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Season 5

The Detectives

Season released 14th Jan, 1997.

Season 5 Episodes

S05 Episode 1

Special Branch

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.

Tue, 14 Jan 1997

S05 Episode 2

Cardiac Arrest

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...

Tue, 21 Jan 1997

S05 Episode 3

The Beast Of Hackney Marshes

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.

Tue, 28 Jan 1997

S05 Episode 4

The Curse Of The Comanches

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...

Tue, 4 Feb 1997

S05 Episode 5

Best Man

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...

Tue, 11 Feb 1997

S05 Episode 6

Mine's A Large One

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...

Tue, 18 Feb 1997