Special Branch - Season 3

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A Copper Called Craven

1 - A Copper Called Craven

Air Date: April 4, 1973

Craven find himself under suspicion of accepting a bribe. This marked the return of the series in an all new shot on film format with a mostly new cast and lots more action.

Round the Clock

2 - Round the Clock

Air Date: April 11, 1973

Haggerty's appointment to Special Branch immediately brings him into conflict with Craven - he believes that Craven is on the trail of a man who is already dead.

Inquisition

3 - Inquisition

Air Date: April 18, 1973

Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.

Assault

4 - Assault

Air Date: April 25, 1973

Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.

Polonaise

5 - Polonaise

Air Date: May 2, 1973

The Special Branch team are assigned to protect the captain of a Polish passenger and cargo ship who believes he is going to be killed.

Red Herring

6 - Red Herring

Air Date: May 9, 1973

Special Branch joins forces with a bomb-disposal expert to stop a terrorist bombing campaign in the heart of London.

Death by Drowning

7 - Death by Drowning

Air Date: May 16, 1973

The body of a young girl is found floating in the Thames - is it murder, suicide or something worse?

All the King's Men

8 - All the King's Men

Air Date: May 23, 1973

A deranged man has taken a hostage and threatens to blow up a block of flats. Craven must act quickly to avert disaster.

Threat

9 - Threat

Air Date: June 6, 1973

British-born Hollywood star Sue Arden arrives in London to rehearse a play, accompanied by a tip-off from the F.B.I that she could be a target of a murder attempt. Craven, Haggerty and North are assigned to protect the actress, but the job and the murder threats are not all they appear to be…

The Other Man

10 - The Other Man

Air Date: June 13, 1973

Craven finds himself investigating a man accused of being a traitor, but has his doubts as to the truthfulness of the accusations.

You Won't Remember Me

11 - You Won't Remember Me

Air Date: June 20, 1973

Craven is puzzled as to why he has been asked to carry out twenty-four hour surveillance on a couple who are engaged to be married.

Hostage

12 - Hostage

Air Date: June 27, 1973

Craven and Haggerty are under the gun to find a kidnapped diplomat's daughter before she is killed.

Blueprint for Murder

13 - Blueprint for Murder

Air Date: July 4, 1973

The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.