Between the Lines When the Police Force can't be trusted

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.

en
Drama
Created By

J.C. Wilsher

First Aired on

Sep 04, 1992

3 seaons till Dec 21, 1994

Popularity: 20.3115
10 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

World Productions (GB)BBC (GB)Island World Productions

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The End User 2

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 35 episodes

Season 1

Aired

13 Episodes
  • Episode 1Private Enterprise min

    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.

  • Episode 2Out of the Game min

    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.

  • Episode 3Words of Advice min

    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?

  • Episode 4Lies and Damned Lies min

    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.

  • Episode 5A Watch and Chain of Course min

    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.

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