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Between the Lines

Between the Lines
★ 5.5/10•1992•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 4, 1992

Episodes

E146m

Private Enterprise

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.

Sep 4, 1992

E250m

Out of the Game

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.

Sep 11, 1992

E349m

Words of Advice

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?

Sep 18, 1992

E451m

Lies and Damned Lies

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.

Sep 25, 1992

E550m

A Watch and Chain of Course

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.

Oct 2, 1992

E651m

Lest Ye Be Judged

After a brutal armed robber is released, DCI Tony Clark investigates the officer accused of bending the rules to obtain his conviction.

Oct 9, 1992

E749m

Breaking Point

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.

Oct 16, 1992

E850m

The Only Good Copper

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?

Oct 23, 1992

E949m

Watching the Detectives

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.

Oct 30, 1992

E1049m

Nothing to Declare

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.

Nov 6, 1992

E1148m

Nothing Personal

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.

Nov 13, 1992

E1251m

Nobody's Fireproof

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.

Nov 13, 1992

E1349m

The Chill Factor

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.

Nov 20, 1992

Actors

Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond

Det. Sgt. Maureen Connell

Tom Georgeson

Tom Georgeson

Det. Insp. Harry Naylor

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

Det. Supt. Tony Clark

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Chief Supt. John Deakin

Dorian Healy

Dorian Healy

P.C. Geoff Richards

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

Insp. Alan Grant

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Sarah Teale

Robin McCallum

Det. Supt. David Graves

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