Series 5 - Episode 7

Written by: David Humpfries
Produced by: Paul Knight
Executive Producer: Nick Elliot
Directed by: John Reardon

Summary

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PART 1


George and Beattie are at the bank, the kids play about and Beattie screams at them as her and George sit and talk about Lil and Kelly, they then get called in to see the banker.


Zoe approaches Colin outside the station, she shouts at him, telling him she's been waiting for him all weekend - he still hasn't moved in. Zoe pushes Colin off of his moped and he falls on the floor. He goes after her for a bit, before turning and goes back in the station.


An old woman watch's the TV in her home. She hears knocking and goes outside to go and knock on her neighbour's door. She hears shouting for help and her neighbour tells her that he's locked up.


The phone rings in the watch room and Kate answers, it's Cynthia and she wants to speak to Sicknote. Cynthia tells Sicknote that she loves him, but he doesn't want to hear it and tries to hang - up. The bells go down and he has to hang up. A person is locked in somewhere in Church Road, pump only...


The pump crew arrive on the scene of the shout, where they break into the flat, finding a bloke stuck in a sack and tied in chains. He's a so - called magician, who Recall remembers from a previous shout when he was stationed at his last station.


PART 2.


Kevin arrives home and tells Marion about Malcolm resigning and moving to Brussels and about Nick giving him a place on a course that he wanted to do. Marion doesn't like the idea of him going away to do the course and being left at home on her own.


Clare and Bayleaf arrive at an investigators building to talk to an investigator who will help track down Melanie. Bayleaf shows Mr. Ferris the postcard from Melanie, who tells Bayleaf that they will find Melanie, but getting her back past the Spanish authorities will be a problem as to them, Bayleaf will be abducting her. Mr. Ferris tells Bayleaf and Clare that they might need one of them to go over to Spain . Bayleaf asks the cost, Mr. Ferris says it'll be £1,500 in cash up front and £1,500 when they get Melanie back.


In the pub, Jaffa talks to Colin about Zoe. Jaffa knows that Colin is frightened of his mum, so he tells him that he'll go and tell her that Colin wants to move out.


Don visits Kate at home and they go out for a drive. They go to a bar, where Kate tells Don that she's not ready to have a baby. He's understanding and apologises for putting her in that mess, but tells her he's not sorry that they met.


Recall reads Jamie a story as he lays in his hospital bed. Hallam and Sandra then arrive for a visit and Sandra leaves Hallam with Jamie and Recall as she goes off to see Laura... Laura gives Ben his dinner - beans on toast, as Sandra arrives to talk to Laura to see how she is coping.


The watch practice basketball in the yard where Colin runs into Hallam and knocks him over, then he excuses himself by saying he was practicing.


In Nick's office, he informs Hallam that the rumours about Blackwall's closure isn't untrue and that the LFB have plans to close two station's in the North - east and two in the South - east. Hallam suggests doing a 'Save Blackwall' Campaign' and to print 2000 leaflets for watch members to hand out.


In the mess, the watch are informed on the possible closure of Blackwall and the petition idea. Colin however, doesn't like the sound of handing out petition leaflets by hand. Hallam explains that each watch gets 2000 leaflets each.


A group of men are working on the Thames barrier. They travel down to water level, where one of them is clearly in pain. Then men pass certain things about and the man in pain doesn't look too good at all. He ends up collapsing and falls down into some waterand pulls a wire loose. One of the men radio's through to his control office, asking for the emergency services.


Nick asks Hallam about the situation with Bayleaf's kid. Hallam informs Nick that there are money problems and that Bayleaf is thinking about selling his car.


PART 3.


The appliances leave the station on way to the person who has collapsed in the Thames barrier... Meanwhile, the men are trying to help their colleague but with no luck, he can't move at all. The watch arrive and Nick is briefed on the situation before they take their quarter of a mile journey, out to sea, to the man. Bayleaf radio's through to Nick, from the appliance, that the paramedics have arrived and that the fire boat is at tower bridge attending a jumper, so the plan of getting the man back to shore on the fire boat no cannot work. The watch walk for a while, then finally reach the man. The paramedics indicate a spinal problem, so a stretcher has to be organised.


Lil walks out of the station and back to her car, where her husband is driving and Kelly, who is in labour, is in the back. Lil begins to moan about George not being there for Kelly when all Kelly wants to do is go to the hospital. They arrive at the hospital and Kelly really wants George to be there.


At the shout, the man is hoisted up and Hallam suggests to Nick that the man could be put on a boat, then go back to shore. The boat, with Bayleaf on, approaches and the man is hoisted down and then taken to shore.


The watch arrive back at the station, where Maggie quickly rushes to George, telling him that Kelly's on the way to the hospital. George rushes out to his car... Meanwhile, Kelly's in a room and breathes in oxygen as the contractions get even more frequent. George enters and promises her that he'll stay... Baby Shaun is born.


Bayleaf enters Nick's office, where he gives him to mess book. Nick tells Bayleaf that he didn't call him to his office because of the mess book and asks him to pull up a chair. Nick hands Bayleaf an envelope, which has a cheque inside. Nick tells him to find his daughter and bring her back.


The watch wait in the hospital to hear news on the baby. George walks out of the labour room to tell the watch that he has a son.


Colin leaves home on his moped, leaving his mum crying loudly. Colin's dad enters the room and assures her that Colin will go around to see them, then suggests they try for another baby... Colin then arrives at Zoe's with his things...



Starring

George - Glen Murphy
Colin - Stephen North
Bayleaf - James Hazeldine
Recall - Ben Onwukwe
Kate - Samantha Beckinsale
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Kevin - Ross Boatman
Nick - Andrew Kazamia
Hallam - Sean Blowers

Beattie - Christine Ellerbeck
Zoe - Dorothy Atkinson
Laura - One McCracken
Cynthia - Judi Lamb
Marion - Helen Blizard
Clare - Valerie Holliman
Jaffa - Alan Talbot
Don - Vincent Regan
Sandra - Kim Clifford
Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Kelly's mum - Helen Keating
Kelly's dad - Eric Mason
Kelly - Vanessa Pett
Colin's mum - Deirdre Costello
Colin's dad - Reg Stewart
Ferris - John Cording
Rotherhithe Wriggler - Jimmy Gardener
Ritchie - Scott Riley
Trevor - Jeremy Worder
Janine - Sarah Bolder
Bank Manager - James Curran
Jamie - Richardo Lincoln
Ward Sister - Maurene Purkis
Stout Woman - Elizabeth Bradley
Ben - Gordon Calliste
Fire fighter - Antony Ingram
Les - Eddie Webber
Bob - Matthew Long
Maintenance Manager - David Jackson
Paramedic - Richard Roman
Doctor - Anthony Story



Quotes of the episode

Quote 1: Cynthia phones Sicknote at work and Kate answers but she doesn't know who is calling...
SICKNOTE: "You might have asked."
KATE: "What am I? You're receptionist?!"
COLIN: "Perhaps it's Shakespeare!"
KATE: "It's Mrs. Shakespeare if it is..."


Quote 2: Colin doesn't like the idea about giving out petition leaflets...
COLIN: "What... we're supposed to go and deliver these one - by - one? I'm a fire fighter... not bleeding postman pat!"
HALLAM: "You'll be a fire fighter without a bloody fire station if you don't do something about it!"

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