âYouâll learn what itâs like out there in the streets, and weâll learn whether youâre competent to wear the uniform.â
From nine to five, they are like the rest of us. Come the twilight, they don the blue uniform with pride, and volunteer their spare time to share the night vigil of the Bobby on the beat.
BOB LOACH, a partner in a coach tour business, is âall grease and few gracesâ, with an ambition to be the first millionaire Special. ANJALI SHA is an NHS physiotherapist who treads the minefield of conflicting traditions: âMy family think itâs a bad business for a well brought-up Hindu girl to prowl the streets at night with a man.â JOHN REDWOOD is a solicitor with an unshakable belief in the decency of his fellow-man. VIV SMITH is a young bank clerk: âIt might come as a surprise to you, Sarge, but not all women come with a built-in maternal expertise of how to deal with kids.â And FREDDY CALDER, an overweight salesman of ladiesâ lingerie, conceals a shy and sentimental heart under a brash exterior.
Five ordinary people whose commitment makes them extraordinary.
BRIAN DEGASâs is a writer-producer whose impressive career includes âVendettaâ, âDeath is a Good Livingâ, âThe Venturersâ, and âColditzâ, as well as contributing to series such as âShirley MacLaineâ and movies including âSummertime Killerâ and âBarbarellaâ.
HARRY ROBERTSON was an accomplished composer and musical director who also wrote and produced for film and television, including âHawk the Slayerâ and âJane and the Lost Cityâ. He died in 1992 shortly after completing âSpecialsâ