Series 1
8 episodes · Apr 13, 1980
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- S1E1
Waxwork
Apr 13, 198079mCribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
- S1E2
Swing, Swing Together
Apr 20, 198052mAfter a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
- S1E3
Abracadaver
Apr 20, 198052mAfter a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night secret performances for wealthy spectators.
- S1E4
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Apr 27, 198051mWhen headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
- S1E5
The Horizontal Witness
May 4, 198048mA key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with the police.
- S1E6
Wobble to Death
May 11, 198051mThe Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the various competitors.
- S1E7
Something Old, Something New
May 18, 198051mWhen Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspect that the intentions of the bride and her family are not entirely honourable.
- S1E8
A Case of Spirts
May 25, 198053mTwo robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit world.