Operation Good Guys
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1997 - 2000
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Mockumentary. DI Beach is in charge of a group of hopeless undercover police officers. Stars David Gillespie, Ray Burdis, Dominic Anciano, Mark Burdis, Perry Benson and more.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - Safe as Houses
Further details
Funding for Operation Good Guys hits an all time low. Things are so desperate that the electricity has been cut off at the office. Meanwhile a key witness on Smiler McCarthy has decided to come forward and expose McCarthy on national TV in exchange for police protection.
The witness is none other than Mad Frankie Frazer. The Good Guys take him to a safe house or to be more accurate, Kim Finch's house, as they can't get a proper safe house. However his arrival is not much of a secret when the Good Guys put on a welcome party for him. Then later Mark brings his family round to meet Frankie despite the fact no one must know he's there.
Back at the office meanwhile Ash is trying in vain to get the electricity going with a portable generator in time for the broadcast.
Kim is getting more irritated by the Good Guys constant presence in her house especially because Strings keeps putting his feet on her sofa and Bones keeps blocking up the toilet.
A further breach of security occurs when Gary's wife turns up accusing Gary of having an affair with Kim (which he has been but he doesn't admit).
The day of the broadcast arrives and power at the office is still down. The crew use their own generator to light Frankie so only his silhouette can be seen. Disaster strikes when, during Frankie's live broadcast, Ash finally gets the other generator going at last and the main power in the office comes back on and reveals Frankie to the nation and Smiler McCarthy.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 24th January 1998
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
David Gillespie | DI Jim Beach |
Ray Burdis | DS Raymond Ash |
Dominic Anciano | Sgt Dominic de Sade |
Mark Burdis | Mark Kemp |
Perry Benson | Bones |
John Beckett | Strings |
Gary Beadle | Gary Barwick |
Roy Smiles | Roy Leyton |
Kim Taylforth | Kim Finch |
Hugo Blick | Smiler McCarthy |
Billy Penny | ART Officer |
William Scully | ART Officer |
Fiona Spreadborough | Fiona Barwick |
Clive Tulloh | Television Producer |
Elinor Blick | Neighbourhood Watch Presenter |
Frankie Fraser (as Frank Fraser) | Self |
Ollie Picton-Jones | Self |
Matthew Wright | Self |
Dominic Anciano | Writer |
Ray Burdis | Writer |
Hugo Blick | Writer |
Dominic Anciano | Director |
Ray Burdis | Director |
Hugo Blick | Director |
Dominic Anciano | Producer |
Ray Burdis | Producer |
Hugo Blick | Producer |
Geoffrey Perkins | Executive Producer |
Jim Beach | Executive Producer |
Sarah-Jane Wright | Line Producer |
Piotr Szkopiak | Editor |
Sabina Sattar | Production Designer |
Tanya Dowd | Production Designer |
Nick Burnell | Production Designer |
Venetia Ercolani | Costume Designer |
Clarissa Bromelle | Costume Designer |
Ali Brown | Costume Designer |
John Beckett | Composer |
Charlotte Polizzi | 1st Assistant Director |