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The Worst Episodes of New Scotland Yard

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New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1972 and 1974. It features the activities of two officers from the Criminal Investigations Department in the Metropolitan Police

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 1 - Point of Impact
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    S1:E1

    Violence flares up when a student protest meets a counter-demonstration. A young protestor is killed by a blow to the head. The nearest to the body is a mounted Officer Tyrell. DCS John Kingdom now faces a difficult case, where strong evidence accumulates against a brother policeman.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  2. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 2 - The Comeback
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    S1:E2

    A retired bank manager is murdered in a seemingly motiveless killing. Then, a second murder is committed, and Kingdom, together with his journalist brother-in-law Harry Carson, discovers a possible motive which might also pose a threat to Kingdom's life.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  3. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 3 - Memory of a Gauntlet
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    S1:E3

    A postman is found murdered by his wife, his body surrounded by Nazi emblems and insignia; it looks like a murder committed by a fanatical ex-Nazi hunter. Kingdom persuades a reporter to splash the story. It has the required effect, and stirs up an ugly situation.

    Director:Christopher Hodson
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  4. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 4 - The Palais Romeo
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    S1:E4

    When a woman is found dead on a canal towpath, Kingdom finds himself investigating the third of a series of murders. All the victims are attractive middle-aged women and, despite Inspectors Ward's scepticism, Kingdom becomes obsessed with his theory the murderer is a young man. As the case continues, Ward becomes more and more convinced that Kingdom is on the wrong track.

    Director:Bill Bain
    Writer:Stuart Douglass

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  5. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 5 - Hard Contract
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    S1:E5

    As he investigates two murders, Kingdom discovers that both victims had recently returned from abroad, and both were shot by the same gun. When a third shooting takes place, his research reveals they are linked.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Philip Martin

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  6. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 6 - Shock Tactics
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    S1:E6

    Kingdom is faced with a bizarre and perplexing case when a man calls the police to report that he has killed his wife — by a practical joke.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Patrick Alexander

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  7. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 7 - The Wrong 'Un
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    S1:E7

    A prison inmate dies from a knife wound; it appears to be a clear case. But Kingdom finds that conducting an investigation in a prison is far from easy. After all, those inside have nothing to lose.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  8. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 8 - Fire in a Honey Pot
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    S1:E8

    Suspected arsonist Arthur Jones is being questioned about a series of fires in betting shops and gambling clubs. When the Cloud Seven Club is burnt down, a body is discovered and murder is possibly afoot.

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  9. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 9 - Perfect in Every Way
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    S1:E9

    Kingdom investigates what appears to be the perfect murder.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Stuart Douglass

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  10. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 10 - The Banker
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    S1:E10

    Kingdom investigates the murder of couturier Damon Greville, found at the wheel of his car. Details of Greville's finances soon lead to a possible motive.

    Director:James Ormerod
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  11. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 11 - Ask No Questions
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    S1:E11

    A girl is found murdered on a rubbish dump, and Kingdom's investigation leads him into the world of drop-outs. As he builds a picture of the dead girl and searches for a motive, one question haunts: why was her body placed in that particular location?

    Director:Oliver Horsbrugh
    Writer:Lewis Greifer

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  12. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 12 - Reunion
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    S1:E12

    On the night that Steve Thomas escapes from prison, a solicitor is found murdered in his office – and £11 is missing from the cash box. Kingdom and Ward investigate, but why should anyone commit murder for such a small sum?

    Director:David Cunliffe
    Writer:Nicholas Palmer

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  13. New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episode 13 - And When You're Wrong
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    S1:E13

    Ward hopes to catch the brain behind a series of bank robberies through his contract with shady ex-insurance agent Charles Prentice. But when Ward arrives at Prentice's flat to finalise arrangements, he finds Kingdom, who is there to investigate a murder – and the Inspector's activities.

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Alun Falconer

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  14. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 1 - Nothing to Live For
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    S2:E1

    Ward has been demoted to uniformed sergeant in a division. But he soon has other things to occupy his mind, as a murder accusation uncovers a secret in a family's past that leads to violence, bloodshed and danger for Kingdom and Ward.

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  15. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 2 - A Case of Prejudice
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    S2:E2

    Kingdom and Ward investigate a murder in the box-office of a theatre club, the clientele predominantly Black. It looks racially motivated, but the police treat it as a case of robbery leading to murder.

    Director:Oliver Horsbrugh
    Writers:Stuart Douglass, Alun Falconer

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  16. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 3 - A Gathering of Dust
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    S2:E3

    On a demolition site, the earth caves in and exposes a cellar, invisible on any plan. Inside is a skeleton, with an Army revolver close by. Was a murder committed many years ago?

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  17. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 4 - Evidence of Character
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    S2:E4

    When a girl is found murdered, a local man becomes the victim of village gossips. And when their vitriolic tongues drive the man to a desperate decision, the reason plants in Kingdom's mind a doubt about the wisdom of the law he serves.

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Peter Wildeblood

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  18. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 5 - Prove It
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    S2:E5

    Bowers has been building a criminal empire along the lines set down by notorious names of the recent past; repeated attempts to nail him have failed. So when he becomes a likely suspect in the murder of a small-time crook, Kingdom and Ward lose no time in trying to put a case against him.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Richard Harris

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  19. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 6 - Shadow of a Deadbeat
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    S2:E6

    Arthur and Daniel, two down-and-outs, are squatting in a condemned house. Finally, after a quarrel, Arthur dosses down in a basement car park between a block of flats. It is there that his dead body is discovered by a caretaker.

    Director:Bryan Izzard
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  20. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 7 - Papa Charlie
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    S2:E7

    Kingdom leaves home in the small hours, and his wife is disturbed to see that he is armed. But that is nothing compared to her alarm when an intruder later enters her bedroom.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Stuart Douglass

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  21. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 8 - Error of Judgement
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    S2:E8

    Twelve years ago, Thomas Stevens was hanged for murder, protesting his innocence to the last. A campaign committee, including Members of Parliament, is now bringing attention to this possible miscarriage of justice. When an MP is killed, Kingdom and Ward investigate.

    Director:Oliver Horsbrugh
    Writer:Victor Pemberton

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  22. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 9 - Two Into One Will Go
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    S2:E9

    Kingdom's enquirers into a stolen car racket leads him to the chief suspect. But too late to prevent a calculated murder from taking place.

    Director:Howard Ross
    Writer:Alun Falconer

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  23. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 10 - The Money Game
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    S2:E10

    When muggers snatch Audrey Miller's handbag, her shopping bag is left behind. £20,000 in forged notes is found inside, so Kingdom and Ward investigate.

    Director:Bill Turner
    Writer:Basil Dawson

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  24. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 11 - We Do What We Can
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    S2:E11

    When Donald Macey was released prison two years ago, Ward helped get him a job. Now his wife Jenny suspects he's mixing with villains, and pleads with Ward to stop him from returning to a life of crime.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  25. New Scotland Yard Season 2 Episode 12 - Hoax
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    S2:E12

    When Ward and his mother fall victim to hoaxes, it's thought that the neighbours resent living near a policeman. But Kingdom and his team are preoccupied with investigating bomb scares – and the hoaxes may provide clues.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Stuart Douglass

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Point of Impact" is the worst rated episode of "New Scotland Yard". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Don Houghton, it aired on 4/22/1972. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Comeback".