The Enigma Files
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| The Enigma Files | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Detective |
| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Tom Adams Sharon Maughan Carole Nimmons Duggie Brown |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original airing | 15 April 1980 |
The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for one series of fifteen episodes in 1980.
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[edit] Plot summary
The series was a police procedural drama, written by Derek Ingrey, about a Police Officer who has been sidelined from regular duties and, having been placed in charge of a records / evidence unit, started specialising in investigating unsolved crimes.
[edit] Regular Cast and Characters
- Tom Adams as Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis
- Sharon Maughan as Kate Burton, the unit Administrator (first eight episodes only)
- Carole Nimmons as Sue Maxwell, the unit Administrator (last seven episodes only)
- Duggie Brown as Phil Strong, a Laboratory Technician
[edit] Similar Series
The investigation of "Cold Cases" became a theme for several detective dramas some two decades later, including:
- Cold Squad, CAN / CTV, 1998
- Cold Case Files, USA / A&E, 1999 (true cases)
- Waking the Dead, UK / BBC, 2000
- New Tricks, UK / BBC, 2003
- Cold Case, US / CBS, 2003
[edit] Video Release
There are no known releases on Video Tape or DVD.
[edit] Other media
A tie-in book of the series, written by Christine Sparks, was published by the BBC in June 1980 (ISBN 0563177705 / ISBN 978-0563177708).
[edit] External links
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