Director: John Reardon
Producer: Paul Knight
Executive Producer: Nick Elliott
Duration: 60 minutes
Airdate: 21TH October 1990
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Men working on a trench at a building site are not happy about the conditions they are working in and threaten to go on strike. The weather is wet and the trench regularly gets filled with water. The main boss is moaning to the site boss that they are behind schedule. But the site boss explains that it doesn't help that he can never get hold of materials.
Beattie's daughter Janine knows that she is pregnant yet again and George tells Beattie that Janine knows. When Cyril finds out, he is not happy, there is barely enough room as it is in there place already!
Technique reveals to Marion that he has an interview at HQ, so he won't be able to take her and Damien to the clinic. He also asks Marion to phone Bayleaf about the moonlighting job.
A man enters the DHSS building, where he pours petrol over himself and sets himself alight! Hallam quickly dashes in without BA, as the other follow, fully equipped.
Sicknote runs his first 'Safe the City Farm' action committee meeting in his front room! In total, the ralley at the school raised £116.89 and Jean points out that they had made no money at all, seeing as Sicknote had spent out over £300 organising it all! An argument persues and Jean, who wasn't elected as the secretary in the first place, is sacked!
Bayleaf goes to an old woman's house, which he will be decorating for her. The upstairs of the house belongs to her husband and the downstairs belongs to her! They aren't on speaking terms and the wife alerts her husband by a bell, then she writes on a piece of paper and makes Bayleaf read it to him and vice-versa!
Beattie tells George to stop moping around about Julia and suggests that he takes up ballroom dancing! George doesn't like the idea, thinking it's poofy!
A customer walks into Jenny's shop and is interested in a pair of trousers. As Jenny goes to get her size, Tony talks her into trying a jacket.
Sicknote has a date to give in his 'Save the City Farm' petition into Number 10!
A cement mixer back in the building site and disturbs the ground surrounding the trench, causing it to collapse in. As the Watch arrive on the scene, they frantically search for Jimmy, who has been buried! Malcolm locates him and protects his face with his helmet, as the trench collapses in further as wood collapses onto Malcolm's back. As Jimmy is freed, his dad Jim thanks Malcolm for saving his life.
Malcolm has his picture taken for a national newspaper and is then interviewed. Sicknote then butts in and goes on about the 'Save the City Farm Action Committee', before Tate warns him off.
George goes ballroom dancing, where Trixie quickly welcome him.
Bayleaf starts working on the house for the old woman. She reveals how the last chap was a fireman and left her in the lurch. She then asks if he's a fireman!
Sicknote hands in his petition to Number 10 and beforehand, Jean warns him not to make a scene!
Kevin takes Marion and Damien to the clinic, where he asks if she and Technique are an item. Marion tells him that they aren't yet, but they probably will be.
Technique is chucked out of the service for moonlighting, after taking weeks off for his 'bad back', 5 weeks off for a frozen shoulder, 3 weeks off for blurred vision and 10 weeks for a strangulated colon. He sickness record over the last five years was huge! Technique was told that he's been under surveillance for weeks and is shown pictures and is played the video and the tape.
Technique later visits Marion, telling her that he has been chucked out of the service because of his moonlighting. However, Marion tells him that he has plenty of other ways to get money.
Kevin points out to Technique that the Brigade has always been a side line to him and as they discuss moonlighting again, it quickly dawns on them... Bayleaf!
Kevin quickly rushes over to the house where Bayleaf is working and tells him that the Brigade are cracking down on moonlighting!
Malcolm's story makes Page 4 of the national newspaper as Sicknote makes the front page of his local paper. Tate is very impressed about Malcolm's article, then reveals that he has had a call from a woman, who has called to complain, saying that she was ripped off £450 by a fireman who was decorating her house! Bayleaf keeps quiet at first, but as the price is mentioned, he quickly protests that he had no money out of her!
George - Glen Murphy
Marion - Helen Blizard
Starring:
Bayleaf - James Hazeldine
Tony - Treva Etienne
Hallam - Sean Blowers
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Malcolm - Rupert Baker
Colin - Stephen North
Kevin - Ross Boatman
Tate - James Marcus
Jean Quigley - Amanda Dickinson
Jenny - Joanne Campbell
Technique - Craig Fairbrass
Beattie - Christine Ellerbeck
Cyril - Frederick Warder
Trixie - Tricia Thorns
Jim Mulligan - Carl Chase
Jimmy Mulligan - Glenn Marks
Construction Company Engineer - John Golightly
Site Manager - Phil Atkinson
Wilson - Don Hildebrand
DHSS Manageer - Jonathan Coyne
Miss Skrike - Steph Bramwell
Mrs Bainbridge - Pamela Cundell
Mr Bainbridge - John Dair
Customer - Jaye Griffiths
Reporter - Julia Dearden
Policeman - Miles Harvey
Officer at H.Q. - Nick Burnell
Janine - Sarah Bolden
Ritchie - Scott Riley