Dial 999: The Barge Burglars (1959)
Season 1, Episode 22
6/10
The most bonkers scenario yet, but this was fun. .
7 August 2023
An audacious gang rob a factory's payroll, and escape along the canal, by athletically jumping on board a passing tourist barge, their crime is almost faultless, except for one thing, Maguire is on the case.

Today, I went to watch The Meg 2, and that plot was outrageous, but compared to this, it was thoroughly plausible, how on Earth did those men manage to jump on board a passing barge without causing a murder, and without ending up in The Thames!!!

Once again Maguire cracks the case by interviewing the first criminal he encounters, and once again, another poor unsuspecting ends up dead, Maguire seemed to bump off more criminals then he arrested.

I'm being a little unkind, it was entertaining enough, and of course it was great to see the wonderful Harry Fowler, best known of course for The Army Game.

The plot was certainly creative.

6/10.
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