Episode 1 - I Don't Want Evidence Part 1

A fire that killed an entire family is determined to have been deliberately set. (Part 1 of 2)

Episode 2 - I Don't Want Evidence Part 2

A fire has killed the whole Bohn family - and it didn't start accidentally.

Episode 3 - Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 1

Episode 4 - Ever Seen A Happy Cop Part 2

While on his beat PC Tate finds the gate of a local timber yard open. Over the pocket radio he informs HQ. From the station Sgt. Lynch warns him: ""A Z-Car is on its way - don't try to earn a medal.""

Episode 5 - You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 1

Episode 6 - You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em Part 2

DCS Miller has forced DI Hudson, under the threat of being sent back to a little desk job at H.Q., to tell him about an armed attempt to 'knock off' a prison van and release its occupant.

Episode 7 - The Great Fur Robbery Part 1

Episode 8 - The Great Fur Robbery Part 2

Episode 9 - Gelignite Part 1

Episode 10 - Gelignite Part 2

Episode 11 - All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 1

Episode 12 - All They Have To Do Is Spend It Part 2

Episode 13 - Who Said Anything About The Law Part 1

Episode 14 - Who Said Anything About The Law Part 2

Episode 15 - Standard Procedure Part 1

Episode 16 - Standard Procedure Part 2

Episode 17 - The Nesbitts Are Back Part 1

Episode 18 - The Nesbitts Are Back Part 2

Episode 19 - Finch And Sons Part 1

Episode 20 - Finch And Sons Part 2

Episode 21 - When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 1

Episode 22 - When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 2

Episode 23 - When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 3

Episode 24 - When Did You Last See Your Father? Part 4

The men who patrol their beats in the little Panda cars are not supposed to poach on the preserves of the C.I.D., but that's exactly what Alec May does. It's a case which involves an outbreak of safe-stealing from farms and a deaf and dumb little boy who likes to watch trains. May's own part in the affair looks like having serious consequences for his career.

Episode 25 - Sheena Part 1

Episode 26 - Sheena Part 2

Episode 27 - She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 1

Episode 28 - She's Not Yours, She's Mine Part 2

Episode 29 - The Placer Part 1

Episode 30 - The Placer Part 2

Episode 31 - Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 1

Episode 32 - Don't Wrap It Up, I'll Take It With Me Part 2

Episode 33 - I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 1

Episode 34 - I Never Mean't To Drop Him Part 2

Episode 35 - Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 1

Episode 36 - Never Give A Copper An Even Break Part 2

Episode 37 - It Was Doing Nothing Part 1

Episode 38 - It Was Doing Nothing Part 2

Episode 39 - The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 1

Episode 40 - The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 2

Episode 41 - All Through The Night Part 1

Episode 42 - All Through The Night Part 2

Episode 43 - Prejudice Part 1

Episode 44 - Prejudice Part 2

Episode 45 - Boy Part 1

Episode 46 - Boy Part 2

Episode 47 - Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 1

Episode 48 - Play It Hot, Play It Cool Part 2

Episode 49 - The Great Art Robbery Part 1

Episode 50 - The Great Art Robbery Part 2

Episode 51 - First On The Scene Part 1

Episode 52 - First On The Scene Part 2

Episode 53 - It's Easy Once You Know How Part 1

Episode 54 - It's Easy Once You Know How Part 2

Episode 55 - If I Can't Have Him Part 1

Episode 56 - If I Can't Have Him Part 2

Episode 57 - A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 1

Episode 58 - A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 2

Episode 59 - Calling The Tune Part 1

Episode 60 - Calling The Tune Part 2

Episode 61 - Sauce For The Goose Part 1

Episode 62 - Sauce For The Goose Part 2

Episode 63 - The Nose On Your Face Part 1

Episode 64 - The Nose On Your Face Part 2

Episode 65 - A Handful Of Dust Part 1

Episode 66 - A Handful Of Dust Part 2

Episode 67 - All In A Day's Work Part 1

Episode 68 - All In A Day's Work Part 2

Episode 69 - Invasion Of Privacy Part 1

Episode 70 - Invasion Of Privacy Part 2

Episode 71 - Granny, the Swings Part 1

Episode 72 - Granny, the Swings Part 1

Episode 73 - Saturday Night Was Murder Part 1

Episode 74 - Saturday Night Was Murder Part 2

Episode 75 - They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 1

Episode 76 - They're Not Supposed To Do That - Are They? Part 2

Episode 77 - The Victim Part 1

Episode 78 - The Victim Part 2

Episode 79 - Too Quiet For Sunday Part 1

Episode 80 - Too Quiet For Sunday Part 2

Episode 81 - A Right To Live Part 1

Episode 82 - A Right To Live Part 2

Episode 83 - The Collector Part 1

Episode 84 - The Collector Part 2

Episode 85 - Family Affair Part 1

Episode 86 - Family Affair Part 2

Episode 87 - Should Auld Acquaintance Part 1

Episode 88 - Should Auld Acquaintance Part 2

Episode 89 - You Can't Win Em All Part 1

Episode 90 - You Can't Win Em All Part 2

Episode 91 - Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 1

Episode 92 - Take It With A Pinch Of Salt Part 2

Episode 93 - Nothing To Report Part 1

Episode 94 - Nothing To Report Part 2

Episode 95 - Inside Information Part 1

Episode 96 - Inside Information Part 2

The Newtown police are baffled by a series of burglaries. The thief's method of entry is undetectable, but the chaos in the houses he visits points to the work of an amateur. DI Todd is baffled and it is DC Kane, working on the case with Sgt. Stone, who stumbles on the crook's ingenious method of entry.

Episode 97 - Honour Among Thieves Part 1

Episode 98 - Honour Among Thieves Part 2

Episode 99 - Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 1

Episode 100 - Aren't Policemen Wonderful Part 2

Episode 101 - Out Of The Frying Pan Part 1

Episode 102 - Out Of The Frying Pan Part 2

Episode 103 - What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 1

Episode 104 - What D'Yer Mean - Charity? Part 2

Episode 105 - Person To Person Part 1

Episode 106 - Person To Person Part 2

Episode 107 - A Hobby You Might Say Part 1

Episode 108 - A Hobby You Might Say Part 2

Episode 109 - Hudson's Way Part 1

Episode 110 - Hudson's Way Part 2

Episode 111 - Blind Alley Part 1

Episode 112 - Blind Alley Part 2

Episode 113 - The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 1

Episode 114 - The Saint Of Concrete Canyon Part 2

The saint of the title is one Ted Crowther, who lives in a fairly new block of flats known as Concrete Canyon. He has earned his title because of his good works on behalf of the tenants. A little boy, Billy Darby, goes missing from the flats because he believes he is going to lose his pet hamster, as the Council won't allow pets in the flats. Crowther naturally is right there with the police to help look for Billy. But Crowther also runs a Savings Club for the tenants and this attracts the interest of DI Todd.

Episode 115 - Criminal Type Part 1

Episode 116 - Criminal Type Part 2

Episode 117 - The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 1

Episode 118 - The Man Who Was Inspector Todd Part 2

DI Todd's wallet is stolen and with it goes his warrant card - his means of identification as a Police Officer. The thieves have the chance to work some profitable confidence tricks.

Episode 119 - Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 1

Episode 120 - Some Girls Pick 'Em Part 2

Her love for a man on the run lands a girl in trouble with the law.

Episode 121 - The Battleground Part 1

Episode 122 - The Battleground Part 2

Eleven year old Johnny Benson, unhappy at home because of his parents' constant bickering, takes refuge in religion. After being sacked as an altar boy he sets fire to an altar cloth. A visit from Sgt. Stone throws him into a panic and he runs away.

Episode 123 - The Witness Part 1

Episode 124 - The Witness Part 2

Alec Hughes is a key witness to a bank hold-up for which Chris Morgan is being charged. DI Todd is afraid there may be attempts to intimidate Hughes and so he sends him to stay with Culshaw.

Episode 125 - The Guilty Ones Part 1

Episode 126 - The Guilty Ones Part 2

A fifteen year old girl is missing and when PC Culshaw finds her she begs him not to take her home.

Episode 127 - At Least You Know You've Tried Part 1

Episode 128 - At Least You Know You've Tried Part 2

A young engaged couple have spent six months decorating and furnishing their new home, when two weeks before their marriage someone breaks in and smashes everything up. They are the latest victims of 'the destructive thief'.

Episode 129 - Two's A Pair Part 1

Episode 130 - Two's A Pair Part 2

Edna Clayton, who once had a crush on DI Todd and pursued him shamelessly, is brought into Newtown police station charged with being drunk and disorderly. Todd at first takes no notice; he has other things on his mind.

Episode 131 - Tomorrow's Another Day Part 1

Episode 132 - Tomorrow's Another Day Part 2

With DI Todd on leave and DC Kane away sick, Sgt. Stone has more than enough to do. And then just to complicate things the A.C.C. decides to arrive at Newtown station two weeks before time for his customary three months' inspection. On top of all this £200 is missing from the safe in the cashier's office of Carters Ltd., and Stone must investigate.

Episode 133 - Who Was That Lady? Part 1

Episode 134 - Who Was That Lady? Part 2

Angry domineering Mrs. Armitage calls at Newtown station to report her window cleaner husband as a missing person. Sgt. Lynch sympathises with Ernie Armitage's decision to 'hop it' and uses it to serve as a warning to PC Newcombe, who seems to be heading at top speed to the altar.

Episode 135 - Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 1

Episode 136 - Talk Your Way Out Of That Part 2

Lynch is having a quiet drink in a pub when he is spotted by Danny Matthews, a villain Lynch helped put away for a long stretch. Matthews is out for revenge. But Lynch suspects him of pulling another job... and the battle of wits begins.

Episode 137 - Application Part 1

Episode 138 - Application Part 2

The new Detective Inspector arrives at Newtown and Sgt. Stone is anxious to know the kind of man he is. He soon finds out when on their first meeting DI Witty presents Stone with a rather unexpected task.

Episode 139 - The Luck Of The Irish Part 1

Episode 140 - The Luck Of The Irish Part 2

Looking into the matter of stolen copper from a building site, Roach and Bannerman meet Billy Alty, the site foreman, who rules his Irish labourers with the law of his own two fists. But the Irish have their own laws too, and trouble is brewing.

Episode 141 - A Kind Of Proof Part 1

Episode 142 - A Kind Of Proof Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to a sub-post office where the postmistress, Miss Powell, has been attacked and robbed. Miss Powell describes her attacker, and in particular the blow he dealt her - a kind of karate chop.

Episode 143 - A Matter For Thought Part 1

Episode 144 - A Matter For Thought Part 2

Jack Egerton has been stabbed and DI Witty rushes to the hospital in the hope of getting a statement from the man. But Egerton is in a critical condition and Witty has to look elsewhere for the circumstances of the stabbing. And what he finds out is puzzling, to say the least.

Episode 145 - Some Kind Of Nut Part 1

Episode 146 - Some Kind Of Nut Part 2

Newtown station receives a call from a man who says he has 'put a bomb in'. Sgt. Stone deduces from the man's words that this is not just another hoax and the hunt begins for the man and the bomb, which is due to explode at midnight.

Episode 147 - He Must Be Up To No Good Part 1

Episode 148 - He Must Be Up To No Good Part 2

Holiday fortnight for the building trades is coming up. The firms are paying a fortnight's wages and the banks are carrying extra cash. So when well-known criminal Vincent Lewis arrives in Newtown a watch is kept to find out what he's up to.

Episode 149 - It's A Sort Of Game Part 1

Episode 150 - It's A Sort Of Game Part 2

One of those 'nice quiet nights' at Newtown station and Sgt. Stone is just preparing to leave for home. Then the window of a pet shop is broken and Z-Victor One is called to a domestic disturbance, with a report of shouts and possible screams.

Episode 151 - Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 1

Episode 152 - Anyone Can Make A Mistake Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to a cinema where a man has been caught trying to steal from a patron's handbag. The man claims he'd dropped his cigarette lighter and was searching for it in the darkness. A poor excuse, maybe, but Roach believes the man.

Episode 153 - Attack Part 1

Episode 154 - Attack Part 2

A shotgun is fired into the air, the action freezing the staff and customers in a sub post office. The postman is the only one to take any action at all, and he suffers from it.

Episode 155 - You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 1

Episode 156 - You Worry Too Much, Charlie Part 2

The salesman at Mather's garage is very obliging, so if you want to buy a car there's no need to worry about the full amount of the deposit. But Charlie Dodd worries. He's a mechanic at Mather's.

Episode 157 - Punch-Up Part 1

Episode 158 - Punch-Up Part 2

Bannerman enters for an inter-divisional boxing match and is curious to know why DI Witty begins to take an almost fanatical interest in his training. Then a punch-up of a far more serious nature takes place near Bartley's fairground.

Episode 159 - More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 1

Episode 160 - More Ways Of Killing The Cat Part 2

Episode 161 - No Charge For The Estimate Part 1

Episode 162 - No Charge For The Estimate Part 2

Granny Wendy, an old woman who lives alone, is the victim of what appears to be a domestic accident. But when Roach and Bannerman find the old woman's purse is missing they suspect foul play.

Episode 163 - The Paperchase Part 1

Episode 164 - The Paperchase Part 2

A long distance lorry driver parks overnight in a Newtown car park, leaving a girl hitchhiker sleeping in the cab. Neither of them knows that a robbery is due to take place in the car park that night.

Episode 165 - The Vigilance Part 1

Episode 166 - The Vigilance Part 2

Episode 167 - The Tip-Off Part 1

Episode 168 - The Tip-Off Part 2

Bannerman, off duty with his girl friend, meets Ted Holmes in a pub. Holmes has some information to sell and wants cash. Bannerman senses the information is good, but is it?

Episode 169 - Prevention Is Better Part 1

Episode 170 - Prevention Is Better Part 2

Sgt. Stone sees two youths, Billy and Vic Redmond, trying car door handles in Newtown Centre. Their father is serving time in Walton jail and the two lads look like following in his footsteps. But Stone, as Crime Prevention Officer, decides to take a hand.

Episode 171 - Special Relationship Part 1

Episode 172 - Special Relationship Part 2

Det. Supt. Oakley calls on Sgt. Stone with a request. Oakley is anxious for Stone to nail Timmy Cater, a safe-blower now living on the Newtown patch. Stone has a 'special relationship' with Cater which will make it easier to set Cater up.

Episode 173 - A Proper George Washington Part 1

Episode 174 - A Proper George Washington Part 2

Eighteen year old Michael Adams says he was coming home from the pictures when his attacker came up behind him, knocked him unconscious and robbed him. Roach and Bannerman doubt the boy's story, but why should he be lying?

Episode 175 - I Know My Coppers Part 1

Episode 176 - I Know My Coppers Part 2

When the money is recovered from a raid on a security van it is placed in a cell in Newtown police station for safe keeping. But how safe is it?

Episode 177 - Follow The Form Part 1

Episode 178 - Follow The Form Part 2

Ron Bailey, a petrol pump attendant at a Newtown garage, is approached by two men who want him to help them rob a safe in the garage office. When DI Witty hears Bailey's story he is inclined to disbelieve it and senses a conspiracy.

Episode 179 - Breakdown Part 1

Episode 180 - Breakdown Part 2

Roach and Bannerman are called to investigate a minor theft reported by a lecturer at a Technical College. The lecturer is th guardian of Roger, a fourteen-year-old boy. Roach and Bannerman are required to interview Roger, but the boy is stone deaf.

Episode 181 - Will He...Won't He? Part 1

Episode 182 - Will He...Won't He? Part 2

PC Newcombe, searching for a girl who has been reported missing, learns that she is hiding out in a disused factory. When he gets there he finds more than he bargained for.

Episode 183 - Dead End Part 1

Episode 184 - Dead End Part 2

Sgt. Lynch is paying a social call on an old friend, a nurse, when a man arrives at the Nursing Home breathless and frightened. He has found the body of a woman in a lay-by.

Episode 185 - Blame It On Father Christmas Part 1

Episode 186 - Blame It On Father Christmas Part 2

With only two days to go until Christmas, Bobby Dawson, having returned from carol singing, tells his mother that the man at No. 52 was very generous: he gave Bobby five shillings. But the family at No. 52 have gone away for Christmas....

Episode 187 - For Auld Lang Syne Part 1

Episode 188 - For Auld Lang Syne Part 2

Two Scotsmen visit Newtown during the New Year celebrations to seek out an old acquaintance of theirs, a fellow villain, who, they believed, helped the police to jail them. When the Newtown police hear they've arrived they prepare themselves for trouble.

Episode 189 - Unidentified Marks Part 1

On evening patrol Roach and Bannerman are curious about a man sitting alone in a parked car. When questioned the man runs and scales a ten foot wall like an athlete.

Episode 190 - Unidentified Marks Part 2

Episode 191 - Picture Of Guilt Part 1

Episode 192 - Picture Of Guilt Part 2

After a raid on a cinema a doorman is shot. A reporter from a Sunday newspaper meets Harris, an informer, in a pub. Harris has information about the raid which he will sell if the price is right. He swears he has proof - the best possible kind of proof.

Episode 193 - It Works Both Ways Part 1

Episode 194 - It Works Both Ways Part 2

""From what I know of these kids they don't go in for crime as we know it. All they want is excitement through violence. There's nothing for them to do so they make their own amusements, picking on people, six against one.""

Episode 195 - Alibi Part 1

Episode 196 - Alibi Part 2

""It was Saturday night when he did the break-in. Got in through a lavatory window and tore his sleeve on a nail. Then he hit the watchman. Even if I have to adjourn the Court to the old man's bedside I'll get evidence to break this damned alibi...""

Episode 197 - Lost Property Part 1

Episode 198 - Lost Property Part 2

""A man came yesterday. Said he had shared a cell with my husband. Said my Alfie was coming out of prison in the morning. Needed his overcoat. So I gave this man the overcoat and my husband's best suit. I was at the gate this morning. Nobody handed in the clothes and my Alfie's still inside...""

Episode 199 - Fear Or Favour Part 1

Episode 200 - Fear Or Favour Part 2

Like all areas Newtown has its share of vandalism. A group of youths - voices - a crash of glass - the sound of footsteps running down the street. But on this night vandalism has extended itself to robbery and physical violence. Three youths are brought in as suspects; one with a difference.

Episode 201 - The Lonely Place Part 1

Episode 202 - The Lonely Place Part 2

An attack on a courting couple in a lonely place... a man appearing and asking for a light.. a frightened girl running for help. When questioned the couple cannot, or will not, identify their attacker.

Episode 203 - Foggy Night Part 1

Episode 204 - Foggy Night Part 2

Episode 205 - The Soft Touch Part 1

Episode 206 - The Soft Touch Part 2

Watching... timing... speed... picking the right vehicle... quick disposal. All the ingredients of wholesale car theft, well organised and well executed. Newtown police find that they have such an organisation on their patch.

Episode 207 - Special Duty Part 1

Episode 208 - Special Duty Part 2

Special Duty can be easy or hazardous. A man can be a decoy or a sitting duck. He is alone and he cannot easily predict what action will take place. PC Roach realises this when he is assigned to such a duty. And yet he volunteered for the task, was not forced into taking it. But if your face fits...

Episode 209 - One End of The Road Part 1

Episode 210 - One End of The Road Part 2

A constable has been seriously injured. It could be that his career as a policeman is finished. There is an atmosphere in Newtown station and DI Witty is called upon to answer for the incident.

Episode 211 - Welcome To Newtown Part 1

Episode 212 - Welcome To Newtown Part 2

A Dakota aeroplane with 32 passengers aboard is in difficulties. The pilot intends to make an emergency landing and Newtown prepares itself for a major incident.

Episode 213 - All The Birds Of The Air Part 1

Episode 214 - All The Birds Of The Air Part 2

With new technical resources we are half way to an automated police force, so why not automated thieves as well? Thieves with all the mechanical tricks, one step ahead of the police. The birds of the air - listening in.

Episode 215 - Carbon Copy Part 1

Episode 216 - Carbon Copy Part 2

Episode 217 - Not A Bad Lad Really Part 1

Episode 218 - Not A Bad Lad Really Part 2

Thirty-nine break-ins in five weeks: each one on pay nights at council estates. On paper a serious setback for DI Goss's detection rate, made even more complicated by the most obvious suspect just finishing probation.

Episode 219 - Snout Part 1

Episode 220 - Snout Part 2

Officially a police informant does not exist... information is obtained from the birds. So when a snout stands in danger of reprisals who is to protect him?

Episode 221 - The Exiles Part 1

Episode 222 - The Exiles Part 2

Even the best villains have to retire someday. But if, like Dixie Conlan, you don't want to retire, you find an apprentice: someone young and eager enough to follow in your footsteps.

Episode 223 - It's Not Against The Law Part 1

Episode 224 - It's Not Against The Law Part 2

PC Bannerman risks his life trying to save a child, but what kind of mother could invite such a risk in the first place? What kind of mother could leave a child alone in a house with a lighted oil heater?

Episode 225 - Hit And Run Part 1

Episode 226 - Hit And Run Part 2

A man walks into Newtown police station and demands to be given a breathalyser test, but does not appear to be drunk. Why then is he so insistent?

Episode 227 - One Of Our Own Part 1

Episode 228 - One Of Our Own Part 2

WPC Parkin is an able and efficient officer with a bright career ahead of her. So why should she risk it all by cultivating a close friendship with a known criminal?

Episode 229 - No Objection To Bail Part 1

Episode 230 - No Objection To Bail Part 2

Stand as surety for someone and you risk them running away from the law leaving you to forfeit the bail money or go to prison yourself. But a man does not expect this sort of treatment; not from a nephew he believes to be innocent.

Episode 231 - Sunday...Sunday... Part 1

Episode 232 - Sunday...Sunday... Part 2

It's Sunday and three young tearaways have nothing to do and nowhere to go. But they have a souped-up car and they need their kicks, so if anyone gets in their way...

Episode 233 - Double Game Part 1

Episode 234 - Double Game Part 2

Sgt. Stone and Ben Stacey have an old score to settle. So why should Stacey now want to help the police?

Episode 235 - Spare The Rod Part 1

Episode 236 - Spare The Rod Part 2

Some teachers, like policemen, live in a jungle. Civilised men and women, living under pressure. Then something snaps...

Episode 237 - You've Got To Keep Them Talking Part 1

Episode 238 - You've Got To Keep Them Talking Part 2

The seed of suicide is in all of us. So when an innocent old woman becomes involved with the police and becomes irrational, is this a warning light?

Episode 239 - In Need Of Care Part 1

Episode 240 - In Need Of Care Part 2

""What sort of life will I have if I stay in Newtown? Wrapping sweets at Brownley's eight hours a day; listening to Radio One; marry some yob and get a council house if I'm lucky. Half a dozen kids in half a dozen years. D'yer call that living?""

Episode 241 - From Information Received Part 1

Episode 242 - From Information Received Part 2

Les Mitcham and Phil Andrews are working as painters on a new housing estate. Mitcham, the younger of the men, has served two short terms of imprisonment. Andrews, from the Midlands, is a more experienced criminal. They have planned a job together. As it will be Mitcham's first attempt at big-time crime they require a third man. Mitcham, anxious to ingratiate himself, says he knows someone. When the job has been pulled PC Quilley finds a source of information. ""It's teamwork that gets results,"" says Sgt. Stone. Why, then, is the job taken out of Quilley's hands?

Episode 243 - Have A Go, Joe Part 1

Episode 244 - Have A Go, Joe Part 2

In a major crime every policeman dreams of finding a key witness - but not a witness who is too scared to talk.

Episode 245 - According To Plan Part 1

Episode 246 - According To Plan Part 2

Episode 247 - The Shooter Part 1

Episode 248 - The Shooter Part 2

If you know the right places and you're the sort of man who needs a gun it is possible to acquire one. They cost money, but when the offer is a fiver down and a percentage of your first job you might be tempted.

Episode 249 - Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 1

Episode 250 - Dear Old Golden Rule Days Part 2

Alec Quilley plucks up courage to contact Beth, an old flame, but for her the glow is fading. Chris, her new boy friend and old schoolmate of Quilley's, seems to be living well beyond his apparent means. Protective hackles raised, Quilley's unofficial enquiries about Chris and Goss's investigation of a series of petty thefts and minor break-ins begin to find common ground.

Episode 251 - Allegation Part 1

Episode 252 - Allegation Part 2

A serious road accident, a child missing, a drunk in the cells who won't come to. At times a police station is like a wartime command post under siege, with even the policemen themselves at breaking point.

Episode 253 - You Can't Trust Anyone Part 1

Episode 254 - You Can't Trust Anyone Part 2

Go to your local pub for a quiet drink, chat up the barmaid, take her out and forget about crime for a while. But as Sgt. Stone discovers, a policeman can't avoid crime - it even invades his private life.

Episode 255 - The Dog Lover Part 1

Episode 256 - The Dog Lover Part 2

Tommy Woods has a way with dogs and a way with women. There's nothing they wouldn't do for him.

Episode 257 - It's Been A Long Time Part 1

Episode 258 - It's Been A Long Time Part 2

Pete Simmonds is out from prison looking for the man who informed on him. But not only the informer has to live in fear of reprisals. Simmonds is strong and violent and the witnesses at his trial were promised police protection on the day of his release.

Episode 259 - No Time To Think Part 1

Episode 260 - No Time To Think Part 2

Episode 261 - Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 1

Episode 262 - Not That Sort Of Policeman Part 2

A gelignite explosion has wrecked an office and probably injured the men responsible - all for the sake of twenty pounds. But where do the police start looking for dangerous amateurs who are prepared to take risks?

Episode 263 - A Place Of Safety Part 1

Episode 264 - A Place Of Safety Part 2

Episode 265 - Lost And Found Part 1

Episode 266 - Lost And Found Part 2

What sort of mother abandons her two month old baby in a telephone kiosk?

Episode 267 - Gyppo Part 1

Episode 268 - Gyppo Part 2

'He's lived on canal boats all his life. Born on one - never been to school. Not the sort of man one can lock up in a cell.'

Episode 269 - Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 1

Episode 270 - Give A Dog A Bad Name Part 2

No alibi - a criminal record - picked out on an identity parade. Is that proof enough of a man's guilt?

Episode 271 - Nobody Loves Us Part 1

Episode 272 - Nobody Loves Us Part 2

A rock is thrown at a passenger train and the driver is injured. The Transport Union want the police to take some sort of action, but where do the police start looking for teenage vandals?

Episode 273 - A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 1

Episode 274 - A Right Cock-n-Bull Story Part 2

Sgt. Stone, with Bannerman and Newcombe, goes to the City Airport to investigate a bomb hoax. No bomb is found, but the police discover something else that is just as explosive.

Episode 275 - Two For The Record Part 1

Episode 276 - Two For The Record Part 2

A man and his wife report the theft of a strange assortment of objects from their home, and they want the thief, their son, brought to justice.

Episode 277 - Quiet Day Part 1

Episode 278 - Quiet Day Part 2

Three honest citizens, strangers to each other, decide almost simultaneously to take the town apart. Spontaneous acts, in three separate places, yet all at the same time.

Episode 279 - None The Worse Part 1

Episode 280 - None The Worse Part 2

Episode 281 - None The Worse Part 3

Episode 282 - None The Worse Part 4

A woman is found dead. The police get a description of the man responsible, then his name, Gleeson - the Crown's principal witness for a similar murder eight years ago.

Episode 283 - Barricade Part 1

Episode 284 - Barricade Part 2

Episode 285 - The Best Day Of The Year Part 1

Episode 286 - The Best Day Of The Year Part 2

A quiet sort of Christmas. People on the move, relaxed. Bannerman goes to the theatre, DI Goss to a private do. Sgt. Lynch is on his way home for the holiday. And Buzz Bentley, hard nut from London, has come to Newtown.

Episode 287 - Score To Settle Part 1

Episode 288 - Score To Settle Part 2

A new police constable, Joe Skinner, is assigned to the crime cars. Kardar, a Hungarian and an expert with explosives, has a score to settle with a certain policeman.

Episode 289 - Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 1

Episode 290 - Tune On A Bent Trumpet Part 2

DI Bowen, once DI Goss's superior officer, has been accused of discreditable conduct and he wants Goss to help him. But the Newtown force has another problem on its plate - an escaped prisoner armed with a shotgun.

Episode 291 - They Call It Justice Part 1

Episode 292 - They Call It Justice Part 2

A child is badly injured in a road accident, a job for Traffic, not Crime. But Sgt. Lynch has a personal interest in this particular accident.

Episode 293 - No Questions Asked Part 1

Episode 294 - No Questions Asked Part 2

With a sharp increase in petty theft having been recorded, Stone and Goss are anxious to get the top man. A policeman with the local nickname 'Mr. Fixit' comes in for heavy scrutiny.

Episode 295 - Threats And Menaces Part 1

Episode 296 - Threats And Menaces Part 2

Frank Caunce, crippled by a roof fall during the course of an arrest by Sgt. Stone, has been released from prison. Stone feels that his disability should keep him quiet, but...

Episode 297 - Lost Part 1

Episode 298 - Lost Part 2

A nine year old by is lost on Moor Top while helping his 'uncle' look for strayed sheep. Rough weather, fading light - and another complication perhaps more serious, the boy's 'uncle' himself.

Episode 299 - Infamous Conduct Part 1

Episode 300 - Infamous Conduct Part 2

A struck-off doctor cannot prescribe drugs or medicine and cannot sign a death certificate. What would such a doctor do if old friends and sympathisers came to him for help?

Episode 301 - All Coppers Are Nanas Part 1

Episode 302 - All Coppers Are Nanas Part 2

There's a lot of old villains in the new flats at Alexander House. On cold nights, with the lifts out of order, they tend to stay in - but not the younger ones. Micky Pye, for instance.

Episode 303 - Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 1

Episode 304 - Nice Bit O' Stuff Part 2

Under the new act couples can marry at eighteen, but there are still strong family traditions. ""Wait till you're twenty-one - key of the door"". But not for Valma Yorke.

Episode 305 - For Old Time's Sake Part 1

Episode 306 - For Old Time's Sake Part 2

There have been two armed wage snatches within a couple of weeks, both of a similar pattern. Police believe it to be the work of one team. But then there is a third robbery, distinctly different from the other two.

Episode 307 - A Day Like Every Day Part 1

Episode 308 - A Day Like Every Day Part 2

""Squirts the window catch with an oil can first, then uses a knife. Vernon's style. One day he'll probably come face to face with a householder - what happens then?""

Episode 309 - Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 1

Episode 310 - Eleanor Rigby Slept Here Part 2

Helen Carter, a nervous woman, has lived alone for too long. Then she has a 'visitor', a man who stands outside her door each night. While trying to trace the 'visitor' Lynch finds himself involved with the woman herself.

Episode 311 - A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 1

Episode 312 - A Right Tommy Kelly Do Part 2

The Brice brothers run Clyde Street. There are frequent beatings-up but no witnesses. Then PC Quilley is invited to a wedding by a member of the Brice fraternity. There is another beating-up at the wedding and Quilley is called before Goss to explain his association with known villains.

Episode 313 - Cruising For Burglars Part 1

Episode 314 - Cruising For Burglars Part 2

A Liverpool City policeman is shot. Newtown police learn that the two men responsible could be heading for their patch, still carrying the gun. The two men are tired, frightened and dangerous.

Episode 315 - In And Out Part 1

Episode 316 - In And Out Part 2

Episode 317 - In And Out Part 3

Episode 318 - In And Out Part 4

An old lag agrees to deliver a message on his release from prison. His son is on the run from Borstal and trouble is their way of life.

Episode 319 - It's Only A Game Part 1

Episode 320 - It's Only A Game Part 2

The 'Stiffs' - Newtown's local soccer team - have relegation problems. The last thing they need is malicious attacks from the public. The latest act of wilful damage leaves the police wondering. There are plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, but is that enough?

Episode 321 - A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 1

Episode 322 - A Quiet Sort Of Lad Part 2

Johnny Marsh is an isolated teenager: he thinks alone, thinks of the past. A little thing, and something snaps. His obsession leads him into crime and violence. The police have to trace that obsession - back into the past.

Episode 323 - Night Out Part 1

Episode 324 - Night Out Part 2

Two young brothers are drowned in a canal. Newcombe, Quilley and Skinner are there on a night out. Like others they want to forget their job for a while, but the evening has gone sour.

Episode 325 - One Bad Apple Part 1

Episode 326 - One Bad Apple Part 2

Stolen goods which have disappeared; a search warrant that is useless. The villains are laughing at Newtown police - they have an informer within the ranks of the Law. Supt. Oakley suspects a member of the Newtown force.

Episode 327 - If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 1

Episode 328 - If You Can't Beat 'Em Part 2

Money is missing in a shop. Nield is pushed for cash and he's an ex-convict.

Episode 329 - Couldn't Happer To A Nicer Girl Part 1

Episode 330 - Couldn't Happer To A Nicer Girl Part 2

June Frazer is brought in for theft; her father is brought in for drunkenness and the police find a frightened woman.

Episode 331 - A Couple Of Comic Turns Part 1

Episode 332 - A Couple Of Comic Turns Part 2

Bernard Spencer enjoys newspaper publicity of his crimes, but what lengths will he go to to obtain such publicity? He is staying at the Orchard Hotel. And members of the police force are there too - on unofficial business.

Episode 333 - By Bread Alone Part 1

Episode 334 - By Bread Alone Part 2

An old woman is attacked and robbed and there seem to be no witnesses. Only Pearson was in a position to see anything, but there is something strange about him.

Episode 335 - The Helpers Part 1

Episode 336 - The Helpers Part 2

Church doors are open to everyone. Solace is always available - but church property isn't. The police are seeking a thief with a grudge - against religion.

Episode 337 - Missile Mile Part 1

Episode 338 - Missile Mile Part 2

A car crashes on the motorway but this is no ordinary accident. Goss thinks he is chasing someone who is lonely, brooding and probably violent. Maybe even a nutcase.

Episode 339 - I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 1

Episode 340 - I wouldn't give you tuppence... Part 2

A load of railway telephone wire is 'knocked off' Newtown's scrap metal merchants are questioned and something is revealed. A bobby is taking bribes.

Episode 341 - Weekend With Sally Part 1

Episode 342 - Weekend With Sally Part 2

John Meaker reports his wife missing. Because of the disturbing circumstances the search is not an easy one.

Episode 343 - Bottoms Up For The Walking Dead Part 1

Episode 344 - Bottoms Up For The Walking Dead Part 2

The Ramp is a wasteland - it is a dangerous area to be in at night alone. Doc is a native of The Ramp, and by helping the police has put himself in immediate danger.

Episode 345 - Give And Take Part 1

Episode 346 - Give And Take Part 2

Saturday afternoon is a time for football and weddings. People are expecting a good match. But not everyone IS a good match.

Episode 347 - Who's Sylvia Then Part 1

Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something might have happened to the girl. Although they have no evidence that the girl ever existed the police mount a search for Sylvia.

Episode 348 - Who's Sylvia Then Part 2

Brian Bennett talks about someone called Sylvia. He implies something terrible might have happened to the girl. Although they have no evidence that the girl ever existed the police mount a search for Sylvia.

Episode 349 - A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 1

Episode 350 - A Lot Of Fuss For 15 Quid Part 2

Sheila Ashton has a neat line in petty thefts. She also has a partner in crime - a twelve year old child.

Episode 351 - The Other Arm Of The Law Part 1

Episode 352 - The Other Arm Of The Law Part 2

Roy and Mary Chadwick are looking for people who can be persuaded to part with their money. And they've found an ideal victim.

Episode 353 - To Ray - Love Anne Part 1

Episode 354 - To Ray - Love Anne Part 2

Raymond Pritchard doesn't have much to say for himself. Maybe he's got something to hide. Skinner has a lot of questions for Pritchard - and he wants a few answers.

Episode 355 - A Big Shadow Part 1

Episode 356 - A Big Shadow Part 2

Gerald has been discharged from a mental hospital after thirty years and he has a record of violence. Now two men have been attacked.

Episode 357 - The Senior Partner Part 1

Episode 358 - The Senior Partner Part 2

Frank Livesey is an ex-prisoner who is getting on a bit. And easy money is hard to come by when you're nearly past it.

Episode 359 - Talking To An Elephant Part 1

Episode 360 - Talking To An Elephant Part 2

A circus comes to Newtown. It attracts the public - and trouble.

Episode 361 - Off With The Motley Part 1

Episode 362 - Off With The Motley Part 2

A clown is supposed to make children laugh, but he doesn't have to like them. But can you have a circus without one of the clowns?

Episode 363 - Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 1

Episode 364 - Whatever Happened To The Glory Boy? Part 2

Joe Hart's out of the spotlight now, but some people still remember him. Others would sooner forget.

Episode 365 - Have You Seen Davie Richards? Part 1

Episode 366 - Have You Seen Davie Richards? Part 2

A man has been given a day's unescorted parole from prison. But that was a year ago and he hasn't been seen since. To Goss and Stone falls the task of searching for him.

Episode 367 - A Very High Rocket Part 1

Episode 368 - A Very High Rocket Part 2

Never stick your neck out, that's good advice. But what do you do if you suspect someone - look the other way? Alec Quilley gets tired of having mud slung and takes some action of his own.

Episode 369 - A Little Woman Part 1

Episode 370 - A Little Woman Part 2

Bert Lynch tries to help Dixie Conlan's widow to go on living. Jack Streeter's no good for her and Lynch knows it. But does Maggie?

Episode 371 - Stop Over Part 1

Episode 372 - Stop Over Part 2

John Glass has returned to the North for more than just a 'quiet life'. And Inspector Goss knows it. As events come to a head Goss decides to keep Glass at the station to stew for a while.

Episode 373 - Strictly Cash Part 1

Episode 374 - Strictly Cash Part 2

There's one born every minute! And nobody knows that better than the tallyman. Billy and Moira intend to stay in Newtown, but Sgt. Lynch has other ideas.

Episode 375 - Playing For Keeps Part 1

Episode 376 - Playing For Keeps Part 2

Teenagers need adventure and a change of scene just as much as adults. But the adventure turns sour for Anne as she realises that it isn't a game.

Episode 377 - Christmas Is Coming Part 1

Episode 378 - Christmas Is Coming Part 2

Some people take Christmas very very seriously. They steal twice as much. Bert Lynch is a victim - for the second time.

Episode 379 - Let Nothing You Dismay

Quilley and a milk float... Bagpipes... A hangover... A baby.

Episode 380 - Prevention Part 1

Episode 381 - Prevention Part 2

Detective Sergeant Bickford infiltrates a gang of villains and gets a job—as a murderer. (Part 2 of 2)

Episode 382 - Right Of Way Part 1

Episode 383 - Right Of Way Part 2

Charles Warren doesn't care how he gets people away from his property. But if he breaks the law... At the station they are far too busy to worry about the promotion rumours that are going round.

Episode 384 - Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 1

A promotion cause commotion in Newtown...

Episode 385 - Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses Part 2

Night duty... Newcombe and Skinner... Promotion... and trouble. Then the promotion comes out in orders and Newtown loses a policeman.

Episode 386 - By-Pass Part 1

Episode 387 - By-Pass Part 2

A new Detective-Sergeant and Stone's old undetected crime. Something to be uncovered. A vehicle again waits near the by-pass for a victim. Another victim just waits.

Episode 388 - Love's A Dead Lumber Part 1

Episode 389 - Love's A Dead Lumber Part 2

Roy Gannon's out of prison and he's making for Newtown. His ex-wife's there - and so is Skinner

Episode 390 - The More We Are Together Part 1

Episode 391 - The More We Are Together Part 2

Newtown gets a new policeman and an unusual do-it-yourself expert. Mrs. Manley gets a shock, and so does Inspector Goss when he reconstructs the crime.

Episode 392 - Make Yourself At Home Part 1

Episode 393 - Make Yourself At Home Part 2

""There's a sinister feller in a mac outside my flat,"" came the call. Another villain in Newtown? Maureen's heading straight for trouble and Lionel's not far behind.

Episode 394 - Triangle Squared Part 1

Episode 395 - Triangle Squared Part 2

PC Covill's in dead trouble. He doesn't realise how much until Z-Victor One is involved in a car chase. A man with a record of violence comes the the station to report a murder.

Episode 396 - Hold Up Part 1

Episode 397 - Hold Up Part 2

A cafe and someone waiting, wearing a stocking mask and carrying a a gun. Two suspects, two detectives and a tough interrogation. But then there is another hold-up.

Episode 398 - The Snoozer Part 1

Episode 399 - The Snoozer Part 2

And then there's the one about the commercial traveller, who works when everyone else has gone to bed...

Episode 400 - Little Girl Lost Part 1

Episode 401 - Little Girl Lost Part 2

Episode 402 - Influence Part 1

Episode 403 - Influence Part 2

Perjury and corruption in the police force. Sgt. Stone talks about blackmail to Rachel, to Lil and to Superintendent Khan.

Episode 404 - Kid's Stuff

Episode 405 - It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 1

Episode 406 - It Can Get To Be A Habit Part 2

""The word may go round that the police aren't hard on this patch. They need to be shown that we are"".

Episode 407 - Bad Tuesday

Quiet Mr. Potter's wife and daughter have disappeared.

Episode 408 - System

A lad walks into Newtown police station. A scared lad, who has information. So Sgt. Stone goes visiting.

Episode 409 - Say Two Hellos

Skinner meets two women. He helps them for different reasons.

Episode 410 - The Taker

Patten has a record. He takes what he wants, and if someone gets in the way... So Patten goes to this club. Smedley goes to hospital. So Sgt. Stone goes after Patten.

Episode 411 - The Find

Gold! Mention it and their eyes go green with envy. Offer it and you get clutching hands.

Episode 412 - Lawbreakers

A man is brought in for something petty, but he refuses to speak. Is he covering up for something bigger? Then another man is brought in.

Episode 413 - Cars

For the 'mobile' police everything and anything can happen on a tour of duty. And it does!

Episode 414 - Penny Wise

Do 'holidays in the sun' link a toaster sold in a pub and a woman losing her cheque book?

Episode 415 - No Job For A Woman

Alec Quilley's girl friend drives a taxi at night - when there are some dodgy people about.

Episode 416 - Territory

A man quietly enjoying the local playground; a crowd noisily enjoying the local pub. Elsewhere work and much activity - police activity.