Series 5

Series 5 (1984)




Episodes List

Ep.1 Attack

Air Date: 1984-09-01

D.C.I. Perrin asks Insp. Longton to help bring an important witness back on side.

Ep.2 There's None So Blind

Air Date: 1984-09-08

Insp. Longton warns local pensioners about confidence tricksters who have been posing as council officials.

Ep.3 The Day That the Circus Left Town

Air Date: 1984-09-15

A fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing along with two hundred pounds from her mother's desk.

Ep.4 Getting Away With It

Air Date: 1984-09-22

Insp. Longton investigates a road accident and tries to prove that a drink-driver was responsible.

Ep.5 No Peace

Air Date: 1984-09-29

A local newspaper encourages hostility towards a travelling community.

Ep.6 Strike the Father

Air Date: 1984-10-06

A police officer's son is arrested.

Ep.7 Lost and Found

Air Date: 1984-10-13

Insp. Longton is in court and finds her motives under attack by an aggressive defence barrister.

Ep.8 Workforce

Air Date: 1984-10-20

The manager of a dry-cleaning establishment confesses to a prior conviction for fraud and finds himself out of a job.

Ep.9 Hallowe'en

Air Date: 1984-10-27

A girl complains that a young man told her she will die on Hallowe'en.

Ep.10 Alibi

Air Date: 1984-11-03

P.C. Sparks provides someone with a defence of alibi against accusations of involvement in a series of robberies.

Ep.11 Abuse

Air Date: 1984-11-10

An anonymous telephone call leads Insp. Longton to a hopeless domestic situation and possible child abuse.

Ep.12 Ducks in a Row

Air Date: 1984-11-17

Insp. Longton needs the advice of Sgt. Beck in dealing with a troublesome freelance journalist, but he is on leave and cannot be found.

Ep.13 Resolution

Air Date: 1984-11-24

Sgt. Beck resigns when a prisoner is found dead in his cell.

Ep.14 Flowers Tomorrow

Air Date: 1984-12-01

A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley then threatens to kill himself.