
The Enigma Files
The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for a single series of fifteen episodes in 1980. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis is tasked with investigating unsolved crimes.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Sweeper
15-04-198050mNick Lewis's forced transfer to the Prisoners' Property Office promises nothing but boredom and the antagonism of Kate Burton—but it also nearly costs him his life.
- Ep 2
2.Gone Missing
22-04-198050mNick Lewis vanishes while investigating the disappearance of heiress Caroline Bates.
- Ep 3
3.False-Hearted Lover
29-04-198050mLewis becomes emotionally involved with a suspect when the file on Arnold Humble's accidental death is re-opened.
- Ep 4
4.Billy the Late and Great
06-05-198050mForger William Swain has died in prison so DCI Adams is ordered to track down the engraving plates and any counterfeit money left in circulation.
- Ep 5
5.Investigation of a Copper
13-05-198050mNick Lewis and fellow officer Joe Mackie find themselves under investigation from Criminal Investigations when a convicted prisoner gives their names to DCI Lowson
- Ep 6
6.The Charity Man
20-05-198050mPhil Strong is given discarded fake charity boxes left on a rubbish tip to find their origin. DCI Nick Lewis, however, considers it evidence and needs to be investigated despite th...
- Ep 7
7.Cook In
27-05-198050mDivorcee Penny Birch was conned out of a large amount of money by a plausible suitor, who even had his own butler. The police investigation drew a blank but DCI Lewis believes a ne...
- Ep 8
8.Gunpowder Plot
03-06-198050mA gang plot to enter the police's vaults containing files and evidence from previous investigations.
- Ep 9
9.Every Picture Tells a Story
10-06-198050mPhil Strong visits Stanton, looking into a pair of forged paintings owned by Harry Brookeway. When Brookeway is found dead and Phil standing over him, he is arrested for murder whi...
- Ep 10
10.Why Don't They Tell You These Things?
17-06-198050mTwo hit men have Peter Wolfe in the sights when he sees DCI Lewis and takes off running. A hour later his body is pulled out of the canal except when Lewis attempts to view the bod...
- Ep 11
11.Repeat After Me
24-06-198050mHigh flying company secretary Pam Knowland asks Nick Lewis to help her get a blackmailer who is threatening to give information to their clients. Knowland is terrified that her ex-...
- Ep 12
12.Dead Reckoning
01-07-198050mPhil Strong recovers fingerprints from a batch of stolen watches which belong to Phil Singer, who died twelve years previous. DCI Lewis discovers Singer has a daughter and decides...
- Ep 13
13.Fit Up
08-07-198050mNick Lewis ex-wife Pauline is arrested at the airport when a .22 pistol is found in her bag. The gun is later linked to the Wesminster Bank job where someone was killed. Lewis is c...
- Ep 14
14.The Full Flying Carpet Treatment
15-07-198050mThe brother of Sheik Ibn Essif, Hussein has made plans to kidnap him to stop attending a conference in London. The Sheik has escaped one attack but is in hospital. Returning valuab...
- Ep 15
15.Backtrack
22-07-198050mWhen Nick Lewis returns from holiday he discovers his replacement D.S Dennis Kates has died in a car accident. According his wife, Kates was going solve a case that D.C.I Lewis had...
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