| EPISODE
Sympathy for the Devil | |
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| Season 11, Episode 17 | |
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| Air date | 17th February 2002 |
| Written by | Jeff Dodds |
| Directed by | Roger Bamford |
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Synopsis[]
Agnes Moorcroft's guest house is broken into during the night, and Vernon buys goats, planning to sell the milk to a local health food.
Plot[]
PC Bradley investigates a break-in at Agnes Moorcroft's guest house, but the only thing missing is the last page of entries in her guest book. Somebody seems to be very interested in her guests Sue Dixon and her daughter Tracey. Bradley thinks it may be her estranged husband, but the attractive Mrs. Dixon also has a big, dark secret in her life. The new health food shop in Ashfordly is desperate for goat's milk and Vernon Scripps is just the man to supply it. Business is booming and soon there are customers - and goats - all over Aidensfield. Especially goats. They turn out to be regular four-legged Harry Houdinis.
Cast[]
- June Barrie as Agnes Moorcroft
- Duncan Bell as Sgt Dennis Merton
- Jason Durr as PC Mike Bradley
- Ryan Early as PC Tom Nicholson
- Mark Jordon as PC Phil Bellamy
- William Simons as Alf Ventress
- Rachel Shelley as Sue Dixon
- Keri Arnold as Tracey Dixon
- Anthony Allen as Simon Warren
- Jack MArsden as Joe Dixon
- Tricia Penrose as Gina Ward
- Sarah Tansey as Jenny Latimer
- Clare Calbraith as Dr Tricia Summerbee
- Peter Benson as Bernie Scripps
- David Lonsdale as David Stockwell
- Geoffrey Hughes as Vernon Scripps
- Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon
- Peter Diamond as Stunt Co-ordinator
Gallery[]
Agnes Moorcroft finds her office in a mess
Alf finds the Agnes Moorcoft break in odd, for nothing was taken
Merton orders Mike to get on with the Moorcroft case
David was confused to see Vernon come home with goats
Vernon tells David that goat's milk is the rage of healthiness
Mike finds the guestbook pages has been ripped off
An argument with Tracey and Sue erupts upstairs
Sue tries to stop Tracey but to no avail
Sue tells Mike that Tracey is just troubled
Sue tells Mike that Tracey wants to go back to her father
The problem was that Sue and her husband can't get along
Sue tells that her husband just saw her with another bloke
Sue feels a bit selfish dragging Tracey with her
Agnes wants the Dixon's out off the guest house
Mike tells Agnes that throwing Sue and Tracey is just wrong
As Mike leaves, he spots someone looking at the guest house
Vernon is soon up for business with the goat's milk
Mike reports to Merton that the husband may be watching Sue
Phil reports that the pub has a thief in the premises
Oscar caught Tracey nicking the pub's till
Sue apologizes to Oscar about Tracey's action
Mike tells Oscar the Sue is going through a tough ordeal
Tricia suggest a job for Sue over at the school which Mike appreciates
David milks the goats
Bernie reckons the business will fail again
Tracey was still ashamed about the bloke she saw with her mum
Tracey make things worst by throwing a rock over the guest house
Agnes was soon fed up and orders the Dixon's to leave
Bernie tells David that goats are the symbol of lust and evil
Vernon comes back happy with large request on the goat's milk
Oscar soon finds an escaped goat on the pub's vegetable patch
Mike tells the Dixon's that Agnes didn't press charges
Mike tells Sue that she and Tracey can stay in the pub
Oscar soon telephones the police about the goat
Vernon apologizes to Oscar about his goat
Phil invites Jenny for a pink that evening but she rejects
Sue assures Oscar they will be cautious at the pub
Sue gives Mike a special thank you kiss
Tricia notices this and she and Mike had an awkward encounter
Vernon assures Mike that the goats will cause no trouble again
Vernon spoke to soon, the goats escape again
Trouble with goats was soon all over Aidensfield
Merton finds himself up to his ears with goat complaints
The goat chaos continues
In the goats commotion, Tracey is caught stealing
Mike confronts Tracey again
Tracey suddenly suffers an asthma attack
Tricia was soon called and Tracey was rushed to the hospital
Mike notices the same car watching the emergency
The parked car follows Tricia's car
David notices some goats are missing again
The man in the car watches over the hospital entrance