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Special Branch - S3 - E8
A deranged man has taken a hostage and threatens to blow up a block of flats. Craven must act quickly to avert disaster.
Special Branch: Season 3 - 13 Episode s
3x1 - A Copper Called Craven
April 4, 1973
Craven find himself under suspicion of accepting a bribe. This marked the return of the series in an all new shot on film format with a mostly new cast and lots more action.
3x2 - Round the Clock
April 11, 1973
Haggerty's appointment to Special Branch immediately brings him into conflict with Craven - he believes that Craven is on the trail of a man who is already dead.
3x3 - Inquisition
April 18, 1973
Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.
3x4 - Assault
April 25, 1973
Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.
3x5 - Polonaise
May 2, 1973
The Special Branch team are assigned to protect the captain of a Polish passenger and cargo ship who believes he is going to be killed.
3x6 - Red Herring
May 9, 1973
Special Branch joins forces with a bomb-disposal expert to stop a terrorist bombing campaign in the heart of London.
3x7 - Death by Drowning
May 16, 1973
The body of a young girl is found floating in the Thames - is it murder, suicide or something worse?
3x8 - All the King's Men
May 23, 1973
A deranged man has taken a hostage and threatens to blow up a block of flats. Craven must act quickly to avert disaster.
3x9 - Threat
June 6, 1973
British-born Hollywood star Sue Arden arrives in London to rehearse a play, accompanied by a tip-off from the F.B.I that she could be a target of a murder attempt. Craven, Haggerty and North are assigned to protect the actress, but the job and the murder threats are not all they appear to be…
3x10 - The Other Man
June 13, 1973
Craven finds himself investigating a man accused of being a traitor, but has his doubts as to the truthfulness of the accusations.
3x11 - You Won't Remember Me
June 20, 1973
Craven is puzzled as to why he has been asked to carry out twenty-four hour surveillance on a couple who are engaged to be married.
3x12 - Hostage
June 27, 1973
Craven and Haggerty are under the gun to find a kidnapped diplomat's daughter before she is killed.
3x13 - Blueprint for Murder
July 4, 1973
The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.