British detective tv series starring john barrie as sergeant cork, a plainsclothes detective, ably assisted by bob marriott, played by william gaunt'. '.strtoupper('j')ohn barrie stars as sergeant cork, one of the early members of london's metropolitan police c.i.d'. '.strtoupper('p')lain clothes detectives tasked with maintaining law and order in victorian london'. '.strtoupper('w')illiam gaunt stars as bob marriott, who assists cork'. '.strtoupper('f')rom his attic office at old scotland yard, cork has to contend with the heavy crimewave created by the massive population boom, industrial expansion and an ever widening gap between the rich and poor'. '.strtoupper('s')ounds rather like modern times'! '.strtoupper('r')elease date   19 march 2018no'. '.strtoupper('d')iscs   19 dvdscert 12running time   55 hrs 23