P.C. Danny Sparks thinks about quitting the force, but Insp. Longton has decided to buy a house locally.

Insp Longton is struck by the resemblance between a missing husband and an artist’s impression of a wanted man.

Insp. Longton becomes involved in the case of a young foster mother accused of shoplifting.

D.S. Bernie Duckworth faces a family tragedy when his daughter is knocked down by a lorry.

Insp. Longton enquires after John Morton, a dangerous young man who has returned to Hartley.

An elderly man reports hearing a threatening voice calling from outside his isolated house – in German.

Insp. Longton attends a report of assault, and examines her relationship with John Holden.

Insp. Longton tries to unravel the secret behind the strange behaviour of seventeen-year-old Simon Bailey.

Insp. Longton clashes with D.C.I. Mark Perrin over an armed robbery.

Sgt. Beck has difficulty trying to sell tickets for the annual police dance.

The team at Hartley police station await the arrival of the new inspector. Having lost Insp. Darbley, it will be good to have a man back in charge of the…

A soldier, home on leave from service in Northern Ireland, gets involved in a serious incident.

Police investigate a rash of unexplained fires.

Insp. Darbley investigates when the site of a new office development is vandalised.

Insp. Darbley is determined to identify the practical joker behind a series of petty thefts.

A gypsy is released from prison, reawakening a long-standing family feud.

PC Ted Palmer challenges Insp Darbley’s authority, with unhappy consequences.

The police have to deal with a rowdy night at the Warmsleigh Road Social Club.

The police have to deal with the logistics of the annual pop festival. Meanwhile, a celebrated former resident returns to Hartley to visit his daughter.

Insp. Darbley deals with a face from the past, in a week in which the police have to cope with a robbery at the local co-op and some missing pigs.

P.C. Martin Helmshore faces a serious accusation.

The police deal with conflict between neighbouring farmers.

Insp Darbley is anxious to find out what Frankie Miller is doing in Hartley, and why Dick Graydon is covering up for him.

Two women struggle to cope with loneliness, with tragic consequences for one of them.

A well-known and respected councillor faces scandal and ruin over the love of the wrong woman.

Information from an informant has sent a man to jail, with serious consequences for Insp Darbley’s private life.

Tom Darblay attends to an illness in the family, while P.C. Gallagher has his own family crisis.

Sgt. Parrish is surprised by the revelations of a minor criminal, while Insp. Darbley tries to solve the mystery of an old woman’s amazing journey.

A man who was presumed dead after disappearing ten years earlier turns up to see Sgt. Beck.

Insp. Darbley doubts a man who swears he is innocent of any involvement in a robbery.

Insp. Darbley deals with an elderly couple who refuse to comply with an eviction order.

Insp. Darbley arranges safe accommodation for the sole witness in an attempted murder case.

Police investigate the disappearance of a teenaged boy who walks out of school just before taking his O-Level examinations.

A store detective’s life starts to fall apart when she is compulsorily retired.

Insp. Darbley is left holding the baby when a prisoner is released from H.M.P. Parkhurst.

Police investigate a pet shop owner accused of inappropriate relations with a young child.

Eleven-year-old Janice claims she has been told to steal washing from a launderette by a mystery man named Oscar.

Special Branch ask Insp Darbley to investigate a possible threat in advance of a planned royal visit.

Insp. Darbley takes a week’s leave to carry out some home-decorating.

Insp Darbley clashes with her new boss, Chief Superintendent Albert Hallam.