The local brass band misses an appointment because of bad management. Vernon steps in to become the agent of the band. He succeeds in convincing Lord Ashfordly to hire the band to play for a group of American air base veterans from the Second World War who visit every so often. However, the leader of the band dislikes Americans, as one took advantage of his wife while he was stationed in Africa. It turns out that one of the airmen was indeed the man in question, and a sour confrontation leads to the band's expulsion from Lord Ashfordly's home. Elsewhere, a local car thief is released from prison and drives for a contact, but he suddenly is mixed up in an armed robbery.
Elsewhere, it's Tom's 21st birthday, but he laments the fact that life seems to be passing him by - he is constantly assigned to check tax discs on cars, leading to an unsavoury confrontation with Lord Ashfordly. Worse, everybody seems to ignore that it's his birthday. When the criminals shoot Phil, Tom volunteers to be their hostage - but this monumental birthday may be his last...
Tricia and Mike comes back to see a brass band leave the pub
Tricia and Mike bid goodnight
Vernon mutters about the noise the brass band made that evening
As Tricia got home, she is approached by an injured man
Gina and Mike discuss of their surprise birthday party to Tom
Tricia cures the injured man and tells him to go to hospital
Alf and Mike pitch in for Tom's birthday party food
Merton alerts everyone after an armed robbery occurred in the Midlands
One of the convicts was local Jimmy Sutton
Merton and Mike decide to check Jimmy's mum
Jimmy's mum was rough on answering Merton's question
Ma Sutton confirms that Jimmy hasn't been to her house
Tom complains that he was getting old as they check tax disc
Merton and Mike turn up just as Tricia makes her rounds with her client
Jimmy's wife tells the police that her husband decided to turn clean
Tom finally finds a car with an outdated tax disc which Phil worries
Charlie tells Vernon he is hosting a party to former American airmen
Moments later, Tom embarrasses Charlie and his expired tax disc
The brass band comes back that day realizing they were late on schedule
Gina suggest a better booking person which Vernon pitches in
Tricia tells Merton about the injured man she treated last night
Jimmy and Terry hide in Lord Ashfordly's estate
Jimmy gets too worrisome of the outcomes if the person they shot dies
Terry calms Jimmy that they will get out of Aidensfield
Mike tells what the neighbors saw if Jimmy Sutton was present
Tom and Phil find themselves checking tax disc again
Vernon tries to sell the local brass band to play in the party
Merton and Mike still finds no answer from Ma Sutton
Vernon finally makes Lord Ashfordly to say yes
Leslie tells Mike that Jimmy can be easily led
Tricia comes by to check Darren Sutton
Jimmy's panic gets into Terry's nerves as Terry calms him down
Tom ask Alf if he can join him tomorrow for his birthday
Merton orders Alf and Mike to watch over the Sutton' if Jimmy shows up
Tom feels underused in the force but Alf tells him he's still learning
Vernon tells George about playing in Lord Ashfordly's party
Despite oppositions about the Americans, George agrees
Gina tells Phil that Vernon is in his schemes with the brass band
Tom tells his love about the brass band with nostalgia with his grandad
Gina and Phil both find the answer for the music for Tom's party
Tom visits his wife that evening
Leslie begs Jimmy to turn himself over
Jimmy tells they will be together after he gets out of the country
Merton wants Mike and Alf to continue watching the Sutton' next day
Merton gives Phil and Tom a new job
They find themselves tracking people down over their parking fines
Merton also congratulates Tom's 21st birthday
Terry tells Jimmy they will escape out of Britain that evening to Spain
Jimmy and Terry will escape out using the old airfield nearby
Lord Ashfordly's American guests soon arrives
Gene introduces the rest of G.I.'s
Lord Ashfordly decides to pay his parking fines to keep the police out
Tom takes things too seriously
George gets curious on Gene Ackerman
Tom begs Phil if he could drive but Phil denies
The Americans sing along to the brass band's music "Over There"
George Sugden reveals that his wife was taken advantage by Gene in 1943
George pours his pint over Gene's head
George was happy that he finally met Gene
As Tom and Phil leave the estate, Tom saw a figure in the woods
Tom was eager to investigate which Phil allows
The station confirms that Jimmy is accompanied with the dangerous Terry
Leslie finally tells Mike that Jimmy came home last night
As Phil looks for Tom, he notices fresh tyre tracks
Leslie hands over the money Jimmy gave and his hide spot
Tricia confirms the man that came to her clinic two nights ago
Merton orders Mike to meet up with Phil and Tom to look for Jimmy
Phil comes across Terry and Jimmy's get away car
Phil tries his best to turn in Terry and Jimmy
Phil tries to divert away the gun set at him
Tom hears Terry's gun fire
Phil has been shot on his thigh
Terry decides to use the wounded Phil as a hostage to get away
Tom volunteers to be the hostage to save Phil
Terry agrees despite Phil's opposition
Terry and Jimmy soon drive away with Tom
Phil struggles to radio back for help to the car
Mike comes by but Phil has collapsed on the ground
Charlie refuses to pay back Vernon after the commotion the band made
Mike comes by but to find no answer from Vernon
Mike comes back and finds Phil and tells Mike that Tom is a hostage
Mike radios back to the station for help immediately
Jimmy and Terry decide to drive around the back roads to the airfield
Phil is soon rescued as Merton orders Mike to check the back roads
Tom tries to escape but Terry was really licensed to kill
The trio finally arrives at Foxton Aerodrome
Mike continues his search for Jimmy and Terry's car
Tom tries his best to give Jimmy up
Tom tells that the security guard they shot didn't die
Alf and Merton soon solve how Jimmy and Terry will get out by air
Merton radios Mike to go to Foxton Aerodrome
