Safe as Houses (24 Jan. 1998)

Operation Good Guys has run out of money - they can't even afford electricity any longer, although civilian accountant Roy Leyton has managed to obtain a supply of candles. They do, however... See full summary »

Directors:

Dominic Anciano, Hugo Blick,

Writers:

Ray Burdis (creator), Dominic Anciano (creator),

Stars:

David Gillespie, Ray Burdis, Roy Smiles

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Gillespie	...	Det. Insp. Beach
Ray Burdis	...	Det. Sgt. Ash
Roy Smiles	...	Roy Leyton
Hugo Blick	...	'Smiler' McCarthy / Hugo Crippin
Frankie Fraser	...	Himself (as Frank Fraser)
Dominic Anciano	...	Sgt. Dominic de Sade
Billy Penny	...	ART Officer
William Scully	...	ART Officer
Mark Burdis	...	Mark Kemp
Perry Benson	...	Bones
Gary Beadle	...	Gary Barwick
Kim Taylforth	...	Kim Finch
John Beckett	...	Strings
Clive Tulloh	...	Television Producer
Ollie Picton-Jones	...	Herself

Storyline

Operation Good Guys has run out of money - they can't even afford electricity any longer, although civilian accountant Roy Leyton has managed to obtain a supply of candles. They do, however, have a special witness, who is prepared to go on live television "and blow the top off the McCarthy empire". To keep his identity secret, the team arrange for the witness, played by real-life reformed gangster Frankie Fraser, to be moved a safe house. They do this covertly by putting a blanket over his head, and escorting him into a white van marked "police", surrounded by armed officers. Due to the cut-backs, they can't afford a proper safe house, but Kim volunteers to put him up in her own house, and thoughtfully puts a welcome banner over the front door. Told to save money wherever possible, Roy has all the officers' telephones removed, installs a pay phone, and sells all the computers and the armed response unit's guns.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1998 (UK)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

543 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

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