About this season
Robert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
Episodes (39)
1. The Killing Job
Aired 6 July 1958 • 30 min
2. Special Mission
Aired 24 August 1958 • 30 min
3. Illegal Entry
Aired 24 August 1958 • 30 min
4. The Great Gold Robbery
Aired 31 August 1958 • 30 min
5. Thames Division
Aired 7 September 1958 • 30 min
6. Missing Person
Aired 14 September 1958 • 30 min
7. Honeymoon
Aired 21 September 1958 • 30 min
8. Commando Crook
Aired 28 September 1958 • 30 min
9. 77 Bus
Aired 5 October 1958 • 30 min
10. Night Mail
Aired 12 October 1958 • 30 min
11. Escape
Aired 19 October 1958 • 30 min
12. The Big Fish
Aired 26 October 1958 • 30 min
13. Special Branch
Aired 2 November 1958 • 30 min
14. The Mechanical Watchman
Aired 9 November 1958 • 30 min
15. Ghost Squad
Aired 16 November 1958 • 30 min
16. 50,000 Hands
Aired 23 November 1958 • 30 min
17. Fashions in Crime
Aired 30 November 1958 • 30 min
18. Rolling Racketeers
Aired 7 December 1958 • 30 min
19. 24 Hours a Day
Aired 14 December 1958 • 30 min
20. Hunter, Hunted
Aired 21 December 1958 • 30 min
21. A Mined Area
Aired 4 January 1959 • 30 min
22. The Barge Burglars
Aired 11 January 1959 • 30 min
23. Old Soldiers Sometimes Die
Aired 18 January 1959 • 30 min
24. Extradition
Aired 25 January 1959 • 30 min
25. Gun Rule
Aired 1 February 1959 • 30 min
26. Key Witness
Aired 8 February 1959 • 30 min
27. Down to the Sea
Aired 15 February 1959 • 30 min
28. The Exception to the Rule
Aired 22 February 1959 • 30 min
29. Deadly Blackmail
Aired 1 March 1959 • 30 min
30. Payroll Job
Aired 8 March 1959 • 30 min
An inside man organizes his payroll delivery drivers to take certain routes so that they can be robbed. He double crosses the gang in order to keep all the money for himself.
31. The Motorbike Bandits
Aired 15 March 1959 • 30 min
32. Living Loot
Aired 22 March 1959 • 30 min
A gang of extortioners divert two sisters on their way for a holiday to a different hotel from the one they were meant to stay. They then phone their parents claiming they have kidnapped them and ask for a ransom. The police follow the money and the gang are captured.
33. An Inside Job
Aired 29 March 1959 • 30 min
34. Picture Puzzle
Aired 5 April 1959 • 30 min
35. Rat Trap
Aired 12 April 1959 • 30 min
A crime family attempts to take over rival gangs in London by force. In the process one of Mike Maguire's police colleagues is shot. Mike then sets himself as bait to 'trap' the criminals.
36. Heads or Tails
Aired 19 April 1959 • 30 min
37. Radio Active
Aired 26 April 1959 • 30 min
38. Robbery with Violence
Aired 3 May 1959 • 30 min
39. Death Ride
Aired 10 May 1959 • 30 min