About this season
Follows the daily antics of Woodley police station, where officers are more interested in taking bribes and doing little work than catching criminals. Inspector Spooner lives alone in a flat above the station and often had to deal with the messes created by his junior staff.
Episodes (7)
1. The Big Match
Aired 15 April 1982 • 30 min
Daily mundanities and a vanload of drunken Scotsmen conspire to keep Spooner from watching a key football match.
2. The Lock-Up
Aired 22 April 1982 • 30 min
Taking a thrashing from Bulsover during a self-defence lesson that he foolishly instigated, Spooner starts fiddling with a pair of hand cuffs...
3. Finders, Keepers...!
Aired 29 April 1982 • 30 min
Bulsover finds a locked briefcase whilst cleaning out a squad car. They find out it's full of jewellery, but who does it belong to?
4. The Sting
Aired 6 May 1982 • 30 min
Spooner is seduced by the bright lights of showbiz when a producer asks for his help in the making of a new film.
5. Suffer the Little Children...
Aired 13 May 1982 • 30 min
Spooner meets his match when a young boy turns up at the police station on his mother's orders.
6. Vote, Mrs Cantaford
Aired 20 May 1982 • 30 min
Mrs Cantaford tries to curtail Spooner's despotic activities by running for councillor on a 'get rid of filth' ticket.
7. Police Intelligence
Aired 24 August 1982 • 30 min
Extreme bordedom drives everyone to distraction and forces Spooner to fear for Bulsover's sanity.