Black Out 

Amnesiac Gerda collapses in a church before giving Cowley a garbled message about an attack on a diplomatic meeting the next day. After the ambulance taking her to hospital is attacked she ... See full summary »

Director:

William Brayne

Writers:

Brian Clemens (creator), Brian Clemens

Stars:

Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gordon Jackson	...	George Cowley
Martin Shaw	...	Doyle
Lewis Collins	...	Bodie
Ben Cross	...	Stuart
Linda Hayden	...	Gerda Helm
Steve Alder	...	Murphy
Jill Martin	...	Mrs. Parker
Sylvester Morand	...	Mr. Parker
Timothy Stark	...	Henry
John Arnatt	...	Humber
Gareth Armstrong	...	Dr. Marsand
Kevin Quarmby	...	P.C. Fenton
Amanda Leigh	...	Betty Fenton
Derek Ensor	...	Bank Manager
John Cording	...	Minter

Storyline

Amnesiac Gerda collapses in a church before giving Cowley a garbled message about an attack on a diplomatic meeting the next day. After the ambulance taking her to hospital is attacked she leads Doyle and Bodie to a Kentish village where she regains her memory, telling them that she is a nanny and that her employers were abducted by gunmen who plan to hi-jack the meeting. CI5 have to locate the family and their captors before the latter disrupt the talks the following day.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Did You Know?

Goofs

When Bodie is trying to list the counties of East Anglia, Cowley interrupts with "Lincolnshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex". No part of Lincolnshire is in East Anglia, and Essex is also not usually considered part of East Anglia. East Anglia consists of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

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Quotes

Gerda Helm: Bodie and Doyle.
Doyle: Yeah, that's right.
Gerda Helm: Which is which?
Bodie: Bodie's the incredibly handsome one.
Gerda Helm: That still doesn't tell me which is which.

User Reviews

Black Out

A young woman in just her bikini wanders into a church and collapses.

It is a case for CI5 because the woman mutters something in German, about a diplomatic conference taking place the next day.

The woman is called Gerda, she has amnesia and the ambulance in which she is being taken to hospital comes under gunfire.

Bodie and Doyle drive Gerda around villages in Kent because there is traces of hop in her hair. They hope to jog her memory.

Bodie thinks she might be stalling and actually be part of the attack but she leads them to an abducted family.

There is a bit of everything in this episode. Doyle somersaulting out of an ambulance, a pub crawl and Doyle gets partnered with another CI5 operative played by a pre Chariots of Fire, Ben Cross. They actually make a good team as it all leads to a race against time.

I liked Bodie being more upset that his new watch broke than his arm being injured.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 1980 (UK)

Filming Locations:

St Marys Church - South Ealing, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT), Mark 1 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1