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. A Copper Called Craven
Aired 4 April 1973 • 60 min
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.
2. Round the Clock
Aired 11 April 1973 • 60 min
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.
3. Inquisition
Aired 18 April 1973 • 60 min
Craven finds the tables turned when he is accused of hounding a self-confessed fraud.
4. Assault
Aired 25 April 1973 • 60 min
Haggerty and Craven target a team of vicious muggers.
5. Polonaise
Aired 2 May 1973 • 60 min
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.
6. Red Herring
Aired 9 May 1973 • 60 min
Special Branch joins forces with a bomb-disposal expert to stop a terrorist bombing campaign in the heart of London.
7. Death by Drowning
Aired 16 May 1973 • 60 min
The body of a young girl is found floating in the Thames - is it murder, suicide or something worse?
8. All the King's Men
Aired 23 May 1973 • 60 min
A deranged man has taken a hostage and threatens to blow up a block of flats. Craven must act quickly to avert disaster.
9. Threat
Aired 6 June 1973 • 60 min
British-born Hollywood star Sue Arden arrives in London to rehearse a play, accompanied by a tip-off from the F.B.I that she could be a target of a murder attempt. Craven, Haggerty and North are assigned to protect the actress, but the job and the murder threats are not all they appear to be…
10. The Other Man
Aired 13 June 1973 • 60 min
Craven finds himself investigating a man accused of being a traitor, but has his doubts as to the truthfulness of the accusations.
11. You Won't Remember Me
Aired 20 June 1973 • 60 min
Craven is puzzled as to why he has been asked to carry out twenty-four hour surveillance on a couple who are engaged to be married.
12. Hostage
Aired 27 June 1973 • 60 min
Craven and Haggerty are under the gun to find a kidnapped diplomat's daughter before she is killed.
13. Blueprint for Murder
Aired 4 July 1973 • 60 min
The team is assigned to protect a visiting foreign diplomat.