Stanton Blues

- Season 3

(2000)

Natalie wakes up next to Sergeant Giffin after the cops' boozy night out and quickly leaves, minus her shoes. New arrival John is introduced to policing Roy Bramhall-style when he witnesses him deliberately smash the tail-light of a man and issue him with a penalty notice. New recruit Karen is shown the ropes by Natalie. Finding young tear-away Davvo at the scene of a theft, the cops immediately handcuff him but the victim of the theft informs them that Davvo is working for him on a burger stand and also lives with him. Dealing with the case of a pregnant teenage ...

Dean goes to the train station with his brother to see him off but the pair are viciously attacked and his brother is very seriously injured. Roy teams up with Jaz to find the perpetrators but the men who they apprehend are not in fact the ones who committed the crime. While interviewing a man who has a stolen car radio in his home John allows his homophobic attitudes to get in the way which angers new recruit Karen,who also bats for the other side. She then loses her cool while trying to put troublesome youngster Pat Sharpe in the back of the police van and becomes ...

Mel and Roy are called to the house of notorious drug dealers the Caffreys after an assault is committed there and it soon becomes clear that there is a split in the family. At the scene of a burglary of the home of a young woman, John is confronted by Kieron Caffrey, the woman's boyfriend, who tells him that he can leave and forget about it. While driving Maggie Hayes to a meeting, Sergeant Giffin suddenly stops the car and handcuffs and arrests a criminal he is familiar with.When a gun is found in his car Giffin is vindicated, but Maggie is angry with him, claiming ...

Drug addict Carly-the girlfriend of Kieron Caffrey-is questioned about who is supplying her habit. As a claustrophobic she finds the experience very stressful and Kieron agrees to give information about his father's drug dealing on condition that she is released from custody. After her release, Roy is told to go round to her flat to retrieve information about drug dealing left there by Kieron. Unable to gain access he radios for Dean to come round and climb through an open window. Eventually PC Maguire climbs through the window but there is a shock in store when they ...

PC Jellicoe is on the warpath with William Peter, the boyfriend of his estranged wife and enlists Dean's help in his campaign of harassment. Roy is called to help with an eviction and finds that the tenant is the sister of his dead wife's first husband. She then asks him to warn off her daughter's ex-boyfriend, who is apparently harassing her. A disturbed young woman brandishing a knife at a block of flats causes problems for the cops and Dean is reluctant to go after her when she hides in some undergrowth. Mel and John stake out a caravan site and then go in pursuit ...

Shona is in custody but her mental instability makes her a very difficult subject to interview. Everyone in the station apart from Mel seems to want to get shot of her as quickly as possible. Mel's bravery in disarming her leads to the press wanting to interview her and talk of a commendation. Colin's harassment of his wife's boyfriend causes her to burn his belongings. Katie Brydon offers to give Roy a photo album containing pictures of his children's biological father but Roy is not happy and refuses it.After work Mel goes to a pub where she knows Roy is to discuss ...