The Brief: Series 13

  • Release year: 1997

Original Release

01/02/1997

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 The Old Pal's Act Thursday, 02 January 1997
2 All's Fair Friday, 03 January 1997
3 Man Trap Thursday, 09 January 1997
4 Bad Debt Friday, 10 January 1997
5 Professional Opinion Tuesday, 14 January 1997
6 Testament Thursday, 16 January 1997
7 A Policeman's Lot Friday, 17 January 1997
8 The Devil You Know Tuesday, 21 January 1997
9 Once Bitten Thursday, 23 January 1997
10 Turnaround Friday, 24 January 1997
11 Over the Fence Tuesday, 28 January 1997
12 Grey Area Thursday, 30 January 1997
13 One Big Happy Family Friday, 31 January 1997
14 Eye of the Beholder Tuesday, 04 February 1997
15 Say a Little Prayer Thursday, 06 February 1997
16 Downfall Friday, 07 February 1997
17 True to Life Player Tuesday, 11 February 1997
18 Takeaway Thursday, 13 February 1997
19 Your Call Too Friday, 14 February 1997
20 Breaking Up Tuesday, 18 February 1997
21 A Price to Pay Thursday, 20 February 1997
22 Just Looking Friday, 21 February 1997
23 A Tangled Web Thursday, 27 February 1997
24 Rolling in It Friday, 28 February 1997
25 Added Bonus Tuesday, 04 March 1997
26 Holding On Thursday, 06 March 1997
27 Crime Management Friday, 07 March 1997
28 Age Gaps Tuesday, 11 March 1997
29 In the Dark Wednesday, 12 March 1997
30 Crying Wolf Thursday, 13 March 1997
31 Confidence Friday, 14 March 1997
32 All for Love Tuesday, 18 March 1997
33 Only the Lonely Thursday, 20 March 1997
34 Copier Friday, 21 March 1997
35 Fashion Victims Tuesday, 25 March 1997
36 Hook, Line and Sinker Thursday, 27 March 1997
37 No Claims Bonus Friday, 28 March 1997
38 Joker Monday, 31 March 1997
39 Typecast Tuesday, 01 April 1997
40 A Hard Rain Thursday, 03 April 1997
41 Rings on Her Fingers Friday, 04 April 1997
42 Strange Meeting Tuesday, 08 April 1997
43 A Bitter Pill Thursday, 10 April 1997
44 Dial 'M' for Marmalade Friday, 11 April 1997
45 Sisters Tuesday, 15 April 1997
46 Flesh and Blood Thursday, 17 April 1997
47 Parklife Friday, 18 April 1997
48 Two's Company Tuesday, 22 April 1997
49 Inside Edge Friday, 25 April 1997
50 You and Me Versus the World Tuesday, 29 April 1997
51 Pay Back Thursday, 01 May 1997
52 A Place of Your Own Friday, 02 May 1997
53 Don't Want to Hear the Bad News Tuesday, 06 May 1997
54 It's Good to Talk Thursday, 08 May 1997
55 Split Second Friday, 09 May 1997
56 Old Fools Tuesday, 13 May 1997
57 Auld Lang Syne Thursday, 15 May 1997
58 Warnings Friday, 16 May 1997
59 Calling Time Tuesday, 20 May 1997
60 Black and Blue Thursday, 22 May 1997
61 A Bunch of Fives Friday, 23 May 1997
62 Short, Sharp, Shock Tuesday, 27 May 1997
63 Get You Back Thursday, 29 May 1997
64 Powers of Persuasion Friday, 30 May 1997
65 A Rock and a Hard Place Tuesday, 03 June 1997
66 The Wrath of God Thursday, 05 June 1997
67 Knight Errant Friday, 06 June 1997
68 Punch Bag Tuesday, 10 June 1997
69 Best Eaten Cold Thursday, 12 June 1997
70 Lucky Day Friday, 13 June 1997
71 For Richer, for Poorer Tuesday, 17 June 1997
72 No More Milk Thursday, 19 June 1997
73 An Englishman's Home Friday, 20 June 1997
74 Loyal to the Last Tuesday, 24 June 1997
75 Rent Thursday, 26 June 1997
76 Last Respects Friday, 27 June 1997
77 Too Much to Lose Tuesday, 01 July 1997
78 Do Unto Others Thursday, 03 July 1997
79 Mid-Life Crisis Friday, 04 July 1997
80 Performing Tuesday, 08 July 1997
81 Playing with Fire Thursday, 10 July 1997
82 No Guarantees Friday, 11 July 1997
83 Gentleman Jim Tuesday, 15 July 1997
84 Rift Thursday, 17 July 1997
85 Stand by Your Man Friday, 18 July 1997
86 Replica Tuesday, 22 July 1997
87 Mr. Friday Night Thursday, 24 July 1997
88 Hitting the Nerve Friday, 25 July 1997
89 Thicker Than Mud Tuesday, 29 July 1997
90 Alternative Therapies Thursday, 31 July 1997
91 Foxed Friday, 01 August 1997
92 These Foolish Things Tuesday, 05 August 1997
93 Neighbours Thursday, 07 August 1997
94 Glass House Friday, 08 August 1997
95 This Old Man Tuesday, 12 August 1997
96 Tommy the Hero Thursday, 14 August 1997
97 Driven to It Friday, 15 August 1997
98 A Man Out Walking His Dog Tuesday, 19 August 1997
99 Hunt Thursday, 21 August 1997
100 Has Anybody Here Seen Bigmouth? Friday, 22 August 1997
101 This Land Is Ours Tuesday, 26 August 1997
102 Paying the Piper Thursday, 28 August 1997
103 On the Hurry Up Friday, 29 August 1997
104 Not in the Script Tuesday, 02 September 1997
105 Flower Power Thursday, 04 September 1997
106 A Breach of Trust: Part One Friday, 05 September 1997
107 A Breach of Trust: Part Two Tuesday, 09 September 1997
108 Fool Thursday, 11 September 1997
109 Armed and Dangerous Friday, 12 September 1997
110 Animals Tuesday, 16 September 1997
111 Look Into My Eyes Thursday, 18 September 1997
112 Performance Anxiety Friday, 19 September 1997
113 Different Strokes Tuesday, 23 September 1997
114 Sparks Thursday, 25 September 1997
115 The Lions Den Friday, 26 September 1997
116 The Needs of the Many Tuesday, 30 September 1997
117 Cross Purposes Thursday, 02 October 1997
118 Free to Speak? Friday, 03 October 1997
119 Dishonour Among Thieves Tuesday, 07 October 1997
120 Coup De Grace Thursday, 09 October 1997
121 Night of the Long Knives Friday, 10 October 1997
122 Straying Tuesday, 14 October 1997
123 A Bad Lot Thursday, 16 October 1997
124 Crimes of a Lesser Passion Friday, 17 October 1997
125 Force Tuesday, 21 October 1997
126 Walkabout Thursday, 23 October 1997
127 Shades of Grey: Part One Friday, 24 October 1997
128 Shades of Grey: Part Two Tuesday, 28 October 1997
129 Women at Work Thursday, 30 October 1997
130 Solid Evidence Friday, 31 October 1997
131 Going Down Tuesday, 04 November 1997
132 Accomplice Thursday, 06 November 1997
133 Last Fare Friday, 07 November 1997
134 Stolen Thunder Tuesday, 11 November 1997
135 P.C. Thursday, 13 November 1997
136 No Trace Friday, 14 November 1997
137 A New Way to Pay Old Debts Tuesday, 18 November 1997
138 After All These Years Thursday, 20 November 1997
139 Sands of Time Friday, 21 November 1997
140 Identity Crisis Tuesday, 25 November 1997
141 The Same Stripe: Part 1 Friday, 28 November 1997
142 The Same Stripe: Part 2 Tuesday, 02 December 1997
143 Hot Plastic Thursday, 04 December 1997
144 Gaybashing Friday, 05 December 1997
145 Potential for Conflict Tuesday, 09 December 1997
146 Heartbreak Hotel Thursday, 11 December 1997
147 Humpty Dumpty: Part 1 Friday, 12 December 1997
148 Humpty Dumpty: Part 2 Tuesday, 16 December 1997
149 Humpty Dumpty: Part 3 Thursday, 18 December 1997
150 Out Friday, 19 December 1997
151 Twanky Monday, 22 December 1997
152 Things That Go Bump in the Night Tuesday, 30 December 1997

Directors

Chris Lovett, Jo Shoop, Brian Parker, John Bruce, Ian White, Nicholas Laughland, Mike Cocker, Mike Vardy, Ged Maguire, Peter Lydon, Harry Bradbeer, Simon Meyers, Jonathan Hacker, Dominic Lees, Tania Díez, Brian Farnham, Albert Barber, Gill Wilkinson, Catherine Morshead, Jane Prowse, Nigel Douglas, Ian White, Jeremy Silberston, Martin Hutchings, Danny Hiller, Christopher Hodson, Derek Lister, James Cellan Jones, Pete Travis, Nigel Bristow, Justin Hardy, Mandy Honeyman, Jan Sargent, Tom Cotter, Ross Devenish, Gwennan Sage, Simon Massey, Tim Holloway, Audrey Cooke, Robin Sheppard, Adrian J. Fearnley, Sarah Harding, Ed Blum, Sarah Harding, John Bruce, Michael Ferguson, Michael Ferguson, James Hawes

Writers

Geoff McQueen, Terry Hodgkinson, Tom Needham, Elizabeth-Anne Wheal, Richard Stoneman, Clive Dawson, Edwin Pearce, Tony Mulholland, Nicholas McInerny, Patrick Melanaphy, Barry Simner, Kevin Scouler, Peter Hammond, Steve Handley, Simon Tyrrell, Jan Needle, Tunde Babalola, Stephen Plaice, Len Collin, Scott Cherry, Maxwell Young, Nigel Baldwin, Isabelle Grey, Candy Denman, Carolyn Sally Jones, Rod Beacham, Manjit Singh, Graham Mitchell, J.C. Wilsher, Spenser Frearson, Gregory Evans, Julian Spilsbury, Mark Holloway, Mark Illis, Stephen McAteer, Tony Lindsay, David G. McDonagh, Renny Krupinski, Chris Lang, Ben Cooper, Chris Ould, Alan Pollock, Peter Hammond, Katharine Way, Mark Johnson, Richard McBrien, Phil Kingston, Margaret Phelan, Hugh Ellis, Julian Perkins, Colin Wyatt, Simon Moss, David Hoskins, Ray Brooking, Edward Canfor-Dumas, Michael Jenner, John Brennan, Chris McWaters, Sheila Duncan, Lisa Evans, Nick Crittenden, Anthony Valentine, Jimmy Gardner, Rosamond Orde-Powlett, Rod Lewis, Gwyneth Hughes, Robert Jones, Matthew Wingett, Neil Clarke, James Mavor, Matthew Leys, Paul Mousley, Mark Clompus, Andrew Rattenbury, Ann Downie

Cast

Producers

Editors

David Fairhead, Laurie Bunce, Jane Wall, John Beech, Peter Tate

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