Arden Winch (Writer)

Secret Army

World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.

Release Date1977-09-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count11

Van der Valk

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

Release Date1972-09-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

Manhunt

Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend Television in 1969 and broadcast nationwide.

Release Date1970-01-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count3

Lady Killers

Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Presented by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.

Release Date1980-07-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Regiment

The Regiment is a 1972 BBC One television drama series starring Christopher Cazenove and follows the story of a British Army regiment from the view of two families.

Release Date1972-02-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.

Release Date1978-09-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count11

Redcap

Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television for ITV. John Thaw stars as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. It ran for 26 episodes over two series between 1964 and 1966, being about 50 minutes in a 60 minute time slot. Surprisingly for a 1960s ABC Weekend Television programme, 23 of the 26 episodes still exist.

Release Date1964-10-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Cribb

Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.

Release Date1980-04-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count4

Cold Warrior

Cold Warrior is a 1984 BBC One television series written by Arden Winch, based around the character of Captain Aubrey Percival (Michael Denison), first introduced in the 1981 thriller serial Blood Money. Moving away from the serial format of Blood Money and Skorpion, Cold Warrior consists of eight standalone episodes, which sees Percival dealing with various threats to national security.

Release Date1984-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

The Venturers

The Venturers is a 1975 British television programme created by Donald Bull. It originated as an edition of Drama Playhouse in 1972 before being commissioned as an ongoing series. The one series–comprised of ten episodes–takes place in the high-pressure world of Prince's Merchant Bank and deals with the intricacies of high finance amongst its millionaire clients.

Release Date1975-01-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Moonbase 3

The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3.

Release Date1973-09-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

A Horseman Riding By

A Horseman Riding By is a 13-part BBC television serial produced by Ken Riddington, and adapted by Arden Winch, Alexander Baron, and John Wiles from R.F. Delderfield's 1966-68 historical novel series of the same name. Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrapyard business. He soon becomes a much-respected 'Squire' determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.

Release Date1978-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count1