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.

1x9 - Announcement

September 27, 1968

1x10 - Why Stay in Westdale

October 4, 1968

American business men arrive in Westdale to recruit young men with advanced technical skills away from Yorkshire, to resettle with their families in the USA. The Locals put pressure on Hadleigh for articles on it in the Gazette.

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1x12 - Not for Publication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