Series 2

1962–1963

Sep 19, 1962 · 50m

Both crews are forced to realise the narrow margin between life and death on a busy night in which Barlow and Twentyman miss one crime and catch two criminals.

E2. Full Remission

Sep 26, 1962 · 50m

A pretty girl out alone and late at night leads Steele and Lynch to a robbery and to a tearaway more dangerous than any they have encountered before.

E3. Truth Or Dare

Oct 3, 1962 · 50m

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Division and into conflict with Barlow, who has his own solution to offer.

E4. Information Received

Oct 10, 1962 · 50m

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the information that leads to an arrest, but the case is not as simple as it seems.

E5. Friendly Relations

Oct 17, 1962 · 50m

The trail of a walk-in thief leads Smith and Weir to a locked room in Newtown and on to a night in Blackpool - but not to see the illuminations!

E6. Corroboration

Oct 24, 1962 · 50m

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman has been attacked and injured. They bring in a man the Newtown police have long wanted to see behind bars. But bringing him in is one thing, keeping him in is another.

E7. The Thin Girl

Oct 31, 1962 · 50m

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixing business with pleasure.

E8. Johnny Sailor

Nov 7, 1962 · 50m

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find him before he finds the right man.

E9. Person Unknown

Nov 14, 1962 · 50m

Detective Superintendent Miller, aggressive as ever, leads the local Newtown force as they attempt to find a man who has attacked several young girls.

E10. Ambush

Nov 11, 1962 · 50m

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But after two years in prison Davis cannot match the quality of his planning with the quality of his new accomplices.

E11. Known To The Police

Nov 28, 1962 · 50m

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the police that the man who took it is her husband. Smith and Weir have the task of rounding up the 'thief' only to find that the charge has been withdrawn. However, Sgt. Watt recognises Simmons of old, and soon tumbles to what is happening.

E12. The Navigators

Dec 5, 1962 · 50m

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ""Hollis is always starting fights. Too clever for himself this time, though - far too clever"".

E13. Business Trip

Dec 12, 1962 · 50m

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. Smith and Weir spend a busy night trying to cut down their profits and lengthen their stay.

E14. Five Whistles

Dec 19, 1962 · 50m

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long night looking for the drink while the rest of the Newtown police are at the Christmas party.

E15. Search

Dec 26, 1962 · 50m

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in what becomes a countrywide hunt for him. They search all day and into the night in a desperate attempt to find him.

E16. All Up By Seven

Jan 2, 1963 · 50m

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, the Army, a divorce and a potted plant.

E17. Trumpet Voluntary

Jan 9, 1963 · 50m

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the police are frequent. This time, however, there is more than music involved.

E18. Five And A Match

Jan 16, 1963 · 50m

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele pick up some fag-ends of information.

E19. The Hitch-Hiker

Jan 23, 1963 · 50m

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of terror. Her kindness in persuading her husband to pick up a hitch-hiker puts her in danger and gives a long night of anxiety and work for Smith and Weir.

E20. A Simple Case

Jan 30, 1963 · 50m

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involved in a case concerning a petty thief. He is going through the town's shopping centre when a middle-aged woman comes running out of one of the stores, closely pursued by a security guard. She has apparently been shoplifting. But what seems at first sight to be a 'simple case' confronts Steele with the biggest decision of his life. (This was Jeremy Kemp's last appearance as PC Bob Steele.)

E21. Act Of Vengeance

Feb 6, 1963 · 50m

The act is sudden, brutal and corroding. The problem facing Barlow is what the victim has done to warrant it.

E22. The Listeners

Feb 13, 1963 · 50m

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has been chosen to replace Bob Steele. With Lynch missing the companionship of Steele, the relationship between the new pair is not easy. They quickly run into trouble - with each other and with a pair of thieves with an ear to police business.

E23. The Main Chance

Feb 20, 1963 · 50m

Cock-fighting is cruel, bloody and illegal. Its promoters have to work in secret, and so do the police in trying to catch the perpetrators.

E24. Follow My Leader

Feb 27, 1963 · 50m

The trail of counterfeit notes begins in a chemist's shop. Following it is more complicated than Lynch and Graham would ever have believed.

E25. Members Only

Mar 6, 1963 · 50m

The men want the new club to be peaceful and palatial. John Watt's concern is with the way it is being financed and furnished.

E26. Matter Of Conviction

Mar 13, 1963 · 50m

A serious crime has to be reported to Headquarters. Barlow's main worry is that the crime may not have been committed at all.

E27. The Bad Lad

Mar 20, 1963 · 50m

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devoting valuable time to the theft of a bicycle lamp and John Watt is set to clear up an affair of lead castings pilfered from a factory. Both seem trivial, but Barlow thinks that they are worth some trouble - and as usual he is proved right in the end.

E28. Enquiry

Mar 27, 1963 · 50m

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspector Bamber from the most difficult enquiries of his career - into suspicions that Victor Division contains a policeman who is a thief.

E29. Pay By Results

Apr 3, 1963 · 50m

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larceny, assault, shopbreaking, gaming and assault on police. So when he escapes from prison and is reported to be back in Newtown Barlow makes it his personal business to find him. But knowing Glossop's reputation, the informers are reluctant to talk.

E30. The Peterman

Apr 10, 1963 · 50m

A big bump in the night and the hunt for the safebreakers is on. But the safebreakers are hunting too - for the expert.