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Closing the Book | |
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| Season 11, Episode 12 | |
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| Air date | 13th January 2002 |
| Written by | Johnny Byrne |
| Directed by | Diana Patrick |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous A Gentleman's Sport |
Next The Leopard's Spots |
Synopsis[]
A man dies naturally on the village green and the police finds robbery plans at his home. Vernon rents horse carriages to tourists but the horses have a will of their own and Craddock's wife has turned up in Ashfordly and suggests a divorce.
Full Summary[]
Walter Ames collapses on the village green of Aidensfield and dies. When the police search his cottage for names of relatives they find something much more interesting; complete plans for serious crimes. All crimes have all been committed except one, and they were all planned by someone known only as "The Bookman" by Scotland Yard. The remaining crime is a hit on the bank in Ashfordly. To prevent the robbery the police keep an eye on all newcomers in the area. Vernon Scripps has a new venture: "Scripps' Roaming Holidays", where tourists can rent a gypsy caravan and drive along given routes through the country. The horse is even very easy to handle as long as you keep it away from Ashfordly Hall - and a few other places... PC Nicholson gets very attentive when an attractive woman asks for Sergeant Craddock at the police station, but PC Ventress thinks he may better tend to Mrs Craddock himself.
Cast[]
Main Characters[]
- Tricia Penrose as Gina Ward
- David Lonsdale as David Stockwell
- Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon
- Philip Franks as Sergeant Raymond Craddock
- Peter Benson as Bernie Scripps
- Geoffrey Hughes as Vernon Scripps
- Jason Durr as PC Mike Bradley
- Mark Jordon as PC Phil Bellamy
- William Simons as PC Alf Ventress
- Sarah Tansey as Jenny Latimer
Recurring Characters[]
- Phillippa Wilson as Penny Craddock
Guest Cast[]
- Dennis Lill as Derek Morris
- Stuart McGugan as Ray Hemmings
- Martin Marquez as Joe Kidd
- Caroline Clegg as Receptionist
- Josephine Tewson as Diane Morris
- Scott Maslen as Alex Burton
- Amy Stratton as Linda Burton
Music[]
- "Girl From Mill Valley" by Jeff Beck
- "The Look of Love" by Dusty Springfield
- "Autumn Leaves" by The Mantovani Orchestra
- "Greensleeves" by Jeff Beck
- "Softly Softly" by Joe Loss
- "Feel Too Good" by The Move
- "Some Enchanted Evening" by The Mantovani Orchestra
- "Hi-Ho Silver Lining" by Jeff Beck
- "I Ain't Superstitious" by Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart
- "Tenderly" by Joe Loss
Trivia[]
- This is Philip Franks (Sgt Raymond Craddock) and Phillippa Wilson (Penny Craddock)'s last episode.
Gallery[]
Mr. Ames has passed away in the village square
Bernie was surprised to see Vernon come back with a horse and a gypsy carriage
Joe Kidd reminds Vernon to keep the horses away from Lord Ashfordly's land
Scripp's Roaming Holidays was Vernon's new business scheme
Penny Craddock turns up in Aidensfield by surprise
Tom tries to help only to be bumped off by Alf
Penny tells Alf that she wants to see Raymond
Mike ask Oscar if he knows a lot about Mr. Ames but no evidence
Raymond was surprised to hear of Penny's presence in Aidensfield
Mike contacts some solicitors but no new info came in
Craddock then orders Mike to search Ames' house
Alf tells where he can reach Penny
Raymond wonders what Penny wants
Mike and Tom soon go into Ames' house to search
Raymond and Penny reconcile
An unknown stranger watches over Raymond and Penny
Penny takes all the blame to cause their breakup
Raymond was surprised to hear that Penny was willing to do his divorce
Mike checks Ames' bank receipts
Tom becomes careless and smashes a vase
Mike soon becomes curios to the locked door behind Tom
It open to a developing studio
Tom and Mike soon finds photographs of people leaving Ashfordly Bank
Mike finds an album of more of the same scenario
Penny reveals that the tango teacher lover left her months ago
Craddock is soon alerted of Mike and Tom's discovery
Penny and Raymond soon decide to see each other again to talk
Alf reckons it was a blueprint of a raid on a works payload
Alf recognizes the bag used for bank notes to be taken out of circulation
As the phone rings, Tom finds a roll of film from a jacket
Mike picks up but with no reply
Raymond orders all evidence taken to the station
The first customers turn up and ready for the horse ride
Mr. and Mrs. Morris are soon on their way for an adventure
The police finds that The Bookworm is behind all the plans they found
Mike soon gives Craddock the next shipment out of circulation bank notes
The Morris stops for a moment
Derek finds the map useless as they are lost
Danny eats Diane's hat
Mike ask the pub for any new people inside their inn
The only suspicious character was Mr. Hemmings
Mr. and Mrs. Morris complain about the horse's doing
Tom chats up with Tricia and Jenny
Tom hints Jenny for a date
Jenny jokes that they prefer Tom doing his beat protecting them
Alf gives Raymond the list of people involved with The Bookworm
Raymond ask Alf where we went wrong with his marriage
Raymond realizes his mistake and calls Penny for another talk
Jenny tells Mike that she saw Walter Ames with friends weeks ago
Penny and Craddock meet again
Craddock realizes that penny knows where he went wrong
Penny tells Raymond that he never had time to talk to her in his time
Tom passes by Ames' house and sees someone inside
Tom inspects but gets hit on the back
Tom finds himself locked in the basement
Tom is soon rescued and the police were relieved they were first on Ames' case
Alex and Lisa Burton arrive and are the second customer of Vernon's Gypsy Trails
Derek and Diane complains that Danny damaged the flowers
David rushes back saying he found Danny in the Vicar's garden
Derek and Diane were soon getting fed up
Police receives news that The Bookworm and Ames' fingerprint match
Mike reckons that 'The Bookworm' came out of retirement to pay last debts
Ames' purchased a house in France as doctor's orders for peace and quiet living
Joe comes in and replaces Danny for Swifty
Joe guarantees that Swifty is a reliable horse
Jenny recognizes Alex Burton
Negative vibes with the three soon arouse
Hemmings signals Alex for a private talk
Hemmings and Alex go over for tomorrow's heist
Unbeknowst to the two, Gina was outside listening
Mr. and Mrs. Morris were soon enjoying themselves
Swifty comes to a halt and Derek tries to get him moving
Craddock and Co. watch of Ray Hemmings and Gill Shannon
Penny's appearance angers Craddock
Penny was shocked to hear Raymond's rough comments
Raymond realizes his mistake and quickly apologizes
The Morris' stop gets worse as thunder rolled in
Craddock and Co. prepare themselves for the heist
Alex and Lisa are soon ready for the caravan tour
Vernon receives a call from a very angry Derek
Joe stays quiet about Swifty's issue
The police are ready and are guarding the Ashfordly Bank
A false alarm car stops nearby
The money was delivered safely much to the confusion
Mike doesn't understand and thinks there's a clue missing
Craddock apologizes to HQ's men
Alex and Lisa trundle along the forest
Tom turns up the undeveloped photos which was the missing link, the railway station was the target
Meanwhile, Ray and Gill have raided the station for the bills
Gill fires a gun to cause a commotion
Gill and Ray quickly escapes
Tom soon reports the railway station to Craddock
Derek and Diane were finally picked up
Derek plans to sue Vernon for not getting any refund back
The police passes Gill and Ray's car
Alex looses control of Danny
The Burton'shave steered to close to Lord Ashfordly's land
The police finally caught up to Gill and Ray
Gill and Ray try to hide their guilt
To Craddock's surprise, the car's trunk was devoid of any bank notes
Danny thunders into Lord Ashfordly Manor
Danny heads to the vegetable garden shed
The carriage separates from Danny as Alex and Lisa jump
The cart destroys the garden shed
It is revealed that the bill transfer was made early to Alex
The gardeners stop Danny from devouring the vegetables
Alex and Lisa make a run for it with the money they grabbed quickly
Mike and Craddock think that Alex Burton used Scripp's caravan tour as a disguise
The police soon gets the report of the crashed carriage
Alex and Lisa were soon arrested
Vernon was horrified in the mess
With the case closed, everyone had a good laugh of the Danny the horse
Craddock gets a telephone call with news
Craddock quietly went into his office
Craddock is troubled of his decision
Craddock soon decides to get back with Penny
Nostalgia hits Craddock as he sadly looks around his office
Craddock and Penny get together again to talk
Penny thinks their relationship won't work again
Raymond tells Penny he was offered a promotion on a higher rank
Penny was happy of Raymond's promotion
Raymond tells Penny this was a chance to restart their relationship
Penny accepts and says yes in a gesture of dancing
The two dance elegantly
Penny and Raymond are soon reunited again
The episode ends with a happy future for the two as they close their final appearance in the series