CinemaOSSeries · 1986 · 1 Season

The December Rose

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When young chimney sweep Absalom 'Barnacle' Brown stumbles upon a dangerous conspiracy among London’s Victorian elite, he becomes the target of the menacing Inspector Creaker. Fleeing to the safety of a Thames barge, The Lady, under the care of kindly skipper Tom Gosling, Barnacle adapts to life on the river and befriends the formidable Mrs McDipper and her daughter Miranda. As Creaker’s gang closes in and a mysterious foreign vessel, The December Rose, docks with a perilous secret aboard, the story builds to a feverish climax in which Barnacle and his allies confront evil head‑on.

Created byLeon Garfield, James Cellan Jones

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
March 12, 1986
Last aired
April 16, 1986
Seasons
1
Episodes
6

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Courtney Roper-Knight

Absalom 'Barnacle' Brown

Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth

Tom Gosling

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Inspector Creaker

Creative team
Created by
Leon Garfield
James Cellan Jones
Produced by
Paul Stone

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