Parkin's Patch

Parkin's Patch was a cop drama from 1969 that takes place in the remote North York Moor. Starring John Flanagan as PC Moss Parkin with Gareth Thomas. Both of them later appeared in episodes of Heartbeat which was also a cop drama that took place in the late 60's in rural Yorkshire. Flanagan had a minor role in an episode of Lewis that was aired about 4 weeks ago.
With it's small cast each episode featured a larger cast of guest stars with a number of familiar faces and many others that went on to become so in the decades that followed. Michael Robbins, Hilda Braid, Warren Clarke, Glynn Edwards, Doreen Keogh, Jo Rowbottom, Pauline Collins, Joe Gladwin, Barbara New, Norman Eshley, Robin Parkinson, Michael Elphick, Bill Fraser, Arthur Brough, Peter Sallis, Glyn Owen.....come to mind.
Parkin's Patch