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

Insp. Darbley tries to help a vulnerable young woman.

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.

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.

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.

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.