The Knock

The Knock

The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive "Knock knock knock" command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

Drama

Seasons

1. Win Some, Lose Some

Air Date: 1994-04-10

2. Love And Respect

Air Date: 1994-04-17

3. Trouble In Chinatown

Air Date: 1994-04-24

4. Endangered Species

Air Date: 1994-05-01

5. Reason For Concern

Air Date: 1994-05-08

6. Show Your Metal

Air Date: 1994-05-15

7. Hold Me Close

Air Date: 1994-05-22

1. One Day The World Froze

Air Date: 1996-04-28

Eddie Davies, a local villain, hires Tommy Maddern to help with his bootleg run from France, selling to local shops at rates they can't afford.One such shop owner, Mr. Malhorta protests, so Maddern wounds him in order to teach him a lesson.

2. Eye Of The Eagle

Air Date: 1996-05-05

A mobile phone number found on Nadine Charles leads Barry and Andreotti to Rufus Teague, a known drug dealer. While Nadine is up in court, her boyfriend names Teague as a major buyer of cocaine. In court Ryan has Nadine aquitted, much to Diane's consternation

3. The Need For Substance

Air Date: 1996-05-12

Andreotti goes undercover in South London in order to observe Eddie davies and his son Chris. He gets chatting to one of Davies' men in their local pub and he is offered a job as a driver on a run to France. He borrows a van from City and South. On his return from France he spots a face from the past, Tommy Maddern.

4. A Crack In The Mainframe

Air Date: 1996-05-19

Arnie's long wait at Short's offices is finally rewarded when Lathem picks up the package from Sweden. While Katherine is held up in traffic, Arnie follows and arrests him at his home where he lives with his elderly mother.

5. Rotten Weakness

Air Date: 1996-05-26

After a complex operation using a Swedish undercover customs officer, City and South are finally in a position to knock Short's offices. However, Katherine's enthusiasm to be in on the arrest causes her to go against Bill's orders. She arranges to meet Short beforehand to ensure that she is in the building at the time of the knock. Once Short is under arrest he makes allegations of a sexual relationship between them which seriously compromises her position.

6. Best Served Cold

Air Date: 1996-06-02

To Katherine's horror Jackson is forced to drop the charges against Short once the others arrested refuse to name him in connection with the pornography importation racket. Once released he starts making threatening phone calls to Katherine at work as well as at her new home. She only feels able to confide hear fears to Arnie, which sets them all gossiping.

7. Hunger For Pennies

Air Date: 1996-06-09

Bill poses as a potential buyer for one of Webster's apartments in order to get closer to him. Maddern considers Devooght's offer of Webster's share of the money unaware that Devooght plans to have both of them killed.

8. Take The Bribe

Air Date: 1996-06-16

Jules Laurens has negotiated a deal with a Russian gang to buy 20 million pounds worth of heroin. An Englishman, Allan Montford is to buy another ten.

9. Noose

Air Date: 1996-06-23

While the lorry containing a large quantity of Russian heroin makes its way across Europe, Arnie visits Interpol in order to look through their mugshotsof known Turkish criminals. Bill also suggests that he may be a chef - as deduced from the set of knives found in the abandoned van.

10. A Fallen Horse

Air Date: 1996-06-30

Bill, furious at himself for having put Arnie's life at risk, orders him home as soon as he has reported to the Gendarmerie Centrale. Bill learns that the man Arnie has identified as one of the two involved in the shooting (Dulkadir), is an NCIS target.

11. Out Of The Picture

Air Date: 1996-07-07

The consignment of heroin arrives in Lyon. The French Mafia plots to wipe out the Russian smugglers using Montfort to infiltrate the gang. Jo shows Eric Short evidence of his dealings with a child pornographer.

12. The Organ Grinder

Air Date: 1996-07-14

Barry persuades a scared and reluctant Nick to show him the house where Dafyd delivered his print-outs. The City and South team check out the food importers and find Fauld's diary full of references to Montfort including his expected time of arrival at Heathrow. They find more incriminating evidence of Montfort's involvement, and reference to the Lyon farm, at Fauld's country home. They also find traces of blood.

13. Hard Task

Air Date: 1996-07-21

Bill gets permission from Jackson to bring the seriously injured Saphyvid to Heathrow in order to identify Montfort, who is thought to be travelling under an assumed name.

1. About The Long And Short Of It

Air Date: 1997-04-06

2. Wavelength

Air Date: 1997-04-13

3. Russian Roulette

Air Date: 1997-04-20

4. The Combination Of Two

Air Date: 1997-04-27

5. Protected

Air Date: 1997-05-04

6. Track And Trace

Air Date: 1997-05-11

7. Walk The Line

Air Date: 1997-05-18

1. A Stake In Terror

Air Date: 1999-01-07

2. Heaven And Hell

Air Date: 1999-01-14

3. Call Time

Air Date: 1999-01-21

4. Tough Cookie

Air Date: 1999-01-28

5. Out Of Control

Air Date: 1999-02-04

6. Last Ditch Opportunity

Air Date: 1999-02-11

1. Armed And Dangerous

Air Date: 2000-10-21

2. The Mole

Air Date: 2000-10-28

3. Poison

Air Date: 2000-11-04

4. Power Trip

Air Date: 2000-11-11

5. Power Trip

Air Date: 2000-11-18

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Rating

10.0/10

Release Date

1994-04-10

Episodes

38 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast