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The Best Episodes of Strangers Season 5

Every episode of Strangers Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Strangers Season 5!

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Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Strangers Season 5 Episode 1 - A Much Underestimated Man
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - A Much Underestimated Man

    S5:E1

    Bulman and Willis are assigned to trail an experienced hitman and discover the identity of his next target. But if the man gives them the slip and manages to make his next hit, who will carry the can?

    Director:Ken Grieve
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  2. Strangers Season 5 Episode 2 - A Swift and Evil Rozzer
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #2 - A Swift and Evil Rozzer

    S5:E2

    When a group of prominent businessmen decide to choose crime as a short cut to riches, the Inner City Squad are on their trail when they kidnap a prominent politician.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  3. Strangers Season 5 Episode 3 - The Tender Trap
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - The Tender Trap

    S5:E3

    Bulman and Willis set out to investigate corruption in a local government but ultimately are caught breaking and entering. Meanwhile, Bennett meets a jazz musician whose twin brother is behind the corruption, and Willis falls for local policewoman Sgt Jill Tender.

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Bruce Crowther

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  4. Strangers Season 5 Episode 4 - The Lost Chord
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Lost Chord

    S5:E4

    A number of extremist politicians die in mysterious circumstances. The squad investigates the academic world of Cambridge and the upper reaches of the law.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  5. Strangers Season 5 Episode 5 - A Free Weekend in the Country
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - A Free Weekend in the Country

    S5:E5

    The squad participatr in a weekend seminar on urban terrorism. A hotel full of policemen should be a safe place, but a senior female officer is murdered by a crooked fellow officer.

    Director:Bill Gilmour
    Writer:Bruce Crowther

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  6. Strangers Season 5 Episode 6 - Charlie's Brother's Birthday (Part 1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Charlie's Brother's Birthday (Part 1)

    S5:E6

    When coffins are stolen but no one informs the police, the squad go undercover in a jazz club to expose an international smuggling ring.

    Director:Roger Tucker
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  7. Strangers Season 5 Episode 7 - With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #7 - With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)

    S5:E7

    Peter Mollett — aka the Sandman — acts as an agent smuggling stolen art treasures, often in coffins. A rival gang hope to cash in on his lucrative trade, but the squad are also interested.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A Much Underestimated Man" is the best rated episode of "Strangers" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Ken Grieve and written by Murray Smith, it aired on 9/8/1982. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Swift and Evil Rozzer".