TV series

Target

Name: Target
Released: 1977
Cast: Patrick Mower, Philip Madoc, Brendan Price, Vivien Heilbron

1977–1978· 2 seasons· 50 min episodes★ 7.0Canceled

On BBC One — From BBC

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Synopsis

A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.

Themes

detective investigation police murder

Episodes

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E1 ShipmentNext upSep 9, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Hackett and team stake out a cargo ship carrying £30,000 in silver. A tip-off from snout Ted Knight points the finger at Jack Maynard. When the stakeout is terminated, the team discover Knight with his throat slit on the dock.
Guest stars: Carl Rigg (Det. Con. Dukes), Ania Marson (Ros), Peter Godfrey (Van der Linden), Jon Laurimore (Jack Maynard), Jack May (Chief Officer), Hal Jeayes (Ted Knight), Verna Harvey (Judy Knight), James Greene (Det. Insp. Wilson)
E2 Blow OutSep 16, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Harry Skeats runs a gang of jewel thieves. During a safe breaking, gang member Rocky Wall is badly burned; he's dumped and dies in hospital. Knowing they need a new burner, Hackett bails Tim Farlow out of jail to use has bait.
Guest stars: Maurice Roëves (Harry Skeats), Sandy Ratcliff (Angie Dawson), Ron Pember (Tim Farlow), Hilary Crane (Judy Farlow), Michael McKevitt (Rocky Wall), Dorothy White (Maureen Wall), Kenneth Colley (Jessal), Christopher Benjamin (Painter)
E3 Big ElephantSep 23, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Courier Pink gives Sharkey a chance to make some money by bringing Lebanon hashish into Britain. Before he can hand it to Cetti, police raid his home, leaving Sharkey in possession of half a million pounds' worth of heroin.
Guest stars: Ken Hutchison (Sharkey), Alan Rebbeck (Pink), Katy Manning (Joanne), Walter Randall (Cetti), Terry Cowling (Gane), Hugh Fraser (Sgt. Foster), Stephen Hatton (Des), Richard Domfe (Roy)
E4 Hunting PartiesSep 30, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Criminals Dickie Tufnell and Harry Kemp are shot dead in a gangland hit. Hackett learns that the latter had been forced into the robbery by a pair of revolutionaries looking to raise funds.
Guest stars: Carl Rigg (Det. Con. Dukes), Lee Montague (Richard Tufnell / Roland Tufnell), Marcel Steiner (Harry Kemp), Janet Amsden (Jane), Roy Marsden (Mac), Ian MacKenzie (Colin), Tina Heath (Janet), Andrew McCulloch (Jimbo)
E5 VandraggersOct 14, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Two youths hijack four lorries and beat up the drivers. Tate believes they are stealing to order. When the pair attempt to sell new TV/radio cassette players to Tyler Electronics, they cross a big firm.
Guest stars: Ania Marson (Ros), David Daker (Mike Ansell), Bernard Spear (Tyler), Phil Davis (Ray), Billy Hamon (Terry), Peter Birrel (Eric Gill), Colin Edwynn (Finch), Eddie Powell (Doug)
E6 Lady LuckOct 21, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Hackett's snout Collars is murdered. Inquiries lead to the release of Swain and Lewis from Parkhurst. Target criminal Ruby Daniels' daughter Sam is kidnapped and the abductors want £300,000 in cash. Hackett believes Daniels is connected to the pair.
Guest stars: Carl Rigg (Det. Con. Dukes), T. P. McKenna (Ruby Daniels), Sara Clee (Sam Daniels), Bridget Turner (Esther Daniels), Martin Jacobs (Frank Daniels), Aimée Delamain (Susan de Veer), Alan Lake (Swain), James Marcus (Lewis)
E7 Set UpOct 28, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
An informer tells Hackett to go to a squash club where he will find a briefcase in a locker. Leaving, he is approached by Dep. Chief Constable Goddard. Instead of documents, there's £10,000 in cash and Hackett facing suspension.
Guest stars: Carl Rigg (Det. Con. Dukes), Ania Marson (Ros), Norman Rossington (Dep. Chief Constable Goddard), Frank Jarvis (Det. Insp. Charlie Hunt), Robert Putt (Platt), Madhav Sharma (Nasrullah), Rafiq Anwar (Rahmin Khan), Jamila Massey (Mrs. Khan)
E8 RoadrunnerNov 4, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
A young runaway is found at the scene of a lorry hijacking. Down the road, a second lorry is hijacked but the driver is dead and carrying a large amount of money. Hackett suspects that girls are being used as bait and goes undercover.
Guest stars: Ania Marson (Ros), Philip Stone (David Fleming), Luan Peters (Denise Musgrave), Billy Murray (Rex Adcock), Michael Petrovitch (Duffy), Glynn Edwards (Det. Chief Supt. Dyer), Kenton Moore (Det. Insp. Donkin), Richard Hampton (Det. Sgt. Burns)
E9 Carve UpNov 11, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Bids are being placed for a lucrative city development building project but is there an element of police corruption connected to one of them?
Guest stars: Ania Marson (Ros), Freddie Jones (Det. Chief Supt. Neville Clegg), Pamela Stephenson (Susan Clegg), Brian Cox (Billy Voss), Anthony Ainley (Alexander Trist), Charles Kay (Charles Rosetti), Leslie French (Cllr. Harry Meegan), Red Milner (Frank Voss)