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New Scotland Yard
Overview
New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 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. The first three series ran from 1972 to 1973 and starred John Woodvine as Det. Chief Supt. Kingdom and John Carlisle as Det. Sgt. Ward. But the series, scheduled on a Saturday night, failed to match the ratings of its more glamorous midweek sister programme, Special Branch. The programme was resurrected for a fourth series in 1974, with an all-new cast headed by Michael Turner as Det. Chief Supt. Clay and Clive Francis as Det. Sgt. Dexter LWT were considered to have broken the rules of Saturday night broadcasting by showing a tough police drama in place of entertainment, but it was an inspiration for The Sweeney. Dennis Waterman, who went on to play a lead role in The Sweeney, appeared in the earlier series. There were several television series about Scotland Yard during the 1950s, the longest-running being Scotland Yard on the American Broadcasting Company from 1957-1958.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1972)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Point of Impact
1972-04-22Violence flares up when a student protest meets a counter-demonstration. A young demonstrator is killed by a blow to the head. The nearest person to the body is a mounted officer Tyrell . DCS Kingdom now faces a difficult case, where strong evidence accumulates against a brother policeman.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Comeback
1972-04-29Kingdom investigates the murder of a retired bank manager.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Memory of a Gauntlet
1972-05-06Kingdom investigates a fanatical Nazi-hunter.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: The Palais Romeo
1972-05-13Ward challenges Kingdom over his handling of an investigation into a serial killer.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: Hard Contract
1972-05-20Kingdom investigates two apparently unrelated murders, but both victims were killed with the same gun.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Shock Tactics
1972-05-27A man confesses to killing his wife in a practical joke.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 7: The Wrong 'Un
1972-06-03Kingdom investigates the murder of a prisoner.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: Fire in a Honey Pot
1972-06-10Kingdom investigates a series of arson attacks on betting shops.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 9: Perfect In Every Way
1972-06-17Kingdom investigates what's appears to be the perfect murder.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 10: The Banker
1972-06-24Kingdom investigates the finances of a murdered couturier.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Ask No Questions
1972-07-01Kingdom explores the world of drop-outs when the body of a murdered girl is found on a rubbish tip.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: Reunion
1972-07-08On the night that Steve Thomas escapes from prison, a solicitor is found murdered in his office - and £11 is missing from the cash box. Kingdom and Ward investigate, but why should anyone commit murder for such a small sum.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 13: And When You're Wrong
1972-07-15Inspector Ward hopes to catch the brain behind a series of bank robberies through his contract with a shady ex- insurance agent , Charles Prentice. But when Ward arrives at Prentice's flat to finalise the arrangements, he finds Kingdom , who is there to investigate a murder - and the Inspector's activities.
Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 (1972)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Nothing to Live For
1972-10-13Episode 2: A Case of Prejudice
1972-10-20Kingdom and Ward investigate a murder which has taken place in a theatre club with predominantly black members.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: A Gathering of Dust
1972-10-27Episode 4: Evidence of Character
1972-11-03Episode 5: Prove It
1972-11-10Episode 6: Shadow of a Deadbeat
1972-11-17Episode 7: Papa Charlie
1972-11-24Episode 8: Error of Judgement
1972-12-01Episode 9: Two into One Will Go
1972-12-08Episode 10: The Money Game
1972-12-15Episode 11: We Do What We Can
1972-12-22Episode 12: Hoax
1972-12-29Episode 13: My Boy Robby?
1973-01-12
Season 3 (1973)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Where's Harry?
1973-06-23Episode 2: Diamonds Are Never Forever
1973-06-30Episode 3: Bullet in a Haystack
1973-07-07Episode 4: Weight of Evidence
1973-07-14Episode 5: Crossfire
1973-07-21Episode 6: Property, Dogs and Women
1973-07-28Episode 7: Exchange Is No Robbery
1973-08-04Episode 8: Daisy Chain
1973-08-11Episode 9: Don't Go Out Alone
1973-08-18Episode 10: The Stone
1973-08-25Episode 11: Monopoly
1973-09-01Episode 12: Rogues Gallery
1973-09-08Episode 13: Pier
1973-09-15Kingdom and his wife Angela have a marriage crisis. She goes away to the seaside for a few days to think. Two days later Kingdom is told to investigate murder - in Margate.
Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 (1974)
No overview available.
7 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Comeback
1974-04-13Episode 2: The Trojan Horse
1974-04-20Episode 3: Death by Misadventure
1974-04-27Detective Sergeant Dexter is investigating a burglary and finds a valuable piece of Chinese porcelain missing. Shortly afterwards, a burglar is found dead.
Runtime: 60 min
