Mon, Apr 15, 1996
The planning enforcement inspectorate at the London Borough of Richmond led by Alan Halfpenny. They deal with an unsightly and illegal extension and are called to adjudicate by an association of allotment holders led by Edna Dore.
Mon, Apr 22, 1996
The second programme looks at the work of two Automobile Association inspectors, who are employed to keep an eye on the hotels, farmhouses and guest houses listed in the AA guide books.
Mon, Apr 29, 1996
A fly-on-the-lapel look at the work of ticket inspectors on the London Underground, as they prepare to launch Operation Wild West on the Hammersmith and City line, backed up by twenty-seven transport police officers and a prison van.
Mon, May 6, 1996
25 million cars are insured in Britain; one car is stolen every second and one car is involved in an accident every fifteen seconds. The programme follows two inspectors as they investigate the legality of certain claims.
Mon, May 13, 1996
Documentary about two men Steve Russell and Peter Crew, whose job it is to patrol Bournemouth beach, keeping the visitors safe and happy. They become involved in a variety of incidents from rescuing lost children, and remonstrating with rowdy holiday makers, to settling disputes among the people who work on the front, and checking for signs of break-ins and vandalism to the sea-front beach huts.
Mon, May 20, 1996
The last programme in the series looks at the work of seven food inspectors in Newcastle upon Tyne, at the height of the hot summer of 1995. Their lightening raids uncover unhygienic practices leading to prosecutions and tracking down the source of an outbreak of salmonella.