Episode list

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Bits An' Bats

Sun, Sep 08, 1974
Joe Blackshaw is a petty thief who picks up Bits An' Bats from local building sites. Sgt. Stone is investigating stolen copper, so when pieces are found Blackshaw looks guilty. Meanwhile Tommy Hale is helping Ma McGann get some revenge.
0 /10
Old Bones

Sun, Sep 15, 1974
Workers laying telephone cable by Oak House Farm discover a skeleton. Scientists are unable to date it beyond 75 years which pleases Sgt. Stone. The village gossips start talking of murder so Insp. Lynch decides to do his own research.
0 /10
Mysteries

Sun, Sep 29, 1974
A six stone barrel of mercury is stolen from Symonds Switch Gear. John Sullivan and Reginald Rooty are arrested following a tip off from work mate Terry Armstrong. Det. Sgt. Miller believes Armstrong planned the robbery but can't prove it.
0 /10
Friends

Sun, Oct 13, 1974
DC Skinner has his eye on a young amateur footballer for a series of car thefts in Seaport. But is he pushing the issue too hard for his superiors' liking?
6.3 /10
Gardens

Sun, Oct 27, 1974
A suicide is discovered at a local allotment. DS Haggar and DC Bowker trace him to nearby housing estate. But has something more nefarious happened?
7.4 /10
Pursuit

Sun, Nov 10, 1974
An old man is viciously assaulted on his doorstep, and Render and Braithwaite are called out to assist. Thus proceeds a chase across town and into the country.
7.3 /10
Occupation

Sun, Nov 24, 1974
PC Quilley is guarding a coach works subject to a sit-in by recently laid off employees. Things seem peaceful enough, until a recently escaped borstal boy gets inside and becomes involved.
5.8 /10
Unnecessary Force
Yates finds a man badly beaten in an alley. It all seems cut and dried as a man running away from the scene is caught. But it's more complicated than that, as the night's events come to light.
0 /10
The Bouncer

Sun, Dec 08, 1974
Newtown's night life is added to with a new club, but it's having security issues due to overzealous door staff. Meanwhile, a local petty thief distracts the police by stealing clothes just across the road.
0 /10
House to House
It's just before Christmas, but festive spirit is less less than evident as a woman is found badly beaten in her own home. She's strangely evasive, though, so DS Haggar decides to push things along.
0 /10
Boy in Blue

Sun, Jan 05, 1975
A pregnant housewife spots a man stalking her house. But the man has a past that both concerns her and the officers called to deal with the situation.
0 /10
Local Knowledge
Inspector Lynch receives a tip-off from a friend and finds himself in the middle of a delicate enquiry where his loyalties are divided
7.3 /10
Innocent and Vulnerable
Young parents Tommy and Karen Kelly are both attracting the attention of the law. Tommy is nicked quickly, but Karen tries to get her injured baby out of hospital. Inspector Lynch has to negotiate a tricky path for all concerned.
0 /10
Intervention

Sun, Jan 26, 1975
As if a shotgun standoff at a local farm isn't complicated enough, Lynch and Quilley have to sort out the awkward relationships of all concerned.
0 /10
Tonight and Every Night
A routine car crash turns out to be more complicated than usual for PC Quilley and WPC Howarth. There's a connection between motorists Liz and Danny, but it'll take some teasing out.
0 /10
Transit

Sun, Feb 09, 1975
A mystery call out for noise down the docks perplexes Yates, and he's stuck there with DS Haggar and an irritating PC. They shoot horses, don't they?
0 /10
Snouts

Sun, Feb 16, 1975
A police informer is found badly beaten on a rubbish tip, whilst Bert Lych waits for him in a local pub. Who was responsible, and what is the connection to a rough local pub?
0 /10
Squatters

Sun, Feb 23, 1975
Inspector Lynch is asked to help out with irregular dwellers in condemned properties. Meanwhile, PC Quilley meets an unwelcome former colleague.
0 /10
Eviction

Sun, Mar 02, 1975
The standoff outside the squat continues and relations between the two sides are poisoned by the assault on PC Quilley. Meanwhile, the tearaway suspect is on the loose around town.
0 /10
Thanks But... No Thanks
Quilley is up for promotion, but personal circumstances may hinder his path. At the same time, a troublesome thief is causing him severe problems.
0 /10
Distance

Sun, Apr 20, 1975
Skinner seems to be becoming distant from his working partners, but is he not distant enough from suspects?
0 /10
A New Broom

Sun, May 11, 1975
A series of break-ins have some peculiar traits. Haggar thinks that an old lag just out of gaol may be responsible. But what is the significance of a missing schoolboy, and why is the MO of the mystery criminal familiar?
0 /10
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