Cribb

Series 2

1981 · 6 episodes · 5h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Mad Hatter's Holiday

   29 Mar 1981 · 52 min

   After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton to discover the victim's identity, with the assistance of an eccentric holiday-maker with a tale of a missing woman.

2. 2

   2. The Last Trumpet

   5 Apr 1981 · 49 min

   A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lover organising the protests is murdered, Cribb considers the various motives for killing her.

3. 3

   3. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

   12 Apr 1981 · 51 min

   Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a special mission—to investigate the background of the new nanny being selected for the Queen's granddaughter.

4. 4

   4. The Choir That Wouldn't Sing

   19 Apr 1981 · 48 min

   Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the Colonel's death was murder but their questions are met with a wall of silence from the locals.

5. 5

   5. Murder Old Boy

   3 May 1981 · 51 min

   Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by an ex-classmate, who is subsequently murdered.

6. 6

   6. Invitation to a Dynamite Party

   10 May 1981 · 49 min

   Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are planning a major bombing.