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  • BBC Two

The Enigma Files

  • 1980
  • Ended
  • Drama · Crime
  • ~50m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.0/10

The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for a single series of fifteen episodes in 1980. Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis is tasked with investigating unsolved crimes.

Latest: Season 1 · 1980

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  1. E1. The Sweeper

    Apr 15, 1980 · 50m

    Nick Lewis's forced transfer to the Prisoners' Property Office promises nothing but boredom and the antagonism of Kate Burton—but it also nearly costs him his life.

  2. E2. Gone Missing

    Apr 22, 1980 · 50m

    Nick Lewis vanishes while investigating the disappearance of heiress Caroline Bates.

  3. E3. False-Hearted Lover

    Apr 29, 1980 · 50m

    Lewis becomes emotionally involved with a suspect when the file on Arnold Humble's accidental death is re-opened.

  4. E4. Billy the Late and Great

    May 6, 1980 · 50m

    Forger William Swain has died in prison so DCI Adams is ordered to track down the engraving plates and any counterfeit money left in circulation.

  5. E5. Investigation of a Copper

    May 13, 1980 · 50m

    Nick Lewis and fellow officer Joe Mackie find themselves under investigation from Criminal Investigations when a convicted prisoner gives their names to DCI Lowson

  6. E6. The Charity Man

    May 20, 1980 · 50m

    Phil Strong is given discarded fake charity boxes left on a rubbish tip to find their origin. DCI Nick Lewis, however, considers it evidence and needs to be investigated despite the low amount of money stolen.

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