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Series 2
March 29, 1981

Series 2

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01. Mad Hatter's Holiday

After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton to discover the victim's identity, with the assistance of an eccentric holiday-maker with a tale of a missing woman.

52min
March 29, 1981
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02. The Last Trumpet

A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lover organising the protests is murdered, Cribb considers the various motives for killing her.

49min
April 5, 1981
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03. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a special mission—to investigate the background of the new nanny being selected for the Queen's granddaughter.

51min
April 12, 1981
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04. The Choir That Wouldn't Sing

Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the Colonel's death was murder but their questions are met with a wall of silence from the locals.

48min
April 19, 1981
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05. Murder Old Boy

Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by an ex-classmate, who is subsequently murdered.

51min
May 3, 1981
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06. Invitation to a Dynamite Party

Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are planning a major bombing.

49min
May 10, 1981