Written by: Simon
.J. Sharkey
Produced by: Paul Knight
Directed by: John Reardon
Summary
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PART 1
A flat blows and a man leaps out of his window before running
off. One of the appliance drive down the street, before arriving
on scene where Charlton's crew are already there. Station Officer
Grant explains to Hallam what happened and that their crew isn't
needed. He then asks about their new bloke - Jack Morgan, as he's
heard about him, but won't say what. Sicknote begins to moan
about Bayleaf leaving as Billy is now the mess manager and
doesn't like what he cooks.
Jack goes to Nick's office and hands him the internal mail. He
notices a photo of Nick's son Costas and Jack tells Nick about
his son Stephen. Jack then leaves and Hallam enters, informing
Nick that their crew wasn't needed on scene. He then asks Nick's
opinion on Nick, after something Grant has said, but Nick takes
no notice of what Grant said.
A little girl spots her dad outside her house. The girl's mum
quickly locks the front door, then runs to the back where she
gets her son out of the garden, before bolting that door as well.
The man ends up breaking through the back door. The woman goes to
one of the bedroom's, where she stacks a load of furniture up
against the door. The man tries to get in the bedroom, but can't
get through. The man then begins to spread petrol around the
house, he then goes outside for a moment, as the woman pulls the
furniture away from the door to go to ring the police, but the
phone's wire has been cut. By this time, the man was back in the
living room, where he lights a match and a fire starts...
Sicknote enters Nick's office, telling him that lunch is ready.
They briefly discuss Jack, then Nick brings up the conversation
of it being Sicknote's long - service medal ceremony soon.
Sicknote reveals that it's the next day, but doesn't want anyone
to fuss over it.
In the mess, Nick asks everyone what they know about computers.
Apart from them 'mostly being grey' and some being beige, the
watch don't really know nothing about them. Nick informs them
that some will be installed in the station in a couple of months
time.
PART 2.
The man becomes engulfed in flames, as the bells go down at
Blackwall and both appliances leave to attend the house fire. By
the time they arrive, the house is well and truly ablaze. Hallam
goes round the back, spotting the dead man and placed him
outside. A BA crew enters the house and a ladder goes up against
the wall. The window however can't be broken as it is double
glazed and an axe is needed. A back - up crew arrive as the
children and woman get taken out through the window to be met by
the paramedics.
At the station in the dorms, George talks about a boxing contest
that one of his youngsters is going to be in. Billy announces
that he's going out on the town, only to have the mick taken out
of him.
After the watch had left the station, Hallam drops Geoff off
outside a video shop and waits in the car. As he's waiting Jenny
approaches him... Geoff looks at a couple fo videos, before going
up to the counter and asking for a video that he had ordered. The
woman goes to get Geoff video, then comes out from the back with
the video as all of the staff in the shop look at Geoff and laugh
amongst themselves. Geoff then goes to leave, after being called
back to the cash desk for his 1p change, but stops in the doorway
to watch Hallam talk to Jenny, before she leaves.
Hallam and Sandra argue when he arrives home. She's organised for
work colleagues to go round their house for dinner although
Hallam's not allowed any of the watch around and call Sandra's
colleague's boring, although he knows nothing about them.
Geoff arrives home and puts on the video he brought in the shop,
it's a video about Steam Trains!
Jack and Recall leave the pub after having a drink together
whilst talking about Recall's marriage and separation. Recall
apologises saying they didn't speak about Jack, but he tells
Recall there's not much to know about him.
PART 3.
Kelly and George Shaun off for his first day at school. George
tells him to stick up for himself and displays some boxing moves
just in case. Although Kelly doesn't like it and doesn't want her
son being violent. Shaun later finishes school and George picks
him up. A parent approaches George, Shaun had punched a little
girl in the eye. George tries to apologise and blames it on
Kelly, before walking away and telling Shaun that he's supposed
to hit the boys, not the girls!
Sicknote and Jean attend his long - service ceremony, where
Sicknote receives his medal and colours. Jean later sews
Sicknote's colours on his uniform. He then talks about work,
about him not liking all the changes the watch has been through.
Jack watches Linda outside her house with Stephen and her step -
child. He then gets out of his car... Jack enters the house and
tells Linda that he's brought Stephen's birthday present with
him. He then stays with Stephen for a while, asking him how
school is and he gives him the telephone number for Blackwall, in
case he ever needed him. Ian - Linda's husband, then arrives home
and gives Stephen his presents.
At a restaurant an emergency exit is blocked with boxes... A car
speeds down the street and ends up crashing into the restaurant
through a big glass window. The car blows and all of the
customers rush to find a way out, but there's no escape. The
watch arrive on - scene and Nick asks that the police and
paramedics are called and that the gas mains are turned off. BA
crews are sent into the fire, the crew end up breaking their way
out.
Nick knows the owner of the restaurant - Alexis and approaches
him as he appears back to find his restaurant ablaze. Nick pulls
him aside and tells him that he'll talk to him later.
Starring
Nick - Andrew Kazamia
Hallam - Sean Blowers
George - Glen Murphy
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Recall - Ben Onwukwe
Pearce - Michael Garner
Billy - John Alford
Jack - Clive Wood
Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Jean - Amanda Dickinson
Kelly - Vanessa Pett
Sandra - Kim Clifford
Pit Bull - Al Hunter Ashton
Jenny - Natasha Little
Linda - Sian Radinger
A.C.O. Baxter - Roger Blake
Craig - Martin McDougall
Debbie - Tina Maskell
Lilly - Lily Bennett
S.O. Grant - Barry McCormick
Daco - Mark Noble
Video shop assistant - Marcia Mantack
Liane's mum - Patricia Gannon
Stephen - Daniel Maiden - Wood
Ian - Christopher Saul
Alexis - John Ioannou
Quotes of the
episode
Quote 1: Nick informs Hallam on Charton's Station Office
Dave Grant...
NICK: "He thinks he knows everything about everyone and what
he doesn't know, he makes up!"
QUOTE 2: Billy announces that he's going out on the town...
BILLY: "I'm out on the town tonight."
SICKNOTE: "Which one? Toy town?!"
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