Follows the daily antics of Woodley police station, where officers are more interested in taking bribes and doing little work than catching criminals. Inspector Spooner lives alone in a flat above the station and often had to deal with the messes created by his junior staff.
CreatorsJohnny Speight, Ray Galton
The Unwanted Prisoner
Jul 9, 1979
Spooner isn't amused when the inscription 'Spooner's Pigsty' is daubed on the noticeboard; or when Constable Bulsover drives straight into his superior's car.
The Morning After...
Jul 16, 1979
Spooner emerges from his flat above the station, still in his dressing gown and suffering a hangover with accompanying memory loss.
The Share-Out
Jul 30, 1979
Bribery and corruption? Spooner and Goatman make a stout denial when the golf trolleys they trundle into the station prove to be full of wine, groceries and other goodies.
The Presentation Clock
Aug 13, 1979
Spooner's great ambition is to win the golf club championship and the presentation clock that goes with it. In spite of cheating, he fails, but a surprise awaits him at the station.
Par for the Course
Aug 20, 1979
Nothing goes right for Spooner on the day he is to play golf with the club president — from trouble with pensioners to being badly chauffeured by Bulsover.
The Share-Out
Mar 19, 1980
The Mayor, one of Spooner's few admirers, asks him to keep an eye on his house while he is away. Greta, the au pair, is certainly worth keeping an eye on...
