Seasons & episodes

Cryer investigates when a disturbed young man comes into the station claiming to have assaulted someone. A search of local hospitals finds a victim with injuries similar to those described by the young man, but the victim claims to be a friend of the young man, who, he says, is not responsible for his injuries. Cryer investigates the owner of a hostel who appears to be more involved than he has admitted to being.

Carver and Skase look into the hi-jacking of a lorry, but soon realise that their investigation is being overshadowed by a violent gang attempting to retrieve some valuable goods stashed inside one of the boxes of stolen cargo. With witnesses being beaten and intimidated at every turn, their only hope of glory lies in the hands of a frightened shopkeeper who has unwittingly bought the precious item wanted by the gang.

Datta and Jarvis try to track down a missing girl whose mother fears she has been kidnapped. Datta initially suspects the mother may be fabricating stories about the child's supposed abduction, but later realises that her fears are totally founded. Suspecting that the young girl may have wandered off with her elderly minder, Betty, Datta and Jarvis manage to track them down at a local park, only to find Betty has died.

Monroe holds an ID parade for two witnesses in a child abduction case, but only the secondary witness, who places the suspect in the area but not at the scene, can identify her. However, in interview, the suspect mistakenly believes that Jarvis and Ackland have said that she was identified by the chief witness – a technicality which leaves Pearce furious and a child abductor loose on the streets of Sun Hill.

Ackland and Garfield become involved in an unusual case of life and death when they arrest a woman following a bag theft. After giving several false aliases, they discover that she has emigrated from Belfast in an attempt to have a secret abortion without her husband's knowledge. Garfield is sure that the woman is spinning them a line, but Ackland is prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. But are her intentions true?

Garfield and Marshall have to decide if a suspect is an innocent philanderer or a ruthless criminal when they investigate the disappearance of £4,000 from a safe on a building site. When they find the suspect in possession of a number of fake driving licences, they suspect that it is not the first time that he has committed such a crime – and true to form, when they discover his real name, they find a string of offences to go with it.

McCann finds himself in the frame for robbery when a police baton with his call sign is found at the scene of a robbery in a jewellery store. A young black youth with a grudge and a family of racists both have reason to set him up, but both claim to be innocent of the crime. The young man's girlfriend, however, tells a different story – until Greig and Woods discover that the young man may have been set up as well.

Deakin and Woods try to persuade a desperate mother – and wife of a seriously dangerous villain – to trust them when her young daughter is kidnapped as a result of her son's drug habit. As the mother stands in place of her son at the agreed meet, Deakin is suspicious when the kidnapper refuses to reveal the location of the victim even after the money has been handed over – although she is later found alive and well.

Meadows and Woods have their eyes on one of Sun Hill's most wanted when they investigate a double rape. As they suspect, they find clothing matching the description of the suspect in their prime target's gym locker, but are surprised when whilst he is in custody, someone telephones the local radio station – and then CAD – to claim that they are responsible for the brutal attacks, leaving Meadows and Woods back at square one.

Loxton and Keane investigate a gang of youths who are terrorising a housing estate. Firstly, they investigate the robbery of a local corner shop, where the owner was threatened with a knife, and then the brutal assault of a bookmaker, who dies in hospital of his injuries. Loxton suspects a pair of local brothers, but Keane realises that the only way they can be caught is through evidence provided by one of their girlfriends.

Croft and Skase get a free workout when they go undercover in a gym to catch a steroids dealer. Skase's attempt at casually moving up the food chain ends in disaster when the dealer smells a rat, so Croft, against the wishes of Datta, who had been investigating the dealer for beating his wife, visits her and uses details of the dealer's affair with a gym buddy as leverage to find out who has been supplying him the goods.

Beech investigates a series of jewellery robberies. Meanwhile, Loxton and Quinnan deal with a frightened young man who has been the subject of an attack at a local car lot. However, the attack proves to be the link that Beech needs to put the spotlight on his prime suspect. Croft and Lines are dismayed by Beech's methods when he sets up an innocent victim for a beating in order to uncover the location of the assailant.

Marshall and Slater clash over how to handle an assault victim with drugs in her flat and a suspicious history. When she claims her latest boyfriend is responsible for selling her the drugs, Marshall believes she is telling the truth, but Slater is more sceptical. A raid on his flat fails to provide any evidence, but Marshall is astonished when Deakin finds a large supply hidden beneath the bath of the assault victim.

Meadows and Deakin are on the trail of a serial rapist when a blood sample from a recent burglary proves to have the same DNA as the rapist. Having previously arrested professional burglar Colin Price for the break-in, Meadows and Deakin believe they have their man – until they discover that the burglar had a fight with a male homeowner – and they realise their chief witness hasn't been giving them the full picture.

Quinnan and Jarvis investigate when they find a young man in possession of some lethal Class B drugs which he claims were prescribed to him for slimming. They decide to mount an undercover operation to catch a fraudulent doctor at a slimming clinic, but need a WPC for help. Dare they imply that Page or Keane are overweight? Keane goes undercover, but discovers that the doctor is interested in more than just his patients' weight.

Deakin and Croft investigate when the mummified body of a baby is found in an old allotment shed. They initially suspect the last occupier of the plot, but soon discover that he died some years ago. However, when the post mortem reveals the remains are over forty years old, their investigation points towards the Coney family, who are less than happy with having to dig up painful memories from the past.

Keane confronts some youths fighting in an underpass, but they all claim that they were play-fighting and have committed no crime. The next morning Loxton and Hollis are called to the scene of a suspicious death, and discover that the deceased is one of the youths from the night before. Lines discovers that a school bully he investigated some years before is still up to his old tricks, and wonders if he has now committed murder.

Datta comforts the girlfriend of a violent drug user following a very deserted funeral, but unexpectedly finds herself caught in a tight spot when the woman chooses to provide information on a series of armed robberies, before naming a highly-dangerous dealer on the Jasmine Allen estate. Meanwhile, Garfield and Keane deal with a young girl seen attempting to break into a house, but discover that her problems don't end there.

Greig and Croft investigate when an elderly homeowner is attacked and robbed after returning home from holiday. Her description of the suspect matches local thug Liam Bowen, but Bowen's mother provides him with an alibi for the time of the attack. Later, the home of a school caretaker is ransacked and damaged, and Greig and Croft discover that the school is once again connected to none other than Liam Bowen.

Hollis arrests a homeless youth for stealing a bag of clothes from outside a charity shop, leaving his colleagues wondering at his new approach. Hollis struggles to find a motive for the theft until a drug addict that Jarvis and Loxton have arrested names the youth as her crack dealer. However, the case takes an interesting turn when Hollis discovers that the missing item in the bag of clothes was not drugs – but a handgun.

Keane and Cryer investigate the suspicious death of an elderly homeowner who is found having fallen down a flight of stairs – despite being unable to ascend them in the first place. They soon discover that a local chiropodist who has been privately helping out his elderly patients, with the help of their home carer, has been defrauding them by selling off valuable furniture and pocketing the proceeds.

Boyden finds out that he has a daughter – and so does Beech.

Marshall and Slater investigate when a builder reports a terrible smell coming from a basement. They find the body of a local estate agent who told his employees he was going on holiday. Suicide is initially suspected, but when the cause of death is revealed as murder, Croft and Deakin investigate some interesting links between the deceased and a group of Russians who were privately leasing properties from him.

Meadows finally gets the chance to catch an old adversary when Stamp and Jarvis find the badly beaten body of gangster Peter Robinson in the boot of a car in a crusher's yard. However, when the man makes a full confession, Meadows is sure that he is spinning him a line. Meanwhile, Ackland deals with a young shoplifter, who after initially refusing to speak, makes allegations of abuse against the manager of a local children's home.