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Hostage to Fortune

Episode number: 1

Overview: A gang, disguised as a shooting party, take the wife of a bank manager hostage.

Scab

Episode number: 2

Overview: Two brothers-in-law, on opposite sides during the miners' strike, are at loggerheads.

Chasing the Dragon

Episode number: 3

Overview: Insp. Longton informs a woman of the death of her daughter from a drug overdose, but the mother seems to be hiding something.

Talk to Me

Episode number: 4

Overview: Sgt Beck and PC Sparks respond to a call to a break-in, but the suspect makes good his escape. Beck suspects a courting couple near the scene of involvement.

Friends and Neighbours

Episode number: 5

Overview: Insp. Longton finds that the demands of the job take their toll on her personal life, when responding to a report that an intruder has entered her friend's house.

The Cut

Episode number: 6

Overview: A series of video thefts leads to an investigation of a rather more serious crime.

Keys

Episode number: 7

Overview: Insp. Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.

Flesh and Blood

Episode number: 8

Overview: Insp. Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment.

Unlawful Arrest

Episode number: 9

Overview: The police have to contend with a hymn-singing religious fanatic and a sleepless lay preacher. Insp. Longton has a heart-to-heart with D.C.I. Perrin.

Inspection

Episode number: 10

Overview: Hartley Police Station prepares for a visit from the Chief Constable.

We Are the People

Episode number: 11

Overview: A man detained overnight for being drunk and disorderly reports seing a young girl in chains.

Turbulence

Episode number: 12

Overview: An army major asks Insp Longton to help him find a deserting corporal.

Girl Talk

Episode number: 13

Overview: Insp. Longton investigates an alleged affair between a teacher and one of his pupils.

Jobs for the Boys

Episode number: 14

Overview: Local residents complain about a gang of youngsters asking for work.

In a Man's World

Episode number: 15

Overview: Insp. Longton is held up on her way to an interview for the post of Chief Inspector of the Juvenile Board, as she has to deal with a deranged woman threatening to harm her own children.

Reasons for Leaving

Episode number: 16

Overview: The police deal with a spate of thefts of Christmas trees, while Insp. Longton considers her career options in light of her failed bid for promotion.