Paul Eddington
Strand
Special Branch (1969)
Season 2
Special Branch is a British television. A police drama series, the action was centred on members of the Special Branch anti-espionage and anti-terrorist department of the London Metropolitan Police.
Released Sept. 17, 1969
Episode 60 min
None+
S2E1 - Inside
Jordan goes undercover as a prisoner to uncover a convicted spy's secrets.
Aug. 11, 1970, midnight
S2E2 - Dinner Date
Jordan flies to Frankfurt to escort a British subject, Selby, back to England. Selby had disappeared three years earlier in East Germany and the British Government are anxious to learn what he's been up to - but the Russian KGB hide in the shadows.
Aug. 18, 1970, midnight
S2E3 - Depart in Peace
An ex-colonial policeman is pressured to return to Africa to testify at the trial of a onetime Mau-Mau warlord, but he adamantly refuses.
Aug. 25, 1970, midnight
S2E4 - Miss International
What appeared to be a straightforward case - protecting the wife of a foreign VIP, who has entered a beauty competition in the cause of female emancipation for her own country - turns into a nightmare situation for DCI Jordan.
Sept. 1, 1970, midnight
S2E5 - Warrant for a Phoenix
An accusation of theft against a highly respected Greek historian sets the Special Branch team a problem. Interpol have requested his extradition from England - but Inman isn't satisfied with the facts of the case.
Sept. 8, 1970, midnight
S2E6 - The Pleasure of Your Company
Inman meets the CIA's new man in London. Jordan meets an old friend from Moscow. All perfectly legal - until the two are seen together at intervals and the Special Branch team become involved in international politics.
Sept. 16, 1970, midnight
S2E7 - Not to Be Trusted
Is an eminent scientist, on lone to a top-secret research establishment, a security risk? That's the question facing Inman and his team. The research establishment is suddenly prone to 'leaks'. Has the man been got at?
Sept. 23, 1970, midnight
S2E8 - Borderline Case
While a member of the SB team keeps watch on Karl Peter's flat, Inman and his team scan though his charge sheet. They believe he will attempt to incite London dockworkers into taking industrial action against their employers.
Sept. 30, 1970, midnight
S2E9 - Love from Doris
When military security intercepts letter written to a lonely serviceman by his foreign 'penpal' Rita, which contain casual references to secret information, Supt Inman sends DS Jordan to investigate.
Oct. 7, 1970, midnight
S2E10 - Sorry Is Just a Word
When a Czech au-pair goes missing in London and her father is one of the most powerful men the country, Inman and Jordan must find out what's happened to her. But their enquirers lead to a dead end.
Oct. 14, 1970, midnight
S2E11 - Error of Judgement
When Inman discovers that "The Guardians" are taking a more-than-usual interest in a group of pro-germ-warfare people and finds that their leader is a pretty girl, he decides to send Jordan along to question her.
Oct. 21, 1970, midnight
S2E12 - Reported Missing
Jordan and Inman go in search of a missing Russian ballerina.
Oct. 28, 1970, midnight
S2E13 - Fool's Mate
When Britain's top code and cypher breaker is forced to mingle with Communist players during a chess tournament, Inman goes along to keep an eye on him. Moxon, meanwhile, is playing a dangerous game of his own: the pawn being Jordan.
Nov. 4, 1970, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 1969
Last Air Date: May 9, 1974, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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