Series 9 - Episode 2

Written by: David Humpfries
Produced by: Paul Knight
Directed by: Alan Wareing

Summary

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PART 1


The pump crew get called to a shout, although there's no sign of a fire. When the crew go off to search for a fire, George gets approached by a man who is jabbering on in French and George doesn't have a clue what he is saying. But he follows to find a car ablaze and radios the Sub.

The crew go to George and help extinguish the flames. The owners, who are arguing about something, unclip their caravan from their car and as George is trying to extinguish the flames with the others, he leans on the hand - break and the car, which is a foreign car, starts rolling down the street and practically crashes into the appliance.


Geoff decides to be nosy and volunteers to take tea up to Nick and D.O. Chapman, who is in Nick's office. He loiters in the room for a moment, before Nick tells him to close the door on his way out. After Geoff leaves, Chapman reveals to Nick, why Jack transfered. He lost a mate at a shout and he died with him. Geoff listens in, before walking off.


Alexis approaches Nick in the street and follows him to his flat. He pleads Nick to stand up for him, but Nick's having none of it.


PART 2.


Clingfilm and Geoff discuss how nice Geoff keeps his house and how they both don't miss their ex - wives.


Jenny approaches Hallam as he sits in a cafe in a shopping centre, having a coffee. Hallam doesn't really want to talk and is worried that Sandra will see them, as she's shopping. Sandra approaches and Jenny quickly goes after she's quickly introduced. As soon as she leaves, Sandra starts implying that something is going on between her and John.


George coaches two young guys in the gym. Jaffa comments on how good George's guy is and asks when he'll next be fighting.


Jack takes Stephen around HMS Belfast, where Stephen reveals that Linda and Ian are sending him to boarding school and they were planning on telling Jack when he'd taken Stephen back home.


Sicknote meets a friend who's serving time in prison. His friend asks him what people are saying about him and tells Sicknote that they can change things inside and suggests that Sicknote reforms PAPs and puts on a play to the inmates.


Geoff arrives home to find Norman and Patti's sister in the house collecting 'Patti's' things. Geoff is told that Patti rightfully owns half of everything, so he goes mad and starts throwing things and smashing plates and ornaments in half before ripping a table cloth in half. He also hands Patti's sister the phone book, telling her that if Patti runs out of men, she can find plenty in there!


Billy tells his nan that he's going out for the evening, but they argue about the times he comes back when he has work the next morning. Billy ends up snapping and tells her that he's moving out.


PART 3.


When taking Geoff to work in his car, Hallam asks Geoff if he's alright and he reckons he is. Hallam then brings up about seeing Jenny in the shopping centre and Geoff asks if he's been 'found out' by Sandra.


Recall arrives at work to find Billy asleep in his car, he'd been out all night and hadn't gone home. They later find out about Billy arguing with his nan and Maggie suggests that Billy should stay with Recall.


A fake road works gets set up. Money handlers in a van pass the roadworks, when a tractor closes in on them and they notice it's a set up. Back - up is radioed, by the tractor rams them into a wall and the van turns. A man then torches the vehicle with a blow torch and the underside catches alight...


The Watch are called to the scene on the RTA. The flames on the vehicle are tackled and the Watch attempt to drill through the metal to save the men, but the metal is too strong. Nick thinks about BA sets being sent through to the men. The airline is sent through the grill and the BA sets are sent through the entry box.

George approaches the tractor, where he slides the van away from the wall with it. The Watch then are able to get the men out on time.


Nick is met by Yanni on the way home, who tells him that his son and grandparents need help. Nick is informed on what is happening with Costas' grandparents and that he must go and see his son...


Starring

Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Hallam - Sean Blowers
Billy - John Alford
Recall - Ben Onwukwe
Nick - Andrew Kazamia
George - Glen Murphy
Pearce - Michael Garner
Jack - Clive Wood

Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Sandra - Kim Clifford
Jean - Amanda Dickinson
Clingfilm - Chris Larner
Yanni - Dimitri Andreas
Jaffa - Alan Talbot
Linda - Sian Radinger
Ian - Christopher Saul
Stephen - Daniel Maiden - Wood
Jenny - Natasha Little
Alexis - John Ioannou
Paul - Richard Syms
Nanny Ray - Pamela Lyne
Pierre - Daniel Pageon
Nicole - Paddy Glynn
Norman - C.J. Allen
Betty - Tily Tremayne
D.O. Chapman - Graham Sinclair
Paddy - Tony Clarkin
Sean - Jack Lonsdale
Phil - Mario Renzullo
Rob - Andrew Young
Policeman - Lawrence Barber



Quotes of the episode


Quote 1: Geoff is being nosey and is wondering if Nick knows the restaurant owner whose restaurant went up.
GEOFF: "The restaurant owner, friend of your is he?"
NICK: ""Why?"
GEOFF: "Oh, I was just wondering that's all."
NICK: "Well you can keep wondering then, can't you!"


Quote 2: Geoff after he hands Patti's sister the phone book.
GEOFF: "There you are. If Patti runs out of men, she can find one in there!"

 

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