Target

1977–1978 · Canceled · 2 seasons · 17 episodes · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom

Creator Graham Williams · Channel BBC One · Starring Patrick Mower, Philip Madoc, Brendan Price

A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
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Episodes

9 episodes · September 1977 – November 1977
  1. Episode 1: 1. ShipmentSeptember 9, 1977 · 50 min
    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.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Blow OutSeptember 16, 1977 · 50 min
    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.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Big ElephantSeptember 23, 1977 · 50 min
    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.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Hunting PartiesSeptember 30, 1977 · 50 min
    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.
  5. Episode 5: 5. VandraggersOctober 14, 1977 · 50 min
    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.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Lady LuckOctober 21, 1977 · 50 min
    Hackett's snout Collars is murdered. Inquiries lead to the release of Swain and Lewis from Parkhurst. Target criminal Ruby Daniels' daughter Sam is kidnapped and the abductors want £300,000 in cash. Hackett believes Daniels is connected to the pair.
Show 3 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Set UpOctober 28, 1977 · 50 min
    An informer tells Hackett to go to a squash club where he will find a briefcase in a locker. Leaving, he is approached by Dep. Chief Constable Goddard. Instead of documents, there's £10,000 in cash and Hackett facing suspension.
  2. Episode 8: 8. RoadrunnerNovember 4, 1977 · 50 min
    A young runaway is found at the scene of a lorry hijacking. Down the road, a second lorry is hijacked but the driver is dead and carrying a large amount of money. Hackett suspects that girls are being used as bait and goes undercover.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Carve UpNovember 11, 1977 · 50 min
    Bids are being placed for a lucrative city development building project but is there an element of police corruption connected to one of them?

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
50 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 9, 1977
LAST AIRED
November 10, 1978
PRODUCTION COMPANY
BBC

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