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First broadcast 30th December 1977.
Charles Nesbitt, an expert on chemical warfare, has a plan to contaminate the water supply of London with lethal hallucinogenic drugs.
Gordon Jackson - George Cowley
Martin Shaw - Doyle
Lewis Collins - Bodie
Keith Barron - Charles Nesbitt
Donald Douglas - Eric Sutton
Di Trevis - Susan Fenton
Angus MacKay - Gerald Harvey
Trevor Adams - Benny
Christopher Ellison - Biggs, CI5 Agent
Peter Penry-Jones - Cummings
Penny Irving - Pam
Gloria Maley - Pretty Nurse (as Gloria Walker)
Bridget Brice - Betty, Cowley's Secretary
Donald MacIver - Hoskins
Melanie Peck - Barmaid
Ian Fairbairn - Ted Miller
Malou Cartwright - Ted Miller's Secretary
Pola Churchill - Girl
Maxwell Craig - Man in Pub
Guy Standeven - Doctor
Charles Nesbitt, an expert on chemical warfare, has a plan to contaminate the water supply of London with lethal hallucinogenic drugs.
Gordon Jackson - George Cowley
Martin Shaw - Doyle
Lewis Collins - Bodie
Keith Barron - Charles Nesbitt
Donald Douglas - Eric Sutton
Di Trevis - Susan Fenton
Angus MacKay - Gerald Harvey
Trevor Adams - Benny
Christopher Ellison - Biggs, CI5 Agent
Peter Penry-Jones - Cummings
Penny Irving - Pam
Gloria Maley - Pretty Nurse (as Gloria Walker)
Bridget Brice - Betty, Cowley's Secretary
Donald MacIver - Hoskins
Melanie Peck - Barmaid
Ian Fairbairn - Ted Miller
Malou Cartwright - Ted Miller's Secretary
Pola Churchill - Girl
Maxwell Craig - Man in Pub
Guy Standeven - Doctor
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00:00I
12:09So,
12:11thank you.
13:28You know,
13:34for the grace of coronary,
13:35think you and the mystery...
13:36Here-
13:39And it's like, Auntie...
13:39you know what you're saying.
13:40I know.
13:41Thanks.
13:42It's an Mandalian,
13:43it's a bad bad mistake...
13:44, I'll talk to you...
13:45in your life.
13:45You know what you're saying?
13:48supply to be cut off? No. Good. Just get on with it then.
14:18Who said there was no Santa Claus?
14:25What is it? I don't know.
14:55The right credit card opened so many doors. You should put a deadlock in though. It's much safer.
15:18Don't get up. That's Miss Susan Fenton, isn't it? Hello. I'm Bodie. That's Doyle. Hello.
15:29We missed you at World Chemicals. She was upset. Distraught, weren't you?
15:34It was the coffee, you know. The coffee machine that you hold the keys for.
15:43I had nothing to do with it. We didn't say you did, did we? Us? No. No.
15:49What we did wonder, though, was whether anybody else had access to those keys.
15:56Well, they hang in my office. No. Sorry to take issue on that, but we've been assured that you always keep them on you.
16:10It would appear our information is correct. I'm tired. I'm really tired. I'm here. I'm here.
16:31You are tired, aren't you? How long have you been shooting up, Susan? Hmm?
16:41Long enough to have almost run out of veins. We'd better take her in.
16:46I don't want to be there. She's out of her mind. We struck gold, Bodie. A girl with a bad habit and the keys to the coffee machine.
16:56Yeah, a bad habit like that would do anything. Anything.
17:01Yeah, well, we wait till she wakes up. Hold back on her fix. She'll spew her gut.
17:10If she wakes up, this stuff is pure, 100% uncut. Get an ambulance, quick.
17:14Is she gonna make it? It's difficult to say, sir.
17:18It's difficult to say. I'm going crazy.
17:21You won't get any argument from me?
17:23When we arrived here, there was this guy, and I'm sure I know him.
17:28Eric Sutton. Push her. You stay with her.
17:32I'll stay with her.
17:35I'll stay with her.
17:44I'll stay with her.
17:58You.
17:59Nice. It's a plant. You saw him. It's a plant.
18:16You want to take his place?
18:18No, of course you don't. So stay where you are, all of you.
18:25We should have a private little chat.
18:27Hang on.
18:32Jukebox.
18:33Play something loud.
18:48What do you want, door?
18:49Information.
18:50I'm not big time on you, you know. Just a drug run. That's me.
19:01Eric Sutton.
19:07Look, I've been on his track for months.
19:08Yeah, well, after I've used him, you can have him on a murder rack.
19:10Murder?
19:11Or attempted murder.
19:12There's always a catch.
19:14Still attempted murder.
19:15Should keep him off the streets for a couple of years.
19:17I haven't got much time, Benny.
19:19And I haven't got Sutton. Not yet.
19:21But I'll find him for you.
19:23Cheers.
19:30Oh, right.
19:34Aren't you forgetting something?
19:36Where do you want it?
19:37Anywhere it will show.
19:38Sorry, Benny.
19:44And, er, thank you.
19:54Sir?
19:55Oh, thanks.
20:01What's your label?
20:03God knows.
20:04Yes, but unfortunately I haven't been in touch with him for some time.
20:09What do the doctor say?
20:10Well, if she was a racehorse, she'd be a rank outsider.
20:14Bad as that, eh?
20:15Bad as that.
20:16Mammoth overdose.
20:23Has she said anything?
20:24No.
20:26But she might.
20:27She might.
20:28She's a pretty girl.
20:29ADX.
20:30Mind-blowing drug.
20:31In the coffee.
20:32We know why now.
20:33The demand arrived on the PM's desk an hour ago.
20:35What, pay up or else?
20:36I wish it was.
20:37No, this is idealism.
20:38God save us from all idealists.
20:39I thought you and he weren't talking.
20:40Oh, he just made the occasional favour.
20:41So what do they want?
20:42Cease manufacture of chemicals for biological warfare and destroy all stocks.
20:45Signed?
20:46Not signed.
20:47Deadline?
20:48Deadline?
20:49No deadline.
20:50Yes.
20:51A nutty idealist.
20:52He'll make his point more than once unless we nail him.
20:53No.
20:54No.
20:55No.
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21:41Let's go.
22:11Let's go.
22:41Let's go.
22:43Albracho.
22:45Yes, sir?
22:46How many men do we have on standby?
22:49Thirty, sir.
22:50Thirty?
22:51Well, we have nine covering the hijacking.
22:54I'll have to use outsiders then.
22:56Sir?
22:57I'm going to read out a list of reservoirs.
22:59What, sir?
23:00Reservoirs.
23:01Here we go.
23:02Yes, sir.
23:04Okay.
23:06Here we go.
23:07Here we go.
23:09Yes, sir.
23:10Yes, sir.
23:11Yes.
23:12Yes, sir.
23:13I'm going to take a look at this.
23:14So, let's go.
23:15Shhh.
23:26George.
23:39Who's George?
23:41I don't know.
23:43George.
23:44I'm here, Susan.
23:46Right here beside her.
23:49George.
23:51Can't be.
23:54He was my cat.
24:00White version.
24:04Had to have him put down.
24:07Well, I'm the next best thing.
24:09Not white and fluffy, but plenty of girls think I should be put down.
24:13Don't go to sleep, Susan.
24:16Don't go to sleep.
24:18Now tell me about George.
24:19Tell me about him.
24:20Tell me about him.
24:21No.
24:22He wasn't what I thought.
24:25Look, you've got to tell me about George.
24:27Shut up!
24:28Not blissful, Susan.
24:30I want to know about George.
24:32Mr. Foddy, please.
24:34I ran over him in my car.
24:37There you go.
24:47Try it out.
24:49Try it out George.
24:51Oh, an early bird.
24:52Morning.
24:53What will you have?
24:54Half, please.
24:55Better.
24:56Bitter.
24:57What will you have?
24:58Half, please.
24:59Better.
25:00Oh, an early bird.
25:12Morning.
25:19What will you have?
25:20Half, please.
25:22Bitter.
25:26I suppose I'm too early for a sandwich.
25:29I'll have to make it myself.
25:30Take a minute.
25:31That's fine.
25:32Cheese or beef?
25:34Sorry?
25:35Cheese or beef?
25:36Beef, please.
25:38Coat.
25:39ê·¤ of milk.
25:43Beef,RAGES & Odie!
25:44Do you want pickle or muster?
26:09Do you want pickle or muster?
26:39Do you want pickle or muster?
26:47Doyle, come in.
26:51Hello, Betty.
26:53Benny called in. He's located Sutton. Does that make sense?
26:57It had better. Where do I meet him?
27:00At the Rex Theatre stage door. Repeat, stage door.
27:04Right.
27:11Yes, right.
27:14HQ just got another anonymous phone call.
27:17A second demonstration of strength, he said.
27:20Where?
27:21The Black Bull Marlow.
27:22Put out an APB.
27:23He said we'd be too late. Too late to stop it!
27:26I said time, ladies and gentlemen, please.
27:33I said time, gentlemen, please.
27:39Hey, what do you think you're doing?
27:43What? You want me something of it?
27:45Nothing allowed.
27:46Nothing allowed.
27:58I shouldn't have let it in.
27:59Holy crap.
28:00What do you think you're doing?
28:02Hey, what? You want me something of it?
28:04Nothing allowed.
28:12I don't know how he's going to drive that car.
28:15Anyway, Richard. Nice to meet you.
28:17Yeah, okay. Take care.
28:18Bye-bye.
28:45Help!
29:03You there? Yeah. Great.
29:05Let's wait a couple of minutes.
29:07Why?
29:08Afternoon strip show. Curtain down a couple of minutes.
29:11Sutton's in there dropping off a little packet of big-age to a good customer.
29:14Shall we go in there and nab him?
29:16Oh, we'll get him, yeah. But after Curtain Down.
29:19Because after Curtain Down, that dressing room will be crawling with birds.
29:23Birds. Yeah.
29:24Birds in a very singular state of disarray.
29:27Birds with very few feathers, indeed.
29:30So wait a couple of minutes.
29:35Let's wait a couple of minutes.
29:39My favourite bus, this.
29:44Here endeth the second lesson.
29:59What a month all here.
30:01Do you see that guy on that roof?
30:03And they're huge in it there.
30:05They don't get heat on that building stage.
30:07Oh, hi, Eric.
30:09Lovely performance, darling.
30:10Should we get my stuff?
30:11Yeah, of course.
30:14Hi, Eric.
30:15Oh, nice to see.
30:16Hello, Eric.
30:17Did you see that guy on the back row?
30:26Thanks, Pam.
30:27Mr. Sutton, how do you do?
30:29Get off!
30:30Get off!
30:31What's going on?
30:32All yours.
30:33Thank you, Benny.
30:34Oh, thank you.
30:35What charge?
30:36Well, er, how's that?
30:37A plant.
30:38You saw him plant that?
30:39Yeah, yeah, I saw it.
30:40Of course you did, of course you did.
30:41Yeah, but to keep your supply, you'd vouch for anything, wouldn't you?
30:43So, what charge?
30:44No charge.
30:45Then why the cups?
30:46You look lovely in silver.
30:48Oh, come on, I know the score, so do you.
30:50No charge, no cups, no nothing.
30:52Oh, but that's if you're dealing with the police.
30:54But he's not from the police.
30:55Not police?
30:56Then what?
30:57CI-5.
30:58Come on.
31:03Hey, Benny.
31:04Oh, well, I thought one of us better stay here, you know, sort of case the joint.
31:08Yeah.
31:09It's my favourite bust.
31:20Coley?
31:22Forbes here.
31:23Did you get his ultimatum?
31:24Oh, yes, sir.
31:25I have the photostat copy in front of me right now.
31:28He's obviously mad.
31:29Oh, a crazy man, sir.
31:30But yes, I believe he will do what he threatens to do.
31:33And I feel that...
31:34I don't care what you feel.
31:35Do something about it.
31:37Yes, sir.
31:38Stop him.
31:40We will try to stop him.
31:42And quickly.
31:43Sir?
31:47Yes?
31:48I've got Sutton, er, taking him to interrogation.
31:51I'll join you.
32:03Well.
32:04I'll join you.
32:05Oh, we had a cry, a wee sleep, and now it's time we had a little chat.
32:12The doctor tells me you're out of the crisis and I can talk to you for a while.
32:17Who are you?
32:18Well, let's say that I'm the not very bad Samaritan.
32:26Oh.
32:28You're experts.
32:29I can see that.
32:33Smell an expert a mile away.
32:35Experts.
32:37Particularly you.
32:38Or it won't do you any good.
32:39You'll get nothing except a countersuit in court.
32:55Hmph.
32:57I've been worked over by experts before.
33:01Took the scalp off my head.
33:04Experts from my side of the fence.
33:07I think you can succeed where they failed.
33:30I think he means it.
33:45I think he's got us over a barrel.
33:48The last time I was over a barrel, Doyle, I was celebrating New Year.
33:52A long time ago.
33:54I can still remember that headache very clearly.
33:56No one's had me over a barrel since.
33:58Sutton's a pusher.
34:01Did you ever know a pusher who was a user, Doyle?
34:07Get me a hypodermic and some heroin.
34:12You know Ted Miller and the young girl?
34:15Well, she was just 18.
34:17Just 18.
34:18Do you know that?
34:20And you, Susan, you nearly died because they wanted you dead.
34:25It wasn't my fault.
34:26I know it wasn't your fault.
34:28But it soon will be if it's allowed to go on.
34:31Thousands of people could die.
34:34But you could stop that, Susan.
34:36But I need names.
34:38You hear me, Mr Sutton?
34:40Names.
34:42Our name.
34:43I don't suppose you fought in the war, Mr Sutton.
34:53No.
34:55I fought in several.
34:57The worst was against our barbaric race.
35:00But the British are nothing if not adaptable.
35:04We learn barbarism very quickly.
35:11We had a problem one day.
35:13It was the road ahead mined.
35:17We had prisoners, but they wouldn't talk.
35:20So we bound them.
35:23And made them lead the advance.
35:26They didn't think we would, not at first.
35:30But then the first man ahead was gone.
35:36Like that.
35:38An anti-personnel mine is a very nasty thing.
35:43It was a sudden very nasty.
35:45And then the second man.
35:49And the third.
35:52And then they talked.
35:56Then they knew we meant it.
35:59A shocking story.
36:01It shocked me at the time, and it still shocks me.
36:04But it was necessary.
36:06To save hundreds of lives, it was necessary.
36:09I'm willing to be shocked again, if necessary.
36:12I'm going to hoist you with your own putard, Mr. Sutton.
36:19I'm going to turn you into an adiple.
36:23A crash course in addiction, because we have access to the purest stuff.
36:29A craving, crawling, do-anything-for-money junkie.
36:35Look at me, Sutton.
36:37Look at me!
36:38And remember the road that was mined.
36:42Do you have any doubt at all that I intend doing what I said?
36:47Pull up his sleeve.
36:49No! No!
36:51Hold it up in there.
36:53No, it's Nesbitt!
36:55It was... it was Charles Nesbitt.
36:57Nesbitt?
36:59He asked for the keys.
37:02I didn't know.
37:04Believe me, I didn't know.
37:06Yeah, I believe you.
37:07But where does Sutton fit in?
37:08When Nesbitt lost his job as a research chemist, Sutton provided him with a means of earning his living.
37:12Yes.
37:13A market for the hard drugs he could still get hold of.
37:15And enough cash to finance his crazy schemes.
37:19Nice set-up.
37:20It will be if you don't nail Nesbitt before 5.30.
37:23That was the ultimatum to the Prime Minister.
37:26A full public renunciation by the government.
37:29Cease all research into biological warfare.
37:32The announcements may be made by 5.30.
37:33Or?
37:34Or he attacks a major city with a gallon of ADX.
37:45Here are the news headlines.
37:47The government reductions in defence have been agreed by all parties.
37:51Mrs Louisa Freeth has been acquitted of pornography charges at the Old Bailey today.
37:56The American president will definitely be visiting this country early next month
38:00and hopes to discuss the African problems.
38:02In sport, Britain are lagging...
38:20How did you get here?
38:21Never mind how!
38:22Nesbitt!
38:32How did you get here?
38:33Oh, this tanker.
39:01Yeah, I got him.
39:02Cover me.
39:02Yeah, OK.
39:03Yeah, I got him.
39:33Ah!
39:50Carly to HQ.
39:51Come in, come in.
39:52Receiving you, over.
39:52APB to all units. Charles Nesbitt driving a bronze Mark III Cotina.
39:57Registration. Registration!
39:59H.Y.L. 78K.
40:00H.Y.L. 78K. Proceeding west along Marlow Road.
40:03He's armed. Intercept. Arrest.
40:22The car's fixed.
40:24It's four o'clock.
40:26I've got an hour and a half, then.
40:27No, less than that.
40:29If I'm to advise the PM to make his announcement,
40:31beat this madman's terms,
40:32then we can't leave it until the last minute.
40:34We can't take that chance.
40:36I know it the most of them. We have to give him what he wants.
40:38And open the floodgates to every nut in the country.
40:41Yeah.
40:48Where have we seen these before?
40:50Susan Fenton.
40:52He's in a very good mood.
40:54I knew what he meant.
40:56He's a friend.
40:58It's a good mood.
40:59Cool.
41:00Look at this.
41:01You can't wait.
41:02The whole song is too tired.
41:04It's like it's too tired.
41:05You can't wait until you do that.
41:06But it's too tired.
41:07I might not be tired.
41:08It's a beautiful song.
41:09I don't know it.
41:10What are you gonna talk about?
41:11I'm a whole time.
41:12I'm tired.
41:13Let's go.
41:14I'm tired.
41:15I'm tired.
41:16I'm bored.
41:17I'm tired.
41:18You can't wait until you do that.
41:19I'm tired.
41:20Yes.
41:21I'm tired.
41:22that's how we met at the world chemical sports club i don't know who invited him but anyway
41:40that's where we met you skied together but where where did you ski at the club on the reservoir
41:52it's a long shot well let's face it sir it's our only shot
42:22no sir haven't seen anybody or anything quiet as a grave nobody's been out there not even near it
42:38long shot and the wrong shot
42:40balloon doesn't go up to 5 30 sir it's just five now no that's long enough give us a chance to
42:51check out the area we're talking about hundreds of thousands of lives
42:57here are the news headlines the government reductions in defense have been agreed by
43:02all parties the american president will definitely be visiting this country early next month
43:16come on sir just a couple of minutes just a couple of lousy minutes oh let's go hold on
43:28morning
43:40so
43:42so
43:48Hold it!
44:15Right there, now drop it.
44:18You okay?
44:37Yeah.
44:38You know something?
44:43I don't reckon he was firing at us back there.
44:45Couldn't have missed with this thing.
44:46What the hell was he firing at?
44:48Well, it went past me.
44:50Out across the water.
44:51Well, let's get back there and find out.
45:03Charles Nesbitt.
45:04Charles Nesbitt.
45:06Well, Mr Nesbitt is all over.
45:08All over?
45:09He hasn't even begun yet!
45:11Bode!
45:12You see?
45:13Ski ramp.
45:14Three o'clock from the centre.
45:16Got it.
45:17Got it.
45:18That's what he was shooting at.
45:20What is it?
45:21The ski ramp.
45:22Right of centre.
45:23Some kind of target.
45:24No, it's more than that.
45:25You see that wire?
45:26Must be linked to something under the water.
45:30It's one of the oil drums filled with ADX.
45:31Is that it, Nesbitt?
45:32It's too late!
45:33You're too damn late!
45:34I'm betting it's a delayed fuse.
45:35Hits the target.
45:36Sets it off.
45:37Right, Nesbitt?
45:38Give you time to get away.
45:39Why don't you find out?
45:40Yeah, well, we will.
45:41Doyle, you coming?
45:42Yeah.
45:43Look after these for me, sir.
45:44Here.
45:45We're going to need a technical adviser.
45:46You.
45:47Come on.
45:48Shall I get him to seal off the reservoir?
45:49No time, no use.
45:50That thing's going up any minute.
45:51Booty!
45:52Doyle!
45:53My guys, come back!
45:54Howdy to HQ.
45:55I'm not sure how you came.
45:56This is a good one.
45:57I'm not sure how you came.
45:58I'm not sure how you came.
45:59I'm not sure how you came.
46:00You're coming.
46:01Yeah.
46:02Look after these for me, sir.
46:03Here.
46:04We're going to need a technical adviser.
46:05You.
46:06Come on.
46:07Shall I get him to seal off the reservoir, sir?
46:08No time, no use.
46:09That thing's going up any minute.
46:10Booty!
46:11Go on!
46:12My guys, sir!
46:13Come back!
46:14Cowley to HQ.
46:24Come in, Mr. Cowley.
46:25Connect me through the hotline. I want to talk to the PM.
46:28Right, sir.
46:30Prime Minister, on the right.
46:31Prime Minister.
46:33I'm Mr. Cowley.
46:34Sir, can you bear with me for 60 seconds?
46:44It's a device, all right?
47:04What a lovely thought.
47:07You any good at praying?
47:09Don't worry.
47:10I won't know a thing.
47:14Can you see it?
47:20I can't see a damn thing.
47:23I can feel it, though.
47:25It's some kind of linkage.
47:28And there's a cap.
47:30It's stiff.
47:32If I can just get some purchase on it.
47:36Hang on, Bart.
47:39Oh.
47:44Careful.
47:44Got it?
47:47Yeah, yeah.
47:48Go ahead.
47:48Turn.
47:48Turn it.
47:52It's moving.
47:53No!
47:54For God's sake, there's an anti-handling device built in.
48:00The dummy cap turns clockwise.
48:03The real one, underneath, anti-clockwise.
48:11Heard what the man said?
48:12Anti-clockwise.
48:13Anti-clockwise.
48:14For God's sake.
48:25It's a trembler.
48:25It's a trembler.
48:28It's a trembler.
48:29A trembler.
48:30Bodhi, don't do that.
48:49They've done it, sir.
49:00Cowley, sir.
49:07You won't have to make that announcement after all.
49:22Well done.
49:23Careful, sir.
49:25Not used to such adulation.
49:27Nerves, Moody?
49:28The water's damn cold.
49:29A wee niff of Scotch or soup with that, right?
49:32For medicinal purposes, of course.
49:34Of course.
49:35Why did you disappear my orders?
49:37I couldn't hear you, sir, the engine.
49:39You heard me perfectly clearly, both of you.
49:43In the circumstances, I am prepared to overlook the matter.
49:45But if everybody in CI-5 disappeared orders, where would it end?
49:49Downfall of the society.
49:50Possibly.
49:51Return to the dark 80s.
49:52Yes, even that.
49:57So don't let it happen again.
49:58Both of you.
49:59Nine.
49:59To be continued...
50:29To be continued...
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