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Season 1

Season 2

  • S02E01 Inside Out

    • November 2, 1966
    • BBC One

    The regional Crime Squad has moved from Gloucester to Di John Watt's building in Wyvern. The move does not please Watt or his detectives as it brings them directly under the eyes of their bosses. Meantime a crime has been committed by a man the Squad has every reason to believe cannot have committed it.

  • S02E02 All That Glitters

    • November 9, 1966
    • BBC One

    Three apparently unrelated facts turn out to have a fascinating connection. A former criminal, now crippled, lives like a lord but has no visible means of support. A film unit arrives in the area to make a television documentary. And a mysterious and ambiguous note arrives on John Watt's desk.

  • S02E03 The Jackpot

    • November 16, 1966
    • BBC One

    A new gambling club is due to open and already the manager has been 'invited' to pay protection money to a man from a firm that supplies fruit machines. The Squad investigate, and they don't like what they find.

  • S02E04 Murder Reported

    • November 23, 1966
    • BBC One

    Barlow's manpower diplomacy is strongly tested as Detective Superintendent Arthur Jones leads a murder hunts for only the second time in his career.

  • S02E05 Sleeping Dogs

    • November 30, 1966
    • BBC One

  • S02E06 Heart Of Brass

    • December 7, 1966
    • BBC One

    DI Watt and DC Box look into the affairs of Sammy Roach and his girl friend Josie.

  • S02E07 Find The Lady

    • December 14, 1966
    • BBC One

    Barlow and Hawkins feel that many of their problems will be solved if only they can 'find the lady'.

  • S02E08 Barlow Was There (1) Allegation

    • December 21, 1966
    • BBC One

  • S02E09 Barlow Was There (2) Enquiry

    • December 28, 1966
    • BBC One

  • S02E10 Barlow Was There (3) Mischief

    • January 4, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E11 Sing A Song Of Friendship

    • January 11, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E12 James McNeil, Aged 23

    • January 18, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E13 The Next Voice You Hear

    • January 25, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E14 An Eye For An Eye

    • February 1, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E15 What Colour A Wolf ?

    • February 8, 1967
    • BBC One

    Stolen objects seem to be disappearing into thin air immediately after their removal from private collections. DC Dwyer has been found to have run up a large debt to a local bookie. He has to leave the force: now he's out of a job and mixing with some very dubious characters.

  • S02E16 Somebody Important

    • February 15, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E17 The Informant (1) Rough Justice

    • February 22, 1967
    • BBC One

    When Billie Greave is found injured in a factory storeroom it seems obvious to the police that he has fallen while attempting to blow a safe. Barlow is disappointed and angry, for Billie is one of his most trusted informers and has assured him that he is now going straight.

  • S02E18 The Informant (2)The Man Inside

    • March 1, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E19 The Same The Whole World Over

    • March 8, 1967
    • BBC One

    The Regional Crime Squad is on the trail of a gang of robbers.

  • S02E20 Selection

    • March 15, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E21 Appointment In Wyvern

    • March 22, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E22 The Investors

    • March 29, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E23 A Piece Of Waste Ground

    • April 5, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E24 Proof Positive

    • April 12, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E25 Cash On Deliverance

    • April 19, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E26 On The Side Of The Law

    • April 26, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E27 The Linkman

    • May 3, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E28 Blackitt's Round

    • May 10, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E29 See You Tomorrow

    • May 17, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E30 The Hole (1) In the Road

    • May 24, 1967
    • BBC One

  • S02E31 The Hole (2) In the Head

    • May 31, 1967
    • BBC One

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

  • S05E01 Recovery

    • September 11, 1969
    • BBC One

    DC Morgan receives information that a big art robbery will take place. The squad acts... but so does the thief.

  • S05E02 Flash Point

    • September 18, 1969
    • BBC One

    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 brutally attacked for the sake of a few pounds. Jean's story shocks Barlow into involving the squad in immediate action.

  • S05E03 In At the Death

    • September 25, 1969
    • BBC One

    When the head of a successful firm dies there is always someone waiting to step into his shoes. In this case the dead man's business venture is believed to be crooked and DS Hawkins is closely concerned as to who will fill his place.

  • S05E04 Error of Judgement

    • October 2, 1969
    • BBC One

    A race meeting at Chepstow; and incompetent amateur pilot; a lonely field near Wyvern; why is Barlow interested in these three things? Who is it that Barlow wants to set a trap for? The answer lies in unfinished business from Barlow's past. Will he ever complete it?

  • S05E05 Dead Aboard

    • October 9, 1969
    • BBC One

    A prostitute is found murdered in a quiet backwater quay at Wyvern. Who is the killer? Barlow and his team make every effort to find out.

  • S05E06 One Thing Leads To Another

    • October 16, 1969
    • BBC One

    When Harry Hawkins and Barbara Allin visit a gambling joint it is not just for the purpose of spending their own money. Their main interest is in the easy money that flows, and the club owner, Dino Frankitt, who has the reputation of making HIS easy money in devious ways.

  • S05E07 General Post

    • October 23, 1969
    • BBC One

    When a crime occurs on the doorstep of Headquarters the local force thinks it's funny. But Barlow is not amused. He is aware the incident could be a prelude to a much bigger crime - but what? And why is John Watt even less amused than Barlow?

  • S05E08 Wild Goose

    • October 30, 1969
    • BBC One

    What is a criminal like Jack Carter doing in Wyvern? Barlow hopes to find out by surveillance and is furious when Digby inadvertently makes the squad's interest apparent.

  • S05E09 We Shall Miss You

    • November 6, 1969
    • BBC One

    Barlow and watt travel to Thamesford and back - but not together - in pursuit of important changes in their careers. While they wait to hear the results of their journeys they join forces again in pursuit of one more criminal.

  • S05E10 Write Off

    • November 13, 1969
    • BBC One

    Why is DS Allin so interested in the leisure activities of the elite of Wyvern? And why does a car involved in a minor accident unaccountably burst into flames? The subsequent enquiries are not to Watt's liking.

  • S05E11 Arrival

    • November 20, 1969
    • BBC One

    Barlow's first day at Thamesford is rounded off with a telephone call that involves him in his first major investigation as head of C.I.D.

  • S05E12 Exercise

    • November 27, 1969
    • BBC One

  • S05E13 Diversion

    • December 4, 1969
    • BBC One

    Routine enquiries into a series of minor break-ins become a major hunt for a dangerous criminal.

  • S05E14 The Spoilt Ones

    • December 11, 1969
    • BBC One

  • S05E15 To Protect The Innocent

    • December 18, 1969
    • BBC One

  • S05E16 Any Other Night

    • January 1, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E17 The Aggro Boy

    • January 8, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E18 Standing Orders

    • January 15, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E19 Private Mischief

    • January 22, 1970
    • BBC One

    A worried barman asks John Watt why a detective constable is asking questions about him. Watt makes some alarming discoveries about the constable in question.

  • S05E20 Open And Shut

    • January 29, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E21 Sprats And Mackerels

    • February 5, 1970
    • BBC One

    A whisper from the north of England leads the Task Force to Eastcote Docks. A domestic dispute takes them to the nearby caravan site at Bathgate. But what is the link between the two incidents?

  • S05E22 Like Any Other Friday

    • February 12, 1970
    • BBC One

    Barlow is pursuing the hint of an armed robbery. Hawkins and Jackson are tackling another in a series of Thursday night thefts. But there is something different about this particular Friday.

  • S05E23 Power Of The Press

    • February 19, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E24 Trust A Woman

    • February 26, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E25 The Hermit

    • March 5, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S05E26 Escort

    • March 12, 1970
    • BBC One

Season 6

  • S06E01 Baptism

    • September 16, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E02 Sunday, Sweet Sunday

    • September 23, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E03 Safe in the Streets?

    • September 30, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E04 Good Listener

    • October 7, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E05 Time Expired

    • October 14, 1970
    • BBC One

    Missing! Ten small wooden boxes, each weighing 25 lbs., each worth five thousand pounds. Several people are interested in the location of these boxes.

  • S06E06 Lessons

    • October 21, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E07 Without Favour

    • October 28, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E08 Never Hit a Lady

    • November 4, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E09 Its Ugly Head

    • November 11, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E10 Who Wants Pride...?

    • November 18, 1970
    • BBC One

    Why should anyone steal a security van, disguise it as a plain van and drive it out to a deserted place in the countryside? And why blow a neat hole in it when there's nothing inside anyway? Could it be a dress rehearsal?

  • S06E11 Collation

    • November 25, 1970
    • BBC One

    A line drawn by time; a curious parallel; two thieves with a twisted sense of humour - would these be the ingredients of a recipe that would keep Barlow and Watt awake at night?

  • S06E12 Do Me a Favour

    • December 2, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E13 Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity

    • December 9, 1970
    • BBC One

    DI Hawkins finds himself in the seat of authority - and very uncomfortable it is too. A dangerous and unidentified criminal is at large and CC Cullen demands crisp and confident action. Is Hawkins capable of responding to the challenge of adversity?

  • S06E14 Bearings

    • December 16, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E15 A World Full of Rooms

    • December 23, 1970
    • BBC One

  • S06E16 The Lie Direct

    • December 30, 1970
    • BBC One

    A parked car in a lonely road - but when it's in the same place two nights running Snow's curiosity is aroused.

  • S06E17 Ground Level

    • January 6, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E18 Company Business

    • January 13, 1971
    • BBC One

    Sgt. Jackson is very good at statistics, but this time his conclusion is a matter of practical detection. But can he be right? John Watt doesn't think so.

  • S06E19 Kick Off

    • January 20, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E20 Final Score

    • January 27, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E21 Something Big

    • February 2, 1971
    • BBC One

    Charlie Barlow is well known for playing his cards close to his chest. But this time he's on the receiving end - from DCS Allan.

  • S06E22 Games

    • February 10, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E23 In the Public Gaze

    • February 17, 1971
    • BBC One

    As a result of going to the assistance of one of his officers, Chief Constable Cullen finds that he is in great need of assistance himself.

  • S06E24 Held for Questioning

    • February 24, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E25 Black Equals White

    • March 3, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S06E26 Cash and Carry

    • March 10, 1971
    • BBC One

Season 7

Season 8

  • S08E01 Spit and Polish

    • September 13, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E02 Killer

    • September 20, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E03 Surveillance

    • September 27, 1972
    • BBC One

    Observation is being kept at the scene of an intended robbery. PC Snow is one of the watchers and he later finds himself in considerable danger.

  • S08E04 Dog Eat Dog

    • October 4, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E05 Bank Rate

    • October 11, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E06 On the Third Day

    • October 18, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E07 The Witness

    • October 25, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E08 Run for Your Money

    • November 1, 1971
    • BBC One

  • S08E09 New Broom

    • November 8, 1972
    • BBC One

    It's surprising what turns up in household refuse. What is it the dustmen find that brings John Watt and the Task Force so promptly to the rubbish tip?

  • S08E10 Paper Chase

    • November 15, 1972
    • BBC One

    Task Force chase counterfeit notes; CID the money snatchers.

  • S08E11 Welcome to the Club

    • November 22, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E12 Justice

    • November 29, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E13 Conversion

    • December 6, 1972
    • BBC One

    Change creates uncertainty. A shake up in No. 1 Task Force causes PC Snow to think carefully about himself and his future.

  • S08E14 Needle

    • December 13, 1972
    • BBC One

    Watt and the Task Force investigate an 'accident' and their enquiries take them behind prison walls.

  • S08E15 Execution

    • December 20, 1972
    • BBC One

  • S08E16 Time-Table

    • January 3, 1973
    • BBC One

    A safe is blown in Manchester - the suspected man is in Kingley. Watt has a problem.

  • S08E17 Conspiracy

    • January 10, 1973
    • BBC One

    A gang of safe breakers are plaguing Thamesford constabulary. Adler puts the pressure on Evans to obtain concrete evidence against the villains.

  • S08E18 Money for Sale

    • January 17, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S08E19 For Love or Money

    • January 24, 1973
    • BBC One

    A policeman has many unpleasant duties, not the least of which is investigating the activities of a fellow officer. John Watt has to face this unpleasant task.

  • S08E20 Little Acorns

    • January 31, 1973
    • BBC One

Season 9

  • S09E01 Errors

    • September 12, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E02 Signed Off

    • September 19, 1973
    • BBC One

    A policeman is missing. Is there anything sinister in his disappearance, or is there a simple explanation?

  • S09E03 A Quiet Man

    • September 26, 1973
    • BBC One

    A quiet morning: a milkman on his round in a residential street. But the peace is soon shattered.

  • S09E04 No Way

    • October 3, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E05 No Life for a Woman

    • October 10, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E06 Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain

    • October 17, 1973
    • BBC One

    Watt thinks the piece of Wedgwood china he buys for his wife is expensive enough, until he has to investigate a theft.

  • S09E07 Night-Watch

    • October 24, 1973
    • BBC One

    Snow and Nesbitt are enquiring into a crime which has happened. Evans is asking about a crime which may happen. John Watt is concentrating on the present.

  • S09E08 Catch As Catch Can

    • October 31, 1973
    • BBC One

    Why is Hawkins preparing his latest operation behind closed doors? And why is he so interested in a small-time thief?

  • S09E09 The Loudmouth

    • November 7, 1973
    • BBC One

    John Watt receives a tip-off which he believes could lead him to a 'crime boss'.

  • S09E10 Interrogation

    • November 14, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E11 Slip of the Tongue

    • November 21, 1973
    • BBC One

    Watt and Hawkins are baffled by a couple of crooks; Hawkins is angry with a probation officer and Evans is hurt by a brick. It's a dog's life being a policeman!

  • S09E12 Trial

    • November 28, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E13 Skipper's Walk

    • December 5, 1973
    • BBC One

    Hawkins takes his wife's dog for a walk one night. They meet a drunk who tells him a disturbing tale. Hawkins has to tell John Watt. Together they have to do a job hated by all policemen: looking into the private life of one of their own men.

  • S09E14 Cover

    • December 12, 1973
    • BBC One

    A barn is burned down. It could be arson, but the insurance is hardly worth claiming. And of course, fires do happen. But Evans is suspicious, and he goes in for a spot of bricklaying when the new barn is built.

  • S09E15 Observation

    • December 19, 1973
    • BBC One

  • S09E16 Trouble-Maker

    • January 2, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S09E17 The Raider

    • January 9, 1974
    • BBC One

    Jackie Warren is dangerous. He has escaped from jail and no-one knows where he is. Then a Post Office van is robbed in Kingley and Watt finds him on his own doorstep.

  • S09E18 Victim

    • January 16, 1974
    • BBC One

Season 10

  • S10E01 Alert

    • September 4, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E02 You Don't Have to Shout, I'm Listening

    • September 11, 1974
    • BBC One

    Masur Jemal suddenly goes berserk in the garage where he works. No-one has any idea why. A member of the Task Force has been hit on the head with a spanner while trying to restrain Jamal and could be badly hurt. When Task Force investigate they find things are worse than they suspected.

  • S10E03 Worth a Million

    • September 18, 1974
    • BBC One

    A job is being planned. John Watt knows when and by whom, but he doesn't know where or what.

  • S10E04 Domestic Incident

    • September 25, 1974
    • BBC One

    Two children at home with their father: a cosy domestic scene. The trouble is, the mother has been thrown out, the father has a violent record and has locked himself in with the children.

  • S10E05 Pop Goes the Weasel

    • October 2, 1974
    • BBC One

    The quiet of a Thamesford village is shattered by a pop concert and Task Force is called in to deal with the discord. Meanwhile Sgt. Evans has his own problems.

  • S10E06 Cat Among the Pigeons

    • October 9, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E07 Pardon

    • October 16, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E08 Little Boy Blue

    • October 23, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E09 A Day's Work

    • October 30, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E10 Paperwork

    • November 6, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E11 See What You've Done

    • November 13, 1974
    • BBC One

  • S10E12 We're in This Together

    • November 20, 1974
    • BBC One

    Three villains are nailed for different crimes. Is it coincidence they are all from a family Watt has been after for years?

  • S10E13 Temptation

    • November 27, 1974
    • BBC One

Season 11

Season 12