

3x08 Combined Operations

3x08 Combined Operations

  • 1968-05-16T23:00:00Z50m

A huge combine is selling smuggled goods in working-mens' clubs, but there seems to be no way for the police or the I.B. to break the organisation.

1968-05-23T23:00:00Z

3x09 Family Affair

3x09 Family Affair

  • 1968-05-23T23:00:00Z50m

Pressure on a colleague leads the I.B. to examine the sport of kings.

1968-05-30T23:00:00Z

3x10 The Gentle Bootlegger

3x10 The Gentle Bootlegger

  • 1968-05-30T23:00:00Z50m

A family reunion sets Smith off on the trail of an illicit brew.

1968-06-06T23:00:00Z

3x11 The Big Feller

3x11 The Big Feller

  • 1968-06-06T23:00:00Z50m

""Pull up the ladder, Jack"" could well be the Big Feller's family motto.

1968-06-13T23:00:00Z

3x12 A Sense of Justice

3x12 A Sense of Justice

  • 1968-06-13T23:00:00Z50m

A dangerous man escapes from jail and Smith becomes involved.

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