Kate recruits Greengrass to be Father Christmas at the village concert.

A Winter's Tale

Kate and Nick meet young Danny Parkin, an eight-year-old with TB whose family wants to send him to a Swiss sanatorium but do not have enough money.

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Local cops catch lovable village rogues in this Sixties-set police drama

Sixties-set police drama set in Yorkshire. Expect local coppers catching lovable village rogues, whilst juggling their own love lives.

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Nick has left London to move North full of hope and high expectation.

Changing Places

Nick has moved north from London full of hopes and expectations. But both he and Kate face hostility and bigotry from the locals.

Nick pursues a moorland flasher and drunken hikers.

Fruits of the Earth

Nick pursues a moorland flasher and drunken hikers, while Kate encounters abuse when she helps a woman with a bullying husband. But it's a bullying cleaner who makes the coppers fume.

Nick gets an anonymous tip-off about a pop star's undesirable predilections.

Rumours

Nick gets an anonymous tip-off about a pop star's undesirable predilections. Greengrass is in trouble because of village gossip.

Nick is sent on a mission to solve two mysterious barn fires. 

Playing with Fire

Nick is sent on a mission to solve two mysterious barn fires. He discovers that both incidents are linked by the sound of a motorcycle.

A feud between two neighbours gets serious.

Nowt but a Prank

A prank involving three young boys is mistakenly involved with a longstanding feud between two neighbours.  Nick is on hand but ends up putting himself in unexpectedly grave danger.

A suspicious yet saintly church organist keep Nick on his toes.

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

A burglar who tidies up houses, a wedding guest who sells 'black bombers', and a suspicious yet saintly church organist keep Nick on his toes.

A CND rally at the Early Warning Installation causes a rift between Nick and Kate.

Face Value

A CND rally at the Early Warning Installation causes a rift between Nick and Kate, panic for Sergeant Blaketon, opportunity for the local villains and blackmail for an MP.

Bigotry surfaces when a circus family arrives.

Outsiders

Bigotry surfaces in the village when a circus family arrives, and Nick and Kate find themselves criticised for resisting the prejudice.

When an ex-policeman is murdered, Nick is seconded to a Scotland Yard team.

Primal Instinct

When an ex-policeman is murdered, Nick is seconded to the Scotland Yard team investigating the crime, but the men from London put local noses out of joint.

Kate insists that her feelings be considered when Nick is offered a promotion.

Keep on Running

Kate insists that her feelings be considered when Nick is offered a promotion, and the couple's problems are not helped by Nick's visit to London...

Kate is confronted by a young village girl who is pregnant.

Secrets

Kate is confronted by a young pregnant village girl while practising as a partner with the elderly local GP. Nick takes a call saying that a flasher has been sighted on the moors.

Nick investigates a break-in at a remote farm.

End of the Line

Greengrass tries to take advantage of the situation when Nick investigates a break-in at a remote farm. Meanwhile, a visitor from London rekindles unpleasant memories.

Nick is taken hostage at the Aidensfield Arms when he calls in after closing time.

Manhunt

Nick is taken hostage by an intruder at the Aidensfield Arms where he learns of a local trade in stolen farm machinery.

Nick has to investigate a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth at Reg Manston's farm.

Bitter Harvest

Nick is called on to investigate a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at a remote farm.

A soldier hides out in a forest after injuring his sadistic sergeant during an exercise.

Over the Hill

When a young soldier injures his sadistic sergeant during an army exercise, he hides out in a nearby forest, stealing food to survive.

A chance happening prompts Nick to re-open an old case.

Bang to Rights

When Rosie Tinniswood takes an overdose, Nick investigates her claim that her husband is in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

There are problems when PC Bellamy has to organise a talent contest.

A Talent for Deception

There are problems when PC Bellamy has to organise a talent contest. Nick and Kate's relationship is put to the test when one of her old flames arrives in town.

Nick investigates the case of a baby stolen from its pram outside a shop.

Baby Blues

Nick investigates the case of a baby stolen from its pram. The prime suspects are a group of hippies who were busking nearby, but the child's grandmother is also under suspicion.

Nick investigates an apparent crime wave in Aidensfield.

Wall of Silence

Nick investigates an apparent crime wave in Aidensfield after a mysterious spate of burglaries. And the Assistant Chief Constable is due to visit Lord Ashfordly's.

The annual funfair comes to Aidensfield, causing much excitement.

Missing

The annual funfair comes to Aidensfield, causing much excitement but some ill feeling too. Then a five-year-old boy goes missing.

A break-in at the surgery heralds the beginning of a serious investigation for Nick.

Speed Kills

A break-in at the surgery heralds the beginning of a serious investigation for Nick. Meanwhile, Kate discovers the cause of one of her patient's previous miscarriages.

A violent criminal is to be released from prison and may be heading Nick's way.

Riders of the Storm

Nick hears that a violent criminal is to be released and may be heading his way. Meanwhile, snow falls in Aidensfield - leaving Kate cut off with a heavily pregnant Mrs Walsh.

Nick is put in a difficult position when a colleague falls under suspicion.

Dead Ringer

Nick is put in a difficult position when one of his colleagues falls under suspicion. Meanwhile, Kate notices that Greengrass is taking a keen interest in a villager's greyhound.

Following an attempted murder, Nick unearths a dark secret from a local landowner's past.

Going Home

Following an attempted murder, Nick unearths a dark secret from a local landowner's past. Kate discusses the reasons behind Alex Ferrenby's increasingly erratic behaviour.

When a relative brings important news & Nick is puzzled by Kate's reaction.

A Chilly Reception

When a relative brings important news, Nick is puzzled that Kate seems less than glad to see her. Meanwhile, in the village, a family's wedding plans are thrown into confusion.

Nick is called in when Greengrass attempts to take the law into his own hands.

The Frighteners

Nick is called in when Greengrass attempts to take the law into his own hands. Meanwhile, Kate asks his advice about a patient who is being threatened - or is she?

A late-night encounter in a graveyard leaves Nick with a headache.

Father's Day

A late-night encounter in a graveyard leaves Nick with a headache, while problems strike closer to home for Sergeant Blaketon.

A hit and run incident leads Nick to uncover a darker side of country life.

Endangered Species

A hit and run incident leads Nick to uncover a darker side of country life, while Claude Greengrass is looking for business partners.

A stranger arrives in the village and goes into partnership with Greengrass.

An American in Aidensfield

When a stranger arrives in the village and goes into partnership with Greengrass, it is not long before the accusations begin to fly.

Changes are in the air for Nick and Kate.

Bringing It All Back Home

Changes are in the air for Nick with the arrival of a new inspector, and Kate receives a tempting job offer. Meanwhile, Greengrass finds he has unexpected money troubles.

Greengrass is ordered to have Alfred destroyed.

Wild Thing

When some badly mauled sheep carcasses are found and two children are frightened by a mysterious animal in the woods, Nick and Kate become involved.

Nick investigates a report by three children who claim to have seen a witch.

Witch Hunt

When three children claim to have seen a witch vandalising a funeral urn containing the remains of Amy Dewhurst, Nick finds himself in the middle of a family feud.

A family brings terror to Aidensfield when their lost dog is discovered to have rabies.

Midday Sun

 A family passing through the village brings terror to the inhabitants of Aidensfield when their lost dog is discovered to have rabies.

Nick is called to Whitby to investigate a case of smuggling.

Turn of the Tide

Nick takes an undercover fishing holiday to investigate a case of smuggling, and Ventress proves to have some useful leads. Kate has to break some difficult news to a patient.

A break-in at the local council offices leads to a more serious crime.

Love Child

A break-in at the local council offices leads to a more serious crime when an adoption file goes missing, and Greengrass goes on the warpath when his new hobby is sabotaged.

Gina Ward undergoes a terrible ordeal and is distressed by the attitude of the police.

Nice Girls Don't

Gina Ward undergoes a terrible ordeal and is distressed by the attitude of the police and the local people.

When a man arrives in Aidensfield, Nick discovers his suspicious past.

Trouble in Mind

 Dennis Parker, apparently suffering from amnesia, arrives in Aidensfield looking for his wife and daughter whom he left seven years previously.

A woman putting sleeping tablets in her husband's whisky have tragic consequences.

Fair Game

A local woman's attempts to avoid her husband's advances by putting sleeping tablets in his whisky have tragic consequences, and Greengrass gets involved in illicit cockfighting.

Nick is confronted by a Russian sailor demanding political asylum.

Red Herring

Nick is confronted by a Russian sailor demanding political asylum, and Greengrass teams up with an unusual partner.

The discovery of wartime ammunition leads to problems when children get hold of it.

Arms and the Man

The discovery of illegal wartime ammunition leads to problems when it falls into the hands of some local children.

Nick and Kate's marriage is thrown into turmoil.

Treading Carefully

Nick and Kate's marriage is thrown into turmoil, but there are plenty of people to give advice. But when lead thieves start working in Aidensfield, Kate becomes unexpectedly involved.

Bad Blood

Nick investigates a malicious burglary and Greengrass is discovered handling stolen goods. An old boyfriend of Gina's arrives in Aidensfield - with a criminal record.

Nick investigates graffiti at a battery egg farm.

Assault and Battery

Nick investigates graffiti at a battery egg farm and discovers that there is more to the case than he thought. Meanwhile, Greengrass tries his hand at selling free range eggs.

The apparently simple case of a lost suitcase reveals a long-standing family feud.

Lost and Found

The apparently simple case of a lost suitcase reveals a long-standing family feud, and Nick becomes involved in a security alert at the village fete.

Nick tries to get to the bottom of a dispute between neighbouring farms.

A Bird in the Hand

Nick tries to get to the bottom of a dispute between neighbouring farms, and Kate tries to identify the source of a rare disease.

Nick finds himself in the midst of feuding mods and rockers in Whitby.

Wishing Well

Nick finds himself in the midst of feuding mods and rockers in Whitby, while a gold hunt is triggered when part of a robbery haul surfaces in the village.

The race is on to find Nick when Kate goes into labour.

Expectations

The race is on to find Nick when Kate goes into labour. Meanwhile, teenagers are running riot in the village and a spirited traveller puts a hex on Greengrass.

Blaketon is enraged to discover that Nick is neglecting his job to spend time at home.

Thief in the Night

Nick appears to be uninterested when there is a spate of thefts, and Blaketon is enraged to discover why.

 Nick struggles to combine fatherhood with full-time police work.

Domestic

 Nick struggles to combine fatherhood with full-time police work until his mum comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Greengrass sets up a darts match with high stakes.

Amidst reports of a peeping tom, strangers in the village become the focus of hostility.

Vacant Possession

Amidst reports of a peeping tom, strangers in the village become the focus of local hostility. Meanwhile, Nick's mum makes a determined attempt to court Sergeant Blaketon.

A young German's arrival stirs up buried resentment.

We're All Allies Really

A young German's arrival stirs up buried resentment, and an eccentric old couple have a wedding anniversary to remember.

An ill woman becomes an unwitting criminal.

Sophie's Choice

An ill woman becomes an unwitting criminal, and George and Greengrass become rivals in the pigeon-racing game.

Nick has to mediate in a neighbourhood feud.

Gone Tomorrow

Nick has to mediate in a neighbourhood feud against the backdrop of a huge electrical storm. Meanwhile, Greengrass wins first prize in a draw.

A series of burglaries appear to be targeting Maggie.

Toss Up

A series of burglaries appear to be targeting Maggie after she helps a family dealing with serious problems at home.

When a gangster moves his operation into the area, Nick works undercover to investigate.

It's All in the Game

When a gangster moves his operation into the area, Nick works undercover to investigate, assisted by his former girlfriend Jill.

A woman seeks justice when her husband suffers a fatal heart attack.

Vigilante

A woman seeks justice when her husband after confronts a burglar. Meanwhile, Greengrass prepares for the big gooseberry competition at the village fair.

Greengrass unearths an unexploded wartime bomb and the whole village has to be evacuated.

Unfinished Business

Greengrass is trapped by a runaway digger and realises with horror that he has unearthed an unexploded wartime bomb.

Sergeant Blaketon has his hands full when an elderly archaeologist dies suspiciously.

Saint Columba's Treasure

Nick investigates a spate of burglaries, and Greengrass and Blaketon become trapped underground while searching for buried treasure.

When a pirate radio station invades the airwaves, Blaketon despatches Nick to investigate.

Sitting off the Dock of the Bay

Sergeant Blaketon gets complaints about rock music being broadcast from a pirate radio station. Nick and Phil reluctantly seek out the station.

The village is put in jeopardy when a kidnapping case takes an unexpected turn.

Blood Sports

The village is put in jeopardy when a kidnapping case takes an unexpected turn, and Blaketon enjoys his status as president of the local rugby club.

Nick's pursuit of an escaped prisoner leads him into a more complex case.

Kids

Nick's pursuit of an escaped prisoner leads him into a more complex case, and Greengrass becomes the school lollipop man, but his new job is soon put in jeopardy.

Nick's job intrudes on his social life when news of an antiques theft interrupts a date.

Old Colonials

Nick's job intrudes on his social life when news of an antiques theft interrupts a date. Greengrass's nephew turns up with a business proposition for Claude.

The police are baffled by a campaign of threats against a local shopkeeper.

Forget Me Not

The police are baffled by a campaign of threats against a local shopkeeper. Gina's new boyfriend is hired as pub chef, and Greengrass is alarmed by mysterious events on the moor.

PC Ventress is displaying unusual behaviour after spending time playing cards.

A Long Shot

Nick and Jo are worried about a disruptive village schoolboy. Greengrass hatches a plan to 'borrow' Lord Ashfordly's racehorse.

The police investigate a robbery at a wine and spirits warehouse.

Something of Value

The police investigate a robbery at a wine and spirits warehouse, and Nick discovers the reasons behind Ventress's uncharacteristic behaviour. Greengrass gets a surprise proposition after being caught poaching.

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Series 4

1. Wild Thing

2. Witch Hunt

3. Midday Sun

4. Turn of the Tide

5. Love Child

6. Nice Girls Don't

7. Trouble in Mind

8. Fair Game

9. Red Herring

10. Arms and the Man

11. Treading Carefully

12. Bad Blood

13. Assault and Battery

14. Lost and Found

15. A Bird in the Hand

16. A Winter's Tale