User Reviews

A very muscular episode which sees Terry McCann in several fight scenes. One with a Scots lass.

Arthur is buys a car from Scotsman Frank McFadden (Brian Cox) who has imported them from Germany.

Later Arthur is taken in for questioning in a joint German/British police operation. A BMW might have drugs hidden inside it.

Arthur's solicitor does not want to know due to unpaid bills.

Although DS Ronnie Rycott knows drugs is not Arthur's style. The German Inspector is convinced that Arthur is up to no good.

It is left to Terry to find McFadden to clear Arthur's name.

It is unusual to see Arthur sweating in the police cells. He cuts a lonely figure.

Rycott even sends in Billy 'The Ferret' (Russell Hunter) to the same cell as Arthur in the hope that Arthur might spill the beans. It is a reference to an earlier story when Roy Kinnear popped when Terry was in the cells.

In another unusual move, Arthur threatens violence to The Ferret.

A good combination of humour and a hard edged story. Arthur cannot help referencing the war when he finds out that he is being interrogated by a German.

Arthur buys a car imported from Germany. Moments later the Ol' Bill swoops in, seizes the car and Daley's in jail.

Turns out the investigation is being spearheaded by the Hun. A pipe-smoking Hun. His interrogation of Arthur at the local precinct allows George Cole to tee up some very funny material.

He gets tossed back in the can, where he has to wait out the weekend until he can appear before the magistrate on Monday to enter a plea. In comes some past associate called The Ferret. More funny lines ensue.

Terry tries to help out by doing some Sweeney-style street-level investigating. Some fistfights ensue. Including a decent punch-up with a (female) nurse and a then an amazing slugfest on a moving double-decker bus.

Lots of fun.

I think this was an episode that was planned as a closure to the overall series by this point a massive hit.

Arthur gets mixed up with some very dodgy car dealers and ends up as a drug baron suspect .

Terry does his best to help Arthur and in the process ends up in arguably one of the best punch ups ever seen in the whole series.

A cinematic feel to this one with some very good mood music and lots of long shots and a some great dialogue between Arthur and the police characters.

Would have made a superb closing episode But was far too good to leave it here.