Episodes
Friends and Enemies
June 27, 1977
Spider has bought a half share in a small executive aircraft which he flies with his partner. One of his first customers is an acquaintance from his days of crime. He thinks nothing of it until his best friend is found dead in the Thames.
The Missing Civil Servant
July 4, 1977
Has Riesen become involved with American crime and, if he really has, what impact will this have on Spider?
The Big Bang
July 11, 1977
Spider is forced to fly up North en route to Russia with a bomb onboard. This turns out to be the decoy at the airport for a half a million pound robbery.
At the Bottom of the River
July 18, 1977
Narrowly escaping the aeroplane explosion, Spider returns home to find Reisen's body being loaded into a van. Then Bulman turns up to save him from being drowned.
When We Were Very Greedy
July 25, 1977
Spider is invited to sit on a prison enquiry board headed by a rich merchant banker. Bulman and Willis continue dogging his tracks, with Bulman becoming ever more distracted by the need to nick Spider.
Now We Are Dead
August 1, 1977
Caught up in a situation beyond his control, Spider finds that Quilter has been murdered and Bucket-Face Smith has vanished. Then he finds something nasty in the study.
Whisper Who Dares
August 8, 1977
A trail of corpses seems to follow Spider as he attempts to free himself from the situation he's been caught up in.
Law and Order
July 15, 1977
Imprisoned, Spider is involved in a conspiracy to spring himself and Norden. They succeed in breaking out of jail and Norden disappears, leaving behind a dead warden.
The Detrimental Robot
August 22, 1977
Bulman is hot on the trail of Spider, who finds himself in a hostage situation. The body count rises as two detectives are killed.
A View to a Death
August 29, 1977
Maggie bonds Spider out but, when he is released, he's sought once more to risk his life in order to capture a foreign agent.