Special Branch
Special Branch: Season 3

Air Date

April 4, 1973

Episodes

13 episodes

Special Branch

Season 3

Episodes

1. A Copper Called Craven

April 4, 1973
60 min

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.

2. Round the Clock

April 11, 1973
60 min

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.

3. Inquisition

April 18, 1973
60 min

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

4. Assault

April 25, 1973
60 min

Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.

5. Polonaise

May 2, 1973
60 min

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.

6. Red Herring

May 9, 1973
60 min

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

7. Death by Drowning

May 16, 1973
60 min

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

8. All the King's Men

May 23, 1973
60 min

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

9. Threat

June 6, 1973
60 min

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…

10. The Other Man

June 13, 1973
60 min

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

11. You Won't Remember Me

June 20, 1973
60 min

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.

12. Hostage

June 27, 1973
60 min

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

13. Blueprint for Murder

July 4, 1973
60 min

The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.