Episode list

Harry Salter was once a Fleet Street high-flier: he got the stories, he got the expense account and he got drunk. But now he is living on his wits running a news agency in Darlington.

Earlier in his career, Harry Salter reached features editor status on Fleet Street, before the drink took hold. Now he's sniffing out the stories for the news agency in Darlington that he runs. A routine patrol with the motorway police uncovers a dramatic incident. "Page 4 job," Harry mutters. "Other people's nightmares - we love 'em."

Three grave-robbers think they've struck lucky until an antiques expert enlightens them. Meanwhile, Harry is anxiously awaiting the arrival of an old friend.

An ex-army officer is murdered on Harry's patch. Harry goes off in hot pursuit of the IRA suspects, intent on selling the story to the national papers, but finds that the real villain is somewhat nearer home.

Jonathan takes his video camera to cover a sick child's birthday party which turns into a major news story. Harry is contacted by the sinister owner of a champion fighting dog.

Harry could go to jail for what he did at the scene of a siege, but he insists on dealing with the problem in his own way.

Darlington's fearless newshounds stumble across the perfect tabloid shocker this week when Harry, just out of prison, sees a man breaking down a door with an axe. But this turns out to be even more juicy than the average Mad Axeman story, for the door in question belongs to a "glamour" photographer who has been producing pornographic pictures of local girls. Further investigations reveal a thriving business in pornography and prostitution being plied by local students desperate to supplement their grants. And one of them is the daughter of a town councillor who is a highly vocal campaigner against pornography.

With an important Italian client to impress, Harry turns to invention. At the same time, he has an exclusive interview with a local football hero, but how can he make him sound interesting?

Nothing more than a conventional Sunday-paper tribute would seem to be called for, as far as Harry's news agency is concerned. But a visit to ex-reporter Dan Finch raises the ghost of a 15-year-old murder trial with Masonic entanglements.

During a surprise party to celebrate the broadcast of Jonathan's "Video Diary", he gives Harry some bad news which causes bad feeling all round. But Harry is soon on the trail of a financial scandal involving a local employer.

A surgeon appeals for help, but Harry's on the trail of a much bigger story - so big that he's prepared to ditch Rita, Snappy and Alice and follow his lead to London and abroad.

Harry has left everyone behind to chase the big story in Spain and the big money in Fleet Street. But he comes down to earth with a bump and returns to pick up the pieces of his north east agency.