Howard's Special Day Doctors

So, what do you want from today?

Well...

hit the ground running.

Make a good impression.

Yeah, you've done the training.

Now it's time to get the criminals off the street.

It's a bit Charles Bronson.

"Do you believe in Jesus?

"Well, you're going to meet him."

You're not recording, are you? Yeah.

OK, it's a little bit like my first day at the Army.

Bit of adrenaline. It's a good thing.

Right, let's go and see what the day's got in store, shall we?

Sorry, Howard, can we do that again?

Bit too much background.

I know it's not Hollywood, but...

OK. You want me to do the same? Up to you.

Whenever you're ready.

HE WHISPERS TO HIMSELF

OK. HE CLEARS THROAT

HE CLEARS THROAT Sorry.

Feels a little bit like my first day at the Army.

Bit of adrenaline.

Morning, mate. What's the name?

Howard!

Spencer!

A friendly face! Hey, hey, hey!

We trained together. Spencer, this is Nick. Hi.

They're filming you?

Yeah, it's for a police recruitment video.

We're calling it The Special One.

Legend.

Yeah, well, you know...

What's in the bag?

Oh, just some stuff from training. Case I get stuck.

You won't get stuck.

Hey, we can't all be the golden boy.

Hardly a boy.

Howard. I'm bricking it.

You'll be fine.

Give us a tip.

A tip?

Yeah.

A tip?

Fear is the enemy of the soul.

And we rely on the soul in a crisis.

It's our intuition.

So we try not to be scared.

It's not good for anyone.

OK.

Special Constable Patel?

Yes, sir. Yes. Present and correct, sir.

And Special Constable Bellamy.

Sarge.

Howard. Sarge.

Hello, Howard.

Sarge. What are you doing here?

"And cameraman." Nick. Hi. Hi.

You're the training department poster boy?

Really?

Right, well...

You better follow me. Sarge.

What made you want to become a Special, Howard?

Caged tiger syndrome, I guess, Sarge. Been too long in that office.

Right, I see. Wanted to get my hands dirty again.

And if I can make the streets safer at the same time, even better.

Well, good to have you aboard.

Are you going to be my Reg today, Sarge?

No, I'm down to take Spencer, actually.

You'll be with PC Jackson.

Hi, Beth. Sarge.

This is Special Constable Bellamy. This is PC Beth Jackson.

Hello. Hello.

You're going to be working with Howard today.

And Spencer is going to come with me. Right.

That's if you don't mind a camera following you about.

Doesn't bother me, Sarge. Good.

Well, PC Jackson is experienced and astute, so listen and learn.

Sarge.

RADIO: Code 10. I've got a 148, IC1.

Request backup.

Armed assault.

Yeah. I think I'll take this one, Beth, if you don't mind?

Go for it.

You ready, Special Constable Patel?

Sir. Sarge.

Sarge. Sorry.

7244 responding. Give us your sit-rep.

Corner of Cliften and Turnham, uncommitted.

We'll be there in about three minutes.

Right, you ready?

Which one do I wear again?

We'll sort it in the car, come on.

Right, we're off!

My worst shout? Hmm.

Two years ago.

I was first on the scene at an RTC.

The car was on fire.

I was beaten back by the flames.

I had to watch the driver burn to death in front of me.

He was only 17.

The thing I still can't get out of my mind is the boy's face

when he realised I couldn't help him.

Hmm.

It's even worse when it's a mate.

Sorry. I was in the Army.

I've had...

I've had some friends die in front of me.

Really?

One or two in my arms, actually.

Really?

Yeah.

It was a few years ago now.

Right. Cos most Specials won't have any...

No, they won't have any experience of that.

The Regs too, a lot of them.

Well, thank goodness, eh?

Should stand you in good stead.

Well, let's hope so, PC Jackson.

Beth's fine.

Thanks, man.

After every skirmish there's a clean-up process.

And after every arrest...

..there's paperwork.

It may not look glamorous

but it's an essential part of the process.

I'm going to watch and learn.

Still watching.

Still learning.

Ready when you are.

Well, here we are.

Two hours into the first shift.

Still here.

Looks like PC Jackson had quite a pile to deal with.

How are we doing, Beth?

A few more yet.

I think I've got the hang of the paperwork thing now.

Anything else you want me to do?

You could make me another cup of tea.

Of course.

That thing! One minute it's fine, the next minute it's...

I'll have to get someone in to look at it. On it.

Right, that should do it.

MOBILE RINGS Excuse me.

Howard? Yes?

Have you booked a window cleaner?

Yes.

PAGES TURNING

(Yes, Karen, I booked the window cleaners.)

It's not in the diary.

Yes, I did.

If you look in the margin.

Yes, by the little arrow.

Yes.

There you go.

Please don't call again today.

The other job.

Right, let's give this a go, shall we?

Bingo.

Howard, you're a star.

Making a difference already.

Right, I'm going ten 1. Cool.

Going to the toilet. Ten 1 - toilet. Oh, right.

Standard issue police cuffs.

(Cut, cut.)

Right, finally out and about.

Yeah, this is one of the most notorious streets in Letherbridge.

It's only been ten minutes and look what we've found already.

Nice car.

Whoa! What's that I smell?

It's marijuana.

Whose is this?

Can you check this and the insurance? Yeah, sure.

Cannabis is a class-B drug.

You can go to prison for possession.

You can't afford to screw up like this.

I need you to sign here.

That's the first arrest in the bag, so to speak.

Will there be more?

RADIO: Full licence, no convictions, insurance held,

and owner as licence holder.

OK. Got that.

Bit of a turn up.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

All fine.

Apparently.

Go on, then.

Is that a caution?

No.

It just says I confiscated this.

I let them off. Yeah, but...

With this amount of gear the CPS are going to chuck the case out.

It's just not worth the time and money.

Haven't got form. It makes it even more pointless.

ENGINE REVS

A caution makes it a lot harder to get a job.

Basically, it stays on your record for ever.

Things are tough enough for kids like them, I reckon.

Yeah, I know, but... Kids do stupid things. I know I did.

Just lucky I didn't get caught.

Emily, my little girl, she won't eat these.

She loves the crispy ones.

But I don't mind them soggy.

Just as long as there's loads of jam in them.

I'm with you on that. Yeah?

No, thanks.

Guess who's just made his first arrest?

A mugger.

Suspect mugger.

Well done. You're fully fledged!

Nice one, Spencer.

I remembered what you said, Howard.

Go on then, Beth, are you going to give us one of those doughnuts?

Cheers.

RADIO: Code 8. We've got a DV on Churchill Lane.

One car already on the scene.

Another needed for backup.

What's a DV, Howard?

Domestic violence.

Correct. Sounds a bit tasty as well.

Tell you what, we'll get it. You have your tea.

You sure? No problem.

Thanks, Sarge.

Your mate seemed chuffed, didn't he? Yeah.

Bless him.

RADIO: PC Jackson?

Yeah?

OK if you switch to an unmarked car?

Need you to look at a house.

Address of suspect in a fatal hit and run. OK.

His name's Michael Harford.

How old was the girl that got killed?

Five.

Right.

Ready? Yep.

Nick, keep that camera out of sight.

Side entrance to the left, one Chubb, one Yale.

Possible escape route out of the first floor window

onto the sloping roof.

Wide open at the back. That'll need to be covered.

..with an open space to the rear, which will need to be covered.

Special Constable Bellamy's work, Sarge. Really?

Thank you.

This is very good.

Basic stuff, that, Sarge.

So, based on this, with four cars, ten officers...

Mind if I have a go, Sarge?

Learning in the doing and all that.

Go.

Right.

I'll have a car here...

..here,

and here.

And I'd go in with that first.

Now, here is a bus shelter and a newsagent.

I'd put plain clothes in each of them.

And I'd also put a man there,

just in case the suspect gets athletic.

Would you really make the box that big?

Well, these cars can be at the front door in, say, 20 seconds.

and the advantage of holding back would give us flexibility,

just in case the suspect does get mobile.

How many officers would you send in?

Based on the size of the property, the suspect's form,

minimum - four.

Right, well.

Sounds good to me.

Let's do it.

I'd really like to go in, Sarge.

I know you would, Howard.

Not this time, OK?

Right, Sarge.

RADIO: Beth, we're going in.

Right, Sarge.

In Londonderry we were in and out of houses like this all the time.

Of course, back then you had IEDs to worry about.

I just want to go in, that's all.

Sergeant Hollins knows what he's doing, I reckon.

Here we go.

Spencer?

But he's not experienced in this!

Learning in the doing.

Sarge agrees with you, Howard.

KNOCKING

RADIO: OK, boys.

Mr Harford!

Stand away from the door, do you understand?

OK, in, boys.

Come away from the window.

For the last time, come away!

In you go, Spencer.

SHOUTING IN PAIN

Get off me! Let go!

Well done, son.

Well done, Spencer.

SPENCER: Michael Harford,

you're under arrest on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving,

failing to stop at an accident... Spencer?!

..and failing to report an accident.

You do not have to say anything... Let go!

Well, that seemed to work out quite well. Well done.

All right, Sarge? Yeah, fine.

Hey, what about this one?

He did not hesitate.

He went in there like an old pro.

Nice one, Special Constable. Yeah, great stuff.

NICK: What did that feel like in there, Spencer?

Awesome!

Beth, can you and Howard go to the hospital,

get the suspect patched up?

Right, Sarge.

I'm wondering if I should stay with you or go with those two

where all the action is.

Tell us how you're feeling, Howard.

Oh, yes...

Well, coming towards the end of my first duty.

No arrests yet, but...

Guarding a suspect is a crucial role.

Glad to be given the chance to experience it.

Even though it doesn't require any decision making.

Or expertise.

Only a few more minutes, thank goodness.

But the cells at the nick are full

so I need to sort out where we're taking him.

You be all right here while I make some calls?

Yeah, of course, yeah.

Yes, regardless of how interesting the job is,

a police officer should always give 100%. Am I boring you?

Come on. She's pretty cute.

No way! Did you see that?

What are you going to do?

Excuse me. Can I have a word, please?

You paid for those?

I'm placing you under arrest.

You do not have to say anything... Oh, please!

..but it may harm your defence if you do not mention,

when questioned, something which you later rely on in court.

I'm sorry...

Anything you do say may be given in evidence. Do you understand?

Please. Please don't do this.

Please! I was just...

I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.

They're for my mum. Hmm.

She's just got out of an operation.

They took out one of her lungs. Name?

Tell me this isn't happening.

Name, please.

Clare Devenish.

That Claire with an "I"?

Date of birth?

3rd April 1992. Please. I just wasn't thinking.

Right, I'm placing you on bail

but that will mean that you have to come down to the station

later this evening so I can officially administer the caution.

Is that clear? I'm training to be a nursery teacher.

But if I get a caution, well, that's over.

What about if I take them back?

I'll do it now so you can see me.

I'll say sorry to the owner. Please?

Shall we say six o'clock?

Well, the first of many.

The sob story, the remorse.

Yeah, crocodile tears.

Yep. I can see through it.

There you go. All part of the service. Thank you!

Howard?

Quick!

What the hell is going on?

Got a runner!

In the heat of battle I made a decision.

I believed it was right and I'm going to stand by it.

Will you? Yes.

We've been chasing Michael Harford for three months.

He killed a little girl.

And now you've let him out onto those streets.

Do you really think getting your first caution was worth that?

I'm sorry.

Whatever you believed when you signed up,

I think the biggest thing you need in this job is common sense.

PC Beth Jackson to base.

Beth was about to chuck these. Want one?

No, thanks.

Oh, no!

Special Constable Bellamy?

Please, Sarge, give us a chance.

Howard, it's good news.

Michael Harford has been re-apprehended

trying to get on a train to London.

So no harm done.

Here.

You know,

your first duty is never how you imagine it.

Oh, can I? Go ahead. Thanks.

Oh, yeah, and there's someone to see you on the front desk.

Who?

Your flower thief. Come on.

Thanks, Martin.

Ms Devenish?

You've come to sign the caution? Yes.

So you're admitting your guilt? Yes.

Are you aware of the implications of the caution?

I've read this if that's what you mean.

Including the paragraph on how this affects your future employment?

Look, I don't exactly have any choice, do I?

No.

Could you read that, please, and sign here and here?

Have you come from classes?

I still want to finish my course.

I need a pen.

What?

Oh, you know what?

Under pressure you made a big mistake.

Learn from it. Don't do it again.

I won't. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Thanks!

How's your mum? This will help.

You big softie.

If I'm honest, I hoped I'd be eased into it gently, you know?

But as it is, I've had the most exciting day of my life.

And I mean that.

Thanks, Spencer. That's great.

Howard!

So how did your mate Spencer do, then?

Yeah, Spencer did brilliantly.

He was a bit nervous this morning but he's braver than he thinks.

He's keen to learn.

He'll make a good cop.

I got lucky. This man's a real policeman.

He's a natural.

Yeah, I don't think so.

What are you talking about? I'll see you soon, Howard.

Can't wait to see the video.

So, Howard,

this morning you said you wanted to hit the ground running.

How did your first duty match up?

Well, you know, it's...

CLEARS THROAT Yeah.

Yeah... Yeah.

Howard?

Actually, Nick, do you mind if we stop?

Filming? Yeah.

Do more later, you mean?

No.

Er, OK.

I'm arresting you for the suspicion of being a total waste of space.

The Campus has taken up a stall at the University's freshers' fair.

I need you two to staff it. BOTH: When?

This afternoon.

Sorry, it's just spit-up.

It's not proper sick or anything.

Stuff your job.

You'll enjoy it.

Especially when you see your outfits.

BOTH: Outfits?

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