Plot[]
P.C. Haynes arrives at a house to investigate what seems like a routine disturbance. Instead he finds a bailiff who has been shot in the hand while trying to evict the lodger in the upstairs room. Ch. Supt. Brownlow cancels his weekend away and takes charge of the siege. Ch. Insp. Conway and several armed police from Sun Hill and the TSG move in to try and negotiate the gunman's surrender with no response. A Polish interpreter is brought in when it is realised that the man is Polish, not Irish as reported by the landlady. There is still no response, and a local shopkeeper tells P.C. Smith that the man, Lublin, is also deaf. With no chance of him hearing them approach, armed police and a police dog storm the room and arrest the man. The local residents are getting antsy about being denied access to their homes. P.C. Edwards is sent to turn a woman's oven off, but he breaks into the wrong house.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- P.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- W.P.C. Brind - Kelly Lawrence
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- P.C. Frank - Ashley Gunstock
Guest cast[]
- Insp. Hallett - Peter Caffrey
- Sgt. Towers - James Gaddas
- Roger - Ron Webster
- Miss Foulkes - Damaris Hayman
- Bailiff - Keith Taylor
- Polish Interpreter - Ania Marson
- 1st Resident - Richard Bonehill
- 2nd Resident - Dennis Banks
- Elderly Woman - Lois Penson
- Spanish Girl - Maria Isabel Hernandez
- Asian Landlord - Kursheed Ullah Khan
- Asian Shopkeeper - Raj Patel
- Lublin - Milo Sperber
Notes[]
- It appears from this episode that Ch. Insp. Derek Conway also has a "pink card" (firearms license), in addition to D.I. Burnside, Sgt. Cryer, D.C. Dashwood and P.C. Stamp as established in 'Running Late'.
Commercial releases[]
- This episode has been released on the following releases:
- In Australia, on The Bill: Season 4 & 5 DVD set, released by Magna Pacific on 4th December 2006 and re-released on the Series Four DVD set on 31st August 2011; the compilation Series 1-4 DVD set on 1st February 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 Series 1-4 DVD set on 16th September 2020.
- In the UK, on The Bill: Volume 4 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 15th March 2010.
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