The series began with the appointment of new executive producer Richard Handford, who replaced Michael Chapman after his 9-year reign came to an end in the previous series. The appointment preceded discussions with broadcaster ITV about returning to the format of hour-long episodes, which the show last used on a regular basis in 1987. The request was approved, and hour-long episodes began to air twice weekly beginning in August, a format the series retained until moving to a later time-slot in 2009. Due to the rapid transition, several of the first hour-long episodes were originally written for the half-hour time-slot, and thus, some episodes contain two completely different stories, written by different writers, which jump from one to another.

Season 14 Episode 1 - Square Peg Round Hole

When a raid on a known drug addict goes awry, Boulton is spiked by the desperate criminal's needle, leaving Sun Hill's tough guy frightened, angry, and in need of an HIV test. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 2 - You Pays Your Money

Ackland and Quinnan investigate when a family are strangely silent about the death of their landlord. Air Date : 2nd-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 3 - Hard Cash

Beech and Carver go in search of a haul of £30,000 in banknotes, missing from a six-year-old robbery. Air Date : 6th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 4 - Taking It Easy

When an old man loses his life savings in a mugging, Boyden and Stamp suspect it was something more than coincidence. Air Date : 8th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 5 - Villain

Boyden deals with a frail old man brought into custody accused of attempted murder. Air Date : 9th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 6 - Forgive & Forget

Boyden and Stamp attempt to contain a father who wants revenge for his murdered son. Air Date : 13th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 7 - Girl Power

When a young girl has to carry a knife to defend herself at school, Keane and Stamp know it is time to step in. Air Date : 15th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 8 - Puppy Walk

Stamp is cynical when he feels a woman with a sob story may be playing games, but Ashton is taken in by her charms. Air Date : 16th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 9 - Sprog

Stamp and Page are sceptical as Ashton suggests there is more to a burglary than appears. Air Date : 20th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 10 - Out On A Limb

It's a life or death situation for Skase and Proctor when an assassin comes looking for his money. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 11 - Way Out West

Jarvis is full of his secondment to the Diplomatic Protection Group, so Stamp and Quinnan hatch a mischievous plan to take him down a peg or two. Air Date : 23rd-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 12 - Storyboards

New PC Eddie Santini, tall, dark and handsome with a dubious past, causes a stir when he arrives to join the team at Sun Hill. Air Date : 29th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 13 - For Your Love

Rawton and Skase assist a woman receiving anonymous threats. Air Date : 30th-Jan-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 14 - Soft In The Head

Ashton goes missing from the scene of an accident. Air Date : 3rd-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 15 - Friends In High Places

A car belonging to a rival Chief Superintendent's wife is stolen right from under Santini and Quinnan's noses. Air Date : 5th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 16 - Love's Labours Lost

Proctor and Skase investigate the stalking of Proctor's ex-girlfriend. Air Date : 6th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 17 - Opposites

A series of muggings on a local estate lead Proctor and Carver to the house of a rather unusual couple. Air Date : 12th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 18 - Solicitous

Meadows and Skase discover a modern-day Robin Hood who appears to be alive and well and robbing the rich in Sun Hill. Air Date : 13th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 19 - A Rainy Night In Sun Hill

Santini is irritated at being paired with Hollis on a cold, wet night in Canley. Air Date : 17th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 20 - Unwarranted

While in a rush to catch a crook, Ashton trips and falls foul of the law. Air Date : 19th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 21 - A Bit Of Respect

Ackland sets out to trap a man who wants to take the law into his own hands. Air Date : 20th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 22 - The Parent Trap

Croft is puzzled by a couple who want their daughter arrested. Air Date : 24th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 23 - Sudden Death

Ackland and Quinnan are on the case when a man falls from his bedroom window. But was it an accident or office politics? Air Date : 26th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 24 - Back Up

Carver is let down by an unreliable snout, and needs Beech to get him out of a tricky situation. Air Date : 27th-Feb-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 25 - A Little Help

Rawton and Skase realise they may be onto a serial attacker. Air Date : 3rd-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 26 - Guiding Hand

Page and McCann investigate what appears to be a straightforward case of attempted child abduction. Air Date : 5th-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 27 - Good Faith: Part I

A clever lawyer runs rings around Beech in court in a case involving a notorious robber. Air Date : 6th-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 28 - Good Faith: Part II

The tit-for-tat violence escalates between rival gangs in Sun Hill. Air Date : 10th-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 29 - Good Faith: Part III

Beech's involvement with rival racketeers becomes more complicated. Air Date : 12th-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 30 - No Doubt About It

A hungover Garfield injures a member of the public during the pursuit of a burglar, but Monroe is sceptical of Garfield's motives when he names a potential suspect. Air Date : 13th-Mar-1998  Read More

Season 14 Episode 31 - One Of The Gang

Meadows and Daly get a tip-off about a gang of young muggers, but their information comes from an unlikely source... Air Date : 17th-Mar-1998  Read More