September 5, 1981 • 50m
Insp Darbley clashes with her new boss, Chief Superintendent Albert Hallam.
September 12, 1981 • 50m
Insp. Darbley tries to help a vulnerable young woman.
September 19, 1981 • 50m
Insp. Darbley is left holding the baby when a prisoner is released from H.M.P. Parkhurst.
September 26, 1981 • 50m
Police investigate a pet shop owner accused of inappropriate relations with a young child.
October 3, 1981 • 50m
Insp. Darbley deals with an elderly couple who refuse to comply with an eviction order.
October 10, 1981 • 50m
Insp. Darbley arranges safe accommodation for the sole witness in an attempted murder case.
October 17, 1981 • 50m
Police investigate the disappearance of a teenaged boy who walks out of school just before taking his O-Level examinations.
October 24, 1981 • 50m
A store detective's life starts to fall apart when she is compulsorily retired.
October 31, 1981 • 50m
A well-known and respected councillor faces scandal and ruin over the love of the wrong woman.
November 7, 1981 • 50m
Information from an informant has sent a man to jail, with serious consequences for Insp Darbley's private life.
November 10, 1981 • 50m
Tom Darblay attends to an illness in the family, while P.C. Gallagher has his own family crisis.
November 21, 1981 • 50m
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.
November 28, 1981 • 50m
A man who was presumed dead after disappearing ten years earlier turns up to see Sgt. Beck.
December 5, 1981 • 50m
Insp. Darbley doubts a man who swears he is innocent of any involvement in a robbery.