< Hostage (1993)

EPISODE 1.2 (The Detectives) | 29m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 8.9 (66)

Comedy, Crime | A prisoner takes hostages after going over the wall on FA Cup Final day, Cottam decides to offer two officers in exchange for the elderly couple, and Briggs realises they might not have to miss the big match after all.

• Director: Ed Bye
• Writer: Steven Knight
• Writer: Mike Whitehill
• Michael Melia (48) - Brian
• Jasper Carrott (48) - Bob Louis
• Robert Powell (49) - Dave Briggs
• Eileen Way (82) - Old Lady
• Norman Lumsden (87) - Old Man
• George Sewell (69) - Superintendent Cottam
• Stuart Fox - Plain Clothes Officer
• Philip Glenister (30) - Uniformed Officer
• Nick Maloney (40) - Psychiatrist
• John Motson (48) - Football Commentator
• Toby Aspin - Footballer
• Patrick Harris - Footballer
• Adam Kotz (31) - Footballer