Series 2

Series 2 (1981)




Episodes List

Ep.1 Mad Hatter's Holiday

Air Date: 1981-03-29

After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton to discover the victim's identity, with the assistance of an eccentric holiday-maker with a tale of a missing woman.

Ep.2 The Last Trumpet

Air Date: 1981-04-05

A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lover organising the protests is murdered, Cribb considers the various motives for killing her.

Ep.3 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Air Date: 1981-04-12

Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a special mission—to investigate the background of the new nanny being selected for the Queen's Granddaughter.

Ep.4 The Choir That Wouldn't Sing

Air Date: 1981-04-19

Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the Colonel's death was murder but their questions are met with a wall of silence from the locals.

Ep.5 Murder Old Boy

Air Date: 1981-05-03

Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by an ex-classmate, who is subsequently murdered.

Ep.6 Invitation to a Dynamite Party

Air Date: 1981-05-10

Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are planning a major bombing.