Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestA courier arriving from Frankfurt is mugged. He has on him a sample case with pure gold moldings. Hackett believes Billy Jarvis is smuggling gold and using his porn empire has a front.
A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
Acting
Philip Madoc's weary authority anchors every scene.
Production
Southampton locations feel authentically unglamorous.
Writing
Scripts that trust viewers to keep up, no hand-holding.
Creator
Graham Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Graham Williams was moonlighting from his day job: producing Doctor Who for the same BBC department.
Target arrived just as The Sweeney redefined British TV policing — its quieter, procedural style was already becoming old-fashioned.
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