16.59 Some Like It Hot (Part Two)
In which Charles learns just what Duncan means by “experimenting”…
PAGE: You wouldn’t go to a counsellor, would ya?
BOYDEN: Depends on how many wild horses you could find.
BOYDEN: It’s not the same without you. Miss you, Pol.
PAGE: Really?
BOYDEN: Yeah. Mind you, after three of these, I’m beginning to miss Reg Hollis.
RICKMAN: You lied to me!
HAMBLIN: I’m an MP. What did you expect?
This is so obviously a Richard Stoneman episode. Great lines, brilliant character moments—like Derek giggling when Jack calls Brownlow out of shape; Andrew betting on the squash match; Duncan’s ‘experimenting’ photos—and some deeper moments, too.
There’s some carry-over from the Gentle Touch trilogy, with Polly struggling emotionally with the fallout from her actions, but mostly it’s about Duncan’s quest to put away a long-term thorn in his side… and then to get back some saucy photos said thorn has stolen. Meanwhile, Cass is too trusting, yet again.