This is another good, tense story from the first season - the sixth to be filmed, but for some reason scheduled as episode 1 on first broadcast (despite the pilot story 'Old Dog with New Tricks being the series more natural introduction episode).
It's a clever story of unhinged chemicals expert Nesbitt (a nicely understated role by the rugged Keith Barron) who has cooked up a plan to hold the country to ransom - unless his demands for the scrapping of all chemical weapons are met.
Di Trevis is excellent too as the drug-addicted Susan, who becomes an unwitting pawn in Nesbitt's plans and doesn't realize what she's got herself into until it's too late.
Bodie and Doyle are on fine form too, and the chemistry is really there between them - we also see a good early example of them too disobeying Cowley's orders and going out on a limb... when they feel there's no other alternative.
Gordon Jackson is in good voice too as 'The Cow', and shows a ruthless streak at one point to get the results he needs.
Look out as well for Christopher Ellison as a CI5 operative - known to viewers in the UK of course later as hardman DI Burnside in long-running police show The Bill.
We also get to see Thorpe Park fishing lake before it was transformed into a theme park in the 80s.
This is an entertaining and intriguing episode that showcases the series well, and what made it so special. Love Doyle's rather uncharacteristic Triumph TR7 too - soon to be ditched though when the show's producers switched from Leyland to Ford cars from season 2 onwards.
It's a clever story of unhinged chemicals expert Nesbitt (a nicely understated role by the rugged Keith Barron) who has cooked up a plan to hold the country to ransom - unless his demands for the scrapping of all chemical weapons are met.
Di Trevis is excellent too as the drug-addicted Susan, who becomes an unwitting pawn in Nesbitt's plans and doesn't realize what she's got herself into until it's too late.
Bodie and Doyle are on fine form too, and the chemistry is really there between them - we also see a good early example of them too disobeying Cowley's orders and going out on a limb... when they feel there's no other alternative.
Gordon Jackson is in good voice too as 'The Cow', and shows a ruthless streak at one point to get the results he needs.
Look out as well for Christopher Ellison as a CI5 operative - known to viewers in the UK of course later as hardman DI Burnside in long-running police show The Bill.
We also get to see Thorpe Park fishing lake before it was transformed into a theme park in the 80s.
This is an entertaining and intriguing episode that showcases the series well, and what made it so special. Love Doyle's rather uncharacteristic Triumph TR7 too - soon to be ditched though when the show's producers switched from Leyland to Ford cars from season 2 onwards.