Burnside arrives to investigate a murder which looks like part of a series of male rapes.

Smithy is working undercover as a hit man unfortunately his target has been picked as Jack Meadows and time is running out before his cover is blown.

An undercover Frank Burnside is arrested by Northumbria Police with a boot full of drugs and a handgun after a high speed chase through Newcastle.

Still undercover in Newcastle, Burnside is determined to bring gangster Saul Anderson to justice.

Brownlow stands to lose his job and reputation when he is framed for insurance fraud - but who framed and why?

Monroe has trouble dealing with a gang of boy-racers who are harassing an elderly couple.

Conway encounters the Sun Hill Angels at a function, an escort service which Boulton believes is also dealing drugs.

Sam's soft centre is under pressure when he goes undercover with animal rights militants but starts to sympathize with their viewpoints, particularly the females.

When Beech investigates an assault on a drug dealer, he uncovers a corrupt police officer.

It's Jim's first day back at work, but he has the hardest challenge ahead of him yet - trying to regain the confidence of his colleagues. And his first case is booze-related.

It's Danny Glaze's turn to get himself in too deep, when he befriends a homeless girl with connections to all kinds of dodgy dealings.

A young boy, Ashley Palmer, goes missing, and Skase is positive he can solve the case quickly and easily.

Beech persuades Deakin to get involved with a bent, high stakes poker game.

Beech & Boyden almost come to blows over the handling of a sensitive case of immigrants.

It is the turn of Andrew Monroe this time to find his wayward daughter caught up in crime at the station, but Matt Boyden, having gone through the same thing himself at least lends one sympathetic ear.

Worell goes undercover as a prostitute after a punter is assaulted and robbed.

Quinnan, still haunted by last year's stabbing, returns to the Jasmine Allen estate to face his past.

Quinnan disobeys orders to find a missing youth whilst on the Jasmine Allen estate as Sun Hill struggle to maintain control of the residents.

Quinnan and Boulton agree to set aside their differences to nail Mick Glover, but the strain of the case starts to disrupt Quinnans life.

P.C. Eddie Santini stands trial for murder.

Vicky Hagen is asked to utilize her expert driving skills to go undercover as a chauffeuse for a female vice operative, but can she cope with such a demanding role so soon after Santini?

It's new detective Mickey Webb's first nightshift in Sun Hill CID, and he appears to be an over-confident maverick and glory hunter, which does not make him initially popular with his new team mates.

D.C. Holmes follows a case of suspected money laundering, but doesn't realize the increasingly corrupt D.S. Beech also shares an interest for reasons of his own.

In a departure from the usual Sun Hill shenanigans, Brownlow is called to sit on an inquiry panel with Guy Mannion, into a sergeant accused of endangering colleagues by disobeying orders during a riot.

An unlikely grouping of PC Hagen, DC Proctor and Sergeant Boyden in Sun Hill's new Crime Car initiative proves to be a comedy of errors for all involved.

Dale and Gary are sent to investigate an AWOL soldier, but can Smith keep his obvious nostalgic fondness for the army game at bay now he is a serving policeman?

A singer who had her own TV show in the 1960s reports the theft of the manuscript for her autobiography, and Derek Conway is only too pleased when he hears she's been in touch, being his favourite singer.

Tony faces a baptism of fire when he is seconded as a driver to the flying squad.

Stop and searches are causing public unease because of the dominance of black people apprehended, and top ranks are determined to appear whiter than white, even by passing the blame downwards.

The three-part story continues as Rickman, who has infiltrated the drugs gang, is identified in an armed robbery investigation.

A free night of bliss in a luxury hotel goes horribly wrong for Boulton and Stanton.

PC Smith delivers his first baby and stays involved with the case.

Tom Proctor messes up yet again, but is at least astute enough to know his job is in danger, so pulls out all the stops to try and prove himself. However, naivety is a hard task master.

It's Lennox's turn to be torn, when he wife may be involved with some kind of confusing financial scam artists.

When Dale Smith's prejudices cause him to arrest a woman who turns out to be a drugs worker, his apology and subsequent friendship causes him to see things in a whole new light.

Glaze and Holmes investigate what appears to be the suicide of a local councilor, but appearances can be deceptive.

Derek Conway's suspicions are aroused when a man comes into the station to hand in half a million pounds. Unfortunately for the man, Conway is at the top of his game with Brownlow away and a week off on the horizon.

Webb is given the job of identifying a body found on a roundabout- a task he'd rather not have.

Matt Boyden wonders what someone's game is, when he discovers they have been impersonating him in order to profit from illegal poker.

Sun Hill officers attempt to locate a young boy's missing parents.

Smithy becomes closer to the young boy as the search for his parents continues.

As an investigation begins on the boy's parents, the team try to locate him and Smithy, who were kidnapped.

Two titans of the so-called gentle sex show just how diverse women can be, in their apposite handling of a fellow female stalker victim.

Polly becomes closer and closer to Emma, but everybody is talking at her, and even Page herself starts to wonder what's really going on.

Everything comes to a head with emotions running high in all directions, and confusion abounds about who is responsible for what with so many stalkings and funny phone calls and the like.

Polly is sinking deeper into herself in the aftermath of recent events, with her behaviour beginning to reflect her recent friend. Meanwhile Duncan's fitness comes into question just as he is under heavy stress.

The new probationers are subject to traditional 'wind-ups' courtesy of uniform.

After a terrible start, the new probationers are keen on exacting revenge on their prankster colleagues.

Whilst attempting to get justice for an old friend, former DS Ted Roach is reacquainted with several others.

Ted Roach helps his former colleagues catch a local villain.

A poker game between criminal Howard Fallon and the increasingly corrupt DS Beech invokes dealings between them.

In his relationship with criminals Fallon and Bazzini, the corrupt DS Beech is outraged to be told his phone number is amongst the possessions of an assaulted lap dancer.

DS's Stanton and Boulton search Rachel's belongings, leading their investigation to Howard Fallon.

At his work with the Youth Offending Team, PC Harker investigates an allegation of child abuse. Meanwhile, as Stanton and Boulton try to locate a witness, DS Beech attempts to prevent this due to his corrupt connections.

The DS's of Sun Hill locate a key witness - Stanton and Boulton want her to testify, whilst criminal Fallon wants the corrupt Beech to do otherwise.

AMIP conduct an investigation into the death of DS John Boulton.

The corrupt DS Don Beech turns himself in to CIB to bargain with Det Supt Hodges, despite DS Stanton's pleas.

CIB swiftly barge into a disgruntled Sun Hill, suspend the entire CID department and conduct their investigations into the activities of the corrupt DS Don Beech.

With Brownlow gone and CID obliterated, the CIB set to work interviewing the disgraced detectives. Back at their office, Stanton vows to bring Beech to justice.

A pressured DCI Meadows continues the investigation into the Freeley murder case.

When Gary and Danny are assigned to deal with some troublesome Jamaican yardies, they also face off against each other, sharing a few home truths.

In a feature length episode, Kate and Dale are trapped in a building society with a couple of armed robbers. But it gives the new Superintendent a chance to witness the skills of his other Chief Inspector when Derek negotiates.

Klein's attitude to the beat brings him into the firing line when Sergeant Cryer finds him dancing to a different tune.

The threat of violence hangs over Sun Hill, but DCI Meadows is more concerned about his career.

When two girls are burnt in a house fire, the parents' behaviour seems suspicious. Mickey is also burnt when he learns from Kate the reality of what they had together.

Gary has his recent sergeants exams dominating his thoughts, while he and Matthew disagree on their approach to an Eastern European prostitution ring.

Sun Hill becomes a battleground for rival cigarette-smuggling rings, but Klein is too excited about meeting his favourite DJ to realise that where there's smoke, there's usually fire.

There are concerns at Sun Hill about just what Klein was doing in a known criminal's van.

Page and Quinnan's relationship reaches a make-or-break stage. Meanwhile, Webb and Lennox investigate a shoplifting case.

Page and Quinnan face each other after the Christmas break - and their night of passion. Webb and Lennox uncover the truth behind the shoplifting.