1x1 - Something Private

August 31, 1984

The unusually caring reporter goes to a village where a 10-year old boy has been murdered, but the locals are not very sociable - even with each other.

1x2 - Sleeping Dogs

September 7, 1984

Mitch gets in too deep with MI6 business, and the suspicious death of a homosexual. Meanwhile, his wife is trying to get him fit by making him able to run.

1x3 - Business as Usual

September 14, 1984

A police inspector is shot after pursuing a burglar along the street, and everyone Mitch talks to describes him as a saint.

1x4 - Who Must Remain Anonymous

September 21, 1984

A series of muggings of old people are taking place, but as they are being committed by black people the police have to tread very carefully so as not to be accused of racism.

1x5 - Fit Up

September 28, 1984

When a petty criminal is spared a prison sentence, the two cops who sorted it for him want more than he bargained for. Can Mitch expose bent cops, or is that in too deep even for him?

1x6 - Squealer

October 5, 1984

Ex-villain Reg Grey promises his wife he's now gone straight. But he is then arrested for a crime he committed a few years before. Mrs Grey tells Mitch that the arrest came from a tip-off from regular Police informer Jack Frost.

1x7 - Postman's Knock

October 12, 1984

A postman is shot while apparently being a have-a-go hero and stopping some armed robbers, but Mitch finds out everything is not as clear cut as it seems.

1x8 - Saturday Night

October 19, 1984

Mitch begins drinking again and attends a few parties, where he and his friends make a series of cringe-worthy jokes.

1x9 - A Family Matter

October 26, 1984

Some Asians in the area are attacked by yobbos, and Mitch's son gets a burst appendix, which brings the wife from whom he has separated back into his life.

1x10 - The Nature of the Beast

November 2, 1984

Mitch goes undercover in a dangerous white supremacist group, and he doesn't fair much better in his private life.

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