Visiting Fireman (20 Sep. 1976)

Turkish policeman Captain Shebbeq arrives in England for his old friend Regan to help him track down a gold-smuggling ring, possibly connected to an insurance firm which is fire-bombed. ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writer:

Troy Kennedy-Martin

Stars:

John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Nadim Sawalha

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Thaw	...	Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman	...	Det. Sgt. George Carter
Nadim Sawalha	...	Capt. Shebbeq
Morris Perry	...	Det. Chief Supt. Maynon
Valentine Palmer	...	Carew
Jim McManus	...	Ollie Parsons
Frederick Treves	...	Beemax
Michael Cronin	...	Sgt. Chivers
Ian Thompson	...	Det. Insp. Thompson
Ronnie Brody	...	Garage Mechanic
Anthony Langdon	...	Shand
Katya Wyeth	...	Helga
Laurence Harrington	...	Lawyer
Ric Felgate	...	McFarland
Joe Griffiths	...	Pianist

Storyline

Turkish policeman Captain Shebbeq arrives in England for his old friend Regan to help him track down a gold-smuggling ring, possibly connected to an insurance firm which is fire-bombed. Their joint investigation leads them to uncover another form of smuggling, in the process of which someone puts a bomb in Regan's car. However, he does have the last word on the zealous fellow cop who had him suspended.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1976 (UK)

Filming Locations:

22 Bute Gardens, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euston Films, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The letter Q is not used in Turkish so "Shebbeq" would not be a legal name in Turkey. "Şebek", which is how the name would be written phonetically in Turkish, means "baboon, gibbon or hideously ugly person".

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Goofs

When Regan is shown mixing a cocktail in a pitcher whilst speaking to Carter on the telephone he reaches around to the fridge for a bottle, which he sets down on the bench-top. In the next cut he is shown with a bucket of ice, which wasn't there before. Also a green bottle close to the window has been moved.

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Quotes

[Carter reads a greeting in Turkish to welcome Captain Shebbeq. Shebbeq tells him what it means]
Capt. Shebbeq: "Happy birthday. May the horse-dung you are about to eat on this trip taste sweet."
Det. Sgt. George Carter: Is that an old Turkish greeting?
Capt. Shebbeq: Did you obtain it from the Cultural Officer of the Turkish Embassy?
Det. Sgt. George Carter: No, a Greek caff down the road.

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Connections

Featured in Call the Cops: The Sweeney (2008)

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