Crane
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1A Death of No Importance
Apr 2, 1963
Crane relentless hunts a killer through a killer through the streets of Casablance. He has good reason to find the man: The murderer was responsible for killing Crane's friend.
E2Bad Company
Apr 9, 1963
Orlando's favourite saying 'Pick up a strange woman and you pick up trouble' because a terrifying reality when Crane offer a lift to a young hitch-hiker.
E3The Cannabis Syndicate
Apr 16, 1963
Crane and Colonel Mahmoud find themselves up against a murder-for-sale syndicate – a mysterious organisation which threatens to end both their careers unless they strike first.
E4My Deadly Friend
Apr 23, 1963
It appears that someone is overly anxious to have Crane arrested on false charges. Who is behind the threats? Determined to find out, Crane receives a nasty surprise.
E5The Executioners
Apr 30, 1963
When Crane and Orlando give assistance to a wounded man, being hunted in Casablanca, they find themselves facing a new and deadly threat to their careers.
E6Yesterday's Woman
May 7, 1963
Someone is trying to murder the beautiful Madeleine. The plan is an ingenious one. So ingenious that Crane has his work cut out trying to find the culprit. But he must - before an innocent man is convicted of the crime.
E7The Price of Friendship
May 14, 1963
When Haufmann's boat docks at Casablanca, Mahmoud – and Crane – show interest. Both are looking for a gang of thieves — one of whom could be a ruthless killer.
E8Three Days to Die
May 21, 1963
Though all the evidence points to the man being guilty of murder, Crane believes otherwise, and sets out to prove the man's innocence. There's just one snag — he has only three days in which to do so.
E9My Brother's Keeper
May 28, 1963
A callous murderer is hiding in Casablanca. Mahmoud, faced with the traditional loyalties to the Foreign Legion, is helpless to arrest him. The policeman seeks Crane's help.
E10The Unwanted
Jun 4, 1963
Crane decides to take in a homeless, hungry orphan, unaware of the trouble to come – or the danger he's placing the lives of himself and those he cares about in.
E11Return of a Hero
Jun 11, 1963
Having rescued a man being pursued though the dark streets of Morocco, Crane finds himself faced with an intriguing mystery — one which somehow includes a yellow rabbit.
E12The Golden Attraction
Jun 18, 1963
When a corpse is discovered in a new grave, Crane has his reasons for not getting involved. But fate has a way of changing one's mind — and that's when his troubles begin.
E13A Case of Dolls
Jun 25, 1963
When Crane and Orlando discover a box floating in the sea, its contents bring many surprises – not all welcomed by the two men, who find themselves prey to a group of very nasty rogues.
E1The Death of Marie Vetier
Jan 13, 1964
A beautiful and desperate women brings murder and treachery into Crane's life. The smuggler learns the hard way just how dangerous such a combination can be.
E2Epitaph for a Fat Woman
Jan 20, 1964
When his friend's son fails to arrive home from school, Crane and Orlando follows a trail that leads to death and heartbreak for his group of friends.
E3Dead Reckoning
Jan 27, 1964
Despite his reservations to do so, Crane allows himself to become involved in getting a man out of prison - unfortunately for all concerned, the man is very nasty piece of work - and Crane nearly gets killed in the attempt.
E4Picture of My Brother
Feb 3, 1964
Faced with bringing The Venda gang - a ruthless bunch of killers - the justice, Colonel Mahmoud seeks Crane's help, and all hell breaks lose on the Morocco streets.
E5Two Rings for Danger
Feb 10, 1964
The brother of a murdered man becomes suspicious when he's told that Crane was the last person to see his brother alive. So does Colonel Mahmoud - and that spells trouble for Crane.
E6Death Is a Black Camel
Feb 17, 1964
Mahmoud and Crane share an uneasy alliance. The policeman must solve a baffling case, and Crane is asked to keep a strange rendezvous - a meeting from which he may not return
E7The Secret Assassin
Feb 24, 1964
Crane is invited to the palace of Mouley Ahmed as his honoured guest. But the reception he gets give him cause to doubt the true nature of his 'friend' invitation.
E8A Mouthful of Ashes
Mar 2, 1964
When Crane gives Orlando a ticket for the theatre, he has no idea that he is sending his friend into danger - or that he himself will become involved before the day is through.
E9Recoil
Mar 9, 1964
When the Contessa d'Avezzano invites Crane and Orlando to her villa, she has more than a dinner date on her mind. It's an invitation to murder - with Crane as the main course.
E10Gypsy's Warning
Mar 16, 1964
When Philipe plans to take revenge on a police informer, a turn of the cards from Gypsy leads Crane into violence ans murder - and the shadow of death looms dark over his friends.
E11Knife in the Dark
Mar 23, 1964
Orlando is suspected of murder. That night he left Crane's café after a quarrel, and the following morning he was found on the beach with blood on his hands.
E12Murder Is Waiting
Mar 30, 1964
A killer lies hidden in Casablanca. The police are on his trial - and so is Crane who, after receiving a strange invitation, finds himself with mortal danger.
E13Man Without a Past
Apr 6, 1964
Crane finds himself up against a group of a thieves who have decided that the only way to stop Crane clearing an innocent man's name is to have shot on sight.
E1Death Is a Closed Door
Oct 26, 1964
Through he desperately wishes to do so, Crane cannot help when a friend seeks his aid on a mission of great importance which could save the life life of a threatened man.
E2T.N.T.
Nov 2, 1964
In the hands of experts, dynamite holds few dangers. But in the hands of men determined to use the explosive for their own greedy ambitions, it can - and does - become a dangerous threat to Crane's life.
E3The Third Bullet
Nov 9, 1964
A telephone call from an unknown woman puts Crane in the firing line - and the assassin's bullet has name on it. Can Mahmoud find the killer before Crane ceases to be a 'problem'?
E4A Danger to Others
Nov 16, 1964
When Julie Lamont disappears, Crane and Orlando are asked to find her, but their investigations lead them to believe that the girl has been abducted - and most likely murdered. Neither are ready for the surprises in store.
E5Death Walks Beside Me
Nov 23, 1964
When his old friend Johnnie comes to Crane for help, the smuggler believes his request is impossible. Or is it? Crane must decide one way or the other - Johnnie's life depends on it.
E6The Man with the Big Feet
Nov 30, 1964
When a local mystic called The Master relates a prophecy of death to Orlando. Crane must decide if his powers are real - or simply a cover for something far more mysterious.
E7In Trust Find Treason
Dec 7, 1964
When Colonel Mahmoud's reputation comes under threat. Crane finds himself coming to Mahmoud's defence - news that breaks Orlando's face into laughter. He soon regret his merriment.
E8The Painted Lady
Dec 14, 1964
Crane's meeting with Louisa May have been chance, but what happens shortly afterwards is cold-blooded and deliberate - and Crane has cause to rue the day he met the girl.
E9Moving Target
Dec 21, 1964
When Colonel Mahmoud's life comes under threat from an old enemy - a military man out to seek revenge - Crane once again steps into the firing line in an attempt to save the policeman's life.
E10A Cargo of Cornflour
Dec 28, 1964
Offered a job transporting a cargo of flour, Crane becomes when his employers refuse to allow him to inspect the cargo prior to shipment, and his crew (Orlando) goes missing.
E11A Violent Animal
Jan 4, 1965
A new threat to Crane's existence arrives in Morocco - a man brought from the mainland to execute our hero. It appear that Crane's smuggling activities have made him enemies - one of whom wants him dead.
E12The Death of Karaloff
Jan 11, 1965
Colonel Mahmoud has a problem. He's been ordered to keep Karaloff, a known criminal and a sworn enemy of Mahmoud's, alive, but he's loath to do so - so the policeman seeks Crane's help.
E13The Man in the Gold Waistcoat
Jan 18, 1965
If it hadn't been for the waistcoat, Crane wouldn't have become involved in the death of a man found in the desert. He did become involved - and now he's running for his life from a band of men intent on killing him.
Storyline
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
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