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New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 1972 and 1974. It features the activities of two officers from the Criminal Investigations Department in the Metropolitan Police force headquarters at New Scotland Yard, as they dealt with the assorted villains of the day. The first three series ran from 1972 to 1973 and starred John Woodvine as Det. Chief Supt. Kingdom and John Carlisle as Det. Sgt. Ward. But the series, scheduled on a Saturday night, failed to match the ratings of its more glamorous midweek sister programme, Special Branch. The programme was resurrected for a fourth series in 1974, with an all-new cast headed by Michael Turner as Det. Chief Supt. Clay and Clive Francis as Det. Sgt. Dexter LWT were considered to have broken the rules of Saturday night broadcasting by showing a tough police drama in place of entertainment, but it was an inspiration for The Sweeney. Dennis Waterman, who went on to play a lead role in The Sweeney, appeared in the earlier series. There were several television series about Scotland Yard during the 1950s, the longest-running being Scotland Yard on the American Broadcasting Company from 1957-1958.

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Drama
Crime
Created By

First Aired on

Apr 22, 1972

4 seaons till May 25, 1974

Popularity: 7.4191
1 votes
Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: A Year to Kill

Seasons & episodes

Total 4 seasons, 46 episodes

Season 1

Aired

13 Episodes
  • Episode 1Point of Impact60 min

    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 2The Comeback60 min

    Kingdom investigates the murder of a retired bank manager.

  • Episode 3Memory of a Gauntlet60 min

    Kingdom investigates a fanatical Nazi-hunter.

  • Episode 4The Palais Romeo60 min

    Ward challenges Kingdom over his handling of an investigation into a serial killer.

  • Episode 5Hard Contract60 min

    Kingdom investigates two apparently unrelated murders, but both victims were killed with the same gun.

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