About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Inside
Aired 11 August 1970 • 60 min
Jordan goes undercover as a prisoner to uncover a convicted spy's secrets.
2. Dinner Date
Aired 18 August 1970 • 60 min
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.
3. Depart in Peace
Aired 25 August 1970 • 60 min
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.
4. Miss International
Aired 1 September 1970 • 60 min
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.
5. Warrant for a Phoenix
Aired 8 September 1970 • 60 min
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.
6. The Pleasure of Your Company
Aired 16 September 1970 • 60 min
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.
7. Not to Be Trusted
Aired 23 September 1970 • 60 min
Is an eminent scientist, on lone to a top-secret research establishment, a security risk? That's the question facing Inman and his team. The research establishment is suddenly prone to 'leaks'. Has the man been got at?
8. Borderline Case
Aired 30 September 1970 • 60 min
While a member of the SB team keeps watch on Karl Peter's flat, Inman and his team scan though his charge sheet. They believe he will attempt to incite London dockworkers into taking industrial action against their employers.
9. Love from Doris
Aired 7 October 1970 • 60 min
When military security intercepts letter written to a lonely serviceman by his foreign 'penpal' Rita, which contain casual references to secret information, Supt Inman sends DS Jordan to investigate.
10. Sorry Is Just a Word
Aired 14 October 1970 • 60 min
When a Czech au-pair goes missing in London and her father is one of the most powerful men the country, Inman and Jordan must find out what's happened to her. But their enquirers lead to a dead end.
11. Error of Judgement
Aired 21 October 1970 • 60 min
When Inman discovers that "The Guardians" are taking a more-than-usual interest in a group of pro-germ-warfare people and finds that their leader is a pretty girl, he decides to send Jordan along to question her.
12. Reported Missing
Aired 28 October 1970 • 60 min
Jordan and Inman go in search of a missing Russian ballerina.
13. Fool's Mate
Aired 4 November 1970 • 60 min
When Britain's top code and cypher breaker is forced to mingle with Communist players during a chess tournament, Inman goes along to keep an eye on him. Moxon, meanwhile, is playing a dangerous game of his own: the pawn being Jordan.