Overview
Plot
This drama follows two female police inspectors in the fictional town of Hartley, Lancashire. Jean Darblay faces sexist colleagues but earns their trust, proving a woman can balance police work and home life. Her call sign is Juliet Bravo.
- Directors
- Ian Kennedy Martin
- Cast
- Anna Carteret, Edward Peel, David Ellison, Noel Collins, C.J. Allen, Mark Botham
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- First aired
- 1980-08-30
- Studios
- BBC Studios
Episodes
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Episode 1 Shot Gun A new police inspector, Jean Darbley, arrives at Hartley police station and immediately has to deal with a man who takes his daughter from her home at gunpoint.
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Episode 2 Fraudulently Uttered An elderly tea-lady is arrested, accused of stealing large sums of money from her employer.
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Episode 3 The Draughtsman A body is found in Hartley, and Insp Darbley helps a detective from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad with the murder investigation.
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Episode 4 Coins PC Bentley tells Jean he thinks a woman is involved in a burglary at Major Adams's fall-out shelter. He is almost right.
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Episode 5 Trouble at T'Mill Insp Darbley finds herself caught up in a dispute over an old steam engine.
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Episode 6 The Runner Insp Darbley deals with nine-year-old tearaway Jonny Duffield.
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Episode 7 Coming Back Mick Grainger is apprehensive about leaving prison after six years and returning to his wife Judy.
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Episode 8 Cages Police make a bizarre discovery in the yard of Szabo's fish and chip shop.
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Episode 9 Rage Insp. Darbley tries to save a disturbed young mother and her baby.
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Episode 10 The One Who Got Away Officers from the crime squad mount an undercover operation against a gang of international counterfeiters.
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Episode 11 Expectations Insp Darbley goes to the rescue of an inexperienced young W.P.C.
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Episode 12 Home-Grown or Imported? Violence erupts in Hartley when an incomer tries to open a country club.
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Episode 13 Family Unit A widower and father of four who is fond of a drink or two comes between Insp Darbley and her husband.
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Episode 14 Oscar Eleven-year-old Janice claims she has been told to steal washing from a launderette by a mystery man named Oscar.
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Episode 15 The Anastasia Syndrome Special Branch ask Insp Darbley to investigate a possible threat in advance of a planned royal visit.
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Episode 16 Relief Insp. Darbley takes a week's leave to carry out some home-decorating.
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Episode 1 New Arrivals Insp Darbley clashes with her new boss, Chief Superintendent Albert Hallam.
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Episode 2 Arlene Insp. Darbley tries to help a vulnerable young woman.
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Episode 3 Party Fun Insp. Darbley is left holding the baby when a prisoner is released from H.M.P. Parkhurst.
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Episode 4 Lies and Liars Police investigate a pet shop owner accused of inappropriate relations with a young child.
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Episode 5 A Private Place Insp. Darbley deals with an elderly couple who refuse to comply with an eviction order.
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Episode 6 Unpicking the Stitches Insp. Darbley arranges safe accommodation for the sole witness in an attempted murder case.
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Episode 7 Clever Boy Police investigate the disappearance of a teenaged boy who walks out of school just before taking his O-Level examinations.
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Episode 8 Aunt Sally A store detective's life starts to fall apart when she is compulsorily retired.
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Episode 9 Gorgeous A well-known and respected councillor faces scandal and ruin over the love of the wrong woman.
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Episode 10 Whispers Information from an informant has sent a man to jail, with serious consequences for Insp Darbley's private life.
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Episode 11 Barriers Tom Darblay attends to an illness in the family, while P.C. Gallagher has his own family crisis.
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Episode 12 Journeys Sgt. Parrish is surprised by the revelations of a minor criminal, while Insp. Darbley tries to solve the mystery of an old woman's amazing journey.
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Episode 13 Catching Up A man who was presumed dead after disappearing ten years earlier turns up to see Sgt. Beck.
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Episode 14 The Third Man Insp. Darbley doubts a man who swears he is innocent of any involvement in a robbery.
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Episode 1 Betrayals A soldier, home on leave from service in Northern Ireland, gets involved in a serious incident.
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Episode 2 Heat Police investigate a rash of unexplained fires.
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Episode 3 Amenities Insp. Darbley investigates when the site of a new office development is vandalised.
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Episode 4 Amateur Night Insp. Darbley is determined to identify the practical joker behind a series of petty thefts.
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Episode 5 A Breach of the Peace A gypsy is released from prison, reawakening a long-standing family feud.
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Episode 6 Family Ties PC Ted Palmer challenges Insp Darbley's authority, with unhappy consequences.
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Episode 7 Nothing to Report The police have to deal with a rowdy night at the Warmsleigh Road Social Club.
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Episode 8 You Can Go Home Again The police have to deal with the logistics of the annual pop festival. Meanwhile, a celebrated former resident returns to Hartley to visit his daughter.
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Episode 9 Past Lives Insp. Darbley deals with a face from the past, in a week in which the police have to cope with a robbery at the local co-op and some missing pigs.
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Episode 10 Cause for Complaint P.C. Martin Helmshore faces a serious accusation.
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Episode 11 Hartley's Midnight Cowboy The police deal with conflict between neighbouring farmers.
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Episode 12 The Intruder Insp Darbley is anxious to find out what Frankie Miller is doing in Hartley, and why Dick Graydon is covering up for him.
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Episode 13 Misunderstandings Two women struggle to cope with loneliness, with tragic consequences for one of them.
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Episode 14 Where There's Muck... Sgt. Beck has difficulty trying to sell tickets for the annual police dance.
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Episode 1 Teamwork The team at Hartley police station await the arrival of the new inspector. Having lost Insp. Darbley, it will be good to have a man back in charge of the place.
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Episode 2 Teacher's Pet Insp. Kate Longton leads an urgent search to save a life after receiving an anonymouse telephone call.
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Episode 3 Retribution Insp. Longton agrees to a meeting about a forthcoming speaking engagement, but finds herself in a perilous situation.
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Episode 4 Solvent Solution Insp Longton tries to protect some children from a deadly habit.
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Episode 5 Who's Your Friend? Sgt Parrish demands to know why Insp Longton has taken Sgt Beck's name off the duty sheets.
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Episode 6 Mates P.C. Danny Sparks thinks about quitting the force, but Insp. Longton has decided to buy a house locally.
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Episode 7 Bad Seed Insp Longton is struck by the resemblance between a missing husband and an artist's impression of a wanted man.
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Episode 8 Doors Insp. Longton becomes involved in the case of a young foster mother accused of shoplifting.
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Episode 9 Guilt D.S. Bernie Duckworth faces a family tragedy when his daughter is knocked down by a lorry.
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Episode 10 John The Lad Insp. Longton enquires after John Morton, a dangerous young man who has returned to Hartley.
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Episode 11 Who Says the War is Over? An elderly man reports hearing a threatening voice calling from outside his isolated house - in German.
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Episode 12 Off Duty Insp. Longton attends a report of assault, and examines her relationship with John Holden.
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Episode 13 Simple Simon Insp. Longton tries to unravel the secret behind the strange behaviour of seventeen-year-old Simon Bailey.
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Episode 14 Backtrack Insp. Longton clashes with D.C.I. Mark Perrin over an armed robbery.
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Episode 1 Attack D.C.I. Perrin asks Insp. Longton to help bring an important witness back on side.
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Episode 2 There's None So Blind Insp. Longton warns local pensioners about confidence tricksters who have been posing as council officials.
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Episode 3 The Day That the Circus Left Town A fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing along with two hundred pounds from her mother's desk.
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Episode 4 Getting Away With It Insp. Longton investigates a road accident and tries to prove that a drink-driver was responsible.
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Episode 5 No Peace A local newspaper encourages hostility towards a travelling community.
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Episode 6 Strike the Father A police officer's son is arrested.
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Episode 7 Lost and Found Insp. Longton is in court and finds her motives under attack by an aggressive defence barrister.
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Episode 8 Workforce The manager of a dry-cleaning establishment confesses to a prior conviction for fraud and finds himself out of a job.
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Episode 9 Hallowe'en A girl complains that a young man told her she will die on Hallowe'en.
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Episode 10 Alibi P.C. Sparks provides someone with a defence of alibi against accusations of involvement in a series of robberies.
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Episode 11 Abuse An anonymous telephone call leads Insp. Longton to a hopeless domestic situation and possible child abuse.
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Episode 12 Ducks in a Row Insp. Longton needs the advice of Sgt. Beck in dealing with a troublesome freelance journalist, but he is on leave and cannot be found.
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Episode 13 Resolution Sgt. Beck resigns when a prisoner is found dead in his cell.
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Episode 14 Flowers Tomorrow A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley then threatens to kill himself.
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Episode 1 Hostage to Fortune A gang, disguised as a shooting party, take the wife of a bank manager hostage.
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Episode 2 Scab Two brothers-in-law, on opposite sides during the miners' strike, are at loggerheads.
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Episode 3 Chasing the Dragon Insp. Longton informs a woman of the death of her daughter from a drug overdose, but the mother seems to be hiding something.
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Episode 4 Talk to Me Sgt Beck and PC Sparks respond to a call to a break-in, but the suspect makes good his escape. Beck suspects a courting couple near the scene of involvement.
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Episode 5 Friends and Neighbours Insp. Longton finds that the demands of the job take their toll on her personal life, when responding to a report that an intruder has entered her friend's house.
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Episode 6 The Cut A series of video thefts leads to an investigation of a rather more serious crime.
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Episode 7 Keys Insp. Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.
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Episode 8 Flesh and Blood Insp. Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment.
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Episode 9 Unlawful Arrest The police have to contend with a hymn-singing religious fanatic and a sleepless lay preacher. Insp. Longton has a heart-to-heart with D.C.I. Perrin.
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Episode 10 Inspection Hartley Police Station prepares for a visit from the Chief Constable.
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Episode 11 We Are the People A man detained overnight for being drunk and disorderly reports seing a young girl in chains.
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Episode 12 Turbulence An army major asks Insp Longton to help him find a deserting corporal.
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Episode 13 Girl Talk Insp. Longton investigates an alleged affair between a teacher and one of his pupils.
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Episode 14 Jobs for the Boys Local residents complain about a gang of youngsters asking for work.
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Episode 15 In a Man's World Insp. Longton is held up on her way to an interview for the post of Chief Inspector of the Juvenile Board, as she has to deal with a deranged woman threatening to harm her own children.
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Episode 16 Reasons for Leaving The police deal with a spate of thefts of Christmas trees, while Insp. Longton considers her career options in light of her failed bid for promotion.
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Juliet Bravo Plot and Cast
The series centers on female police inspectors in Hartley, Lancashire. Jean Darblay is the first, overcoming sexist colleagues to gain their respect and show she can be both an effective officer and a housewife. Her call sign is Juliet Bravo. After her promotion, Kate Longton takes over the role and inherits the same challenges.
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