Sergeant Cork - Season 1
1 - Case of the Reluctant Widow
Air Date: June 29, 1963
If it was murder, who was responsible? The dead man's wife, Julie? The young cafe assistant, Clive? Sergeant Cork, one of the pioneers of the newly formed C.I.D., applies his unique methods of detection to the case.
2 - The Case of the Girl Upstairs
Air Date: July 6, 1963
Lucy Beasley is certain that a crime is being committed in the Beasley household and she implores Cork to investigate. Is she a bitter, frustrated woman out to cause trouble, or are her fears justified?
3 - The Case of the Two Drowned Men
Air Date: July 13, 1963
When Cork and Marriott begin their investigations to find two criminals wanted for murdering a bank messenger; a tip off takes them to the London waterfront, where they uncover a sordid riverside trade.....
4 - The Case of the Knotted Scarf
Air Date: July 20, 1963
Cork and Marriott are called in to investigate the murder of a retired general's young wife, found strangled in a derelict bungalow in the grounds of an old country house is Devonshire.
5 - The Case of the Stagedoor Johnnie
Air Date: July 27, 1963
Kate Seymour, a young star of the music hall, receives poison pen letters threatening her engagement to John Stratton, a stagedoor Johnnie.
6 - The Case of the Respectable Suicide
Air Date: August 3, 1963
Cork and Marriott are called in to investigate what appears to be a case of suicide when Mr Bertram, a respectable and deeply religious man, is found dead by his housekeeper, Mrs Holland.
7 - The Case of the Slithy Tove
Air Date: August 10, 1963
An urchin sees a mysterious gentleman visiting Trumble, an ex-criminal, in his slum house. When Trumble is later found dead, the urchin goes to Cork.
8 - The Case of the Persistant Assassin
Air Date: August 17, 1963
Prince Frederick of Silecia arrives in London on a trade mission for his country. Cork is made responsible for his safety, and faces the problem of discovering those who are plotting the Prince's assassination.
9 - The Case of the Sleeping Coachman
Air Date: August 24, 1963
In spite of opposition from the Melrose family, Cork is determined to discover the murderer of a laundry maid, whose body is found in their stable by a drunken coachman.
10 - The Case of the Soldier's Rifle
Air Date: August 31, 1963
A strike at a factory; the army is called in to keep order, and during a riot outside the gates a striker is shot. Accident or murder?
11 - Case of the Public Paragon
Air Date: September 7, 1963
Cook is summoned when an up-and-coming politician is murdered. His wife and the maidservant found a burglar standing over his body, but they are unable to distinguish any of his features.
12 - The Case of Ella Barnes
Air Date: September 14, 1963
Ella Barnes - a sewing girl from the East End of London - is found drowned in a canal. At the inquest, however, it is revealed that she had been attacked before she drowned.
13 - The Case of the Gold Salesmen
Air Date: September 21, 1963
Klein, a money lender, suspects fraud when a man called Carylon offers to sell him gold bars at a cut price. He calls in Cork and Marriott, who set a trap to discover whether Klein's suspicions are justified.