Episodes
1. Welcome to Coppers End
February 19, 1971
30 min
Coppers End is a police station where the policemen work very hard to avoid work. PC Penny Pringle is the enthusiastic, efficient WPC posted to the station to shake things up.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Paul, Bill Shine
2. If You Want to Know the Time, Ask a Policeman
February 26, 1971
30 min
If you want the time, don't ask a policeman from Coppers End; no one has a watch.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Paul, Leonard Trolley
3. High Noon
March 5, 1971
30 min
Two thugs arrive at Coppers End.
Guest Stars:
John J. Carney, Patrick Durkin, Ray Reeves, Joe Ritchie, David Jackson
4. The Drunken Irishman
March 12, 1971
30 min
A drunken Irishman has a problem – he can't get into jail.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Paul, Mark Eden, Kate Michelle
5. Sgt. Short in Love
March 19, 1971
30 min
Short's new romance changes him as a man.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Paul, Forbes Collins, Peter Dolphin, Vicki Woolf
6. The Casualty Ward
March 26, 1971
30 min
PC Edwards has gambling fever but ends up in the casualty ward.
Guest Stars:
Jennie Paul, Paul Humpoletz, Leo Dolan, Philip Newman, Arthur English
7. The 12 Year Old
April 2, 1971
30 min
Ripper blackmails Pringle into looking after his 12-year-old son. And that means trouble for everyone.
Guest Stars:
Freddy Foote, Bert Rogers
8. Agatha Pilbeam
April 9, 1971
30 min
Agatha Pilbeam tells the men in Coppers End about a bank hold-up.
Guest Stars:
Arthur English, Hilda Barry, Barry Brown, Mike Kinsey
9. The Box of Blood
April 16, 1971
30 min
Two lorry drivers find a sinister-looking box leaking blood.
Guest Stars:
Arthur English, Edward Evans, Peter Lawrence, Chris Gannon, Reg Peters
10. The Arrangement
April 23, 1971
30 min
Why is the constabulary at Coppers End moving faster than usual? Edwards announces that he and Pringle have come to an arrangement.
Guest Stars:
Hugh Morton
12. The Con
May 7, 1971
30 min
Ripper catches a con man — or is the con man catching him?
Guest Stars:
Roy Barraclough, David Healy, Gloria Connell