TV series

Between the Lines

Name: Between the Lines
Released: 1992
Cast: Siobhan Redmond, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, Tony Doyle, Dorian Healy

1992–1994· 3 seasons★ 5.5Ended

On BBC One — From World Productions · BBC

When the Police Force can't be trusted

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

london, england police dirty cop police corruption

Episodes

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E1 Private EnterpriseNext upSep 4, 1992 · 46 min
Synopsis
DCI 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 taking kickbacks from laundered drugs money.
Guest stars: Ben Chaplin, Ciarán Hinds (Det. Insp. Micky Flynn), James Laurenson (Supt. Pat Salter), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Teenage Girl)
E2 Out of the GameSep 11, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
When 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.
Guest stars: Pete Postlethwaite (Ch. Supt. Jameson), Mark Drewry, Bill Leadbitter, Jamie Foreman, Marc Warren (P.C. Underwood), Lee Ross (Michael Brandell)
E3 Words of AdviceSep 18, 1992 · 49 min
Synopsis
A 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 tatters, is Det. Supt. Clark the right man to investigate the case?
Guest stars: Paterson Joseph, Thomas Craig
E4 Lies and Damned LiesSep 25, 1992 · 51 min
Synopsis
Det. 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 obstructed.
Guest stars: Jonny Phillips, Neil Dudgeon, Judy Loe, David Bradley, Peter Sproule, Anna Nygh
E5 A Watch and Chain of CourseOct 2, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Det. 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.
Guest stars: Ray Winstone (Sgt. Godley), Neil Pearson (Tony Clark)
E6 Lest Ye Be JudgedOct 9, 1992 · 51 min
Synopsis
After a brutal armed robber is released, DCI Tony Clark investigates the officer accused of bending the rules to obtain his conviction.
Guest stars: Edward Tudor-Pole, John Crocker, Michael Angelis, John Grillo, Tina Malone, Ben Onwukwe
E7 Breaking PointOct 16, 1992 · 49 min
Synopsis
Tony 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 Cope for information and soon begins to suspect a police cover-up.
Guest stars: Jane Wymark (News Editor), Jack Shepherd, Anna Nygh
E8 The Only Good CopperOct 23, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Det. 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?
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Trevor Peacock, Jonny Lee Miller, Tony Haygarth, Judith Scott, George Anton, Caroline Loncq (Frances Poulsen)
E9 Watching the DetectivesOct 30, 1992 · 49 min
Synopsis
Det. 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.
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Rupert Holliday-Evans (DS Caplan), Ian Barritt (Barclay), James Gaddas (DS Markham), Andrew Tiernan (David Panter), Kenneth Cranham (DCI Stubbs), Geoffrey Whitehead (DAC Flint), Anthony May (George Tolley)
E10 Nothing to DeclareNov 6, 1992 · 49 min
Synopsis
Det. 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 investigation over her part in the Michael Carswell case.
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Nicky Henson, Keith Allen, Des McAleer
E11 Nothing PersonalNov 13, 1992 · 48 min
Synopsis
A 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.
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Peter Caffrey, John Hannah, Steven Mackintosh (P.C. Fulford), Rudolph Walker, David Cann (Insp. Rooney)
E12 Nobody's FireproofNov 13, 1992 · 51 min
Synopsis
A 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 investigation into the Michael Carswell case has tragic consequences for W.P.C. Jenny Dean.
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Stephen Moore (Det. Supt. Billy Urquhart), Johanna Hargreaves, Ciaran Madden, John Shrapnel (D.C.C. Dunning), Larry Lamb (Dennis Ralston)
E13 The Chill FactorNov 20, 1992 · 49 min
Synopsis
Commander 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, he confronts an unexpected enemy aboard H.M.S. Belfast.
Guest stars: Jerome Flynn (Det. Sgt. Eddie Hargreaves), Sara Powell, Bernard Horsfall, Ciaran Madden, Anna Nygh