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No. |
Episode Title |
1st Televised UK |
Cast |
Further Information |
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0. |
KILLER Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Lawrence Moody Producer - Robert Love |
6,13,20 September
1983 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Tom Watson |
This was the pilot
episode. Available on VHS and DVD
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1. |
DEAD RINGER Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Lawrence Moody Producer - Robert Love |
2,9,16 July
1985 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Tom Watson |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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2. |
MURDER IN SEASON Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Peter Barber-Fleming Producer - Robert Love |
23,30 July & 6 August 1985 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Iain Anders |
Available on VHS and
DVD. This episode was also released in book form. No longer available from new
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3. |
KNIFE EDGE Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Haldane Duncan Producer - Robert Love |
24 February & 3,10 March 1986 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Iain Anders |
Available on DVD 2006 Alex Norton played George Bryce the butcher |
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4. |
DEATH CALL Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Haldane Duncan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
2,9,16 September
1986 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Iain Anders |
Stuart Hepburn appeared
as DS Forfar
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5. |
KILLING PHILOSOPHY Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Haldane Duncan Producer - Robert Love |
15,22,29 April
1987 |
Mark McManus Neil Duncan Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
James Macpherson joins
the cast as Jardine
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6. |
FUNERAL RITES Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Producer - Robert Love |
9,16,23 September
1987 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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7. |
COLD BLOOD See Review |
31 December 1987 |
See Review |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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8. |
DEAD GIVEAWAY Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
7,14,21 September 1988 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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9. |
ROOT OF EVIL Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Peter Barber-Fleming Exec Producer - Robert Love |
28 September & 5,12 October 1988 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and
DVD This episode was filmed at Glasgow Garden Festival |
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10. |
DOUBLE JEOPARDY Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Jim McCann Exec Producer - Robert Love |
30 December 1988
|
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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11. |
FLESH AND BLOOD Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Producer - Robert Love |
5,12,19 September 1989 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
To be released on DVD
2006
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12. |
LOVE KNOT See Review |
1 January 1990 |
See Review |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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13. |
HOSTILE WITNESS Writer - Glenn Chandler/Stuart Hepburn Director - Haldane Duncan Producer - Robert Love |
22 February & 1.8 March 1990 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and
DVD This episode won the Scottish BAFTA for best drama |
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14. |
EVIL EYE Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Haldane Duncan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
4,11,18 September 1990 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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15. |
DEATH COMES SOFTLY Writer - Glenn Chandler/Julian Jones Director - Lawrence Moody Exec Producer - Robert Love |
3,10,17 December 1990 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and to
be released on DVD 2006 Blythe Duff joins cast as WPC Reid |
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16. |
ROGUES GALLERY Writer - Stuart Hepburn Director - Alan Macmillan Producer - Robert Love |
31 December 1990 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and
DVD Reid seconded to CID |
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17. |
NEST OF VIPERS Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Graham Theakston Producer - Robert Love |
9,16,23 January 1992 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and to
be released on DVD in 2006 This is the infamous episode where the killer uses snakes to murder the victims |
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18. |
DOUBLE EXPOSURE Writer - Stuart Hepburn Director - Gordon Flemyng Exec Producer - Robert Love |
30 January & 6,13 February 1992 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Episode to be released on DVD 2006 |
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19. |
VIOLENT DELIGHTS Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Producer - Robert Love |
1 January 1992 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and
DVD This episode was watched by 18.3 million viewers |
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20. |
THE HIT MAN Writer - John Milne Director - Mary McMurray Producer - Robert Love |
17,24 September & 1 October 1992 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
To be released on DVD in 2006 |
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21. |
FATAL INHERITANCE Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
1 January
1993 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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22. |
RING OF DECEIT Writer - Stuart Hepburn Director - Mike Vardy Exec Producer - Robert Love |
8,15,22 October 1992 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
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23. |
DEATH BENEFITS Writer - Barry Appleton Director - Alan Bell Exec Producer - Robert Love |
16,23 February & 2 March 1993 |
Mark McManus Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and
DVD NB: Robert Robertson does not appear in this episode
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24. |
GINGERBREAD Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Sarah Hellings Exec Producer - Robert Love |
20,27 April & 4 May 1993 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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25. |
DEATH WITHOUT DISHONOUR Writer - Barry Appleton Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
11,18,25 May 1993 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
To be released on DVD in 2006. |
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26. |
INSTRUMENT OF JUSTICE Writer - Russell Lewis Director - Richard Holthouse Exec Producer - Robert Love |
3,7,14 September 1993 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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27. |
SECRETS Writer - Stuart Hepburn Director - Marcus D.F White Producer - Robert Love |
6,13,20 October 1994 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Gray O'Brien |
To be released on DVD
in 2006 Gray O'Brien joins cast as DC Rob Gibson.
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28. |
FORBIDDEN FRUIT Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Mike Vardy Producer - Robert Love |
1 January 1994 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Gray O'Brien |
Available on VHS and
DVD. Episode based on a true story |
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29. |
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD Writer - Barry Appleton Director - Richard Holthouse Exec Producer - Robert Love |
11,18,25 January
1995 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Gray O'Brien |
Available on VHS and
DVD This episode and 'Hellfire' were Mark McManus' last episodes as Jim Taggart. Mark died on 6th June 1994. |
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30. |
HELLFIRE Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Marcus D.F White Producer - Robert Love |
27 October 1994 |
Mark McManus Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Gray O'Brien |
Available on VHS and
DVD. Julian Glover stood in for Iain Anders who was ill. |
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31. |
LEGENDS Writer - Barry Appleton Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
26 October & 2,9 November 1995 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff |
To be released on DVD
in 2006. Despite the date this episode was filmed after 'Black Orchid' |
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32. |
BLACK ORCHID Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Richard Holthouse Producer - Robert Love |
25 February 1995 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and
DVD Jim Taggart's Funeral Colin McCredie joins the cast as DC Fraser Iain Anders misses episode due to illness
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33. |
DEVILS ADVOCATE Writer - Richard Maher Director - Marcus D.F White Exec Producer - Robert Love |
4,11,18 January 1996 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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34. |
ANGEL EYES Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Marcus DF White Producer - Robert Love |
21 March 1996
|
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
To be released on DVD
in 2006. Fraser announces that he's gay |
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35. |
DEAD MAN'S CHEST Writer - Richard Maher Director - Alan Macmillan Producer - Robert Love |
19,26 September &3 October 1996 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
To be released on DVD in 2006 |
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36. |
APOCALYPSE Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Marcus DF White Exec Producer - Robert Love |
9,16,23 January 1997 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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37. |
BABUSHKA Writer - Robert Smith Director - Derek Lister Exec Producer - Robert Love |
4,11,18 September 1997 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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38. |
BESERKER Writer - Phil Ford Director - Richard Holthouse Exec Producer - Robert Love |
1,8,15 January 1998 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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39. |
OUT OF BOUNDS Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Sarah Hellings Exec Producer - Robert Love |
1 March 1998 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on VHS and
DVD
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40. |
DEAD RECKONING Writer - Richard Maher Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Robert Love |
15,22,29 July 1998 |
Robert Robertson Iain Anders James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie |
Available on
VHS and DVD. Note. This was Iain Anders last episode as McVitie |
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41. |
A FEW BAD MEN Writer - Julian Spilsbury Director - Richard Holthouse Exec Producer - Phiip Hinchcliffe & Robert Love |
8,15,22 October
1998 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
To be released
on DVD in 2006. Previously released on VHS - now deleted John Michie joins cast as DI Ross |
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42. |
LONG TIME DEAD Writer - Steve Griffiths Director - Danny Miller Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
1 November 1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
To be released on DVD in 2006. Previously released on VHS - now deleted |
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43. |
BLOODLINES Writer - Glenn Chandler Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
16 January 1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
To be released on DVD in 2006. Previously released on VHS - now deleted |
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44. |
FOR THEIR SINS Writer - Danny McCahon Director - Danny Miller Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
21 November 1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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45. |
A FISTFUL OF
CHIPS Writer - Mark Greig Director - Alan Macmillan Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe
|
7 September 1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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46. |
FEARFUL
LIGHTNING Writer - Steve Griffiths Director - Michael Brayshaw Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
21 October 1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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47. |
GHOST RIDER Writer - Richard Maher Director - Michael Brayshaw Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
November
1999 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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48. |
SKIN DEEP Writer - Nick Doughty Director - Michael Brayshaw Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
October 2000 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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49. |
WAVELENGTH Writer - Mark Greig Director - Danny Miller Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
November
2000 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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50. |
FOOTBALL CRAZY Writer - Peter Mills Director - Ian Knox Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
December
2000 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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51. |
FALLING IN
LOVE Writer - John Milne/Brian McGill Director - Danny Miller Exec Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe |
December
2000 |
Robert Robertson James Macpherson Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie |
Available on
VHS and DVD. Robert Robertson's last episode as Dr Andrews. DS Reid gets married |
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52. |
DEATH TRAP See Review |
December 2001 |
See Review | Available on
VHS and DVD
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53. |
FIRE, BURN Writer - John Brown Director - Mike Alexander Exec Producer - Eric Coulter |
January 2002 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Anne Marie Timoney |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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54. |
WATERTIGHT See Review |
January 2002 |
See Review |
Available on
VHS and DVD
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55. |
THE FRIDAY
EVENT Writer - Anne Marie Di Mambro/Stuart Hepburn Director - Ian Madden Exec Producer - Eric Coulter |
July 2002 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Anne Marie Timoney |
Available on VHS and DVD |
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56. |
HARD MAN See Review |
December 2002 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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57. |
FADE TO BLACK See Review |
December 2002 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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58. |
BLOOD MONEY See Review |
December 2002 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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59. |
NEW LIFE See Review |
January 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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60. |
BAD BLOOD See Review |
January 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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61. |
HALF-WAY HOUSE See Review |
January 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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62. |
AN EYE FOR AN
EYE See Review |
January 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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63. |
PENTHOUSE &
PAVEMENT See Review |
October 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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64. |
ATONEMENT See Review |
December 2003 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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65. |
COMPENSATION See Review |
April 2004 |
See Review | Available on
DVD
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66. |
SAINTS &
SINNERS
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30 December 2004 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on DVD |
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67. |
PUPPET ON A STRING |
6 January 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on DVD |
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68. |
THE WAGES OF SIN |
13 January 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on
DVD
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69. |
THE TIES THAT BIND |
20 January 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on DVD |
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70. |
IN CAMERA |
27 January 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on DVD |
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71. |
MIND OVER MATTER |
3 February 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton Lesley Harcourt |
Available on
DVD
Picture - click here |
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72. |
CAUSE & EFFECT |
September 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
Available on DVD |
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73. |
A TASTE OF MONEY |
September 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
Available on
DVD
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74. |
A DEATH
FORETOLD Writer - John Brown |
September 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
Available on DVD |
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75. |
DO OR DIE |
9 December 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
This episode was shown out of sequence due to news events at the time |
| 76. | RUNNING OUT OF TIME |
4 November 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
Available on DVD |
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77. |
CAUSE TO KILL |
11 November 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
Available on DVD |
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78. |
DEAD MAN WALKING |
16 December 2005 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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| 79. | LAW |
22 March 2006 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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80. |
BEST & BRIGHTEST |
29 March 2006 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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81. |
USERS & LOSERS |
03 January 2007 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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82. |
THE THIRTEENTH STEP |
17th January 2007 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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83. |
TENEMENT | 30th April 2007 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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84. |
PINNACLE | 4th July 2007 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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85. |
GENESIS | 8th Jan 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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86. |
THE CARING GAME | 14th November 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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87. |
LIFELINE | 30th December 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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88. |
JUDGEMENT DAY | 15th January 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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89. |
ISLAND | 27th February 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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90. |
TRUST | 21st April 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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91. |
A STUDY OF MURDER | 1st May 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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92. |
POINT OF LIGHT | 5th June 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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93. |
SAFER | 3rd November 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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94. |
HOMESICK | 8th December 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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95. |
CROSSING THE LINE | 15th December 2008 |
Blythe Duff Colin McCredie John Michie Alex Norton |
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