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