Road Wars

The One With the Unconventional Stop Stick Capture (6x11)

Uitzenddatum: Okt 07, 2008

Midnight in Reading. Daz and Dan are out on patrol and are called to a possible burglary, as a man as seen people crawling over the roof of a building. A chopper is en route, and the fire brigade are coming in with ladders. The use of the Night Sun reveals all, but we don’t see it as the Lads are called away to deal with some vamoose burglars currently being pursued. Dan recognises the driver of the fleeing car as the kid in the Corsa from Episode 9, and they’re driving along the exact same route as that chase so the stakes are upped as that driver got away. This time, however, the use of a stop stick has unexpected benefits as the driver’s attempt to get round it sends him into a fence right between two metal barriers which means they can’t open the doors and are nabbed by the large gaggle of cops, which includes Dave Jones the Dog Man and old face Jim Lovell. It’s all the same crew again – only this time they’ve got the driver – and he’s only 14! Simon and Conrad are in Windsor, looking out for a blue van which has, quite literally, just been seen at a burglary. They are stopped as they pull into a rather swish drive, and the driver is promptly arrested. He is quickly separated from his passenger to ensure they can’t come up with a hasty story; while the passenger is very excited to discover he’s being filmed on Road Wars, which he watches – apparently for tips! He recognises Simon, but doesn’t do much for brownie points when he likens them to Pat and Carl. Despite everything, the driver still attempts to explain himself in as loud a voice as possible so that his colleague can hear, until Simon promises to march him half a mile up the road if need be. Conrad is the lucky man who has to get the suspect van back to the nick, only to find that it’s almost out of fuel; not that he’s impressed with the quality of the vehicle. That said, it’s full of evidence that connects it, and possibly its occupants, to the burglary. Charlie and M