The Detectives

Season 5

1997 · 6 episodes

Episodes

1. 

   1. Special Branch

   14 Jan 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.

2. 

   2. Cardiac Arrest

   21 Jan 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...

3. 

   3. The Beast Of Hackney Marshes

   28 Jan 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.

4. 

   4. The Curse Of The Comanches

   4 Feb 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...

5. 

   5. Best Man

   11 Feb 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...

6. 

   6. Mine's A Large One

   18 Feb 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...