Special Branch Diversion (Season 4, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Special Branch

Diversion (Season 4, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Why has Strand suddenly begun a relationship with a lady colleague and started to drink heavily? Has the pressure finally caught up with him? Or is he playing a solo game to unmask a villain.

Director

William Brayne

Writer

Peter Hammond (by) (as Peter J. Hammond)

Producer

Ted Childs

Cinematographer

John Keeling (lighting cameraman)

Editor

Chris Burt

Casting Director

Dodo Watts

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Edit Released

Updated May 2, 1974

Release date

May 2, 1974 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
George Sewell Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven See fewer	UFO (1970)
Patrick Mower Detective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty Detective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty See fewer	Carry on England (1976)
Paul Eddington Strand Strand See fewer	Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
Frederick Jaeger Commander Fletcher Commander Fletcher See fewer	Department S (1969)
Nicolette McKenzie Beth Summers Beth Summers See fewer	Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
John Cairney Lister Lister See fewer	Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Denis Lill Tim Summers Tim Summers See fewer	The Royal (2003)
Keith Marsh Head Waiter Head Waiter See fewer	Love Thy Neighbour (1972)
Peter Sproule Police Constable Police Constable See fewer	Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Sandra Hale Stripper Stripper See fewer	Hoard (2023)
Walter Henry Man in Restaurant Bar (uncredited) Man in Restaurant Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Aileen Lewis Woman in Restaurant Bar (uncredited) Woman in Restaurant Bar (uncredited) See fewer	The Ugly Duckling (1959)