1x1 - Arrival

August 2, 1968

A small country newspaper's owner, an MP, has until now been a sleeping partner, but on retirement, he returns to take an active, and autocratic hand in the daily workings, conflicting with the staff.

1x2 - Turn a Blind Eye

August 9, 1968

1x3 - Exposure

August 16, 1968

1x4 - Missing

August 23, 1968

Susan must assist in getting the story of a missing local schoolgirl, but Bill is working with an exceedingly seedy and aggressive Fleet Street reporter in hopes of getting a byline in a London paper.

1x5 - It's All Happening

August 30, 1968

1x6 - Between the Lines

September 6, 1968

1x7 - In Loving Memory

September 13, 1968

A black sheep son arrives in Westdale to attend the funeral of his recently drowned brother, but his motives are not to honour a family member, but to humiliate his despised parents, whom he hasn't seen in years.

1x8 - The Old Folks at Home

September 20, 1968

Reporters investigate a rumour that an assault has taken place on one of the students of an exclusive girls finishing school, and that she'd been put in harm's way by a new headmistress's social work scheme.

1x9 - Announcement

September 27, 1968

1x11 - Stranger

October 11, 1968

A strange girl parks her car at a local pub, then walks to a random house and suicides in the dining room. Sue works on the story, piecing it together from reluctant sources while competing against the national press and a deadline.

1x12 - Not for Publication

October 18, 1968

A local stone quarry owner seems to be getting far too much of the borough's business, living exceedingly well, and driving a new sports car. Susan is charmed, but is he corrupt or is his business rival spreading ill rumours?

1x13 - The Critic

October 25, 1968