Season 9 · Episode 21 — Hard Man

Carver is injured in an armed robbery at Bennetts Jewellers and Woods discovers a link between the burglary the murder of Sammy Chambers in…

The law allows a known burglar to go free but Greig and Quinnan desperately try to pin him down again.

Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol until he is paired with a pretty young female Environmental Health Officer Diane Eckersley.

Conway learns of a new chief inspector being posted to Sun Hill as Community Liaison Officer and he feels that he's been overlooked and app…

Dave arrests a persistent young offender is arrested for burgling his parents house.

Datta investigates the sale of a missing newborn baby as she Monroe and CID are work against the clock to find her.

Loxton And Marshall get called to a women's hostel when one of the girls claims to have been indecently assaulted by the night guard Alan A…

Harris visits Jardine the joint founder of Operation Bumblebee while Garfield takes on a complaint about a pornographic home video of a hou…

Martella is taken off a two-week old murder hunt to work on a case involving obscene phone calls but soon stumbles on to evidence that lead…

Charles returns from holiday to discover the news that Derek has been appointed new area Community Liaison Officer and Sgt Jane Kendall of…

Social worker Lynda Chambers Frank and Viv lead the search for Debbie Fisher a missing victim of abuse but instead they jointly uncover a c…

A woman admits to killing her husband but insists that she did it in the heat of the moment. Viv believes her, Meadows on the other hand is…

PC Mike Jarvis has an unusual first day having to watch Charles loses his temper with Monroe over pub landlord and Known villain Terry McGi…

George has a bad day. Firstly he fails to save the life of a glue sniffer and then allows a bail absconder to escape.

An elderly woman disturbs an intruder in her home and Alistair is convinced that a known villain has committed the burglary, but the victim…

A girl goes missing and Jim and Alan suspect a known villain of murdering her until another man walks into another station and confesses.

Frank lets Sun Hill's burglars know he and Operation Bumblebee mean business.

An arrested woman shoplifter refuses to talk to the police when Datta finally breaks through the wall of silence a tragic tale of domestic…

Ackland is teamed up with military policeman Dakin who has come to Sun Hill to find a young soldier David Armstrong who has gone Absent Wit…

Burnside investigates when a female drug dealer is attacked by another dealer to get off his patch.

Conway has to decide which of two grant bids he should recommend to Hicks he and Garfield want to use police funds to support a local youth…

The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables D.C.s Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor.

Loxton ignores a call to a domestic argument between two lovers as a waste of time but when he is called back to the same address, he finds…

Hollis takes the Bumblebee message into a local school, asking for help in the fight against burglary. One of the boys asks him to help end…

An employee of a private security firm is identified by the elderly blind woman he assaulted.

New trainee constable Croft learns some old style policing methods from Burnside.

A woman claims to have inside information about a series of violent raids on petrol stations which are nipped in the bud by Meadows and Roa…

Burnside investigates the abduction of a villain's son.

Meadows investigates a burglary gone wrong while Cato is gunning for Loxton and Stringer.

Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime.

The owner of an off licence shop makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter and Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable…

While on the trail of two rapists Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger.

Stringer feels discredited when his description of a thief fleeing from a jeweller's shop conflicts with that of the main witness, who work…

Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.

When her car breaks down on the way to the station, DC Viv Martella misses an important CID briefing about an obbo on a suspected armed rob…

A young man with an intellectual disability goes missing and Burnside has to deal with the consequences for the parents.

Greig investigates a burglary at an ailing business a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy.

Woods goes undercover as a contract killer to expose a woman who wants her husband killed.

A murder investigation team arrive at Sun Hill. Meadows is uneasy at the Corby's approach who is willing to exploit his relationship with W…

Carver and Morgan investigate a career ending attack on a promising young boxer.

Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.

Stamp and Ackland are keen to get a conviction against a woman for assault on a minicab driver, but she is acquitted.

Chief Inspector Cato arrests two youths, actions which cause a riot outside Sun Hill station.

A woman is keen to be get rid of her burglar boyfriend and his fence with whom she has been having an affair.

Two young brothers are suspected of burglary and Croft discovers that they were deserted by their mother and left to fend for themselves.

Ackland arrests a fifteen-year-old boy for shoplifting and finds herself investigating his relationship with a woman twenty years his senio…

The parents of a young man awaiting trial for the murder of a child are distressed when their home is broken into and they receive threaten…

A young postwoman is beaten up but the motive is unclear and she seems unwilling to talk to the police.

When Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, it makes an already difficult court case for Greig even harder.

A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage.

Maitland enlists McCann's help in reassuring a young black applicant whose wife has serious misgivings about the job but McCann is discover…

Cato allows a demonstration to go ahead despite being warned that it could be hijacked by racists. When things turn ugly, he is forced to r…

Roach is disgusted when a judge halts the trial of a man accused of crippling a police officer and decides to take matters into his own han…

Dave and Tony attend to an assault victim at the market while sergeant Kendall organises an outing and take some local kids to Chessington…

Lines and Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team.

Called to attend to a pub brawl, PC Tony Stamp and PC Dave Quinnan are stunned to find one man unconscious and the other Sun Hill's own DS…

With the departure of Roach one of his informants wants out Burnside and Monroe investigate threats against her.

An elderly ex copper is in London to search for his estranged daughter and claims that he has been robbed in his hotel which Lines investig…

When a young woman's car is stolen with a baby on board CID fear an abduction and mount a search Garfield tries to mediate with a private c…

Carver and Woods are caught napping when a street robber escapes from under their noses but uncover a drugs operation at a takeaway restaur…

Stamp's driving prowess is questioned when he fails to stop a runaway road-roller and Jarvis finds a revolver in a rubbish bin while Burnsi…

When the body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide Cryer feels that he owes the parents an explanation.

Burnside disagrees with Conway's approach to a young offender.

Page and Monroe attend what appears to be a cot death, but it transpires that the baby has a head injury Meadows investigates.

Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager but Pearce has the manager under investigation.

Loxton's prisoner is released after Page makes a mistake in the CAD room whilst Loxton and Jarvis try to get the prisoner back before Cato…

Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing while Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation.

Greig and Croft investigate a burglary the property is found in a garden shed but was it stolen?

Stringer clashes with Cato about a serious shortage of officers and the ban on overtime meanwhile two families fight out their differences.

A woman walking home late at night thinks she is being followed by a young man and blinds him with oven cleaner. Is it self-defence or assa…

P.C. Quinnan goes undercover as a refuse collector to investigate a series of burglaries.

Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.

A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.

A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.

D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.

W.P.C. Datta tries to help a battered wife. W.P.C. Ackland and D.S. Greig find some strange connections when a housebreaking is linked to a…

Monroe acts quickly after a tip-off about a robbery at a supermarket. Meanwhile CID try to foil a kidnapping and robbery plot, only to be i…

P.C. Loxton and Garfield swap jobs. Loxton has to deal with the new screen phones in the CAD room, while Garfield attends a fatal RTA.

D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.

A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and attempting to contact family members.…

Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield attend a warehouse where a seventeen-year-old boy has fallen from a forklift truck to his death. Cryer is conv…

P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.

An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. P.C. Quinnan is guilty of dangerous driving.

When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents. Garfi…

The theft of a necklace reveals a case of domestic violence against a young Bangladeshi woman. Police examine immigration laws and find tha…

Hours after a tough warning from Ch. Insp. Conway, a notorious young offender is in trouble again. He holds the clue to the whereabouts of…

A civil action is brought against P.C. Garfield, W.P.C. Marshall and Sgt. Cryer for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and false impris…

A violent remand prisoner escapes from hospital. W.D.S. Morgan and W.P.C. Croft question the prison officers who fell asleep while guarding…

A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil. Ch. Insp. Cato is furious when P.C. Garfield lets a thief get away.

P.C.s Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Sgt. Cryer pursues bogus ch…

A mother refuses to testify against her husband, accused of abusing their 14-year-old son. P.C. Jarvis intercedes on the boy's behalf.

A man working for an illegal escort agency seems to be stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. W.P.C. Ackland arranges a da…

There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C. Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent.

P.C. Jarvis and McCann know who is guilty of assault, but can't prove it. D.S. Pearce suggests that they should claim to have witnessed the…

W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.

The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident. The investigation uncovers a trail of corruption.

A girl accused of knocking down a young woman in the street has an alibi. D.C.I. Meadows crosses swords with an old enemy.

W.P.C. Polly Page sees W.D.S. Sally Johnson from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer.

A 15-year-old boy is driven to desperate measures. W.P.C. Ackland has to decide whether he or his mother is at risk.

D.C. Carver arrests a pickpocket.

D.C. Carver catches a fourteen-year-old thief. He and D.C. Lines question a man about his relationship with the girl.

PC Garfield is tasked with retrieving an ill boy's inhaler but comes up against a series of other problems whilst doing so.

CID investigate attempts at sexual assault by an electrician who turns out to have connections with the local psychiatric hospital. W.D.S.…

CID investigate the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol to pubs in the Sun Hill area. D.I. Burnside comes to the aid of an old friend, an…

An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see D.I. Burnside, but he is gone.

W.P.C. Page gets stuck in a lift with a pregnant 15-year-old girl and has to assist with the birth.

Det. Insp. Harry Haines arrives for his first day at Sun Hill and helps track down a drug dealer who is distributing dangerous tablets.

A public relations exercise by Ch. Supt. Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate.

W.D.C. Croft is in uniform for the day, to Ch. Insp. Cato's delight.

D.I. Haines gets involved in a war between an Asian minicab firm and a black cab operator.

Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders.

D.I. Haines is annoyed by a young man who refuses to take an allegation of rape seriously. P.C. Loxton looks after two children left alone…

Sgt. Boyden deals with a case of joyriding which ends with a crash and uncovers an insurance fraud.

A woman parks her car with P.C. Loxton's permission, but it gets clamped. Loxton is unable to prevent a young man from committing suicide a…

When the youngest member of a notorious crime family comes into the station to confess to a three-year-old murder, D.C.I. Meadows hopes he…

Chief Inspector Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint, after a pub brawl turns into a murder enquiry.

One of the employees at a bingo hall reveals that a robbery there was an inside job.

D.S. Pearce and W.P.C. Croft investigate bogus callers who are stealing people's pension money.

When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is D.C. Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results.

A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts W.P.C. Page and P.C. Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol.

A man has persuaded two women to lend him money for a bar in Spain. The trouble starts when they find out about one another. Sgt. Boyden de…

An old soldier is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs, but did he fall or was he pushed? D.C. Lines and W.D.S. Morgan have their susp…

An old man has been murdered in his flat. D.C.I. Meadows has two suspects in custody, but both claim the right to silence.

Sgt. Cryer convinces Ch. Supt. Brownlow of the virtues of an arrest referral scheme offering counselling to those arrested on drugs offence…

P.C. Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. P.C. Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive.

D.I. Haines works with AMIP on a murder investigation and uncovers some secrets in the victim's past.

An Indian woman is the victim of domestic violence. The husband is arrested, but community leaders attempt to secure his release so that he…

Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield investigate a break-in at a storage warehouse, putting Meadows on the trail of a small-time drug dealer with h…

An old woman is found dead in an empty house and Quinnan and Garfield are called in to investigate. Jarvis arrests a violent youth for assa…

Quinnan and Ackland support a C.I.D. raid on the house of a burglary suspect. Croft and Greig persuade a young mother to help with their in…

Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party.

Page and Jarvis are called to deal when two rottweilers terrorise a shopping centre and attack a young girl.

Steele and Ackland find a man who has been beaten up to dissuade him from testifying against a vicious loan shark. The C.P.S. suggests drop…

Quinnan witnesses a robbery. He suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property.

Meadows and Morgan lead a raid on a club in pursuit of a drug dealer who is laundering money through car sales.

A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house.

Polly and Gary are called to the Parkmead Estate about a burglary at a flat which results in the wife assaulted and taken to St Hughes. The…

An invalid is found dead in bed, and the wife is charged with aiding and abetting a suicide.

A convicted wife-beater has been released on parole. He, his wife and son all end up in Sun Hill on suspicion of violent assaults.

Croft and Cryer examine the remains of a burned-out car on the Whitegate estate, where residents are concerned about the increase in lawles…

A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing.

A store participating in Conway's business watch scheme has been burgled, and one of the suspects is beaten up.

Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house. Loxton and Quinnan catch the real thief.

Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice.

A postman is attacked, and Carver discovers the remains of a mailbag in the embers of a fire. Pearce struggles with a false confession. McC…

A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison.

Carver and Jarvis are in court, but the case against a man accused of robbing a couple at knife point may fall because of poor identificati…

A woman reports her husband missing. Greig and Croft establish that the man is a bigamist and an armed robber.

A body is retrieved from a building yard after a deadly toxic gas was fed through the building.

While Garfield is giving tickets, a truck does a right hand turn and then the driver does a runner leaving the truck in the middle of the r…

A house is broken into and Greig thinks he knows who did it. Greig visits the suspect's house. The injured boy's watch turns up in the bed…

Ram raiders attempt to break into an Asain electrical store. Sgt. Boyden and George stop ithile Dave gives chase to another of the raiders.…

Steve and Dave are talking when a speeding driver goes past. The driver tells Dave that the hospital had just rang and her husband was crit…

George is chasing a suspect but loses him. Steve searches the area and spots him. When caught he has just dropped some LSD tabs. The suspec…