Episode 11/12
Suspicion falls on Adam over missing hospital funds and Mike attends a meeting to assess the mental welfare of a 50 year-old-man who still lives with his mother.
Gordon's ex-father-in-law pays an un-expected visit with sobering news and Ken makes a confession to his colleagues.
Andrew Dunn and Michael Jayston guest star.
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Thursday, 25 October 2007
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Episode 548 25th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
When a call comes in reporting a disturbance, Diane is keen to attend as the trouble is at her block of flats. She discovers her neighbour Steve Myatt has been hit over the head with an iron. Alun, another neighbour, from Diane’s mansion block called in the incident. Elsewhere Steve’s wife is having some sort of breakdown out in a nearby street.
Beaten hubby Steve admits his wife attacked him with the iron, but he doesn’t want to press charges. The police notice his wife Angela has really bad burns but Steve claims not to know about them. Trying to convince Diane and Stone its true, Steve goes on to say they’ve been sleeping apart for months – Angela’s really distant with him.
When revealing photos are found of Angela along with a threatening note, it looks like Angela’s being blackmailed. The burn marks seem to be from her self harming under the stress. Trying to get to the bottom of it all, Diane’s flat is used to spy on her troublesome neighbours.
Elsewhere Smithy runs in to Carly Samuels again, Canley’s reluctant teenage mum who’s forever dumping her baby on her own mum. After a conned pensioner kicks up a fuss over being sold dodgy raffle tickets in the high street, Smithy tries to encourage Carly to stay on the right side of the law.
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Episode 548 25th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
When a call comes in reporting a disturbance, Diane is keen to attend as the trouble is at her block of flats. She discovers her neighbour Steve Myatt has been hit over the head with an iron. Alun, another neighbour, from Diane’s mansion block called in the incident. Elsewhere Steve’s wife is having some sort of breakdown out in a nearby street.
Beaten hubby Steve admits his wife attacked him with the iron, but he doesn’t want to press charges. The police notice his wife Angela has really bad burns but Steve claims not to know about them. Trying to convince Diane and Stone its true, Steve goes on to say they’ve been sleeping apart for months – Angela’s really distant with him.
When revealing photos are found of Angela along with a threatening note, it looks like Angela’s being blackmailed. The burn marks seem to be from her self harming under the stress. Trying to get to the bottom of it all, Diane’s flat is used to spy on her troublesome neighbours.
Elsewhere Smithy runs in to Carly Samuels again, Canley’s reluctant teenage mum who’s forever dumping her baby on her own mum. After a conned pensioner kicks up a fuss over being sold dodgy raffle tickets in the high street, Smithy tries to encourage Carly to stay on the right side of the law.
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007
LINE OF FIRE Part 2
LINE OF FIRE Part 2
Episode 551 24th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Manson takes the lead trying to track down Michael Simms after he shot Shelly Cooper. Simms is suspected of going to see Julia, his psychiatrist at the hospital. Whilst Manson is doling out the orders Stone and Smithy question his actions. Heaton was doubting his DI’s ability only yesterday. Is Mason too personally involved with Simms to be objective?
After Simms takes his shrink hostage at gun point, Manson is there at the hospital with armed police. A negotiator has been called but Manson orders a “more direct approach” if the psychiatrist’s life is in danger. Hearing high pitched screaming from behind the doors Manson makes up his mind.
Psyched up, he gives the order: “Go in and take him down if you have to”. CO19 steam in and shoot Simms dead. Julia is horrified with what’s just happened to her patient. CO19 are furious: Manson clearly said Simms was armed – laying dead, all he was armed with was a camcorder.
Manson is in big trouble. He has to answer to the DPS - now he’s told, in no uncertain terms, he could be facing disciplinary action or even criminal charges. Question is: did Manson actually see Simms with a gun that was dumped or was he mistaken?
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Episode 551 24th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Manson takes the lead trying to track down Michael Simms after he shot Shelly Cooper. Simms is suspected of going to see Julia, his psychiatrist at the hospital. Whilst Manson is doling out the orders Stone and Smithy question his actions. Heaton was doubting his DI’s ability only yesterday. Is Mason too personally involved with Simms to be objective?
After Simms takes his shrink hostage at gun point, Manson is there at the hospital with armed police. A negotiator has been called but Manson orders a “more direct approach” if the psychiatrist’s life is in danger. Hearing high pitched screaming from behind the doors Manson makes up his mind.
Psyched up, he gives the order: “Go in and take him down if you have to”. CO19 steam in and shoot Simms dead. Julia is horrified with what’s just happened to her patient. CO19 are furious: Manson clearly said Simms was armed – laying dead, all he was armed with was a camcorder.
Manson is in big trouble. He has to answer to the DPS - now he’s told, in no uncertain terms, he could be facing disciplinary action or even criminal charges. Question is: did Manson actually see Simms with a gun that was dumped or was he mistaken?
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Saturday, 20 October 2007
The Royal | ITV1 | Sunday | 8PM
A train crash claims the life of an infant, making Jill more determined than ever to support Carnegie's plans for a premature baby unit at the hospital.
Meanwhile, local farmer Sam Benson (guest star Jack Deam) causes concern with his erratic behaviour, and Stella's rapist requires life-saving surgery after being attacked ny the father of another victim.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
LINE OF FIRE Part 1
LINE OF FIRE Part 1
Episode 550 18th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Reg disrupts a prowler who’s carrying a knife – Shelly Cooper’s scared out of her wits after a run-in with the man wearing a balaclava. It’s the third report of a prowler on the Aldbourne estate this week. Michael Simms, a paranoid schizophrenic has just been discharge from a mental hospital, leaving Will and Stone to put two and two together.
Manson takes the job of checking up on Simms away from Stone, who’s left disgruntled. Manson arrested Simms four years back after he abducted a woman. The DI is also sympathetic: Simms used to be married with a kid; then he got ill – it could happen to anyone.
After leaving Simms flat, Shelly’s thug of an ex Chris Ramsden asks Manson and Grace what’s wrong with Simms. Scared Shelly gets back with him, but he goes mad hearing Shelly has slept with Simms. Meanwhile another knife attack’s happened and Heaton is wondering if Manson’s too personally involved to be the case’s SIO.
Stone and Will are desperate to bring in Simms but Manson’s playing it cool. The cold reality is Simms takes Shelly hostage at knifepoint. Tackled by Manson and Shelly’s son, there’s a commotion and gun fire, leaving Simms to run off, with Shelly left wounded on the ground…
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Episode 550 18th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Reg disrupts a prowler who’s carrying a knife – Shelly Cooper’s scared out of her wits after a run-in with the man wearing a balaclava. It’s the third report of a prowler on the Aldbourne estate this week. Michael Simms, a paranoid schizophrenic has just been discharge from a mental hospital, leaving Will and Stone to put two and two together.
Manson takes the job of checking up on Simms away from Stone, who’s left disgruntled. Manson arrested Simms four years back after he abducted a woman. The DI is also sympathetic: Simms used to be married with a kid; then he got ill – it could happen to anyone.
After leaving Simms flat, Shelly’s thug of an ex Chris Ramsden asks Manson and Grace what’s wrong with Simms. Scared Shelly gets back with him, but he goes mad hearing Shelly has slept with Simms. Meanwhile another knife attack’s happened and Heaton is wondering if Manson’s too personally involved to be the case’s SIO.
Stone and Will are desperate to bring in Simms but Manson’s playing it cool. The cold reality is Simms takes Shelly hostage at knifepoint. Tackled by Manson and Shelly’s son, there’s a commotion and gun fire, leaving Simms to run off, with Shelly left wounded on the ground…
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
Episode 547 17th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Smithy is puppy walking new PC Nate Roberts who is keen to get stuck into some action. Shame he’s not in Diane’s boots today as she has an action packed, death defying day ahead. After a crack-head’s flat is torched, Diane is surprised to be recognised – turns out singed, occupant Billy McLaughlin served with her in the army.
Billy and his girlfriend have been squatting and Carly Samuals and Alisha Danniels saw them have a show down with crack dealers Tam and Ross McGuinness last night. Later Ross’s body is found dead in the back of a car. Siding with her former army buddy Diane puts herself in serious danger.
Billy takes Diane hostage once he realises she knows about Ross. Diane pleads with him to give him self up and claim he killed Ross in self-defence. Meanwhile grieving Tam wades in wanting to settle the score with Billy and won’t let Diane try and stand in the way.
Sex addict and ladies’ man, Phil hasn’t been able to tern Jo straight, so defeated he’s off to find new challenges in the special operations unit. Busy Jack delegates the job of writing a reference to Nixon. Phil sulks his way out of CID as no one seems to notice his final exit.
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Smithy is puppy walking new PC Nate Roberts who is keen to get stuck into some action. Shame he’s not in Diane’s boots today as she has an action packed, death defying day ahead. After a crack-head’s flat is torched, Diane is surprised to be recognised – turns out singed, occupant Billy McLaughlin served with her in the army.
Billy and his girlfriend have been squatting and Carly Samuals and Alisha Danniels saw them have a show down with crack dealers Tam and Ross McGuinness last night. Later Ross’s body is found dead in the back of a car. Siding with her former army buddy Diane puts herself in serious danger.
Billy takes Diane hostage once he realises she knows about Ross. Diane pleads with him to give him self up and claim he killed Ross in self-defence. Meanwhile grieving Tam wades in wanting to settle the score with Billy and won’t let Diane try and stand in the way.
Sex addict and ladies’ man, Phil hasn’t been able to tern Jo straight, so defeated he’s off to find new challenges in the special operations unit. Busy Jack delegates the job of writing a reference to Nixon. Phil sulks his way out of CID as no one seems to notice his final exit.
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Thursday, 11 October 2007
UNCUT KILLER
Episode 546 11th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Three people are dead after taking pure cocaine. Dealing uncut coke simply doesn’t make sense. Jack asks CID’s Jo and Grace to see if they can sniff out what’s been going on. Steve Bennett is the manager of the bar where the users keeled over - he suspects rival bars could have been responsible but doubts it. All the teenagers who overdosed last night go to Canley Comprehensive School.
School girls Mandy and Kelly, both only 15, get into a cat fight despite being best friends. Mandy suffers a heart attack and cocaine is found nearby. Her dad can’t believe his daughter is involved with drugs after taking such a hard line over them. It’s a conundrum. Phil railroads Grace into appealing to her entire class.
Grace goes on to build up a picture of Mandy’s life. As well as a couple of ounces of cocaine found in her bedroom, she also has a stash of chocolate and crisps. Looks like Mandy’s bulimic and grappling for control: she doesn’t fit the profile of a cocaine dealer. Elsewhere Kelly is dragged off into a car at knifepoint.
Its Grace’s last day as she’s returning to special projects. Jack doesn’t want to lose such an asset from CID. Grace has really proved herself to be an excellent detective. After instructing Phil to call special ops about Grace, Jack is shocked with the result of Phil’s conversation with them…
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Three people are dead after taking pure cocaine. Dealing uncut coke simply doesn’t make sense. Jack asks CID’s Jo and Grace to see if they can sniff out what’s been going on. Steve Bennett is the manager of the bar where the users keeled over - he suspects rival bars could have been responsible but doubts it. All the teenagers who overdosed last night go to Canley Comprehensive School.
School girls Mandy and Kelly, both only 15, get into a cat fight despite being best friends. Mandy suffers a heart attack and cocaine is found nearby. Her dad can’t believe his daughter is involved with drugs after taking such a hard line over them. It’s a conundrum. Phil railroads Grace into appealing to her entire class.
Grace goes on to build up a picture of Mandy’s life. As well as a couple of ounces of cocaine found in her bedroom, she also has a stash of chocolate and crisps. Looks like Mandy’s bulimic and grappling for control: she doesn’t fit the profile of a cocaine dealer. Elsewhere Kelly is dragged off into a car at knifepoint.
Its Grace’s last day as she’s returning to special projects. Jack doesn’t want to lose such an asset from CID. Grace has really proved herself to be an excellent detective. After instructing Phil to call special ops about Grace, Jack is shocked with the result of Phil’s conversation with them…
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007
TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE
Episode 545 10th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Vince Murray’s under lock and key at Sun Hill after robbing a bank 24 years ago (Gold’s got a memory like an elephant). It looks like Murray’s doctor swapped over paperwork to make it seem he was the one blown to smithereens in the raid. Now Gold knows she hasn’t seen a ghost, she wants justice. Gold stays up all night trying to trace witnesses from back then.
Murray’s wife obviously didn’t know about his faked death as she pasted out with the news. Gold ‘thought’ she saw Murray back then – now she’s claiming she positively did. The brief wants her off the case. Jack’s painfully aware the police don’t have enough on Murray and knows he has to be released.
Sally and Mickey are sent to spy on Murray. His old cronies are converging for some kind of reunion, which looks like a job on a storage depot. After the armed division storm in, it’s clear the police have been duped as the cronies were a decoy: the other side of Canley a bureau de change is being robbed.
Explosives were used and half a million’s gone. Mickey tries to reign in Sally’s bountiful enthusiasm all day. Leaving him searching for a get-away motorbike she’s already found, Sally rushes off to chase the armed robbers, but soon comes a cropper…
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Vince Murray’s under lock and key at Sun Hill after robbing a bank 24 years ago (Gold’s got a memory like an elephant). It looks like Murray’s doctor swapped over paperwork to make it seem he was the one blown to smithereens in the raid. Now Gold knows she hasn’t seen a ghost, she wants justice. Gold stays up all night trying to trace witnesses from back then.
Murray’s wife obviously didn’t know about his faked death as she pasted out with the news. Gold ‘thought’ she saw Murray back then – now she’s claiming she positively did. The brief wants her off the case. Jack’s painfully aware the police don’t have enough on Murray and knows he has to be released.
Sally and Mickey are sent to spy on Murray. His old cronies are converging for some kind of reunion, which looks like a job on a storage depot. After the armed division storm in, it’s clear the police have been duped as the cronies were a decoy: the other side of Canley a bureau de change is being robbed.
Explosives were used and half a million’s gone. Mickey tries to reign in Sally’s bountiful enthusiasm all day. Leaving him searching for a get-away motorbike she’s already found, Sally rushes off to chase the armed robbers, but soon comes a cropper…
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Saturday, 6 October 2007
No ''The Royal'' this Sunday :(
Hi everyone!
Just thought I would let you all know there is no episode of The Royal on this Sunday due to the Rugby World Cup.
Just thought I would let you all know there is no episode of The Royal on this Sunday due to the Rugby World Cup.
Thursday, 4 October 2007
BACK FROM THE DEAD | Thursday
Episode 544 4th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Linda Mazvidza, an asylum seeker, is mugged by a hoodie on the Longbridge Estate but she refuses to help Sally or Emma investigate further. Linda’s partner, Simon Monroe, explains she’s been treated like a criminal since she arrived from Zimbabwe, so has no faith in the law. Chasing the mugger, Emma loses him as, unlike Sally, her hangover’s slowing her down.
Subway, aka Francis Jones, is the first racist that springs to mind so, Emma and Sally make him their first port of call. Following up on a sighting of Monroe arguing with what sounds like Linda’s son, the not-so-dynamic-duo search the tip. They find Adie locked in a chest-freezer along with a bag of passports.
Monroe’s dabbled in credit card fraud in the past – has he branched out? More passports where found along with driving licenses and birth certificates. Sun Hill has a large counterfeiting operation going on. Jack leads the operation to tackle Sun Hill’s widespread forgery.
Looking at the forged passports, Gold is shocked as she recognises a photograph – she looks as if she’s just seen a ghost. Vince Murray was blown to bits in a bank raid over twenty years ago. The blast nearly killed her and her sergeant, Tom Ryan, at the time. Tom recognised Murray but doesn’t want to open old wounds.
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Linda Mazvidza, an asylum seeker, is mugged by a hoodie on the Longbridge Estate but she refuses to help Sally or Emma investigate further. Linda’s partner, Simon Monroe, explains she’s been treated like a criminal since she arrived from Zimbabwe, so has no faith in the law. Chasing the mugger, Emma loses him as, unlike Sally, her hangover’s slowing her down.
Subway, aka Francis Jones, is the first racist that springs to mind so, Emma and Sally make him their first port of call. Following up on a sighting of Monroe arguing with what sounds like Linda’s son, the not-so-dynamic-duo search the tip. They find Adie locked in a chest-freezer along with a bag of passports.
Monroe’s dabbled in credit card fraud in the past – has he branched out? More passports where found along with driving licenses and birth certificates. Sun Hill has a large counterfeiting operation going on. Jack leads the operation to tackle Sun Hill’s widespread forgery.
Looking at the forged passports, Gold is shocked as she recognises a photograph – she looks as if she’s just seen a ghost. Vince Murray was blown to bits in a bank raid over twenty years ago. The blast nearly killed her and her sergeant, Tom Ryan, at the time. Tom recognised Murray but doesn’t want to open old wounds.
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Wednesday, 3 October 2007
ROUGH JUSTICE
Episode 543 3rd October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Stuart presents a new crime appeal show, ‘Wanted’. After being recommended by Heaton following his successful press apeal with the missing Todd children, Stuart bags a glamorous TV presenting role. Following up on the appeal’s leads phoned in, Stuart and the team investigate the vicious burglary that left Mr Stroud, a barrister critically ill – it could end up a murder inquiry.
Mark Tinning is a prime suspect. Police records show Tinning has just been released after eight years, for raping a 15-year-old girl. However Tinning informs Stuart, DNA testing proved it was not him; hence his release. Slamming the door and giving Beth the slip does indicate he’s got something to hide.
Stroud was Tinning’s barrister when he got put away for rape. Let down by his defence eight years ago, now Tinning has a motive - but he also has an alibi. Sun Hill’s newest recruit Benjamin is amazed with Beth’s photographic memory. He’s also impressed as it brings in a crucial lead on the Stroud burglary.
Later whist the relief are gathered around a TV watching Stuart strut his stuff in front of the camera, Phil grapples with his jealousy. Meanwhile, Stuart informs the nation of his great collar, without paying tribute to his colleagues.
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Stuart presents a new crime appeal show, ‘Wanted’. After being recommended by Heaton following his successful press apeal with the missing Todd children, Stuart bags a glamorous TV presenting role. Following up on the appeal’s leads phoned in, Stuart and the team investigate the vicious burglary that left Mr Stroud, a barrister critically ill – it could end up a murder inquiry.
Mark Tinning is a prime suspect. Police records show Tinning has just been released after eight years, for raping a 15-year-old girl. However Tinning informs Stuart, DNA testing proved it was not him; hence his release. Slamming the door and giving Beth the slip does indicate he’s got something to hide.
Stroud was Tinning’s barrister when he got put away for rape. Let down by his defence eight years ago, now Tinning has a motive - but he also has an alibi. Sun Hill’s newest recruit Benjamin is amazed with Beth’s photographic memory. He’s also impressed as it brings in a crucial lead on the Stroud burglary.
Later whist the relief are gathered around a TV watching Stuart strut his stuff in front of the camera, Phil grapples with his jealousy. Meanwhile, Stuart informs the nation of his great collar, without paying tribute to his colleagues.
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