Series 2, Episode 3 - Fly On The Wall
A television crew has come to Gasforth to make a documentary about policing. Naturally, Fowler's officers see it as their chance for stardom.
Further details
Under pressure from both his officers and an ever self-obsessed D.I. Grim, Fowler agrees for a BBC film crew to come to the station to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary pilot.
This proves to be a big mistake as his officers go overboard in attempting to define themselves as interesting characters and look good on the telly: Grim spends his entire time pretending to be taking phone calls from people reporting serious crimes; Gladstone begins singing and telling bad jokes; Goody has his hair dyed and begins a ventriloquist act with a sock; Boyle casts himself as a 'cool guy'; Patricia starts tap-dancing behind the front desk; and Habib ends up being mistaken for a prostitute!
This all proves too much for Fowler but before he can demand the crew leave the premises, an elderly gentleman arrives saying he wants to be on TV. As he pulls out a gun and starts waving it in Raymond's direction, it seems the film crew could have some truly remarkable television to capture.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th November 1996
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
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