Z-Cars

On Watch - Newtown

Both crews are forced to realise the narrow margin between life and death on a busy night in which Barlow and Twentyman

Full Remission

A pretty girl out alone and late at night leads Steele and Lynch to a robbery and to a tearaway more dangerous than any

Truth Or Dare

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Division and into conflict with Barlow, who has

Information Received

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the information that leads to an arrest, but the c

Friendly Relations

The trail of a walk-in thief leads Smith and Weir to a locked room in Newtown and on to a night in Blackpool - but not t

Corroboration

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman has been attacked and injured. They bring

The Thin Girl

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixing business with pleasure.

Johnny Sailor

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find him before he finds the right man.

Person Unknown

Detective Superintendent Miller, aggressive as ever, leads the local Newtown force as they attempt to find a man who has

Ambush

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But after two years in prison Davis cannot mat

Known To The Police

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the police that the man who took it is her hu

The Navigators

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ""Hollis is always starting fights. Too

Business Trip

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. Smith and Weir spend a busy night trying

Five Whistles

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long night looking for the drink while the res

Search

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in what becomes a countrywide hunt for him.

All Up By Seven

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, the Army, a divorce and a potted plant.

Trumpet Voluntary

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the police are frequent. This time, however, the

Five And A Match

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele pick up some fag-ends of information.

The Hitch-Hiker

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of terror. Her kindness in persuading her

A Simple Case

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involved in a case concerning a petty thief.

Act Of Vengeance

The act is sudden, brutal and corroding. The problem facing Barlow is what the victim has done to warrant it.

The Listeners

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has been chosen to replace Bob Steele. With Ly

The Main Chance

Cock-fighting is cruel, bloody and illegal. Its promoters have to work in secret, and so do the police in trying to cat

Follow My Leader

The trail of counterfeit notes begins in a chemist's shop. Following it is more complicated than Lynch and Graham would

Members Only

The men want the new club to be peaceful and palatial. John Watt's concern is with the way it is being financed and fur

Matter Of Conviction

A serious crime has to be reported to Headquarters. Barlow's main worry is that the crime may not have been committed a

The Bad Lad

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devoting valuable time to the theft of a bicycle

Enquiry

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspector Bamber from the most difficult enquiries

Pay By Results

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larceny, assault, shopbreaking, gaming and assau

The Peterman

A big bump in the night and the hunt for the safebreakers is on. But the safebreakers are hunting too - for the expert.

The Birds Of The Air

Only when the birds have flown does Z-Victor One get called to the Atlantic Hotel, where a man and woman are wanted for

Train Of Events

A mailbag robbery in Newtown and Barlow is in his element as the masterly organiser at the centre of operations. He sen

By The Book

""Crimes like this, there's always two, always. I've never known it otherwise"". And DCS Robins is talking about murde

Nothing Serious

A vicious bunch of thugs and a young couple in love. Lynch and Graham are involved with both while their own working re

Alarm Call

The alarm rings and the police dash to the scene. This is the reflex action a clever crook can calculate on - except wh

A Try By Weir

It's the night after a big rugby football match. Lynch and Graham get a surprise when they are sent to investigate a sp

Quiet Confidence

Fancy Smith's devotion to duty takes him, on his night off, to visit a young offender's father, with results that make h

Scare

The crew of a merchant ship about to dock at Seaport are looking forward to shore leave. They have money to burn and an

Caught By The Ears

Cattle are identified by marks on their ears. Sgt. Watt and Z-Victor One have to find their own way of identifying the

Come On The Lads

In soccer mad Newtown tickets for the big match are at a premium. Everyone wants to go, villains and police alike. Con

The Whizzers

A team of pickpockets and the attempt to track them down leads Jock Weir into serious trouble with the public and with t

Police Work

The Coroner's demand for the presence of a witness sends Smith and Weir to a lonely cottage, to be greeted with a kind o

Lucky Accident

An attempted burglary and a hit-and-run accident - PC Lynch sees the connection first. Proving it is a job for the whol

Made For Each Other

Two arrests, two court cases - and also two people, in one of whom Fancy Smith takes a personal interest.

A La Carte

Chief Inspector Barlow is known locally as something of a gourmet, but not even the chef believes that he is interested

Light The Blue Paper

The bang is loud in the night. The conspiracy of silence which follows is more sinister. When an explosion destroys Bi

A Quiet Night

PCs Lynch and Graham find that a quiet night can be just as busy as any other, but for some of the people they encounter

Hit And Run

A slight collision between two cars, a bad-tempered blow, and a young man finds himself involved in serious trouble - bo

Hide - And Go Seek

A young rookie constable cannot hold his liquor. In his cups he reveals the whereabouts of a 'safe house' holding a vit

The Kiter

An outbreak of thefts from offertory boxes, a flood of dud cheques - and Victor Division's crime figures begin to soar.

Special Duty

Lynch and Graham investigate a domestic tragedy. And for Barlow there's the urgent problem of saving a man's life.

Remembrance Of A Guest

Complaints about a fast-moving, fast-talking door-to-door salesman give Weir and Smith a busy day, while Sgt. Watt prepa

Daylight Robbery

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is that someone has been posting red hot love le

Running Milligan

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With six weeks of his sentence to run, he is giv

Choose Your Partners

A report of breaking and entering at Mallory Hall and soon Lord Tenterden's home is swarming with policemen from the ACC

Tuesday Afternoon

A case of shoplifting, the disappearance of 3,000 bricks and some unbuilt houses give Barlow and the boys in Z-Victor On

Supper In The Morning

Dave Graham is used to sorting out the problems of other people, but only as a policeman. He finds it much more difficu

Wait For It

Some crimes are solved by logic. Barlow finds one but Smith and Weir look like upsetting him in their persistent search

It Never Rains ...

On Christmas Eve Lynch and Graham are as full of goodwill to all men as any police officers can be - with a garage robbe

.. And A Happy New Year

The revelry of New Year's Eve has its normal problems for the Newtown police and its special opportunities for a lone ma

Happy-Go-Lucky

When a happy-go-lucky thief refuses to confess to a simple breaking and entering job Barlow continues enquiries. This s

Promise Made

It can't possibly be blackmail - the old lady seems much too innocent and can have nothing to hide. But Lynch and Graha

I Mean...Where Does It Stop?

Weir finds that being a policeman doesn't stop when he goes off duty, particularly as his girl friend Sally has shady co

A Stroll Along The Sands

A chance encounter is soon forgotten by Lynch and Graham. But remembering a face becomes vital when Barlow orders a sea

No Malice

Barlow loses a case against a known criminal. He believes the man is guilty but he is ordered to re-investigate the cri

Profit By Their Example

A mysterious meeting at a sports pavilion attracts the attention of Z-Victor Two. John Watt investigates. When a sharp

A Question Of Storage

Barlow's attendance at a police conference starts a spring cleaning at Newtown station. But the arrest of an elderly dr

Fun And Games

When a seemingly harmless practical joke goes wrong and leads to a disturbance Lynch finds himself involved in a very pe

A Man...Like Yourself

When a young offender escapes from custody he is seen hiding on a roof and DC Hicks is detailed to bring him down.

A Straight Deal

When Josh Tansfield tries to make a deal with the police John Watt is worried - but Barlow gets the best of a good barga

Happy Families

A mother finds her schoolboy son in possession of pornographic photographs. Then the lad goes missing and Smith and wei

Inside Job

A mail van raid - a quick getaway - and no description of the raiders. When an easy arrest is made Barlow finds a new a

Clues Are What You Think

The search area is wide and time is short - for Barlow is in charge of a murder enquiry for the first time. He places h

The Whole Truth...

'Punchy' Palmer is not too bright. When he tries to help Newtown police it isn't easy to know what is truth and what is

Whistle, And Come Home

Two children are the only witnesses of a robbery. It seems that the men concerned will get away with it - until Barlow

First-Class Citizen

Old Eli Mosscrop was once the best spiderman in the north. Now no-one will employ him. When he tries to show his skill

Seconds Away

It is a routine job - a break-in at a jeweller's shop. But Barlow believes the owner is in danger.

Centre Of Disturbance

A brutal mid-afternoon shooting in the middle of a shopping area leaves a store full of people dumbfounded and the Newto

You Get All Kinds

A baby is taken from a pram near a bingo hall. Graham and Lynch are involved in a long search.

Happy Birthday

A wrist-watch and a camera. Not unusual gifts for a twenty-first birthday, but they make a busy Saturday for Smith and

Somebody ... Help

Frank Wood is a homosexual, unable to go to the police when a man sets out to blackmail him. If he does go to the polic

Cage Until Tame

Arty Timmins is out of jail. Chief Supt. Robins put him away when he was an Inspector and Sgt. Blackitt was a constable

Family Reunion

When Danny Sullivan, boisterous and irresponsible, returns to Newtown Z-Victor Two is alerted. When he goes into the us

A Place Of Safety

Smith and Weir are called to a disturbance in a tenement block. An unemployed black man has attacked a bailiff with an

The Dark Side Of The Road

Outside in the dark a girl screams. Inside the tall flats she is heard and ignored. It is half an hour before one man

What A Main Event!

Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will talk about all their lives. The eventual h

Finders Keepers

The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box is giving out the latest sounds of the M

Lucky Partners

To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just buying old gold. But his method of purch

Soft Spot

Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according to John Watt. But Watt is not the only

Somebody Said...

Charity Begins ...

""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are called to a case of shoplifting. ""Cause

The Hunch

A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club with interesting results. DC Lynch, meanwh

Two In The Bush

Two crimes - same place, same time - and Smith and weir are ready and able to deal with them.

Welcome Home, Jigger

Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where trouble is in the air. Jigger Daniels, r

In A Day's Work

A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewife. She dials 999. Fancy Smith, alone

No Stone Unturned

A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss, from Headquarters. And before the inve

You Pays Your Money

When the only witnesses disagree Sergeant Watt settles for the most likely suspect - with surprising results.

One Day In Spring Street

Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish in a running war fought with stones betw

Bring Back The Cat

It's a lively evening for Smith and Weir. First they have to try and cope with a woman who is charging her husband with

If He Runs - Grab Him

An old lady is assaulted and robbed. She manages to struggle home to her companion and soon both the cars and DCI Barlo

First Foot

New Year's Eve in Newtown means a three-line whip for the lads on the cars. Everyone has to be on the job to cope with

Think On

A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown has come to mean more than the problem

The Luck Of The Game

Some parents' trouble is that they protect their children too much.

I Love You Bonzo

Lynch is on the trail of an artist of a thief who broke into the Seaport Supermarket.

Brotherly Love

In any community you'll find a few people who are out of alignment - and all too often they find themselves involved wit

A Matter Of Give And Take

The suspicions of a canal lock-keeper bring Z-Victor One into contact with the canal community and eventually lead to th

Give A Dog A Name

A lost constable, but Sgt. Watt refuses to join his colleagues in jumping to conclusions. PC Boyle has been transferred

The Long Spoon

Barlow accepts a favour from a local trader - and his integrity becomes suspect.

Teething Trouble

A child cries, and family man PC Baker finds himself getting too involved.

A Shame To Take The Money

Two men carry off a mechanical shovel from a building site.

Window Dressing

When No. 18 alarm bell rings in Newtown station Watt and Blackitt brace themselves for trouble. For No. 18 is Mercer's

Partners

A doctor is accused of indecent assault, and Barlow is faced with the problem of evidence. And when a jailbird is found

The Fanatics

Baker and Graham take time out for a snack, but there's no let up when the division is invaded by Scots football fans.

You Got To Have Class

A child witnesses a crime against her father, but her mother refuses to co-operate with the police. Fancy's always unce

The Mice Will Play

A particularly nasty wave of 'flu has decimated the staff at Newtown with Barlow and Blackitt among the victims. To add

Sound An Alarm

Personal radio comes to Newtown - with disastrous results.

The Soft Game

Toby, a man high up on the ledge of a derelict warehouse, is likely to jump off at the mere sight of a uniform. It is u

Snakes Alive

Some people will pinch anything - and sometimes they get more than they bargained for!

Suspected Murder

Graham and Baker set out to look for a stolen car but instead come upon a far less trivial incident. Someone has disapp

The Share-Out

It's time for the share-out from one of Newtown's holiday savings clubs. £18,000 is in club funds. John Watt has to g

Checkmate

Three suspects arrive in the Newtown area. Graham and Baker are instructed to warn them off. Lynch, using a different

Another Fairy Tale

When two masked men terrorise the wife of a bookmaker and rob his safe it looks like a local job, and only hours after h

Market Square

Victor Division prepares for a Royal visit, but crime doesn't stop for the occasion. Lynch makes a mistake and is left

Error of Judgement

PC Foster, helped by ex-boxer Len Phillips, breaks up a gang of youngsters blocking the pavement. His unnecessarily rou

Under Cover

The police have to deal with depravity in all its guises - both of the body and of the mind.

One Good Turn

Watt, Blackitt and Smith try to help Benny Dunn. Benny's mam won't let him into the house; he has nowhere to go, no mon

Warning Shots

It is PC Ken Baker's last day on Z-Victor Two. He has been selected for further training at Police College. He is look

With A Pin

There is a local race meeting on and Barlow, as befitting his rank, has been assigned to keep an eye on Tattersall's. L

Wilful Destruction

PC Walker joins Dave Graham in Z-Victor Two - and finds himself thrown in at the deep end.

Cop And Blow

The Lucky 13 Club opens in Seaport. It is lush and plush with its professional dealers and croupiers, but it is not cro

The Hard-Face Grabber

It's all very well taking in a stray, but Sgt. Blackitt thinks this one might bite the hand that feeds it.

Inspection

Newtown nick is awaiting an official visit by H.M. Inspector of Constabulary. The station is spick and span, gleaming w

Routine Inquiries

Is a man lying? Lynch has to decide for himself and act accordingly.

A Morning's Sport

Three boys are bashing away at a piano which has been left on the street. Watt thinks he knows which bunch of practical

Contrary To Regulations

What happened to Jean Roe, who is found unconscious on the floor in an upstairs flat? To Graham and Walker it looks lik

The Good Life

A night watchman's hut is heaven to Patsy and Alfie, but it's back to earth with a bump when Fancy Smith turns up a card

Celebration

Sgt. Blackitt takes his wife Alice out to dinner to celebrate his 25 years on the force. He has reason to celebrate, bu

But The Crying ...

When Brian Logan unlawfully courts two women at the same time, the end can only mean unhappiness, not to mention problem

That's The Way It Is

I Don't Want Evidence Part 1

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

A fire has killed the whole Bohn family - and it didn't start accidentally.

Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 1

Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 2

While on his beat PC Tate finds the gate of a local timber yard open. Over the pocket radio he informs HQ. From the st

You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 1

You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 2

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

The Great Fur Robbery Part 1

The Great Fur Robbery Part 2

Gelignite Part 1

Gelignite Part 2

All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 1

All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 2

Who Said Anything About The Law Part 1

Who Said Anything About The Law Part 2

Standard Procedure Part 1

Standard Procedure Part 2

The Nesbitts Are Back Part 1

The Nesbitts Are Back Part 2

Finch And Sons Part 1

Finch And Sons Part 2

When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 1

When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 2

When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 3

When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 4

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 th

Sheena Part 1

Sheena Part 2

She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 1

She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 2

The Placer Part 1

The Placer Part 2

Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 1

Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 2

I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 1

I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 2

Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 1

Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 2

It Was Doing Nothing Part 1

It Was Doing Nothing Part 2

The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 1

The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 2

All Through The Night Part 1

All Through The Night Part 2

Prejudice Part 1

Prejudice Part 2

Boy Part 1

Boy Part 2

Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 1

Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 2

The Great Art Robbery Part 1

The Great Art Robbery Part 2

First On The Scene Part 1

First On The Scene Part 2

It's Easy Once You Know How Part 1

It's Easy Once You Know How Part 2

If I Can't Have Him Part 1

If I Can't Have Him Part 2

A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 1

A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 2

Calling The Tune Part 1

Calling The Tune Part 2

Sauce For The Goose Part 1

Sauce For The Goose Part 2

The Nose On Your Face Part 1

The Nose On Your Face Part 2

A Handful Of Dust Part 1

A Handful Of Dust Part 2

All In A Day's Work Part 1

All In A Day's Work Part 2

Invasion Of Privacy Part 1

Invasion Of Privacy Part 2

Granny, the Swings Part 1

Granny, the Swings Part 1

Saturday Night Was Murder Part 1

Saturday Night Was Murder Part 2

They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 1

They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 2

The Victim Part 1

The Victim Part 2

Too Quiet For Sunday Part 1

Too Quiet For Sunday Part 2

A Right To Live Part 1

A Right To Live Part 2

The Collector Part 1

The Collector Part 2

Family Affair Part 1

Family Affair Part 2

Should Auld Acquaintance Part 1

Should Auld Acquaintance Part 2

You Can't Win Em All Part 1

You Can't Win Em All Part 2

Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 1

Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 2

Nothing To Report Part 1

Nothing To Report Part 2

Inside Information Part 1

Inside Information Part 2

The Newtown police are baffled by a series of burglaries. The thief's method of entry is undetectable, but the chaos in

Honour Among Thieves Part 1

Honour Among Thieves Part 2

Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 1

Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 2

Out Of The Frying Pan Part 1

Out Of The Frying Pan Part 2

What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 1

What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 2

Person To Person Part 1

Person To Person Part 2

A Hobby You Might Say Part 1

A Hobby You Might Say Part 2

Hudson's Way Part 1

Hudson's Way Part 2

Blind Alley Part 1

Blind Alley Part 2

The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 1

The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 2

The saint of the title is one Ted Crowther, who lives in a fairly new block of flats known as Concrete Canyon. He has e

Criminal Type Part 1

Criminal Type Part 2

The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 1

The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 2

DI Todd's wallet is stolen and with it goes his warrant card - his means of identification as a Police Officer. The thi

Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 1

Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 2

Her love for a man on the run lands a girl in trouble with the law.

The Battleground Part 1

The Battleground Part 2

Eleven year old Johnny Benson, unhappy at home because of his parents' constant bickering, takes refuge in religion. Af

The Witness Part 1

The Witness Part 2

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

The Guilty Ones Part 1

The Guilty Ones Part 2

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

At Least You Know You've Tried Part 2

A young engaged couple have spent six months decorating and furnishing their new home, when two weeks before their marri

Two's A Pair Part 1

Two's A Pair Part 2

Edna Clayton, who once had a crush on DI Todd and pursued him shamelessly, is brought into Newtown police station charge

Tomorrow's Another Day Part 1

Tomorrow's Another Day Part 2

With DI Todd on leave and DC Kane away sick, Sgt. Stone has more than enough to do. And then just to complicate things

Who Was That Lady? Part 1

Who Was That Lady? Part 2

Angry domineering Mrs. Armitage calls at Newtown station to report her window cleaner husband as a missing person. Sgt.

Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 1

Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 2

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

Application Part 1

Application Part 2

The new Detective Inspector arrives at Newtown and Sgt. Stone is anxious to know the kind of man he is. He soon finds o

The Luck Of The Irish Part 1

The Luck Of The Irish Part 2

Looking into the matter of stolen copper from a building site, Roach and Bannerman meet Billy Alty, the site foreman, wh

A Kind Of Proof Part 1

A Kind Of Proof Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to a sub-post office where the postmistress, Miss Powell, has been attacked and robbed.

A Matter For Thought Part 1

A Matter For Thought Part 2

Jack Egerton has been stabbed and DI Witty rushes to the hospital in the hope of getting a statement from the man. But

Some Kind Of Nut Part 1

Some Kind Of Nut Part 2

Newtown station receives a call from a man who says he has 'put a bomb in'. Sgt. Stone deduces from the man's words tha

He Must Be Up To No Good Part 1

He Must Be Up To No Good Part 2

Holiday fortnight for the building trades is coming up. The firms are paying a fortnight's wages and the banks are carr

It's A Sort Of Game Part 1

It's A Sort Of Game Part 2

One of those 'nice quiet nights' at Newtown station and Sgt. Stone is just preparing to leave for home. Then the window

Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 1

Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to a cinema where a man has been caught trying to steal from a patron's handbag. The man

Attack Part 1

Attack Part 2

A shotgun is fired into the air, the action freezing the staff and customers in a sub post office. The postman is the o

You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 1

You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 2

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 am

Punch-Up Part 1

Punch-Up Part 2

Bannerman enters for an inter-divisional boxing match and is curious to know why DI Witty begins to take an almost fanat

More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 1

More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 2

No Charge For The Estimate Part 1

No Charge For The Estimate Part 2

Granny Wendy, an old woman who lives alone, is the victim of what appears to be a domestic accident. But when Roach and

The Paperchase Part 1

The Paperchase Part 2

A long distance lorry driver parks overnight in a Newtown car park, leaving a girl hitchhiker sleeping in the cab. Neit

The Vigilance Part 1

The Vigilance Part 2

The Tip-Off Part 1

The Tip-Off Part 2

Bannerman, off duty with his girl friend, meets Ted Holmes in a pub. Holmes has some information to sell and wants cash

Prevention Is Better Part 1

Prevention Is Better Part 2

Sgt. Stone sees two youths, Billy and Vic Redmond, trying car door handles in Newtown Centre. Their father is serving t

Special Relationship Part 1

Special Relationship Part 2

Det. Supt. Oakley calls on Sgt. Stone with a request. Oakley is anxious for Stone to nail Timmy Cater, a safe-blower no

A Proper George Washington Part 1

A Proper George Washington Part 2

Eighteen year old Michael Adams says he was coming home from the pictures when his attacker came up behind him, knocked

I Know My Coppers Part 1

I Know My Coppers Part 2

When the money is recovered from a raid on a security van it is placed in a cell in Newtown police station for safe keep

Follow The Form Part 1

Follow The Form Part 2

Ron Bailey, a petrol pump attendant at a Newtown garage, is approached by two men who want him to help them rob a safe i

Breakdown Part 1

Breakdown Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to investigate a minor theft reported by a lecturer at a Technical College. The lecturer

Will He...Won't He? Part 1

Will He...Won't He? Part 2

PC Newcombe, searching for a girl who has been reported missing, learns that she is hiding out in a disused factory. Wh

Dead End Part 1

Dead End Part 2

Sgt. Lynch is paying a social call on an old friend, a nurse, when a man arrives at the Nursing Home breathless and frig

Blame It On Father Christmas Part 1

Blame It On Father Christmas Part 2

With only two days to go until Christmas, Bobby Dawson, having returned from carol singing, tells his mother that the ma

For Auld Lang Syne Part 1

For Auld Lang Syne Part 2

Two Scotsmen visit Newtown during the New Year celebrations to seek out an old acquaintance of theirs, a fellow villain,

Unidentified Marks Part 1

On evening patrol Roach and Bannerman are curious about a man sitting alone in a parked car. When questioned the man ru

Unidentified Marks Part 2

Picture Of Guilt Part 1

Picture Of Guilt Part 2

After a raid on a cinema a doorman is shot. A reporter from a Sunday newspaper meets Harris, an informer, in a pub. Ha

It Works Both Ways Part 1

It Works Both Ways Part 2

""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

Alibi Part 1

Alibi Part 2

""It was Saturday night when he did the break-in. Got in through a lavatory window and tore his sleeve on a nail. Then

Lost Property Part 1

Lost Property Part 2

""A man came yesterday. Said he had shared a cell with my husband. Said my Alfie was coming out of prison in the morni

Fear Or Favour Part 1

Fear Or Favour Part 2

Like all areas Newtown has its share of vandalism. A group of youths - voices - a crash of glass - the sound of footste

The Lonely Place Part 1

The Lonely Place Part 2

An attack on a courting couple in a lonely place... a man appearing and asking for a light.. a frightened girl running f

Foggy Night Part 1

Foggy Night Part 2

The Soft Touch Part 1

The Soft Touch Part 2

Watching... timing... speed... picking the right vehicle... quick disposal. All the ingredients of wholesale car theft,

Special Duty Part 1

Special Duty Part 2

Special Duty can be easy or hazardous. A man can be a decoy or a sitting duck. He is alone and he cannot easily predic

One End of The Road Part 1

One End of The Road Part 2

A constable has been seriously injured. It could be that his career as a policeman is finished. There is an atmosphere

Welcome To Newtown Part 1

Welcome To Newtown Part 2

A Dakota aeroplane with 32 passengers aboard is in difficulties. The pilot intends to make an emergency landing and New

All The Birds Of The Air Part 1

All The Birds Of The Air Part 2

With new technical resources we are half way to an automated police force, so why not automated thieves as well? Thieve

Carbon Copy Part 1

Carbon Copy Part 2

Not A Bad Lad Really Part 1

Not A Bad Lad Really Part 2

Thirty-nine break-ins in five weeks: each one on pay nights at council estates. On paper a serious setback for DI Goss'

Snout Part 1

Snout Part 2

Officially a police informant does not exist... information is obtained from the birds. So when a snout stands in dange

The Exiles Part 1

The Exiles Part 2

Even the best villains have to retire someday. But if, like Dixie Conlan, you don't want to retire, you find an apprent

It's Not Against The Law Part 1

It's Not Against The Law Part 2

PC Bannerman risks his life trying to save a child, but what kind of mother could invite such a risk in the first place?

Hit And Run Part 1

Hit And Run Part 2

A man walks into Newtown police station and demands to be given a breathalyser test, but does not appear to be drunk. W

One Of Our Own Part 1

One Of Our Own Part 2

WPC Parkin is an able and efficient officer with a bright career ahead of her. So why should she risk it all by cultiva

No Objection To Bail Part 1

No Objection To Bail Part 2

Stand as surety for someone and you risk them running away from the law leaving you to forfeit the bail money or go to p

Sunday...Sunday... Part 1

Sunday...Sunday... Part 2

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

Double Game Part 1

Double Game Part 2

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

Spare The Rod Part 2

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

You've Got To Keep Them Talking Part 2

The seed of suicide is in all of us. So when an innocent old woman becomes involved with the police and becomes irratio

In Need Of Care Part 1

In Need Of Care Part 2

""What sort of life will I have if I stay in Newtown? Wrapping sweets at Brownley's eight hours a day; listening to Rad

From Information Received Part 1

From Information Received Part 2

Les Mitcham and Phil Andrews are working as painters on a new housing estate. Mitcham, the younger of the men, has serv

Have A Go, Joe Part 1

Have A Go, Joe Part 2

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

According To Plan Part 2

The Shooter Part 1

The Shooter Part 2

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,

Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 1

Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 2

Alec Quilley plucks up courage to contact Beth, an old flame, but for her the glow is fading. Chris, her new boy friend

Allegation Part 1

Allegation Part 2

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 w

You Can't Trust Anyone Part 1

You Can't Trust Anyone Part 2

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 Sg

The Dog Lover Part 1

The Dog Lover Part 2

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

It's Been A Long Time Part 2

Pete Simmonds is out from prison looking for the man who informed on him. But not only the informer has to live in fear

No Time To Think Part 1

No Time To Think Part 2

Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 1

Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 2

A gelignite explosion has wrecked an office and probably injured the men responsible - all for the sake of twenty pounds

A Place Of Safety Part 1

A Place Of Safety Part 2

Lost And Found Part 1

Lost And Found Part 2

What sort of mother abandons her two month old baby in a telephone kiosk?

Gyppo Part 1

Gyppo Part 2

'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

Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 1

Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 2

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

Nobody Loves Us Part 2

A rock is thrown at a passenger train and the driver is injured. The Transport Union want the police to take some sort

A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 1

A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 2

Sgt. Stone, with Bannerman and Newcombe, goes to the City Airport to investigate a bomb hoax. No bomb is found, but the

Two For The Record Part 1

Two For The Record Part 2

A man and his wife report the theft of a strange assortment of objects from their home, and they want the thief, their s

Quiet Day Part 1

Quiet Day Part 2

Three honest citizens, strangers to each other, decide almost simultaneously to take the town apart. Spontaneous acts,

None The Worse Part 1

None The Worse Part 2

None The Worse Part 3

None The Worse Part 4

A woman is found dead. The police get a description of the man responsible, then his name, Gleeson - the Crown's princi

Barricade Part 1

Barricade Part 2

The Best Day Of The Year Part 1

The Best Day Of The Year Part 2

A quiet sort of Christmas. People on the move, relaxed. Bannerman goes to the theatre, DI Goss to a private do. Sgt.

Score To Settle Part 1

Score To Settle Part 2

A new police constable, Joe Skinner, is assigned to the crime cars. Kardar, a Hungarian and an expert with explosives,

Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 1

Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 2

DI Bowen, once DI Goss's superior officer, has been accused of discreditable conduct and he wants Goss to help him. But

They Call It Justice Part 1

They Call It Justice Part 2

A child is badly injured in a road accident, a job for Traffic, not Crime. But Sgt. Lynch has a personal interest in th

No Questions Asked Part 1

No Questions Asked Part 2

With a sharp increase in petty theft having been recorded, Stone and Goss are anxious to get the top man. A policeman w

Threats And Menaces Part 1

Threats And Menaces Part 2

Frank Caunce, crippled by a roof fall during the course of an arrest by Sgt. Stone, has been released from prison. Ston

Lost Part 1

Lost Part 2

A nine year old by is lost on Moor Top while helping his 'uncle' look for strayed sheep. Rough weather, fading light -

Infamous Conduct Part 1

Infamous Conduct Part 2

A struck-off doctor cannot prescribe drugs or medicine and cannot sign a death certificate. What would such a doctor do

All Coppers Are Nanas Part 1

All Coppers Are Nanas Part 2

There's a lot of old villains in the new flats at Alexander House. On cold nights, with the lifts out of order, they te

Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 1

Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 2

Under the new act couples can marry at eighteen, but there are still strong family traditions. ""Wait till you're twent

For Old Time's Sake Part 1

For Old Time's Sake Part 2

There have been two armed wage snatches within a couple of weeks, both of a similar pattern. Police believe it to be th

A Day Like Every Day Part 1

A Day Like Every Day Part 2

""Squirts the window catch with an oil can first, then uses a knife. Vernon's style. One day he'll probably come face

Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 1

Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 2

Helen Carter, a nervous woman, has lived alone for too long. Then she has a 'visitor', a man who stands outside her doo

A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 1

A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 2

The Brice brothers run Clyde Street. There are frequent beatings-up but no witnesses. Then PC Quilley is invited to a

Cruising For Burglars Part 1

Cruising For Burglars Part 2

A Liverpool City policeman is shot. Newtown police learn that the two men responsible could be heading for their patch,

In And Out Part 1

In And Out Part 2

In And Out Part 3

In And Out Part 4

An old lag agrees to deliver a message on his release from prison. His son is on the run from Borstal and trouble is th

It's Only A Game Part 1

It's Only A Game Part 2

The 'Stiffs' - Newtown's local soccer team - have relegation problems. The last thing they need is malicious attacks fr

A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 1

A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 2

Johnny Marsh is an isolated teenager: he thinks alone, thinks of the past. A little thing, and something snaps. His ob

Night Out Part 1

Night Out Part 2

Two young brothers are drowned in a canal. Newcombe, Quilley and Skinner are there on a night out. Like others they wa

One Bad Apple Part 1

One Bad Apple Part 2

Stolen goods which have disappeared; a search warrant that is useless. The villains are laughing at Newtown police - th

If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 1

If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 2

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

Couldn't Happer To A Nicer Girl Part 2

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

A Couple Of Comic Turns Part 2

Bernard Spencer enjoys newspaper publicity of his crimes, but what lengths will he go to to obtain such publicity? He i

By Bread Alone Part 1

By Bread Alone Part 2

An old woman is attacked and robbed and there seem to be no witnesses. Only Pearson was in a position to see anything,

The Helpers Part 1

The Helpers Part 2

Church doors are open to everyone. Solace is always available - but church property isn't. The police are seeking a th

Missile Mile Part 1

Missile Mile Part 2

A car crashes on the motorway but this is no ordinary accident. Goss thinks he is chasing someone who is lonely, broodi

I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 1

I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 2

A load of railway telephone wire is 'knocked off' Newtown's scrap metal merchants are questioned and something is revea

Weekend With Sally Part 1

Weekend With Sally Part 2

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

Bottoms Up For The Walking Dead Part 2

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 t

Give And Take Part 1

Give And Take Part 2

Saturday afternoon is a time for football and weddings. People are expecting a good match. But not everyone IS a good

Who's Sylvia Then Part 1

Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something might have happened to the girl. Although they h

Who's Sylvia Then Part 2

Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something terrible might have happened to the girl. Althou

A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 1

A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 2

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

The Other Arm Of The Law Part 2

Roy and Mary Chadwick are looking for people who can be persuaded to part with their money. And they've found an ideal

To Ray - Love Anne Part 1

To Ray - Love Anne Part 2

Raymond Pritchard doesn't have much to say for himself. Maybe he's got something to hide. Skinner has a lot of questio

A Big Shadow Part 1

A Big Shadow Part 2

Gerald has been discharged from a mental hospital after thirty years and he has a record of violence. Now two men have

The Senior Partner Part 1

The Senior Partner Part 2

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

Talking To An Elephant Part 2

A circus comes to Newtown. It attracts the public - and trouble.

Off With The Motley Part 1

Off With The Motley Part 2

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

Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 1

Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 2

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

Have You Seen Davie Richards? Part 2

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

A Very High Rocket Part 1

A Very High Rocket Part 2

Never stick your neck out, that's good advice. But what do you do if you suspect someone - look the other way? Alec Qu

A Little Woman Part 1

A Little Woman Part 2

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

Stop Over Part 1

Stop Over Part 2

John Glass has returned to the North for more than just a 'quiet life'. And Inspector Goss knows it. As events come to

Strictly Cash Part 1

Strictly Cash Part 2

There's one born every minute! And nobody knows that better than the tallyman. Billy and Moira intend to stay in Newto

Playing For Keeps Part 1

Playing For Keeps Part 2

Teenagers need adventure and a change of scene just as much as adults. But the adventure turns sour for Anne as she rea

Christmas Is Coming Part 1

Christmas Is Coming Part 2

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

Quilley and a milk float... Bagpipes... A hangover... A baby.

Prevention Part 1

Prevention Part 2

Detective Sergeant Bickford infiltrates a gang of villains and gets a job—as a murderer. (Part 2 of 2)

Right Of Way Part 1

Right Of Way Part 2

Charles Warren doesn't care how he gets people away from his property. But if he breaks the law... At the station they

Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 1

A promotion cause commotion in Newtown...

Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 2

Night duty... Newcombe and Skinner... Promotion... and trouble. Then the promotion comes out in orders and Newtown lose

By-Pass Part 1

By-Pass Part 2

A new Detective-Sergeant and Stone's old undetected crime. Something to be uncovered. A vehicle again waits near the b

Love's A Dead Lumber Part 1

Love's A Dead Lumber Part 2

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

The More We Are Together Part 2

Newtown gets a new policeman and an unusual do-it-yourself expert. Mrs. Manley gets a shock, and so does Inspector Goss

Make Yourself At Home Part 1

Make Yourself At Home Part 2

""There's a sinister feller in a mac outside my flat,"" came the call. Another villain in Newtown? Maureen's heading s

Triangle Squared Part 1

Triangle Squared Part 2

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 r

Hold Up Part 1

Hold Up Part 2

A cafe and someone waiting, wearing a stocking mask and carrying a a gun. Two suspects, two detectives and a tough inte

The Snoozer Part 1

The Snoozer Part 2

And then there's the one about the commercial traveller, who works when everyone else has gone to bed...

Little Girl Lost Part 1

Little Girl Lost Part 2

Influence Part 1

Influence Part 2

Perjury and corruption in the police force. Sgt. Stone talks about blackmail to Rachel, to Lil and to Superintendent Kh

Kid's Stuff

It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 1

It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 2

""The word may go round that the police aren't hard on this patch. They need to be shown that we are"".

Bad Tuesday

Quiet Mr. Potter's wife and daughter have disappeared.

System

A lad walks into Newtown police station. A scared lad, who has information. So Sgt. Stone goes visiting.

Say Two Hellos

Skinner meets two women. He helps them for different reasons.

The Taker

Patten has a record. He takes what he wants, and if someone gets in the way... So Patten goes to this club. Smedley g

The Find

Gold! Mention it and their eyes go green with envy. Offer it and you get clutching hands.

Lawbreakers

A man is brought in for something petty, but he refuses to speak. Is he covering up for something bigger? Then another

Cars

For the 'mobile' police everything and anything can happen on a tour of duty. And it does!

Penny Wise

Do 'holidays in the sun' link a toaster sold in a pub and a woman losing her cheque book?

No Job For A Woman

Alec Quilley's girl friend drives a taxi at night - when there are some dodgy people about.

Territory

A man quietly enjoying the local playground; a crowd noisily enjoying the local pub. Elsewhere work and much activity -

The Stone Standard Part 1

The Stone Standard Part 2

Sergeant Stone - up against militant management and militant workers. And he won't compromise.

The Mystery Part 1

The Mystery Part 2

A teenage girl and night time at a railway station brings a problem for PC Covill.

Nobody Hit Me Part 1

Nobody Hit Me Part 2

Two grocers, one across the road from the other. Both ordinary, everyday characters. But then one of them has a fire i

Dan, Dan... Part 1

Dan, Dan... Part 2

To get stolen goods to the public a villain has to be an organising genius, and that's not all. The police are keeping

Funny Fellah

Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 1

Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 2

Liam Murphy is losing control of the gang. It's time for action.

Purely Medical Purposes Part 1

Purely Medical Purposes Part 2

Charlie West is found with stolen property. He's in trouble, so he calls his lawyer.

Grandstand Finish Part 1

Grandstand Finish Part 2

Sunday is all quiet, but Monday brings 'Open Day' problems at the Station. But there are more urgent troubles outside.

Funny Creatures Women Part 1

Funny Creatures Women Part 2

Night, a deserted park and a young woman on her way home. Skinner is interviewed by Goss and Stone. Then they take the

The Dirty Job Part 1

The Dirty Job Part 2

The Bannion family is in trouble, but at first not with the police. Bannion can possibly help Goss catch a villain. Bu

Ding Dong Part 1

Ding Dong Part 2

Juvenile crime in Newtown has reached a serious level. A clean-up campaign goes into operation. Then the Sheldon mob a

Intrusion Part 1

Intrusion Part 2

Not Often We Have Visitors Part 1

Not Often We Have Visitors Part 2

There's a V.I.P. visit in the offing and everyone is making plans: Newtown police, Special Branch, Headquarters. And th

Contact Man Part 1

Contact Man Part 2

Three villains are under lock and key. But where is the missing eight thousand pounds? With business problems and an e

Take Away Part 1

Take Away Part 2

Nicked cars are normally just a routine job. So what makes Annette Minto's so different? At first she just wants her c

Who Were You With? Part 1

Who Were You With? Part 2

A hairdresser's shop is wrecked. In the middle is a frightened girl. She's alone and vulnerable and it's night time.

Danny Boy's Home Part 1

Danny Boy's Home Part 2

Danny Baker returns to Newtown. But DS Haggar is back as well. It's not long before the two of them lock antlers.

Rules Of The Game Part 1

Rules Of The Game Part 2

The Wrong Odds Part 1

The Wrong Odds Part 2

The Horse Dealer Part 1

The Horse Dealer Part 2

With Goss coming back Haggar wants to go out on a winner. And even he has a friend or two willing to help him.

Collation Part 1

Collation Part 2

Promotion is in the air and Goss is in with an outside chance. A sighting, plus a report from a beat man, might just ad

Last Bus To Newtown

Bert Lynch has almost forgotten what life is like on the cars - out there in the thick of things.

Lynch

Change. New people. Different methods. Some people call it progress. Bert Lynch, out on his own, is starting to feel

Team Work

Whether it's a family trying to adjust to change or the police force mounting a big crime prevention operation a team is

The Attackers

A lad is walking home late at night...

Retirement

An old man tries to stop a robbery...

Promotion

Police life often puts a strain on a marriage, as Goss finds out. Stone is single, but that can also mean trouble.

Canal

It's the age of fast getaways, but Frank and George are exceptions. They're villains all the same and Sgt. Miller think

Week Off

Lynch tries to get away from it all...

Missing

Mariam Ahmed makes some trouble for the police.

Quilley

Quilley - on and off duty - with trouble on both fronts.

Tessa In The Woodpile

After a robbery Tessa goes on the warpath.

Keep To Yourself

Two loners. Stone cops one of them, Skinner the other.

Smoke

Operation Ascalon

Is Goss to blame when the operation goes wrong?

Short Cut

Stone arrests and charges Andy Walker as a try-on.

Hagger

DS Cecil Haggar is back in Newtown. He's at a loose end, so he gravitates towards the nearest pub. There he finds trou

Playtime

Stone and Skinner are off duty. Then there's a jewel theft and a robbery with violence.

Sweet Girl

A lass is missing...

Access

Quilley stops at a pub. Is it routine, or isn't it?

Goss

Mrs. Goss and a lawyer add up to problems for DI Goss.

The Wolf And The Sheep Part 1

The Wolf And The Sheep Part 2

Sgt. Miller is back on duty and up against another pro. He gets some good advice.

Forget It Part 1

Forget It Part 2

A man with no name and no memory - or a man with something to hide?

A Neighbour's Goods Part 1

A Neighbour's Goods Part 2

There's a dead woman and Sgt. Miller expects trouble. Then an anonymous phone call brings more surprises for him.

Loyalties Part 1

Loyalties Part 2

Stolen gear, or planted? Stone and Lynch disagree. Lynch is trying to get one over Stone. Then the punch-up happens.

Relative Values Part 1

Relative Values Part 2

OAPs are short of cash... and then the police are involved. Stone and Skinner are looking for something old-fashioned.

Not Good Enough Part 1

Not Good Enough Part 2

Sgt. Miller wants him. So does Skinner. But Bright is clever. Miller tries the 'Chinese Water Torture'.

Breakage Part 1

Breakage Part 2

A man with a parcel - George T. Wood - who's looking for someone; who's been kept waiting most of his life. And a derel

Connor

Fred Connor is the new Detective Inspector at Newtown. He has unfinished business - with a villain named Bright.

The Team

Inspector Connor is on trial. So is Sgt. Stone and the entire Newtown police force.

Witness

Terence Nichols is in custody at Newtown police station after a wages snatch. There are three days to the trial and Sto

Takes All Sorts

A new Inspector arrives at Newtown, Ralph Edward Pratt by name, spruce as a pocket hanky and dripping self-confidence.

Sins Of The Father

Wives of prisoners are easier to chat up than the prisoners themselves - and Inspector Connor wants to find the missing

Damage

Night-time and a frightened house breaker. Newtown police reveal an unusual mystery.

Day Trip

Sgt. Haggar and PC Quilley are back on the strength just at the time Dilly Watson, a clever thief, arrives in Newtown.

Public Relations

DS Haggar doesn't like Ken Knowles. ""Journalists,"" he says, ""grow fat on misrepresenting police information"". He d

Old Soldiers

Old Sepp is passing through Newtown. PC Hackett is on the way out. But both are involved with Marlene.

Diabolical Liberty

There's just no helping some people, as Bert Lynch finds out when Chief Inspector Logie investigates a break-in with a d

Old Acquaintance

A newly released prisoner, Dan Fowler, returns to his wife Julia and plans to fix an old enemy. But Julia has plans of

The Legacy

Sgt. Stone goes to the funeral of an old and respected thief in the hope of unearthing a few skeletons. But dead men do

The Amateurs

While Austin Nuttall dreams of owning his own business Connor dreams of nailing a fence. And with two crimes unsolved,

Hobo

A gullible old man, a con man, and a do-gooder. And Tom Stone is right in the middle and in need of somewhere to live.

Old Lag

Skinner

Skinner returns to C.I.D. He's after a villain, wanted by both the Met. and DS Haggar.

Skin Game

A safe-breaker, a club owner and a farmer. All three play the same game until Miller joins in and gets under their skin

Backwater

All Tom Stone wants is a quiet weekend's fishing, but then he meets Sergeant Rust. Together they catch a very queer fis

Big Jake

Who gets to Big Jake first, Billy Fielden or DC Skinner? One of them wants to help him, the other just wants him. And w

Women At Work

Two working women, one admired by Lynch, the other disliked by Miller. And in the background a singular third person, b

Jack The Dodger

There's a problem for Skinner when a suspicious odd-job man takes lodgings with an old flame of Bert Lynch.

Miller

A body in a canal and Miller follows a chain of enquiries that brings him face to face with... himself.

Care

Two girls with their husbands away. Maureen is the social type and likes a drink; Jill is the lonely type, but she find

Operation Watchdog

Connor comes back to vandalism and to conflict with some local bigwigs. And Skinner's in a spot of bother

Defection

A member of a visiting Trade Delegation takes a positive step concerning th future. But Sgt. Stone's future is left for

Invention

Rowena Bishop has a reputation for storytelling. She tells Sgt. Lynch about a body down on the foreshore.

Hard Man

Clifford Roscoe is the local hard man. He's fresh out of jail and ready and anxious to cause trouble. But Stone and Co

Domestic

A bitter argument, an unexpected tragedy and Sgt. Stone finds himself pushing a suspect very hard indeed.

Pat

Pat Mason is a Salvationist and everyone likes her, particularly the regulars at Alan Doherty's pub. So why should anyo

Bowman

Bringing up a family in Newtown isn't easy, especially for a copper.

The Lady And The Gentleman

There's a housebreaker with a difference operating in Newtown. He leaves no marks when he breaks in and he never steals

Suspicion

Sgt. Lynch takes an interest in Susan Rawlings while her husband is in prison.

Mileage

Jupp has a large family and needs to keep his job. But events pile up against him - his boss and a robbery - and he nee

Routine

Lynch and Quilley are on 'nights'. And a routine call to a break-in leads to a break-up that's far from routine.

The Spike

A suspicious death. Who is and who isn't involved? And what is the fiddle going on at Munster House?

Hi-Jack

A stolen lorry load of meat parked on a busy road. A piece of cake for the police, unless the lorry driver's name is Ho

Mother And Child

Joyce is very protective towards her son - even when he's in prison.

Co-Operation

Understanding between husband and wife, detective and villain, Police Constable and member of the public - but what abou

No Proceedings

Hugo Vallance, an old-fashioned Lord of the Manor, is trying to survive in a modern world - of gossip, scandal and theft

Officer Material...?

It's the day of Lynch's promotion board. He's already passed his exams, so he knows his stuff. But - is he the right t

Inspector Lynch

Bert Lynch has been promoted to Inspector. But is he still one of the lads?

Nuisance

Alexandra is always complaining to an already overworked police force about her next door neighbour Percy. But is she j

Escape

Some London villains spring Charlie Cotton from prison, but, too late, he cottons on to the fact that he's been sprung f

Break Up

A woman is arrested for shoplifting and a thief has his alibi checked. On the face of it two routine cases. But even t

Stray Girl

Mary Mangan disappears with her baby. The worst is feared and a full scale police search is mounted.

Pieces

A house is broken into and Skinner grabs at the opportunity to improve his record. But he grabs too hard and a man suff

The Cinder Path

Goss is back! In court he finds himself in an unfamiliar role. Against Quilley... twice!

Cadet

Cadet Peter Preston wants nothing more than to be a policeman, and even though he's a bit of a joke at Newtown his futur

Pressure Of Work

Goss goes out for a quiet day with a friend, but the friend ends up in a cell and a policeman ends up in hospital.

Absence

A bank raid is in the offing and the only man who knows anything about it is Harry Dance.

In Police Hands

Julie and Dave are happy: then they're in the nick. It seems that simply being in love is a crime these days.

Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears

Stone and Lynch are puzzled by two cases - one involving bears and the other old ladies.

Joanna

When Albert Smith goes looking for his daughter Joanna his enquiries cause trouble.

Pressure

A young petty thief and a young Police Constable find themselves under a similar kind of pressure. The pressure to prov

Waste

Not so much a skeleton in the cupboard - more a body, alive and kicking, in the attic.

Two Wise Monkeys

When villains like Burford and Tyndale fall out they will go to any lengths to settle a score. And somewhere along the

Dinner Break

Lunchtime - relaxation for some. But not for those on duty at Newtown Station.

Allegiance

Joe Skinner questions a lad about breaking into a cigarette machine, but it soon becomes apparent that he is after more

Rota

The same crime can be committed over and over again, unless someone decides to co-operate with the police.

Priority

Quilley and Braithwaite have a tricky customer to deal with; Lynch has Stone, as well as a missing child and a shop brea

Background

Losers

DI Connor runs into Marjorie, an old flame. But what a change in her!

Turnabout

Mary and Fiona, two women of equal ability and opportunity. So why is one of them a criminal?

Intruder

Mugs?

Several well-planned robberies, but none of the suspects with brains and style enough to organise them. So who did?

Pastime

A fire-raiser for Skinner and an extortionist for Stone and Lynch. Some people have the strangest pastimes.

Certain Parties

Back in Newtown after seven years in Parkhurst, Pikey Nimmo wants to settle up with the men who put him away. Stone was

Family

Susan Giles wants her father back inside and uses two men to help her. One of them is Quilley, and he unwittingly ruins

Bits An' Bats

There's a new Cash'n'Carry being built in Newtown and some odd characters work on it. One of them is on the fiddle - bi

Old Bones

Lynch deals with a skeleton on the moors and Skinner with several in various cupboards.

Mysteries

Ossie Davies is a security guard. He's a pushover. You just knock off his specs, threaten him a bit and help yourself.

Night Train

Lynch, Quilley and Braithwaite take a night train to Manchester in search of a murder suspect.

Friends

Quilley is a good copper, but as an amateur footballer he has his limitations. Jesse Alty is a good footballer but has

Gardens

A quiet Sunday - and the dead body of a man, smartly dressed, slumped in an allotment shed.

Quiet As The Grave

Sunday night duty is traditionally quiet, but on this occasion it's too quiet for Miller's comfort.

Pursuit

A call reporting an early morning break-in is quickly answered and Render is only minutes behind the intruder.

Have You Seen This Child

Colin Williams haunts Inspector Lynch, and Sergeant Moffatt haunts a thief called Mulligan.

Occupation

A factory work-in is on its last legs with the police outside the gates, keeping the peace but waiting for someone to br

Unnecessary Force

How did a man like Derek Murphy get beaten up by his best friend, a man half his size? A puzzle for Miller, Yates and S

The Bouncer

Eddy Howarth is the over-enthusiastic bouncer at the local dance hall, but his devotion to duty and jealousy over a woma

House To House

A full-scale house to house enquiry fails to produce a witness until a mysterious night prowler and two criminals lay th

Boy In Blue

The men at Newtown question their own stability when the past catches up with a lady called Gwen Newcombe.

Local Knowledge

Lynch receives a tip-off from a friend and finds himself in the middle of a delicate enquiry with his loyalties divided.

Innocent And Vulnerable

Tempers fray among men constructing a block of flats, but for one family who actually live in a high-rise, nerves reach

Intervention

Just two miles from Newtown centre lies open country and another world where people settle their grievances in a differe

Tonight And Every Night

Transit

When a lock-keeper complains of strange noises coming from a disused warehouse, a routine enquiry turns into a macabre s

Snouts

Jack Melish is walking down a deserted street near the docks to keep a secret appointment with Inspector Lynch. Suddenl

Squatters

Eviction

Continuation of the previous episode 'Squatters'. With Quilley in hospital, Lynch's attitude to the squatters hardens.

Incitement

Why should a woman want to betray her husband to the police - even before he has committed the crime?

Thanks But...No Thanks

Alec Quilley is up for promotion. He has an excellent service record, but how close an examination will his private lif

Kronur

A fool and his money are soon parted - all the sooner if you don't know how much the money is worth.

Scapegoat

As an act of kindness Bert Lynch gives a deadbeat tramp a cell for the night - and finds himself up to his neck in troub

Bit Of Business

A casual enquiry about car thieves leads Skinner to suspect that someone is taking him for a ride.

Distance

Joe Skinner fancies a bird. She seems to fancy him. So why is he investigating her background?

Ritual

Continuation of the previous episode 'Distance'. Skinner has been shot dead and the Murder Squad have taken over the ca

Legacy

Continuation of the two previous episodes 'Distance' and 'Ritual'. The hunt for Skinner's murderer has moved away from

A New Broom

The new CID Inspector is an old mate of Cecil Haggar's... isn't he?

Guns

Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and sooner or later somebody's bound to get hurt. But what happens if th

Manslaughter

The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public in the execution of hi

Prisoner

When a constable is ten minutes late reporting in an alert goes out. Alec Quilley hasn't been seen or heard of for over

The Frighteners

An ex-villain is entitled to police protection just like anyone else - isn't he?

Contact

A man is trapped under a load of dangerous chemicals. Move him, and the lot might go up. Leave him there and...

Kidnap

A rag week kidnap for charity starts out all right, but...

Say Goodbye To The Horses

There are plenty of ways to make sure a horse loses a race, but how do you make a horse WIN a race?

A Preacher In Passing

A quiet Sunday and Moffat finds himself in church. But not praying!

Nightwatch

Keeping surveillance on a goods yard full of empty wagons seems a pretty barren exercise - unless you know what's at sta

Ringers

In detection you need routine and instinct. But not necessarily in that order.

Fairground

A young girl is attacked and Lynch has to look into 'all the fun of the fair'.

Hunch

Which is more important - a batch of missing cameras, or a missing girl?

Scot Free

Two boys are trapped in a disused mine. Why is their friend terrified of going to the police?

Transit

A mystery call out for noise down the docks perplexes Yates, and he's stuck there with DS Haggar and an irritating PC. T

Snouts

A police informer is found badly beaten on a rubbish tip, whilst Bert Lych waits for him in a local pub. Who was respons

Thanks But... No Thanks

Quilley is up for promotion, but personal circumstances may hinder his path. At the same time, a troublesome thief is ca

A New Broom

A series of break-ins have some peculiar traits. Haggar thinks that an old lag just out of gaol may be responsible. But

The Man Who Killed Songbirds

Young Colin's route home from school lies across a grubby parkland. Hiding in the bushes is a man with sweets... and a

Rage

It's not like Arthur Scarsdale to be violent. He's normally a peaceful little villain, but in the Newtown nick it takes

Guilt

Quilley was at school with Chris Murray and knows he wouldn't hurt a soul. So when Chris half murders a man and pleads

Transit

Crime Squad from Cardiff want Inspector Moffat to lodge a prisoner overnight in the Newtown cells - and no-one must know

Error Of Judgement

Lorry hi-jacks: too many, too well-planned and executed. Braithwaite goes 'under cover' as a lorry driver with a shady

Scavengers

Digging a deep hole in the sand by the light of the moon isn't the sort of behaviour you'd expect from a debt collector.

Fall Of Wiskers Castle

It's his first day as a sergeant and Alec Quilley's hung over. It's his first job as a sergeant, and it requires a bit

Rip Off

DC Bowker and Jack Crawford have met before. Their relationship is very simple: one way or another Bowker is going to n

Quarry

Attack

Coppers are fair game and copper-baiting is a good sport - unless the copper you pick on happens to be an expert in unar

Skeletons

Excavating for a swimming pool a young couple come across an old trunk buried in their garden. For the police it means

Domestic

Unlike his brother Terry, who's just a flat-footed scuffer, Graham Moffat is all set to wheeler-dealer his way into big

Juvenile

Driver

Heavenly Host

Shabnam Chowdry is a young Asian girl. Roy Grant is a young white boy. Put them together and knives are drawn - and Ly

Debris

Newtown Marriage Guidance Centre has been burned down, so Haggar and Bowker start investigating its clients. They are l

Quilley On The Spot

A policeman can only take so much. Lynch deals with the problem one way, Quilley another. Trouble is, in Quilley's cas

A Woman's Place

Night duty in Newtown is a rough turn; not the place for a young policewoman. But WPC Jane Beck won't listen to the war

Exposure

Roger Stevens is the quiet sort of copper, always there. Perhaps that's why Lynch tends to take him for granted. But s

Fat Freddie BA

Freddie Cowling has come out of prison a changed man. He's lost a lot of weight, he's got a degree and he's promised hi

First Offender

Sunday - kids who have nothing to do. First Lynch, then Haggar gets involved - they do have something to do.

Deserter

Frank Rafael Saietta has come home to Newtown. Lynch remembers him as a nice little lad, but that was years ago. Now t

Rummage

Lynch holds the balance between C.I.D. and the Customs & Excise as they investigate a bent businessman and a suspicious

Prey

Maureen Price was always complaining to the police - so much so that they'd stopped listening. The pity is that if they

Departures

Two men face retirement, one a policeman, the other a villain. There are younger men impatient to fill their shoes. Th

Pressure

A new security shutter is being installed at the entrance to Newtown station, just in time, it seems, as an angry mob ga