Seasons & episodes

Quinnan's whereabouts are questioned when he fails to notice an injured woman on the station doorstep. June Ackland becomes acting Sergeant.

Slater's ability is questioned when he appears to mishandle two violent thugs at a party and his wallet, containing his warrant card, is stolen.

Keane has a bad day in court, while Monroe follows up on a domestic incident.

Boulton investigates a notorious local bookie and prompts suspicions about Beech's private life.

Boyden and Datta try to secure a conviction against a vicious pimp.

Boulton, Carver and Deakin take part in a Flying Squad operation against a vicious gang of armed robbers.

Ch. Supt. Brownlow organises a tea dance for the Met Police Pensioners & Widows society. PCs Jarvis and Quinnan spend the afternoon dancing with admiring elderly ladies, WPC Polly Page is harrassed by a wheelchair-bound admirer, and PC Reg Hollis does a magic show. Brownlow is dreading the arrival of Geoffrey Allerton, an ex-copper who goes out of his way to complain about everything. When the minivan misses Allerton, Brownlow asks PC Tony Stamp to pick him up on the way to the bakery to pick up some cakes. When Stamp steps out of the bakery, he is horrified to find Brownlow's car has been stolen whilst Allerton was buying some tobacco. Packing Allerton and the cakes onto a bus, a desperate Stamp tries to retrieve Brownlow's car after it is impounded. When Allerton arrives at the dance at last, he causes a fuss when he recognises an armed blagger from a fifteen year old case at the wedding next door.

Loxton arrests a black man he suspects is responsible for a mugging and is accused of racism.

Greig is in pursuit of a local drug dealer. Two teenagers arrested for possession refuse to provide any information about their supplier.

Quinnan and Hollis have to decide whether a pub quiz champion is breaking the rules. Skase deals with the unfaithful wife of a local villain.

Loxton and Quinnan investigate an employment agency that provides lucrative opportunities to women with financial troubles.

Carver calls on a former colleague to help with an antique clock that is a target for theft.

Hollis goes undercover in the seedy world of vice in pursuit of the unscrupulous owner of a clip joint.

Greig and Lines investigate graffiti attacks on motor vehicles and uncover a fraud.

Boyden and Page look into a protection racket.

Beech uncovers the relationship between a former boss and a local crime lord. Carver is caught between two troubled lovers.

Deakin and Boulton investigate a fatal stabbing and uncover jealousy and deceit.

Loxton and Page go undercover at a wedding to prevent a jilted lover spoiling the bride's big day.

Deakin comes down hard on a snout who tries to buck the system, and gets an unexpected result.

Hollis and Garfield deal with an attack on a school bully.

Keane comes across a suspect antiques dealer. Greig and Croft investigate a burglary and reopen a feud between two sisters.

P.C. Mike Jarvis is on the last few days of the Advanced Driving Course at Hendon. He gets on well with fellow team-member W.P.C. Sommer, but both of them cannot stand the third officer in their group, P.C. Penrose, the smug, over-bearing son of a ""Black-Rat"" (traffic officer) who sees himself as the best driver on the course, let alone in the Met. The trio attends a quiz night the night before their ""final drive"", the all-important test of their advanced driving skills, and Jarvis stops Penrose from drinking too much before the test. Battling station rumours that he is being re-assessed, P.C. Tony Stamp arrives at Hendon to check on Jarvis's progress - and is pleased when Jarvis passes his final drive easily - just a few points short however of becoming a Class 1 (Area Car) driver. A hung-over and ungrateful Penrose also misses out on his Class 1 rating, but W.P.C. Sommer makes it.

Datta and Greig suspect that a woman who claims she can hear voices may hold the key to a series of sexual assaults.

Deakin and Croft have to deal with a gang of delinquents when one of them is bottled at an ecstasy party.