The Detectives
The Detectives: Season 5

Air Date

January 14, 1997

Episodes

6 episodes

The Detectives

Season 5

Episodes

Special Branch

1. Special Branch

January 14, 1997

The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.

Cardiac Arrest

2. Cardiac Arrest

January 21, 1997

When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...

The Beast Of Hackney Marshes

3. The Beast Of Hackney Marshes

January 28, 1997

A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.

The Curse Of The Comanches

4. The Curse Of The Comanches

February 4, 1997

When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...

Best Man

5. Best Man

February 11, 1997

Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...

Mine's A Large One

6. Mine's A Large One

February 18, 1997

Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...