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Plot[]

D.C. Carver and D.C. Dashwood have a chemists' shop under observation: while Carver is cold and hungry watching from the car, Dashwood is in a lady's flat being fed breakfast and cups of tea. A man smashes the shop's front door and then tries to run over Carver in his van, which turns out to have false plates. Pressure is being placed on pharmacists to fill in blank prescription forms. W.P.C. Brind and P.C. Haynes are asked to investigate an all night party, which is an Irish wake that has got out of hand.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Guest cast[]

  • Tony Gillespie - Dexter Fletcher
  • Tobin - Michael Robbins
  • Flat Owner - Brenda Cowling
  • Mrs Thompson - Brenda Peters
  • Mrs Murphy - Pauline Delany
  • Mr. Murphy - Patrick Duggan
  • Father Buttery - Cal McCrystal
  • Madge - Peggy Marshall
  • Mr. Lewis - Leon Silver
  • Elaine - Annie Scott-Horne
  • Phil - Gordon Ridou
  • Jason - Marlon Allen

Notes[]

  • Clive Curtis is credited as Stunt Arranger for this episode.
  • This episode is followed up in 'Something Personal'.

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.