Seasons & Episodes
The Unknown Factor
Three bullets, a dead man, and £50,000 in insurance. Troubles arise when Dr. Hardy discovers the Unknown Factor.
It Can't Be Done
Penny Goodwin shoots her husband in cold blood and there appears to be no motive. Why she has killed him is far from cle
Liars, Damn Liars
Actual causes of death and accurate timing of the death can be essential to a defense in a trial. Dr. Hardy appears as t
Miss Daley
Miss Daley has given up working because her old boss is leaving. She finds out that he is still with the firm and become
Nice Day
A girl is assaulted in a park and the only witness is her young daughter. The police are certain they know who did it, b
The Long Hate
Mr. Toller is a who has no time for the weak or the idle, without humour. Jo Hardy is treating him, he is arrogant and s
Nobody's Going to Hurt You
A woman is found dead by the side of a railway line. Hardy is brought in to help the police. The woman has been murdered
Here Lies
An old man dies. When his housekeeper returns some unused tablets to the chemist, suspicion clouds the issue. Dr. Hardy
The Contact
A man falls overboard from a ship near Hull and washed ashore dead. Injuries sustained in the water means he is unrecogn
He's Good for It
A safe is blown. The job has all the trademarks of a known criminal. Fleming pulls in two men in for the crime but forge
Fire Without Smoke
The death of small children is always tragic. The tragedy is increased by unspoken prejudices and the possibility that o
Full Choke
The Hardys are enjoying the peace of a summer evening. There is the noise of a shotgun. A man is brought to Dr. Jo's sur
And So Say All of Us
A drunken driver is responsible for the death of his brother-in-law and business partner and for the death of the driver
The Visitor Part 1: Hypothesis
Murders take place and each crime is similar to the last. One person must have committed them; but who? Another attack.
The Visitor Part 2: Hard Facts
Hardy is trying to piece together the burnt pieces of paper found in the suspect's room. Jo has been asked to try and br
The Visitor Part 3: Judgement
Martin Ingram, who has been arrested for assaulting Vivien, stands trial for his alleged crime. He is defended by a bril
The Yellow Torrish
A smashed lock, a bloodstained jacket, a drifting boat and a takeover bid. Dr. Hardy with the aid of a few bright feathe
The Gun That Walked
When violent death strikes down a pretty farm girl, Dr Hardy and Inspector Fleming come up against a wall of stubborn re
One Life: More or Less
Illegitimate babies present problems. Bringing one up in an atmosphere of disapproval can be harder than the alternative
A Question of Guilt
A man is found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment - could he be innocent? Unquestionably, t
A Family Affair
Estate Duties - a curse to be avoided? When a businessman is found drowned it could mean ruin for his family.
Death in the Rain
That little Lucille died a violent death was certain; how she died was more obscure. Dr. Hardy's painstaking research an
Protection
Protection: you can refuse to pay, you can go to the police for their protection - or you can stand the risk yourself.
Post-Mortem on Harry Kirby
A grocer, Harry Kirby, lies dead - poisoned, electrocuted, and gassed. If suicide can be established, surely this is gil
Do Not Go Gentle
An old man relies upon his daughter to look after him during convalescence but she has her own life to lead.
Playing with Fire
A hospital ward is destroyed by fire. Could it be deliberate - and if so, who would want to burn down a hospital and why
The Sardonic Smile
There are classic symptoms of strychnine poisoning when a wealthy landowner dies after eating a trout, freshly caught, t
The Witness: Part 1: Threats
Jo's car is run off the road by a lorry. The driver may be guilty of dangerous driving. Dr Hardy receives a letter threa
The Witness: Part 2: Involvement
Dr. Hardy is involved in tracing a ruthless psychotic killer who is employed by the accused in an attempt to suborn witn
The Blue Spot
A doctor may reasonably diagnose a brain tumour as the cause of death of his first wife. But when his second wife dies i
Lethal Weapon
A woman lies dead in a country road, apparently the victim of a hit-and-run driver. But something doesn't quite fit. She
Lie Down, You're Dead
A man is shot three times in front of witnesses. When the police arrive there is no body. Has he been shot? Is he really
Eddie
Eddie spends much of his time in a betting shop. After a win of forty pounds he is found strangled in his own home. His
No Home in the City
While its owner is on holiday an abandoned dog wanders the streets and becomes savage, causing the death of a derelict m
Your Money for My Life
Why should a businessman crash into a bridge support at 80 m.p.h.? When the post-mortem reveals him to have died as a re
Dependence Part 1: A Life Saved
Drug addiction is an increasing problem in our society. In the first episode of a two-part story, the hopelessness of th
Dependence Part 2: A Life Lost
It is said that drug addicts make poor parents. How do a young couple, both of whom are addicts, cope with attending to
Flesh and Blood
Once a man suspects that his 10-year-old son is not in fact his, he cannot rest until he has discovered the truth.
Sufficiently Loved and Cared For
Threatening suicide is often a cry for help, sometimes that cry is heeded, sometimes assistance is too late.
A Way to Die
The body of a student is found in a pig-fattening shed. Hardy has to establish the cause of death.
Where Are You Going?
The body of an attractive young girl is found by the roadside. Who was she? How did she get there? How did she die? Hard
The Man on My Back
Fleming and Hardy are used to hit-and-run cases where they find a body but no car. In this curious case the situation is
Go Somewhere Else
Gypsies led by Samuel Brown arrive in the Hardy neighbourhood - to the horror of many residents. A public meeting is cal
Whose Child?: Part 1: The Wife
After fifteen years of childless marriage, Ruth Fletcher has a son. But she has a problem which she takes to Jo Hardy: i
Whose Child?: Part 2: The Husband
Dr Hardy has told Harry Fletcher that he could not be the father of his wife's child. Harry confronts his wife's lover,
Cedric
Cedric Lambert, a lonely 54-year-old bachelor, visits Dr Jo Hardy in her surgery. But apparently there is nothing wrong
A Scientific Fact
Hardy is much possessed by the problems surrounding the scientific fact of death. And in this story of an elderly retire
The Coat
Early one morning a young Maltese girl is found stabbed to death. Fleming is immediately convinced that her ex-boyfriend
True Confession
A young librarian finds a body in the woods. He does not tell the Police but the Press - which for Hardy and Fleming add
Smithereens
The milkman pays his morning call on Mrs Carr, and finds her lying unconscious on the conservatory floor. She is surroun
Hothouse
Two young boys have their day's fishing disturbed when they find a body in the river. The question facing Fleming and Ha
A Clear and Easy Duty
In the last of this series, Hardy and Fleming are faced with the kidnapping of a son of wealthy parents - not so unusual
Second Appeal
Hardy is asked to do a further post mortem by the defense in the second appeal of a man convicted of the murder of his w
Blood Line
An Arab ruler suddenly dies in London and Hardy is caught up in a situation of political intrigue.
Inheritance
Motive, opportunity, possession of the weapon and an alibi that won't stand up. Who wants more to prove guilt of murder?
Prejudice
A headless skeleton is found. The bones indicate one solution and the clothes another. Proffesor Hardy sorts it out.
A Family Affair
An elaborate plan goes wrong because of a woman's intuition.
Suspended Verdict
Many things can go awry when the law is exercised by the wrong people.
Suspicious Death
The police and Hardy are greatly puzzled by the death of a mortuary attendant.
Fail Safe
Did evidence Hardy gave in a murder trial 12 years ago result in a miscarriage of justice?
Hour of the Snake
A spell is cast which results in a death at ' The Hour of the Snake'. Is it murder - or what?
Tainted Money
One can legislate for most things - but how do you cope with human frailty and greed?
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