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Spinoff of Z-Cars showcasing the work of a regional police crime squad based in the Bristol area of England.
Show Details:
Start date: Jan 1966
End date: Nov 1975
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 50 min
Episodes: 251 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
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Episode # Original
Air Date		 Titles
 
Season 1
 
1.1-1 05 Jan 66Off Beat
2.1-2 12 Jan 66A Local Touch
3.1-3 19 Jan 66The Misinformer
4.1-4 26 Jan 66It Doesn't Grow on Trees
5.1-5 02 Feb 66Talk to Me
6.1-6 09 Feb 66Screws and Drivers
7.1-7 16 Feb 66Take Over
8.1-8 23 Feb 66Over Take...
9.1-9 02 Mar 66Don't Push Too Hard
10.1-1009 Mar 66The Key
11.1-1116 Mar 66Tickle on Wheels
12.1-1223 Mar 66A Spot of Leave
13.1-1330 Mar 66A - Z
14.1-1406 Apr 66Blind Man's Bluff
15.1-1513 Apr 66All the Flowers
16.1-1620 Apr 66Do You Believe in Ghosts?
17.1-1727 Apr 66There's a Lot of It About
18.1-1804 May 66The Gentle Touch
19.1-1911 May 66The Short Cut
20.1-2018 May 66Made in Britain
21.1-2125 May 66Round Trip
22.1-2201 Jun 66Extraction
23.1-2308 Jun 66Best Out of Three
24.1-2415 Jun 66I Know What I Said
25.1-2522 Jun 66Conspiracy (1) To Rob
26.1-2629 Jun 66Conspiracy (2) To Corrupt
 
Season 2
 
27.2-1 02 Nov 66Inside Out
28.2-2 09 Nov 66All That Glitters
29.2-3 16 Nov 66The Jackpot
30.2-4 23 Nov 66Murder Reported
31.2-5 30 Nov 66Sleeping Dogs
32.2-6 07 Dec 66Heart of Brass
33.2-7 14 Dec 66Find the Lady
34.2-8 21 Dec 66Barlow Was There (1) Allegation
35.2-9 28 Dec 66Barlow Was There (2) Enquiry
36.2-1004 Jan 67Barlow Was There (3) Mischief
37.2-1111 Jan 67Sing a Song of Friendship
38.2-1218 Jan 67James McNeil, Aged 23
39.2-1325 Jan 67The Next Voice You Hear
40.2-1401 Feb 67An Eye for an Eye
41.2-1508 Feb 67What Colour a Wolf?
42.2-1615 Feb 67Somebody Important
43.2-1722 Feb 67The Informant (1) Rough Justice
44.2-1801 Mar 67The Informant (2) The Man Inside
45.2-1908 Mar 67The Same the Whole World Over
46.2-2015 Mar 67Selection
47.2-2122 Mar 67Appointment in Wyvern
48.2-2229 Mar 67The Investors
49.2-2305 Apr 67A Piece of Waste Ground
50.2-2412 Apr 67Proof Positive
51.2-2519 Apr 67Cash on Deliverance
52.2-2626 Apr 67On the Side of the Law
53.2-2703 May 67The Linkman
54.2-2810 May 67Blackitt's Round
55.2-2917 May 67See You Tomorrow
56.2-3024 May 67The Hole (1) In the Road
57.2-3131 May 67The Hole (2) In the Head
 
Season 3
 
58.3-1 04 Oct 67The Target (1) Sighted
59.3-2 11 Oct 67The Target (2) Point Blank
60.3-3 18 Oct 67Material Evidence
61.3-4 25 Oct 67Pieces of Silver
62.3-5 08 Nov 67Something Unusual
63.3-6 15 Nov 67Never Forget a Face
64.3-7 22 Nov 67Inducement
65.3-8 29 Nov 67The Mind of the Beholder
66.3-9 06 Dec 67The Hunt
67.3-1013 Dec 67Measure of Tolerance
68.3-1120 Dec 67Who's Mr. Smith?
69.3-1227 Dec 67The Bombay Doctor
70.3-1304 Jan 68Cause of Death
71.3-1411 Jan 68In Bulk
72.3-1518 Jan 68Complaint
73.3-1625 Jan 68Landing Whispers
74.3-1701 Feb 68Major Incident
75.3-1808 Feb 68Quicker by Rail
76.3-1915 Feb 68The Good Girl
77.3-2022 Feb 68Identity Unknown
78.3-2129 Feb 68Unfinished Business
79.3-2207 Mar 68Finger of Suspicion
80.3-2314 Mar 68If I Can Help Somebody
81.3-2421 Mar 68Don't Tell Me, Let Me Guess
82.3-2528 Mar 68Fortune on the Move (1) Payment
83.3-2604 Apr 68Fortune on the Move (2) Refund
 
Season 4
 
84.4-1 12 Sep 68Theory
85.4-2 19 Sep 68Proof
86.4-3 26 Sep 68Bird of Passage
87.4-4 03 Oct 68See the Rabbit
88.4-5 10 Oct 68Take Them in Singles
89.4-6 17 Oct 68Red Herring
90.4-7 24 Oct 68Five Pairs O' Hands
91.4-8 31 Oct 68Minor Incident
92.4-9 07 Nov 68An Old Song
93.4-1014 Nov 68Big Boats, Little Boats
94.4-1121 Nov 68For a Rainy Day
95.4-1228 Nov 68Assistance
96.4-1305 Dec 68Equal Status
97.4-1412 Dec 68Obstruction
98.4-1519 Dec 68Going Quietly
99.4-1627 Dec 68On Christmas Day in the Morning
100.4-1702 Jan 69Departure
101.4-1809 Jan 69Cross Reference
102.4-1916 Jan 69Run for the Hills
103.4-2023 Jan 69Pressure
104.4-2130 Jan 69A Quantity of Gelignite
105.4-2206 Feb 69Critical Path
106.4-2313 Feb 69Persistence
107.4-2420 Feb 69Second Chance
108.4-2527 Feb 69How's the Wife Then?
109.4-2606 Mar 69Right to Search
110.4-2713 Mar 69Proved Connection
 
Season 5
 
111.5-1 11 Sep 69Recovery
112.5-2 18 Sep 69Flash Point
113.5-3 25 Sep 69In at the Death
114.5-4 02 Oct 69Error of Judgement
115.5-5 09 Oct 69Dead Aboard
116.5-6 16 Oct 69One Thing Leads to Another
117.5-7 23 Oct 69General Post
118.5-8 30 Oct 69Wild Goose
119.5-9 06 Nov 69We Shall Miss You
120.5-1013 Nov 69Write Off
121.5-1120 Nov 69Arrival
122.5-1227 Nov 69Exercise
123.5-1304 Dec 69Diversion
124.5-1411 Dec 69The Spoilt Ones
125.5-1518 Dec 69To Protect the Innocent
126.5-1601 Jan 70Any Other Night
127.5-1708 Jan 70The Aggro Boy
128.5-1815 Jan 70Standing Orders
129.5-1922 Jan 70Private Mischief
130.5-2029 Jan 70Open and Shut
131.5-2105 Feb 70Sprats and Mackerels
132.5-2212 Feb 70Like Any Other Friday
133.5-2319 Feb 70Power of the Press
134.5-2426 Feb 70Trust a Woman
135.5-2505 Mar 70The Hermit
136.5-2612 Mar 70Escort
 
Season 6
 
137.6-1 16 Sep 70Baptism
138.6-2 23 Sep 70Sunday, Sweet Sunday
139.6-3 30 Sep 70Safe in the Streets?
140.6-4 07 Oct 70Good Listener
141.6-5 14 Oct 70Time Expired
142.6-6 21 Oct 70Lessons
143.6-7 28 Oct 70Without Favour
144.6-8 04 Nov 70Never Hit a Lady
145.6-9 11 Nov 70Its Ugly Head
146.6-1018 Nov 70Who Wants Pride...?
147.6-1125 Nov 70Collation
148.6-1202 Dec 70Do Me a Favour
149.6-1309 Dec 70Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity
150.6-1416 Dec 70Bearings
151.6-1523 Dec 70A World Full of Rooms
152.6-1630 Dec 70The Lie Direct
153.6-1706 Jan 71Ground Level
154.6-1813 Jan 71Company Business
155.6-1920 Jan 71Kick Off
156.6-2027 Jan 71Final Score
157.6-2102 Feb 71Something Big
158.6-2210 Feb 71Games
159.6-2317 Feb 71In the Public Gaze
160.6-2424 Feb 71Held for Questioning
161.6-2503 Mar 71Black Equals White
162.6-2610 Mar 71Cash and Carry
 
Season 7
 
163.7-1 06 Oct 71Once Bitten
164.7-2 13 Oct 71Hostage
165.7-3 20 Oct 71The Floater
166.7-4 27 Oct 71Aberration
167.7-5 03 Nov 71Moving On
168.7-6 10 Nov 71An Inside Job
169.7-7 17 Nov 71The Bounty Hunter
170.7-8 24 Nov 71Marksman
171.7-9 01 Dec 71Copper Wire
172.7-1008 Dec 71Man of Peace
173.7-1115 Dec 71Good Touches
174.7-1222 Dec 71Better Than Doing Porridge
175.7-1329 Dec 71The Removal
176.7-1405 Jan 72Priorities
177.7-1512 Jan 72Resolution
178.7-1619 Jan 72The Amateur
179.7-1726 Jan 72Anywhere in the Wide World
180.7-1802 Feb 72Flight
181.7-1909 Feb 72The Big Tip-Off
182.7-2016 Feb 72Woman's World
183.7-2123 Feb 72Policeman's Lot:, A (1) The Row on the Stairs
184.7-2201 Mar 72Policeman's Lot:, A (2) You Pays Your Money
185.7-2308 Mar 72Policeman's Lot:, A (3) It Depends Where You're Standing
186.7-2415 Mar 72Set Us Alight
187.7-2522 Mar 72The Easy Job
188.7-2629 Mar 72Conclusion
 
Season 8
 
189.8-1 13 Sep 72Spit and Polish
190.8-2 20 Sep 72Killer
191.8-3 27 Sep 72Surveillance
192.8-4 04 Oct 72Dog Eat Dog
193.8-5 11 Oct 72Bank Rate
194.8-6 18 Oct 72On the Third Day
195.8-7 25 Oct 72The Witness
196.8-8 01 Nov 71Run for Your Money
197.8-9 08 Nov 72New Broom
198.8-1015 Nov 72Paper Chase
199.8-1122 Nov 72Welcome to the Club
200.8-1229 Nov 72Justice
201.8-1306 Dec 72Conversion
202.8-1413 Dec 72Needle
203.8-1520 Dec 72Execution
204.8-1603 Jan 73Time-Table
205.8-1710 Jan 73Conspiracy
206.8-1817 Jan 73Money for Sale
207.8-1924 Jan 73For Love or Money
208.8-2031 Jan 73Little Acorns
 
Season 9
 
209.9-1 12 Sep 73Errors
210.9-2 19 Sep 73Signed Off
211.9-3 26 Sep 73A Quiet Man
212.9-4 03 Oct 73No Way
213.9-5 10 Oct 73No Life for a Woman
214.9-6 17 Oct 73Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain
215.9-7 24 Oct 73Night-Watch
216.9-8 31 Oct 73Catch as Catch Can
217.9-9 07 Nov 73The Loudmouth
218.9-1014 Nov 73Interrogation
219.9-1121 Nov 73Slip of the Tongue
220.9-1228 Nov 73Trial
221.9-1305 Dec 73Skipper's Walk
222.9-1412 Dec 73Cover
223.9-1519 Dec 73Observation
224.9-1602 Jan 74Trouble-Maker
225.9-1709 Jan 74The Raider
226.9-1816 Jan 74Victim
 
Season 10
 
227.10-104 Sep 74Alert
228.10-211 Sep 74You Don't Have to Shout, I'm Listening
229.10-318 Sep 74Worth a Million
230.10-425 Sep 74Domestic Incident
231.10-502 Oct 74Pop Goes the Weasel
232.10-609 Oct 74Cat Among the Pigeons
233.10-716 Oct 74Pardon
234.10-823 Oct 74Little Boy Blue
235.10-930 Oct 74A Day's Work
236.10-1006 Nov 74Paperwork
237.10-1113 Nov 74See What You've Done
238.10-1220 Nov 74We're in This Together
239.10-1327 Nov 74Temptation
 
Season 11
 
240.11-125 Aug 75Feedback
241.11-203 Sep 75High Life
242.11-310 Sep 75Protection
243.11-417 Sep 75Grass
244.11-524 Sep 75Bargains
245.11-601 Oct 75The Talking Doll
246.11-708 Oct 75And with What Measure?
247.11-815 Oct 75Female of the Species
248.11-922 Oct 75A Person Unknown
249.11-1029 Oct 75Homicide
250.11-1105 Nov 75Dorothy's Birthday
251.11-1212 Nov 75Whose Side Are You On?
 
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