Rockliffe's Babies
Rockliffe's Babies is a British television police procedural devised by Richard O'Keefe, and starring Ian Hogg as maverick Detective Sergeant Alan Rockliffe, who is assigned to train seven young recruits to the CID, all fresh out of uniform. Under his irascible guidance, it is hoped that they will blossom into full-blown detectives. But Rockliffe is human – so human that he makes more mistakes than the 'Babies' he's supposed to be training. A follow-up series, Rockliffe's Folly, follows Rockliffe through his relocation to Wessex, dealing with rural crimes as part of a new team of investigators. The seven episode third series proved to be the last, with many citing a change in the programme's formula for the heavy ratings decline. Many viewers stated that the success of the two Babies series came not from Rockliffe himself, but from the popular ensemble cast.
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- Ep 1
1.Sirens
09-01-198750mA hooded prowler, an armed robbery, a mugging on the notorious Dragon Estate - it's a busy week for the young PCs. But O'Dowd is in dead trouble. Will the oil-rich Sonia Souhami...
- Ep 2
2.Sweet and Sour Revenge
16-01-198750mA murder has been committed and Rockliffe has been given the name of a suspect. The name revives old and bitter memories. But is it fifteen years too late to do any good?
- Ep 3
3.It's All Happening
23-01-198750mRockliffe complains about the work load. There are drug dealers, rapists, muggers, murderers, thieves and con-men around. What can turn up next? Joseph Maxwell, that's what.
- Ep 4
4.A Bad Few Days
30-01-198750m""This bloke's son is thirteen, has an assessed age of six, goes eleven stone on the scales and is a friend to every stranger he meets. What do you want me to do? Let him find hi...
- Ep 5
5.In the Bag
06-02-198750mWhy has the habitually lazy Paul Georgiou activated himself and acquired an informant?
- Ep 6
6.Ghetto-Blasters
13-02-198750mThere's a tense situation in the black community. A man has died in police custody as a result of using a deadly drug. Rockliffe and Flight think they know who the dealer is, but...
- Ep 7
7.Up the Down Escalator
20-02-198750mWhat arises for Rockliffe and the crime squad as a result of hunger pains?
- Ep 8
8.Extra-curricular
27-02-198750mRockliffe is surprised to learn that some members of his squad find him unapproachable. Doesn't he always come to their aid when they need him? And that's just what he has to do...
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