- "Shipment"
gs:
Carl Rigg [ Det. Con. Dukes ], Ania Marson [ Ros ], Peter Godfrey [ Van der Linden ], Jon Laurimore [ Maynard ], Keith James [ Purser ], Jack May [ Chief Officer ], Allan Mitchell [ Security Chief ], Del Backer [ Panata ], Verna Harvey [ Judy Knight ], Hal Jeayes [ Ted Knight ], James Greene (I) [ Det. Insp. Wilson ], Bernard Kay [ Forensic Officer ], Malcolm Hughes [ Tim Harris ], Eamonn Boyce [ Neighbour ], Neil Kennedy [ 1st. Det. Con. ], Alan Haines [ 2nd Det. Con. ], Wendy Brierley [ Shop Assistant ], Hessel Saks [ Crane Cab Driver ], Mark Brackenbury [ Ship's Captain ], Peter Macarte [ Waiter ], Katharine Page [ Mrs Knight ]
Det. Sup. Hackett of the 13th Regional Crime Squad takes it very personally when his snitch is murdered.
The snitch tipped him to some funny business onboard an international cargo ship, so he goes after an old enemy as the ultimate power behind the scam.
b: 9 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: David Wickes and Philip Hinchcliffe d: David Wickes
- "Blow Out"
gs:
Maurice Roeves [ Harry Skeats ], Sandy Ratcliff [ Angie Dawson ], Kenneth Colley [ Jessal ], Christopher Benjamin [ Panter ], Ron Pember [ Tom Farlow ], Hilary Crane [ Judy Farlow ], Dorothy White [ Maureen Wall ], Michael McKevitt [ Rocky Wall ], John Lyons [ Smith ], Tom McCabe [ Rigby ], Michael Walker [ Gerry ], John Rapley [ Jeweller ], Sheila Dunn [ Hospital Sister ], Geoffrey Leesley [ Doctor Warren ], Barbara Grant [ Hotel Manageress ], Nicholas McArdle [ Waiter ], Harry Fielder [ Detective ]
Hackett and his squad are baffled by a series of jewel thefts and resort to a convict up for release for help.
b: 16 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: David Agnew d: Douglas Camfield
- "Big Elephant"
gs:
Ken Hutchinson [ Sharkey ], Katy Manning [ Joanne ], Walter Randall [ Cetti ], Terry Cowling [ Gane ], Hugh Fraser [ Sgt. Foster ], Alan Rebbeck [ Pink ], Stephen Hatton [ Des ], Richard Domfe [ Roy ], Andrew Bradford [ Student ], Derek Martin [ Taxi Driver ], Norman Hartley [ Customs Officer ]
A sailor gets himself in deep trouble when he tries to sell a package of stolen drugs he believes to be hashish, but is actually heroin and the object of a very intense search.
b: 23 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: Bob Baker and Dave Martin d: Douglas Camfield
- "Hunting Parties"
gs:
Carl Rigg [ Det. Con. Dukes ], Lee Montague [ Richard and Roland Tufnell ], Janet Amsden [ Jane ], Roy Marsden [ Mac ], Ian MacKenzie [ Colin ], Tina Heath [ Janet ], Andrew McCulloch [ Jimbo ], Davyd Harries [ Billy Miles ], Chris Hallam [ Gerry ], Mark Sheridan [ Alan ], Lala Lloyd [ Hostel Warden ], Alison King [ Mrs Kemp ], Morgan Shepherd [ Barman ], Arthur Kelly [ Drake ], Michael Logan [ Man In Car ], Pat Gorman [ CID Man ], Marcel Steiner [ Harry Kemp ]
When a revolutionary action group interrupts a burglary at a former mobster's home, both Hackett and the victim's vindictive brothers race to catch them.
b: 30 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: David Agnew d: Chris Menaul
- "Vandraggers"
gs:
David Daker [ Mike Ansell ], Bernard Spear [ Tyler ], Ania Marson [ Ros ], Philip Davis [ Ray ], Billy Hamon [ Terry ], Peter Birrel [ Eric Gill ], Colin Edwynn [ Finch ], Ivor Roberts [ Bank Manager ], Martin Read [ Police Sergeant ], Peter Holt [ Reg Butler ], Kenneth Waller [ Warehouse Transport Manager ], Robert Farrant [ Kenny ], Eddie Powell [ Doug ], Frank Henson [ Eddy ], Nick Hobbs [ Truck Driver ]
Bonney's investigation into the hijacking of an electronics shipment leads Hackett to a plan to empty the safety deposit boxes of a large bank branch.
b: 14 Oct 77 pc: _________ w: Bernie Cooper and Francis Megahy d: Francis Megahy
- "Lady Luck"
gs:
Carl Rigg [ Det. Con. Dukes ], T.P. McKenna [ Ruby Daniels ], Bridget Turner [ Esther Daniels ], Aimee Delamain [ Susan de Veer ], Martyn Jacobs [ Frank Daniels ], Sara Clee [ Samantha Daniels ], Alan Lake [ Swain ], James Marcus [ Lewis ], Anne Zelda [ Elizabeth ], Diana Berriman [ Woman ], Anthony Heaton [ Samson ], Joe Gladwin [ Collars ], Max Mason [ Forensic D.S. ], Stephen Bent [ Det. Sgt. Andrews ], Elizabeth Norman [ Nurse ]
An anonymous tip that the daughter of one of the squad's most prominent targets has been kidnapped leads Hackett into a family feud and a platinum theft.
b: 21 Oct 77 pc: _________ w: Ray Jenkins d: Terry Green
- "Set Up"
gs:
Carl Rigg [ Det. Con. Dukes ], Ania Marson [ Ros ], Norman Rossington [ Dep. Chief Con. Goddard ], Madhav Sharma [ Nasrullah ], Rafiq Anwar [ Rahmin Khan ], Jamila Massey [ Mrs Khan ], Robert Putt [ Platt ], Maurice Bush [ Grizzly ], Frank Jarvis [ Det. Insp. Charlie Hunt ], Leon Eagles [ Lazenby ], Stephen Greif [ Duroy ], Stephen Whittaker [ Jack Price ], Anita Finch [ Janet ], Antony Brown [ National Co-Ordinator ], David Belcher [ Press Reporter ], Dev Sagoo [ Yahya ], Roy Sampson [ Policeman ], Gordon Reid [ Stable Lab ]
Hackett leaves the squad in disgrace, accused of accepting a bribe; he arranges to sell police dossiers to illegal alien smugglers to pay for his "retirement."
b: 28 Oct 77 pc: _________ w: Ray Jenkins d: Jim Goddard
- "Roadrunner"
gs:
Ania Marson [ Ros ], Philip Stone [ David Fleming ], Luan Peters [ Denise Musgrave ], Billy Murray [ Rex Adcock ], Michael Petrovitch [ Duffy ], Glynn Edwards [ Det. Chief Sup. Dyer ], Dennis Chinnery [ Manning ], Kenton Moore [ Det. Insp. Donkin ], Richard Hampton [ Det. Sgt. Burns ], Georgina Kean [ Roadrunner ], Jay Neill [ Man in Car ], Paul Humpoletz [ 1st Lorry Driver ], James Appleby [ 2nd Lorry Driver ]
The investigation of an apparent truck hijacking and the subsequent murder of its driver by a hitchhiker leads Hackett to a sophisticated system of employee pilfering at an electronics plant.
b: 4 Nov 77 pc: _________ w: James Clare d: Mike Vardy
- "Carve Up"
gs:
Ania Marson [ Ros ], Freddie Jones [ Det. Ch. Sup. Neville Clegg ], Brian Cox [ Billy Voss ], Pamela Stephenson [ Susan Clegg ], Anthony Ainley [ Alexander Trist ], Charles Kay [ Charles Rosetti ], Leslie French [ Councillor Harry Meegan ], Ben Aris [ Phillips ], Norman Tipton [ Nick ], Ian Collier [ Sgt. Wilcox ], Redvers Milner [ Frank Voss ], Malcolm Ward [ Kevin Voss ], Tommy Wright [ Uniformed Sgt. ], Cynthia Etherington [ Secretary ]
Hackett's investigation into possible police corruption in connection with bids for a city development project leads him into an embarrassing triangle with a Chief Superintendent's daughter.
b: 11 Nov 77 pc: _________ w: Bob Baker and Dave Martin d: Ben Bolt
- "Rogue's Gallery"
gs:
Jan Francis [ Jenny ], Lewis Fiander [ Kingham ], Michael J. Shannon [ Bradley ], Stephen Bent [ Nick ], Tony Osoba [ Abbo ], Glyn Houston [ Mostyn Price ], Ian Thompson [ Collins ], Derek Price [ Ponty ], Paul Haley [ Customs Officer ], Diana Weston [ Girl in Antique Market ], Anna Nygh [ Girl in Antique Market ]
The squad investigates the curious thefts of only rare old paintings from wealthy homes and finds a dedicated young woman determined to forward the careers of several young artists.
b: 15 Sep 78 pc: _________ w: Bob Baker and Dave Martin d: Mike Vardy
- "A Good and Faithful Woman"
gs:
Dave King [ Raymond Blake ], Prunella Scales [ Diana Blake ], Ronald Lacey [ Charlie Walker ], Tom Chadbon [ Timothy Aspel ], Brian McDermott [ Kenneth Venables ], James Coyle [ Eamon Leary ], John Blain [ Sir Donald ], Christopher Ryan [ Jock ]
Hackett's squad keeps an eye on the wife of a fugitive, who, rumor has it, has a large amount of money hidden somewhere and who's coming home to get it.
b: 22 Sep 78 pc: _________ w: Richard Harris d: Ben Bolt
- "Queen's Pardon"
gs:
Max Wall [ Geoffrey Wyatt ], Ray Smith [ Jack Sissons, MP ], Brian Glover [ Labour Party Agent ], Peter Childs [ John Perry ], Lance Percival [ Lloyd Johnson ], Toni Palmer [ Sandra Palmer ], Ted Moult [ Minister ], Grahame Mallard [ Det. Con. Fletcher ], Simon Mower [ Jimmy Hackett ], John Franklyn-Robbins [ Superintendent ], Anthony Carrick [ Chief Constable ], David Horovitch [ PPS ], John Quayle [ Psychologist ], John York [ CID Man ], Graham Padden [ CID Man ], Jason Kemp [ Companion ], Alan Troy [ Barman ], Christopher Cregan [ Paul Wyatt ]
A disturbed father claiming to have a bomb takes his MP hostage to force the granting of a Queen's pardon for his son Paul, who was executed fifteen years earlier.
b: 29 Sep 78 pc: _________ w: David Wickes d: David Wickes
- "Fringe Banking"
gs:
John Judd [ Chaz Carter ], Leslie Sarony [ Pa Carter ], Neville Barber [ John McCorqudale ], Yvonne Antrobus [ Mrs McCorqudale ], John Malcolm [ Ernest Millet ], Gwen Cherrell [ Catherine Millet ], Sally Faulkner [ Dee ], Derek Martin [ Alan Ziegler ], John Rhys-Davies [ Hecht ], Peter Quince [ Stan ], Helena McCarthy [ Mrs Templeton ], Phil Ryan [ Security Guard ], Fran O'Linn [ Deputy Manageress ], David Mallinson [ Police Sergeant ], Reginald Jessup [ Mr Allison ], Jonathan Scott [ Mr Enticott ], Simon Barry [ Bank Teller ], Doris Hall [ Old Lady ], Roy Denton [ Old Man ], Gee Kee [ Hackett's Girl ], Les Crawford [ Carter's Gang (Member) ], Del Baker [ Carter's Gang (Member) ], Eddie Powell [ Carter's Gang (Member) ], Steve Emerson [ Carter's Gang (Member) ]
Hackett stumbles onto a scheme to acquire a floundering construction company that is slated to receive a lucrative government contract.
b: 13 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: Ken Follett d: Terry Green
- "Promises"
gs:
Donald Sumpter [ Heslop ], Katherine Fahy [ Carol ], Mark McManus [ Wilson ], Maurice O'Connell [ Collyer ], Grahame Mallard [ Det. Con. Fletcher ], Peter Dean [ Det. Con. George ], Barrie Cookson [ Partridge ], David Leland [ Murray ], George Irving [ Scott ], Julian Fox [ Brian Aston ], Ann Curthoys [ Mrs Aston ], Michael Newton [ Aston's Child ], Juanita Smith [ Aston's Child ]
Hackett explodes when a young squad member is killed while accompanying a key witness to the trial of a noted gangster.
b: 20 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: Tony Hoare d: Gordon Flemyng
- "The Trouble With Charlie"
gs:
Cheryl Kennedy [ Julie Somers ], John Nolan [ Scott Taylor ], David Dixon [ Paul Marshall ], Mark Jones [ Jackie Brent ], Ben Howard [ Oscar Brent ], Elin Jenkins [ Trish Walker ], David Sibley [ Mick ], Hilary Ryan [ Girlfriend ], Nigel Greaves [ Young Man ], Nigel Williams [ Customs Officer ], Peter Hill [ Booking Clerk ], Esmond Webb [ Shop Owner ]
Hackett meets an old flame at the airport but regrets renewing their relationship when her current boy friend becomes involved in a cocaine sale that goes sour.
b: 27 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: Dave Humphries d: Peter Smith
- "Figures of Importance"
gs:
Alfred Marks [ Wally Vincent ], Patricia Hodge [ Laura Bentley ], David Beckett [ Terry Maskell ], Virginia Stride [ Gemma Maskell ], John Hartley [ Ronnie ], Renee Goddard [ Caretaker ], Grahame Mallard [ Det. Cons. Fletcher ], Nick Stringer [ Matthews ], John F. Parker [ Gallery Manager ], Keith Hazemore [ Jimmy Arthur ], Michael Wolf [ Art Dealer ], Rodney Lovick [ Sir Eric Beauchamp ], Diana Payan [ Stenographer ], Ken Barker [ 1st Screw ], Ian Cross [ Borstal Boy ], Emma Shaw [ Girl ], Ian Hoare [ Boy ]
Hackett's former fiancée is killed by a strong arm man and Steve faces competition from her delinquent son to find out who killed her and why.
b: 3 Nov 78 pc: _________ w: Chris Menaul d: Chris Menaul
- "The Run"
gs:
Christopher Neame [ Billy ], Jonathan Elsom [ George ], Tony Caunter [ Brice ], David Lodge [ Escott ], Kirstie Pooley [ Celia Southern ], David Freedman [ Michael ], Kenneth Gardnier [ Wordsworth ], Stephen Wright [ Dingaling ], Jillianne Foot [ Plenty ], Cindy O'Callaghan [ Chrissy ], Roland MacLeod [ Prentice ], David Telfer [ Customs Officer ]
Hackett uses a double-dealing accountant to get evidence against a porn publisher who deals in drugs bought with smuggled gold.
b: 10 Nov 78 pc: _________ w: P.J. Hammond d: Terry Green
Thanks to John Lavalie for the Air Date information and George Fergus for providing some other information.
