Written by: Simon J.
Sharkey
Produced by: Paul Knight
Directed by: John Rearden
Summary
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PART 1
In the mess, Billy tries to persuade Recall to go out in the
evening, although he doesn't want to go. Sicknote talks yet again
about the MacBeth production, which brings up the topic of his
affair with Cynthia when he was doing his last production. He is
asked whether she will be in the production and he tells them
that he isn't.
Down in the yard, Hallam tells Nick about Geoff's new 'friend' -
Bruno and Nick tells Hallam that Costas and Evgenia are back with
him in London. The bells go down and the watch have another shout
to St. Hughs hospital.
Yet again, there's still no sign of a fire at St. Hughs. The
security guard apologises, although he isn't responsible. Grant
approaches Jack and to talk about his 'reputation'. Jack asks him
what exactly that is. He then offers to meet up after work and
findo out. Grant informs him that he knows he lost a mate on a
shout and that he grassed up the Guv'nor when the inquiry went
through, then the Guv'nor got done for it. After Jack walks away,
Nick demands to know what it was all about, but Nick doesn't want
to talk.
Sicknote arrives home to find Joyce - one of the actresses, has
been there for half an hour already.
Jack talks to Jaffa in the pub about Zorba and he reckons that he
take his personal life to work with him and any little thing
could put him over the edge.
Maggie and Derek go out for dinner. Derek talks about missing the
army and wanting to spend his life with someone. He then proposes
to Maggie.
Billy and Recall go to a club, Billy flirts with a girl, while
Recall is left sitting alone where a gay bloke begins to stare at
him. Recall later arrives home alone, to find that Laura had
rang. Billy then later arrives home with a girl - Steph.
George and Kelly arrive at a sex shop where Beattie lives
upstairs. Beattie explains to George and Kelly that she gets the
flat free, she still works at the market but also does phone sex.
George informs Beattie that Cyril is back, then Kelly adds that
Cyril wants to let her know that he's sorry.
PART 2.
Geoff takes Bruno to a dog training class. Bruno doesn't seem
interested in learning anything and is more interested in a
female Afghan hound, which he keeps on running up to.
Recall walks towards Billy's room, just as Steph walks out with a
towel around her. Recall then enters Billy's bedroom and
threatens to chuck him out.
Sandra tells John that she's going out and as she goes upstairs
to get ready the phone rings - it's Jenny. She tells John that
she wants to talk to him. As John and Jenny talk, Sandra over -
hears as she walks down the stairs. She then goes back up the
stairs, then comes down after he had hung up. Sandra asks who it
is and John tells her it was Geoff wanting to know when he was
going to pick him up.
A warehouse is being used to shoot a rock band's music video. The
crew are there setting it up and something needs doing to the
gantry. The electrics are switched on and a wire sparks against
an air vent. The wire later lights a fire in the vent as the
video shooting goes underway.
Sandra arrives home from where she had been and presses re - dial
on the phone. Jenny answers and Sandra asks who it is, before
hanging up. Sandra then approaches John and asks what's going on
with him and Jenny. They argue and Sandra slaps him, demanding to
know if he was screwing Jenny. He tells her the truth, saying he
slept with her twice, before ending it. He then storms out of the
house.
Cyril goes round to George's house and wants to know if George
has spoken to Beattie. George tells Cyril that she doesn't want
to see him.
Geoff's doorbell goes and Bruno runs to the door, Geoff holds him
back then answers the door. It's Hallam, who decides to go and
wait for him in the car. On the way to the station, they talk
about the affair and Hallam accuses Geoff of telling Sandra. Then
Geoff accuses Hallam of trying it on with Patti when it was the
other way round! When they arrive to work they are still arguing
and once Hallam goes upstairs he starts on Nick, moaning that he
always buggers off to Cyprus.
PART 3.
The music video carries on and the power begins to fail. A group
of girls creep in from the outside to get a view of the video.
Meanwhile, the fire blows in the vent, causing the downstairs
window of the building next door to the warehouse to blow. The
watch arrive on - scene to be told by a man that the call is a
false alarm, as the fire isn't visible. Nick decides that they
should search the area anyway and crews are sent around. After
the fire in the building next door is spotted, Nick enters the
warehouse where the video shooting is taking place and orders
that the building should be evacuated.
Billy and Recall rig up and go in the fire, they spot gas
cylinders and go to get them out. Meanwhile, the fire in the vent
is still travelling and blows up the other building. Causing the
girls and soundman to run, but they're trapped. Outside, a man
informs Hallam that the girls are inside.
The girls cross the gantry, as they're trying to find a way out,
the gantry is getting looser and looks like it won't hold up for
much longer. Hallam and Geoff enter the building in search for
the girls.
As Billy and Recall carry on fighting the flames in the other
building, a pole swings from no - where and hits Recall down and
he goes unconscious. Jack - who is on the clipboard, quickly
enters and helps Billy get Recall out, causing Nick to go mad at
him when he gets out because he had no BA.
Starring
Hallam - Sean
Blowers
Nick - Andrew Kazamia
Sicknote - Richard Walsh
Billy - John Alford
Recall - Ben Onwukwe
Pearce - Michael Garner
Jack - Clive Wood
George - Glen Murphy
Maggie - Shirley Greenwood
Sandra - Kim Clifford
Jean - Amanda Dickinson
Kelly - Vanessa Pett
Laura - Ona McCracken
Jenny - Natasha Little
Jaffa - Alan Talbot
S.O. Grant - Barry McCormick
Cyril - Frederick Warder
Derek - Arthur White
Beattie - Christine Ellerbeck
Joe - Ronnie Toms
Dave - Steve (Street) Griffin
Joyce - Helen Lambert
Vic - Freddie Stuart
Elderly player - Hilda Schroder
Male player - Terence Soall
Security guard - Andy Hough
Stephanie - Leigh - Ann Regan
Jackie - Suzanne Sinclair
Trainer - Christine Lohr
Demolition worker - Alan Fordham
Caretaker - Hal Jeayes
Record Company Executive - Robert McKewley
Quotes of the episode
QUOTE 1: After getting yet another call to St. Hugh...
JACK: "We spend more time up there than we do here!"
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