Episodes
1. Girl Friday
May 10, 1996
29 min
Sally Fairfax is a personal assistant to the smarmy philandering Harvey Stafford. Her devotion is severely tested when she returns to the office late one night and finds herself party to a murder.
Guest Stars:
Nigel Havers, Richard Hansell, Mark Chapman
2. A Life or Death Operation
May 17, 1996
30 min
Ms. Kate Marshall (Dawn French), a brilliant surgeon, tries to murder the wife of a former patient who died when the woman confronts her with accusations that she was negligent during surgery. Kate runs the woman over with her vehicle... several times. As luck would have it, the woman doesn't die and is brought to St. Theodore's as a victim. Kate also has a television show and the case becomes a prime topic on the show, much to Kate's dismay.
Guest Stars:
Sara Powell, John Bird, Brigit Forsyth, Peter Wingfield, Llewella Gideon
3. Dying Live
May 24, 1996
30 min
When Daisy Talwinning, an abattoir worker sacked because she can't bring herself to kill the cute animals, goes on holiday to Panador in South America, she gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity, just as a rebel leader is about to be executed - the officials think she is the executioner.
Guest Stars:
Alistair McGowan, Stratford Johns, John Thomson, Bryan Pringle, Helen Lederer
4. The Body Politic
May 31, 1996
30 min
Leader of the opposition Jerry Bryce and his wife Linda are getting ready to move to No 10, when they discover three rather grisly obstacles under the kitchen floor on the eve of the General Election.
Guest Stars:
Ken Jones, Su Elliot, Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, John Bennett
5. Confess
June 7, 1996
30 min
When former gangland boss Frank Foster is brought in for questioning about the murder of a policeman, he's interrogated by Sgt Hodge and Sgt Cole, both intent on promotion.
Guest Stars:
George Costigan, James Callis, Clive Russell, Roger Lloyd Pack, Minnie Driver
