Director: Gerry Mill
Producer: Paul Knight
Executive Producer: Linda Agran
Duration: 60 minutes
Airdate: 5TH March 1988
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Donna walks into the pub and recognises Charisma. She tells him all about her and Liver Salts. Conrad, the barman, asks Charisma how his karate competition went and he reveals that he had his black belt now! Donna tells Charisma that she's staying at her sister's and that her sister's old man is after her!
Josie attends a Spanish class, where she meets David. They are both lost and look for the room together. Josie later joins David for a cup of tea after the class and makes it quite clear that she isn't looking for a man and is learning Spanish because she is planning on taking a holiday in Spain.
Donna looks at all of Charisma's trophies and asks to see his black belt. He lies and tells her that they have to send off for it so that it is the right size!
Vaseline is off work sick, but still manages to do two jobs!
Sicknote cycles into work and Malcolm later fills the bike's frame with cement! He suggests that they do a bit each day, that way Sicknote won't notice!
The Watch attend a small shout and have bricks thrown at them by a man who is moaning about the noise of the sirens! Tate goes up to his flat to have a go at him, where the man apologises and reveals that him and a group of people are collecting for the Nuclear Holocaust and that they are building a bunker in Staines!
Charisma tells Bayleaf about him and Donna and that she's moved in. He also reveals that his mum, who was really his nan died in the winter and that his real mum, he calls his sister. Bayleaf points out that he never told the Watch about the death, but Charisma revealed that he did, but some sport event was on and they didn't pay much attention. He had compassionate leave and Tate and Mrs. Tate attended the funeral. He finishes by telling Bayleaf not to tell the lads.
The next shift, Hallam's crew arrive to a building collapse, where a drunk woman reveals that her mates are under there.
Back at the station, Maggie has left a note for Charisma telling him that a tart is waiting for him in the TV room! It's Donna, who moans that Charisma has left her no money so she can't do any shopping! George spies on them and recognises Donna as Liver Salts' common law and goes to tell the lads! The bells later go down and the Watch join Hallam's crew.
News crews arrive on scene and the drunk woman's mates arrive. The senior officer on scene is not happy, neither is Tate.
In the pub, the Watch tell Josie about Donna. Liver Salts couldn't get rid of her and in the end he had to take her to court. She ended up having half of everything he owned, which wasn't much.
Bayleaf goes to visit Karen, who isn't ready to go home yet. He leaves extra money for a new coat for Melanie. He later goes with Karen's mum to collect Melanie from school. Melanie wants to go home with him, but she can't and gets upset.
Tate reveals to Nancy that he's had it with the job and that he panicks each time the bells go down. Nancy thinks he's just cheesed off and that it's the male menopause!
David rings Josie at work and the lads all ask about him. Liver Salts then walks into the mess and Charisma is not pleased. As Sicknote walks into the mess and notices Liver Salts, he bursts into chorus of "Anytime, any place, anywhere!" Charisma ends up having a go at Liver Salts about Donna, telling him Donna's told him all about him. Liver Salts points out that Donna has fed him the same line she fed him when they fist met, but Charisma is having none of it.
The bells go down, pump only and they are called to burning lock-up with chemicals inside. Charisma attempts to knock the door down, as Tate yells at them all to stay back. Bayleaf calls out to Charisma, but he ignores him and the lock-up explodes!
Charisma is badly burned and is quickly pulled away from the fire, as the crews tackle the blaze.
Back at the station, Tate reveals that Charisma doesn't have a next of kin listed. Bayleaf tells the Watch about his mum, who was really his nan dying. Josie points out that there's only the Martini Girl - Donna.
Sicknote gets off of his bike on the way home and knocks it over and cements pours out of the frame!
Josie goes to the hospital to visit Charisma, where she meets Donna who is more worried about Charisma being disfigured and not being able to work. Then, as Donna walks into Charisma's room, he sings "Anytime, any place, anywhere!" causing Donna to moan that Liver Salts has been slagging her off again!
Vaseline is moonlighting for Big Eddie and disappears to go to the 'Post Office', but is really doing another job at the same time...
Tate to Charisma after Donna had done something to his hair...
George when discovering who Charisma's new girlfriend is...
Tate is not happy with Hallam about the 'trapped persons' shout...
Tate before Hallam leaves is office...
Charisma - Gerard Horan
Donna - Paddy Havin
Memorable Quotes:
Big Eddie: "Where the hell have you been?"
Vaseline: "There was a queue..."
Big Eddie: "What? All morning?!"
Vaseline:: "Yeah, it was a long queue!"
Tate: "Oi! You look like a right bender! Do something about that. This is a working fire station. Not the royal bleeding ballet!"
George: "It's only Donna, Donna."
Kevin: "That's her first name and surname is it?"
George: "I dunno what her surname is do I?"
Bayleaf: "It's not kebab is it?!"
Tate: "You call out the entire cavalry on the say so of a woman, who the A.D.O. informs me, had so much meths in her blood stream, that if you'd struck her with a match, she'd ignite!
Tate: "What are you waiting for? Queen's award for cock-up's?!"
Starring:
Josie - Katharine Rogers
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
George - Glen Murphy
Malcolm - Rupert Baker
Vaseline - Mark Arden
Bayleaf - James Hazeldine
Tony - Treva Etienne
Kevin - Ross Boatman
Station Officer Tate - James Marcus
Sub Officer Hallam - Sean Blowers
David - George Costigan
Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Marion - Helen Blizard
Karen - Mandy More
Nancy Tate - Yvonne Edgell
Dorothy - Carol Harrison
Eddie - Christopher Driscoll
Liver Salts - Ross Kemp
A.D.O. - Martyn Read
Irate man - Andrew Branch
Woman in crowd - Gabrielle Blunt
Female wino - Barbara Nicknott
Male wino - Clem Davis
Conrad - Harry Littlewood
Roscoe - Robert Blythe
Young workman - Garry Roost
Policeman - Roymond Polhill
Italian Waitress - Basienka Blake
Pottery teacher - Anne Rosenfield
Policeman at flat - Christopher Scott
Mrs. Baldock - Alison McGuire
Mrs. Grove - Phyllida Hewat
Melanie - Laura Hill