Follows the daily antics of Woodley police station, where officers are more interested in taking bribes and doing little work than catching criminals. Inspector Spooner lives alone in a flat above the station and often had to deal with the messes created by his junior staff.
Spooner's Patch (Season 3)
The Big Match (Episode 1)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-04-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Daily mundanities and a vanload of drunken Scotsmen conspire to keep Spooner from watching a key football match.
The Lock-Up (Episode 2)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-04-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Taking a thrashing from Bulsover during a self-defence lesson that he foolishly instigated, Spooner starts fiddling with a pair of hand cuffs...
Finders, Keepers...! (Episode 3)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-04-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bulsover finds a locked briefcase whilst cleaning out a squad car. They find out it's full of jewellery, but who does it belong to?
The Sting (Episode 4)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-05-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Spooner is seduced by the bright lights of showbiz when a producer asks for his help in the making of a new film.
Suffer the Little Children... (Episode 5)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-05-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Spooner meets his match when a young boy turns up at the police station on his mother's orders.
Vote, Mrs Cantaford (Episode 6)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-05-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mrs Cantaford tries to curtail Spooner's despotic activities by running for councillor on a 'get rid of filth' ticket.
Police Intelligence (Episode 7)
Writer: Ray Galton
Air date: 1982-08-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Extreme bordedom drives everyone to distraction and forces Spooner to fear for Bulsover's sanity.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
Episodes 7
Episodes 1