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A Friend in Need

A Friend in Need

1992TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-14
CrimeDramaMystery
8.1
IMDB Rating
46 votes

PC Quinnan is the subject of a civil complaint. PCs Stamp and Stringer follow up a fire at a home for ex-psychiatric patients, but find little care in the community.

Director
Bill Pryde
Writers
Geoff McQueen, Duncan Gould
Stars
Graham Cole, Andrew Paul, Huw Higginson
Release Date
January 7, 1992
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Graham Cole
as P.C. Stamp
Andrew Paul
Andrew Paul
as P.C. Quinnan
Huw Higginson
Huw Higginson
as P.C. Garfield
Jo Dow
Jo Dow
as P.C. Stringer
Jeff Stewart
Jeff Stewart
as P.C. Hollis
Trudie Goodwin
Trudie Goodwin
as W.P.C. Ackland
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Tony O'Callaghan
as Sgt. Boyden
Christopher Saul
Christopher Saul
as Divisional Surgeon
Edmund Pegge
Edmund Pegge
as Ch. Insp. Hutchinson
Don McCorkindale
Don McCorkindale
as Sgt. Masters

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
Thames Television

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Sun Hill's a tough place.
by Sleepin_Dragon2021-06-21
8/10

"Dave Quinnan lands up facing a disciplinary following on from an alleged assault from a few months ago. Tony takes a personal interest in three ladies living together, each suffering mental health issues. The follow up episode to an earlier story, The Last Laugh, that was pretty good, but as the show often does, you think a story is done and dusted, it pops up again. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, an excellent, gritty, hard hitting episode, care in the community, or rather lack of, Sun Hill isn't exactly the most friendly place on Earth. I enjoyed the while Quinnan story, that was inte..."

💡 Did You Know?

The event in this episode that PC Quinnan is questioned about refers to an event from the episode "The Last Laugh" (which is series 7 episode 66). In the course of the interview, it is mentioned that the alleged assault happened on the "15th August". This was indeed the date that "The Last Laugh" was transmitted.

📖 Synopsis

PC Quinnan is the subject of a civil complaint. PCs Stamp and Stringer follow up a fire at a home for ex-psychiatric patients, but find little care in the community.