About this season
New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1972 and 1974. It features the activities of two officers from the Criminal Investigations Department in the Metropolitan Police force headquarters at New Scotland Yard, as they dealt with the assorted villains of the day.
Episodes (7)
1. Comeback
Aired 13 April 1974 • 49 min
Borstal boy Roy Roper is found stabbed near his home. When Clay and Dexter arrive in the West Country to investigate, they find several suspects with strong motives for the attack, including the lad's parents.
2. The Trojan Horse
Aired 20 April 1974 • 53 min
A lorry driver is killed while trying to stop his load from theft. From evidence received and the knowledge from an informant, Clay decides it's part of a series of hijacking organised by the same gang.
3. Death by Misadventure
Aired 27 April 1974 • 53 min
Dexter investigates a burglary at an elderly couple's home. Soon afterwards, a valuable piece of Chinese porcelain is reported missing – and a burglar is found dead at the mansion of a music industry mogul.
4. For All Their Faults
Aired 4 May 1974 • 50 min
When a teenage girl is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, businessman Herbert Morris is identified as the man seen talking to her shortly before her death. After an interrogation, Clay and Dexter clash over Morris's apparent guilt.
5. A Man of His Word
Aired 11 May 1974 • 52 min
Joe Warner is released from prison after 15 years for armed robbery. His wife Polly has deserted him – and now he's determined to enact brutal revenge.
6. All That Glitters
Aired 18 May 1974 • 50 min
Two seamen steal gold bars from a makeshift strongroom as a cargo ship nears the Thames estuary. When the ship docks, Clay and Dexter investigate and find a steward has also vanished.
7. A Year to Kill
Aired 25 May 1974 • 50 min
Dexter and Clay investigate teacher Graham Pitman's suspicious death in the science lab. But then two teenagers come forward to confess.