Between The Lines S1 Complete

"Between The Lines" is set in the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB) - the department responsible for investigating other police officers - of London's Metropolitan Police. The first two series had stories based around various different aspects of the darker side of the police, ranging from such topics as petty corruption, racism and sexual harassment through to grand conspiracy, with some plot threads running through the series over several episodes. The series also dealt with the personal lives of it's less-than-clean-cut characters, particularly the womanising lead character Tony Clark, and is also notable for its inclusion of a lesbian character in a major role. In the third and final series, the focus changed significantly, moving away from the police force to other areas of security and espionage.

Private Enterprise
TX : 4th September 1992
Director : Charles McDougall
Script : J C Wilsher
Cast : Ciaran Hinds (Detective Inspector Micky Flynn), James Laurenson (Superintendent Pat Salter), Ben Chaplin (Andy Spence), Alan Stocks (Police Constable Stoddart), Matthew Long (Chief Superintendent Pollock), Peter McNamara (Detective Sergeant Paul Tanner), Janet Amsden (Scene Of Crime Officer), Iain Rattray (Flying Squad Commander), Lynn Turner (CIB Officer), John Ashe (CIB Officer), Amanda Boxer (Sheila Curry), Annie Hulley (Carol Salter), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (The Teenage Girl), Jesse Owen (The Teenage Girl), Vincent Regan (Thomas McMurray) and Geraldine O'Connell (The Bank Cashier).
Publicity : Yet another police series, you may groan, but this thirteen-parter created by J C Wilsher does seem to have found a new angle. It is about investigations within the police force and the tensions which arise when the police have to be judge and jury in their own cases. Neil Pearson (of Drop The Dead Donkey) plays Tony Clark, a pushy young detective hoping for promotion to the Flying Squad, who finds himself having to root out corruption at his own station. The main storyline, about officers taking kick-backs from laundered drugs money, sustains a tense and exciting narrative, filmed with convincing realism. At the same time we have glimpses of Clark's life off-duty, revealing him as a womaniser enjoying an extra-martial affair with a WPC. On the early evidence, Between The Lines (BBC-1, 9:30pm) is the best new cop show since Jimmy Nail's Spender. (The Times, September 4, 1992).
Notes : The season was originally transmitted 9:30pm to 10:20pm on BBC 1.


Out Of The Game
TX : 11th September 1992
Director : Alan Dossor
Script : Russell Lewis
Cast : Pete Postlethwaite (Chief Superintendent Jameson), Bill Leadbitter (Inspector Tom Reith), David Richard-Fox (Detective Sergeant McAllister), Steve Ellis (Scene Of Crime Officer), Wayne Foskett (Police Constable Jelks), Steve Nicholson (Police Constable Webb), Phil Smeeton (Police Constable Galton), Marc Warren (Police Constable Underwood), Jamie Foreman (Police Constable Roper), Duncan Duff (The First Officer), Joe Duttine (The Second Officer), Mark Drewry (Councillor Everett), Lee Ross (Michael Brandell), Vicky Murdock (Julie Kavanagh), Meryl Hampton (Iris Brandell), Peter Ferdinando (Vernon Brandell), Kenneth Hadley (Gregory Brandell), P J Nicholas (Colin Ferber), Lennox Greaves (Mr Lowry), Gerart Casey (The First Hack) and Ian Thompson (The Second Hack).
Synopsis : When a youth is shot by police on a troublesome estate violence erupts, but it is nothing compared to the temper of Chief Superintendent Jameson.


Words Of Advice
TX : 18th September 1992
Director : Alan Dossor
Script : Steve Trafford
Cast : Myles Hoyle (Chief Superintendent Drake), Richard Howard (Inspector Carter), Paterson Joseph (Sergeant Viv Jones), Alister Cameron (Detective Chief Inspector Pinkney), Claire Hackett (Women's Police Constable Gillian Tate), Thomas Craig (Police Constable Wilks), Joanne Adams (Police Constable Smith), Ben Walden (Police Constable Finch), Douglas McFerran (Sergeant Mount), Denise Black (Police Constable Frank), Badi Uzzaman (Jasbeer), Anton Phillips (Doctor Moore), Sanjeev Bhasker (Karim), Lloyd McGuire (Tommy Butler), Daniel Illsley (The First Youth), Ricci Harnett (The Second Youth) and Ian Talbot (Tomkins).
Synopsis : Tony Clark, with his married life in tatters, investigates a complaint of sexual harassment by a wife against a black sergeant.


Lies And Damned Lies
TX : 26th September 1992
Director : Roy Battersby
Script : Michael Russell
Cast : David Bradley (Sergeant Harry Ross), Jim Carter (Detective Inspector Dick Corbett), Neil Dudgeon (Detective Sergeant Alan Hanson), Jonathan Phillips (Detective Constable Mike Seddons), Peter Sproule (Chief Superintendent Salthouse), David De Keyser (Martin Feldman), Simon Chandler (James Hardcastle MP), Debra Gillett (Mary Shibden), Richard Evans (The Punter), Juliet Sheldrake (The Stripper), Anna Nygh (Mrs Huxtable), Dorothea Alexander (Mrs Feldman) and Judy Loe (The Interviewer).
Synopsis : In the course of his investigations, three detectives close ranks against him and Tony Clark is faced with an up-hill battle to find the answers he seeks. With one eye keenly trained of his imminent promotion, he will allow nothing to stand in his way …


A Watch And Chain Of Course
TX : 2nd October 1992
Director : Roy Battersby
Script : J C Wilsher
Cast : Ray Winstone (Sergeant Godley), John Benfield (Michael Carswell), Anthony Trent (Jimmy McQueen), Stevan Rimkus (Police Constable Chris Hawker), Jonathan Lacey (Police Constable Dave Farris), Dorian Healy (Police Constable Geoff Richards), Mark Lewis-Jones (Police Constable Terry Gilzean), Simon Kunz (Sergeant Wightwick), Albert Willing (Inspector Dukes), Jeffrey Roberts (The Home Office Representative), Ray Armstrong (The Provincial Chief Constable), Susan Beresford (The Chair Of The Police Committee), Wayne Norman (Police Constable Snow), Malcolm Browning (Police Constable Thomas), Elizabeth Downes (The Reporter), Nick Hobbs (The Violent Prisoner), Gary Powell (The First Youth), Vince Keane (The Second Youth), Maxwell Hutcheson (Controller, Scotland Yard) and William Hoyland (Chief Inspector, Administration).
Synopsis : Sergeant Maureen Connell needs all the help she can get when her cover is blown while investigating a hostile police station.


Lest Ye Be Judged
TX : 9th October 1992
Director : Charles McDougall
Script : Rob Heyland
Cast : Jaye Griffiths (Molly Cope), Michael Angelis (Detective Inspector Kendrick), John Rowe (Deputy Assistant Commissioner More), Paul Broughton (Detective Constable McPherson), Arthur Kelly (Sergeant Poynton), Edward Tudor-Pole (Teddy Dicks), Andrew Naylor (Clive), John Crocker (The Judge), Russell Boulter (Police Constable Alfreds), David Hobbs (Sergeant Hickey), John Grillo (Solicitor), Ray Burnside (The Policeman), Ted Martin (The Shop Keeper), Tina Malone (The Waitress), Brian Hayes (The News Presenter), Diane Adderley (Mrs Kendrick) and Ben Onwukwe (Doctor Bedi).
Synopsis : Tony Clark has to decide who is the real victim when he investigates the conviction of a vicious armed robber. Is Detective Inspector Kendrick responsible for a miscarriage of justice? The difference being knowing the suspect was guilty and proving it in court becomes a fine line in Clark's pursuit of the truth.


Breaking Point
TX : 16th October 1992
Director : Charles McDougall
Script : Rob Heyland
Cast : Jaye Griffiths (Molly Cope), Jack Shepherd (Commander Neame), Paul Moriarty (Sergeant Rick), Christopher Saul (Inspector Offer), Jane Wymark (The News Editor), Paul Brightwell (Police Constable Hartwell), Gary McDonald (Police Constable Cameron), Kevin McGowan (Police Constable Dunn), Carrie Davies (Mrs Page), Christopher Driscoll (Mr Colin Page), Dickon Tolson (Billy Page), Anna Nygh (Mrs Huxtable), Andrew Tansey (The Medic) and Colin Buchanan (Dan Page).
Synopsis : Tony Clark investigates an accusation of police brutality during a riot. Getting no assistance from Commander Neame, he enlists the help of journalist Molly Cope.


The Only Good Copper
TX : 23rd October 1992
Director : Tom Clegg
Script : Russell Lewis
Cast : Trevor Peacock (Sergeant Don Royal), Judith Scott (Inspector Jane Toynton), Robert McIntosh (Chief Superintendent George Bull), Tony Haygarth (Colin Keogh), Johnny Lee Miller (David Ringwood), Colin Tierney (Police Constable Ken Bilton), Howard Ward (Police Constable Steve Norton), George Anton (Police Constable Peter Standish), Neil Clark (Police Constable Jack Fenton), Kate Eaton (Police Constable Caroline Foley), Mary Jo Randle (Kate Norton), Ben Maw (Matthew Norton), Toby Salaman (Mr Gilden), Caroline Loncq (Frances Poulson), Alex Lowe (Police Constable Farlow), David Herlihy (Police Constable Chagnell), Richard Platt (The Traffic Policeman), Jason Cheater (The First Salesman), Morgan Jones (The Second Salesman) and Jazz A Belles (The Street Band).
Synopsis : Tony Clark looks into the case of a policeman killed on duty who had outstanding complaints against him. Was there more to his death than originally thought?


Watching The Detectives
TX : 30th October 1992
Director : Tom Clegg
Script : Steve Trafford
Cast : Kenneth Cranham (Detective Chief Inspector Stubbs), James Gaddas (Detective Sergeant Markham), Geoffrey Whitehead (Deputy Assistant Commissioner Flint), Rupert Holliday Evans (Detective Sergeant Caplan), Brian Gwaspari (Chief Superintendent Horsforth), Andy Powrie (Detective Sergeant Kramer), Geoffrey Church (Detective Constable Timothy), Anna Gilbert (Detective Constable Pimm), Andrew Tiernan (David Panter), Ian Barritt (Barclay), Anthony May (George Tolley), Max Mason (The Desk Sergeant), Burt Caesar (The Manager Of The Left Luggage Desk), Amanda Drew (Angela), Liz Brailsford (Mrs Paddon) and Simon Chadwick (The Probationary Police Constable).
Synopsis : Detective Sergeant Markham is accused of accepting a bribe and Tony Clark's mistress, WPC Jenny Dean, could be implicated in the Carswell affair.


Nothing To Declare
TX : 6th November 1992
Director : Jenny Killick
Script : Michael Russell
Cast : Keith Allen (Jim Ryman), Nicky Henson (Chief Superintendent Charlie McGregor), Des McAleer (Inspector George Anderson), Mamta Kaash (Zenab), Paul Higgins (David Ray), Andrew Seear (Harry Chandler), Colin Farrell (Hughes), Nigel Lindsay (Inspector Alan Grant), Crispin Letts (Steve Fisher), Simon Scott (Sergeant Andrew Carr), Anu Vidarti (Karunadasa), Luke Hanson (The Dutch Heavy), Omar Salimi (Mr Patel), Peter Van Dissell (Hendriks) and Charubala Chokshi (Sushita).
Synopsis : Tony Clark and his internal police investigation team are caught in the flak between Customs and Excise and the River Police during a case of extortion, drug smuggling and illegal immigration.


Nothing Personal
TX : 13th November 1992
Director : Jenny Killick
Script : Rob Heyland
Cast : Breffeni McKenna (Detective Inspector Gordon), John Hannah (Detective Constable Mellis), David Cann (Inspector Rooney), Barry Woolgar (Chief Superintendent Lyon), Peter Caffrey (Sergeant Graystoke), Dona Croll (Mrs Pearce), Rudolph Walker (Mr Pearce), Sean Baker (Sergeant McCormack), Steven Mackintosh (Police Constable Fulford), Pip Donaghy (Don Nichols), David Fishley (Dilly), Andrew Ballington (Police Constable Peacock), Spencer Leigh (Dave Potter), Tony Oparei (Doctor Owen-Smith), Dhobi Oparei (Ruby), Eileen Nicholas (Pearce's General Practitioner), Alan Barker (The Custody Sergeant), Hilary Lyon (The Solicitor), Roger Hyams (Police Constable Hamilton), Farmiang Singhateh (Joey Pearce) and Joshue losey (The Photographer).
Synopsis : Tony Clark looks into Joey Pearce's suspected suicide in custody. Is it all it seems?


Nobody's Fireproof
TX : 27th November 1992
Director : Alan Dossor
Script : J C Wilsher
Cast : Stephen Moore (Detective Superintendent Urquhart), Ciaran Madden (Sandra Urquhart), David Richard-Fox (Detective Sergeant McAllister), Garry Cooper (Detective Sergeant Mercer), Stephen Petcher (The King's Cross Police Constable), Abigail Bond (The King's Cross Women's Police Constable), Maggie McCarthy (Inspector Capstick), Johanna Hargreaves (Linda Jordan), Larry Lamb (Dennis Ralston), Stewart Harwood (Mark Lumley), Kathy Austen (Justine), Deborah Pollington (Sheri Donaldson), Sharon Doughty (The Television News Presenter) and Darryl Lwin (The Filipino).
Synopsis : Tony Clark investigates a police superintendent caught kerb-crawling in King's Cross, and discovers murder, blackmail, pornography and perhaps police corruption at the highest level.


The Chill Factor
TX : 4th December 1992
Director : Alan Dossor
Script : J C Wilsher
Cast : Bernard Horsfall (Chief Constable Gordon), David Richard-Fox (Detective Sergeant McAllister), Ciaran Madden (Sandra Urquhart), Anna Hygh (Mrs Huxtable), Chris Crooks (Mr Dean), Adele Salem (Jackie Dean), Barry McCarthy (Edmunds), Paul Williamson (The Vicar), James Coyle (The Bank Clerk), Sara Powell (The School Teacher) and Darryl Lwin (The Filipino).
Synopsis : In the last of the series, the Deputy Chief Constable is suspended. Commander Huxtable is told to stay at home and Tony Clark is determined to discover why his lover, Women's Police Constable Jenny Dean, committed suicide. He soon finds that the trail leads back to the bureau.