Crime Traveller
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Crime Traveller is a 1997 science fiction detective television series produced by the BBC based around the premise of using time travel for the purpose of solving crimes.
It was originally invented by Anthony Horowitz who got the idea while writing an episode of Poirot. Despite having over eight million viewers on a regular basis it wasn't renewed after its first series.
Characters
- Jeff Slade (Michael French) - Detective and the only person other than Turner who knows about the time machine
- Holly Turner (Chloë Annett) - Forensic scientist, her father invented the time machine and she keeps it in her apartment
- Kate Grisham (Sue Johnston) - Slade's boss, who thinks Slade is a lousy detective
- Morris (Paul Trussell) - Slade's slow-witted assistant, who usually takes the credit for his success
- Nicky Robson (Richard Dempsey) - Turner's assistant, too helpful and trusting for his own good
- Danny (Bob Goody) - janitor at Turner's apartment block, who is constantly having to deal with the power outages caused by Turner and Slade's use of the time machine
Episodes
- Jeff Slade & The Loop of Infinity
- Death in the Family
- Fashion Shoot
- The Revenge of the Chronology Protection Hypothesis
- Sins of the Father
- Death Minister
- The Lottery Experiment
- The Broken Crystal
Related topics
- Quantum Leap (an American science fiction show involving time travel to fix the past; this not infrequently involves crime solving)
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (an American cartoon featuring Sherlock Holmes and a robotic Dr. Watson)