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55 Degrees North - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2004

Episode 1

Police drama about Nicky Cole, an ambitious young detective relocated from London to Tyneside. Nicky goes in pursuit of the only remaining witness who can appear at the trial of a major extortionist.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 13, 2004

Episode 2

Nicky exposes himself in public while attempting to trap a Newcastle brothel owner involved in a crime ring.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2004

Episode 3

A shopkeeper's efforts to punish a young shoplifter backfire and a father's protest over access to his children causes traffic chaos.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2004

Episode 4

After a drunken night out, Astel's afraid he's hit someone in his car. Nicky gets some unexpected attention from Claire.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2004

Episode 5

Nicky discovers that the person who reported him for corruption is the only one who can clear his name.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Aug 10, 2004

Episode 6

DI Carter admits that he arranged for Nicky to be offered the bribe, he is testing to see which of his detectives is bent.Nicky suspects that a young woman who had been raped had her drink spiked with GHB. Heorganises an undercover sting at a nightclub.At the same time, Carter is planning the arrest of an armed robber and insists on having Nicky with him at the arrest.But when the tip off comes, Nicky is still in the nightclub and Carter has to meet the gunman himself. He is shot and Nicky is faced with the possibility that Carter has been betrayed.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: May 22, 2005

Episode 1

Nicky is under pressure to find out who is behind a series of threats to local scientists before Yates makes a quick arrest. Astel and Clark find they are no match for a gaggle of rowdy Georgie girls.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: May 29, 2005

Episode 2

A dangerous robber is hitting building societies. When CID track him down, Nicky finds himself in a potentially fatal stand off.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2005

Episode 3

When an assault victim dies, a search is on for the two attackers. But which one dealt the fatal blow?

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2005

Episode 4

Nicky clashes with Claire over a complex case. When Claire gets a death threat, Nicky's under pressure to find the source.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2005

Episode 5

Nicky takes his family to Lindisfarne for a peaceful weekend break. But when Errol is arrested on suspicion of murder the unorthodox detective is determined to ensure local police prove his innocence.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jun 26, 2005

Episode 6

A community support office turns vigilante. Nicky investigates complaints about residents being victimised by their landlord. Both Nicky and Astel are having relationship issues.

Episode 7

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jul 3, 2005

Episode 7

Nicky's errant brother Adam turns up claiming to be clean. Yates takes a case off Nicky's hands. A bereaved mother comes to Claire for help.

Episode 8

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2005

Episode 8

Nicky faces a race against time to catch two of Newcastle's most notorious crime families, but someone wants him silenced - permanently. Yates makes the ultimate sacrifice.

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