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Bugs

19956.84 Seasons40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.

NetworksBBC OneCCTV-8

Top Cast

Jan Harvey

Jan Harvey

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Jaye Griffiths

Jaye Griffiths

Rosalyn 'Ros' Henderson

Jesse Birdsall

Jesse Birdsall

Nicholas Beckett

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Steven Houghton

Ed Russell

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About Bugs

Bugs is a drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 1995. it stars Jan Harvey, Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall. Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.

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