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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Prison

    • May 28, 1974
    • ITV1

    A successful Paris magazine proprietor embarks on a destructive voyage of self-discovery after his wife shoots dead her own sister, with whom he has had an affair for several years.

  • S01E02 Regan

    • June 4, 1974
    • ITV1

    Pilot of the Sweeney. A special branch officer is led a merry dance by gangsters from a London pub and, although he survives a brutal beating 'get rid off this filth,' he subsequently dies. Enter John Thaw's vengeful and unconventional copper 'Regan'.

  • S01E03 Sea Song

    • September 10, 1974
    • ITV1

    A fascinating drama which focuses on the sexual sparring of its two lead characters. ‘Sea Song’ explores the thorny relationships that exist between men and women, especially those from different class backgrounds.

  • S01E04 When Day Is Done

    • January 7, 1975
    • ITV1

    A determined wife tries to rescue her musician husband from mounting problems caused by his complicated life style.

  • S01E05 In Sickness and in Health

    • May 21, 1975
    • ITV1

    A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife.

  • S01E06 The Sailor's Return

    • November 15, 1978
    • ITV1

    In this 1978 adaptation of David Garnett’s 1924 historical novel, Tom Bell plays William Targett a sea captain who, some time during the 1850s, returns to his home village in Dorset. Targett brings with him his wife Tulip, a princess he wed during his time in Dahomey, Africa. However, he and Tulip find that they must combat the prejudices of the people in their village.

  • S01E07 Tully

    • November 26, 1975
    • ITV1

    Co-produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission and Deutscher Filmdienst, ‘Tully’ stars Anthony Valentine: Tully is an ‘International Insurance Adjuster’ who has been employed to investigate the robbery of a vault of safety deposit boxes in Covent Garden.

  • S01E08 Charlie Muffin

    • December 11, 1979
    • ITV1

    Charlie Muffin doesn’t ‘fit in’ with the ‘old school tie’ model of espionage agent: despite his flirtatious relationship with Cuthbertson’s Moneypenny-esque secretary, Charlie is no romantic James Bond-style globetrotting spy, but rather a down-at-heels intelligence agent in the manner of Callan or Harry Palmer

  • S01E09 Rumour

    • March 2, 1970
    • ITV1

    Rumour features Michael Coles as newspaper columnist who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving the UK Government.

  • S01E10 Suspect

    • November 17, 1969
    • ITV1

    The opening moments of ‘Suspect’ establish a connection between two women that will be explored throughout the drama, which parallels the investigation into an eleven year old girl who has been murdered and a marriage breakdown.