Between the Lines

1992 - 1994 NR 50m 8.1

British police drama following the team at the Complaints Investigation Bureau - the unit that polices the police.

This show is set in the Complaints Investigation Bureau (C.I.B.), the department responsible for investigating other police officers, of London's Metropolitan Police [the British counterpart to the Internal Affairs Bureau (I.A.B.) of a U.S. city's police force]. The first two seasons had stories based around various different aspects of the darker side of the police, ranging from such topics as petty corruption, racism, and sexual harassment through to grand conspiracy, with some plot threads running through the season over several episodes. The series also dealt with the personal lives of it's less-than-clean-cut characters, particularly the womanizing lead character Tony Clark, and is also notable for its inclusion of a lesbian character in a major role. In the third and final season, the focus changed significantly, moving away from the police force to other areas of security and espionage. Written by

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Private Enterprise

1. Private Enterprise

Aired: Sep 4, 1992

DCI Tony Clark is assigned the unenviable task of investigating his own station.

Episode 2 Out of the Game

2. Out of the Game

Aired: Sep 11, 1992

When a youth is shot by armed police, years of resentment are set to explode ...

Episode 3 Words of Advice

3. Words of Advice

Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Tony Clark's marriage begins to fall apart as he investigates a complaint of ...

Episode 4 Lies and Damned Lies

4. Lies and Damned Lies

Aired: Sep 25, 1992

DSU Tony Clark follows up an allegation of police brutality after an old man ...

Episode 6 Lest Ye Be Judged

6. Lest Ye Be Judged

Aired: Oct 9, 1992

DSU Tony Clark investigates an officer accused of bending the rules to obtain...

Episode 7 Breaking Point

7. Breaking Point

Aired: Oct 16, 1992

DSU Tony Clark is called in to investigate claims of police brutality when a ...

Episode 8 The Only Good Copper

8. The Only Good Copper

Aired: Oct 23, 1992

DSU Tony Clark is ordered to investigate complaints against an officer killed...

Episode 10 Nothing to Declare

10. Nothing to Declare

Aired: Nov 5, 1992

An old style policeman (Nicky Henson) starts the episode with an amusing spee...

Episode 11 Nothing Personal

11. Nothing Personal

Aired: Nov 12, 1992

Young Joey Pearce is found dead whilst in Police custody at St Helen's police...

Episode 12 Nobody's Fireproof

12. Nobody's Fireproof

Aired: Nov 12, 1992

Supt. Urquart is caught with a sex worker in his car. He then becomes a suspe...

Episode 13 The Chill Factor

13. The Chill Factor

Aired: Nov 19, 1992

DCC Dunning has been suspended, but Clark suspects Deakin may be at the botto...

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Info about Between the Lines

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Drama, Crime