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A new police inspector, Jean Darbley, arrives at Hartley police station and immediately has to deal with a man who takes his daughter from her home at gunpoint.

Shot Gun

An elderly tea-lady is arrested, accused of stealing large sums of money from her employer.

Fraudulently Uttered

A body is found in Hartley, and Insp Darbley helps a detective from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad with the murder investigation.

The Draughtsman

PC Bentley tells Jean he thinks a woman is involved in a burglary at Major Adams's fall-out shelter. He is almost right.

Coins

Insp Darbley finds herself caught up in a dispute over an old steam engine.

Trouble At T'Mill

Insp Darbley deals with nine-year-old tearaway Jonny Duffield.

The Runner

Mick Grainger is apprehensive about leaving prison after six years and returning to his wife Judy.

Coming Back

Police make a bizarre discovery in the yard of Szabo's fish and chip shop.

Cages

Insp. Darbley tries to save a disturbed young mother and her baby.

Rage

Officers from the crime squad mount an undercover operation against a gang of international counterfeiters.

The One Who Got Away

Insp Darbley goes to the rescue of an inexperienced young W.P.C.

Expectations

Violence erupts in Hartley when an incomer tries to open a country club.

Home-Grown Or Imported?

A widower and father of four who is fond of a drink or two comes between Insp Darbley and her husband.

Family Unit

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

Oscar

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

The Anastasia Syndrome

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

Relief

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

New Arrivals

Insp. Darbley tries to help a vulnerable young woman.

Arlene

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

Party Fun

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

Lies and Liars

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

A Private Place

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

Unpicking the Stitches

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

Clever Boy

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

Aunt Sally

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

Gorgeous

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

Whispers

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

Barriers

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.

Journeys

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

Catching Up

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

The Third Man

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

Betrayals

Police investigate a rash of unexplained fires.

Heat

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

Amenities

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

Amateur Night

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

A Breach of the Peace

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

Family Ties

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

Nothing to Report

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.

You Can Go Home Again

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.

Past Lives

P.C. Martin Helmshore faces a serious accusation.

Cause for Complaint

The police deal with conflict between neighbouring farmers.

Hartley's Midnight Cowboy

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

The Intruder

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

Misunderstandings

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

Where There's Muck...

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 place.

Teamwork

Insp. Kate Longton leads an urgent search to save a life after receiving an anonymouse telephone call.

Teacher's Pet

Insp. Longton agrees to a meeting about a forthcoming speaking engagement, but finds herself in a perilous situation.

Retribution

Insp Longton tries to protect some children from a deadly habit.

Solvent Solution

Sgt Parrish demands to know why Insp Longton has taken Sgt Beck's name off the duty sheets.

Who's Your Friend?

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

Mates

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

Bad Seed

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

Doors

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

Guilt

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

John The Lad

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

Who Says the War is Over?

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

Off Duty

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

Simple Simon

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

Backtrack

D.C.I. Perrin asks Insp. Longton to help bring an important witness back on side.

Attack

Insp. Longton warns local pensioners about confidence tricksters who have been posing as council officials.

There's None So Blind

A fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing along with two hundred pounds from her mother's desk.

The Day That the Circus Left Town

Insp. Longton investigates a road accident and tries to prove that a drink-driver was responsible.

Getting Away With It

A local newspaper encourages hostility towards a travelling community.

No Peace

Strike the Father

Insp. Longton is in court and finds her motives under attack by an aggressive defence barrister.

Lost and Found

The manager of a dry-cleaning establishment confesses to a prior conviction for fraud and finds himself out of a job.

Workforce

A girl complains that a young man told her she will die on Hallowe'en.

Hallowe'en

P.C. Sparks provides someone with a defence of alibi against accusations of involvement in a series of robberies.

Alibi

An anonymous telephone call leads Insp. Longton to a hopeless domestic situation and possible child abuse.

Abuse

Insp. Longton needs the advice of Sgt. Beck in dealing with a troublesome freelance journalist, but he is on leave and cannot be found.

Ducks in a Row

Sgt. Beck resigns when a prisoner is found dead in his cell.

Resolution

A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley then threatens to kill himself.

Flowers Tomorrow

A gang, disguised as a shooting party, take the wife of a bank manager hostage.

Hostage to Fortune

Two brothers-in-law, on opposite sides during the miners' strike, are at loggerheads.

Scab

Insp. Longton informs a woman of the death of her daughter from a drug overdose, but the mother seems to be hiding something.

Chasing the Dragon

Sgt Beck and PC Sparks respond to a call to a break-in, but the suspect makes good his escape. Beck suspects a courting couple near the scene of involvement.

Talk to Me

Insp. Longton finds that the demands of the job take their toll on her personal life, when responding to a report that an intruder has entered her friend's house.

Friends and Neighbours

A series of video thefts leads to an investigation of a rather more serious crime.

The Cut

Insp. Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.

Keys

Insp. Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment.

Flesh and Blood

The police have to contend with a hymn-singing religious fanatic and a sleepless lay preacher. Insp. Longton has a heart-to-heart with D.C.I. Perrin.

Unlawful Arrest

Hartley Police Station prepares for a visit from the Chief Constable.

Inspection

A man detained overnight for being drunk and disorderly reports seing a young girl in chains.

We Are the People

An army major asks Insp Longton to help him find a deserting corporal.

Turbulence

Insp. Longton investigates an alleged affair between a teacher and one of his pupils.

Girl Talk

Local residents complain about a gang of youngsters asking for work.

Jobs for the Boys

Insp. Longton is held up on her way to an interview for the post of Chief Inspector of the Juvenile Board, as she has to deal with a deranged woman threatening to harm her own children.

In a Man's World

The police deal with a spate of thefts of Christmas trees, while Insp. Longton considers her career options in light of her failed bid for promotion.

Reasons for Leaving

Juliet Bravo was a drama that focused on two female police inspectors, neither of whom were called Juliet Bravo!  These two inspectors worked in the small fictional town of Hartley, Lancashire. Jean Darblay was on the scene first and had trouble with her sexist colleagues. However she soon managed to gain their trust and prove a woman could be a successful police officer and housewife.  Jean's call sign was Juliet Bravo. When she was promoted and moved on she was replaced by Kate Longton who not only took over the patch but also the headaches that went with it.

The Best Seasons of Juliet Bravo

The Best Seasons of Juliet Bravo

Season 6

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 1

Season 5