Review: Squad Cars

I have found a gem.  I love finding them and sharing them with you.  This one is one you may have never heard of: Squad Cars.

Information about the show is scarce but it sounds to me as this is a late 1960's show that meandered into the mid-1970's.  It was produced from South Africa so you get those English accents.  While I don't find those annoying, I know some who do.

The show is comparable to Dragnet but without all the police techniques.  And the show is told from about half of the criminal's perspective and about half of the cop's perspective.  If you were to combine Dragnet with This is Your FBI, then the show would sound something like Squad Cars - with the English accents.

A fast moving show, sometimes as fast as anything out there.  Great fun, especially if you like cops-robbers.  The sound quality is very good, so no need to worry about that.

It's definitely worth a listen.  You might find, like me, this show will be one of your favorites.

Find it:
At the Internet Archive
or 
At OTRR (many more than are at the above link)

©Jimbo 2012

Hodge-podging about "Squad Cars" and other things

Thanks to OTRR.org, I have been introduced to Squad Cars, a South African series that came out in the mid-1960's.

I haven't listened to that many episodes so I'm not reviewing the show but I do want to tell you it's Dragneteque combined with that British feel (yes, I know South Africa is nowhere near the United Kingdom.)

If you like police drama on radio, this is a series I'm pretty sure you will enjoy.   The accents are not hard to understand.

Later, after I have listened to more episodes, I will try and write a review.

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Meanwhile, there literally is nothing much going on that I can post.  A lot of my time is spent with my three Vic and Sade blogs (you non-Vic and Sade fans probably only know of the one but there are actually three of them now!)

This stems from the fact that I am a tremendous fan of the series and I suppose I will never understand why you people who do not listen to Vic and Sade haven't given it a better try.

I honestly am looking for things to post but I am just not finding much.




©Jimbo 2010/2011