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At the start of the year, Hollis was unbearably smug after single-handedly disarming and handcuffing a man in a Labour Exchange and Martella talked down a would-be suicide who had AIDS (The New Order of Things); a drugs raid on a community centre sparked a riot (Some You Win, Some You Lose); and Sun Hill prepared for an inspection as Shaw and Martella discovered what appeared to be a child beating (Brownie Points). Galloway investigated a gangland murder, Roach was stabbed in the backside by louts in a pub, and in bad weather, Cryer knocked down and killed an old lady (Missing Presumed Dead). When Dashwood tried to put pressure on a black suspect, Martella reported him (Domestics); a headmaster refused to co-operate with an anti-drugs campaign and Roach and Penny clashed over the release of a prisoner (What Are Little Boys Made Of?).
Taxi drivers staged a protest by clogging roads around Sun Hill and Shaw was stabbed whilst trying to break up a fight on foot patrol (Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads); the early relief were interviewed by CIB following an allegation that an on-the-spot fine was pocketed by two bent PCs (Double Trouble); and Martella applied for a position in the Bermuda police force, but after being punched during a fight, then failing to prevent a suicide jumper, felt she wasn't up to the job and withdrew the application (Sun Hill Karma). Inspector Kite thought he was on to illegal dumping of toxic waste (Skipper); June Ackland was taken in hand by Sergeants Cryer and Penny when she got drunk following the death of her father, but whilst sobering up discovered an IRA arms deal (Overnight Stay); and during the investigation of a crazy woman and her cats, Penny was shot in the stomach and trapped in a flat out of reach of his radio (Not Without Cause).
At the start of the year, Hollis was unbearably smug after single-handedly disarming and handcuffing a man in a Labour Exchange and Martella talked down a would-be suicide who had AIDS (The New Order of Things); a drugs raid on a community centre sparked a riot (Some You Win, Some You Lose); and Sun Hill prepared for an inspection as Shaw and Martella discovered what appeared to be a child beating (Brownie Points). Galloway investigated a gangland murder, Roach was stabbed in the backside by louts in a pub, and in bad weather, Cryer knocked down and killed an old lady (Missing Presumed Dead). When Dashwood tried to put pressure on a black suspect, Martella reported him (Domestics); a headmaster refused to co-operate with an anti-drugs campaign and Roach and Penny clashed over the release of a prisoner (What Are Little Boys Made Of?).
Taxi drivers staged a protest by clogging roads around Sun Hill and Shaw was stabbed whilst trying to break up a fight on foot patrol (Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads); the early relief were interviewed by CIB following an allegation that an on-the-spot fine was pocketed by two bent PCs (Double Trouble); and Martella applied for a position in the Bermuda police force, but after being punched during a fight, then failing to prevent a suicide jumper, felt she wasn't up to the job and withdrew the application (Sun Hill Karma). Inspector Kite thought he was on to illegal dumping of toxic waste (Skipper); June Ackland was taken in hand by Sergeants Cryer and Penny when she got drunk following the death of her father, but whilst sobering up discovered an IRA arms deal (Overnight Stay); and during the investigation of a crazy woman and her cats, Penny was shot in the stomach and trapped in a flat out of reach of his radio (Not Without Cause).
| Ranking | Character | Played by | Number of Episodes | Running total | Previous year's ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DI Galloway | John Salthouse | 12 | 35 | 1 |
| 2 | DS Roach | Tony Scannell | 12 | 34 | 2 |
| 3 | DC Dashwood | Jon Iles | 12 | 34 | 3 |
| 4 | Sgt Cryer | Eric Richard | 12 | 35 | 4 |
| 5 | PC Edwards | Colin Blumenau | 12 | 35 | 5 |
| 6 | PC Carver | Mark Wingett | 12 | 35 | 6 |
| 7 | PC Ackland | Trudie Goodwin | 12 | 35 | 7 |
| 8 | Sgt Penny | Roger Leach | 12 | 32 | 8 |
| 9 | PC Martella | Nula Conwell | 12 | 28 | 10 |
| 10 | PC Hollis | Jeff Stewart | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| 11 | Sgt Peters | Larry Dann | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| 12 | PC Shaw | Chris Walker | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| 13 | Insp Kite | Simon Slater | 12 | 12 | N/A |
| 14 | PC Smith | Robert Hudson | 11 | 9 | |
| 15 | PC Melvin | Mark Powley | 11 | 11 | N/A |
| 16 | Ch Supt Brownlow | Peter Ellis | 9 | 25 | 12 |
| 17 | PC Frank | Ashley Gunstock | 9 | 20 | 15 |
| 18 | PC Patel | Sonesh Sira | 7 | 7 | N/A |
| 19 | PC Stamp | Graham Cole | 2 | 3 | N/A |
Episodes[]
| 24 | - | 3 | - | 1987x001 | - | The New Order of Things | - | 21-Sep-1987 | ||
| 25 | - | 3 | - | 1987x002 | - | Some You Win, Some You Lose | - | 28-Sep-1987 | ||
| 26 | - | 3 | - | 1987x003 | - | Brownie Points | - | 05-Oct-1987 | ||
| 27 | - | 3 | - | 1987x004 | - | Missing, Presumed Dead | - | 12-Oct-1987 | ||
| 28 | - | 3 | - | 1987x005 | - | Domestics | - | 19-Oct-1987 | ||
| 29 | - | 3 | - | 1987x006 | - | What Are Little Boys Made Of? | - | 26-Oct-1987 | ||
| 30 | - | 3 | - | 1987x007 | - | Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads | - | 02-Nov-1987 | ||
| 31 | - | 3 | - | 1987x008 | - | Double Trouble | - | 09-Nov-1987 | ||
| 32 | - | 3 | - | 1987x009 | - | Sun Hill Karma | - | 16-Nov-1987 | ||
| 33 | - | 3 | - | 1987x010 | - | Skipper | - | 23-Nov-1987 | ||
| 34 | - | 3 | - | 1987x011 | - | Overnight Stay | - | 30-Nov-1987 | ||
| 35 | - | 3 | - | 1987x012 | - | Not Without Cause | - | 07-Dec-1987 |
| Preceded by: 1986 Episodes |
1987 Episodes (Series 3) (Episode Chronology) |
Succeeded by: 1988 Episodes (Series 4) |