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Special Branch

All Episodes 1969 - 1974

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  • 1969-09-17T20:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 2d 5h (53 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Drama
Special Branch is a British television. A police drama series, the action was centred on members of the Special Branch anti-espionage and anti-terrorist department of the London Metropolitan Police.

53 episodes

Series Premiere

1969-09-17T20:00:00Z

1x01 Troika

Series Premiere

1x01 Troika

  • 1969-09-17T20:00:00Z1h

The officers of the Special Branch mount a dawn raid on the homes of the members of a suspected spy ring.

1969-09-24T20:00:00Z

1x02 Smokescreen

1x02 Smokescreen

  • 1969-09-24T20:00:00Z1h

Cowley suicides shortly after an unproductive round of questioning by Eden in gaol, which leads to an embarrassing public coroner's inquest. Jordon investigates a scientist being vetted for a sensitive position and all agree he's too far left for further consideration, yet he still succeeds.

1969-10-01T20:00:00Z

1x03 The Promised Land

1x03 The Promised Land

  • 1969-10-01T20:00:00Z1h

A small boat arrives at a beach in Kent where illegal aliens are unloaded, but the police bag the smugglers and all bar one of the Pakistanis, now quite ill, who seeks refuge with an immigrant rights activist.

1969-10-08T20:00:00Z

1x04 A Date with Leonidas

1x04 A Date with Leonidas

  • 1969-10-08T20:00:00Z1h

A teenager's vow of vengeance leads to Inspector Jordan interrupting a wedding and Superintendent Eden accepting a parcel that contains death. Before the day is over both men have cause for concern.

1969-10-15T20:00:00Z

1x05 The Kazimiriov Affair

1x05 The Kazimiriov Affair

  • 1969-10-15T20:00:00Z1h

Informed that the manuscript of a Russian author's novel which has been smuggled into Britain is a forgery and could discredit the Goverment, Inspector Jordan goes against orders and investigates the claim.

1969-10-22T20:00:00Z

1x06 A New Face

1x06 A New Face

  • 1969-10-22T20:00:00Z1h

The son of a trusted officer of the special branch has become radicalised while away at university, trying to join a gang of riot-minded militant socialist students. This threatens to break up his family, and his father's position.

1969-10-29T20:00:00Z

1x07 You Don't Exist

1x07 You Don't Exist

  • 1969-10-29T20:00:00Z1h

A girl lands at Heathrow from Rhodesia, but owing to Britian's break of diplomatic relations, she has no valid passport. A young officer is supposed to mind her until she can be sent back, but takes her for a tour instead.

1969-11-05T20:00:00Z

1x08 The Children of Delight

1x08 The Children of Delight

  • 1969-11-05T20:00:00Z1h

Is there something sinister going on behind the facade of 'The Children of Delight' - a group of hippies who have arrived on Eden's patch. Detective Sergeants Webb and Gifford go undercover to investigate.

1969-11-12T20:00:00Z

1x09 Reliable Sources

1x09 Reliable Sources

  • 1969-11-12T20:00:00Z1h

Superintendent Eden is on the spot. The Security Commission has met to consider the leak that tipped a spy during the Troika affair. The detective is cleared - but told that he cannot continue his role as Special Branch controller.

1969-11-19T20:00:00Z

1x10 Short Change

1x10 Short Change

  • 1969-11-19T20:00:00Z1h

A girl being held for giving official secret documents to the Russians faces a long gaol term, but an exchange offer for a Briton arrested in Moscow is offered. The officers suspect she's far more than she seems to be.

1969-11-26T20:00:00Z

1x11 Exit a Diplomat

1x11 Exit a Diplomat

  • 1969-11-26T20:00:00Z1h

When a member of a foreign embassy is caught shoplifting in London, but tries to hide her status by willingly accepting arrest, Superintendent Inman takes an interest in her employers.

1969-12-03T20:00:00Z

1x12 Care of Her Majesty

1x12 Care of Her Majesty

  • 1969-12-03T20:00:00Z1h

Jordan's methods cause friction in an overseas British Embassy when he goes to investigate the theft of ten thousand pounds.

1969-12-10T20:00:00Z

1x13 Visitor from Moscow

1x13 Visitor from Moscow

  • 1969-12-10T20:00:00Z1h

When a KGB officer is sent to London to coordinate security measures with the SB team for the forthcoming visit a Russian VIP, Inman instructs Jordan to help him - with disastrous results.

Season Finale

1969-12-17T20:00:00Z

1x14 Time Bomb

Season Finale

1x14 Time Bomb

  • 1969-12-17T20:00:00Z1h

Sent to investigate the death of the son of a pro-British oil sheikh in a bomb plot, Superintendent Inman finds a hotbed of intrigue and dangerous international situation about to explode in his face.

Season Premiere

1970-08-11T20:00:00Z

2x01 Inside

Season Premiere

2x01 Inside

  • 1970-08-11T20:00:00Z1h

Jordan goes undercover as a prisoner to uncover a convicted spy's secrets.

1970-08-18T20:00:00Z

2x02 Dinner Date

2x02 Dinner Date

  • 1970-08-18T20:00:00Z1h

Jordan flies to Frankfurt to escort a British subject, Selby, back to England. Selby had disappeared three years earlier in East Germany and the British Government are anxious to learn what he's been up to - but the Russian KGB hide in the shadows.

1970-08-25T20:00:00Z

2x03 Depart in Peace

2x03 Depart in Peace

  • 1970-08-25T20:00:00Z1h

An ex-colonial policeman is pressured to return to Africa to testify at the trial of a onetime Mau-Mau warlord, but he adamantly refuses.

1970-09-01T20:00:00Z

2x04 Miss International

2x04 Miss International

  • 1970-09-01T20:00:00Z1h

What appeared to be a straightforward case - protecting the wife of a foreign VIP, who has entered a beauty competition in the cause of female emancipation for her own country - turns into a nightmare situation for DCI Jordan.

1970-09-08T20:00:00Z

2x05 Warrant for a Phoenix

2x05 Warrant for a Phoenix

  • 1970-09-08T20:00:00Z1h

An accusation of theft against a highly respected Greek historian sets the Special Branch team a problem. Interpol have requested his extradition from England - but Inman isn't satisfied with the facts of the case.

2x06 The Pleasure of Your Company

  • 1970-09-16T20:00:00Z1h

Inman meets the CIA's new man in London. Jordan meets an old friend from Moscow. All perfectly legal - until the two are seen together at intervals and the Special Branch team become involved in international politics.

1970-09-23T20:00:00Z

2x07 Not to Be Trusted

2x07 Not to Be Trusted

  • 1970-09-23T20:00:00Z1h

Is an eminent scientist, on lone to a top-secret research establishment, a security risk? That's the question facing Inman and his team. The research establishment is suddenly prone to 'leaks'. Has the man been got at?

1970-09-30T20:00:00Z

2x08 Borderline Case

2x08 Borderline Case

  • 1970-09-30T20:00:00Z1h

While a member of the SB team keeps watch on Karl Peter's flat, Inman and his team scan though his charge sheet. They believe he will attempt to incite London dockworkers into taking industrial action against their employers.

1970-10-07T20:00:00Z

2x09 Love from Doris

2x09 Love from Doris

  • 1970-10-07T20:00:00Z1h

When military security intercepts letter written to a lonely serviceman by his foreign 'penpal' Rita, which contain casual references to secret information, Supt Inman sends DS Jordan to investigate.

1970-10-14T20:00:00Z

2x10 Sorry Is Just a Word

2x10 Sorry Is Just a Word

  • 1970-10-14T20:00:00Z1h

When a Czech au-pair goes missing in London and her father is one of the most powerful men the country, Inman and Jordan must find out what's happened to her. But their enquirers lead to a dead end.

1970-10-21T20:00:00Z

2x11 Error of Judgement

2x11 Error of Judgement

  • 1970-10-21T20:00:00Z1h

When Inman discovers that "The Guardians" are taking a more-than-usual interest in a group of pro-germ-warfare people and finds that their leader is a pretty girl, he decides to send Jordan along to question her.

1970-10-28T20:00:00Z

2x12 Reported Missing

2x12 Reported Missing

  • 1970-10-28T20:00:00Z1h

Jordan and Inman go in search of a missing Russian ballerina.

Season Finale

1970-11-04T20:00:00Z

2x13 Fool's Mate

Season Finale

2x13 Fool's Mate

  • 1970-11-04T20:00:00Z1h

When Britain's top code and cypher breaker is forced to mingle with Communist players during a chess tournament, Inman goes along to keep an eye on him. Moxon, meanwhile, is playing a dangerous game of his own: the pawn being Jordan.

Season Premiere

1973-04-04T20:00:00Z

3x01 A Copper Called Craven

Season Premiere

3x01 A Copper Called Craven

  • 1973-04-04T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1973-04-11T20:00:00Z

3x02 Round the Clock

3x02 Round the Clock

  • 1973-04-11T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1973-04-18T20:00:00Z

3x03 Inquisition

3x03 Inquisition

  • 1973-04-18T20:00:00Z1h

Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.

1973-04-25T20:00:00Z

3x04 Assault

3x04 Assault

  • 1973-04-25T20:00:00Z1h

Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.

1973-05-02T20:00:00Z

3x05 Polonaise

3x05 Polonaise

  • 1973-05-02T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1973-05-09T20:00:00Z

3x06 Red Herring

3x06 Red Herring

  • 1973-05-09T20:00:00Z1h

Special Branch joins forces with a bomb-disposal expert to stop a terrorist bombing campaign in the heart of London.

1973-05-16T20:00:00Z

3x07 Death by Drowning

3x07 Death by Drowning

  • 1973-05-16T20:00:00Z1h

The body of a young girl is found floating in the Thames - is it murder, suicide or something worse?

1973-05-23T20:00:00Z

3x08 All the King's Men

3x08 All the King's Men

  • 1973-05-23T20:00:00Z1h

A deranged man has taken a hostage and threatens to blow up a block of flats. Craven must act quickly to avert disaster.

1973-06-06T20:00:00Z

3x09 Threat

3x09 Threat

  • 1973-06-06T20:00:00Z1h

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…

1973-06-13T20:00:00Z

3x10 The Other Man

3x10 The Other Man

  • 1973-06-13T20:00:00Z1h

Craven finds himself investigating a man accused of being a traitor, but has his doubts as to the truthfulness of the accusations.

1973-06-20T20:00:00Z

3x11 You Won't Remember Me

3x11 You Won't Remember Me

  • 1973-06-20T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1973-06-27T20:00:00Z

3x12 Hostage

3x12 Hostage

  • 1973-06-27T20:00:00Z1h

Craven and Haggerty are under the gun to find a kidnapped diplomat's daughter before she is killed.

Season Finale

1973-07-04T20:00:00Z

3x13 Blueprint for Murder

Season Finale

3x13 Blueprint for Murder

  • 1973-07-04T20:00:00Z1h

The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.

Season Premiere

1974-02-14T21:00:00Z

4x01 Double Exposure

Season Premiere

4x01 Double Exposure

  • 1974-02-14T21:00:00Z1h

Craven and Haggerty are assigned to investigate if a photographer is a threat to national security.

1974-02-21T21:00:00Z

4x02 Catherine the Great

4x02 Catherine the Great

  • 1974-02-21T21:00:00Z1h

The team are on the trail of Rehfuss - a deadly assassin who has managed to get into the country.

1974-02-28T21:00:00Z

4x03 Jailbait

4x03 Jailbait

  • 1974-02-28T21:00:00Z1h

Craven and Haggerty are hot on the trail of a traitor has broken out from prison.

1974-03-07T21:00:00Z

4x04 Stand and Deliver

4x04 Stand and Deliver

  • 1974-03-07T21:00:00Z1h

An experimental weapon is stolen from a military research facility, but the thieves are unaware the weapon is unstable.

1974-03-14T21:00:00Z

4x05 Something about a Soldier

4x05 Something about a Soldier

  • 1974-03-14T21:00:00Z1h

Tensions run high as Craven and Haggerty investigate two army officers.

1974-03-21T20:00:00Z

4x06 Rendezvous

4x06 Rendezvous

  • 1974-03-21T20:00:00Z1h

Craven provides security for the debriefing of a captured KGB agent.

1974-03-28T20:00:00Z

4x07 Sounds Sinister

4x07 Sounds Sinister

  • 1974-03-28T20:00:00Z1h

Craven and Haggerty investigate the broadcasting of compromising information about public figures on a pirate radio station.

1974-04-04T20:00:00Z

4x08 Entente Cordiale

4x08 Entente Cordiale

  • 1974-04-04T20:00:00Z1h

Craven is appalled to find himself implicated in his ex-wife's terrorist activities.

1974-04-11T20:00:00Z

4x09 Date of Birth

4x09 Date of Birth

  • 1974-04-11T20:00:00Z1h

Craven must unravel the connection between a recently-killed spy and an au pair.

1974-04-18T20:00:00Z

4x10 Intercept

4x10 Intercept

  • 1974-04-18T20:00:00Z1h

Craven has to investigate a morally dubious but strategically important foreign VIP who has been robbed of a fortune in diamonds.

1974-04-25T20:00:00Z

4x11 Alien

4x11 Alien

  • 1974-04-25T20:00:00Z1h

A German student revolutionary has been allowed into Britain under the strict condition that he does nothing political. Craven and Haggerty are made to ensure that he sticks to the terms of his deal.

1974-05-02T20:00:00Z

4x12 Diversion

4x12 Diversion

  • 1974-05-02T20:00:00Z1h

Is Strand's erratic behaviour a result of the pressure he is under or is he playing a much more dangerous game?

Season Finale

1974-05-09T20:00:00Z

4x13 Downwind of Angels

Season Finale

4x13 Downwind of Angels

  • 1974-05-09T20:00:00Z1h

Craven and Haggerty are working against the clock to find a gunman stalking the London streets.

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