Plot[]
W.P.C. Martella and P.C. Melvin go to an army surplus store that seems to be being supplied off the back of a lorry. A van used to deliver the gear was nicked from Yorkshire. Two redcaps, who don't think much of police, turn up to collect squaddies. Sgt. Cryer doesn't think they are kosher. Cryer wants someone for a p.a. job at a local school and asks Melvin to buy a flying jacket. An ice-cream van and a car cause a traffic snarl-up near the station. D.S. Roach sends a traffic warden to sort it out. P.C. Hollis is also sent out to deal with it. After walking around the block, Hollis comes back to find part of a funeral has now joined the bigger traffic jam.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
Guest cast[]
- Davis - Robert Gary
- Searle - Marcus Eyre
- Armstrong - David Fielder
- Frobisher - Paul M. Meston
- Manners - Peter Jonfield
- Gloria - Imogen Bain
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 2 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 2nd March 2009.
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