Pulaski (TV series)

Pulaski is a British television drama series produced by the BBC in 1987.^[1]

Pulaski
Also known as	Pulaski: The TV Detective
Created by	Roy Clarke
Starring	David Andrews Caroline Langrishe
Theme music composer	The Shadows
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Paul Knight
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	2 October (1987-10-02) – 20 November 1987 (1987-11-20)

Created by Roy Clarke, the series was a parody of detective dramas centred around Larry Summers, an American actor starring in a British detective series in the title role of Pulaski, who finds himself involved in real life cases. He was assisted by his co-star Kate Smith, who played his sidekick Briggsy in the series.^[2][3]

The theme music was performed by The Shadows.^[4]

Cast

• David Andrews as Larry Summers/Pulaski
• Caroline Langrishe as Kate Smith/Briggsy
• Kate Harper as Paula Wilson
• Rolf Saxon as Jerome Summers
• Bryan Marshall as Billy Gems

Episodes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate (UK)
1	"The Fictional Detective"	Christopher King	Roy Clarke	2 October 1987 (1987-10-02)
2	"The Price of Fame"	Gerry Poulson	Andrew Payne	9 October 1987 (1987-10-09)
3	"Violence, Love and Ratings"	Gerry Poulson	Geoffrey Case	16 October 1987 (1987-10-16)
4	"And the Killer of Rose Amelia Bonner"	Christopher King	Roy Clarke	23 October 1987 (1987-10-23)
5	"The Lone Granger"	Gerry Mill	Roy Clarke	30 October 1987 (1987-10-30)
6	"Tough Guys Don't Blink"	Gerry Mill	Geoffrey Case	6 November 1987 (1987-11-06)
7	"Ten by Eight Glossy"	Roger Bamford	Richard Carpenter	13 November 1987 (1987-11-13)
8	"No Guns Please We're British"	Gerry Mill	Geoffrey Case	20 November 1987 (1987-11-20)