Between the Lines

When the Police Force can't be trusted

5.4(12)|1992-09-04|3 seasons, 35 episodes

Drama

Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(13)Season 2(12)Season 3(10)

S1E1 · 1992-09-04 · 46m

Private Enterprise

7.0

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.

S1E2 · 1992-09-11 · 50m

Out of the Game

7.0

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.

S1E3 · 1992-09-18 · 49m

Words of Advice

7.0

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?

S1E4 · 1992-09-25 · 51m

Lies and Damned Lies

7.0

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.

S1E5 · 1992-10-02 · 50m

A Watch and Chain of Course

7.0

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.

S1E6 · 1992-10-09 · 51m