| Episode |
Title |
Writer |
Director |
Guest stars |
Script editor |
Series 1
(BBC1, 18 October to 20 December 1981 |
| 1 |
Picking It Up |
Robert Banks Stewart |
Martyn Friend |
Floella Benjamin, Judith Byfield, David Savile, Roland Oliver, Graeme Eton |
John Kershaw |
| 2 |
Nice People Die in Bed |
John Kershaw |
Martin Campbell |
Rosemary Martin, Richard Morant, Ian Redford, George Little, Lloyd McGuire |
John Kershaw |
| 3 |
Unlucky Dip |
Bob Baker |
Ian Toynton |
Prunella Scales, Jack Galloway, Brian Hall |
John Kershaw |
| 4 |
Campaign for Silence |
Alistair Bell |
Martyn Friend |
Ian Hendry, Simon Cadell, Peter Dahlsen, John Gillett, Julian Fox, Neil Hallett, Jay Neill, John Golightly |
John Kershaw |
| 5 |
See You in Moscow |
Gerry O'Hara |
Don Leaver |
Sara Kestelman, Bernard Gallagher, Anthony Head, Michael Osborne, George Irving, Ray Mort, Harry Waters |
John Kershaw |
| 6 |
Portrait of Yesterday |
Dennis Spooner |
Laurence Moody |
Sarah Lawson, Derek Farr, Tenniel Evans, Charles Kay, Christopher Villiers, David Webb |
John Kershaw |
| 7 |
Last Chance For a Loser |
Philip Broadley |
Ian Toynton |
Patrick Mower, Sarah Douglas, Sean Caffrey, Bill Treacher, George Roubicek, Ishia Bennison |
John Kershaw |
| 8 |
Late For a Funeral |
Dennis Spooner |
Henry Herbert |
James Cossins, Christopher Ellison, Anne Tirard, Leon Eagles, Eric Mason, Gary Watson, Glen Murphy |
John Kershaw |
| 9 |
Relative Values |
Peter Miller |
Martin Campbell |
Lynda La Plante (billed as Lynda Marchal), Maureen O'Brien, Warren Clarke, Geoffrey Bayldon, John Carlisle, Freddie Earlle |
John Kershaw |
| 10 |
The Hood and the Harlequin |
Terence Feely |
Roger Tucker |
Greta Scacchi, Marc Boyle, Lawrence Davidson, Gary Derrien, Tim Audrain |
John Kershaw |
Series 2
(BBC1, 9 January to 6 March 1983) |
| 1 |
A Message for the Rich |
Robert Banks Stewart |
Alan Grint |
Dandy Nichols, Phil Davis, Norman Jones, Kevin Stoney |
| 2 |
Always Leave Them Laughing |
Robert Banks Stewart, Peter Miller |
Peter Smith |
Joanne Whalley, Brian Capron, Edward Phillips, Harry Littlewood, Rikki Fulton |
| 3 |
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie |
Dennis Spooner |
Michael Rolfe |
William Hootkins, Gareth Thomas, Victor Lucas, Ling Tai, Hayden Jones |
Dennis Spooner |
| 4 |
Prime Target |
Robert Banks Stewart, Robert Holmes |
Henry Herbert |
Anthony Valentine, Catherine Schell, Nickolas Grace, Nell Campbell, Marc Sinden, Tamara Ustinov |
Dennis Spooner |
| 5 |
Almost Like a Holiday |
Alistair Bell |
Laurence Moody |
Norman Wisdom, Michael Attwell, Sheila Ruskin, Elvi Hale, Jeff Rawle, Kevin Stoney, David Quilter, Penelope Lee, Roy Spencer |
Dennis Spooner |
| 6 |
Fall of a Birdman |
Paul Wheeler |
Ben Bolt |
Richard Griffiths, Philip Stone, Donald Sumpter, Brian Grellis |
Dennis Spooner |
| 7 |
A Miracle Every Week |
Robert Banks Stewart, Leslie Darbon |
Colin Bucksey |
Art Malik, Nicholas Ball, Denis Lawson, Derek Thompson, Zienia Merton, Ben Aris, Timothy Block, David Purcell |
Dennis Spooner |
| 8 |
A Perfect Recapture |
Paul Wheeler |
Paul Ciappessoni |
Barbara Shelley, Ronald Hines, Tracey Childs, Richard Beale |
Dennis Spooner |
| 9 |
The Moonlight Girls |
Bob Baker |
Michael Rolfe |
Jeremy Child, Alibe Parsons, Kevin Stoney, Maya Woolfe, Peter Craze, Nicolas Chagrin |
Chris Boucher |
Series 3
(BBC1, 3 December 1983 to 4 February 1984) |
| 1 |
Ninety Per Cent Proof |
Brian Clemens |
Robert Young |
Carol Royle, Ray Winstone, John Gordon Sinclair, Anthony Steel, Dallas Adams, Neville Barber |
| 2 |
A Hole in the Bucket |
Bill Craig |
Ian Toynton |
Celia Gregory, Rosy Clayton, Donald Morley, Barrie Cookson, Godfrey James, Peter Childs |
| 3 |
Holiday Snaps |
Nick McCarty |
Ben Bolt |
Lee Montague, Michael Angelis, Jean Boht, Brian Hawksley, Graham Cull |
| 4 |
Ice Maiden |
Rod Beacham |
Robert Tronson |
Liza Goddard, Richard Hurndall, Frederick Hall, Ian Collier |
| 5 |
Come Out Fighting |
Alistair Bell |
Robert Young |
Lee Montague, Oliver Cotton, Tony Osoba, Eva Mottley, John Abineri, Kevin Lloyd, Clifford Rose, Brian McDermott, Tessa Peake-Jones, Timothy Block, Richard Steele |
| 6 |
A Touch of Eastern Promise |
Brian Finch |
Christopher King |
Zia Mohyeddin, Nadim Sawalha |
| 7 |
A Cry in the Night |
Robert Holmes |
Oliver Horsbrugh |
Primi Townsend, Rosalind Lloyd, Peter Birrel, Frank Mills, Derek Smith |
| 8 |
The Company You Keep |
Tony Hoare |
David Reynolds |
Mel Martin, Tony Selby, Denis Lill, Mike Grady, Angela Browne, Ralph Michael, Roy Barraclough |
| 9 |
Tug of War |
Paul Wheeler |
Laurence Moody |
Alan Lake, Stephen Yardley, Shirley Stelfox, Marianne Borgo, Edwin Richfield, Mary Tamm |
| 10 |
House Guests |
Bill Craig |
Robert Tronson |
Patrick Allen, Dudley Sutton, Kate Fahy, Gerald Sim, Jeffrey Segal, Eric Mason, Wolfe Morris, Robert Cartland |
Series 4
(BBC1, 11 October to 20 December 1985) |
| 1 |
The Last Interview |
Robert Banks Stewart |
Brian Farnham |
Barry Foster, Kate Harper, Stephen McGann, Gareth Milne, Eileen Helsby, John Rolfe |
| 2 |
Off Shore Trades |
Nick McCarty |
Robert Tronson |
Ian McCulloch, Bernard Archard, Nicolas Chagrin, Carole Ashby, Arthur Blake, Gilbert Wynne, Jon Croft, Patrick Duncan, Leonie Mellinger, Stephen Riddle |
| 3 |
What Dreams May Come? |
Brian Finch |
Ben Bolt |
Charles Gray, Jill Meager, Malcolm Tierney, John Ringham, Jim Morris, John Abbott, Hubert Rees |
| 4 |
Low Profile |
Roger Davenport |
David Reynolds |
Beryl Reid, Mark Strickson, Jerome Willis, Benjamin Whitrow, Lois Baxter, Martin Fisk |
| 5 |
Return of the Ice Maiden |
Rod Beacham |
Michael Custance |
Liza Goddard, Elizabeth Spriggs, Ian Marter, John Baker |
| 6 |
Chrissie |
Edwin Pearce |
David Reynolds |
Veronica Smart, Duncan Preston, Sheila Ruskin, Hilary Mason, Michelle Collins, Perry Fenwick, Arthur Cox, Clare Clifford |
| 7 |
The Tennis Racket |
Terry James |
Les Chatfield |
Reece Dinsdale, Constance Chapman, Andrew Burt |
| 8 |
Sins of the Fathers |
Tessa Coleman |
Graeme Harper |
Warren Clarke, Lynn Farleigh, Francesca Brill, Ursula Howells, Maurice Roëves, Ivor Roberts, Petra Markham, Terry Molloy, Andrew McCulloch, Dennis Edwards |
| 9 |
Avenge O’Lord |
John Fletcher |
Robert Tronson |
Bernard Hepton, Ian Redford, Terrence Hardiman, Haluk Bilginer, Ian McNeice |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 26 December 1986) |
| 1 |
Fires in the Fall |
Chris Boucher |
Tom Clegg |
Paul Brooke, Amanda Redman, Barrie Ingham, Margaretta Scott, Ron Pember, Nicholas McArdle, Jim McManus |
John Chapman |
Series 5
(BBC1, 3 January to 21 February 1987) |
| 1 |
The Memory Man |
Chris Boucher |
Graeme Harper |
Jeremy Clyde, Judy Cornwell, Richard Morant, Jeremy Sinden, Nigel Lambert, Philip Hurd-Wood |
John Chapman |
| 2 |
Winner Take All |
Robert Holmes |
Robert Young |
Michael Gambon, Connie Booth, Nick Brimble, David Schofield |
Chris Boucher |
| 3 |
Root and Branch |
Brian Finch |
Baz Taylor |
Christopher Fairbank |
| 4 |
A Desirable Little Residence |
Rod Beacham |
Robert Tronson |
Liz Crowther, Milton Johns |
| 5 |
The Deadly Virus |
Nick McCarty |
Gerry Mill |
Rosemary Martin, Daniel Hill, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Ian Thompson, Mary Healey, Desmond McNamara |
| 6 |
SPARTA |
Rod Beacham |
Robert Young |
Liza Goddard, David Calder, Judy Buxton |
| 7 |
Thanks for Everything |
Nick McCarty |
Richard Bramall |
Lee Montague, Morag Hood, Rowena Cooper, Geoffrey Bateman, Davyd Harries, Christian Rodska |
| 8 |
Poison |
John Fletcher |
Robert Tronson |
Alfred Burke, Bernard Archard, Peter Tuddenham, Philip Anthony, Philip Bond |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 26 December 1987) |
| 1 |
Treasure Hunt |
Rod Beacham |
Tom Clegg |
Liza Goddard, Peter Jeffrey, James Maxwell, Michael Melia, Gareth Milne |
Series 6
(BBC1, 2 January to 13 February 1988) |
| 1 |
Whatever Lola Wants |
Brian Finch |
Nigel Finch |
Ann Mitchell, Ronald Lacey |
| 2 |
Crossed Swords |
Edwin Pearce |
David Carson |
Cherry Gillespie, James Warwick, Peter Woodward, Patricia Quinn, Colin Jeavons, Nick Burnell, Terry Walsh |
| 3 |
A Horse of a Different Colour |
Rod Beacham |
Matthew Robinson |
Liza Goddard, Tony Haygarth, Shirley Stelfox, Donald Burton |
| 4 |
Burnt |
John Fletcher |
Robert Tronson |
Ronald Pickup, Vivian Pickles, James Cossins, Tyler Butterworth, Tenniel Evans, David Gooderson, Graham Weston, William Maxwell |
| 5 |
The Sin of Forgiveness |
John Collee |
Tristan DeVere Cole |
John Bennett, Susan Fleetwood, Alan MacNaughtan, David John Pope |
| 6 |
A Man of Sorrows |
John Fletcher |
Geoffrey Sax |
Jack Galloway, George Baker, William Simons, Donald Douglas, Valentino Musetti |
| 7 |
Private Fight |
Edmund Ward |
Alan Dossor |
John Forgeham, Ralph Nossek, Lill Roughley, Nick Stringer |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 27 December 1988) |
| 1 |
Retirement Plan |
Edmund Ward |
Edward Bennett |
Nicholas Ball, Sue Lloyd, Sylvester Morand, Anthony Calf, Carmen du Sautoy, Danny Webb |
Series 7
(BBC1, 28 January to 18 March 1989) |
| 1 |
Sea Changes |
Edwin Pearce |
Richard Standeven |
Edward Brayshaw, Denica Fairman, Sean Caffrey, David McAlister |
| 2 |
Natural Enemies |
Andrew Caine |
Geoffrey Sax |
Susan Penhaligon, Kenneth Cope, Billy J. Mitchell, Pat Starr, Joanne Bell |
| 3 |
Tangos in the Night |
John Fletcher |
Stuart Urban |
Hetty Baynes, Stephen McGann, Sarah Lawson, Reginald Marsh, Tony Adams |
| 4 |
The Other Woman |
John Collee |
Peter Ellis |
Frances Tomelty, Jack Watling |
| 5 |
Weekend Off |
John Milne |
Charlie Naim |
James Faulkner, David Troughton, Simon Dutton, Geoffrey Hutchings, Marianne Borgo |
| 6 |
When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Robert Banks Stewart |
Alex Kirby |
Benedict Taylor, Tom St. Clements, Philip Locke, Annabel Leventon, Geoffrey Beevers |
| 7 |
Old Acquaintance |
Rod Beacham |
Richard Standeven |
Liza Goddard, Ben Onwukwe, David Neilson, Jill Benedict |
| 8 |
Trenchard’s Last Case |
Brian Finch |
Mike Barnes |
Alec McCowen, George Costigan, Catherine Neilson |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 26 December 1989) |
| 1 |
Second Time Around |
Ian Kennedy Martin |
Peter Ellis |
Chris Langham, Jenifer Landor, Andrew Sachs, David Schofield, Donald Sumpter, Prentis Hancock |
Series 8
(BBC1, 14 January to 18 March 1990) |
| 1 |
A True Detective |
John Milne |
Richard Bramall |
Julian Wadham, Louis Mahoney, John Cater, Tim Whitnall, John Hart Dyke |
| 2 |
My Name’s Sergeant Bergerac |
John Milne |
Michael Brayshaw |
Tony Robinson, Ronald Allen, Sue Lloyd, John Bluthal, Derren Nesbitt, Barry Jackson |
| 3 |
The Dig |
John Milne |
Geoffrey Sax |
Susan Wooldridge, Trevor Cooper, Gordon Gostelow |
| 4 |
Roots of Evil |
Brian Finch |
Richard Spence |
Geoffrey Palmer, Lynsey Baxter, Steve McFadden, Struan Rodger |
| 5 |
Entente Cordiale |
Jeremy Burnham |
Ken Grieve |
Peter Miles, John Abineri, Michael Cronin, Jack Watling |
| 6 |
In Love and War |
John Collee |
Jeremy Ancock |
Brenda Bruce, Clive Merrison |
| 7 |
Under Wraps |
Edmund Ward |
Geoffrey Sax |
Geoffrey Chater, Alfred Lynch, Leonard Trolley, Jerome Flynn |
| 8 |
All the Sad Songs |
Rod Beacham |
Tim Fywell |
Gary Bond, Diane Langton, Peter Martin, Jeff Nuttall |
| 9 |
The Messenger Boy |
Cyril Williams |
Tristan DeVere Cole |
Andrew Burt, Alec Sabin |
| 10 |
Diplomatic Incident |
David Crane |
Ken Grieve |
Julian Glover, Tip Tipping |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 26 December 1990) |
| 1 |
There For the Picking |
Desmond Lowden |
Gordon Flemyng |
Warren Saire, Melanie Thaw, Kenneth Cranham, Simon Chandler, David Hargreaves, Paula Topham, Lawrence Davidson |
Series 9
(BBC1, 5 January to 9 March 1991) |
| 1 |
Something to Hide |
Cyril Williams |
Tony Dow |
Jack Watling, David de Keyser |
| 2 |
The Dark Horse |
John Milne |
Tristan DeVere Cole |
Frederick Treves, Bernice Stegers, Peter-Hugo Daly, Lloyd McGuire |
| 3 |
Snow in Provence |
John Milne |
Tony Dow |
Louise Lombard, Pippa Guard, Martin Cochrane, André Maranne |
| 4 |
The Evil That Men Do |
John Milne |
Tristan DeVere Cole |
John Hallam, Maxine Audley, Robin Soans |
| 5 |
My Friend Charlie |
Graham Hurley |
Michael Rolfe |
William Hootkins |
| 6 |
On the Rocks |
Christopher Russell |
Michael Rolfe |
Jean Badin |
| 7 |
The Waiting Game |
David Crane |
Colm Villa |
Jack Watling, Simon Oates, Eileen Way, Simon Coady |
| 8 |
Warriors |
Tony MacNab |
Terry Green |
Ursula Howells, Terence Harvey, Eamonn Walker, Leonard Maguire, Richard Caldicot, Oona Kirsch |
| 9 |
The Assassin |
John Fletcher |
Colm Villa |
Christian Burgess, Peter Cellier |
| 10 |
The Lohans |
Peter Palliser |
Terry Green |
Billy Murray, Kate Fahy, Cindy O'Callaghan |
Christmas Special
(BBC1, 26 December 1991) |
| 1 |
All For Love |
John Milne |
Terry Marcel |
Bill Nighy, Simon Williams, Suzan Crowley, Philip Glenister, Jane Downs, Catherine Rabett, Gordon Salkilld, Iain Rattray |