The Bill really missed an opportunity not to explore Eddie’s past with sexual harassment when they wrote him out. The stuff with Rosie and the suggestions like his line here about essentially blackmailing street workers into sex. Man was a complete creep.
For all that Boyden was a bit bad with this kind of behaviour, it was ridiculous how the CIB officer treated him in the interview, basically not being impartial and just making accusations immediately.
Some of these story lines bite off more than can chew in 50 minutes. People want to have some idea what happened to the mom, (Pam) and the sister, but the plot arc is too overloaded to provide that sort of closure.
I agree- something went wrong as The Bill reverted back to 50 minutes in the late nineties and lost some the edge and depth it had demonstrated previously in the 80s. Definitely a move from drama to soap.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
This was precisely why everyone immediately suspected Reg was telling the truth about Boyden and Abi Nixon, he'd got past form for that behaviour with the girl in this episode. Dirty old perv.
