Written by: Simon J.
Sharkey
Produced by: Paul Knight
Directed by: Frank W. Smith
Summary
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PART 1
Sicknote walks around the open prison with a prison officer and
Paul as they discuss the production. Sicknote is taken through to
a gym where the production will take place and Paul is happy
because it was agreed that he will be allowed to help out back
stage.
Nick arrives back at work to be welcomed by Geoff. Geoff asks
about the conference and Nick reveals that the watch will be
testing new uniforms. Nick goes to his office, where his new
computer has been installed. Nick asks Geoff about going through
the reports and Geoff tells him that they are on the computer.
Geoff starts moaning about Carole again and compares her to
Hallam, but stops as Carole arrives in the doorway with Skip and
introduces him to Nick.
Later, in the mess Nick reveals to the watch that he has received
a letter from Sandra Hallam, which he'll put on the notice board.
He then asks Carole for a word in his office. But Jack
interrupts, informing Nick that the man has arrived to set up the
computers. Carole carried on explaining to Nick about what
happened at the shout after Geoff had earlier put her in it.
In the mess, Maggie doesn't like the idea of performing in the
prison and refuses. A man on a bike outside shouts up to the
watch, who go down to him. He'd een super glued to his bike. The
bells go down, calling everyone downstairs. The man is stuck to
his seat and to his handle bars. Nick asks that someone calls an
ambulance as the seat and handle bars are cut.
PART 2.
Kelly and Beattie finally arrive at the gym after taking 40
minutes to find it because it was so well hidden. Kelly thinks
all the equipment is tatty and it looks second hand although
Cyril promises it isn't and that none of it is nicked.
At Skip's, Billy reveals to Skip that he thinks that Lauren is on
the game and he wants to help her get out of it.
Later on at the station in the mess, Sicknote moans that Billy is
taking ages to make the dinner as he sits replying Sandra's
letter. The subject of brigade pension's is brought up and they
begin questioning Carole on how much Martin gets. Carole is fed
up with lying for Martin so she tells them all the truth - that
he was knocked down by a van and wasn't on duty. the bells go
down and they're called to a person who is in a precarious
position, who they need to go to on a silent approach.
The watch arrive on scene to find a girl sitting on a roof and
she hasn't been replying anyone who calls out to her. A police
officer explains to Nick that the girl's name is Clare and that
her mother died recently. The officer then goes down, as she has
a fear of heights.
Nick tells Skip to go and talk to the girl and he asks for Jack's
fags, before he puts his line on and goes to talk to Clare. Skip
cautiously approaches her and comments on how cold it is up
there. He takes off his coat and line off, much to Jack's
dislike. Skip then kneels near Clare and offers her a fag. He
can't light them because it's too windy, so he gives her one,
then lights it for her. Skip asks her what's wrong, Clare
explains that her dad died, not her mum. Skip's attention is then
got and Nick tells him to put his line back on and he does. Skip
asks her what she thinks her dad would say to her if he knew she
was up there and Clare bursts into tears. Skip then pretends to
slip, causing the watch to quickly pull the line and Clare cries
into Skip's arms. Then Jack, who had bet with Geoff earlier, that
she wouldn't jump, tells him he owes him a tenner. But Geoff
states that it isn't a bet unless it's shaken on.
PART 3.
The prison production goes ahead and on the way back, Sicknote
discusses with Jean about touring open prison's. Paul then
appears from the back, nearly causinf Sicknote to crash the van
with shock. Sicknote quickly turns to van to take Paul back to
prison, who had planned escaping all along and was planning to
meet someone to go to the opera. The van stops at traffic lights,
where Paul opens the back and runs off!
When Sicknote and Jean arrive home, Jean tells Sicknote to say
nothing to anyone. The police then arrive at theirs and take them
to the station in a patrol car. They later leave the station,
seeing Paul getting transported back to the prison.
That night, Jack lies awake in the dorm, before getting up and
making his way to the mess, where he finds Carole. They sit down
and talk as drink tea. They discuss Martin and Jack tells Carole
that he thinks she should get out of her marriage. Carole then
asks about Jack, why he's been in a weird mood all day. Jack
explains that his ex Guv commited suicide the day before and then
reveals the events of the shout where the Guv'nor messed up and
his best mate died...
Jack has a flashback as he explains what happened to Carole who
watches on sympathetically. After leaving the fire once, Jack and
Phil didn't have enough air to go back in, but the Station
Officer sent them back in with another crew. They ended up being
alone, where Jack discovered two bodies. Phil ended up falling
and his no air signal began to sound on his BA set. He left Phil
to search for a way out, but the exit was chained shut. Jack then
used up the last of his air trying to kick the door open. He then
tried to find another way out, but they couldn't find the way
they came in. They both ended up slumping down and waited. Phil
finally ran out of air and Jack shared his with him for a while,
until his ran out too. Phil died, then Jack slumped into
unconsciousness.
We see Jack and Carole again and tears are welling up in Jack's
eyes as he carries on... The owners were fined £1,000 for
locking the entrance and when the inquiry came up, Jack revealed
the truth of what his Guv'nor did and he got chucked out of the
brigade. He then felt he couldn't stay at the watch and left.
After Jack finishes talking, Carole offers to make him another
cup of tea, but he goes off to bed.
Starring
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Billy - John Alford
Recall - Ben Onwukwe
Jack - Clive Wood
George - Glen Murphy
Pearce - Michael Garner
Carole - Zöe Heyes
Skip - Brad Clayton
Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Jean - Amanda Dickinson
Kelly - Vanessa Pett
Paul - Richard Syms
Cyril - Frederick Warder
Derek - Arthur White
Beattie - Christine Ellerbeck
Lauren - Joanne Coombes
Spencer - Jason Traynor
Prison officer - Mark Montgomerie
Rees - Roland Oliver
Luke - Glenn Holderness
Van driver - Adrian Dixon
Police woman - Rebecca Katz
Clare - Anya Phillips
Young MacDuff - Craig Vye
Cheryl - Karen Montero
Phil - Dennis Banks
S.O. Hammond - James Walmsey
Quotes of the
episode
QUOTE 1: Jack and Geoff had a bet that a girl wouldn't jump off a
building. She didn't and Skip managed to talk her out of it...
JACK: "You owe me a tenner..."
GEOFF: "No, we never shook on it. It's not a bet unless you
shake on it."
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