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I Don't Want Evidence Part 1
Episode number: 1
Overview: A fire that killed an entire family is determined to have been deliberately set. (Part 1 of 2)
I Don't Want Evidence Part 2
Episode number: 2
Overview: A fire has killed the whole Bohn family - and it didn't start accidentally.
Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 1
Episode number: 3
Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 2
Episode number: 4
Overview: While on his beat PC Tate finds the gate of a local timber yard open. Over the pocket radio he informs HQ. From the station Sgt. Lynch warns him: ""A Z-Car is on its way - don't try to earn a medal.""
You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 1
Episode number: 5
You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 2
Episode number: 6
Overview: DCS Miller has forced DI Hudson, under the threat of being sent back to a little desk job at H.Q., to tell him about an armed attempt to 'knock off' a prison van and release its occupant.
The Great Fur Robbery Part 1
Episode number: 7
The Great Fur Robbery Part 2
Episode number: 8
Gelignite Part 1
Episode number: 9
Gelignite Part 2
Episode number: 10
All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 1
Episode number: 11
All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 2
Episode number: 12
Who Said Anything About The Law Part 1
Episode number: 13
Who Said Anything About The Law Part 2
Episode number: 14
Standard Procedure Part 1
Episode number: 15
Standard Procedure Part 2
Episode number: 16
The Nesbitts Are Back Part 1
Episode number: 17
The Nesbitts Are Back Part 2
Episode number: 18
Finch And Sons Part 1
Episode number: 19
Finch And Sons Part 2
Episode number: 20
When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 1
Episode number: 21
When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 2
Episode number: 22
When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 3
Episode number: 23
When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 4
Episode number: 24
Overview: The men who patrol their beats in the little Panda cars are not supposed to poach on the preserves of the C.I.D., but that's exactly what Alec May does. It's a case which involves an outbreak of safe-stealing from farms and a deaf and dumb little boy who likes to watch trains. May's own part in the affair looks like having serious consequences for his career.
Sheena Part 1
Episode number: 25
Sheena Part 2
Episode number: 26
She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 1
Episode number: 27
She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 2
Episode number: 28
The Placer Part 1
Episode number: 29
The Placer Part 2
Episode number: 30
Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 1
Episode number: 31
Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 2
Episode number: 32
I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 1
Episode number: 33
I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 2
Episode number: 34
Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 1
Episode number: 35
Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 2
Episode number: 36
It Was Doing Nothing Part 1
Episode number: 37
It Was Doing Nothing Part 2
Episode number: 38
The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 1
Episode number: 39
The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 2
Episode number: 40
All Through The Night Part 1
Episode number: 41
All Through The Night Part 2
Episode number: 42
Prejudice Part 1
Episode number: 43
Prejudice Part 2
Episode number: 44
Boy Part 1
Episode number: 45
Boy Part 2
Episode number: 46
Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 1
Episode number: 47
Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 2
Episode number: 48
The Great Art Robbery Part 1
Episode number: 49
The Great Art Robbery Part 2
Episode number: 50
First On The Scene Part 1
Episode number: 51
First On The Scene Part 2
Episode number: 52
It's Easy Once You Know How Part 1
Episode number: 53
It's Easy Once You Know How Part 2
Episode number: 54
If I Can't Have Him Part 1
Episode number: 55
If I Can't Have Him Part 2
Episode number: 56
A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 1
Episode number: 57
A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 2
Episode number: 58
Calling The Tune Part 1
Episode number: 59
Calling The Tune Part 2
Episode number: 60
Sauce For The Goose Part 1
Episode number: 61
Sauce For The Goose Part 2
Episode number: 62
The Nose On Your Face Part 1
Episode number: 63
The Nose On Your Face Part 2
Episode number: 64
A Handful Of Dust Part 1
Episode number: 65
A Handful Of Dust Part 2
Episode number: 66
All In A Day's Work Part 1
Episode number: 67
All In A Day's Work Part 2
Episode number: 68
Invasion Of Privacy Part 1
Episode number: 69
Invasion Of Privacy Part 2
Episode number: 70
Granny, the Swings Part 1
Episode number: 71
Granny, the Swings Part 1
Episode number: 72
Saturday Night Was Murder Part 1
Episode number: 73
Saturday Night Was Murder Part 2
Episode number: 74
They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 1
Episode number: 75
They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 2
Episode number: 76
The Victim Part 1
Episode number: 77
The Victim Part 2
Episode number: 78
Too Quiet For Sunday Part 1
Episode number: 79
Too Quiet For Sunday Part 2
Episode number: 80
A Right To Live Part 1
Episode number: 81
A Right To Live Part 2
Episode number: 82
The Collector Part 1
Episode number: 83
The Collector Part 2
Episode number: 84
Family Affair Part 1
Episode number: 85
Family Affair Part 2
Episode number: 86
Should Auld Acquaintance Part 1
Episode number: 87
Should Auld Acquaintance Part 2
Episode number: 88
You Can't Win Em All Part 1
Episode number: 89
You Can't Win Em All Part 2
Episode number: 90
Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 1
Episode number: 91
Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 2
Episode number: 92
Nothing To Report Part 1
Episode number: 93
Nothing To Report Part 2
Episode number: 94
Inside Information Part 1
Episode number: 95
Inside Information Part 2
Episode number: 96
Overview: The Newtown police are baffled by a series of burglaries. The thief's method of entry is undetectable, but the chaos in the houses he visits points to the work of an amateur. DI Todd is baffled and it is DC Kane, working on the case with Sgt. Stone, who stumbles on the crook's ingenious method of entry.
Honour Among Thieves Part 1
Episode number: 97
Honour Among Thieves Part 2
Episode number: 98
Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 1
Episode number: 99
Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 2
Episode number: 100
Out Of The Frying Pan Part 1
Episode number: 101
Out Of The Frying Pan Part 2
Episode number: 102
What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 1
Episode number: 103
What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 2
Episode number: 104
Person To Person Part 1
Episode number: 105
Person To Person Part 2
Episode number: 106
A Hobby You Might Say Part 1
Episode number: 107
A Hobby You Might Say Part 2
Episode number: 108
Hudson's Way Part 1
Episode number: 109
Hudson's Way Part 2
Episode number: 110
Blind Alley Part 1
Episode number: 111
Blind Alley Part 2
Episode number: 112
The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 1
Episode number: 113
The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 2
Episode number: 114
Overview: The saint of the title is one Ted Crowther, who lives in a fairly new block of flats known as Concrete Canyon. He has earned his title because of his good works on behalf of the tenants. A little boy, Billy Darby, goes missing from the flats because he believes he is going to lose his pet hamster, as the Council won't allow pets in the flats. Crowther naturally is right there with the police to help look for Billy. But Crowther also runs a Savings Club for the tenants and this attracts the interest of DI Todd.
Criminal Type Part 1
Episode number: 115
Criminal Type Part 2
Episode number: 116
The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 1
Episode number: 117
The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 2
Episode number: 118
Overview: DI Todd's wallet is stolen and with it goes his warrant card - his means of identification as a Police Officer. The thieves have the chance to work some profitable confidence tricks.
Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 1
Episode number: 119
Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 2
Episode number: 120
Overview: Her love for a man on the run lands a girl in trouble with the law.
The Battleground Part 1
Episode number: 121
The Battleground Part 2
Episode number: 122
Overview: Eleven year old Johnny Benson, unhappy at home because of his parents' constant bickering, takes refuge in religion. After being sacked as an altar boy he sets fire to an altar cloth. A visit from Sgt. Stone throws him into a panic and he runs away.
The Witness Part 1
Episode number: 123
The Witness Part 2
Episode number: 124
Overview: Alec Hughes is a key witness to a bank hold-up for which Chris Morgan is being charged. DI Todd is afraid there may be attempts to intimidate Hughes and so he sends him to stay with Culshaw.
The Guilty Ones Part 1
Episode number: 125
The Guilty Ones Part 2
Episode number: 126
Overview: A fifteen year old girl is missing and when PC Culshaw finds her she begs him not to take her home.
At Least You Know You've Tried Part 1
Episode number: 127
At Least You Know You've Tried Part 2
Episode number: 128
Overview: A young engaged couple have spent six months decorating and furnishing their new home, when two weeks before their marriage someone breaks in and smashes everything up. They are the latest victims of 'the destructive thief'.
Two's A Pair Part 1
Episode number: 129
Two's A Pair Part 2
Episode number: 130
Overview: Edna Clayton, who once had a crush on DI Todd and pursued him shamelessly, is brought into Newtown police station charged with being drunk and disorderly. Todd at first takes no notice; he has other things on his mind.
Tomorrow's Another Day Part 1
Episode number: 131
Tomorrow's Another Day Part 2
Episode number: 132
Overview: With DI Todd on leave and DC Kane away sick, Sgt. Stone has more than enough to do. And then just to complicate things the A.C.C. decides to arrive at Newtown station two weeks before time for his customary three months' inspection. On top of all this £200 is missing from the safe in the cashier's office of Carters Ltd., and Stone must investigate.
Who Was That Lady? Part 1
Episode number: 133
Who Was That Lady? Part 2
Episode number: 134
Overview: Angry domineering Mrs. Armitage calls at Newtown station to report her window cleaner husband as a missing person. Sgt. Lynch sympathises with Ernie Armitage's decision to 'hop it' and uses it to serve as a warning to PC Newcombe, who seems to be heading at top speed to the altar.
Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 1
Episode number: 135
Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 2
Episode number: 136
Overview: Lynch is having a quiet drink in a pub when he is spotted by Danny Matthews, a villain Lynch helped put away for a long stretch. Matthews is out for revenge. But Lynch suspects him of pulling another job... and the battle of wits begins.
Application Part 1
Episode number: 137
Application Part 2
Episode number: 138
Overview: The new Detective Inspector arrives at Newtown and Sgt. Stone is anxious to know the kind of man he is. He soon finds out when on their first meeting DI Witty presents Stone with a rather unexpected task.
The Luck Of The Irish Part 1
Episode number: 139
The Luck Of The Irish Part 2
Episode number: 140
Overview: Looking into the matter of stolen copper from a building site, Roach and Bannerman meet Billy Alty, the site foreman, who rules his Irish labourers with the law of his own two fists. But the Irish have their own laws too, and trouble is brewing.
A Kind Of Proof Part 1
Episode number: 141
A Kind Of Proof Part 2
Episode number: 142
Overview: Roach and Bannerman are called to a sub-post office where the postmistress, Miss Powell, has been attacked and robbed. Miss Powell describes her attacker, and in particular the blow he dealt her - a kind of karate chop.
A Matter For Thought Part 1
Episode number: 143
A Matter For Thought Part 2
Episode number: 144
Overview: Jack Egerton has been stabbed and DI Witty rushes to the hospital in the hope of getting a statement from the man. But Egerton is in a critical condition and Witty has to look elsewhere for the circumstances of the stabbing. And what he finds out is puzzling, to say the least.
Some Kind Of Nut Part 1
Episode number: 145
Some Kind Of Nut Part 2
Episode number: 146
Overview: Newtown station receives a call from a man who says he has 'put a bomb in'. Sgt. Stone deduces from the man's words that this is not just another hoax and the hunt begins for the man and the bomb, which is due to explode at midnight.
He Must Be Up To No Good Part 1
Episode number: 147
He Must Be Up To No Good Part 2
Episode number: 148
Overview: Holiday fortnight for the building trades is coming up. The firms are paying a fortnight's wages and the banks are carrying extra cash. So when well-known criminal Vincent Lewis arrives in Newtown a watch is kept to find out what he's up to.
It's A Sort Of Game Part 1
Episode number: 149
It's A Sort Of Game Part 2
Episode number: 150
Overview: One of those 'nice quiet nights' at Newtown station and Sgt. Stone is just preparing to leave for home. Then the window of a pet shop is broken and Z-Victor One is called to a domestic disturbance, with a report of shouts and possible screams.
Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 1
Episode number: 151
Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 2
Episode number: 152
Overview: Roach and Bannerman are called to a cinema where a man has been caught trying to steal from a patron's handbag. The man claims he'd dropped his cigarette lighter and was searching for it in the darkness. A poor excuse, maybe, but Roach believes the man.
Attack Part 1
Episode number: 153
Attack Part 2
Episode number: 154
Overview: A shotgun is fired into the air, the action freezing the staff and customers in a sub post office. The postman is the only one to take any action at all, and he suffers from it.
You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 1
Episode number: 155
You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 2
Episode number: 156
Overview: The salesman at Mather's garage is very obliging, so if you want to buy a car there's no need to worry about the full amount of the deposit. But Charlie Dodd worries. He's a mechanic at Mather's.
Punch-Up Part 1
Episode number: 157
Punch-Up Part 2
Episode number: 158
Overview: Bannerman enters for an inter-divisional boxing match and is curious to know why DI Witty begins to take an almost fanatical interest in his training. Then a punch-up of a far more serious nature takes place near Bartley's fairground.
More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 1
Episode number: 159
More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 2
Episode number: 160
No Charge For The Estimate Part 1
Episode number: 161
No Charge For The Estimate Part 2
Episode number: 162
Overview: Granny Wendy, an old woman who lives alone, is the victim of what appears to be a domestic accident. But when Roach and Bannerman find the old woman's purse is missing they suspect foul play.
The Paperchase Part 1
Episode number: 163
The Paperchase Part 2
Episode number: 164
Overview: A long distance lorry driver parks overnight in a Newtown car park, leaving a girl hitchhiker sleeping in the cab. Neither of them knows that a robbery is due to take place in the car park that night.
The Vigilance Part 1
Episode number: 165
The Vigilance Part 2
Episode number: 166
The Tip-Off Part 1
Episode number: 167
The Tip-Off Part 2
Episode number: 168
Overview: Bannerman, off duty with his girl friend, meets Ted Holmes in a pub. Holmes has some information to sell and wants cash. Bannerman senses the information is good, but is it?
Prevention Is Better Part 1
Episode number: 169
Prevention Is Better Part 2
Episode number: 170
Overview: Sgt. Stone sees two youths, Billy and Vic Redmond, trying car door handles in Newtown Centre. Their father is serving time in Walton jail and the two lads look like following in his footsteps. But Stone, as Crime Prevention Officer, decides to take a hand.
Special Relationship Part 1
Episode number: 171
Special Relationship Part 2
Episode number: 172
Overview: Det. Supt. Oakley calls on Sgt. Stone with a request. Oakley is anxious for Stone to nail Timmy Cater, a safe-blower now living on the Newtown patch. Stone has a 'special relationship' with Cater which will make it easier to set Cater up.
A Proper George Washington Part 1
Episode number: 173
A Proper George Washington Part 2
Episode number: 174
Overview: Eighteen year old Michael Adams says he was coming home from the pictures when his attacker came up behind him, knocked him unconscious and robbed him. Roach and Bannerman doubt the boy's story, but why should he be lying?
I Know My Coppers Part 1
Episode number: 175
I Know My Coppers Part 2
Episode number: 176
Overview: When the money is recovered from a raid on a security van it is placed in a cell in Newtown police station for safe keeping. But how safe is it?
Follow The Form Part 1
Episode number: 177
Follow The Form Part 2
Episode number: 178
Overview: Ron Bailey, a petrol pump attendant at a Newtown garage, is approached by two men who want him to help them rob a safe in the garage office. When DI Witty hears Bailey's story he is inclined to disbelieve it and senses a conspiracy.
Breakdown Part 1
Episode number: 179
Breakdown Part 2
Episode number: 180
Overview: Roach and Bannerman are called to investigate a minor theft reported by a lecturer at a Technical College. The lecturer is th guardian of Roger, a fourteen-year-old boy. Roach and Bannerman are required to interview Roger, but the boy is stone deaf.
Will He...Won't He? Part 1
Episode number: 181
Will He...Won't He? Part 2
Episode number: 182
Overview: PC Newcombe, searching for a girl who has been reported missing, learns that she is hiding out in a disused factory. When he gets there he finds more than he bargained for.
Dead End Part 1
Episode number: 183
Dead End Part 2
Episode number: 184
Overview: Sgt. Lynch is paying a social call on an old friend, a nurse, when a man arrives at the Nursing Home breathless and frightened. He has found the body of a woman in a lay-by.
Blame It On Father Christmas Part 1
Episode number: 185
Blame It On Father Christmas Part 2
Episode number: 186
Overview: With only two days to go until Christmas, Bobby Dawson, having returned from carol singing, tells his mother that the man at No. 52 was very generous: he gave Bobby five shillings. But the family at No. 52 have gone away for Christmas....
For Auld Lang Syne Part 1
Episode number: 187
For Auld Lang Syne Part 2
Episode number: 188
Overview: Two Scotsmen visit Newtown during the New Year celebrations to seek out an old acquaintance of theirs, a fellow villain, who, they believed, helped the police to jail them. When the Newtown police hear they've arrived they prepare themselves for trouble.
Unidentified Marks Part 1
Episode number: 189
Overview: On evening patrol Roach and Bannerman are curious about a man sitting alone in a parked car. When questioned the man runs and scales a ten foot wall like an athlete.
Unidentified Marks Part 2
Episode number: 190
Picture Of Guilt Part 1
Episode number: 191
Picture Of Guilt Part 2
Episode number: 192
Overview: After a raid on a cinema a doorman is shot. A reporter from a Sunday newspaper meets Harris, an informer, in a pub. Harris has information about the raid which he will sell if the price is right. He swears he has proof - the best possible kind of proof.
It Works Both Ways Part 1
Episode number: 193
It Works Both Ways Part 2
Episode number: 194
Overview: ""From what I know of these kids they don't go in for crime as we know it. All they want is excitement through violence. There's nothing for them to do so they make their own amusements, picking on people, six against one.""
Alibi Part 1
Episode number: 195
Alibi Part 2
Episode number: 196
Overview: ""It was Saturday night when he did the break-in. Got in through a lavatory window and tore his sleeve on a nail. Then he hit the watchman. Even if I have to adjourn the Court to the old man's bedside I'll get evidence to break this damned alibi...""
Lost Property Part 1
Episode number: 197
Lost Property Part 2
Episode number: 198
Overview: ""A man came yesterday. Said he had shared a cell with my husband. Said my Alfie was coming out of prison in the morning. Needed his overcoat. So I gave this man the overcoat and my husband's best suit. I was at the gate this morning. Nobody handed in the clothes and my Alfie's still inside...""
Fear Or Favour Part 1
Episode number: 199
Fear Or Favour Part 2
Episode number: 200
Overview: Like all areas Newtown has its share of vandalism. A group of youths - voices - a crash of glass - the sound of footsteps running down the street. But on this night vandalism has extended itself to robbery and physical violence. Three youths are brought in as suspects; one with a difference.
The Lonely Place Part 1
Episode number: 201
The Lonely Place Part 2
Episode number: 202
Overview: An attack on a courting couple in a lonely place... a man appearing and asking for a light.. a frightened girl running for help. When questioned the couple cannot, or will not, identify their attacker.
Foggy Night Part 1
Episode number: 203
Foggy Night Part 2
Episode number: 204
The Soft Touch Part 1
Episode number: 205
The Soft Touch Part 2
Episode number: 206
Overview: Watching... timing... speed... picking the right vehicle... quick disposal. All the ingredients of wholesale car theft, well organised and well executed. Newtown police find that they have such an organisation on their patch.
Special Duty Part 1
Episode number: 207
Special Duty Part 2
Episode number: 208
Overview: Special Duty can be easy or hazardous. A man can be a decoy or a sitting duck. He is alone and he cannot easily predict what action will take place. PC Roach realises this when he is assigned to such a duty. And yet he volunteered for the task, was not forced into taking it. But if your face fits...
One End of The Road Part 1
Episode number: 209
One End of The Road Part 2
Episode number: 210
Overview: A constable has been seriously injured. It could be that his career as a policeman is finished. There is an atmosphere in Newtown station and DI Witty is called upon to answer for the incident.
Welcome To Newtown Part 1
Episode number: 211
Welcome To Newtown Part 2
Episode number: 212
Overview: A Dakota aeroplane with 32 passengers aboard is in difficulties. The pilot intends to make an emergency landing and Newtown prepares itself for a major incident.
All The Birds Of The Air Part 1
Episode number: 213
All The Birds Of The Air Part 2
Episode number: 214
Overview: With new technical resources we are half way to an automated police force, so why not automated thieves as well? Thieves with all the mechanical tricks, one step ahead of the police. The birds of the air - listening in.
Carbon Copy Part 1
Episode number: 215
Carbon Copy Part 2
Episode number: 216
Not A Bad Lad Really Part 1
Episode number: 217
Not A Bad Lad Really Part 2
Episode number: 218
Overview: Thirty-nine break-ins in five weeks: each one on pay nights at council estates. On paper a serious setback for DI Goss's detection rate, made even more complicated by the most obvious suspect just finishing probation.
Snout Part 1
Episode number: 219
Snout Part 2
Episode number: 220
Overview: Officially a police informant does not exist... information is obtained from the birds. So when a snout stands in danger of reprisals who is to protect him?
The Exiles Part 1
Episode number: 221
The Exiles Part 2
Episode number: 222
Overview: Even the best villains have to retire someday. But if, like Dixie Conlan, you don't want to retire, you find an apprentice: someone young and eager enough to follow in your footsteps.
It's Not Against The Law Part 1
Episode number: 223
It's Not Against The Law Part 2
Episode number: 224
Overview: PC Bannerman risks his life trying to save a child, but what kind of mother could invite such a risk in the first place? What kind of mother could leave a child alone in a house with a lighted oil heater?
Hit And Run Part 1
Episode number: 225
Hit And Run Part 2
Episode number: 226
Overview: A man walks into Newtown police station and demands to be given a breathalyser test, but does not appear to be drunk. Why then is he so insistent?
One Of Our Own Part 1
Episode number: 227
One Of Our Own Part 2
Episode number: 228
Overview: WPC Parkin is an able and efficient officer with a bright career ahead of her. So why should she risk it all by cultivating a close friendship with a known criminal?
No Objection To Bail Part 1
Episode number: 229
No Objection To Bail Part 2
Episode number: 230
Overview: Stand as surety for someone and you risk them running away from the law leaving you to forfeit the bail money or go to prison yourself. But a man does not expect this sort of treatment; not from a nephew he believes to be innocent.
Sunday...Sunday... Part 1
Episode number: 231
Sunday...Sunday... Part 2
Episode number: 232
Overview: It's Sunday and three young tearaways have nothing to do and nowhere to go. But they have a souped-up car and they need their kicks, so if anyone gets in their way...
Double Game Part 1
Episode number: 233
Double Game Part 2
Episode number: 234
Overview: Sgt. Stone and Ben Stacey have an old score to settle. So why should Stacey now want to help the police?
Spare The Rod Part 1
Episode number: 235
Spare The Rod Part 2
Episode number: 236
Overview: Some teachers, like policemen, live in a jungle. Civilised men and women, living under pressure. Then something snaps...
You've Got To Keep Them Talking Part 1
Episode number: 237
You've Got To Keep Them Talking Part 2
Episode number: 238
Overview: The seed of suicide is in all of us. So when an innocent old woman becomes involved with the police and becomes irrational, is this a warning light?
In Need Of Care Part 1
Episode number: 239
In Need Of Care Part 2
Episode number: 240
Overview: ""What sort of life will I have if I stay in Newtown? Wrapping sweets at Brownley's eight hours a day; listening to Radio One; marry some yob and get a council house if I'm lucky. Half a dozen kids in half a dozen years. D'yer call that living?""
From Information Received Part 1
Episode number: 241
From Information Received Part 2
Episode number: 242
Overview: Les Mitcham and Phil Andrews are working as painters on a new housing estate. Mitcham, the younger of the men, has served two short terms of imprisonment. Andrews, from the Midlands, is a more experienced criminal. They have planned a job together. As it will be Mitcham's first attempt at big-time crime they require a third man. Mitcham, anxious to ingratiate himself, says he knows someone. When the job has been pulled PC Quilley finds a source of information. ""It's teamwork that gets results,"" says Sgt. Stone. Why, then, is the job taken out of Quilley's hands?
Have A Go, Joe Part 1
Episode number: 243
Have A Go, Joe Part 2
Episode number: 244
Overview: In a major crime every policeman dreams of finding a key witness - but not a witness who is too scared to talk.
According To Plan Part 1
Episode number: 245
According To Plan Part 2
Episode number: 246
The Shooter Part 1
Episode number: 247
The Shooter Part 2
Episode number: 248
Overview: If you know the right places and you're the sort of man who needs a gun it is possible to acquire one. They cost money, but when the offer is a fiver down and a percentage of your first job you might be tempted.
Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 1
Episode number: 249
Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 2
Episode number: 250
Overview: Alec Quilley plucks up courage to contact Beth, an old flame, but for her the glow is fading. Chris, her new boy friend and old schoolmate of Quilley's, seems to be living well beyond his apparent means. Protective hackles raised, Quilley's unofficial enquiries about Chris and Goss's investigation of a series of petty thefts and minor break-ins begin to find common ground.
Allegation Part 1
Episode number: 251
Allegation Part 2
Episode number: 252
Overview: A serious road accident, a child missing, a drunk in the cells who won't come to. At times a police station is like a wartime command post under siege, with even the policemen themselves at breaking point.
You Can't Trust Anyone Part 1
Episode number: 253
You Can't Trust Anyone Part 2
Episode number: 254
Overview: Go to your local pub for a quiet drink, chat up the barmaid, take her out and forget about crime for a while. But as Sgt. Stone discovers, a policeman can't avoid crime - it even invades his private life.
The Dog Lover Part 1
Episode number: 255
The Dog Lover Part 2
Episode number: 256
Overview: Tommy Woods has a way with dogs and a way with women. There's nothing they wouldn't do for him.
It's Been A Long Time Part 1
Episode number: 257
It's Been A Long Time Part 2
Episode number: 258
Overview: Pete Simmonds is out from prison looking for the man who informed on him. But not only the informer has to live in fear of reprisals. Simmonds is strong and violent and the witnesses at his trial were promised police protection on the day of his release.
No Time To Think Part 1
Episode number: 259
No Time To Think Part 2
Episode number: 260
Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 1
Episode number: 261
Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 2
Episode number: 262
Overview: A gelignite explosion has wrecked an office and probably injured the men responsible - all for the sake of twenty pounds. But where do the police start looking for dangerous amateurs who are prepared to take risks?
A Place Of Safety Part 1
Episode number: 263
A Place Of Safety Part 2
Episode number: 264
Lost And Found Part 1
Episode number: 265
Lost And Found Part 2
Episode number: 266
Overview: What sort of mother abandons her two month old baby in a telephone kiosk?
Gyppo Part 1
Episode number: 267
Gyppo Part 2
Episode number: 268
Overview: 'He's lived on canal boats all his life. Born on one - never been to school. Not the sort of man one can lock up in a cell.'
Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 1
Episode number: 269
Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 2
Episode number: 270
Overview: No alibi - a criminal record - picked out on an identity parade. Is that proof enough of a man's guilt?
Nobody Loves Us Part 1
Episode number: 271
Nobody Loves Us Part 2
Episode number: 272
Overview: A rock is thrown at a passenger train and the driver is injured. The Transport Union want the police to take some sort of action, but where do the police start looking for teenage vandals?
A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 1
Episode number: 273
A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 2
Episode number: 274
Overview: Sgt. Stone, with Bannerman and Newcombe, goes to the City Airport to investigate a bomb hoax. No bomb is found, but the police discover something else that is just as explosive.
Two For The Record Part 1
Episode number: 275
Two For The Record Part 2
Episode number: 276
Overview: A man and his wife report the theft of a strange assortment of objects from their home, and they want the thief, their son, brought to justice.
Quiet Day Part 1
Episode number: 277
Quiet Day Part 2
Episode number: 278
Overview: Three honest citizens, strangers to each other, decide almost simultaneously to take the town apart. Spontaneous acts, in three separate places, yet all at the same time.
None The Worse Part 1
Episode number: 279
None The Worse Part 2
Episode number: 280
None The Worse Part 3
Episode number: 281
None The Worse Part 4
Episode number: 282
Overview: A woman is found dead. The police get a description of the man responsible, then his name, Gleeson - the Crown's principal witness for a similar murder eight years ago.
Barricade Part 1
Episode number: 283
Barricade Part 2
Episode number: 284
The Best Day Of The Year Part 1
Episode number: 285
The Best Day Of The Year Part 2
Episode number: 286
Overview: A quiet sort of Christmas. People on the move, relaxed. Bannerman goes to the theatre, DI Goss to a private do. Sgt. Lynch is on his way home for the holiday. And Buzz Bentley, hard nut from London, has come to Newtown.
Score To Settle Part 1
Episode number: 287
Score To Settle Part 2
Episode number: 288
Overview: A new police constable, Joe Skinner, is assigned to the crime cars. Kardar, a Hungarian and an expert with explosives, has a score to settle with a certain policeman.
Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 1
Episode number: 289
Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 2
Episode number: 290
Overview: DI Bowen, once DI Goss's superior officer, has been accused of discreditable conduct and he wants Goss to help him. But the Newtown force has another problem on its plate - an escaped prisoner armed with a shotgun.
They Call It Justice Part 1
Episode number: 291
They Call It Justice Part 2
Episode number: 292
Overview: A child is badly injured in a road accident, a job for Traffic, not Crime. But Sgt. Lynch has a personal interest in this particular accident.
No Questions Asked Part 1
Episode number: 293
No Questions Asked Part 2
Episode number: 294
Overview: With a sharp increase in petty theft having been recorded, Stone and Goss are anxious to get the top man. A policeman with the local nickname 'Mr. Fixit' comes in for heavy scrutiny.
Threats And Menaces Part 1
Episode number: 295
Threats And Menaces Part 2
Episode number: 296
Overview: Frank Caunce, crippled by a roof fall during the course of an arrest by Sgt. Stone, has been released from prison. Stone feels that his disability should keep him quiet, but...
Lost Part 1
Episode number: 297
Lost Part 2
Episode number: 298
Overview: A nine year old by is lost on Moor Top while helping his 'uncle' look for strayed sheep. Rough weather, fading light - and another complication perhaps more serious, the boy's 'uncle' himself.
Infamous Conduct Part 1
Episode number: 299
Infamous Conduct Part 2
Episode number: 300
Overview: A struck-off doctor cannot prescribe drugs or medicine and cannot sign a death certificate. What would such a doctor do if old friends and sympathisers came to him for help?
All Coppers Are Nanas Part 1
Episode number: 301
All Coppers Are Nanas Part 2
Episode number: 302
Overview: There's a lot of old villains in the new flats at Alexander House. On cold nights, with the lifts out of order, they tend to stay in - but not the younger ones. Micky Pye, for instance.
Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 1
Episode number: 303
Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 2
Episode number: 304
Overview: Under the new act couples can marry at eighteen, but there are still strong family traditions. ""Wait till you're twenty-one - key of the door"". But not for Valma Yorke.
For Old Time's Sake Part 1
Episode number: 305
For Old Time's Sake Part 2
Episode number: 306
Overview: There have been two armed wage snatches within a couple of weeks, both of a similar pattern. Police believe it to be the work of one team. But then there is a third robbery, distinctly different from the other two.
A Day Like Every Day Part 1
Episode number: 307
A Day Like Every Day Part 2
Episode number: 308
Overview: ""Squirts the window catch with an oil can first, then uses a knife. Vernon's style. One day he'll probably come face to face with a householder - what happens then?""
Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 1
Episode number: 309
Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 2
Episode number: 310
Overview: Helen Carter, a nervous woman, has lived alone for too long. Then she has a 'visitor', a man who stands outside her door each night. While trying to trace the 'visitor' Lynch finds himself involved with the woman herself.
A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 1
Episode number: 311
A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 2
Episode number: 312
Overview: The Brice brothers run Clyde Street. There are frequent beatings-up but no witnesses. Then PC Quilley is invited to a wedding by a member of the Brice fraternity. There is another beating-up at the wedding and Quilley is called before Goss to explain his association with known villains.
Cruising For Burglars Part 1
Episode number: 313
Cruising For Burglars Part 2
Episode number: 314
Overview: A Liverpool City policeman is shot. Newtown police learn that the two men responsible could be heading for their patch, still carrying the gun. The two men are tired, frightened and dangerous.
In And Out Part 1
Episode number: 315
In And Out Part 2
Episode number: 316
In And Out Part 3
Episode number: 317
In And Out Part 4
Episode number: 318
Overview: An old lag agrees to deliver a message on his release from prison. His son is on the run from Borstal and trouble is their way of life.
It's Only A Game Part 1
Episode number: 319
It's Only A Game Part 2
Episode number: 320
Overview: The 'Stiffs' - Newtown's local soccer team - have relegation problems. The last thing they need is malicious attacks from the public. The latest act of wilful damage leaves the police wondering. There are plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, but is that enough?
A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 1
Episode number: 321
A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 2
Episode number: 322
Overview: Johnny Marsh is an isolated teenager: he thinks alone, thinks of the past. A little thing, and something snaps. His obsession leads him into crime and violence. The police have to trace that obsession - back into the past.
Night Out Part 1
Episode number: 323
Night Out Part 2
Episode number: 324
Overview: Two young brothers are drowned in a canal. Newcombe, Quilley and Skinner are there on a night out. Like others they want to forget their job for a while, but the evening has gone sour.
One Bad Apple Part 1
Episode number: 325
One Bad Apple Part 2
Episode number: 326
Overview: Stolen goods which have disappeared; a search warrant that is useless. The villains are laughing at Newtown police - they have an informer within the ranks of the Law. Supt. Oakley suspects a member of the Newtown force.
If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 1
Episode number: 327
If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 2
Episode number: 328
Overview: Money is missing in a shop. Nield is pushed for cash and he's an ex-convict.
Couldn't Happer To A Nicer Girl Part 1
Episode number: 329
Couldn't Happer To A Nicer Girl Part 2
Episode number: 330
Overview: June Frazer is brought in for theft; her father is brought in for drunkenness and the police find a frightened woman.
A Couple Of Comic Turns Part 1
Episode number: 331
A Couple Of Comic Turns Part 2
Episode number: 332
Overview: Bernard Spencer enjoys newspaper publicity of his crimes, but what lengths will he go to to obtain such publicity? He is staying at the Orchard Hotel. And members of the police force are there too - on unofficial business.
By Bread Alone Part 1
Episode number: 333
By Bread Alone Part 2
Episode number: 334
Overview: An old woman is attacked and robbed and there seem to be no witnesses. Only Pearson was in a position to see anything, but there is something strange about him.
The Helpers Part 1
Episode number: 335
The Helpers Part 2
Episode number: 336
Overview: Church doors are open to everyone. Solace is always available - but church property isn't. The police are seeking a thief with a grudge - against religion.
Missile Mile Part 1
Episode number: 337
Missile Mile Part 2
Episode number: 338
Overview: A car crashes on the motorway but this is no ordinary accident. Goss thinks he is chasing someone who is lonely, brooding and probably violent. Maybe even a nutcase.
I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 1
Episode number: 339
I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 2
Episode number: 340
Overview: A load of railway telephone wire is 'knocked off' Newtown's scrap metal merchants are questioned and something is revealed. A bobby is taking bribes.
Weekend With Sally Part 1
Episode number: 341
Weekend With Sally Part 2
Episode number: 342
Overview: John Meaker reports his wife missing. Because of the disturbing circumstances the search is not an easy one.
Bottoms Up For The Walking Dead Part 1
Episode number: 343
Bottoms Up For The Walking Dead Part 2
Episode number: 344
Overview: The Ramp is a wasteland - it is a dangerous area to be in at night alone. Doc is a native of The Ramp, and by helping the police has put himself in immediate danger.
Give And Take Part 1
Episode number: 345
Give And Take Part 2
Episode number: 346
Overview: Saturday afternoon is a time for football and weddings. People are expecting a good match. But not everyone IS a good match.
To Ray - Love Anne Part 1
Episode number: 353
To Ray - Love Anne Part 2
Episode number: 354
Overview: Raymond Pritchard doesn't have much to say for himself. Maybe he's got something to hide. Skinner has a lot of questions for Pritchard - and he wants a few answers.
Who's Sylvia Then Part 1
Episode number: 347
Overview: Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something might have happened to the girl. Although they have no evidence that the girl ever existed the police mount a search for Sylvia.
Who's Sylvia Then Part 2
Episode number: 348
Overview: Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something terrible might have happened to the girl. Although they have no evidence that the girl ever existed the police mount a search for Sylvia.
A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 1
Episode number: 349
A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 2
Episode number: 350
Overview: Sheila Ashton has a neat line in petty thefts. She also has a partner in crime - a twelve year old child.
The Other Arm Of The Law Part 1
Episode number: 351
The Other Arm Of The Law Part 2
Episode number: 352
Overview: Roy and Mary Chadwick are looking for people who can be persuaded to part with their money. And they've found an ideal victim.
A Big Shadow Part 1
Episode number: 355
A Big Shadow Part 2
Episode number: 356
Overview: Gerald has been discharged from a mental hospital after thirty years and he has a record of violence. Now two men have been attacked.
The Senior Partner Part 1
Episode number: 357
The Senior Partner Part 2
Episode number: 358
Overview: Frank Livesey is an ex-prisoner who is getting on a bit. And easy money is hard to come by when you're nearly past it.
Talking To An Elephant Part 1
Episode number: 359
Talking To An Elephant Part 2
Episode number: 360
Overview: A circus comes to Newtown. It attracts the public - and trouble.
Off With The Motley Part 1
Episode number: 361
Off With The Motley Part 2
Episode number: 362
Overview: A clown is supposed to make children laugh, but he doesn't have to like them. But can you have a circus without one of the clowns?
Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 1
Episode number: 363
Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 2
Episode number: 364
Overview: Joe Hart's out of the spotlight now, but some people still remember him. Others would sooner forget.
Have You Seen Davie Richards? Part 1
Episode number: 365
Have You Seen Davie Richards? Part 2
Episode number: 366
Overview: A man has been given a day's unescorted parole from prison. But that was a year ago and he hasn't been seen since. To Goss and Stone falls the task of searching for him.
A Very High Rocket Part 1
Episode number: 367
A Very High Rocket Part 2
Episode number: 368
Overview: Never stick your neck out, that's good advice. But what do you do if you suspect someone - look the other way? Alec Quilley gets tired of having mud slung and takes some action of his own.
A Little Woman Part 1
Episode number: 369
A Little Woman Part 2
Episode number: 370
Overview: Bert Lynch tries to help Dixie Conlan's widow to go on living. Jack Streeter's no good for her and Lynch knows it. But does Maggie?
Stop Over Part 1
Episode number: 371
Stop Over Part 2
Episode number: 372
Overview: John Glass has returned to the North for more than just a 'quiet life'. And Inspector Goss knows it. As events come to a head Goss decides to keep Glass at the station to stew for a while.
Strictly Cash Part 1
Episode number: 373
Strictly Cash Part 2
Episode number: 374
Overview: There's one born every minute! And nobody knows that better than the tallyman. Billy and Moira intend to stay in Newtown, but Sgt. Lynch has other ideas.
Playing For Keeps Part 1
Episode number: 375
Playing For Keeps Part 2
Episode number: 376
Overview: Teenagers need adventure and a change of scene just as much as adults. But the adventure turns sour for Anne as she realises that it isn't a game.
Christmas Is Coming Part 1
Episode number: 377
Christmas Is Coming Part 2
Episode number: 378
Overview: Some people take Christmas very very seriously. They steal twice as much. Bert Lynch is a victim - for the second time.
Let Nothing You Dismay
Episode number: 379
Overview: Quilley and a milk float... Bagpipes... A hangover... A baby.
Prevention Part 1
Episode number: 380
Prevention Part 2
Episode number: 381
Overview: Detective Sergeant Bickford infiltrates a gang of villains and gets a job—as a murderer. (Part 2 of 2)
Right Of Way Part 1
Episode number: 382
Right Of Way Part 2
Episode number: 383
Overview: Charles Warren doesn't care how he gets people away from his property. But if he breaks the law... At the station they are far too busy to worry about the promotion rumours that are going round.
Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 1
Episode number: 384
Overview: A promotion cause commotion in Newtown...
Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 2
Episode number: 385
Overview: Night duty... Newcombe and Skinner... Promotion... and trouble. Then the promotion comes out in orders and Newtown loses a policeman.
By-Pass Part 1
Episode number: 386
By-Pass Part 2
Episode number: 387
Overview: A new Detective-Sergeant and Stone's old undetected crime. Something to be uncovered. A vehicle again waits near the by-pass for a victim. Another victim just waits.
Love's A Dead Lumber Part 1
Episode number: 388
Love's A Dead Lumber Part 2
Episode number: 389
Overview: Roy Gannon's out of prison and he's making for Newtown. His ex-wife's there - and so is Skinner
The More We Are Together Part 1
Episode number: 390
The More We Are Together Part 2
Episode number: 391
Overview: Newtown gets a new policeman and an unusual do-it-yourself expert. Mrs. Manley gets a shock, and so does Inspector Goss when he reconstructs the crime.
Make Yourself At Home Part 1
Episode number: 392
Make Yourself At Home Part 2
Episode number: 393
Overview: ""There's a sinister feller in a mac outside my flat,"" came the call. Another villain in Newtown? Maureen's heading straight for trouble and Lionel's not far behind.
Triangle Squared Part 1
Episode number: 394
Triangle Squared Part 2
Episode number: 395
Overview: PC Covill's in dead trouble. He doesn't realise how much until Z-Victor One is involved in a car chase. A man with a record of violence comes the the station to report a murder.
Hold Up Part 1
Episode number: 396
Hold Up Part 2
Episode number: 397
Overview: A cafe and someone waiting, wearing a stocking mask and carrying a a gun. Two suspects, two detectives and a tough interrogation. But then there is another hold-up.
The Snoozer Part 1
Episode number: 398
The Snoozer Part 2
Episode number: 399
Overview: And then there's the one about the commercial traveller, who works when everyone else has gone to bed...
Little Girl Lost Part 1
Episode number: 400
Little Girl Lost Part 2
Episode number: 401
Influence Part 1
Episode number: 402
Influence Part 2
Episode number: 403
Overview: Perjury and corruption in the police force. Sgt. Stone talks about blackmail to Rachel, to Lil and to Superintendent Khan.
Kid's Stuff
Episode number: 404
It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 1
Episode number: 405
It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 2
Episode number: 406
Overview: ""The word may go round that the police aren't hard on this patch. They need to be shown that we are"".
Bad Tuesday
Episode number: 407
Overview: Quiet Mr. Potter's wife and daughter have disappeared.
System
Episode number: 408
Overview: A lad walks into Newtown police station. A scared lad, who has information. So Sgt. Stone goes visiting.
Say Two Hellos
Episode number: 409
Overview: Skinner meets two women. He helps them for different reasons.
The Taker
Episode number: 410
Overview: Patten has a record. He takes what he wants, and if someone gets in the way... So Patten goes to this club. Smedley goes to hospital. So Sgt. Stone goes after Patten.
The Find
Episode number: 411
Overview: Gold! Mention it and their eyes go green with envy. Offer it and you get clutching hands.
Lawbreakers
Episode number: 412
Overview: A man is brought in for something petty, but he refuses to speak. Is he covering up for something bigger? Then another man is brought in.
Cars
Episode number: 413
Overview: For the 'mobile' police everything and anything can happen on a tour of duty. And it does!
Penny Wise
Episode number: 414
Overview: Do 'holidays in the sun' link a toaster sold in a pub and a woman losing her cheque book?
No Job For A Woman
Episode number: 415
Overview: Alec Quilley's girl friend drives a taxi at night - when there are some dodgy people about.
Territory
Episode number: 416
Overview: A man quietly enjoying the local playground; a crowd noisily enjoying the local pub. Elsewhere work and much activity - police activity.