Seasons & episodes

Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.

A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.

A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.

D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.

W.P.C. Datta tries to help a battered wife. W.P.C. Ackland and D.S. Greig find some strange connections when a housebreaking is linked to a lonely hearts advert.

Monroe acts quickly after a tip-off about a robbery at a supermarket. Meanwhile CID try to foil a kidnapping and robbery plot, only to be impeded by lack of resources.

P.C. Loxton and Garfield swap jobs. Loxton has to deal with the new screen phones in the CAD room, while Garfield attends a fatal RTA.

D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.

A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and attempting to contact family members. Sgt. Cryer realises that one old lady has cause to be afraid.

Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield attend a warehouse where a seventeen-year-old boy has fallen from a forklift truck to his death. Cryer is convinced it was no accident.

P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.

An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. P.C. Quinnan is guilty of dangerous driving.

When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents. Garfield and Marshall are forced to change their minds about a young offender who has befriended the woman, and to whom she has bequeathed her house.

The theft of a necklace reveals a case of domestic violence against a young Bangladeshi woman. Police examine immigration laws and find that she has no freedom at all.

Hours after a tough warning from Ch. Insp. Conway, a notorious young offender is in trouble again. He holds the clue to the whereabouts of a missing teenager.

A civil action is brought against P.C. Garfield, W.P.C. Marshall and Sgt. Cryer for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. Meanwhile, P.C. Quinnan is accused of assaulting a college student.

A violent remand prisoner escapes from hospital. W.D.S. Morgan and W.P.C. Croft question the prison officers who fell asleep while guarding him.

A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil. Ch. Insp. Cato is furious when P.C. Garfield lets a thief get away.

P.C.s Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Sgt. Cryer pursues bogus charity workers.

A mother refuses to testify against her husband, accused of abusing their 14-year-old son. P.C. Jarvis intercedes on the boy's behalf.

A man working for an illegal escort agency seems to be stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. W.P.C. Ackland arranges a date with him.

There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C. Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent.

P.C. Jarvis and McCann know who is guilty of assault, but can't prove it. D.S. Pearce suggests that they should claim to have witnessed the incident.

W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.