7.6/1030 votes#1 - Special Branch
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/1997
The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1037 votes#2 - Cardiac Arrest
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/1997
When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1030 votes#3 - The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/1997
A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1032 votes#4 - The Curse Of The Comanches
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/1997
When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1027 votes#5 - Best Man
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/1997
Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1030 votes#6 - Mine's A Large One
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1997
Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Detectives Season 5
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The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Special Branch" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/14/1997. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cardiac Arrest".