Episode #1.2 (8 Apr. 2004)

Sir Tim is Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. He discovers that some of the pictures in his charge are fakes. But they never used to be. Was his predecessor making money on the side?

Director:

Jamie Payne

Writers:

Nick Fisher, Roy Mitchell (creator),

Stars:

Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Alun Armstrong	...	Brian Lane
James Bolam	...	Jack Halford
Amanda Redman	...	Sandra Pullman
Dennis Waterman	...	Gerry Standing
Chiké Okonkwo	...	PC Clark
Nicholas Day	...	Donald Bevan
Susan Jameson	...	Esther Lane
Anthony Head	...	Sir Tim
Paul Copley	...	Pat the Rat
Hattie Morahan	...	Totty Vogel-Downing
Christine Kavanagh	...	Christine Hardy
Avril Elgar	...	Olive Risk
Ewen Cummins	...	Fire Officer
Jayasree Kabir	...	Sangita's Mother (as Jayasree Roy-Kabir)
Nita Mistry	...	Sangita

Storyline

Sir Timothy, curator of the Royal art collection, calls in UCOS when one of the paintings is found to be a fake. Art expert Totty Vogel-Downing pinpoints the forgery to have been created in 1978, apparently by a forger who killed himself after his studio was destroyed in an arson attack aimed at a Kurdish sweatshop. The arsonist, Pat the Rat, has connections with George Wilson, the criminal who effectively ended Gerry's career, and Gerry is taken off the case. However, he pursues his own enquiries, leading him to believe that, whilst he may charm Sandra, Sir Timothy is not all he seems to be.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Release Date:

8 April 2004 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wall to Wall Television

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Gerry Standing: [to car salesman] There you go. Look registered with the Stag Owners Club. British steel. British upholstery. British craftsmanship. It's the last of the great British cars, this. Oh, look, look. Smell that leather. Go on, smell it.
Gerry Standing: [his mobile rings] Morning.
Sandra Pullman: [on phone] Where are you?
Gerry Standing: I'm on my way in now; I won't be long.
Sandra Pullman: What you wearing?
Gerry Standing: Pardon?
Sandra Pullman: What are you wearing?
Gerry Standing: Well, today I'm wearing boxers. Blue cotton. They're quite clingy, too. When I move I can feel them riding...
Sandra Pullman: Have ...
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Soundtracks

"End of the Line"
Sung by Dennis Waterman

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