The Revenue Men

1967
The Revenue Men

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EP1 Sentimental Value Mar 29, 1968

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?

EP2 Search for an Unknown Client - Part One Apr 05, 1968

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.

EP3 Search for an Unknown Client - Part Two Apr 12, 1968

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

EP4 I'd Rather be in Philadelphia Apr 19, 1968

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

EP5 A Drop of What You Fancy Apr 26, 1968

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

EP6 Funny Sort of Criminal May 03, 1968

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

EP7 Little Rich Girl May 10, 1968

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.

EP8 Combined Operations May 17, 1968

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.

EP9 Family Affair May 24, 1968

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

EP10 The Gentle Bootlegger May 31, 1968

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

EP11 The Big Feller Jun 07, 1968

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

EP12 A Sense of Justice Jun 14, 1968

A dangerous man escapes from jail and Smith becomes involved.
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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.

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