TV Show

Special Branch

Special Branch is a British police drama centred on members of the Special Branch anti-espionage and anti-terrorist department of the London Metropolitan Police.

TV Show Stats +8%

4 seasons

53 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1969

Rating

TV Show

4.3/10

3 votes • HD

Season 1

14 episodes
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Troika
Episode 1

Troika

Episode 1 • Sep 17, 1969

The officers of the Special Branch mount a dawn raid on the homes of the members of a suspected spy ring.

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Smokescreen
Episode 2

Smokescreen

Episode 2 • Sep 24, 1969

Cowley suicides shortly after an unproductive round of questioning by Eden in gaol, which leads to an embarrassing public coroner's inquest. Jordon investigates a scientist being vetted for a sensitive position and all agree he's too far left for further consideration, yet he still succeeds.

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The Promised Land
Episode 3

The Promised Land

Episode 3 • Oct 01, 1969

A small boat arrives at a beach in Kent where illegal aliens are unloaded, but the police bag the smugglers and all bar one of the Pakistanis, now quite ill, who seeks refuge with an immigrant rights activist.

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A Date with Leonidas
Episode 4

A Date with Leonidas

Episode 4 • Oct 08, 1969

A teenager's vow of vengeance leads to Inspector Jordan interrupting a wedding and Superintendent Eden accepting a parcel that contains death. Before the day is over both men have cause for concern.

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The Kazimiriov Affair
Episode 5

The Kazimiriov Affair

Episode 5 • Oct 15, 1969

Informed that the manuscript of a Russian author's novel which has been smuggled into Britain is a forgery and could discredit the Goverment, Inspector Jordan goes against orders and investigates the claim.

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A New Face
Episode 6

A New Face

Episode 6 • Oct 22, 1969

The son of a trusted officer of the special branch has become radicalised while away at university, trying to join a gang of riot-minded militant socialist students. This threatens to break up his family, and his father's position.

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Season 2

13 episodes
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Inside
Episode 1

Inside

Episode 1 • Aug 11, 1970

Jordan goes undercover as a prisoner to uncover a convicted spy's secrets.

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Dinner Date
Episode 2

Dinner Date

Episode 2 • Aug 18, 1970

Jordan flies to Frankfurt to escort a British subject, Selby, back to England. Selby had disappeared three years earlier in East Germany and the British Government are anxious to learn what he's been up to - but the Russian KGB hide in the shadows.

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Depart in Peace
Episode 3

Depart in Peace

Episode 3 • Aug 25, 1970

An ex-colonial policeman is pressured to return to Africa to testify at the trial of a onetime Mau-Mau warlord, but he adamantly refuses.

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Miss International
Episode 4

Miss International

Episode 4 • Sep 01, 1970

What appeared to be a straightforward case - protecting the wife of a foreign VIP, who has entered a beauty competition in the cause of female emancipation for her own country - turns into a nightmare situation for DCI Jordan.

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Warrant for a Phoenix
Episode 5

Warrant for a Phoenix

Episode 5 • Sep 08, 1970

An accusation of theft against a highly respected Greek historian sets the Special Branch team a problem. Interpol have requested his extradition from England - but Inman isn't satisfied with the facts of the case.

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The Pleasure of Your Company
Episode 6

The Pleasure of Your Company

Episode 6 • Sep 16, 1970

Inman meets the CIA's new man in London. Jordan meets an old friend from Moscow. All perfectly legal - until the two are seen together at intervals and the Special Branch team become involved in international politics.

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Season 3

13 episodes
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A Copper Called Craven
Episode 1

A Copper Called Craven

Episode 1 • Apr 04, 1973

Craven find himself under suspicion of accepting a bribe. This marked the return of the series in an all new shot on film format with a mostly new cast and lots more action.

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Round the Clock
Episode 2

Round the Clock

Episode 2 • Apr 11, 1973

Haggerty's appointment to Special Branch immediately brings him into conflict with Craven - he believes that Craven is on the trail of a man who is already dead.

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Inquisition
Episode 3

Inquisition

Episode 3 • Apr 18, 1973

Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.

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Assault
Episode 4

Assault

Episode 4 • Apr 25, 1973

Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.

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Polonaise
Episode 5

Polonaise

Episode 5 • May 02, 1973

The Special Branch team are assigned to protect the captain of a Polish passenger and cargo ship who believes he is going to be killed.

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Red Herring
Episode 6

Red Herring

Episode 6 • May 09, 1973

Special Branch joins forces with a bomb-disposal expert to stop a terrorist bombing campaign in the heart of London.

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Season 4

13 episodes
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Double Exposure
Episode 1

Double Exposure

Episode 1 • Feb 14, 1974

Craven and Haggerty are assigned to investigate if a photographer is a threat to national security.

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Catherine the Great
Episode 2

Catherine the Great

Episode 2 • Feb 21, 1974

The team are on the trail of Rehfuss - a deadly assassin who has managed to get into the country.

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Jailbait
Episode 3

Jailbait

Episode 3 • Feb 28, 1974

Craven and Haggerty are hot on the trail of a traitor has broken out from prison.

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Stand and Deliver
Episode 4

Stand and Deliver

Episode 4 • Mar 07, 1974

An experimental weapon is stolen from a military research facility, but the thieves are unaware the weapon is unstable.

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Something about a Soldier
Episode 5

Something about a Soldier

Episode 5 • Mar 14, 1974

Tensions run high as Craven and Haggerty investigate two army officers.

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Rendezvous
Episode 6

Rendezvous

Episode 6 • Mar 21, 1974

Craven provides security for the debriefing of a captured KGB agent.

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