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Episode
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Part
2
Recall
to Service
Errand
of Mercy
The
Deadly Whisper
The
Cure
School
for Spies
May-Day,
May-Day!
More
Haste Less Speed
Recall
to Service
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BISHOP's
24-hour call-out confessional service was a great
hit
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Someone's
messing about with the revolutionary remote-controlled Aquatank
the day before it's due to be showcased to NATO supremos. Father
Unwin dusts down his khakis after getting a swift recommission
to find out what's going on. Naturally, Matthew gets to sit in
the most dangerous bit again while Gabriel makes an
explosive dash across the plains.
Stanspotting:
1
- just the driving shots again, although this time in uniform
Unwinese-a-nometer:
8 - two stabs: another
excellent exchange with a baffled sentry and a few words with
the Aquatank professor (above, right).top
Errand
of Mercy
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It
was Matthew's first time at a Kiss gig
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A
wonderfully barking episode! The Reverend suffers a bout of
sunstroke while working on Gabriel and ends up having a
surreal dream about flying the Model 'T' to Africa to deliver
some medical supplies. On the way he and Matthew stop off at a
petrol station/tea room run by Mrs Appleby just outside
Timbuctoo. Then they're kidnapped by natives. I'm not making
this up, honest.
Stanspotting:
0
- nowt.
Unwinese-a-nometer:
9 - a brilliant 'discussion'
with the local tribesmen who understand him perfectly. You can just
catch them shouting 'goodly byelode' and 'cheeryhokus' when
they take off. Marvellous stuff. top
The
Deadly Whisper
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The
Westlife tourbus was just coming into view...
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Trials
of a revolutionary airliner are about to get disrupted when a
scientist's daughter is kidnapped. The bad guys want to force
her father, Soames, to hand over his sonic rifle (above) so they
can shoot the plane down but make it look like a design fault
accident. However, the rose-growing scientist, manages to tip
off fellow horticulturalists Stanley and Matthew who leap to the
rescue.
Stanspotting:
7
- a good few closer up shots going into and out of Soames's
house.
Unwinese-a-nometer:
7 - another befuddled
exchange, this time with the lead bad guy. top
The
Cure
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'Yow
ain't seen me, roight?'
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Freelance
spy Sovak (above, right) checks into a local nursing home that
just happens to overlook a racetrack where they're testing a new
chemical which, when added to distilled water, performs even
better than petrol. The Bishop sends our boys in to head off any
sabotage but it all goes a bit pear shaped when the Reverend
gets trapped on a therapy bed. Meanwhile down in the pits, there
are some very dodgy accents knocking about.
Stanspotting:
3
- a couple of distant shots of Stan getting out of Gabriel..
Unwinese-a-nometer:
4 - a couple of bits here
and there. Nowt special, really. top
School
for Spies
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The
Archdeacon's 'Tommy Cooper' routine fooled no one
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There's
been an increase in mainland sabotage attacks and they're being
undertaken by a group of dog-collared bad guys led by the
sinister 'Archdeacon'. Father Unwin - no disguise necessary -
infiltrates the gang seamlessly, posing as an explosives expert
for their next mission. But it all goes badly wrong when Matthew
gets stuck on a speedboat heading for destruction...
Stanspotting:
2
- some minor driving shots and a brief walk up to the bad lads'
HQ.
Unwinese-a-nometer:
2 - a few bits here and
there, although you do get the impression there was a huge bit
cut as he took the detonators test. I wonder if that's on a
cutting room floor somewhere... top
May-Day,
May-Day!
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Matthew
had been single for too long...
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The
King of Moldovia has flown into London to negotiate some oil
concessions, unaware that his brother is behind a recent spate
of assassination attempts. Stanley and Matthew are assigned to
his retinue, accompanying the King on a plane trip to New York.
Unfortunately, his dastardly brother has planted a bomb! In a
Teddy Bear!! And now the flight crew have been gassed!!! Will
our chums be able to find the bomb and land the
plane?!?!?! Er...probably.
Stanspotting:
1
- one very minor driving shot on Westminster Bridge..
Unwinese-a-nometer:
4 - just a couple of
incidental chit-chats between Stan and the King. top
More
Haste Less Speed
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His
Lordship's lapdancing routines left a lot to be desired
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Another
wonderfully batty episode as Lord Hazelwell, his strikingly odd
sister Martha and a couple of crooks called Striker and Mullins
attempt to cross and double cross each other for
possession of two counterfeit dollar bill printing plates. A
miniaturised padre and Matthew set off in hot pursuit while
Mullins's accent darts about all over the north of England.
Stanspotting:
0
- nothing. Not a sausage.
Unwinese-a-nometer:
0 - see above. top
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