Target

Philip Madoc

DCS Tate

Brendan Price

DS Frank Bonney

Vivien Heilbron

DS Louise Colbert

Seasons

Series 1

9 episodes

Premiered Sep 9, 1977

Series 2

8 episodes

Premiered Sep 15, 1978

Episodes

1–6 of 9

Ep 1

Shipment

Sep 9, 1977

Hackett and team stake out a cargo ship carrying £30,000 in silver. A tip-off from snout Ted Knight points the finger at Jack Maynard. When the stakeout is terminated, the team discover Knight with his throat slit on the dock.

Ep 2

Blow Out

Sep 16, 1977

Harry Skeats runs a gang of jewel thieves. During a safe breaking, gang member Rocky Wall is badly burned; he's dumped and dies in hospital. Knowing they need a new burner, Hackett bails Tim Farlow out of jail to use has bait.

Ep 3

Big Elephant

Sep 23, 1977

Courier Pink gives Sharkey a chance to make some money by bringing Lebanon hashish into Britain. Before he can hand it to Cetti, police raid his home, leaving Sharkey in possession of half a million pounds' worth of heroin.

Ep 4

Hunting Parties

Sep 30, 1977

Criminals Dickie Tufnell and Harry Kemp are shot dead in a gangland hit. Hackett learns that the latter had been forced into the robbery by a pair of revolutionaries looking to raise funds.

Ep 5

Vandraggers

Oct 14, 1977

Two youths hijack four lorries and beat up the drivers. Tate believes they are stealing to order. When the pair attempt to sell new TV/radio cassette players to Tyler Electronics, they cross a big firm.

Ep 6

Lady Luck

Oct 21, 1977