Juliet Bravo
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to the small Lancashire town of Hartley. Initially, the long-serving sergeants at the police station, Joe Beck and George Parrish, are sceptical and uneasy about having a female boss; but gradually she earns their respect and admiration.
- 1980-1985
- 6 seasons
- Suspense, Drama
Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to the small Lancashire town of Hartley. Initially, the long-serving sergeants at the police station, Joe Beck and George Parrish, are sceptical and uneasy about having a female boss; but gradually she earns their respect and admiration.
Season 6 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1985
Episode 1
Hostage to Fortune
A group of ruthless criminals attempt a bank robbery. They gain access to the bank manager's house by posing as a milk delivery man. Holding the wife hostage, the chief criminal goes to the bank with the manager to conduct the crime. Back at the house, PC Danny Sparks is taken hostage because he spots the car being driven by the criminals. PC Sparks and the true milkman are taken to the bank manager's house as additional hostages. When the police are alerted, the criminal at the bank is overpowered. The criminals at the house negotiate their surrender, but one of them decides to try to make a run for it, but is shot dead by PC Brian Kelleher, who later requests to be relieved from firearms duties.
Episode 2
Scab
Two brothers-in-law, on opposite sides during the miners' strike, are at loggerheads.
Episode 3
Chasing the Dragon
Inspector Longton informs a woman of the death of her daughter from a drug overdose but the mother seems to be hiding something.
Episode 4
Talk to Me
Sgt. Beck and PC Sparks respond to a call to a break-in but the suspect makes good his escape. Beck suspects that a couple near the crime scene were involved.
Episode 5
Friends and Neighbours
Inspector Longton finds that the demands of the job take their toll on her personal life when responding to a report that an intruder has entered her friend's house.
Episode 6
The Cut
A series of video thefts leads to an investigation of a rather more serious crime.
Episode 7
Keys
Inspector Longton discovers that one of her colleagues is a thief.
Episode 8
Flesh and Blood
Inspector Longton suspects the involvement of animal rights activists when a butcher and a pathologist are subjected to harassment.
Episode 9
Unlawful Arrest
The police have to contend with a hymn singing religious fanatic and a sleepless lay preacher. Inspector Longton has a heart-to-heart with DCI Perrin.
Episode 10
Inspection
Hartley Police Station prepares for a visit from the Chief Constable.
Episode 11
We Are the People
A man detained overnight for being drunk and disorderly reports seeing a young girl in chains.
Episode 12
Turbulence
An army major asks Inspector Longton to help him find a deserting corporal.
Episode 13
Girl Talk
Inspector Longton investigates an alleged affair between a teacher and one of his pupils.
Episode 14
Jobs for the Boys
Local residents complain about a gang of teenage boys asking for work.
Episode 15
In a Man's World
Inspector Longton is held up on her way to an interview for the post of Chief Inspector of the Juvenile Board as she has to deal with a deranged woman threatening to harm her own children.
Episode 16
Reason for Leaving
In the run up to the festive season, a gang steal Christmas trees leading to tragedy.