Episodes 16

1 Guns

January 5, 1976

50m

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

January 12, 1976

50m

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

January 19, 1976

50m

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

January 26, 1976

50m

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

5 Contact

February 2, 1976

50m

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

6 Kidnap

February 9, 1976

50m

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

7 Say Goodbye To The Horses

February 16, 1976

50m

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

February 23, 1976

50m

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

9 Nightwatch

March 1, 1976

50m

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

10 Ringers

March 8, 1976

50m

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

11 Fairground

March 15, 1976

50m

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

12 Hunch

March 22, 1976

50m

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

13 Scot Free

March 29, 1976

50m

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

19 Transit

February 10, 1975

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

24 Thanks But... No Thanks

February 17, 1975

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

May 12, 1975

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

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