Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
Apr 13, 1980 - 1h 19m
Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
Apr 20, 1980 - 52m
After a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
Apr 20, 1980 - 52m
After a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night secret performances for wealthy spectators.
Apr 27, 1980 - 51m
When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
May 4, 1980 - 48m
A key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with the police.
May 11, 1980 - 51m
The Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the various competitors.
May 18, 1980 - 51m
When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspect that the intentions of the bride and her family are not entirely honourable.
May 25, 1980 - 53m
Two robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit world.
