Strangers (1980) Series 3, Ep 3 "Armed and Dangerous" TV Crime Drama (Maurice Colbourne) Rover SD1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Armed and Dangerous is a very tense and exciting episode of Strangers, written by series creator Murray Smith (like all the episodes in this season) and with a very shocking ending. The episode begins with what should be a routine escort job for Bulman and Willis but things go sour when their prisoner, John Rutter, is targetted by his fellow gang members because they think he might “grass” on them.
Rover SD1 spotters go to 0:57 and 2:50
(Plot spoilers ahead)
With Rutter at death’s door in hospital and his family kidnapped and under threat the Inter-City team follow a trail that leads them to Scarborough and a very dangerous situation.
This episode forms a two parter with the following episode A Racing Certainty.
First broadcast Tuesday 28 October 1980 at 9.00pm
Cast:
Don Henderson as Bulman
Dennis Blanch as Willis
Fiona Mollison as Bennett
Mark McManus as Lambie
Bruce Bould as Casey
Maurice Colbourne as John Rutter
Drew Dawson as Tommy Quincey
Ken Kitson as Joe Green
Keith Buckley as Eddie Verity
Rachel Davies as Jean Rutter
Jonathan David as Doug Smithers
Dick Sullivan as Surgeon
Barrie Houghton as Harry Degas
Ann Hammersley as W.P.C.
Geoffrey Leesley as C.I.D. Man
Meg Johnson as Housewife
Writer: Murray Smith / Production Design: Chris Truelove / Director: William Brayne
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A link here between The XYY Man and Howard's Way. Maurice Colbourne appeared in the cast of the latter (as Tom Howard) with Stephen "Spider Scott" Yardley as Ken Masters. Rachel Davies, as Jean Rutter, also appeared in an episode of The XYY Man. And there is also the thread from that original series in baroque music as a listening choice by cast members.
Some of you might also recall Maurice Colbourne playing "a former SAS operative and convicted criminal who is released from prison and recruited to act as an undercover agent within Birmingham's underworld" in Gangsters from the late '70s. I see there's a YT channel that has the series uploaded, for those who might be curious to watch it: • Gangsters incident 1
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I'm forty-five minutes into this episode, and I'm already digging it. So much better than the first two episodes of this particular series. Looking forward to Part Two.
Great series. Thank you.
Liked, of course. Full notifications. Thanks for your work from Michigan USA!
Great series!!!
Do you know why he always has gloves on??..
@@user-fi2qg4rv2q no idea I wondered the same thing keep thinking maybe I miss it in one of the episodes. Like you I'd like know
SD1 -- perfect transition from the usual Cortinas and Granadas they've been rolling around in.
Indeed. Am watching a metallic blue one being restored close to where I work. Thought how futuristic they looked when they first came out. Such a contrast to the staid P5 - which I also like for different reasons.
@@FoogouFilms I actually like the P5 also. Looks very sleek and is probably fast with that V8. They could have done better with the P6, looks-wise. Wonder why it never came with a V6.
@@johndrake2729Lack of V6 in P6 probably something to do with business deals. I think the V8s were a fairly cheap job-lot of old Buick engines.
I know he was popular in Howard's Way, which I haven't seen, but Maurice Colbourne was in a mid 70s TV show from The Beeb called Gangsters, which I didn't know about until I recently came across it on TH-cam by accident while I was at home with COVID. It dragged in some places, but it was thrilling in others. Very interesting show with an unusual catchy soundtrack. There were two series, but TH-cam had only the first one.
Yeah, I watched Gangsters when it first came out. It was of particular interest to have such an action series based in Birmingham, seeing as that was in the region I grew up. I'll look into seeing if there's a DVD of the second series, as that could be a good follow on from Strangers when series 5 completes.
@FoogouFilms the second series of Gangsters is just too weird. I've never met anybody who liked it. Let's put it this way, it's a bit different from the first series.😮.
@@darrendodd3646 That said, then, I'm not missing a thing. I'd probably tune out by the end of the first episode.
The first few minutes with the shootout -- there's a clip of that on TH-cam somewhere. Coming into this episode, not having seen it before, I kept thinking that particular scene took place somewhere in the middle of the episode, not at the very beginning!
The third series has gone a bit gritty, hasnt it? There seems to be a lot more depth to the plot/storyline etc. That said, it's beginning to remind me of some of The Sweeney episodes, especially when that transport cafe was used in the beginning. Also, the previous episode, with the stolen money and computers, reminded me of the Sweeney episode, 'Tomorrow's Man', with John Hurt. That episode, in itself, was a break from the traditional Sweeney type script (blags with shooters/ vans full of heavy crims). Even the change of theme music brings the series a bit more sophistication. Really enjoying these uploads, though. Cheers.
You're right in saying this series is much grittier, with comparisons to The Sweeney, though with added touches of humour. I actually haven't watched The Sweeney for some years, so really should watch again - it was a staple of my teenage veiwing while pretending to do homework!
Getting heavy now ...
This episode 3 and 4 were joined together it name Strangers the movie 1980 the wasn't any open titles credits rolling. No adverts all way the through to episode 4 coming to the shootout on the hospital ward you see Bullman washing hands his bleeper sounds to alert trouble in this version you see Bullman grabbed his bag and towel then throw his towel down to the floor and bags while running to ward. Plus near the ending where the camera gives an ariel view, where the arrests were made, the police car left the scene. You see WDC Vanessa Bennett and DS Derek Willis walking towards the Rolls Royce then you see and hear Tom mother talk to DCI Bullman on the estate the camera switches to the back of DCI Bullman and Tom's mother and children infront walking on the top level floor of maisonette flats estate, then DCI Bullman look down to see children sitting on the brown Rover car then he says to children get off of that bleeding car the camera switches to them walking infront of the walking then Tom's mother continues to walking to her flat to recover Tom's items evidence to give back to DCI Bullman. Then you see Bullman look across open view on the maisonette estate distraught upset from there music comes on the switches back the scene at the hospital ward where you see Bullman drops the towels from around his neck and his bag that carries the pump action shot gun running towards the ward where DS Wills is the picture freezes the camera still zoom in slowly on DCI Bullman face while the end credits titles are rolling. I tried every to look for this unedited version of this was on TH-cam 10 years ago. The old you tube without the icons popping towards end this was alot better back then compared to now with icons popping right towards the end credits please let me know for some feedback if any remembers watching this unedited uncut version without adverts and without end of part one, Part Two, End of Part Two, Part Three not appearing on the screen.
I'm sorry, I don't know about that version.
@FoogouFilms never mind that version of Strangers the movie 1980 that I watched on you tube was about 9 to 10 years ago. Apart from that great series to watch.
Around 5:00. Even the music here sounds like something one would hear from The Sweeney.
30:17. Whoooo, they "took care of him", alright.
Why does he always wear knitted gloves? He even eats in them.
There are many theories!
Uggh! Don't know where those gloves have been.
@@johndrake2729 I know. And he doesn't wash them. Don't think he wears undies.
@@JanePilkington 😐
@@johndrake2729 They would keep a lab busy for weeks!
Why does he wear those gloves.?
A mystery that has eluded the finest philosophers of our time!
@@Christopher-tf6ik Thank you...that is a good reason, otherwise it would seem to be nothing more than a strange, quirky characteristic.