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Season 14, Episode 15
Air date	20th March 2005
Written by	Tracy Brabin
Directed by	Noreen Kershaw
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Synopsis

Bellamy and Walker hunt for a batch of stolen Russian icons, and suspect the victim of an assault at the Aidensfield Arms might be involved when they discover his criminal connections. Vernon embarks on another harebrained scheme when he meets an Italian truffle salesman, while Helen is puzzled by a youngster's baffling medical history.

Full Summary

The police are on the lookout for stolen Russian icons which have been unloaded in or around Whitby from a fishing boat owned by Ingmar Larsen who is currently in prison for smuggling and violence. The captain of the boat claims he thought they were smuggling cigarettes and that they were ambushed by pirates just off shore. They recover one of the icons at an antique shop, and the owner tells PC Walker that he bought it from a blonde woman in her thirties. Lord Ashfordly is having a banquet for true gourmets. Vernon Scripps quite the right idea when he learns about truffles from the Italian Giovanni Viora, but he thinks the price is somewhat on the high side and decides to go looking for them himself. To find them you need a pig, but in lack one of those Alfred will have to do...

Cast

• David Fleeshman as Captain Jorgan
• Georgie Glen as Sgt Jennifer Nokes
• Mark Jordon as PC Phil Bellamy
• 'Jonathan Kerrigan as PC Rob Walker
• Steven Blakeley as PC Geoff Younger
• William Simons as Alf Ventress
• Tricia Penrose as Gina Ward
• Nicholas Gleaves as Barry Calder
• Sally George as Diane Calder
• Jake Canuso as Giovanni Viora
• David Dickinson as Crispin Jones
• David Lonsdale as David Stockwell
• Geoffrey Hughes as Vernon Scripps
• Barbara Bolton as Mrs Kellet
• Sophie Ward as Dr Helen Trent
• Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon
• Peter Benson as Bernie Scripps
• Nick Brimble as Ingmar Larsen
• Joanne Farrell as Christine Norris