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Gideon's Way: Season 1

26 episodes Premiered Mar 18, 1965 Updated Jul 23, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

State Visit

Mar 18, 1965 · 50 min

An elderly Jewish man, a survivor of the German concentration camps, becomes obsessed with the arrival of the West German President for a state reception in London. His desire for

S1·E2

The 'V' Men

Mar 25, 1965 · 50 min

The Victory Movement is a fascist political party that is contesting the next election and a bomb is exploded outside the flat of the party's leader. A woman is a witness but Gideo

S1·E3

The Firebug

Apr 1, 1965 · 50 min

Fires are being set at random in south London, all in abandoned properties, until one kills some squatters,and C.I.D. looks into it. The arsonist is a quiet, seemingly normal man w

S1·E4

The Big Fix

Apr 8, 1965 · 50 min

A stable hand is beaten to death and, in his dying confession, he says he was beaten up because he was asked to dope a horse. Gideon is asked to investigate race fixing at the loca

S1·E5

The Housekeeper

Apr 15, 1965 · 50 min

A serial murderess is on the loose, a woman that poses as a housekeeper that preys on OAPs with money. She eludes capture by her penchant for disguises.

S1·E6

The Lady-Killer

Apr 22, 1965 · 50 min

The new husband of Inspector Keen's girlfriend's best friend has the worst luck - his wives keep turning up dead. When it's discovered that he's using aliases, suspicions arise and

S1·E7

To Catch a Tiger

Apr 29, 1965 · 50 min

The victim of a car accident gives a death bed statement that says a man murdered his first wife with an overdose of morphine. Gideon is determined to prove the man is a killer but

S1·E8

Big Fish Little Fish

May 6, 1965 · 50 min

Gideon's car almost hits a young pick-pocket, who is being controlled by his mother. This leads him to investigate a fence who is controlling the petty crime but arrogantly believe

S1·E9

The White Rat

May 13, 1965 · 50 min

A series of warehouse robberies are led by a creepy albino mastermind who obsesses over a pet rat. After a night watchman is killed during a heist, one of CID's veteran detectives

S1·E10

How to Retire Without Really Working

May 20, 1965 · 50 min

A middle-age couple commit a small time crime once a month and live off the swag, but after a threatening visit from Gideon, they plan one last grand heist to retire on.

S1·E11

Subway to Revenge

May 27, 1965 · 50 min

A man tries to push an accountant off a crowded subway platform. Only his friend takes it seriously and pesters Gideon to look for the would-be killer. Gideon finds three more sudd

S1·E12

The Great Plane Robbery

Jun 3, 1965 · 50 min

A group of thieves successfully steal a £1 000 000 shipment of gold from a plane that has just landed from Moscow. It was very well organised and Gideon is in charge of finding the

S1·E13

Gang War

Jun 10, 1965 · 50 min

A protection-racketing gang of thugs is in a bloody turf war, but their leader sees a way out of the slums and on to the good life by way of his wife seducing a straight-laced bank

S1·E14

The Tin God

Jun 17, 1965 · 50 min

Two criminals make a murderous escape from prison with a carefully executed plan. One is a violent gangster intent on revenge against his wife who helped the police put him away. H

S1·E15

The Alibi Man

Jun 24, 1965 · 50 min

A racing car driver accidentally kills his accountant over some missing money. With the help of his mechanic he proceeds to cover up the crime by establishing alibis. Gideon knows

S1·E16

Fall High Fall Hard

Apr 15, 1966 · 50 min

There is corruption in the building industry by the co-owner of the building company. One clerk was murdered and another was bribed. When the other co-owner finds out, more crimes

S1·E17

The Wall

Sep 16, 1965 · 50 min

Netta's husband, Michael, has a big win on the football pools but then disappears. It appears as though he has run off but he is actually the victim of foul play. The clues come to

S1·E18

The Prowler

Apr 22, 1966 · 50 min

A young man with a domineering mother snaps after the suicide of his fiancée, and goes about foggy London evenings choking girls and cutting off locks of their hair.

S1·E19

The Thin Red Line

Feb 3, 1966 · 50 min

The Balaclava Silver, which is the regimental silver crockery of a proud Scottish regiment, is gradually being stolen and replaced with fake replicas. Gideon is asked to discretely

S1·E20

A Perfect Crime

Feb 10, 1966 · 50 min

A stockbroker and safe-cracker join forces to pull jobs in wealthy homes. After the upper class crook commits a murder at one job, the cracksman is caught at the next. His lawyer t

S1·E21

The Millionaire's Daughter

Feb 17, 1966 · 50 min

A well-known criminal has started a romance with the daughter of a rich couple from America and Gideon is suspicious. When she is kidnapped Gideon immediately knows who's to blame,

S1·E22

Morna

Feb 24, 1966 · 50 min

After a beautiful blonde is found murdered, her story is unraveled in flashbacks about her relationship to her posh girl's school friends and instructors, her troubled beau, and wi

S1·E23

Boy with Gun

Mar 3, 1966 · 50 min

A milquetoast boy shoots a punk that threatened him with a knife, then, fearing his hard bitten police surgeon father, runs away and is joined by a young escapee.

S1·E24

The Reluctant Witness

Apr 26, 1966 · 50 min

Some neighborhood thugs, who run a garage/stolen car ring, beat a man to death. A timid shop girl is the only witness. When they figure out that she saw them, the CID must protect

S1·E25

The Rhyme and the Reason

May 3, 1966 · 50 min

A young man is accused of murdering his unfaithful girlfriend. Though many offer damning testimony, and his knife is found at the murder scene, Gideon suspects a frame-up.

S1·E26

The Nightlifers

May 10, 1966 · 50 min

A group of bored and rich young people go from endless pot and booze parties aboard a houseboat to violent crimes in the city. Their creepy leader has an obsessive hate for middle