The Man in Room 17

Season 2

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Veteran agent Oldenshaw leads Room 17, a clandestine unit solving perplexing crimes entirely from their office. With his partner's help, they outsmart criminals who've outwitted others.

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13 Episodes

How to Rob a Bank - And Get Away With It
E1
How to Rob a Bank - And Get Away With ItA bank robbery film is using a real branch as its location but the realistic style of its unpredictable producer leads to fears the robbery will be genuine. The bank manager and his wife realise too late that they have starring roles.
Vendetta
E2
VendettaAn Italian man is falls overboard from a NATO ship. Suspicion falls on an Italian seaman whose family has been involved in many incidents with the family of the dead man going back a century. And why are Room 17 using opera to solve this?
The Black Witch
E3
The Black WitchThe body of an American is found near an old abbey, a strange object used for devil worship in his pocket. Room 17 investigate the bizarre circumstances of his death.
First Steal Six Eggs
E4
First Steal Six EggsDecorators at a flat near the Houses of Parliament arouse suspicion so Room 17 send in one of their female agents, Tracey. She gets emotionally attached to the prime suspect. Where will it go from here?
The Catacombs
E5
The CatacombsA rich Yorkshireman hopes to find buried treasure in the Middle East, but enlists help from a very dubious expert. Room 17 wonder what might happen to the treasure - if they ever find it.
Where There's a Will
E6
Where There's a WillStrange goings on in a country house - pictures change, artifacts appear. Is it the mentally ill daughter, her teenage step-sister, the strange uncle, the butler or the dead brother? Send for Room 17.
The Fissile Missile Makers
E7
The Fissile Missile MakersWhat links a milk round, a Chinese lady, a boarding school for boys, a property development company building a new block for the police and some air-to-air missiles? Throw in a couple of dead bodies and you have a case for Room 17.
Goddess of Love
E8
Goddess of LoveWhy are Room 17, to underworld petty-criminals and six university students all interested in a Greek statue that has been in a minor London Museum since 1843. And How is the Union representing Customs Officers involved?
Undue Influence
E9
Undue InfluenceA pop singer kills his pregnant girlfriend but the establishment is concerned the judge will misdirect the jury. Is the past life of the judge's wife compromising him? Is it her current affairs? Call for Room 17.
Lady Luck's No Gentleman
E10
Lady Luck's No GentlemanA group of gamblers win a lot of money from casinos across London. Can a fortune teller really be responsible? And why are charities suddenly receiving large anonymous donations. Can Room 17 provide the answers?
The Standard
E11
The StandardA number of young Army officers are competing for a major award. How far should they go in order to win? Room 17 become involved when a foreign prince suspects his life is at risk.
Saints Are Safer Dead
E12
Saints Are Safer DeadOldenshaw is not happy when a painting goes for more at auction than he has bid (through his agent, Amber). He tracks down the buyer and discovers it (and others paintings in the collection) are forgeries. He needs to get to the truth.
Never Fall Down
E13
Never Fall DownA public figure has been indiscreet, but his ability as an advisor to the Government is undisputed. The men in Room 17 eventually realise there is only one solution open to them.