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Crime Buster is a 1968 UK crime drama television series made by Associated Television. The series starred Mark Eden as Ray Saxon, a newspaper columnist with the Sunday Globe and a former champion cyclist, who investigates and exposes sports racketeers. Other regulars on the series included Ray Mort as Jimmy Vine and Sonia Graham as Madge Raynor. The series only ran for one season with a total of 13 episodes which aired from August 8, 1968 through October 31, 1968. Occasionally the program would feature real athletes and other sports figures like broadcaster John Rickman in episodes.
Original Release
08/08/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mark Eden | Ray Saxon |
| Ray Mort | Jimmy Vine |
| Sonia Graham | Madge Raynor / Madge Vine |
| Harry Vincent | Miguel |
| Nona Williams | Janet |
| Jonathan Turner | Wally |
| Richard Benbow | Gaskell |
| Michel Faure | French commentator |
| Robin Lloyd | Dr. Howard |
| Michael Waddon | Jack |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Third Thief | Thursday, 08 August 1968 |
| 2 | The Volterra Affair | Thursday, 15 August 1968 |
| 3 | Mixed Doubles | Thursday, 22 August 1968 |
| 4 | A Belt with Pictures On | Thursday, 29 August 1968 |
| 5 | Howzat | Thursday, 05 September 1968 |
| 6 | The Half Gods Go | Thursday, 12 September 1968 |
| 7 | Back-Hander | Thursday, 19 September 1968 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Thursday, 26 September 1968 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Thursday, 03 October 1968 |
| 10 | Over the Top | Thursday, 10 October 1968 |
| 11 | One for the High Jump | Thursday, 17 October 1968 |
| 12 | Burn Out | Thursday, 24 October 1968 |
| 13 | The Loser | Thursday, 31 October 1968 |
Directors
Writers
Vincent Scoffield, Allan Prior, Lewis Greifer, Max Marquis
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mark Eden | Ray Saxon |
| Ray Mort | Jimmy Vine |
| Sonia Graham | Madge Raynor / Madge Vine |
| Harry Vincent | Miguel |
| Nona Williams | Janet |
| Jonathan Turner | Wally |
| Richard Benbow | Gaskell |
| Michel Faure | French commentator |
| Robin Lloyd | Dr. Howard |
| Michael Waddon | Jack |
| Kenneth Nash | Robbo |
| James Belchamber | Gorman |
| John Watson | Reporter |
| Paul Duval | Jean |
| Gloria Connell | Miss Lazarus |
| Sandra Freeman | Rogers' secretary |
| Alan Casley | (as Allan Casley) |
| Bill Lyons | Player |
| Seymour Matthews | Butler |
| Brian Grellis | Rudge |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack Williams | Producer |
