- 16 hours ago
First broadcast 5th July 1979.
It's a close call for Hazell when he finds himself caught between a bank robber and a gangster and a female reporter.
Nicholas Ball - James Hazell
Roddy McMillan - 'Choc' Minty
John Bindon - Jack Horner
Larry Lamb - Ned Barrow
Barrie Houghton - Peter Scroop
Lynne Miller - Rita Green
Shirley Cheriton - Nell Scroop
Tommy Godfrey - Arthur
Ray Armstrong - Car Salesman
Hilary Martyn - Betty
Liz Smith - Mrs. Scroop
Peter Bourke - Graham Morris
It's a close call for Hazell when he finds himself caught between a bank robber and a gangster and a female reporter.
Nicholas Ball - James Hazell
Roddy McMillan - 'Choc' Minty
John Bindon - Jack Horner
Larry Lamb - Ned Barrow
Barrie Houghton - Peter Scroop
Lynne Miller - Rita Green
Shirley Cheriton - Nell Scroop
Tommy Godfrey - Arthur
Ray Armstrong - Car Salesman
Hilary Martyn - Betty
Liz Smith - Mrs. Scroop
Peter Bourke - Graham Morris
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00:37the thing about a motor like this is it's got a touch of class though the same thing in canary
00:43yellow well that'd be right over the top know what i mean but this is nice morning
00:50i could be happy with this how's locked sir would you like me to open it oh uh yeah please
01:08please start it off if you like
01:28it's at times like this that me mind goes blank what am i supposed to be listening for
01:35it sounds like 14 grand per in a way at 10 gallons to the mile to me very tight 155
01:43mbh
01:440 to 60 in six seconds electric tinted windows alloy wheels air conditioning triple twin joke
01:51rivers radio cassette stereo
02:05edward ned barrow escaped from the top security wing at parker's prison on the island white
02:10before his violent arrest in 1970 barrow was described by the head of the flying squad
02:14as public enemy number one heated rear window was a member of the notorious corner gang which
02:19terrorized the east end of london for many years he was serving a 12-year sentence for armed robbery
02:25milk subsidies in schools led to an angry exchange today between margaret thatcher and james cowan
02:34nice thanks
02:41test drive
02:43uh not today i'm not ready to buy yet i ain't got insurance back on the old murder crashed or
02:49stolen
02:59so ned barrow's footloose and fancy free that should cut down the number of fuzz
03:04dishing out parking tickets in southeast 19
03:09gotta find a set of wheels i'm panning the pavement so much me socks has got bunions
03:15some mornings the only thing waiting in my office is a pile of bills and a stuffed stag
03:20reader but this morning
03:22you're not ready to talk about neb barrow
03:40what can i do for you i'm on the daily news
03:44sorry darling don't talk to the press clients trusted already i'm here to talk about neb barrow
03:53ned barrow he's out first man out of parker since the new wing went up
03:58well you know what they say darling he might get out of the neck but they'll never get off the
04:01island
04:01my information is he's already in london information already so what do you want me for
04:09i understand you were boyhood friends
04:14same school yeah same school same class same street
04:18look if this is an interview what's the rates for my exclusive eh former yard tech boyhood friend of
04:25public enemy number one a grand that's uh interesting you've got to work for it
04:33surprise me okay you got a car that's a sore point we'll use mine
04:41uh
04:41uh
04:41uh
04:41uh
04:41uh
04:41uh
05:10uh
05:11Hello, Jim.
05:14Long time no see, eh?
05:17Ned.
05:20Now, look, I'm not even going to ask how you got in here.
05:23Or how you found my flat, but I want you both out of here in 30 seconds flat.
05:27You know the rap for harbouring?
05:28I told you, Rita.
05:30Ned's broken out because his life's in danger.
05:32Yeah, well, Ned moves in a rough world.
05:33Oh, come on, Rita. He don't want any bother.
05:35Show him what they did.
05:40Jack Orner put a contract on me while I was in top security.
05:43There's no place safe these days.
05:45You know the Orners, Jim. They're big business, right?
05:47They got everything from Dulwich to St. Paul's and out to Ebbin.
05:51Jack topped Sammy because he wasn't in control, right? His own brother.
05:54So why does he want you killed?
05:55Because Sammy sold me a partnership for when I come out.
05:59I was sitting on my 200 grand from the Leighton Stone job, so me and him done a deal.
06:03So, Ned, Jack's got the 200 grand.
06:06There's no way he's going to offer you a partnership, so he wants you dead.
06:08Yeah, I thought you'd get the picture, Jim.
06:10Ned, I can see you've got good reason for coming over to Wall, but I can't arbor you.
06:15I want to hire you, Mr. Hazel, to prove Jack Orner killed his brother.
06:19Legal proof to put him away for life.
06:23And you'll help?
06:25I mean, grassing's not your line.
06:27Self-preservation, isn't it?
06:34Look, if I do get involved in this crazy scheme, and we do prove that Jack killed his brother,
06:39you go back, finish your bird?
06:40Yeah.
06:41Yeah.
06:42Straight up, Jim, I've only got 15 months to do.
06:46On me mother's life.
06:47I've got me A-levels in June.
06:50Progressive governor.
06:51The news is running a big campaign on criminal rehabilitation.
06:54How very public-spirited.
06:55It's a good story.
06:57You and I are sticking your neck out, girl.
06:59It's a great story.
07:01No one knows, just you and me.
07:03You mentioned a grand?
07:05Plus expenses.
07:0760 quid a day.
07:1460 nicker a day.
07:16Plus a grand to Nick Jack Orner for murder.
07:18Now you might ask how I got this far out of me depth, to which I can only reply, 60
07:23nicker a day.
07:25Well, well.
07:27Arthur, as I live and breathe.
07:29What do you want, Hazel?
07:31You still with a filth, are you?
07:32Nah, I've gone private, haven't I?
07:34Private?
07:35What, private old bill?
07:36Private investigator.
07:38You're still a bit sussed, Jimmy.
07:40And I bet you're still asking questions.
07:43Rumour has it that Ned Barrow's banking the smoke.
07:45I don't know.
07:46I don't gossip with Ross's.
07:48Private.
07:49Daily news is hard to find him.
07:51There's, uh, good money, innit?
07:54This is what's known as your cover story.
07:56If Arthur buys this, he'll spread it all round the manor.
08:00Nah, it's not worth it.
08:01I just want an interview on, uh, why he went over the wall when he was onto a nice stretch
08:04of jam roll.
08:05Peter Scoop's a right nutter.
08:07He's been riding high now that Jack's running the order mob.
08:12That's me phone number, Arthur.
08:15Private work.
08:17Plays better than the old bill.
08:20Ned's wired to you.
08:21Stay away.
08:23Well, you will phone me.
08:25Yeah.
08:27Arthur?
08:28I want to hire a motor.
08:30I don't hire a mazel.
08:31I'll sell them.
08:3320 notes a week in your back pocket.
08:35Now, nothing flesh.
08:36With something clean, eh?
08:37Starts every morning.
08:38Carves up to rush hour traffic like a ferry.
08:4130.
08:41I'll let you borrow one for 30 things a week.
08:44Phone it.
08:45In your hand.
08:46I've got just the thing.
08:48That red one up there.
08:57Not that one, you crumpet.
09:00Over there.
09:02Over there.
09:19Thanks, I'll fall and drive careful.
09:21It ain't insured.
09:37The Green Lion.
09:39Solid working class clientele.
09:42One or two petty villains like Willie the Dwarf overbought a fruit machine.
09:46Couple of retired brasses.
09:48And remote coppers from the local nick.
09:50Very cliquey place, a waterfront pub.
09:53Some of these bloke's ancestors rode Samuel Pepys and Ernie VIII around a pool.
09:59Well, well.
10:00Bless my soul if it isn't a private tech.
10:03Mine's a lager, Chuck.
10:05It's your own blossom.
10:07On 60 at A plus X's, you wouldn't take the bread out of my kiddies' mouth.
10:10I can't imagine you as a father.
10:13I guess you imagine me as the man you're buying the lemonade for.
10:25I hear Ned Barrow has made it this far.
10:29Well, you know what they say.
10:30I never get off the island.
10:32How do you know about the 60 quid a day?
10:34My spy is in Three Street.
10:36You know what my brief is?
10:38Trouble, sonny.
10:39Your brief is trouble.
10:41Trouble?
10:42It's trouble this way.
10:44If Jack Horner gets to here, you will find yourself nailed to the floor with a power drill.
10:48It's trouble another way.
10:50If you find Ned on your own, you'll croak it.
10:54And if you find Ned and Phil to call me at once, I'll do you.
10:58I'll do you for harbouring, obstructing the police and conspiring.
11:07I'm just trying to earn a living, Chuck.
11:09You won't have that problem in the neck.
11:11I'm serious, Hazel.
11:14Rotherhyfer's crawling with flat feet like me.
11:16Someone quite fetching disguises.
11:19The snouts are raising mortgages in the strength of this operation.
11:23Don't get in our way.
11:25I just thought that we could be of mutual use to each other.
11:29You watch it, Hazel.
11:30My chum, Claude Dancy, his chief crime recorder on the news,
11:34he tells me that we retire is not only after his job,
11:37but the editor's job as well.
11:41Game's not finished.
11:42But the comedy is over.
11:45Ballyarchi.
11:47Arrivederci.
11:58So far, so good.
12:01Half a mech will have passed the word to the owner mob
12:03that I'm looking for Ned.
12:04So, phase two is to flush out Jack Orner's minder.
12:08He's a vicious nutter by the name of Peter Scrooge.
12:11And the best way to Peter is through his sister.
12:15Sweet Nell.
12:21Well, what a cat dragged in.
12:24What are you doing here, Jimmy?
12:26I'm wasting a fiver on a Ned called Fly's tip.
12:36It's good to see you.
12:39Uh, how about a drink, Ned?
12:41Oh, in the line?
12:44Well, I've, uh, got this motor.
12:46I could take you up west.
12:50Oh, I don't know.
12:52You and your brother still live with your mum, do you?
12:53Mistress group.
12:55Peter?
12:55Oh, he's flown long ago.
12:58You should know that, you being with the law and all that.
13:01I elbowed that years ago, didn't I?
13:03Well, what do you do now, then?
13:05I, uh, see old ladies across the road.
13:08No, it's insurance.
13:10Sort of life insurance.
13:11I own a crust.
13:13Okay, I'll take a drink off, yeah.
13:16Uh, half seven at the house.
13:18Done.
13:19Maybe we'll catch a bite of Chinese after we'll take.
13:21Oh, terrific.
13:22Beer.
13:24Sorry.
13:27Hello, Jim.
13:29What are you doing round these parts, then?
13:31Ah, Mr. Scroop.
13:32I'm, uh, taking your young Nell out for a meal up west, aren't I?
13:35Nice, darling.
13:37I'd take great care if I was you.
13:40Near market.
13:41They're going behind the stalls.
13:52Nell?
13:53You're a terrific doll.
13:55You're only saying that because it's true.
14:05You're going to be steady right now.
14:07Yeah, bloke in the shop.
14:09Decent enough, I think.
14:17I think we get married.
14:19Oh, that's nice.
14:25Come on, then.
14:26Yeah.
14:28Step this way.
14:29Mm-hmm.
14:50Peter!
14:52That's how it's, sis.
14:53This is business.
14:55And Mr. Orner asked me to call.
14:58What's the score?
14:59Three new, as far as you're concerned, squad.
15:01I hear you've been mooching round our manor.
15:04Oh, it's, uh, nothing exciting, Peter.
15:07It's, uh, divorce case.
15:08I don't muck about.
15:10The word is you're after Ned.
15:12Oh, do me a favour, Peter.
15:15Look, I'm being paid 60 quid a day to go through the motions by this dumb newspaper girl.
15:20I ain't got hope in hell of finding Ned Barra.
15:22It's half the Met down there.
15:23There's a flying squad, serious crimes.
15:26Great week to pull a plague in North London.
15:29A check-oner asked me to tell you something.
15:42You have no idea what bad news it is to hear Peter Scrooge say these words.
15:52Pete.
15:53Pete, Azel's with me tonight.
15:56Yeah.
15:57You, uh, usually rough people up in front of your sister, Peter.
16:01Nell, go on.
16:04If you don't, Scarpa, I'll have a word with Mum.
16:11All right, Azel.
16:13But here's a word.
16:14You're not welcome on Jack Orner's manor.
16:16And that means from Piccadilly to Darford.
16:18Give me drift.
16:22And if Nell wasn't here, I'd make myself clearer, if you know what I mean.
16:28Don't you be lame.
16:36You all right, Jim?
16:38Yeah.
16:39Directly.
16:42Always nice to meet the family.
17:06Stroll lot.
17:07Bleeding cute gardens ain't got to look it.
17:16Some of you is going to have to go, you know.
17:19I haven't got sublet clause in this lease.
17:21Talking to trees now, are we?
17:25Aren't you goody?
17:26Oh, young lady, answered the dog.
17:28Looked rather fetching in your blue shirt.
17:31Hey.
17:32Look, I put myself around the Orner Manor yesterday.
17:34Now, the word is that you've hired me to find Ned.
17:36Yeah, police firm at the office.
17:38They're not happy about that.
17:39Yeah.
17:40Also, I had a visit last night.
17:42One of the Orner mob.
17:43Things are hotting up.
17:45Word to the wise, the bloke said, meaning layoff.
17:48Do you want to chuck it?
17:49Also, the thin blue line mentioned I might be better employed, bad debt collecting.
17:53I'm not unimpressed.
17:54You've had a busy day.
18:01Look, I don't see how we can hang a murder charge on Jack Orner.
18:05Jim, I'll be off then.
18:07Oh, hang on a minute, love.
18:09Excuse me.
18:12If you hang on a minute, I'll give you a lift home.
18:14No, thanks, Jim.
18:15I don't come up west all that often.
18:16Thought I'd look at the shots.
18:17Ah, OK.
18:19You won't be coming back round our way, will you?
18:22No.
18:22Got no one to live in.
18:23The boys will do you the damage.
18:26I know, Peter.
18:28I'll be careful.
18:32Um, something I should have told you.
18:37Yeah?
18:38What's that?
18:40Um, Jack Orner.
18:43Yeah?
18:45And me.
18:47Jack Orner.
18:49And you?
18:50Yeah.
18:54Terrific.
19:09Well, that's Scrooge, sister.
19:11Huh.
19:12You are a crime reporter.
19:13I must say, I'm impressed by your devotion to duty.
19:17Find out anything interesting?
19:22Yeah.
19:24I've just spent the night with Jack Orner's personal and very private property.
19:29Should short-circuit a few inquiries.
19:31Cemetery Bay, I believe the term is.
19:35Look, Rita, what's going on?
19:37Where's Ned?
19:38Safe.
19:39Well, why did he come to see you when he broke out?
19:41You trust me.
19:42You knew I'd handle his story.
19:44Yeah.
19:45Look, I met Ned when I started on the rehabilitation series.
19:50What, uh, how our progressive penal system's taming the cannibals?
19:53Anyway, word came back about the contract on Ned.
19:56Seems Orner was more than worried about his imminent parole.
19:59Huh.
20:00Well, even your reformed villains can turn nasty for 200 grand.
20:02Right.
20:03So I talked me way back to Ned and I told him,
20:05don't do anything stupid.
20:06We'll nail Orner with evidence.
20:08And he breaks out?
20:09Right.
20:10And it comes to you?
20:10Of course.
20:12I wonder what your editor's going to say.
20:15Delighted.
20:15When I give him the story.
20:26Don't see much of me these days.
20:28No, I've, uh, got an office up west, haven't I?
20:30Trying to better myself.
20:32See Dad sometimes, down a market.
20:34He's looking a lot better these days.
20:36Yeah, but he gets peace and quiet now, you know.
20:44I think you've just been paged.
20:52Arthur?
20:53What you got for me?
20:55Nah.
20:56What have you got for me, Hazel?
20:58Tenor, for the right words.
21:00You still interested in the public enemy?
21:02Ned Barrow.
21:03Shh.
21:04It's going to cost you a century.
21:08It's a pony now.
21:09The rest of your words closure.
21:12Half now.
21:13Do I ever wriggle?
21:14Nah.
21:16Do you know the old Whistler's Wolf?
21:18Yeah, I used to play there when I was a kid.
21:20Well, there's a row of barges there.
21:21It's the one on the end.
21:23He's there, is he?
21:24Now, look, the old bill's all over.
21:26So be careful.
21:29By the way, uh, how's the motor running?
21:32Like a bomb, Arthur.
21:33Don't say that.
21:34Mocking's catching.
21:36Mocking's catching.
21:50Don't say that.
21:51Oh, my God.
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