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New Scotland Yard Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1972 - 1972
Episode 1
Point of Impact
48 mins
Violence flares up when a student protest meets a counter-demonstration. A young demonstrator is killed by a blow to the head. The nearest person to the body is a mounted officer Tyrell. DCS Kingdom now faces a difficult case, where strong evidence accumulates against a brother policeman.
Episode 2
The Come Back
49 mins
A retired bank manager is murdered in his bed in a seemingly motiveless killing. Then a second murder is committed, and John Kingdom, together with his journalist brother-in-law, Harry Carson, discovers a possible motive which might also pose a threat to Kingdom's life.
Episode 3
Memory of a Gauntlet
52 mins
A postman is found murdered by his wife, his body surrounded by Nazi emblems and insignia; it looks like a murder committed by a fanatical hunter of ex-Nazis. Kingdom persuades a reporter to splash the story. It has the required effect, and stirs up an ugly situation.
Episode 4
The Palais Romeo
50 mins
When a woman is found dead on a canal towpath, Kingdom finds himself investigating the third of a series of murders. All the victims are attractive middle-aged women and, despite Inspectors Ward's scepticism, Kingdom becomes obsessed with his theory the murderer is a young man. As the case continues, Ward becomes more and more convinced that Kingdom is on the wrong track.
Episode 5
Hard Contract
51 mins
As he investigates two murders, Kingdom discovers that both victims had recently returned from abroad, and that both were shot by the same gun. When a third shooting takes place his research reveals they are linked.
Episode 6
Shock Tactics
52 mins
Kingdom is faced with a bizarre and perplexing case when a man calls the police to report that he has killed his wife - by a practical joke.
Episode 7
The Wrong-Un
51 mins
A prison inmate dies from a knife wound; it appears to be a clear case of murder. But Kingdom finds that conducting an investigation in a prison is far from easy. After all, those inside have nothing to lose.
Episode 8
Fire in a Honey Pot
51 mins
Suspected arsonist Arthur Jones is being questioned about a series of fires in betting shops and gambling clubs. When the Cloud Seven Club is burnt down, a body is discovered and murder is suspected.
Episode 9
Perfect in Every Way
51 mins
Kingdom investigates what appears to be the perfect murder.
Episode 10
The Banker
50 mins
Kingdom investigates the murder of couturier Damon Greville, who is found at the wheel of his car. Details of Greville's finances soon lead to a possible motive.
Episode 11
Ask No Questions
51 mins
A girl is found murdered on a rubbish dump, and Kingdom investigation leads him into the world of drop-outs. As he builds up a picture of the dead girl and searches for a motive , one question haunts ; why was her body placed in that particular location.
Episode 12
Reunion
51 mins
On the night that Steve Thomas escapes from prison, a solicitor is found murdered in his office - and £11 is missing from the cash box. Kingdom and Ward investigate, but why should anyone commit murder for such a small sum?
Episode 13
And When You're Wrong
51 mins
Inspector Ward hopes to catch the brain behind a series of bank robberies through his contract with a shady ex-insurance agent, Charles Prentice. But when Ward arrives at Prentice's flat to finalise the arrangements, he finds Kingdom, who is there to investigate a murder - and the Inspector's activities.