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plot summary (iMDB):

An authentic story from 1983: The young police officer Finn is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive, escaped from prison twice. When he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers. Until 1983 he advances to the most wanted criminal in UK. After a chase through half of London, a suspect is shot by police officer Finn - an innocent, as it turns out, so Finn is suspended. The case becomes a police scandal, when he's even accused of murder.
Summary written by Tom Zoerner {Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de}

credits:

Keith Bartlett .... CIB Man
Aran Bell .... PC Nicholas Carr
James Bowers .... Policeman (Carr Shooting)
Jim Carter (I) .... Det Chief Supt Young
Rupert Graves .... David Martin
Sam Halpenny .... DC Peter Van Dee
Kate Hardie .... Sue Stephens
Martin Herdman .... Surveillance Officer
Douglas Hodge .... Det Con Peter Finch
Eddie Izzard .... Rich
Steve Knowles (II) .... Train Driver
Gooey Law .... Waldorf's Friend
Chris Lawson (II) .... Prison Guard
Colin McCormack .... Det Chief Supt Haylor
Paul McNeilly .... Policeman (hospital)
David O'Hara (I) .... Armed Robber
David Peart .... Assistant Comissioner
Gwyneth Powell .... Gloria Martin
James Puddephatt .... 2nd Policeman (hospital)
Daniel Scott-Gooding .... Boy at Station
Susan Tordoff .... Susan Finch
Joe Tucker .... Det Sgt Johnson
Stephen Webber .... Court Clerk
Samuel West .... Steven Waldorf

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