The Fires of Midwinter Doctors

RADIO STATIC

-Filth!

-Move it!

All right, Sarge!

What do you think you're doing?

Don't look back. You'll turn to stone.

Get in!

This is harassment!

DOOR OPENS

Hiya, Doc.

-Andy.

-It's mental out there. Phone's ringing off the hook.

Heard you're doing well.

-They're going to move you to a specialist unit?

-Yeah, drug squad.

Awesome.

I told you - nothing gets in the way of the Andy Lowry Show!

-Congratulations.

-Catch you later.

Go on. Arrest me now.

Selma. Always a pleasure.

Oi!

Stay there, you.

There was no need to drag that poor kid out.

Poor kid? Jack Hayden?

He's just sparked out two grown men in there.

High spirits.

-All right, he'd had a drink.

-Or seven.

He'd have calmed down if you'd let him!

That's the fourth time you've pulled him in in the last three weeks.

Harassment. Plain and simple.

I'm fully aware of your views on our policing policy.

You've got your own file drawer down at the station.

This isn't a joke.

Damn right it's not.

You should come inside.

To your little rally?

Hope for Churchill. It's a big rally.

You can answer some questions about policing issues.

If you've got an hour or six.

I might be a bit busy

trying to keep this estate safe and crime free.

You going to whip them all up again?

People round here need someone to speak up for them.

They don't have a voice of their own.

No jobs, no prospects...

And suffering from oppressive policing.

It's not oppressive policing to arrest someone

who's committed a crime - it's the law.

People are angry.

Who isn't?

-HOWARD:

-Are you all right, love?

Miriam, that's my name, lovely. Miriam.

A bit of lip doesn't bother me.

You shouldn't have to take any lip.

I'm not going soft, you know.

You need a thick skin round here.

You. Watch your step. And have some respect.

-What?

-I saw what you did to this lady.

What's it to you?

You pushing our elderly residents about, it's a lot to do with me!

Why don't you go out and stop a proper crime? Or is that too hard?

That mouth is going to get you into a lot of trouble one day.

-Come on. Let's get you inside.

-Ooh, you are a lovely man.

I need you to stay down here.

What's up?

If Selma's good at anything, it's causing trouble.

-Keep an eye on this rally she's got planned.

-All right.

It's got a bit tasty down here recently.

One of the lads had a half-brick lobbed at the car.

If it gets out of hand, let me know.

And don't take any lip from Chaudhary.

Hi.

I'm Dr Clay.

I'm here to assess you.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Do you agree to an examination?

HE MUMBLES

Are you capable of standing?

I don't have any gloves.

OK, I'm going to check your pulse.

HE SIGHS

HIS HEART BEATS LOUDLY

HE BREATHES UNSTEADILY

OK, that's fine. Thank you.

This rally might be the last chance for Churchill.

People here are angry. They're desperate.

And they want change.

Better homes. Jobs. Some hope.

They feel abandoned by society.

That's why they've turned out in force today.

Who says this is the age of apathy?

Not here, not on Churchill.

And we're counting on you, the media,

to pass on how strongly we feel.

Today, these people will have a voice.

And we'll make sure Letherbridge hears.

SIRENS BLARE

'The people of the Churchill Estate have had enough.

'It's time to fight back.

'Check your messages, check your emails for the information.

'Soon you'll find out where to go and what to do.

'We're going to burn Letherbridge to the ground.'

Do you think anybody's going to pay attention to that?

You saw the mood down at the estate.

It's only going to take one little spark.

There's a lot of anger.

But would they really "burn Letherbridge to the ground?"

I'd rather not find out.

That is encouraging people to commit violent conduct.

You can get four years for that.

Maybe nobody's seen it.

We need to shut this down.

ALARM GOES OFF

What now?

Right.

Got his legs, got his legs!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What's wrong with him?

I don't know. He seemed fine.

-Right, move, move, move!

-What is it?

-Jimmi, what is it?!

-Just let me do my job, Rob.

-I missed something.

-What?

-I missed something!

-You gave him the all clear.

-I know!

Don't move him, Jimmi.

Where's the Sarge?

Down in the cells. What's up?

It's kicking off down on Churchill.

-Already?

-Just bumped into Dave Priestley. I was on a break.

He was over there on a call.

They're wound-up about the Jack Hayden arrest.

The rumours are spreading. They're saying that we gave him

a good kicking in the cells, and he's going to get "disappeared."

How bad is it?

Loads of kids on the street. It's a free-for-all.

You all right?

Dave's car got pelted with bricks.

He had to get out before it boiled over.

Best policy. You don't want to get caught out in a situation like that.

Numbers count.

What are we going to do?

Jimmi?

He's stabilised. But we really need to get him to St Phil's.

There's an ambulance on the way.

What did you miss?

Blood.

Jimmi?

Sorry.

Blood around the nostrils.

What are you saying? He's taken something?

-Yeah.

-Are you all right?

I didn't have any gloves. I could only do a cursory examination.

I don't know what we're going to say.

That lot out there already think we've beaten him up.

This is the worst thing that could've happened. The estate's about that far away from blowing up.

This could be the trigger that sets it off. And if he dies...

Sarge, we've got a situation on Churchill.

That video, somebody's posting comments,

telling people where to go.

-Selma Chaudhary.

-Sarge?

They were showing that video to reporters at the press conference.

It's no coincidence.

Everything that woman does is to get attention for the estate.

We're stretched thin as it is. Andy, I am going to need you down there at some point.

-OK.

-My shift's over.

I'm going to grab some stuff and go to St Phil's with the prisoner.

Let's hope he pulls through, for everyone's sake,

otherwise they'll take the estate apart brick by brick.

We need to devise a strategy.

How many men do you think we can get?

Well, my strategy is that you and me go in there now.

Is that wise? Surely, we need an overwhelming force.

We'll go there low key.

Just you and me, we'll nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.

Are you serious? Without back up?

I thought that would have been right up your street?

PEOPLE SHOUTING

-Listen to them.

-Animals.

I wanted them to get angry, but not like this.

It's not your fault, lovey. It's just the modern way.

In the '70s, we didn't have two pennies to rub together.

Everybody was hard-up.

My Arthur couldn't get a job, the binmen were on strike,

we had rubbish piling up in the street.

Nobody cared for us then. Nobody's ever cared.

We just got on with it.

Why shouldn't people show how they feel?

We had it much worse and we never resorted to this.

-Back then you were all soft in the head.

-Oi!

You play by the rules, you get crushed down all the time.

You want people to listen, you make a big noise.

Besides, the kids out there have had enough misery.

It's about time they had a bit of fun.

We've hardly got anything on Churchill

and they're smashing up what bit we DO have.

That's not fun!

GLASS SMASHES

Didn't think we'd get through! We shouldn't be here without back up.

We haven't got any back up, stop going on about it.

-Have you got a key?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Do you want me to put the shutter down?

-Yes!

-I hope you're proud!

-Don't you start.

SHE SCOFFS

That won't stop them. Pathetic!

-You better hope that holds.

-They won't hurt me.

You don't know that.

Situations like this can get out of hand really quickly.

And then anyone's in the firing line.

Give her a clip round the ear.

That's all troublemakers like her understand.

This could get tricky. I'm going to call it in.

No, it's going to be fine now. Leave it to me, all right?

Come on, let's move through.

They'll get bored and go home. Come on! Go through.

As soon as this is over, you're coming with me back to the station.

-You're arresting her?

-You can't light the fuse and walk away.

-I've done nothing wrong!

-I'm not an idiot.

-That's a matter of opinion.

The rally wasn't enough, was it?

You had to make that video and really fire people up.

There's a riot going on outside, and you're here just to arrest me?

-You caused it!

-What if I did?

Do you think you can stop it by dragging me down to the cells?

You caused this when you arrested Jack.

Stay out of it, you.

What you need is a good cup of tea, wash down all that vinegar.

Let's get you in the kitchen, see if they've got any.

Admit it, this is a grudge.

I don't bear grudges, I just don't like troublemakers.

You're a terrible judge of character.

We elect councillors.

Never see them from one election to the next.

The MP's never been anywhere near Churchill.

Meanwhile, the parasites move in.

The loan sharks, the drug dealers, the gangs.

I'm all they've got.

Does that justify starting a riot?

I think you can't deal with strong-willed women.

Don't like it when we can think for ourselves.

I think you should just shut up.

The first sign of an opening, we're out of here,

and you're going to pay for what you've done.

-Let's just keep level-headed, shall we?

-No photographs!

Are you on the network this lot outside are using?

No, just a couple of messages.

Hm.

Try and find out what they're planning to do.

Help you? You've got to be kidding me.

Help you. Your family, your friends.

Sounds like they're trying to tear the place down outside.

You going to stand by and let that happen?

Really. We're all in it together.

Try and find out who's organising it on the outside.

And there's the sound of desperation.

Are you all right?

I think it's all been a bit of a shock.

-See if this helps.

-You've changed your tune.

All in it together?

Word's out.

It's all over the social media. About Jack Hayden.

They're saying he's in a coma,

that we beat him within an inch of his life. Some say he's dead.

-If that gets traction...

-Rumour's one thing. But what if he does die?

-This is crazy.

-That's not all.

They're saying that the coppers that arrested him are in the community centre.

-What?

-We've been rumbled, we've been targeted.

We need to phone this in. We need back up.

I know who's organising this riot on the outside.

Go on, then, spit it out.

This didn't come from me, all right?

Just say who it is and we'll sort the rest.

They call him FLM.

-FLM?

-I know he lives on Churchill.

With one of the hacker collectives, so they say.

And he works with Selma?

Can you find out his real name?

I can try.

I've had a good look round this place.

We can't defend it all. Too many entry points.

What about that room with the fire exit?

Come on, fellas. This is going to be the best place.

If we need to get out in a hurry, we can use those doors.

-Miriam needs help.

-Get her sat down.

Still no co-ordinated back up.

But I asked if they could scrape enough bodies together

to make a noise on Dernham Street.

-Might draw them away from the front door.

-Good idea.

Could give us a window to get to the car but it's a bit risky.

Yeah, the sooner I'm out of here, the sooner I can get charged.

How are you feeling?

I've never been a burden and I'm not going to start now.

It's our priority to get you out of here.

-Get you some proper treatment.

-No!

No arguments. All right?

-Do you think you'll be able to walk?

-I'll help her.

-I'll radio for an ambulance.

-OK.

I've found a name. For FLM.

Ed Bushell. Don't know where he lives.

We'll find him. That's community spirit.

Things must be so simple in your black and white world.

-Have you got the car keys?

-I ain't got the keys, you have.

Yeah, I'm going.

All good, must be round the back.

OBJECTS THROWN AGAINST DOOR

Close it!

-Where did they come from?

-Yeah.

Where DID they come from?

Miriam?

BANGING AND SHOUTING FROM THE OUTSIDE

Sit back, sit back.

Doc.

I just brought one of the lads in.

He got clouted with a length of piping.

Fractured skull, they reckon.

It's getting worse out there. It's all over Letherbridge now.

They're looting Silverdale Shopping Centre.

I have to keep an eye on the prisoner.

There's a warehouse on fire.

Andy.

Sorry.

Is there any news on Jack Hayden?

It's mental now, but if that lad doesn't pull through,

the whole town's going into meltdown.

There's no news.

They're trying to draft men in from other forces. The PSU from Brum.

It's all taking too long.

I've never seen anything like that before.

The training... It doesn't prepare you.

It's mental.

DOOR OPENS

Who's that?

It's the consultant.

SIRENS BLARE IN THE DISTANCE

Put her down.

INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER

Understood. Out.

Quick. Give me a hand.

Paramedics can't get through. Stuck a couple of streets away.

-She needs proper treatment.

-We've got to get her to the ambulance.

-I'll carry her out the front.

-Rob, you can't. She's too fragile.

You'll make Miriam a target.

If we go out there, we'll be sitting ducks.

I don't think we have any choice. I'm going to do it.

Don't be an idiot. You'll both end up getting hurt.

-Let's wait a bit longer.

-No.

Give the paramedics a chance to get through.

He's going to pull through.

That's great!

You don't look pleased.

Tired, that's all.

What was wrong with him, anyway?

He'd taken mephedrone with GHB. Had a reaction.

OK. This is a break. Finally.

We should get the word out.

You coming?

Nope. You go.

There's no need for you to stay here now.

Look, it's getting pretty hairy out there.

I really, really don't want to go back.

But we need every hand.

Jimmi, come on.

Look at her. We can't wait any longer.

-Let's try and get through to the car.

-It's risky. But...

I could go out first, try to calm them.

You'd just make things worse.

Oh, come on! You think I'm still behind this?

I'll go with her.

I'm going to check out the front.

They've set the bins alight.

-Rob.

-If it spreads...

-Rob! You need to see this.

When they were waiting for us outside the door, Sophie was tipping them off.

-And there's more.

-Sophie?

Where's my phone? Give that back!

It was you that was putting all that stuff online.

You deserve all you get.

Jack never hurt anybody.

You kept arresting him over and over. For what?

You kicked his head in! You're filth!

You weren't going to be happy till he was dead.

And maybe today you just about got what you wanted.

Or maybe you did.

My Jack's a good person.

You're the ones who should all be dead! All of you!

You're out of control!

If that old lady dies, it's on your head.

Where are the car keys?

You've got the car keys!

I had them in my hand when I opened the door.

I must have dropped them.

Where are they?

-Sophie!

-Get back here!

-You won't get away with it!

-Rob! Let her go!

ALARM RINGS

It might buy you some time to get Miriam out.

Rob!

ROB SHOUTS AT THE MOB

Right, come on, let's go.

Come on.

ROB SHOUTS

ALARM CONTINUES RINGING

Rob's drawing them off. Come on. Quickly, come on.

Come on, Miriam.

POLICE SIREN BLARES

Oi!

Give me the keys.

Give me the keys!

Get off me! I've done nothing wrong!

Move! Move!

Forget the police car. We're running out of time.

We need to get Miriam to an ambulance on foot.

Come on. Come on, Miriam.

Lads, lads! Her name's Miriam.

She collapsed in the community centre. Her pulse is thready.

She keeps drifting in and out of consciousness. There you go.

Thank you. What you did, that was very brave.

Where's Sergeant Hollins?

RADIO COMMS

POLICE SIREN BLARES

MOB SHOUTS

ROB CALLS OUT IN AGONY

-I think she's going to be all right.

-Miriam owes you her life.

We'd never have got out if Rob hadn't led that mob away.

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If you really want to help the people round here,

-call that thing off.

-I don't have that power. I wish I did.

They'll listen to you! Talk to the reporters!

-Get on your social media!

-And say what? "Selma says stop?"

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It doesn't work like that.

Look, Jack Hayden. He's going to be OK.

We need to let people know that.

They'll listen to you. He's not responding.

Well, let's go.

'The people of the Churchill Estate have had enough.

'It's time to fight back.

'Check your messages, check your emails for information.

'Soon you'll find out where to go and what to do.

'We're going to burn Letherbridge to the ground.'

-ANDY:

-Sergeant Hollins!

-Rob!

Over here!

Rob?

Rob.

Rob, can you hear me?

Right, there's a pulse.

Quick, call it in.

Go and get the paramedics. I'll apply pressure.

Looks like it's a stab. Rob.

Rob! Rob!

Rob, can you hear me?

POLICE SIRENS BLARE

We're following up a complaint that's been made.

Against me?

Funny how you haven't forgotten how to type.

Zara! It's me. I'm back.

I don't think I know you.

Well, you must have had suspicions yourself.

Karen's putting it on.