Michael McCready is a private investigator, working on the streets of north London. Separated from his wife and estranged from his daughter, his life is still far from empty. The colourful town of Kilburn has taken him to its heart as their local sheriff. His life is disrupted, however, with the arrival from Ireland of the lovely Bernadette, who hires McCready to track down her brother, Gerry. During this, he attempts reconciliation with his daughter Clare. When McCready gets her out of a little hot water, Clare solves his case - and establishes Clare as a junior investigator in the duo that is McCready and Daughter. (From TVWEEK Australia).

Clare goes undercover at a pub.

McCready's attempts to find romance through a dating agency go wrong when he is arrested for the murder of his date Chrissie.