
Special Branch
Follows the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists and subversives.
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Special Branch Opening Titles in Stereo (Series 4)
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Troika
17-09-196950 minThe officers of the Special Branch mount a dawn raid on the homes of the members of a suspected spy ring.
- Ep 2
2.Smokescreen
24-09-196950 minCowley 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 v...
- Ep 3
3.The Promised Land
01-10-196950 minA 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...
- Ep 4
4.A Date with Leonidas
08-10-196950 minA 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...
- Ep 5
5.The Kazimiriov Affair
15-10-196950 minInformed 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 a...
- Ep 6
6.A New Face
22-10-196950 minThe 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...
- Ep 7
7.You Don't Exist
29-10-196950 minA 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 se...
- Ep 8
8.The Children of Delight
05-11-196950 minIs 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 u...
- Ep 9
9.Reliable Sources
12-11-196950 minSuperintendent 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 can...
- Ep 10
10.Short Change
19-11-196950 minA 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 suspec...
- Ep 11
11.Exit a Diplomat
26-11-196950 minWhen 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 employ...
- Ep 12
12.Care of Her Majesty
03-12-196950 minJordan's methods cause friction in an overseas British Embassy when he goes to investigate the theft of ten thousand pounds.
- Ep 13
13.Visitor from Moscow
10-12-196950 minWhen 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...
- Ep 14
14.Time Bomb
17-12-196950 minSent 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...
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