Consequences

E P I S O D E Consequences
Season 10, Episode 22
Air date	18th March 2001
Written by	Jane Hollowood
Directed by	Paul Walker
Episode guide
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Synopsis

Frank Metcalfe starts his van and a car bomb explodes. Lord Ashfordly's family church is in a very poor state and Vernon and David are hired to remove big and small items.

Cast

• Glynn Mills as Frank Metcalfe
• William Simons as PC Alf Ventress
• Jason Durr as PC Mike Bradley
• Philip Franks as Sgt Raymond Craddock
• Mark Jordon as PC Phil Bellamy
• James Faulkner as Ronald Meeks
• Rupert Vansittart as Lord Ashfordly
• Clare Calbraith as Dr Tricia Summerbee
• Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon
• Tricia Penrose as Gina Ward
• Peter Benson as Bernie Scripps
• Geoffrey Hughes as Vernon Scripps
• David Lonsdale as David Stockwell
• Carl Cieka as Brian Tranter
• Stephen Hartford as Major Forbes
• Richard Graham as Pete Atkins
• Fiona Dolman as Jackie Bradley
• Peter Diamond as Stunt Co-ordinator

Gallery

Frank fixes his van

Alf receives a call from a worried neighbor Mrs. Copley

Frank's van explodes

Frank and Mike dampen the fire

Mike suspects that this was no ordinary explosion

Mike gives Craddock the threatening latter Frank received

Craddock suspects that this is a murder case

Ronald Meeks arrive to inspect Ashfordly's church

Ashfordly greets Meeks

Lord Ashfordly and Meeks inspect the church

Meeks tells Ashfordly that the church will be restored

Meeks instructed Asfordly that everything inside must go

Mrs. Copley looks down on Ventress

Alf was puzzled and leaves

Mike ask Tricia and Oscar about Frank

Vernon shows Bernie his new scrap business venture

Vernon volunteers to Ashfordly's order of removing the items in the church

The police narrows the culprit's van

The culprit watches as the post office closes

The owner doesn't notice the string

the explosives are triggered

The store front of the shop explodes

The owner is hospitalized

Meeks gives Vernon and David instructions

Tricia hands Craddock another threat letter to the police

Craddock wants the investigation to focus on the culprit's van

Oscar receives an anonymous phone call

David remembers that there are some items Greengrass thinks was valuable

Ventress investigates the garages around Aidensfield

Phil checks out the incoming vans in the village

Craddock gets a hold of the army about the missing explosives

Forbes tells Craddock 10 explosives are missing since last month

Mike's investigation leads to Pete Atkins

Pete tells Mike that the van they use is always locked up at night

Oscar receives his second anonymous phone call

Craddock comes back with names that has access to the explosives

Vernon tries to smooth his talk with Meeks as business partners

Mike invites Jackie to the pub but has a papers to finish

Jackie is still bothered by her love affairs with Adrian

Vernon shares his part 2 of his new business venture

Mike realizes and points out that Oscar may be the next target on the pattern

Meeks orders Vernon to find a valuable item in the church

The police finds that Pete Atkins is on the top of the list

Oscar searches the pub if it is rigged with bombs

Pete is taken to the police station for questionings

David remembers that the item they were looking for is back at Greengrass' house

Pete tells half of the truth to Mike

Mike proves that Pete's typewriter was used for the letters

Pete halts questionings and wanted his solicitor

Vernon and David found that Claude used the item as a bird bath

The police label Pete as a liar

Jackie was furious to how the police treated her client

Vernon tries to contact Meeks only to wonder why Meeks would stay in a pub

The police search Pete's hardware office

Mike soon finds evidence to Pete's link with the army

Jackie wants her client released if there are no evidence

Craddock is convinced that Pete is still lying

Vernon and David soon finds Meeks as a con artist

The pub receives a threat letter only this time it is set for Gina

Pete calls Jackie for her advice

The trio soon developed a plan to get back at Meeks

The police questions Gina what she knows about Pete Atkins

Phil tells Craddock that Pete has been lying

The police soon hears the truth with evidence from Jackie

Gina soon realizes her encounter with Pete and Brian

Gina tells the police that it was Brian Tanter that she had an encounter two years ago

Vernon and Bernie soon put their plans into motion

Vernon orders Bernie to contact Lord Ashfordly about their idea

The police enter Brian's room and finds photos of his victims

Brian Tanter has been sending the threat letters

Pete tells the police that Brian saved his life few years back

Brian waits for Gina outside The Aidensfield Arms

Pete tells the police that Brian is at Aidensfields right now

Ronald Meeks is soon cornered

Lord Ashfordly tells Ronald to surrender quietly

Brian comes into the pub and tells Gina that she killed her mother

Brian holds Gina down as he drags her outside

Brian shoves Gina inside the van and drives quickly away

Oscar gives the police where Brain went

The police are soon behind Brian

Gina tries to run away but was caught

Brian threatens Gina to be thrown into the railway line

Pete tries to cool Brian down

Gina is soon saved

Brian collapses into an emotional mess on Pete's shoulders

Lord Ashfordly thanks Vernon and David for their action

Vernon realizes that Bernie took all the credits to his work