Series 9 Episode 11
Arthur is at the market trying to buy pens from Spiky, who refuses to sell unless Arthur pays cash immediately. At the Winchester Arthur complains to Dave about his money problems. Dave forces Arthur to pay some money off his tab.
Arthur tries to withdraw money from an ATM but his card is withheld, then his car towed. As he walks down the street he notices a man following him. He also notices him on the tube.
Ray is relaxing with his girlfriend, Gloria, at her flat. Arthur arrives. Arthur tells Ray he will have to collect his car.
At the lock up, Dayglow, a contact of Arthur's, supplies him with fake parking tickets. Gloria calls asking for Ray. She tells Arthur she has been burgled and to pass the message on to Ray. Ray returns with Arthur's car. In the mirror, Arthur again sees the man following him. Ray goes to check but sees no one.
Arthur and Ray drive to Nobby Green's, a loan shark. Arthur puts a fake parking ticket on his windscreen. Arthur borrows £1,000.
In the Winchester Arthur sees the man following him enter. Arthur hides. The man introduces himself to Dave as Bill McCabe, an investigator, and he's looking for Arthur. Firstly, Ray approaches Bill to warn him off, but when Bill mentions a possible inheritance, Arthur introduces himself.
Bill tells Arthur that Joshua Daley, living in Australia, died a year ago. He had no children. Joshua's great grandfather was for a time married to Grace Daley, and lived in Wilsden. If they had any children the inheritance would go to their descendants. Arthur may be related.
Arthur and Ray meet a solicitor, Mr Muldier. Whilst waiting, Arthur finally tells Ray that Gloria was burgled. Muldier tells Arthur to check the public records to trace his family tree.
D. C. Field goes to interview Gloria. Her camera was stolen. As they talk she mentions Ray Daley is her boyfriend. Field notices an open bottle of wine. Gloria tells him to pour himself a glass. Later, Gloria and Field are drinking wine and talking. Ray returns home and is annoyed. Ray says D. I. Timmons, who doesn't drink, is coming upstairs. Field panics. Ray drinks some wine and pretends to be drunk in front of Timmons to spare Field.
Arthur, Ray and Bill go to check the public records. Arthur again applies a fake parking ticket to his windscreen. They find the correct book and find Arthur's parents names inside. Ray says they need a marriage certificate, then his father's birth certificate, which will have his grandparent's names on it. Then they can trace backwards. A passing traffic warden inspects Arthur's fake parking ticket. Arthur and Ray are told it will take two days for the certificate, which is too long.
A supervisor tells Arthur his family tree only goes back to 1837 on record. He is told to hire a professional researcher of family histories.
Arthur, Ray and Bill question Muldier for more information. Muldier tells them people in Australia are spending a lot of money to find out if Arthur has a claim, and will be going to Australia if he can prove it.
Arthur hires a researcher to look into his family tree. She tells him to check the parish records of the local church. The vicar informs Arthur the records were destroyed in an air raid fire in 1917, but the physical evidence of the gravestones are still there. Outside, Ray manages to find the grave of Grace Daley, meaning Arthur has a claim to the inheritance. Muldier gives Arthur two plane tickets to Sydney.
Arthur and Ray go to the Winchester, where Dave has thrown Arthur a celebration before he goes to Australia. Later, as Arthur is leaving D. S. Morley arrests him for the fake parking tickets.
At the police station Arthur is relaxed, which Morley finds strange. Muldier arrives and tells Arthur that a criminal record will exclude him from any inheritance on the grounds the inheritor be a person of "good character."
Ray meets with Field, reminding him of the favour he did for him previously, and asks if he can speak to Morley about the charges. Later, at the police station, Field asks Morley if anyone actually saw Arthur put a fake ticket on his car. Morley admits no one did, and a solicitor like Muldier will easily get the charges dropped.
Morley and Field go to the Winchester. Morley says he is aware of the inheritance. He says Arthur used five tickets, which have a £400 fine each. If Arthur donates £2,000 to the Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund, he will drop the charges. Arthur agrees.
Arthur tells Ray he will be going to Australia with him.
Arthur is at the market trying to buy pens from Spiky, who refuses to sell unless Arthur pays cash immediately. At the Winchester Arthur complains to Dave about his money problems. Dave forces Arthur to pay some money off his tab.
Arthur tries to withdraw money from an ATM but his card is withheld, then his car towed. As he walks down the street he notices a man following him. He also notices him on the tube.
Ray is relaxing with his girlfriend, Gloria, at her flat. Arthur arrives. Arthur tells Ray he will have to collect his car.
At the lock up, Dayglow, a contact of Arthur's, supplies him with fake parking tickets. Gloria calls asking for Ray. She tells Arthur she has been burgled and to pass the message on to Ray. Ray returns with Arthur's car. In the mirror, Arthur again sees the man following him. Ray goes to check but sees no one.
Arthur and Ray drive to Nobby Green's, a loan shark. Arthur puts a fake parking ticket on his windscreen. Arthur borrows £1,000.
In the Winchester Arthur sees the man following him enter. Arthur hides. The man introduces himself to Dave as Bill McCabe, an investigator, and he's looking for Arthur. Firstly, Ray approaches Bill to warn him off, but when Bill mentions a possible inheritance, Arthur introduces himself.
Bill tells Arthur that Joshua Daley, living in Australia, died a year ago. He had no children. Joshua's great grandfather was for a time married to Grace Daley, and lived in Wilsden. If they had any children the inheritance would go to their descendants. Arthur may be related.
Arthur and Ray meet a solicitor, Mr Muldier. Whilst waiting, Arthur finally tells Ray that Gloria was burgled. Muldier tells Arthur to check the public records to trace his family tree.
D. C. Field goes to interview Gloria. Her camera was stolen. As they talk she mentions Ray Daley is her boyfriend. Field notices an open bottle of wine. Gloria tells him to pour himself a glass. Later, Gloria and Field are drinking wine and talking. Ray returns home and is annoyed. Ray says D. I. Timmons, who doesn't drink, is coming upstairs. Field panics. Ray drinks some wine and pretends to be drunk in front of Timmons to spare Field.
Arthur, Ray and Bill go to check the public records. Arthur again applies a fake parking ticket to his windscreen. They find the correct book and find Arthur's parents names inside. Ray says they need a marriage certificate, then his father's birth certificate, which will have his grandparent's names on it. Then they can trace backwards. A passing traffic warden inspects Arthur's fake parking ticket. Arthur and Ray are told it will take two days for the certificate, which is too long.
A supervisor tells Arthur his family tree only goes back to 1837 on record. He is told to hire a professional researcher of family histories.
Arthur, Ray and Bill question Muldier for more information. Muldier tells them people in Australia are spending a lot of money to find out if Arthur has a claim, and will be going to Australia if he can prove it.
Arthur hires a researcher to look into his family tree. She tells him to check the parish records of the local church. The vicar informs Arthur the records were destroyed in an air raid fire in 1917, but the physical evidence of the gravestones are still there. Outside, Ray manages to find the grave of Grace Daley, meaning Arthur has a claim to the inheritance. Muldier gives Arthur two plane tickets to Sydney.
Arthur and Ray go to the Winchester, where Dave has thrown Arthur a celebration before he goes to Australia. Later, as Arthur is leaving D. S. Morley arrests him for the fake parking tickets.
At the police station Arthur is relaxed, which Morley finds strange. Muldier arrives and tells Arthur that a criminal record will exclude him from any inheritance on the grounds the inheritor be a person of "good character."
Ray meets with Field, reminding him of the favour he did for him previously, and asks if he can speak to Morley about the charges. Later, at the police station, Field asks Morley if anyone actually saw Arthur put a fake ticket on his car. Morley admits no one did, and a solicitor like Muldier will easily get the charges dropped.
Morley and Field go to the Winchester. Morley says he is aware of the inheritance. He says Arthur used five tickets, which have a £400 fine each. If Arthur donates £2,000 to the Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund, he will drop the charges. Arthur agrees.
Arthur tells Ray he will be going to Australia with him.