| Episode No. | Series | |
| 53 | 1988x018 |
Synopsis[]
D.I. Burnside sets up a trap on a residential street: an open vanload of video recorders. He, Carver, Roach and Dashwood sit in wait for some villains to take the bait. Eventually, a man pulls up in a BMW and takes one of the videos into his house. Roach and Dashwood arrest him, and back at the station he turns out to be Julian Pembridge, a slimy solicitor well known to Burnside. Pembridge claims he was merely exposing a police entrapment campaign, and manages to escape with a fine. With Sgt. Peters on leave, Sgt. Cryer and Insp. Frazer are concerned about Sgt. Penny's state of mind. Ch. Insp. Conway has a word with him and asks him to take some leave. Penny insists he's fine and refuses, but when the air conditioning breaks down in the CAD room, Penny's temper rises with the temperature. He spills a coffee on his keyboard, and tries to attack the electrician - taking leave is no longer optional.
Cast[]
(Episode Cast: in credits order)
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Tony Scannell as D.S. Roach
- Jon Iles as D.C. Dashwood
- Christopher Ellison as D.I. Burnside
- Mark Wingett as D.C. Carver
- Mark Powley as P.C. Melvin
- Barbara Thorn as Insp. Frazer
- Roger Leach as Sgt. Penny
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Robert Addie as Julian Pembridge
- Julian Griffiths as Electrician
Notes[]
- Not to be confused with the 1996 episode Trap.
- Sgt. Tom Penny is forced to take sick leave after suffering a breakdown in the CAD room. He returns to duty in Chasing The Dragon.
External links[]
- "The Trap" on TV.com