Plot[]
P.C. Smith is on hand at the scene of a fatal accident. Everyone is being held up and Yorkie is stressing out. Petrol is leaking from crushed car which has dead occupants. When Sgt. Penny finally arrives, he tells Smith off for not blocking off the road. When Yorkie goes to move a bus on, he discovers the bus driver is the husband of the driver of the crushed car. Smith is in shock and W.P.C. Martella is worried about him. Sgt. Cryer seems to be the only one who understands. Smith talks about giving up.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- P.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- Sgt. Penny - Roger Leach
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
Guest cast[]
- Geoffrey Weller - Tony Haygarth
- Mr. Bell - Roy Boyd
- James Rendle - Richard Huw
- Resident - Martin Gower
- Young Woman - Juliet Douglas
- Respectable Man - Michael Browning
- Photographer - Trevor Shield
- Ambulanceman - David Finch
- Ambulance Driver - Peter Finn
- Fire Officer - Ian Kearney
- Traffic P.C. - Graham Fawcett
- Reeni - Christine Sheldon Williams
Notes[]
- FAT'AC (the episode's title) is an abbreviation of fatal accident.
- In 2019, actor Robert Hudson recorded an audio commentary for this episode, released exclusively via The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel
Commercial releases[]
- This episode has been released on the following releases:
- In Australia, on The Bill: Collection 3 DVD set, released by Magna Pacific on 8th August 2007 and re-released on the Series Five: Part 1 DVD set on 7th March 2012 and The 80s Collection DVD box set on 3rd April 2013, all by Shock Entertainment and then later re-released by ViaVision on The Complete Series 5 DVD set on 21st October 2020.
- In the UK, on The Bill: Volume 6 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 15th October 2012.
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