E01 · Waxwork 1h 19m
4/13/1980
Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
E02 · Swing, Swing Together 52m
4/20/1980
After a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
E03 · Abracadaver 52m
4/20/1980
After a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night secret performances for wealthy spectators.
E04 · The Detective Wore Silk Drawers 51m
4/27/1980
When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
E05 · The Horizontal Witness 48m
5/4/1980
A key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with the police.
E06 · Wobble to Death 51m
5/11/1980
The Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the various competitors.
E07 · Something Old, Something New 51m
5/18/1980
When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspect that the intentions of the bride and her family are not entirely honourable.
E08 · A Case of Spirts 53m
5/25/1980
Two robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit world.