Hello, Sergeant.

How's the hand?

Still a bit stiff.

lt can get awfully hairy out there.

l'm surprised you weren't snapped up sooner for a nice desk job.

That's what l did.

l prefer to think my office is out on the street.

lndeed, you do.

Your arrest record is 400O_ higher than any other officer.

Which is why it's high time that such skills were put to better use.

We're making you Sergeant.

l see.

(MURMURS) In Sandford, Gloucestershire.

ln where, sorry?

ln Sandford, Gloucestershire.

That's in the country.

Yes, lovely.

lsn't there a Sergeant's position here in London?

No.

Can l remain here as a PC?

No.

Do l have any choice in this?

No.

Sergeant, l kind of like it here.

Well, you've always wanted to transfer to the country.

ln 20 years or so, yes.

Well done, you.

Hang on, l don't remember telling you that.

Yes, you did. You said,

''l'd love to settle down in the country sometime, Janine.''

l'd like to talk to the Inspector.

You can speak to the Inspector, but l can promise you

he will tell you exactly the same thing as l have.

Hello, Nicholas. How's the hand?

lt's still a bit stiff.

And how are things at home?

l'm sorry, sir?

How's Janine?

We're no longer together, sir.

Right. Then where are you living?

He's staying at the Section House, sir.

lNSPECTOR: With the recruits?

Yes, he's living out of cardboard boxes.

Well, then, you're packed already.

Nicholas, we're offering you a smashing position

with a delightful cottage,

in a lovely little place that l think has won Village of the Year

l don't know how many times.

lt'll be good for you.

l don't really know what to say.

Yes?

Yes, thank you.

No, l'm sorry. l'm gonna have to...

You want to take this higher?

Yes, yes, l do.

You want me to bother the Chief Inspector with this?

Yes.

You want me to get the Chief Inspector

to come all the way down here?

Yes, l do.

Okay.

Kenneth!

Hello, Nicholas. How's the hand?

Still a bit stiff.

Chief Inspector... Keep your seat.

Now, l know what you're going to say,

but the fact is, you've been making us all look bad.

l'm sorry, sir?

Of course we all appreciate your efforts,

but you've been rather Ietting the side down.

lt's all about being a team player, Nicholas.

You can't be the Sheriff of London.

lf we let you carry on running round town,

you'll continue to be exceptional and we can't have that.

You'll put us all out of a job.

With respect, sir.

You can't iust make people disappear.

Yes, l can. l'm the Chief Inspector.

Well, however you spin this, there's one thing you haven't taken into account.

And that's what the ''team'' is gonna make of this.