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Juliet Bravo

Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to the small Lancashire town of Hartley. Initially, the long-serving sergeants at the police station, Joe Beck and George Parrish, are sceptical and uneasy about having a female boss; but gradually she earns their respect and admiration.

10 Votes (6.7)

1980 HD 50min United Kingdom English Ended
Crime Drama

Credits:

Ian Kennedy Martin

director

Anna Carteret

Inspector Kate Longton

Edward Peel

DCI Mark Perrin

David Ellison

Sergeant Joseph Beck

Noel Collins

Sergeant George Parrish

C.J. Allen

PC Brian Kelleher

Mark Botham

PC Danny Sparks

S1E1 - Shot Gun 1980-08-30

A new police inspector, Jean Darbley, arrives at Hartley police station and immediately has to deal with a man who takes his daughter from her home at gunpoint.

S1E2 - Fraudulently Uttered 1980-09-06

An elderly tea-lady is arrested, accused of stealing large sums of money from her employer.

S1E3 - The Draughtsman 1980-09-13

A body is found in Hartley, and Insp Darbley helps a detective from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad with the murder investigation.

S1E4 - Coins 1980-09-20

PC Bentley tells Jean he thinks a woman is involved in a burglary at Major Adamss fall-out shelter. He is almost right.

S1E5 - Trouble At T'Mill 1980-09-27

Insp Darbley finds herself caught up in a dispute over an old steam engine.

S1E6 - The Runner 1980-10-04

Insp Darbley deals with nine-year-old tearaway Jonny Duffield.

S1E7 - Coming Back 1980-10-11

Mick Grainger is apprehensive about leaving prison after six years and returning to his wife Judy.

S1E8 - Cages 1980-10-18

Police make a bizarre discovery in the yard of Szabos fish and chip shop.

S1E9 - Rage 1980-10-25

Insp. Darbley tries to save a disturbed young mother and her baby.

S1E10 - The One Who Got Away 1980-11-01

Officers from the crime squad mount an undercover operation against a gang of international counterfeiters.

S1E11 - Expectations 1980-11-08

Insp Darbley goes to the rescue of an inexperienced young W.P.C.

S1E12 - Home-Grown Or Imported? 1980-11-15

Violence erupts in Hartley when an incomer tries to open a country club.

S1E13 - Family Unit 1980-11-22

A widower and father of four who is fond of a drink or two comes between Insp Darbley and her husband.

S1E14 - Oscar 1980-11-29

Eleven-year-old Janice claims she has been told to steal washing from a launderette by a mystery man named Oscar.

S1E15 - The Anastasia Syndrome 1980-12-06

Special Branch ask Insp Darbley to investigate a possible threat in advance of a planned royal visit.

S1E16 - Relief 1980-12-13

Insp. Darbley takes a weeks leave to carry out some home-decorating.

S2E1 - New Arrivals 1981-09-05

Insp Darbley clashes with her new boss, Chief Superintendent Albert Hallam.

S2E2 - Arlene 1981-09-12

Insp. Darbley tries to help a vulnerable young woman.

S2E3 - Party Fun 1981-09-19

Insp. Darbley is left holding the baby when a prisoner is released from H.M.P. Parkhurst.

S2E4 - Lies and Liars 1981-09-26

Police investigate a pet shop owner accused of inappropriate relations with a young child.

S2E5 - A Private Place 1981-10-03

Insp. Darbley deals with an elderly couple who refuse to comply with an eviction order.

S2E6 - Unpicking the Stitches 1981-10-10

Insp. Darbley arranges safe accommodation for the sole witness in an attempted murder case.

S2E7 - Clever Boy 1981-10-17

Police investigate the disappearance of a teenaged boy who walks out of school just before taking his O-Level examinations.

S2E8 - Aunt Sally 1981-10-24

A store detectives life starts to fall apart when she is compulsorily retired.

S2E9 - Gorgeous 1981-10-31

A well-known and respected councillor faces scandal and ruin over the love of the wrong woman.

S2E10 - Whispers 1981-11-07

Information from an informant has sent a man to jail, with serious consequences for Insp Darbleys private life.

S2E11 - Barriers 1981-11-10

Tom Darblay attends to an illness in the family, while P.C. Gallagher has his own family crisis.

S2E12 - Journeys 1981-11-21

Sgt. Parrish is surprised by the revelations of a minor criminal, while Insp. Darbley tries to solve the mystery of an old womans amazing journey.

S2E13 - Catching Up 1981-11-28

A man who was presumed dead after disappearing ten years earlier turns up to see Sgt. Beck.

S2E14 - The Third Man 1981-12-05

Insp. Darbley doubts a man who swears he is innocent of any involvement in a robbery.

S3E1 - Betrayals 1982-09-04

A soldier, home on leave from service in Northern Ireland, gets involved in a serious incident.

S3E2 - Heat 1982-09-11

Police investigate a rash of unexplained fires.

S3E3 - Amenities 1982-09-18

Insp. Darbley investigates when the site of a new office development is vandalised.

S3E4 - Amateur Night 1982-09-25

Insp. Darbley is determined to identify the practical joker behind a series of petty thefts.

S3E5 - A Breach of the Peace 1982-10-02

A gypsy is released from prison, reawakening a long-standing family feud.

S3E6 - Family Ties 1982-10-09

PC Ted Palmer challenges Insp Darbleys authority, with unhappy consequences.

S3E7 - Nothing to Report 1982-10-16

The police have to deal with a rowdy night at the Warmsleigh Road Social Club.

S3E8 - You Can Go Home Again 1982-10-23

The police have to deal with the logistics of the annual pop festival. Meanwhile, a celebrated former resident returns to Hartley to visit his daughter.

S3E9 - Past Lives 1982-10-30

Insp. Darbley deals with a face from the past, in a week in which the police have to cope with a robbery at the local co-op and some missing pigs.

S3E10 - Cause for Complaint 1982-11-07

P.C. Martin Helmshore faces a serious accusation.

S3E11 - Hartley's Midnight Cowboy 1982-11-14

The police deal with conflict between neighbouring farmers.

S3E12 - The Intruder 1982-11-21

Insp Darbley is anxious to find out what Frankie Miller is doing in Hartley, and why Dick Graydon is covering up for him.

S3E13 - Misunderstandings 1982-11-28

Two women struggle to cope with loneliness, with tragic consequences for one of them.

S3E14 - Where There's Muck... 1982-12-04

Sgt. Beck has difficulty trying to sell tickets for the annual police dance.

S4E1 - Teamwork 1983-09-03

The team at Hartley police station await the arrival of the new inspector. Having lost Insp. Darbley, it will be good to have a man back in charge of the place.

S4E2 - Teacher's Pet 1983-09-10

Insp. Kate Longton leads an urgent search to save a life after receiving an anonymouse telephone call.

S4E3 - Retribution 1983-09-17

Insp. Longton agrees to a meeting about a forthcoming speaking engagement, but finds herself in a perilous situation.

S4E4 - Solvent Solution 1983-09-24

Insp Longton tries to protect some children from a deadly habit.

S4E5 - Who's Your Friend? 1983-10-01

Sgt Parrish demands to know why Insp Longton has taken Sgt Becks name off the duty sheets.

S4E6 - Mates 1983-10-08

P.C. Danny Sparks thinks about quitting the force, but Insp. Longton has decided to buy a house locally.

S4E7 - Bad Seed 1983-10-15

Insp Longton is struck by the resemblance between a missing husband and an artists impression of a wanted man.

S4E8 - Doors 1983-10-22

Insp. Longton becomes involved in the case of a young foster mother accused of shoplifting.

S4E9 - Guilt 1983-10-29

D.S. Bernie Duckworth faces a family tragedy when his daughter is knocked down by a lorry.

S4E10 - John The Lad 1983-11-05

Insp. Longton enquires after John Morton, a dangerous young man who has returned to Hartley.

S4E11 - Who Says the War is Over? 1983-09-12

An elderly man reports hearing a threatening voice calling from outside his isolated house - in German.

S4E12 - Off Duty 1983-11-19

Insp. Longton attends a report of assault, and examines her relationship with John Holden.

S4E13 - Simple Simon 1983-11-26

Insp. Longton tries to unravel the secret behind the strange behaviour of seventeen-year-old Simon Bailey.

S4E14 - Backtrack 1983-12-03

Insp. Longton clashes with D.C.I. Mark Perrin over an armed robbery.

S5E1 - Attack 1984-09-01

D.C.I. Perrin asks Insp. Longton to help bring an important witness back on side.

S5E2 - There's None So Blind 1984-09-08

Insp. Longton warns local pensioners about confidence tricksters who have been posing as council officials.

S5E3 - The Day That the Circus Left Town 1984-09-15

A fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing along with two hundred pounds from her mothers desk.

S5E4 - Getting Away With It 1984-09-22

Insp. Longton investigates a road accident and tries to prove that a drink-driver was responsible.

S5E5 - No Peace 1984-09-29

A local newspaper encourages hostility towards a travelling community.

S5E6 - Strike the Father 1984-10-06

A police officers son is arrested.

S5E7 - Lost and Found 1984-10-13

Insp. Longton is in court and finds her motives under attack by an aggressive defence barrister.

S5E8 - Workforce 1984-10-20

The manager of a dry-cleaning establishment confesses to a prior conviction for fraud and finds himself out of a job.

S5E9 - Hallowe'en 1984-10-27

A girl complains that a young man told her she will die on Halloween.

S5E10 - Alibi 1984-11-03

P.C. Sparks provides someone with a defence of alibi against accusations of involvement in a series of robberies.

S5E11 - Abuse 1984-11-10

An anonymous telephone call leads Insp. Longton to a hopeless domestic situation and possible child abuse.

S5E12 - Ducks in a Row 1984-11-17

Insp. Longton needs the advice of Sgt. Beck in dealing with a troublesome freelance journalist, but he is on leave and cannot be found.

S5E13 - Resolution 1984-11-24

Sgt. Beck resigns when a prisoner is found dead in his cell.

S5E14 - Flowers Tomorrow 1984-12-01

A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley then threatens to kill himself.

S6E1 - Hostage to Fortune 1985-09-07

A gang, disguised as a shooting party, take the wife of a bank manager hostage.

S6E2 - Scab 1985-09-14

Two brothers-in-law, on opposite sides during the miners strike, are at loggerheads.

S6E3 - Chasing the Dragon 1985-09-21

Insp. Longton informs a woman of the death of her daughter from a drug overdose, but the mother seems to be hiding something.

S6E4 - Talk to Me 1985-09-28

Sgt Beck and PC Sparks respond to a call to a break-in, but the suspect makes good his escape. Beck suspects a courting couple near the scene of involvement.

S6E5 - Friends and Neighbours 1985-10-05

Insp. Longton finds that the demands of the job take their toll on her personal life, when responding to a report that an intruder has entered her friends house.

S6E6 - The Cut 1985-10-12

A series of video thefts leads to an investigation of a rather more serious crime.

S6E7 - Keys 1985-10-19

Insp. Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.

S6E8 - Flesh and Blood 1985-10-26

Insp. Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment.

S6E9 - Unlawful Arrest 1985-11-02

The police have to contend with a hymn-singing religious fanatic and a sleepless lay preacher. Insp. Longton has a heart-to-heart with D.C.I. Perrin.

S6E10 - Inspection 1985-11-09

Hartley Police Station prepares for a visit from the Chief Constable.

S6E11 - We Are the People 1985-11-16

A man detained overnight for being drunk and disorderly reports seing a young girl in chains.

S6E12 - Turbulence 1985-11-23

An army major asks Insp Longton to help him find a deserting corporal.

S6E13 - Girl Talk 1985-11-30

Insp. Longton investigates an alleged affair between a teacher and one of his pupils.

S6E14 - Jobs for the Boys 1985-12-07

Local residents complain about a gang of youngsters asking for work.

S6E15 - In a Man's World 1985-12-14

Insp. Longton is held up on her way to an interview for the post of Chief Inspector of the Juvenile Board, as she has to deal with a deranged woman threatening to harm her own children.