Z-Cars

1. Four of a Kind

Air Date: 1962-01-02

The search is on for four young men to ""crew"" the new cars in the tough and troubled district of Newtown, a North of England overspill estate. A mixed community, displaced from the larger towns by slum clearance, has been brought together and housed on an estate without amenities.

2. The Limping Rabbit

Air Date: 1962-01-09

A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family.

3. Handle With Care

Air Date: 1962-01-16

An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergeant John Watt when he finds out what caused it.

4. Stab In The Dark

Air Date: 1962-01-23

A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and Steele work overtime to find the villain.

5. Big Catch

Air Date: 1962-01-30

When the whalers hit Seaport after a good season Smith and Weir have their work cut out to keep trouble to a minimum.

6. Friday Night

Air Date: 1962-02-06

""It's going to be one of those nights"", pronounced Sgt. Percy Twentyman, and he wasn't far wrong. Steele and Lynch have to cope with the aftermath of a traffic accident in which a drunken driver has killed a motor cyclist and his pillion passenger. Small time felon Grandpa Maddigan blows up the safe in the Gas Company office, Watt and DCS Robins are hot on the trail of the notorious Comber gang, and Twentyman himself gets more than he bargained for when he tries to break up a free-for-all in the Tabernacle pub.

7. Suspended

Air Date: 1962-02-13

The crew of Z-Victor One waste no time in arriving at the scene of a burglary. Their reward is to be suspected of theft themselves.

8. Family Feud

Air Date: 1962-02-20

When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the front line.

9. Fire!

Air Date: 1962-02-27

The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching for a fire-raiser.

10. Threats And Menaces

Air Date: 1962-03-06

In Victor Division the police often live next door to unruly members of the community. Bob and Janey Steele find that this can have unpleasant, even dangerous, consequences.

11. Jail Break

Air Date: 1962-03-13

What is a mysterious stranger from Soho doing in Victor Division? John Watt would like to know, and keeps a close watch on him. Smith and Weir are heavily involved in the tracking down of money previously stolen in a mailbag robbery. Both events are triggered by a successful jail break.

12. What Kind Of Hero?

Air Date: 1962-03-20

A young man risks his life to save that of an accident victim trapped under an overturned road tanker, then disappears quietly. One of the bystanders, a retired army officer, pesters Barlow to trace the man and see that he gets the recognition he deserves. Barlow eventually finds the reluctant hero, only to discover that he is an army deserter wanted by the Military Police!

13. Sudden Death

Air Date: 1962-03-27

When a case of murder is reported Lynch and Steele are the first policemen on the scene. But the main responsibility for organising the hunt for the killer falls on Barlow, whose toughness is backed by vast experience and an intuitive mind.

14. Found Abandoned

Air Date: 1962-04-03

Smith and Weir answer a call and find an abandoned baby. They bring it along to the station, where Inspector Dunn is in charge in Barlow's absence.

15. The Best Days

Air Date: 1962-04-10

Lynch and Steele have their hands full when a gang of boys break into a school and smash up the headmaster's study. But the hooliganism doesn't stop there. When they are disturbed by the caretaker the oldest member of the gang attacks him and leaves him seriously injured.

16. Invisible Enemy

Air Date: 1962-04-17

When a gas meter is broken into in a big block of flats Weir and Smith think their hunt is only for a petty thief. What they encounter, though, is someone much more dangerous.

17. Down And Out

Air Date: 1962-04-24

A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and Lynch end the night at knife-point.

18. Further Enquiries

Air Date: 1962-05-01

Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings 'important' people in the county to Newtown police station.

19. Winner Takes All

Air Date: 1962-05-08

A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies.

20. People's Property

Air Date: 1962-05-15

It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife.

21. Hi-Jack!

Air Date: 1962-05-22

At Pete's Caff Steele and Lynch report ""off watch for refreshments"". While they are eating and talking to Steele's friend Les Fielding his lorry is hi-jacked.

22. Incident Reported

Air Date: 1962-05-29

Fancy Smith first meets Stan Carron in the Tabernacle pub where Carron is causing a disturbance. They have an argument. The second time they meet Carron is in no state to argue and Smith starts a long night's work.

23. Never On Wednesday

Air Date: 1962-06-05

For two years Barlow has been trying to catch a Newtown thief. When DCS Robins takes a personal interest the pressure is on for everyone - particularly Steele and Lynch.

24. Day Trip

Air Date: 1962-06-12

A charabanc outing, a halt at a pub and an exponent of the three-card trick: this is how a day at the seaside begins. It ends in violence.

25. Affray

Air Date: 1962-06-19

Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are called there is an unexpected development and a policeman dies.

26. Contraband

Air Date: 1962-06-26

The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and Weir eager volunteers for extra duty.

27. Teamwork

Air Date: 1962-07-03

Just when the crime figures are levelling out one man pushes them up and up with a series of aimless break-ins. When Steele and Lynch lay hands on him but let him escape Barlow, Watt and Dunn are ready to lay hands on them!

28. Appearance In Court

Air Date: 1962-07-10

Catching a thief is only the beginning as far as the police are concerned. When Smith and Weir have to justify their action in court the truth is made to look slightly less than the whole truth.

29. Assault

Air Date: 1962-07-17

Barlow is investigating a case of assault. Betty Ancoats accuses four youths of attacking her, but one of them, Hogan, who has a reputation for violence, denies any knowledge of the crime.

30. Sunday Morning

Air Date: 1962-07-24

31. Unconditional Surrender

Air Date: 1962-07-31

Barlow initiates a campaign against the Cruddock brothers and their gang. The Z-Cars engage in 'Operation Harassment' and a state of total war develops.

1. On Watch - Newtown

Air Date: 1962-09-19

Both crews are forced to realise the narrow margin between life and death on a busy night in which Barlow and Twentyman miss one crime and catch two criminals.

2. Full Remission

Air Date: 1962-09-26

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

3. Truth Or Dare

Air Date: 1962-10-03

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

4. Information Received

Air Date: 1962-10-10

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the information that leads to an arrest, but the case is not as simple as it seems.

5. Friendly Relations

Air Date: 1962-10-17

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 to see the illuminations!

6. Corroboration

Air Date: 1962-10-24

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman has been attacked and injured. They bring in a man the Newtown police have long wanted to see behind bars. But bringing him in is one thing, keeping him in is another.

7. The Thin Girl

Air Date: 1962-10-31

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

8. Johnny Sailor

Air Date: 1962-11-07

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

9. Person Unknown

Air Date: 1962-11-14

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

10. Ambush

Air Date: 1962-11-11

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But after two years in prison Davis cannot match the quality of his planning with the quality of his new accomplices.

11. Known To The Police

Air Date: 1962-11-28

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the police that the man who took it is her husband. Smith and Weir have the task of rounding up the 'thief' only to find that the charge has been withdrawn. However, Sgt. Watt recognises Simmons of old, and soon tumbles to what is happening.

12. The Navigators

Air Date: 1962-12-05

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ""Hollis is always starting fights. Too clever for himself this time, though - far too clever"".

13. Business Trip

Air Date: 1962-12-12

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. Smith and Weir spend a busy night trying to cut down their profits and lengthen their stay.

14. Five Whistles

Air Date: 1962-12-19

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long night looking for the drink while the rest of the Newtown police are at the Christmas party.

15. Search

Air Date: 1962-12-26

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in what becomes a countrywide hunt for him. They search all day and into the night in a desperate attempt to find him.

16. All Up By Seven

Air Date: 1963-01-02

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

17. Trumpet Voluntary

Air Date: 1963-01-09

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the police are frequent. This time, however, there is more than music involved.

18. Five And A Match

Air Date: 1963-01-16

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

19. The Hitch-Hiker

Air Date: 1963-01-23

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of terror. Her kindness in persuading her husband to pick up a hitch-hiker puts her in danger and gives a long night of anxiety and work for Smith and Weir.

20. A Simple Case

Air Date: 1963-01-30

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involved in a case concerning a petty thief. He is going through the town's shopping centre when a middle-aged woman comes running out of one of the stores, closely pursued by a security guard. She has apparently been shoplifting. But what seems at first sight to be a 'simple case' confronts Steele with the biggest decision of his life. (This was Jeremy Kemp's last appearance as PC Bob Steele.)

21. Act Of Vengeance

Air Date: 1963-02-06

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

22. The Listeners

Air Date: 1963-02-13

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has been chosen to replace Bob Steele. With Lynch missing the companionship of Steele, the relationship between the new pair is not easy. They quickly run into trouble - with each other and with a pair of thieves with an ear to police business.

23. The Main Chance

Air Date: 1963-02-20

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

24. Follow My Leader

Air Date: 1963-02-27

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

25. Members Only

Air Date: 1963-03-06

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

26. Matter Of Conviction

Air Date: 1963-03-13

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

27. The Bad Lad

Air Date: 1963-03-20

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devoting valuable time to the theft of a bicycle lamp and John Watt is set to clear up an affair of lead castings pilfered from a factory. Both seem trivial, but Barlow thinks that they are worth some trouble - and as usual he is proved right in the end.

28. Enquiry

Air Date: 1963-03-27

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspector Bamber from the most difficult enquiries of his career - into suspicions that Victor Division contains a policeman who is a thief.

29. Pay By Results

Air Date: 1963-04-03

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larceny, assault, shopbreaking, gaming and assault on police. So when he escapes from prison and is reported to be back in Newtown Barlow makes it his personal business to find him. But knowing Glossop's reputation, the informers are reluctant to talk.

30. The Peterman

Air Date: 1963-04-10

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

31. The Birds Of The Air

Air Date: 1963-04-17

Only when the birds have flown does Z-Victor One get called to the Atlantic Hotel, where a man and woman are wanted for not paying their bill. Barlow has to set snares to catch them.

32. Train Of Events

Air Date: 1963-04-24

A mailbag robbery in Newtown and Barlow is in his element as the masterly organiser at the centre of operations. He sends Lynch and Graham to set up a road block, chivvies John Watt into scouting for information and reminds Sgt. Blackitt of the golden rule: ""Can't afford to let things stop or get bogged down"".

33. By The Book

Air Date: 1963-05-01

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

34. Nothing Serious

Air Date: 1963-05-08

A vicious bunch of thugs and a young couple in love. Lynch and Graham are involved with both while their own working relationship reaches flash point. PC Sweet and the relative newcomer DC Hicks also get caught up in the action.

35. Alarm Call

Air Date: 1963-05-15

The alarm rings and the police dash to the scene. This is the reflex action a clever crook can calculate on - except when PC Jock Weir decides to take charge.

36. A Try By Weir

Air Date: 1963-05-22

It's the night after a big rugby football match. Lynch and Graham get a surprise when they are sent to investigate a spot of trouble at a pub on the Newtown to Seaport road, for there they find Jock Weir. He is having a drink with friends to celebrate playing on the winning side, but with the arrival of Lynch and Graham the evening turns out to be anything but a happy one.

37. Quiet Confidence

Air Date: 1963-05-29

Fancy Smith's devotion to duty takes him, on his night off, to visit a young offender's father, with results that make him bitterly and furiously angry.

38. Scare

Air Date: 1963-06-05

The crew of a merchant ship about to dock at Seaport are looking forward to shore leave. They have money to burn and an itch to burn it in Rosie's Club. When a smallpox scare leads to all leave being stopped, two sailors have other ideas and sneak ashore. Lynch and Graham have to find them to prevent a possible smallpox epidemic.

39. Caught By The Ears

Air Date: 1963-06-12

Cattle are identified by marks on their ears. Sgt. Watt and Z-Victor One have to find their own way of identifying the people responsible for a large-scale fraud.

40. Come On The Lads

Air Date: 1963-06-19

In soccer mad Newtown tickets for the big match are at a premium. Everyone wants to go, villains and police alike. Con man Johnson has eight tickets to distribute to people who might be useful to him, but mistakenly hands them to Paddy, a fixer who has his own ideas about who to give them to. Lynch and Graham also have tickets and are on their way to the stadium when they come into violent contact with a gang of men in a stolen lorry.

41. The Whizzers

Air Date: 1963-06-26

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

42. Police Work

Air Date: 1963-07-03

The Coroner's demand for the presence of a witness sends Smith and Weir to a lonely cottage, to be greeted with a kind of violence even they do not expect.

1. Lucky Accident

Air Date: 1963-09-04

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

2. Made For Each Other

Air Date: 1963-09-11

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

3. A La Carte

Air Date: 1963-09-18

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

4. Light The Blue Paper

Air Date: 1963-09-26

The bang is loud in the night. The conspiracy of silence which follows is more sinister. When an explosion destroys Bill Webster's betting shop CID runs up against a blank wall. No clues and there is nobody willing to talk. Webster himself stubbornly maintains it was an accident, but Barlow is convinced there is a connection between the explosion and the fact that Webster intends to compete with his rivals by opening more shops in the area.

5. A Quiet Night

Air Date: 1963-10-02

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 it is also a night of tragedy.

6. Hit And Run

Air Date: 1963-10-09

A slight collision between two cars, a bad-tempered blow, and a young man finds himself involved in serious trouble - both for himself and for those close to him.

7. Hide - And Go Seek

Air Date: 1963-10-16

A young rookie constable cannot hold his liquor. In his cups he reveals the whereabouts of a 'safe house' holding a vital witness, with disastrous consequences.

8. The Kiter

Air Date: 1963-10-23

An outbreak of thefts from offertory boxes, a flood of dud cheques - and Victor Division's crime figures begin to soar. Barlow and Watt try to identify a petty criminal with an interest in churches.

9. Special Duty

Air Date: 1963-10-30

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

10. Remembrance Of A Guest

Air Date: 1963-11-06

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

11. Daylight Robbery

Air Date: 1963-11-13

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is that someone has been posting red hot love letters. But by the time thirteen pillar boxes have been burned out he and Lynch are on the trail of an unusual kind of pyromaniac. Meanwhile Sgt. Watt is keeping an eye on Oliver Snow, a visitor from London who goes out of his way to be offensive.

12. Running Milligan

Air Date: 1963-11-20

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With six weeks of his sentence to run, he is given compassionate parole to attend his wife's funeral. He fails to report back, and the Newtown police get the job of bringing him in.

13. Choose Your Partners

Air Date: 1963-11-27

A report of breaking and entering at Mallory Hall and soon Lord Tenterden's home is swarming with policemen from the ACC right down to Fancy Smith. The thieves have taken something far more valuable than the money they were after. Is espionage involved?

14. Tuesday Afternoon

Air Date: 1963-12-04

A case of shoplifting, the disappearance of 3,000 bricks and some unbuilt houses give Barlow and the boys in Z-Victor One a busy day.

15. Supper In The Morning

Air Date: 1963-12-11

Dave Graham is used to sorting out the problems of other people, but only as a policeman. He finds it much more difficult to cope with a crisis in his own home.

16. Wait For It

Air Date: 1963-12-18

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

17. It Never Rains ...

Air Date: 1963-12-25

On Christmas Eve Lynch and Graham are as full of goodwill to all men as any police officers can be - with a garage robbery to deal with and other people's celebrations getting in the way.

18. .. And A Happy New Year

Air Date: 1964-01-01

The revelry of New Year's Eve has its normal problems for the Newtown police and its special opportunities for a lone marauder in the streets. Sgt. Blackitt, leaving PC Sweet on the desk, is on the beat himself for a change. Down by the canal is a nurse from the Cottage Hospital and she is out on a cold night without a cloak over her uniform.

19. Happy-Go-Lucky

Air Date: 1964-01-08

When a happy-go-lucky thief refuses to confess to a simple breaking and entering job Barlow continues enquiries. This starts an avalanche of evidence and soon Barlow fears that everyone in Newtown is implicated somewhere along the line.

20. Promise Made

Air Date: 1964-01-15

It can't possibly be blackmail - the old lady seems much too innocent and can have nothing to hide. But Lynch and Graham are sure that something has happened and Barlow decides to set a trap.

21. I Mean...Where Does It Stop?

Air Date: 1964-01-22

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

22. A Stroll Along The Sands

Air Date: 1964-01-29

A chance encounter is soon forgotten by Lynch and Graham. But remembering a face becomes vital when Barlow orders a search for missing money - and a missing man.

23. No Malice

Air Date: 1964-02-05

Barlow loses a case against a known criminal. He believes the man is guilty but he is ordered to re-investigate the crime and finds a problem he doesn't want to face.

24. Profit By Their Example

Air Date: 1964-02-12

A mysterious meeting at a sports pavilion attracts the attention of Z-Victor Two. John Watt investigates. When a sharp warning to a friend is unheeded Watt finds himself at the centre of hostilities.

25. A Question Of Storage

Air Date: 1964-02-19

Barlow's attendance at a police conference starts a spring cleaning at Newtown station. But the arrest of an elderly drunk by Smith and Weir upsets the efficiency drive.

26. Fun And Games

Air Date: 1964-02-26

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

27. A Man...Like Yourself

Air Date: 1964-03-04

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

28. A Straight Deal

Air Date: 1964-03-11

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

29. Happy Families

Air Date: 1964-03-18

A mother finds her schoolboy son in possession of pornographic photographs. Then the lad goes missing and Smith and weir have the job of finding him. Meantime Barlow tracks down the source of the photographs. John Watt deals with his marital problems. JOSS ACKLAND appears here as the villain: four years later he became a cast regular as DI Todd.

30. Inside Job

Air Date: 1964-03-25

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

31. Clues Are What You Think

Air Date: 1964-04-01

The search area is wide and time is short - for Barlow is in charge of a murder enquiry for the first time. He places his faith in two seemingly harmless questions.

32. The Whole Truth...

Air Date: 1964-04-08

'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 daydreams. In this guesswork lies the answer to a series of crimes.

33. Whistle, And Come Home

Air Date: 1964-04-22

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

34. First-Class Citizen

Air Date: 1964-04-29

Old Eli Mosscrop was once the best spiderman in the north. Now no-one will employ him. When he tries to show his skill he makes a problem for John Watt, who has no head for heights.

35. Seconds Away

Air Date: 1964-05-06

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

36. Centre Of Disturbance

Air Date: 1964-05-13

A brutal mid-afternoon shooting in the middle of a shopping area leaves a store full of people dumbfounded and the Newtown police force shaking its head in disbelief.

37. You Get All Kinds

Air Date: 1964-05-20

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

38. Happy Birthday

Air Date: 1964-05-27

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

39. Somebody ... Help

Air Date: 1964-06-03

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 police he faces trial, possible conviction, even prison, not to mention local scandal and the end of his business career.

40. Cage Until Tame

Air Date: 1964-06-10

Arty Timmins is out of jail. Chief Supt. Robins put him away when he was an Inspector and Sgt. Blackitt was a constable. With Barlow away on a course Robins makes it his personal business to keep a close watch on one of the hardest characters ever to cross his path. For there are three citizens of Newtown who, even after ten years, have good cause to be frightened.

41. Family Reunion

Air Date: 1964-06-17

When Danny Sullivan, boisterous and irresponsible, returns to Newtown Z-Victor Two is alerted. When he goes into the used car business there is trouble.

42. A Place Of Safety

Air Date: 1964-06-24

Smith and Weir are called to a disturbance in a tenement block. An unemployed black man has attacked a bailiff with an axe, then barricaded himself in his flat with his wife and children. Barlow is called and eventually persuades the man to come out, whereupon he is promptly arrested. It looks like an open and shut case of attempted murder, but Barlow is not satisfied. Later that evening Smith and Weir find the man's wife and children sleeping in a bus shelter: they have been evicted without notice.

1. The Dark Side Of The Road

Air Date: 1964-09-09

Outside in the dark a girl screams. Inside the tall flats she is heard and ignored. It is half an hour before one man puts out a reluctant hand to dial 999.

2. What A Main Event!

Air Date: 1964-09-16

Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will talk about all their lives. The eventual haul is so good it even induces Barlow to stand drinks for the duo.

3. Finders Keepers

Air Date: 1964-09-23

The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box is giving out the latest sounds of the Mersey Beat at full volume; the youngsters are sitting around drinking strong tea out of thick mugs. But there is one customer at McKinley's who doesn't seem to fit in. That is Brayne, the old tramp. He has no money for tea, but he is wearing an expensive overcoat and a business gent's bowler hat. Smith and Weir get really involved when they try to find the reason.

4. Lucky Partners

Air Date: 1964-09-30

To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just buying old gold. But his method of purchase leaves something to be desired.

5. Soft Spot

Air Date: 1964-10-07

Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according to John Watt. But Watt is not the only influence in Alby's life. So when Mr. Cull's shiny new white car is driven off from under his nose, it is not for use in a robbery - just Alby indulging his passion.

6. Somebody Said...

Air Date: 1964-10-14

7. Charity Begins ...

Air Date: 1964-10-21

""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are called to a case of shoplifting. ""Cause maybe there's something else too,"" replies Jock. And as the men of Z-Victor One discover, something else, something much more sinister, there most certainly is.

8. The Hunch

Air Date: 1964-10-28

A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club with interesting results. DC Lynch, meanwhile, has the job of finding the leader of a gang specialising in quick break-ins and small but profitable hauls of liquor and cigarettes. It is his most important case yet and he pins his hopes on a hunch that takes him to London.

9. Two In The Bush

Air Date: 1964-11-04

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

10. Welcome Home, Jigger

Air Date: 1964-11-11

Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where trouble is in the air. Jigger Daniels, released from Borstal, is back in town and has a few old scores to settle. Meanwhile Lynch has his own problems. Someone is going around Newtown stealing transistor radios from parked cars, and Barlow is in one of his 'leave no stone unturned' moods.

11. In A Day's Work

Air Date: 1964-11-18

A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewife. She dials 999. Fancy Smith, alone in Z-Victor One, is sent to investigate and finds himself in a situation that would tax the patience of a priest and a psychologist combined.

12. No Stone Unturned

Air Date: 1964-11-25

A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss, from Headquarters. And before the investigation is closed he makes his presence very much felt.

13. You Pays Your Money

Air Date: 1964-12-02

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

14. One Day In Spring Street

Air Date: 1964-12-09

Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish in a running war fought with stones between the boys of a local school and old Lewis, an eccentric character who lives in the house opposite. It's not long before Sgt. Blackitt appears on the scene. When he is followed by Sgt. Watt Graham has little to do but sit in the car and watch.

15. Bring Back The Cat

Air Date: 1964-12-16

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 an unusual theft. Then they have to intervene when two dockers engage in a punch-up, deal with a pensioner who thinks that the police are trying to steal his money, and finally confront a Scots tearaway who is handy with a shovel but is more interested in the works of Sir Walter Scott.

16. If He Runs - Grab Him

Air Date: 1964-12-23

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

17. First Foot

Air Date: 1964-12-30

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 the drunks, the rowdy parties and aggression in the pubs. Then there is the thief using the occasion to carry out some quiet breaking and entering, and the teenage girl, daughter of a loveless home, looking for brief happiness by running away with a sailor.

18. Think On

Air Date: 1965-01-06

A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown has come to mean more than the problem of drunken passengers for the men who crew the buses on route no. 86. It has come to be a time to be feared - a time when violence strikes.

19. The Luck Of The Game

Air Date: 1965-01-13

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

20. I Love You Bonzo

Air Date: 1965-01-20

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

21. Brotherly Love

Air Date: 1965-01-27

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

22. A Matter Of Give And Take

Air Date: 1965-02-03

The suspicions of a canal lock-keeper bring Z-Victor One into contact with the canal community and eventually lead to the investigation of a more serious crime.

23. Give A Dog A Name

Air Date: 1965-02-10

A lost constable, but Sgt. Watt refuses to join his colleagues in jumping to conclusions. PC Boyle has been transferred to Newtown with a black mark on his record. Everyone knows why, and only John Watt is convinced of Boyle's good character.

24. The Long Spoon

Air Date: 1965-02-17

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

25. Teething Trouble

Air Date: 1965-02-24

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

26. A Shame To Take The Money

Air Date: 1965-03-03

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

27. Window Dressing

Air Date: 1965-03-10

When No. 18 alarm bell rings in Newtown station Watt and Blackitt brace themselves for trouble. For No. 18 is Mercer's Universal Stores and Mr. Mercer is a notoriously difficult character.

28. Partners

Air Date: 1965-03-17

A doctor is accused of indecent assault, and Barlow is faced with the problem of evidence. And when a jailbird is found in possession of a stolen watch it looks to Lynch like an open and shut case. In both cases, however, there is a lack of conclusive evidence.

29. The Fanatics

Air Date: 1965-03-24

Baker and Graham take time out for a snack, but there's no let up when the division is invaded by Scots football fans. Jock Weir becomes more than usually involved.

30. You Got To Have Class

Air Date: 1965-03-31

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

31. The Mice Will Play

Air Date: 1965-04-07

A particularly nasty wave of 'flu has decimated the staff at Newtown with Barlow and Blackitt among the victims. To add to the problems Weir and Baker are away sitting examinations, so a temporary team of Smith and Graham are manning Z_Victor One. They investigate when a baby is found abandoned in a cafe, while Watt and Lynch cope with a mysterious outbreak of garden gate stealing on the North Estate.

32. Sound An Alarm

Air Date: 1965-04-14

Personal radio comes to Newtown - with disastrous results.

33. The Soft Game

Air Date: 1965-04-21

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 up to Bert Lynch, desperately anxious not to reveal himself as a policeman, to gain Toby's confidence and talk him down.

34. Snakes Alive

Air Date: 1965-04-28

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

35. Suspected Murder

Air Date: 1965-05-05

Graham and Baker set out to look for a stolen car but instead come upon a far less trivial incident. Someone has disappeared and the disappearance may be permanent. Barlow has no choice but to call in the 'heavy brigade' from Headquarters.

36. The Share-Out

Air Date: 1965-05-12

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 give protection to the money overnight. PCs Walker and Foster take turns in standing guard, but when the dawn comes and the money leaves for the share-out all is not well.

37. Checkmate

Air Date: 1965-05-19

Three suspects arrive in the Newtown area. Graham and Baker are instructed to warn them off. Lynch, using a different approach, finds himself drinking with them all evening. Then two of the interlopers are found in a crashed car surrounded by very valuable antiques. The case is important enough to keep Barlow working on his day off.

38. Another Fairy Tale

Air Date: 1965-05-26

When two masked men terrorise the wife of a bookmaker and rob his safe it looks like a local job, and only hours after his release from prison Henry McNeil is picked up in a stolen car. But as Barlow remarks, a pro like McNeil will be caught only with his hands in the till.

39. Market Square

Air Date: 1965-06-06

Victor Division prepares for a Royal visit, but crime doesn't stop for the occasion. Lynch makes a mistake and is left fumbling for excuses and a need for action. His conscience will not easily let him forget his day in Market Square.

40. Error of Judgement

Air Date: 1965-06-09

PC Foster, helped by ex-boxer Len Phillips, breaks up a gang of youngsters blocking the pavement. His unnecessarily rough treatment of the rowdies comes to the attention of Sgt. Blackitt, who sets about putting his house in order.

41. Under Cover

Air Date: 1965-06-16

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

42. One Good Turn

Air Date: 1965-06-23

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 money for food and there's something about him that softens even a policeman's heart.

43. Warning Shots

Air Date: 1965-06-30

It is PC Ken Baker's last day on Z-Victor Two. He has been selected for further training at Police College. He is looking forward to a peaceful day and a quiet drink with his mates after his shift. However, when two shots are fired his farewell to Newtown is anything but peaceful.

1. With A Pin

Air Date: 1965-10-05

There is a local race meeting on and Barlow, as befitting his rank, has been assigned to keep an eye on Tattersall's. Lynch is less fortunate: his beat is the car park, so far distant from the course that his chances of picking up useful information are limited. A suitably dressed Blackitt, off duty, is present as a private punter. Smith and Weir are cruising in Z-Victor One as usual.

2. Wilful Destruction

Air Date: 1965-10-12

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

3. Cop And Blow

Air Date: 1965-10-19

The Lucky 13 Club opens in Seaport. It is lush and plush with its professional dealers and croupiers, but it is not crooked. But it attracts its share of mugs - and a frightened woman.

4. The Hard-Face Grabber

Air Date: 1965-10-26

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

5. Inspection

Air Date: 1965-11-02

Newtown nick is awaiting an official visit by H.M. Inspector of Constabulary. The station is spick and span, gleaming with polish, when in walks a miner, straight from the coal face, dripping coal dust over everything. He wants to confess to his part in the theft of a forty feet long shed the previous night. Blackitt is furious and desperately tries to persuade the miner to come back later. The argument is at its height when H.M. Inspector arrives.

6. Routine Inquiries

Air Date: 1965-11-09

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

7. A Morning's Sport

Air Date: 1965-11-16

Three boys are bashing away at a piano which has been left on the street. Watt thinks he knows which bunch of practical jokers put it there. But the whole resources of Newtown station are rushed to the marshes at Seaport where a pair of 'sportsmen' get trapped by their own ignorance and folly.

8. Contrary To Regulations

Air Date: 1965-11-23

What happened to Jean Roe, who is found unconscious on the floor in an upstairs flat? To Graham and Walker it looks like a straightforward case of assault. But this is only the beginning and soon they find themselves involved in a case of drug addiction.

9. The Good Life

Air Date: 1965-11-30

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.

10. Celebration

Air Date: 1965-12-07

Sgt. Blackitt takes his wife Alice out to dinner to celebrate his 25 years on the force. He has reason to celebrate, but events force him to realise that over-zealous attention to duty can have serious consequences.

11. But The Crying ...

Air Date: 1965-12-14

When Brian Logan unlawfully courts two women at the same time, the end can only mean unhappiness, not to mention problems for Smith and Weir. Lynch has to finish the case, but without much help from Barlow, who has promotion and transfer on his mind.

12. That's The Way It Is

Air Date: 1965-12-21

1. The Stone Standard Part 1

Air Date: 1971-08-02

2. The Stone Standard Part 2

Air Date: 1971-08-03

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

3. The Mystery Part 1

Air Date: 1971-04-09

4. The Mystery Part 2

Air Date: 1971-08-10

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

5. Nobody Hit Me Part 1

Air Date: 1971-08-16

6. Nobody Hit Me Part 2

Air Date: 1971-08-17

Two grocers, one across the road from the other. Both ordinary, everyday characters. But then one of them has a fire in his shop. Goss and Stone end up with one villain and two very frightened men.

7. Dan, Dan... Part 1

Air Date: 1971-08-23

8. Dan, Dan... Part 2

Air Date: 1971-08-24

To get stolen goods to the public a villain has to be an organising genius, and that's not all. The police are keeping an eye on Reg Thurley, who seems to be leading a double life.

9. Funny Fellah

Air Date: 1971-08-31

10. Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 1

Air Date: 1971-09-06

11. Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 2

Air Date: 1971-09-07

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

12. Purely Medical Purposes Part 1

Air Date: 1971-09-13

13. Purely Medical Purposes Part 2

Air Date: 1971-09-14

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

14. Grandstand Finish Part 1

Air Date: 1971-09-20

15. Grandstand Finish Part 2

Air Date: 1971-09-21

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

16. Funny Creatures Women Part 1

Air Date: 1971-09-27

17. Funny Creatures Women Part 2

Air Date: 1971-09-28

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

18. The Dirty Job Part 1

Air Date: 1971-10-04

19. The Dirty Job Part 2

Air Date: 1971-10-05

The Bannion family is in trouble, but at first not with the police. Bannion can possibly help Goss catch a villain. But is Goss willing to help Bannion in return?

20. Ding Dong Part 1

Air Date: 1971-10-11

21. Ding Dong Part 2

Air Date: 1971-10-12

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

22. Intrusion Part 1

Air Date: 1971-10-18

23. Intrusion Part 2

Air Date: 1971-10-19

24. Not Often We Have Visitors Part 1

Air Date: 1971-10-25

25. Not Often We Have Visitors Part 2

Air Date: 1971-10-26

There's a V.I.P. visit in the offing and everyone is making plans: Newtown police, Special Branch, Headquarters. And they're not the only ones. It's a straight line from the airport to the Remand Home. And the roads should be fairly quiet.

26. Contact Man Part 1

Air Date: 1971-11-01

27. Contact Man Part 2

Air Date: 1971-11-02

Three villains are under lock and key. But where is the missing eight thousand pounds? With business problems and an expensive wife Mr. Owen has lots of reasons to be worried, but there's another reason too.

28. Take Away Part 1

Air Date: 1971-11-08

29. Take Away Part 2

Air Date: 1971-11-09

Nicked cars are normally just a routine job. So what makes Annette Minto's so different? At first she just wants her car back, but then something makes her change her mind.

30. Who Were You With? Part 1

Air Date: 1971-11-15

31. Who Were You With? Part 2

Air Date: 1971-11-16

A hairdresser's shop is wrecked. In the middle is a frightened girl. She's alone and vulnerable and it's night time. She's no money and nowhere to go. It's not surprising that she's scared.

32. Danny Boy's Home Part 1

Air Date: 1971-11-22

33. Danny Boy's Home Part 2

Air Date: 1971-11-23

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

34. Rules Of The Game Part 1

Air Date: 1971-11-29

35. Rules Of The Game Part 2

Air Date: 1971-11-30

36. The Wrong Odds Part 1

Air Date: 1971-12-06

37. The Wrong Odds Part 2

Air Date: 1971-12-07

38. The Horse Dealer Part 1

Air Date: 1971-12-13

39. The Horse Dealer Part 2

Air Date: 1971-12-14

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

40. Collation Part 1

Air Date: 1971-12-20

41. Collation Part 2

Air Date: 1971-12-21

Promotion is in the air and Goss is in with an outside chance. A sighting, plus a report from a beat man, might just add up to a feather in Goss's cap at just the right time.

42. Last Bus To Newtown

Air Date: 1972-01-03

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

43. Lynch

Air Date: 1972-01-10

Change. New people. Different methods. Some people call it progress. Bert Lynch, out on his own, is starting to feel left behind. Not the best time for his surprise visitor to call.

44. Team Work

Air Date: 1972-01-17

Whether it's a family trying to adjust to change or the police force mounting a big crime prevention operation a team is only as strong as its weakest member.

45. The Attackers

Air Date: 1972-01-24

A lad is walking home late at night...

46. Retirement

Air Date: 1972-01-31

An old man tries to stop a robbery...

47. Promotion

Air Date: 1972-02-14

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

48. Canal

Air Date: 1972-02-21

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

49. Week Off

Air Date: 1972-02-28

Lynch tries to get away from it all...

50. Missing

Air Date: 1972-03-06

Mariam Ahmed makes some trouble for the police.

51. Quilley

Air Date: 1972-04-10

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

52. Tessa In The Woodpile

Air Date: 1972-04-17

After a robbery Tessa goes on the warpath.

53. Keep To Yourself

Air Date: 1972-04-24

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

54. Smoke

Air Date: 1972-05-01

55. Operation Ascalon

Air Date: 1972-05-08

Is Goss to blame when the operation goes wrong?

56. Short Cut

Air Date: 1972-05-15

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

57. Hagger

Air Date: 1972-05-22

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

58. Playtime

Air Date: 1972-05-29

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

59. Sweet Girl

Air Date: 1972-06-05

A lass is missing...

60. Access

Air Date: 1972-06-12

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

61. Goss

Air Date: 1972-06-19

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

62. The Wolf And The Sheep Part 1

Air Date: 1972-07-10

63. The Wolf And The Sheep Part 2

Air Date: 1972-07-11

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

64. Forget It Part 1

Air Date: 1972-07-17

65. Forget It Part 2

Air Date: 1972-07-18

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

66. A Neighbour's Goods Part 1

Air Date: 1972-07-24

67. A Neighbour's Goods Part 2

Air Date: 1972-07-25

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

68. Loyalties Part 1

Air Date: 1972-07-31

69. Loyalties Part 2

Air Date: 1972-08-01

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

70. Relative Values Part 1

Air Date: 1972-08-07

71. Relative Values Part 2

Air Date: 1972-08-08

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

72. Not Good Enough Part 1

Air Date: 1972-08-14

73. Not Good Enough Part 2

Air Date: 1972-08-15

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

74. Breakage Part 1

Air Date: 1972-08-21

75. Breakage Part 2

Air Date: 1972-08-22

A man with a parcel - George T. Wood - who's looking for someone; who's been kept waiting most of his life. And a derelict building, all glass and wind - and someone up on the roof. Quilley takes a big risk.

76. Connor

Air Date: 1972-09-11

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

77. The Team

Air Date: 1972-09-18

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

78. Witness

Air Date: 1972-09-25

Terence Nichols is in custody at Newtown police station after a wages snatch. There are three days to the trial and Stone thinks it's an open and shut case. He has a reliable witness in Sydney Adams. But one of the villains is still on the run.

79. Takes All Sorts

Air Date: 1972-10-02

A new Inspector arrives at Newtown, Ralph Edward Pratt by name, spruce as a pocket hanky and dripping self-confidence. He is fussy and believes in doing everything by the book. He also wants to get involved in everything that's going on, however trivial. It doesn't take long for Bert Lynch to take a violent dislike to the newcomer and to make every effort to avoid him!

80. Sins Of The Father

Air Date: 1972-10-09

Wives of prisoners are easier to chat up than the prisoners themselves - and Inspector Connor wants to find the missing money from a bank robbery.

81. Damage

Air Date: 1972-10-16

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

82. Day Trip

Air Date: 1972-10-23

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

83. Public Relations

Air Date: 1972-10-30

DS Haggar doesn't like Ken Knowles. ""Journalists,"" he says, ""grow fat on misrepresenting police information"". He doesn't like old Bertha either. She doesn't give information. So what chance does he stand against both of them?

84. Old Soldiers

Air Date: 1972-11-06

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

85. Diabolical Liberty

Air Date: 1972-11-13

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

86. Old Acquaintance

Air Date: 1972-11-20

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

87. The Legacy

Air Date: 1972-11-27

Sgt. Stone goes to the funeral of an old and respected thief in the hope of unearthing a few skeletons. But dead men don't talk and neither will this one's grandson.

88. The Amateurs

Air Date: 1972-12-04

While Austin Nuttall dreams of owning his own business Connor dreams of nailing a fence. And with two crimes unsolved, Connor demonstrates how to kill two men and two birds with one stone.

89. Hobo

Air Date: 1972-12-11

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.

90. Old Lag

Air Date: 1972-12-18

91. Skinner

Air Date: 1973-01-04

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

92. Skin Game

Air Date: 1973-01-11

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

93. Backwater

Air Date: 1973-01-18

All Tom Stone wants is a quiet weekend's fishing, but then he meets Sergeant Rust. Together they catch a very queer fish, but have different ideas about landing it.

94. Big Jake

Air Date: 1973-01-25

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

95. Women At Work

Air Date: 1973-02-01

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

96. Jack The Dodger

Air Date: 1973-02-08

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

97. Miller

Air Date: 1973-02-15

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

98. Care

Air Date: 1973-02-22

Two girls with their husbands away. Maureen is the social type and likes a drink; Jill is the lonely type, but she finds something for the police to do.

99. Operation Watchdog

Air Date: 1973-03-01

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

100. Defection

Air Date: 1973-03-08

A member of a visiting Trade Delegation takes a positive step concerning th future. But Sgt. Stone's future is left for Connor and Richards to fight over.

101. Invention

Air Date: 1973-03-15

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

102. Hard Man

Air Date: 1973-03-22

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

103. Domestic

Air Date: 1973-03-29

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

104. Pat

Air Date: 1973-04-05

Pat Mason is a Salvationist and everyone likes her, particularly the regulars at Alan Doherty's pub. So why should anyone want to hurt her?

105. Bowman

Air Date: 1973-04-12

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

106. The Lady And The Gentleman

Air Date: 1973-04-19

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

107. Suspicion

Air Date: 1973-04-30

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

108. Mileage

Air Date: 1973-05-07

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

109. Routine

Air Date: 1973-05-14

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

110. The Spike

Air Date: 1973-05-21

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

111. Hi-Jack

Air Date: 1973-06-04

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 Houdini!

112. Mother And Child

Air Date: 1973-06-11

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

113. Co-Operation

Air Date: 1973-06-18

Understanding between husband and wife, detective and villain, Police Constable and member of the public - but what about the co-operation between Stone and Haggar?

114. No Proceedings

Air Date: 1973-06-25

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

115. Officer Material...?

Air Date: 1973-07-02

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 type to be an officer?

1. Inspector Lynch

Air Date: 1973-10-22

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

2. Nuisance

Air Date: 1973-10-29

Alexandra is always complaining to an already overworked police force about her next door neighbour Percy. But is she just a nuisance? Or should Inspector Lynch take her complaints seriously?

3. Escape

Air Date: 1973-11-05

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

4. Break Up

Air Date: 1973-11-19

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

5. Stray Girl

Air Date: 1973-11-26

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

6. Pieces

Air Date: 1973-12-03

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

7. The Cinder Path

Air Date: 1973-12-10

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

8. Cadet

Air Date: 1973-12-11

Cadet Peter Preston wants nothing more than to be a policeman, and even though he's a bit of a joke at Newtown his future seems assured. Then his father takes someone for a ride.

9. Pressure Of Work

Air Date: 1973-12-17

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.

10. Absence

Air Date: 1974-01-07

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

11. In Police Hands

Air Date: 1974-01-21

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

12. Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears

Air Date: 1974-02-04

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

13. Joanna

Air Date: 1974-02-11

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

14. Pressure

Air Date: 1974-02-18

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

15. Waste

Air Date: 1974-02-25

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

16. Two Wise Monkeys

Air Date: 1974-03-04

When villains like Burford and Tyndale fall out they will go to any lengths to settle a score. And somewhere along the line the police have to take drastic measures.

17. Dinner Break

Air Date: 1974-03-11

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

18. Allegiance

Air Date: 1974-03-18

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

19. Rota

Air Date: 1974-03-25

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

20. Priority

Air Date: 1974-04-01

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

21. Background

Air Date: 1974-04-08

22. Losers

Air Date: 1974-04-10

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

23. Turnabout

Air Date: 1974-04-22

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

24. Intruder

Air Date: 1974-04-29

25. Mugs?

Air Date: 1974-05-06

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

26. Pastime

Air Date: 1974-05-13

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

27. Certain Parties

Air Date: 1974-05-20

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

28. Family

Air Date: 1974-06-30

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

1. Bits An' Bats

Air Date: 1974-09-09

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 - bits and bats to begin with.

2. Old Bones

Air Date: 1974-09-16

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

3. Mysteries

Air Date: 1974-09-30

Ossie Davies is a security guard. He's a pushover. You just knock off his specs, threaten him a bit and help yourself. But Miller reckons there's more to Ossie than that.

4. Night Train

Air Date: 1974-10-07

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

5. Friends

Air Date: 1974-10-14

Quilley is a good copper, but as an amateur footballer he has his limitations. Jesse Alty is a good footballer but has ambitions to be a better car thief. He and Quilley play for the same team and Gordon Glossop is a friend of both of them.

6. Gardens

Air Date: 1974-10-28

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

7. Quiet As The Grave

Air Date: 1974-11-04

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

8. Pursuit

Air Date: 1974-11-11

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

9. Have You Seen This Child

Air Date: 1974-11-18

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

10. Occupation

Air Date: 1974-11-25

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

11. Unnecessary Force

Air Date: 1974-12-02

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 Skinner.

12. The Bouncer

Air Date: 1974-12-09

Eddy Howarth is the over-enthusiastic bouncer at the local dance hall, but his devotion to duty and jealousy over a woman land him in trouble, and he finds himself facing a serious charge.

13. House To House

Air Date: 1974-12-16

A full-scale house to house enquiry fails to produce a witness until a mysterious night prowler and two criminals lay their own freedom on the line.

14. Boy In Blue

Air Date: 1975-01-06

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

15. Local Knowledge

Air Date: 1975-01-13

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

16. Innocent And Vulnerable

Air Date: 1975-01-20

Tempers fray among men constructing a block of flats, but for one family who actually live in a high-rise, nerves reach breaking point and an everyday flare-up develops into a police enquiry.

17. Intervention

Air Date: 1975-01-27

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

18. Tonight And Every Night

Air Date: 1975-02-03

19. Transit

Air Date: 1975-02-10

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

20. Snouts

Air Date: 1975-02-17

Jack Melish is walking down a deserted street near the docks to keep a secret appointment with Inspector Lynch. Suddenly a car pulls up alongside him and he is bundled into the back seat. The car races off...

21. Squatters

Air Date: 1975-02-24

22. Eviction

Air Date: 1975-03-03

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

23. Incitement

Air Date: 1975-03-10

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

24. Thanks But...No Thanks

Air Date: 1975-03-17

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

25. Kronur

Air Date: 1975-03-24

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

26. Scapegoat

Air Date: 1975-04-07

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

27. Bit Of Business

Air Date: 1975-04-14

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

28. Distance

Air Date: 1975-04-21

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

29. Ritual

Air Date: 1975-04-28

Continuation of the previous episode 'Distance'. Skinner has been shot dead and the Murder Squad have taken over the case. So why is Haggar meeting a mate halfway down the M6?

30. Legacy

Air Date: 1975-05-05

Continuation of the two previous episodes 'Distance' and 'Ritual'. The hunt for Skinner's murderer has moved away from Newtown. So why is a London detective on his way there, in secret?

31. A New Broom

Air Date: 1975-05-12

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

1. Guns

Air Date: 1976-01-05

Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and sooner or later somebody's bound to get hurt. But what happens if the police meet violence with violence?

2. Manslaughter

Air Date: 1976-01-12

The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public in the execution of his duty, will the protector be prosecuted?

3. Prisoner

Air Date: 1976-01-19

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

4. The Frighteners

Air Date: 1976-01-26

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

5. Contact

Air Date: 1976-02-02

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

6. Kidnap

Air Date: 1976-02-09

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

7. Say Goodbye To The Horses

Air Date: 1976-02-16

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

8. A Preacher In Passing

Air Date: 1976-02-23

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

9. Nightwatch

Air Date: 1976-03-01

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

10. Ringers

Air Date: 1976-03-08

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

11. Fairground

Air Date: 1976-03-15

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

12. Hunch

Air Date: 1976-03-22

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

13. Scot Free

Air Date: 1976-03-29

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

19. Transit

Air Date: 1975-02-10

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

24. Thanks But... No Thanks

Air Date: 1975-02-17

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

31. A New Broom

Air Date: 1975-05-12

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