Between the Lines

Season 2

1993 · 12 episodes · 10h 0m in all · 4.3/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. New Order

   5 Oct 1993 · 48 min · 6.0/10

   John Deakin is on trial, and Tony Clark is now Acting Detective Chief Superintendent. A high flying young officer, who has gone under cover to infiltrate a fascist organisation, appears to go native.

2. 2

   2. Manslaughter

   12 Oct 1993 · 60 min · 6.0/10

   Supt. David Lindsay admits killing his wife, but claims it was manslaughter. Det. Sgt. Connell is convinced he's rigged the circumstances in order to walk free.

3. 3

   3. Crack Up

   19 Oct 1993 · 48 min · 4.0/10

   Clark and his team are called in to investigate when a black youth is killed in a hail of police bullets, and are soon caught up in conflict between the police and the local community. Their investigation draws them into the world of crack cocaine dealing.

4. 4

   4. Honourable Men

   26 Oct 1993 · 48 min · 4.0/10

   A high profile M.P. is caught with his trousers down, and suspicion falls on his police protection officers. As more revelations appear in the tabloid press, Clark suspects a smear campaign.

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   5. Some Must Watch...

   2 Nov 1993 · 50 min · 4.0/10

   An intruder is shot dead at a Territorial Army base. Clark is forced to accept help from Angela Berridge, an official from the Home Office, and finds that the activities of MI5 and Special Branch undermine his investigation.

6. 6

   6. Manoeuvre 11

   9 Nov 1993 · 52 min · 4.0/10

   A peaceful demonstration about council service cuts goes tragically wrong when the mounted police are called in to disperse the demonstrators. Clark's team is brought in but their activities are hindered by the chief constable heading the investigation.

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   7. The Fifth Estate

   16 Nov 1993 · 48 min · 4.0/10

   An assistant chief constable is accused of sexual misconduct, and Det. Sgt. Connell's friend Kate is implicated. Det. Supt. Clark's search for a missing tape brings him back into contact with Angela Berridge.

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   8. The Great Detective

   23 Nov 1993 · 48 min · 4.0/10

   Chief Supt. Trevor Dunne, recently cleared by an enquiry, faces another when a convicted criminal provides fresh evidence. Det. Supt. Clark is torn between duty and loyalty towards a highly regarded officer.

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   9. Jumping the Lights

   30 Nov 1993 · 50 min · 4.0/10

   Det. Sgt. Connell's professional and private lives come into conflict when CIB investigate a police officr suspected if being the driver involved in a tragic hit-and-run incident. Det. Supt. Clark, meanwhile, is becoming increasingly obsessed with Angela Berridge.

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    10. What's The Strength Of This?

    7 Dec 1993 · 49 min · 4.0/10

    Det. Insp. Naylor faces a disciplinary hearing when he is caught moonlighting for a security firm to raise funds for the treatment of his terminally ill wife, Joyce. Det. Supt. Clark confronts Angela Berridge over their relationship.

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    11. Big Boys' Rules (1)

    14 Dec 1993 · 50 min · 4.0/10

    Det. Supt. Clark investigates the involvement of Special Branch in the 'execution' of police informant Declan Harris, and gets the chance to settle old scores with Det. Chief Supt. John Deakin.

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    12. Big Boys' Rules (2)

    21 Dec 1993 · 49 min · 4.0/10

    Det. Supt. Clark is gunning for Det. Chief Supt. John Deakin, now with Special Branch, and is led to Trevor Bull, a victim of a police shooting years earlier.