Between the Lines
“When the Police Force can't be trusted”
Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Private Enterprise
7.004-09-199246 minDCI Tony Clark finds himself assigned the unenviable task of investigating his own station when Scotland Yard suspects corruption. His first target is a ring of officers who are ta...
- Ep 2
2.Out of the Game
7.011-09-199250 minWhen a youth is shot by police on a troublesome estate, years of resentment within the community flare into violence, to the concern of Chief Supt. Jameson.
- Ep 3
3.Words of Advice
7.018-09-199249 minA complaint of sexual harassment by a W.P.C. against a black sergeant, and an accusation of bribery, reveal widespread prejudice within a station. With his own personal life in tat...
- Ep 4
4.Lies and Damned Lies
7.025-09-199251 minDet. Supt. Clark follows up an allegation of police brutality after an old man claims to have seen a prostitute attacked, but an influential detective ensures that the enquiry is o...
- Ep 5
5.A Watch and Chain of Course
7.002-10-199250 minDet. Sgt. Connell's cover is blown while investigating a hostile police station. Det. Supt. Clark is caught up in a murder case with both personal and professional implications.
- Ep 6
6.Lest Ye Be Judged
7.009-10-199251 minAfter a brutal armed robber is released, DCI Tony Clark investigates the officer accused of bending the rules to obtain his conviction.
- Ep 7
7.Breaking Point
7.016-10-199249 minTony Clark is called in to investigate claims of police brutality when a full-scale riot erupts at a picket line. Given no help by Commander Neame, he approaches journalist Molly C...
- Ep 8
8.The Only Good Copper
6.023-10-199250 minDet. Supt. Clark is ordered to investigate outstanding complaints against P.C. Norton, an officer killed in the course of his duty. Should PC Norton be allowed to rest in peace?
- Ep 9
9.Watching the Detectives
6.030-10-199249 minDet. Sgt. Markham is accused of taking a bribe. Meanwhile, Clark's lover, W.P.C. Jenny Dean, is under pressure over her part in the Michael Carswell affair.
- Ep 10
10.Nothing to Declare
6.006-11-199249 minDet. Supt. Clark is caught between Customs and Excise and the river police during a case of extortion, drug smuggling and illegal immigration. W.P.C. Jenny Dean finds herself under...
- Ep 11
11.Nothing Personal
6.013-11-199248 minA youth dies in police custody, but was it really a suicide? Det. Supt. Clark learns some uncomfortable truths about girlfriend W.P.C. Jenny Dean.
- Ep 12
12.Nobody's Fireproof
6.013-11-199251 minA police superintendent is caught kerb-crawling in King's Cross. Det. Supt. Clark uncovers murder, blackmail and pornography, and his investigation could finish some careers. The i...
- Ep 13
13.The Chill Factor
6.020-11-199249 minCommander Huxtable has been suspended. Det. Supt. Clark is determined to discover why his lover, W.P.C. Jenny Dean, committed suicide, but his enquiries lead back to C.I.B. Finally...
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