Episodes 8

1 Marching Orders

April 29, 1983

30m

Captain Emily Ridley receives her marching orders to take up a new posting, but to where? To another northern Sodom or Gomorrah - or to the Salvation Army home for old soldiers?

2 Just a Song at Twilight

May 6, 1983

30m

Emily puts the Sally Army's reputation at stake when she agrees to compete in a musical festival - without a band, singers, or even a comb and paper!

3 Holy Deadlock

May 13, 1983

30m

Despite weeks of fighting the good fight, Emily still hasn't saved a single soul. Then she hits the jackpot of original sin.

4 The Snake Pit (Part One)

November 23, 1984

30m

Emily is convinced she is about to get her longawaited promotion, but what she actually gets is something rather different.

5 The Snake Pit (Part Two)

November 30, 1984

30m

Accused of running her citadel like a house of ill repute, Captain Emily Ridley's Sally Army career seems to be almost over...

6 Rock Bottom

June 3, 1983

30m

Songster, Alice Meredith tries to save a middle-aged dropout from himself, but is Brother Gibson quite what he appears?

7 It Happened One Night

June 10, 1983

30m

The secrets of Captain Emily Ridley's private life are about to be revealed...

8 A Goose For Mrs. Scratchit (1984 Christmas Special)

December 21, 1984

30m

Captain Ridley attempts to explain to a group of children what Christmas used to be like, using as illustration the tale of Ebenezer Dickinson - an old miser whose only enjoyment is making other people's lives a misery.

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