Violence flares up when a student protest meets a counter-demonstration. A young demonstrator is killed by a blow to the head. The nearest person to the body is a mounted officer Tyrell . DCS Kingdom now faces a difficult case, where strong evidence accumulates against a brother policeman.
Kingdom investigates the murder of a retired bank manager.
Kingdom investigates a fanatical Nazi-hunter.
Ward challenges Kingdom over his handling of an investigation into a serial killer.
Kingdom investigates two apparently unrelated murders, but both victims were killed with the same gun.
A man confesses to killing his wife in a practical joke.
Kingdom investigates the murder of a prisoner.
Kingdom investigates a series of arson attacks on betting shops.
Kingdom investigates what's appears to be the perfect murder.
Kingdom investigates the finances of a murdered couturier.
Kingdom explores the world of drop-outs when the body of a murdered girl is found on a rubbish tip.
Inspector Ward hopes to catch the brain behind a series of bank robberies through his contract with a shady ex- insurance agent , Charles Prentice. But when Ward arrives at Prentice's flat to finalise the arrangements, he finds Kingdom , who is there to investigate a murder - and the Inspector's activities.
Detective Inspector Alan Ward has been demoted to uniformed sergeant in a division. But he soon has other things to occupy his mind, as a murder accusation uncovers a secret in a family's past that leads to violence, bloodshed and danger for Kingdom and Ward.
Kingdom and Ward investigate a murder that has taken place in the box-office of a theatre club, the membership of which is predominantly black. It looks likes a racially motivated killing,but the police treat it as a case of robbery leading to murder.
On a demolition site, the earth caves in and exposes a cellar, unknown on any plan . Inside is a skeleton, with an Army revolver close by. Was a murder committed many years ago? Scotland Yard is called in to investigate.
When a girl is found murdered, a local man becomes the victim of village gossips. And when their vitriolic tongues drive the man to a desperate decision, the reason plants in Kingdom's mind a doubt about the wisdom of the law he serves.
A small-time criminal is murdered, and Kingdom seizes the chance to prosecute a major crime boss.
Arthur and Daniel, two down-and-outs, are squatting in a condemned house. Finally, after a quarrel, Arthur walks out and dosses down in a basement car park between a block of flats. It is there that his dead body is discovered by a caretaker.
Kingdom leaves his house in the small hours, and his wife is disturbed to see that he is armed. But that is nothing compared to her alarm when she is snatched by an armed gang, and Kingdom ordered to obey their commands if he wishes to see his wife alive again.
Twelve years ago, Thomas Stevens was hanged for murder, protesting his innocence to the last. A campaign committee, including Members of Parliament, is now bringing attention to this possible miscarriage of justice. When one the MPs is killed, Kingdom and Ward investigate.
Kingdom's enquires into a stolen-car racket leads him to the chief suspect - too late to prevent a calculated murder from taking place, however.
When muggers snatch Audrey Miller's handbag,her shopping bag is left behind. When it is found to contain £20,000 in forged notes. Kingdom and Ward investigate.
A woman asks the police to help prevent her recently-released husband from returning to a life of crime.
When Ward and his mother are the victims of hoaxes, it is thought that the neighbours resent living near a policeman. But Kingdom and his team are busy investigating bomb scares - and the hoaxes may provide him with clues.
A woman is walking her dog when it is almost run over by a speeding car. Chasing the animal she makes a horrific discovery.
"Mad Harry" Logan, a vicious but stupid criminal, escapes from prison. Kingdom - who put him away - investigates with Ward. The question that puzzles the police is: who organised the escape, and why?
Kingdom and Ward investigate the burglary of a jeweler's home.
William Radkin is found dead by the window of his sitting room. Kingdom and Ward find that he was killed by a .22 bullet,fired from the outside of his house. Meanwhile, a known pickpocket is brought into a police station and the contents of his pocket reveal a possible link with Radkin's death.
Kingdom and Ward investigate a bank robbery.
Kingdom and Ward investigate the disappearance of the son of the Guantalan ambassador.
A group of carol singers are attacked by young thugs; a shop window is broken, and a small boy seriously injured. Kingdom and Ward investigates - and in doing so discover problems of morals and discipline within the division responsible for the area.
Kingdom is investigating a major London bank robbery. He is assisted by Regional Crime Squad, and in particular by Chief Supt Piggott; the two men were at Training School and have disliked each other ever since. Piggott is known to be after Kingdom's job, and it seems he might achieve his aim.
A justice of the peace is found murdered, and the remains of a girl's body are uncovered at a construction site.
A rich,middle - aged American woman spends an evening with a young man supplied by an escort agency. The following morning she is found murdered and her jewellery has been stolen. During their investigation, Kingdom and Ward discover an unexpected connection with the foreign office.
A civil servant is found dead with confidential files in his flat.
Kingdom investigates the shooting of a man during a keenly-contested game of Monopoly.
Kingdom and Ward investigate a theft from an art gallery.
Kingdom and his wife Angela have a marriage crisis. She goes away to the seaside for a few days to think. Two days later Kingdom is told to investigate murder - in Margate.
Roper, a Borstal boy, is found stabbed near his home. When Clay and Dexter arrive in the West Country to investigate they find several suspects with strong motives for the killing including the boy's parents.
A lorry driver is knocked down and killed while trying to stop the theft of his load. From the evidence received and the knowledge gained from an informant, Clay decides it is one of a series of hi-jacking so organised by the same gang.
Detective Sergeant Dexter is investigating a burglary and finds a valuable piece of Chinese porcelain missing. Shortly afterwards, a burglar is found dead.
When a teenage girl is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, businessman Herbert Morris is identified as the man seen talking to her shortly before her death. After an interrogation Clay and Dexter clash over Morris's apparent guilt.
Joe Warner is released from prison after serving fifteen years for armed robbery. His wife Polly has deserted him - and now he is determined to take brutal revenge.
Two seamen steal some bars of gold from a makeshift strongroom as a cargo ship nears the Thames estuary. When the ship docks, Clay and Dexter investigates the crime and find a steward has also vanished.
Dexter and Clay investigate the suspicious death of teacher Graham Pitman in the science laboratory. But then two teenagers come forward to confess to killing him.
