Blue Heelers S05E15

A Bit Of Biff

Episode 5.15 (185)
May 27, 1998
Written by Bill Garner
Directed by Ray Quint

A visiting troupe of boxers at the annual Mt Thomas Show causes headaches for the Heelers with brawling and a rash of pick-pocketing incidents. The boxers and their matriarchal manager, Bonnie Crossing, aren't the easiest people to get along with, or the most helpful. The Heelers just have to sit it out till the troupes move on. But it isn't that simple.

When Adam and Dash go to talk to the boxers about the latest pick-pocketing incident, they are met with stirring and resistance. The situation culminates in Adam accepting a challenge from one of the boxers, Jimmy Cutlass, in what amounts to a grudge match. Tom is furious and forbids it. Dash and Nick, who both abhor boxing and see it as senseless and dangerous, also strongly disapprove. But Maggie, PJ, Zoe and Chris can't see anything wrong with it, especially if it can be turned into a charity match to raise money for the local Blue Light Gym. Adam decides to go ahead with the match and Tom is goaded into giving it the reluctant nod when cornered in the pub.

Jimmy offers Adam the option of just putting on a show and faking the whole thing to avoid injuries but Adam refuses, when he steps into that ring he's going to be punching for real — and for real it is. After being played with for the first round, Adam loses his head and knocks Jimmy out cold. His elation in winning soon becomes guilt and concern as Jimmy lies unconscious in hospital with possible brain injuries.

Adam feels even worse when the pick-pockets are discovered: they are not the boxers, but a man and woman who travel around the shows to steal. When Jimmy disappears from hospital Adam finds him wandering dazedly down the road. As Bonnie guesses, Jimmy set Adam up to hit him as an excuse to step away from the boxing life. Adam, who can understand only too well the constraints of being part of a close-knit family, the police service, is sympathetic — close ties can smother you.

Guest Starring: Val Lehman as Bonnie Crossing, Bradley Byquar as Jimmy Cutlass, Karen Davitt as Dr. Zoe Hamilton, Adam Zwar as Arnie Violet, Alan Brough as Dirty Dick Johnson, Michael Briffa as Hooting Hank, Lise Rodgers as Bev Skene, Max Garner Gore as Trevor Skene, Victoria Milne as Kathryn Fox, Kristy Caulfield as Tamara Fox, Arthur Severet as Hammer Man, Sophie Lampel as Hayley the Barmaid

(encoded with Handbrake - Blue Heelers - from Complete Sixth Season DVD - the early years)

Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 505MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)

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