Plot[]
P.C. Haynes and P.C. Ramsey attend a domestic where a pregnant woman, Joanna Mancini, has been beaten by her husband with a bike chain. As Haynes and Ramsey try to calm the Mancinis down, Joanna drives her husband's car into a wall, and he retaliates by dropping appliances, including her sewing machine, television and vacuum cleaner, out of the window. Ramsey breaks into the house, but the husband has disappeared. Ramsey climbs into the loft to look for him, and Antonio jumps him, causing them to fall through the ceiling. When Haynes and Ramsey go to arrest Antonio, Joanna attacks them. Both of them are arrested for assaulting police officers, but as they are being led out, the Mancinis' teenage son arrives...
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- P.C. Ramsey - Nick Reding
Guest cast[]
- Joanna Mancini - Kay Adshead
- Antonio Mancini - Brian Capron
- Wayne Mancini - Miles Eady
- Grey-Haired Man - Lester White
- Teenage Son - Ricardo Degruttola
- Neighbour - Jo Warne
Notes[]
- Denise Ryan is credited as Stunt Arranger for this episode.
- P.C. Haynes is attacked with a cake mixer which tears his sleeve in exactly the same spot as he was gashed with a machete in the last episode.
- Joanna and Antonio Mancini would again appear in the 1989 episode 'Out To Lunch'.
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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