The Brief: Series 5

  • Release year: 1989

Original Release

01/03/1989

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Getting It Right Tuesday, 03 January 1989
2 A Reflection of Glory Thursday, 05 January 1989
3 One to One Tuesday, 10 January 1989
4 The Mugging and the Gypsies Thursday, 12 January 1989
5 The Chain of Command Tuesday, 17 January 1989
6 Life and Death Thursday, 19 January 1989
7 Hothead Tuesday, 24 January 1989
8 Steamers Thursday, 26 January 1989
9 Duty Elsewhere Tuesday, 31 January 1989
10 Saturday Blues Thursday, 02 February 1989
11 N. F. A. Tuesday, 07 February 1989
12 The Price You Pay Thursday, 09 February 1989
13 The Key of the Door Tuesday, 14 February 1989
14 Cock-Up Thursday, 16 February 1989
15 Repercussions Tuesday, 21 February 1989
16 A Death in the Family Thursday, 23 February 1989
17 In the Frame Tuesday, 28 February 1989
18 A Good Result Thursday, 02 March 1989
19 Conscience Tuesday, 07 March 1989
20 Sunday, Sunday Thursday, 09 March 1989
21 Climate Tuesday, 14 March 1989
22 Bad Company Thursday, 16 March 1989
23 Suspicious Minds Tuesday, 21 March 1989
24 Intuition Thursday, 23 March 1989
25 Loss Tuesday, 28 March 1989
26 Procedure Thursday, 30 March 1989
27 Luck of the Draw Tuesday, 04 April 1989
28 No Strings Thursday, 06 April 1989
29 Fools Gold Tuesday, 11 April 1989
30 The Visit Thursday, 13 April 1989
31 One for the Ladies Tuesday, 18 April 1989
32 No Shelter Thursday, 20 April 1989
33 Out to Lunch Tuesday, 25 April 1989
34 Free Wheel Thursday, 27 April 1989
35 Only a Bit of Thieving Tuesday, 02 May 1989
36 Communications Thursday, 04 May 1989
37 Silver Lining Tuesday, 09 May 1989
38 Suffocation Job Thursday, 11 May 1989
39 Mickey Would Have Wanted It Tuesday, 16 May 1989
40 Blood Ties Friday, 19 May 1989
41 You'll Be Back Tuesday, 23 May 1989
42 Fort Apache - Sun Hill Thursday, 25 May 1989
43 Waste Tuesday, 30 May 1989
44 The Strong Survive Thursday, 01 June 1989
45 Loving Care Tuesday, 06 June 1989
46 Back on the Streets Thursday, 08 June 1989
47 FAT'AC Tuesday, 13 June 1989
48 Somewhere by Chance Thursday, 15 June 1989
49 A Quiet Life Tuesday, 20 June 1989
50 Tom Tiddler's Ground Thursday, 22 June 1989
51 Make My Day Tuesday, 27 June 1989
52 Provocation Thursday, 29 June 1989
53 Overspend Tuesday, 04 July 1989
54 Between Friends Thursday, 06 July 1989
55 Traffic Tuesday, 11 July 1989
56 The Sacred Seal Thursday, 13 July 1989
57 Subsequent Visits Tuesday, 18 July 1989
58 User Friendly Thursday, 20 July 1989
59 Don't Like Mondays Tuesday, 25 July 1989
60 Pick Up Thursday, 27 July 1989
61 Kidding Tuesday, 01 August 1989
62 Black Spot Thursday, 03 August 1989
63 Taken for a Ride Tuesday, 08 August 1989
64 Time Out Thursday, 10 August 1989
65 Leaving Tuesday, 15 August 1989
66 Street Games and Board Games Thursday, 17 August 1989
67 Pressure Tuesday, 22 August 1989
68 A Little Knowledge Thursday, 24 August 1989
69 Pathways Tuesday, 29 August 1989
70 Seen to Be Done Thursday, 31 August 1989
71 Tulip Tuesday, 05 September 1989
72 Nothing But the Truth Thursday, 07 September 1989
73 It's Not Majorca Tuesday, 12 September 1989
74 Mending Fences Thursday, 14 September 1989
75 Exit Lines Tuesday, 19 September 1989
76 That Old Malarkey Thursday, 21 September 1989
77 Greig versus Taylor Tuesday, 26 September 1989
78 Tottering Thursday, 28 September 1989
79 I Counted Them All Out Tuesday, 03 October 1989
80 Zigzag Thursday, 05 October 1989
81 A Matter of Trust Tuesday, 10 October 1989
82 The Tourist Trap Thursday, 12 October 1989
83 The One That Got Away Tuesday, 17 October 1989
84 Found Offending Thursday, 19 October 1989
85 All Part of the Job Tuesday, 24 October 1989
86 In the Cold Thursday, 26 October 1989
87 Just a Little Run Around Tuesday, 31 October 1989
88 A Fair Appraisal Thursday, 02 November 1989
89 Visitors Tuesday, 07 November 1989
90 Private Wars Thursday, 09 November 1989
91 Feasting with Panthers Tuesday, 14 November 1989
92 By the Book Thursday, 16 November 1989
93 Beer and Bicycles Tuesday, 21 November 1989
94 Grace of God Thursday, 23 November 1989
95 Just Another Day Tuesday, 28 November 1989
96 Gone Fishing Thursday, 30 November 1989
97 Early Bird Tuesday, 05 December 1989
98 Just for the Crack Thursday, 07 December 1989
99 Woman in Brown Tuesday, 12 December 1989
100 Speaking Freely Thursday, 14 December 1989
101 The Return of the Prodigal Son Tuesday, 19 December 1989
102 Chinese Whispers Thursday, 21 December 1989
103 Powers of Exclusion Tuesday, 26 December 1989
104 Saturday Night Fever Thursday, 28 December 1989

Directors

Terry Marcel, Barry Davis, Keith Washington, Brian Farnham, Terry Green, Brian Parker, Alan Wareing, Eva Kolouchova, Michael Owen Morris, Jeremy Summers, Nicholas Laughland, Christopher Hodson, Jeremy Silberston, Richard Standeven, Mike Dormer, David Attwood, Clive Fleury, Bren Simson, James Cellan Jones, Michael Ferguson, Michael Ferguson, Niall Leonard, Julian Amyes, Robert Tronson, Graham Theakston, John Bruce, Sharon Miller, William Brayne, Nicholas Prosser, Derek Lister, Chris Lovett, Antonia Bird, Keith Washington, Paul Harrison, Terence Daw, Philip Casson, David Hayman, Diana Patrick, Simon Cellan Jones, Jan Sargent

Writers

Geoff McQueen, Barry Appleton, Christopher Russell, Peter Hammond, Kieran Prendiville, Julian Jones, Jonathan Rich, Brendan J. Cassin, J.C. Wilsher, Arthur McKenzie, Simon Moss, Edwin Pearce, John Milne, Kevin Clarke, Colin Griffin, Chris Barlas, David Squire, Garry Lyons, Richard LeParmentier, Paddy Fletcher, Tony Grounds, Tom Needham, Guy Meredith, Jesse Carr Martindale, Steve Trafford, Steve Waye, Linda Dearsley, Peter Hammond, Christopher Russell, Alan Clews, Gerry Huxham, Shirley Cooklin, Alan Hunter, Christopher Short, David Halliwell, John Kershaw, Patrick Harkins, John Foster, Al Ashton, Richard Ireson, Brian Finch

Cast

Producers

Editors

John Beech, Laurie Bunce, Jane Wall, Nick Ames, John Sharland, Ray Ball, Dave Lewinton, John Wright, Dan Carter, Thomas Kavanagh, Bob Ede, Colin Bocking, Sean Fullerton

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