The Blackburn Files  -  Episode Log
      Stephen J Blackburn is a redundant pitman who sets out on a new career as a private
investigator. With Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen Blackburn and Judy Flynn as his assistant, Tracy Duggan. The Blackburn Files was written by Ian McMillan, Martin Wiley and directed by Dave Sheasby Series / EpisodeDateDetails Pilot1989/07/11Unknown S1e1 1989/07/18 A Case of Making Good S1e2 1989/07/25 A Case of Parma Violets S1e3 1989/08/01 A Case of Brotherly Love S1e4 1989/08/08 A Case of Plagiarism S1e5 1980/08/15 A Case of Haddock and Plaice s2e1 1991/06/20 A Case of Frinks and Moores Blackburn is on the case when an open-air sculpture exhibition is raided. s2e2 1991/06/27 A Case of Hearts and Flowers When his brother-in-law's Filofax is stolen and held to ransom, Blackburn gets an introduction
to new-age crime. But it's assistant Tracey detective Tracey who once again goes straight to
the heart of the matter. s2e3 1991/07/04 A Case of A Golden Smile s2e4 1991/07/11 A Case of Whistle and Run Another routine marital case for Blackburn turns out to be one that could be his last, unless
the love and loyalty of his trainee assistant Tracey can once again save him from losing both
his business and his life. s3e4 1993/03/18 A Case Of Winners And Losers Stephen is still trailing his assistant around behind him she's rapidly catching up. At the
allotments, the war of the flowers has broken out. s3e2 1993/03/25 A Case of Hard Times When a pub quiz jackpot is consistently won by the same contestant the landlord is
convinced there;s trickery involved and calls in Blackburn to crack the scam. But general
knowledge isn't really Stephen's strength and anyway, is it really a question of fraud? s3e4 1993/04/01 A Case of Drowning Sorrows Stephen visits his Auntie Eileen in a retirement home where the theft of a ventriloquist's
dummy soon has him treading the boards of memory lane. s3e4 1993/04/08 A Case of Happy Endings In the last of the series, it's only Stephen's inspired guesswork which finds the Irish labourer
and true love.