Target

Series 1

A small team of detectives solve crimes of a varied nature in Southampton.

Where to Watch Series 1

9 Episodes

  • Shipment
    E1
    ShipmentHackett 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.
  • Blow Out
    E2
    Blow OutHarry 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.
  • Big Elephant
    E3
    Big ElephantCourier 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.
  • Hunting Parties
    E4
    Hunting PartiesDickie Tufnell and burglar Harry Kemp are shot dead, at his home, in a gangland hit. His twin Roland wants revenge. Det. Supt. Hackett learns that Kemp had been forced into the robbery by a pair of revolutionaries looking to raise funds.
  • Vandraggers
    E5
    VandraggersTwo 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.
  • Lady Luck
    E6
    Lady LuckHackett'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.
  • Set Up
    E7
    Set UpAn 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.
  • Roadrunner
    E8
    RoadrunnerA 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.
  • Carve Up
    E9
    Carve UpBids are being placed for a lucrative city development building project but is there an element of police corruption connected to one of them?

Cast of Series 1

  • Patrick MowerDet. Supt. Steve Hackett
  • Philip MadocDet. Chief Supt. Tate
  • Brendan PriceDet. Sgt. Frank Bonney
  • Vivien HeilbronDet. Sgt. Louise Colbert
  • Colin TuckerWriter
  • Philip HinchcliffeProducer

 

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