Seasons & Episodes
Off Beat
A Local Touch
The Misinformer
It Doesn't Grow On Trees
Talk To Me
Screws And Drivers
Take Over
Over Take...
Don't Push Too Hard
The Key
Tickle On Wheels
A Spot Of Leave
A - Z
Blind Man's Bluff
All The Flowers
Do You Believe In Ghosts?
There's A Lot Of It About
The Gentle Touch
The Short Cut
Made In Britain
Round Trip
Extraction
Best Out Of Three
I Know What I Said
Conspiracy (1) To Rob
Conspiracy (2) To Corrupt
Inside Out
The regional Crime Squad has moved from Gloucester to Di John Watt's building in Wyvern. The move does not please Watt
All That Glitters
Three apparently unrelated facts turn out to have a fascinating connection. A former criminal, now crippled, lives like
The Jackpot
A new gambling club is due to open and already the manager has been 'invited' to pay protection money to a man from a fi
Murder Reported
Barlow's manpower diplomacy is strongly tested as Detective Superintendent Arthur Jones leads a murder hunts for only th
Sleeping Dogs
Heart Of Brass
DI Watt and DC Box look into the affairs of Sammy Roach and his girl friend Josie.
Find The Lady
Barlow and Hawkins feel that many of their problems will be solved if only they can 'find the lady'.
Barlow Was There (1) Allegation
Barlow Was There (2) Enquiry
Barlow Was There (3) Mischief
Sing A Song Of Friendship
James McNeil, Aged 23
The Next Voice You Hear
An Eye For An Eye
What Colour A Wolf ?
Stolen objects seem to be disappearing into thin air immediately after their removal from private collections. DC Dwyer
Somebody Important
The Informant (1) Rough Justice
When Billie Greave is found injured in a factory storeroom it seems obvious to the police that he has fallen while attem
The Informant (2) The Man Inside
The Same The Whole World Over
The Regional Crime Squad is on the trail of a gang of robbers.
Selection
Appointment In Wyvern
The Investors
A Piece Of Waste Ground
Proof Positive
Cash On Deliverance
On The Side Of The Law
The Linkman
Blackitt's Round
See You Tomorrow
The Hole (1) In the Road
The Hole (2) In the Head
The Target (1) Sighted
The Target (2) Point Blank
Material Evidence
Pieces Of Silver
Something Unusual
Never Forget A Face
Inducement
The Mind Of The Beholder
The Hunt
Measure Of Tolerance
Who's Mr Smith?
The Bombay Doctor
Cause Of Death
In Bulk
Complaint
Landing Whispers
Major Incident
There is tragedy as an accident involving two road tankers causes the death of a number of children on their way home fr
Quicker By Rail
The Good Girl
Identity Unknown
Unfinished Business
Finger Of Suspicion
For seven weeks a safe has been blown at the rate of one a week on Barlow's patch.
If I Can Help Somebody
Don't Tell Me, Let Me Guess
Fortune On The Move (1) Payment
Fortune On The Move (2) Refund
Theory
The No. 11 District squad has just completed a rearrangement of their Headquarters accommodation, taking over the house
Proof
Bird Of Passage
See The Rabbit
Take Them In Singles
Red Herring
Five Pairs O' Hands
Minor Incident
An Old Song
Big Boats, Little Boats
For A Rainy Day
Assistance
Equal Status
Obstruction
Going Quietly
On Christmas Day In The Morning
Departure
Cross Reference
Run For The Hills
Pressure
A Quantity Of Gelignite
Critical Path
Persistence
Second Chance
How's The Wife Then ?
Right To Search
Proved Connection
Recovery
DC Morgan receives information that a big art robbery will take place. The squad acts... but so does the thief.
Flash Point
Barlow is enjoying a pint at the pub when Watt's girl friend, Dr. Jean Morrow, tells him about an old lady who has been
In At the Death
When the head of a successful firm dies there is always someone waiting to step into his shoes. In this case the dead m
Error of Judgement
A race meeting at Chepstow; and incompetent amateur pilot; a lonely field near Wyvern; why is Barlow interested in these
Dead Aboard
A prostitute is found murdered in a quiet backwater quay at Wyvern. Who is the killer? Barlow and his team make every
One Thing Leads To Another
When Harry Hawkins and Barbara Allin visit a gambling joint it is not just for the purpose of spending their own money.
General Post
When a crime occurs on the doorstep of Headquarters the local force thinks it's funny. But Barlow is not amused. He is
Wild Goose
What is a criminal like Jack Carter doing in Wyvern? Barlow hopes to find out by surveillance and is furious when Digby
We Shall Miss You
Barlow and watt travel to Thamesford and back - but not together - in pursuit of important changes in their careers. Wh
Write Off
Why is DS Allin so interested in the leisure activities of the elite of Wyvern? And why does a car involved in a minor
Arrival
Barlow's first day at Thamesford is rounded off with a telephone call that involves him in his first major investigation
Exercise
Diversion
Routine enquiries into a series of minor break-ins become a major hunt for a dangerous criminal.
The Spoilt Ones
To Protect The Innocent
Any Other Night
The Aggro Boy
Standing Orders
Private Mischief
A worried barman asks John Watt why a detective constable is asking questions about him. Watt makes some alarming disco
Open And Shut
Sprats And Mackerels
A whisper from the north of England leads the Task Force to Eastcote Docks. A domestic dispute takes them to the nearby
Like Any Other Friday
Barlow is pursuing the hint of an armed robbery. Hawkins and Jackson are tackling another in a series of Thursday night
Power Of The Press
Trust A Woman
The Hermit
Escort
Baptism
Sunday, Sweet Sunday
Safe in the Streets?
Good Listener
Time Expired
Missing! Ten small wooden boxes, each weighing 25 lbs., each worth five thousand pounds. Several people are interested
Lessons
Without Favour
Never Hit a Lady
Its Ugly Head
Who Wants Pride...?
Why should anyone steal a security van, disguise it as a plain van and drive it out to a deserted place in the countrysi
Collation
A line drawn by time; a curious parallel; two thieves with a twisted sense of humour - would these be the ingredients of
Do Me a Favour
Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity
DI Hawkins finds himself in the seat of authority - and very uncomfortable it is too. A dangerous and unidentified crim
Bearings
A World Full of Rooms
The Lie Direct
A parked car in a lonely road - but when it's in the same place two nights running Snow's curiosity is aroused.
Ground Level
Company Business
Sgt. Jackson is very good at statistics, but this time his conclusion is a matter of practical detection. But can he be
Kick Off
Final Score
Something Big
Charlie Barlow is well known for playing his cards close to his chest. But this time he's on the receiving end - from D
Games
In the Public Gaze
As a result of going to the assistance of one of his officers, Chief Constable Cullen finds that he is in great need of
Held for Questioning
Black Equals White
Cash and Carry
Once Bitten
Hostage
The Floater
Aberration
Moving On
An Inside Job
A supermarket has been robbed and £4,000 stolen. It looks an easy case, and Barlow proceeds to solve it to his own sat
The Bounty Hunter
Marksman
Copper Wire
Man of Peace
Good Touches
Better Than Doing Porridge
The Removal
Priorities
Resolution
The Amateur
Anywhere in the Wide World
Flight
The Big Tip-Off
Woman's World
Policeman's Lot:, A (1) The Row on the Stairs
Policeman's Lot:, A (2) You Pays Your Money
Policeman's Lot:, A (3) It Depends Where You're Standing
Set Us Alight
The Easy Job
Conclusion
Spit and Polish
Killer
Surveillance
Observation is being kept at the scene of an intended robbery. PC Snow is one of the watchers and he later finds himsel
Dog Eat Dog
Bank Rate
On the Third Day
The Witness
Run for Your Money
New Broom
It's surprising what turns up in household refuse. What is it the dustmen find that brings John Watt and the Task Force
Paper Chase
Task Force chase counterfeit notes; CID the money snatchers.
Welcome to the Club
Justice
Conversion
Change creates uncertainty. A shake up in No. 1 Task Force causes PC Snow to think carefully about himself and his futu
Needle
Watt and the Task Force investigate an 'accident' and their enquiries take them behind prison walls.
Execution
Time-Table
A safe is blown in Manchester - the suspected man is in Kingley. Watt has a problem.
Conspiracy
A gang of safe breakers are plaguing Thamesford constabulary. Adler puts the pressure on Evans to obtain concrete evide
Money for Sale
For Love or Money
A policeman has many unpleasant duties, not the least of which is investigating the activities of a fellow officer. Joh
Little Acorns
Errors
Signed Off
A policeman is missing. Is there anything sinister in his disappearance, or is there a simple explanation?
A Quiet Man
A quiet morning: a milkman on his round in a residential street. But the peace is soon shattered.
No Way
No Life for a Woman
Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain
Watt thinks the piece of Wedgwood china he buys for his wife is expensive enough, until he has to investigate a theft.
Night-Watch
Snow and Nesbitt are enquiring into a crime which has happened. Evans is asking about a crime which may happen. John W
Catch As Catch Can
Why is Hawkins preparing his latest operation behind closed doors? And why is he so interested in a small-time thief?
The Loudmouth
John Watt receives a tip-off which he believes could lead him to a 'crime boss'.
Interrogation
Slip of the Tongue
Watt and Hawkins are baffled by a couple of crooks; Hawkins is angry with a probation officer and Evans is hurt by a bri
Trial
Skipper's Walk
Hawkins takes his wife's dog for a walk one night. They meet a drunk who tells him a disturbing tale. Hawkins has to t
Cover
A barn is burned down. It could be arson, but the insurance is hardly worth claiming. And of course, fires do happen.
Observation
Trouble-Maker
The Raider
Jackie Warren is dangerous. He has escaped from jail and no-one knows where he is. Then a Post Office van is robbed in
Victim
Alert
You Don't Have to Shout, I'm Listening
Masur Jemal suddenly goes berserk in the garage where he works. No-one has any idea why. A member of the Task Force ha
Worth a Million
A job is being planned. John Watt knows when and by whom, but he doesn't know where or what.
Domestic Incident
Two children at home with their father: a cosy domestic scene. The trouble is, the mother has been thrown out, the fath
Pop Goes the Weasel
The quiet of a Thamesford village is shattered by a pop concert and Task Force is called in to deal with the discord. M
Cat Among the Pigeons
Pardon
Little Boy Blue
A Day's Work
Paperwork
See What You've Done
We're in This Together
Three villains are nailed for different crimes. Is it coincidence they are all from a family Watt has been after for ye
Temptation
Feedback
High Life
Protection
Grass
Bargains
The Talking Doll
And with What Measure?
Female of the Species
A middle-aged villain takes up with a young woman, which proves to be dangerous for the public and baffling for the poli
A Person Unknown
Homicide
Dorothy's Birthday
Whose Side Are You On?
Choirboy
On Call
Blind Alley
Pressure is put on John Watt to take action. But he knows from experience that sometimes the best action to take is to
Not with a Bang...
There's Always Tomorrow
Say It with Flowers
The Trojan Horse
Now You See It, Now You Don't
As Good Cooks Go...
The Visitor
Baked Beans
The Climber
At Risk
Got Him!
Just a Whisper?
A Shot in the Dark
Communications
Alarums and Excursions
