Operation Julie
Seen it?1985 | 180 min | Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Serpico, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr.
A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bob Mahoney
- Colin BlakelyDet. Insp. Dick Lee
- Kay Adshead'Swan'
- John AinleyRupert Creasey
- Peter BarnesPatrick Granger
- David BarrassImmigration Officer
- Kim BlackW.P.C. Mary Robson
- Clare BonassD.C. Gladys Wooley
- Peter BaldwinD.C. Paul Garrett
- Michael CarterHugh Truscott
- Selena Carey-JonesD.C. Patricia Johnston