Between the Lines (1992) s02e06 Episode Script
Manoeuvre 11
means losing the complexes at Starthess and western.
means closing Mainhead Old People's Home and cutting the hours at Haddon Field Day Nursery.
Even the children! Do you think I joined the Labour Party at 16 in order to make cuts in services? Then why are you doing it? we have no choice.
If we don't make these cuts, then it's 350 teachers' jobs You can't do this.
You're a disgrace, comrade.
The people out there have more intelligence than you credit them with.
Then why won't you let them in to hear us? - Are you tired? - Do you want to hold this? - I'll give you a hand.
- Christine, behave.
She's all right.
what group are you in? - She's a swimmer.
- Oh, aye? Nice kid? we like her.
Tories out! Tories out! Tories out! - Even he can handle this.
- Yeah.
It's hardly '84, is it? Good people these.
we should be supporting them.
when it comes to cuts, we're next.
Time for the cricket, Frank.
# what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? Burn! Burn! Burn! # The responsibility of office, eh? well, somebody's got to do it.
# what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers # # what shall we do with the Tory Party? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor # - woodsy! - Come on.
what? what's going to happen to these folk? They'll be better off then they would be if we got capped.
Get DCC Birman.
You traitor! My father's in Mainhead.
He's 84.
He fought in two wars, woodsy! He'll be transferred.
He'll not be on the street.
You shift him, you'll kill him, woodsy, and you know that! - what about my tea dances? - Listen to the old girl.
Go on, smile.
Go on, smile! It's the sole bit of pleasure I've got.
what will you do when you're my age, eh? It's not us, it's the government.
- You're full of shit! You traitor! - Get off! You traitor! Oscar Foxtrot 83 Yes, now! Come and get us out! Potter, Zulu 21 You have to come in.
- Is it clear? - what? - Is it clear? - Go, go, go.
Go, go! Christine! Christine! He's the Met's expert on public order.
The PCA have insisted.
The local chief tried for one of his mates across the county border.
Clark, Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Convey.
Superintendent Tony Clark, sir.
Someone authorised the horses.
You know Manoeuvre 11.
There must be room for the crowd to disperse and only in serious rioting.
There wasn't either.
- Is the chief constable? - Don't ask.
- we want you up there quickly.
- Yes.
I'm travelling up today.
Nice to meet you, Tony.
- Trains on the hour, guv.
Ten o'clock? - Is there an earlier one? - I've got a liaison meeting.
- Cancel it.
- Nine o'clock? - I can't.
There's Home Office people in, politicians.
- what time? - Nine.
I can't not go.
- 12 o'clock? - That's too late.
You'll phone the minister, will you, sir? - 11.
- Ten.
But that's the point As Ml5 adapts to meet the changed international circumstances, our brief is to establish a working partnership with the police.
A real partnership that works.
Sorry.
This is not going to be easy for either party.
Even recently, there have been rivalries and what can only be described as "cultural differences" that have obstructed and endangered operations of both services.
why don't I come with you? I've got a mate up there - John Jennings.
He's a planner now.
I could ring him and join you tomorrow.
- Richard, I'll be working.
- we'll have the evenings.
Not necessarily.
In fact, I'd say almost definitely not.
- I'm sick of this.
- what? One of us is trying so hard to keep this relationship going.
- Please don't do this to me now.
- well You get such a kick of being out there, amongst the action, it means so much to you, it's more important than our relationship.
Can we can get a sandwich? - You haven't got time.
- Pardon? You've a train to catch.
Convey thinks you're halfway there.
what else do you know? what else do you want to know? Convey - what's your impression? - Seems OK.
He's Graves, but with backbone, intelligence and humour.
- And considerable ambition.
- He'd have to have to get where he is.
- Don't rely on him.
- Thanks.
I would have liked a sandwich.
- Assistant Chief Constable Jan Lewis.
- Superintendent Tony Clark.
DI Harry Naylor, DS Maureen Connell.
I thought you should see what we're up against.
No! Not us! It was you! Your fault! Bastards! Your fault! You're to blame.
Relax.
- They're in.
- what are they like? - They're not smiling.
- They're the Met.
what do you expect? - Do you want a drink? - Are you all right? - Fine.
- Except he's shit himself twice.
- I thought you were going sick.
- Any minute now.
This doesn't help.
Chief constable - Harmsworth.
Deputy - Birman.
ACC Staff Services is Lewis.
There's no ACC Operations here.
Tattersall's next as chief superintendent.
Manoeuvre 11 has to be authorised.
Someone was watching out for him.
- I'll check.
- How is that? There's plenty of it, but the riot stuff is useless.
They got shoved around.
There's faces flashing past, fists flying, then everybody's boots and shoes.
Guv? ACC Ops has been off sick and they haven't made a replacement.
Birman was senior duty officer.
Tattersall duty officer at the scene.
Right.
I'll go and see Tattersall.
Harry, go to the hospital.
Mo, visit the inspector at the Mounted Section.
OK.
Harry, you got an A To Z there, please? we'll meet back at the hotel.
I'm not going to the hotel.
I'm going to my brother-in-law's, guv.
- Saving up for something? - Yeah.
- OK.
A pub.
which one? - The Rising Sun.
The Rising Sun, six o'clock.
This cowardly attack upon my police officers has shocked us all.
Some were set upon as they went to assist the injured and the dying.
They're all heroes.
So these wounds were definitely inflicted by a blade? Like a Stanley blade? So people were there looking for trouble? - Definitely.
- Could you lift that tail up again? where were you standing? Shall I come back? Sorry.
I thought I felt her move.
No.
we were right at the front first off, at the barrier.
we were getting crushed.
So I asked a policeman if we could come through to get out.
He told me to eff off.
So we started to fight our way through to the back to get out that way.
Then we saw the horses.
There were panic.
I held on to Christine, Mick had hold of Philip She went down.
I was holding her tight but I got a knock.
I still had hold of her hand.
I wouldn't let go.
I was crouching over her.
She was screaming.
Everybody was screaming.
If you've got a good riot going, a really good riot, then, yeah, get the horses in, sticks out.
People either get knocked over or bugger off out of it.
was this a good riot? I couldn't tell you that.
They kept us out of sight down a side street.
You'll have to ask the men in charge.
we just do as we're told.
well, there was a council meeting at 2:30 to discuss next year's plans for the budget.
It was no secret that very considerable cuts in public services were going to be announced.
we did receive notice from public sector unions and community groups that they were going to turn up to protest.
- Any idea of numbers? - About 1,500.
You had enough officers to deal with the situation? In my opinion, yes.
But we also received Intelligence reports that a group were going to turn up who intended to use the demonstration as a means of disrupting the meeting and were going to attack the Town Hall.
- what did you do? - I cordoned off the Town Hall.
- Using metal barriers? - Yes.
why did you deploy the Mounted Section? The situation became very dangerous.
- For whom? - For everyone.
There'd been a change in mood when these anarchists infiltrated the crowd.
The situation deteriorated badly.
The leader of the council came out, tried to reason with the crowd.
He was grabbed and an attempt was made to pull him into the crowd.
In the mayhem that followed, children were in danger of being crushed, so I decided to use the Mounted Section to force the crowd off into the side streets around the Town Hall.
- There was ample space to disperse? - Yes.
And you were authorised by the deputy chief constable? I had the authority of a General Order immediately prior to sending in the Mounted Section.
I think that covers everything.
I mean, what is it about doctors' sense of humour? Harry? Over here.
- what are you having? - You have to ask? who knows what bad habits you've got into.
Joe, this is my guv'nor, Tony Clark.
How do, Tony? That's not a job to brag about in here at a time like this.
Right.
You haven't seen any redheads knocking around? Now you're talking.
Excuse me? - Are you dining alone? - Yes.
- would you mind if I joined you? - No No, you're welcome.
I've got a meeting here at eight and it's a bit of a rush to get home and back.
- I'm sure.
- It's not bad here.
- Quick and not pretentious.
- Good.
Are you passing through? Yeah.
Just a few days, I hope.
I run a freight business here.
- Shall we have some wine? - Yes.
- what are you eating? - Um - Have the fish.
- Right.
I will.
That one.
Thanks.
- what's your meeting? - women's Network.
An excuse to get together for women in the arts, business, management.
Come.
Are you doing anything? I hadn't planned to.
Then come as my guest.
They've an interesting speaker - Jan Lewis.
She's one of our top policewomen.
You've heard of her? Yes.
Yes, I have.
we're all friends here, are we? No reporters? well Then think of the police as a solid block of male attitudes.
Prejudiced, sexist racist, ignorant violent A culture based on unchallengeable certainties.
But it's steadfast.
And those ingredients are what give it strength.
But events such as yesterday's are a blow to that confidence.
when innocent people are killed, someone might have got it wrong.
we'll find that "someone", but our omnipotence has been dealt a serious blow.
well, how is she, then? She's all right.
She gets a bit fed up.
You know what she's like.
- Mary would have come down.
- No, no need.
She can cope.
Thanks anyway.
- Maureen? Let me introduce you - Is this part of your investigation? No, ma'am.
Purely recreational.
I was invited.
I didn't give you anything to run back to Superintendent Clark with, did I? I didn't hear anything that I wouldn't endorse, ma'am.
That's something to be thankful for.
Good night.
I'll see you in a minute.
- Steady as you go, Joe.
- Just going for a pee.
whenever Joe goes for a pee, he comes back with three pints.
It's an old family tradition.
what did they think when you started courting Joyce? They were less than thrilled, I can tell you.
But they've been all right over the years.
They never change.
Do you know what's wrong with her? Nothing definite, no.
- Don't bullshit me.
- I'm not bullshitting you.
when I know, I'll tell you.
- It's the world she lives in.
- Tell me about it.
Sorry.
It's just that Jan's been a good friend to me.
- Here's a cab.
- Keep in touch.
I will.
Good night, was it, guv? Yeah.
I'm sorry about earlier.
Me and Harry got waylaid No, no.
Don't worry about it.
You weren't missed.
If you could all settle down? The chief constable has a statement to make.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
Two days ago, in this fine city, a violent and politically-motivated group of people orchestrated a major public order disaster.
This morning, thanks to some fine detective work, several houses were raided and arrests were made.
You can see on the table here some of the weapons which were deployed against my officers.
Posters and leaflets had been circulated for some days, urging people to march on the Town Hall.
"Take it over.
" This is a grouping well known to us.
A collection of splinter factions under the umbrella title of "Class Struggle".
How about charges of excessive force? Can we talk to Chief Superintendent Tattersall? funerals, too, Constable.
- Sorry.
I don't know you.
- Chris Priestley of the Independent.
we have nothing to hide, Mr Priestley.
Officers were appointed by me to make decisions on the day but I take full responsibility for the actions of the police at the demonstration.
will you be visiting any of the civilian injured in hospital? I've already done so, Mr Priestley, and offered my condolences to their relatives.
- who ordered the use of sticks? - That's all.
- Geoff woods, leader of the council.
- Hello.
I've got one or two things to say about this if you've got the time.
I've worried about this for years.
These wild kids and old bastards like Tommy Burton.
They never give up.
It's that pillock I blame.
He was next to me.
I was dragged into the crowd.
He never saw it.
I thought I was a goner.
He was looking the wrong way.
who is it that we're talking about? Tattersall.
Bloody hopeless.
It was chaos round here all day.
It didn't just flare up.
Oh, no, they had a chuffing carnival going on.
- A carnival? - Oh, aye.
You know, rides on fire engines, all that arty jewellery.
They were setting stalls up at eight in the morning.
They were selling samosas and every kind of vegetable politically-correct, make-you-fart pastry by half past.
Tattersall should have cleared it when the demo started.
Not him.
He never put a foot right all day.
If there was a bollock to drop, he dropped it.
Mr Burton, you were picked up as a prime mover in the demonstration.
what can you tell us about Class Struggle? Class? Nowt, really.
Handful of lunatics.
Do you deny that there have been associations between you and others picked up this morning? Associations? - I know 'em.
I hate some of 'em.
- why is that? They're tossers.
Son, it's Left politics we're talking here.
Son what's your name? - Clark.
- You don't mind me asking, do you? - Your first name? - Tony.
will you indulge an old man, Tony? You see I'm getting a bit out of touch these days.
I can't see the old patterns.
where are you from? what's your history? - what do you mean? - Bear with me, Tony.
You see My dad were a collier He took me out of school at 14 and took me down t'pit.
His father were a collier - my grandfather - and his father were a farm labourer.
what about your family? My father was a shop floor manager.
- Metals? - woolworths.
Your grandfather? I think he was a clerk on the railways.
what about you, love? My dad was an engineer who became a teacher.
His father and his father's father were in the yards.
Oh.
And his dad before that, I'll bet.
She burns, this one.
She burns with an anger you've probably never felt.
Blood thinning out over the generations.
we fight because we have to.
Because if we don't, we go under.
- You've never had to fight, have you? - what about the riot, Mr Burton? I were a steward on the march.
I'm an Old Age Pensioner member of the Trades Council.
I volunteered.
No plots.
I don't do 'em any more.
two days ago in this fine city a violent and politically-motivated group of people orchestrated a major public order disaster.
Angela Berridge, please.
Tony Clark.
Tony? I'm watching it.
I've just seen Burton.
He gave me a lecture on class.
It's all in the genes.
Good for him.
Old Tommy's a dying breed.
You should see the files we have on him.
He thought Stalin was right to go into Hungary.
we need another meeting soon.
why? To discuss our future together.
well, I'm far too busy for a sandwich.
I might be able to fit in a quick breakfast.
I'd like you to tell me what you know about Class Struggle, sir.
I'm sorry.
I don't follow The official line is this riot was precipitated by a ruthless organisation determined to seek every opportunity to foment civil strife.
And that this riot needed the urgent intervention of the Mounted Section to bring it under control, to defeat Class Struggle.
I'm asking you, sir, how many political agitators does it take to cause a riot? Sounds hypothetical to me, Clark.
Then let me put it another way.
was the Mounted Section sent in to control a riot which, so far as we know, may have been caused by two men and a dog? Class Struggle.
Or was this riot a direct result of the Mounted Section being sent in? Certainly not.
Can you define the riot, sir? - Pressure on police barriers.
- That's not a riot, that's a crush.
Dangerous objects being thrown by individuals.
who were defending themselves against the Mounted Section.
It seems this demonstration started much earlier.
Eight in the morning.
No, it didn't.
Just some people setting up stalls.
- Some? - we weren't concerned with them.
They were all around the square.
- Yes.
- Clark The Ambulance Service and the Fire Brigade were there? - It was a sort of a carnival.
- I think we'll just leave it there.
Interview concluded, 14:35.
Go.
I'm supposed to be clocking these laps.
Our Phil's in.
Yeah.
I just need to ask you a few questions.
You were trying to leave the demonstration? - Yes.
- why? well, it were getting a bit nasty.
Lots of bad language.
- who was this? - well - Kids, really.
Students, perhaps.
- How many of them? Only a few.
we just happened to be near 'em.
Most people were like us.
Such as? There were teachers, nurses, miners They're closing down the tea dances and they were there.
There must have been two dozen more earlier and not one of them under 70.
It were that kind of do, you know.
Yeah.
Look, er Before the horses came - did you hear a warning of any kind? - No.
Are you sure? It must have been very noisy.
No.
Not that noisy.
I heard all t'rest.
He were talking into his radio and he were getting pushed and shoved, but we were all laughing.
Nobody warned us about horses.
Mick? Mick, it's the hospital.
- You watch much football, Tony? - No.
Too busy.
It's all crap down there, isn't it? Else hooligans.
- what? - There's usually horses.
- I hear you picked up Tommy Burton.
- Not us.
You know him? He worked with my uncle in t'pit during t'war.
He went on strike over t'breaks.
He's always been at it.
Stands in local elections.
Beats Liberals, Tories.
People don't vote for his party but they respect him.
He sorts problems, paperwork for people who can't read.
Amazing who he knows and who he can get a favour out of.
He's old, he's tired and he's knackered, but he's still fighting.
You can fool some of the people some of the time but if you've picked up Tommy, every bugger knows you're covering up.
It's not us, Joe.
we're independent.
You all piss in the same pot.
Did Tattersall give you proper clearance? The Class Struggle excuse is falling apart.
Aye.
well, I'm Mounted Section.
I'm not a detective.
- Nothing to do with me.
- Yeah.
And they're from Horse & Hound.
If they can't blame Class Struggle, they'll be coming for you.
They can sod off.
we're not to blame.
we're the Fire Brigade.
They don't call us in unless some other bugger's already screwed up.
Tattersall? If they've got half a brain, if they want to use my section, they ask my advice.
I'm the expert.
- what would you have done? - I'd have gone in earlier.
walked the horses in, got the crowd away from the barriers.
Tattersall thought he had a riot.
Aye.
"Go, go, go, go!" what does he know? He's just out of Staff Services.
You don't charge barriers.
Barriers are cleared out of the way first.
The horses get stuck in them and if Tattersall didn't know that, somebody should have been there to put him right.
Sir? Sir.
we need to speak to DCC Birman, sir, if possible.
The deputy chief constable is ill.
Come to try and save your boy? I didn't know you liked boys.
I have asked the chief constable to call you in to speak to Convey and CIB.
I've tried to keep out of this, but I'm formally telling you, as my immediate superior officer, if neither you nor the chief constable will acknowledge what happened, I'll go to Convey and tell him myself.
You stupid bitch.
You've got to come in, Frank.
All this would have blown over in a few days.
I don't know what function you serve any longer on the force.
I can't work out, can't add up what is it we get for our money.
You don't take crooks, you don't do paperwork, you play no observable part in strategy.
whatever Jim Tattersall didn't know he'll learn faster for what happened.
Bollocks.
You will tell Convey what you were doing.
what state you were in when you were supposed to be senior duty officer.
Really? Can't do it, can you? Just like him.
You're all the same.
when it comes to it, no bottle.
"we ignored him, you know.
"He bleeped us and we had another drink.
"Let's see if she can dig him out of this one.
" That's what the chief said.
And he was right.
You see, you stick your nose in and you get it shoved right back out again! Now piss off! Go on! Piss off! where were you when the riot started? - I was with Councillor woods.
- why? I had accompanied him into the crowd.
So you were under attack? Yes.
At the end.
It's very commendable to be active at the heart of things.
In retrospect, was it the best place from which to take strategic decisions? we don't have state-of-the-art surveillance equipment.
- I wanted to be close to the situation.
- Of course.
Clark? There is no ACC responsible for Operations, so who do you answer to? - DCC Birman.
- was he at the Town Hall? He was elsewhere on police business.
Did you seek advice from DCC Birman at any time? I spoke to him at intervals during the day.
what about immediately before the riot? It was difficult.
Um Undoubtedly.
Did you try? - Of course.
- Did you succeed? No.
So the decision to send in the Mounted Section was entirely your own? Yes.
You can't abandon him, sir.
- why not? He screwed up.
- I don't think that he was the only one.
- Don't you, now? - No, sir.
who else? we are the only force in the country not running mandatory public order courses for senior officers.
- Inexperienced officers like Tattersall - Bloody panicker.
Sir, management is a responsibility, not a privilege.
- DCC Birman - Yes? He needs treatment, sir.
Come on, surely you admit that? He's a sick man.
Do I detect criticism of me here? You dropped Tattersall in it - you and Birman.
what happened wasn't an accident.
It was a tragedy born of negligence.
Tattersall may be accused of negligence but you and I both know that lack of training, communication, the way decisions are made, the practice of management here made something like this inevitable.
Birman should have been there with him, not getting drunk at the bloody cricket with you! - God.
I know what she needs.
- Sorry? It's politics.
You know? Politics.
All down to police committees.
Loony Lefties, bent bastards, Ban The Bombers feminists, lesbians.
I have to carry the shit they offload.
Have a gender-adjusted senior management team.
They scoured the country for a suitable black.
Ten years it's taken me to pull them back into line.
Sir, I have to tell you that we've spoken to Tattersall now on three occasions.
Yes.
well, I'm a bit worried about him myself, to tell you the truth.
Sir I am aware of how volatile the situation is at the moment.
I want to handle this with care.
There are funerals next week.
Timing is everything.
In order to conclude our investigation, we should speak to DCC Birman.
No.
Sir, in my opinion, we must speak to DCC Birman if this inquiry is to command public confidence.
That's your opinion, is it, sonny Jim? You can piss off with your public confidence! I don't care about your public bloody confidence! I'm battling for this police force.
- Sorry.
- It's only five past.
Train was late.
- You came down this morning? - Cow on the line.
- I don't believe it.
- I didn't want to talk on the phone.
- Oh, is that the reason? - No.
Hello? Hello.
Downstairs? well, come on up.
No.
It's all right.
Room 214.
OK.
I'm getting nowhere fast with Birman.
Can you get me the ACC Ops who's been ill? The ACC Ops isn't ill.
He's been suspended.
why? Four of his lads had a bit of fun with a probationer.
Pretended they were armed robbers, took him hostage.
- Beat him up, put a gun in his mouth.
- Oh, shit.
Yes.
Everyone had a good time and was highly amused and the boy had a nervous breakdown.
The ACC Ops is Birman's protégé.
And the officer who took it to a disciplinary - Don't tell me.
- Lewis.
- Come on in.
- Thanks.
Jan Lewis came to my house last night.
She's very distressed.
She wants to be interviewed over this riot business.
She's got information.
Right.
well, I have to phone my guv'nor.
I didn't know that she was directly involved.
well It's not easy for her to volunteer.
It's dangerous.
He's not there.
I'll try Reception.
well, what else is there? - well, this is it.
- Let's walk round again.
You've got to go.
Go on, bugger off.
Thanks.
Thank you.
- where have you been? - what's wrong? ACC Lewis wants to be interviewed and Tattersall's making a statement.
- where's Convey? - with Harmsworth.
I've been trying to contact you since eight this morning.
Are you saying they'd made themselves deliberately unavailable? Yes.
I believe so.
- Sir, can I have a word? - Not now, Clark.
- we've got a problem.
- Can't it wait? - we need you in there, John.
- I'll be in straightaway.
Has she any support? Can she prove it? - I'm sure she can.
- Are you? - It's just gossip, filtering down.
- with respect, sir You have a way of saying "with respect" that denotes the opposite.
Are you aware of that, Mr Clark? As the officer in charge of Operations last Monday I have to say, with deep anguish and remorse that I made a serious misjudgment during the most difficult and taxing moments of the day.
Tattersall is covering up for his superiors.
He should never have been on his own.
All we've got is an officer - a very decent officer - who simply got out of his depth.
Sir, they have got that guy so screwed up, he will cough for all the unsolved crimes.
Harmsworth and Birman were criminally negligent.
Some of us have to look at the wider picture.
You don't pull down a chief constable to please the Guardian.
In a moment of crisis, outside the Town Hall, when it appeared to me that lives and property were at risk I ordered in the Mounted Unit without giving adequate warning of my intention and without ensuring there was sufficient space into which the crowd could disperse.
- will you resign? - will there be a public inquiry? Are you accepting sole responsibility? will there be a public inquiry? Chief Superintendent Tattersall hasn't tried to cover anything up.
He's admitted to a mistake.
Everybody and anybody makes them.
He hasn't made us wait for a destructive inquiry that would have impeded the normal policing of this city.
Foreseeing the likely consequences of such an inquiry acting entirely on his own initiative, he has made this statement.
I re-state the pride in my officers Murderer! You killed my girl! You killed my little girl! why did he kill her? She's not coming back! My girl! She's not coming back.
No
means closing Mainhead Old People's Home and cutting the hours at Haddon Field Day Nursery.
Even the children! Do you think I joined the Labour Party at 16 in order to make cuts in services? Then why are you doing it? we have no choice.
If we don't make these cuts, then it's 350 teachers' jobs You can't do this.
You're a disgrace, comrade.
The people out there have more intelligence than you credit them with.
Then why won't you let them in to hear us? - Are you tired? - Do you want to hold this? - I'll give you a hand.
- Christine, behave.
She's all right.
what group are you in? - She's a swimmer.
- Oh, aye? Nice kid? we like her.
Tories out! Tories out! Tories out! - Even he can handle this.
- Yeah.
It's hardly '84, is it? Good people these.
we should be supporting them.
when it comes to cuts, we're next.
Time for the cricket, Frank.
# what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? Burn! Burn! Burn! # The responsibility of office, eh? well, somebody's got to do it.
# what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers? # what shall we do with the Tory wreckers # # what shall we do with the Tory Party? Burn! Burn! Burn! # what shall we do with a major minor? # what shall we do with a major minor # - woodsy! - Come on.
what? what's going to happen to these folk? They'll be better off then they would be if we got capped.
Get DCC Birman.
You traitor! My father's in Mainhead.
He's 84.
He fought in two wars, woodsy! He'll be transferred.
He'll not be on the street.
You shift him, you'll kill him, woodsy, and you know that! - what about my tea dances? - Listen to the old girl.
Go on, smile.
Go on, smile! It's the sole bit of pleasure I've got.
what will you do when you're my age, eh? It's not us, it's the government.
- You're full of shit! You traitor! - Get off! You traitor! Oscar Foxtrot 83 Yes, now! Come and get us out! Potter, Zulu 21 You have to come in.
- Is it clear? - what? - Is it clear? - Go, go, go.
Go, go! Christine! Christine! He's the Met's expert on public order.
The PCA have insisted.
The local chief tried for one of his mates across the county border.
Clark, Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Convey.
Superintendent Tony Clark, sir.
Someone authorised the horses.
You know Manoeuvre 11.
There must be room for the crowd to disperse and only in serious rioting.
There wasn't either.
- Is the chief constable? - Don't ask.
- we want you up there quickly.
- Yes.
I'm travelling up today.
Nice to meet you, Tony.
- Trains on the hour, guv.
Ten o'clock? - Is there an earlier one? - I've got a liaison meeting.
- Cancel it.
- Nine o'clock? - I can't.
There's Home Office people in, politicians.
- what time? - Nine.
I can't not go.
- 12 o'clock? - That's too late.
You'll phone the minister, will you, sir? - 11.
- Ten.
But that's the point As Ml5 adapts to meet the changed international circumstances, our brief is to establish a working partnership with the police.
A real partnership that works.
Sorry.
This is not going to be easy for either party.
Even recently, there have been rivalries and what can only be described as "cultural differences" that have obstructed and endangered operations of both services.
why don't I come with you? I've got a mate up there - John Jennings.
He's a planner now.
I could ring him and join you tomorrow.
- Richard, I'll be working.
- we'll have the evenings.
Not necessarily.
In fact, I'd say almost definitely not.
- I'm sick of this.
- what? One of us is trying so hard to keep this relationship going.
- Please don't do this to me now.
- well You get such a kick of being out there, amongst the action, it means so much to you, it's more important than our relationship.
Can we can get a sandwich? - You haven't got time.
- Pardon? You've a train to catch.
Convey thinks you're halfway there.
what else do you know? what else do you want to know? Convey - what's your impression? - Seems OK.
He's Graves, but with backbone, intelligence and humour.
- And considerable ambition.
- He'd have to have to get where he is.
- Don't rely on him.
- Thanks.
I would have liked a sandwich.
- Assistant Chief Constable Jan Lewis.
- Superintendent Tony Clark.
DI Harry Naylor, DS Maureen Connell.
I thought you should see what we're up against.
No! Not us! It was you! Your fault! Bastards! Your fault! You're to blame.
Relax.
- They're in.
- what are they like? - They're not smiling.
- They're the Met.
what do you expect? - Do you want a drink? - Are you all right? - Fine.
- Except he's shit himself twice.
- I thought you were going sick.
- Any minute now.
This doesn't help.
Chief constable - Harmsworth.
Deputy - Birman.
ACC Staff Services is Lewis.
There's no ACC Operations here.
Tattersall's next as chief superintendent.
Manoeuvre 11 has to be authorised.
Someone was watching out for him.
- I'll check.
- How is that? There's plenty of it, but the riot stuff is useless.
They got shoved around.
There's faces flashing past, fists flying, then everybody's boots and shoes.
Guv? ACC Ops has been off sick and they haven't made a replacement.
Birman was senior duty officer.
Tattersall duty officer at the scene.
Right.
I'll go and see Tattersall.
Harry, go to the hospital.
Mo, visit the inspector at the Mounted Section.
OK.
Harry, you got an A To Z there, please? we'll meet back at the hotel.
I'm not going to the hotel.
I'm going to my brother-in-law's, guv.
- Saving up for something? - Yeah.
- OK.
A pub.
which one? - The Rising Sun.
The Rising Sun, six o'clock.
This cowardly attack upon my police officers has shocked us all.
Some were set upon as they went to assist the injured and the dying.
They're all heroes.
So these wounds were definitely inflicted by a blade? Like a Stanley blade? So people were there looking for trouble? - Definitely.
- Could you lift that tail up again? where were you standing? Shall I come back? Sorry.
I thought I felt her move.
No.
we were right at the front first off, at the barrier.
we were getting crushed.
So I asked a policeman if we could come through to get out.
He told me to eff off.
So we started to fight our way through to the back to get out that way.
Then we saw the horses.
There were panic.
I held on to Christine, Mick had hold of Philip She went down.
I was holding her tight but I got a knock.
I still had hold of her hand.
I wouldn't let go.
I was crouching over her.
She was screaming.
Everybody was screaming.
If you've got a good riot going, a really good riot, then, yeah, get the horses in, sticks out.
People either get knocked over or bugger off out of it.
was this a good riot? I couldn't tell you that.
They kept us out of sight down a side street.
You'll have to ask the men in charge.
we just do as we're told.
well, there was a council meeting at 2:30 to discuss next year's plans for the budget.
It was no secret that very considerable cuts in public services were going to be announced.
we did receive notice from public sector unions and community groups that they were going to turn up to protest.
- Any idea of numbers? - About 1,500.
You had enough officers to deal with the situation? In my opinion, yes.
But we also received Intelligence reports that a group were going to turn up who intended to use the demonstration as a means of disrupting the meeting and were going to attack the Town Hall.
- what did you do? - I cordoned off the Town Hall.
- Using metal barriers? - Yes.
why did you deploy the Mounted Section? The situation became very dangerous.
- For whom? - For everyone.
There'd been a change in mood when these anarchists infiltrated the crowd.
The situation deteriorated badly.
The leader of the council came out, tried to reason with the crowd.
He was grabbed and an attempt was made to pull him into the crowd.
In the mayhem that followed, children were in danger of being crushed, so I decided to use the Mounted Section to force the crowd off into the side streets around the Town Hall.
- There was ample space to disperse? - Yes.
And you were authorised by the deputy chief constable? I had the authority of a General Order immediately prior to sending in the Mounted Section.
I think that covers everything.
I mean, what is it about doctors' sense of humour? Harry? Over here.
- what are you having? - You have to ask? who knows what bad habits you've got into.
Joe, this is my guv'nor, Tony Clark.
How do, Tony? That's not a job to brag about in here at a time like this.
Right.
You haven't seen any redheads knocking around? Now you're talking.
Excuse me? - Are you dining alone? - Yes.
- would you mind if I joined you? - No No, you're welcome.
I've got a meeting here at eight and it's a bit of a rush to get home and back.
- I'm sure.
- It's not bad here.
- Quick and not pretentious.
- Good.
Are you passing through? Yeah.
Just a few days, I hope.
I run a freight business here.
- Shall we have some wine? - Yes.
- what are you eating? - Um - Have the fish.
- Right.
I will.
That one.
Thanks.
- what's your meeting? - women's Network.
An excuse to get together for women in the arts, business, management.
Come.
Are you doing anything? I hadn't planned to.
Then come as my guest.
They've an interesting speaker - Jan Lewis.
She's one of our top policewomen.
You've heard of her? Yes.
Yes, I have.
we're all friends here, are we? No reporters? well Then think of the police as a solid block of male attitudes.
Prejudiced, sexist racist, ignorant violent A culture based on unchallengeable certainties.
But it's steadfast.
And those ingredients are what give it strength.
But events such as yesterday's are a blow to that confidence.
when innocent people are killed, someone might have got it wrong.
we'll find that "someone", but our omnipotence has been dealt a serious blow.
well, how is she, then? She's all right.
She gets a bit fed up.
You know what she's like.
- Mary would have come down.
- No, no need.
She can cope.
Thanks anyway.
- Maureen? Let me introduce you - Is this part of your investigation? No, ma'am.
Purely recreational.
I was invited.
I didn't give you anything to run back to Superintendent Clark with, did I? I didn't hear anything that I wouldn't endorse, ma'am.
That's something to be thankful for.
Good night.
I'll see you in a minute.
- Steady as you go, Joe.
- Just going for a pee.
whenever Joe goes for a pee, he comes back with three pints.
It's an old family tradition.
what did they think when you started courting Joyce? They were less than thrilled, I can tell you.
But they've been all right over the years.
They never change.
Do you know what's wrong with her? Nothing definite, no.
- Don't bullshit me.
- I'm not bullshitting you.
when I know, I'll tell you.
- It's the world she lives in.
- Tell me about it.
Sorry.
It's just that Jan's been a good friend to me.
- Here's a cab.
- Keep in touch.
I will.
Good night, was it, guv? Yeah.
I'm sorry about earlier.
Me and Harry got waylaid No, no.
Don't worry about it.
You weren't missed.
If you could all settle down? The chief constable has a statement to make.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
Two days ago, in this fine city, a violent and politically-motivated group of people orchestrated a major public order disaster.
This morning, thanks to some fine detective work, several houses were raided and arrests were made.
You can see on the table here some of the weapons which were deployed against my officers.
Posters and leaflets had been circulated for some days, urging people to march on the Town Hall.
"Take it over.
" This is a grouping well known to us.
A collection of splinter factions under the umbrella title of "Class Struggle".
How about charges of excessive force? Can we talk to Chief Superintendent Tattersall? funerals, too, Constable.
- Sorry.
I don't know you.
- Chris Priestley of the Independent.
we have nothing to hide, Mr Priestley.
Officers were appointed by me to make decisions on the day but I take full responsibility for the actions of the police at the demonstration.
will you be visiting any of the civilian injured in hospital? I've already done so, Mr Priestley, and offered my condolences to their relatives.
- who ordered the use of sticks? - That's all.
- Geoff woods, leader of the council.
- Hello.
I've got one or two things to say about this if you've got the time.
I've worried about this for years.
These wild kids and old bastards like Tommy Burton.
They never give up.
It's that pillock I blame.
He was next to me.
I was dragged into the crowd.
He never saw it.
I thought I was a goner.
He was looking the wrong way.
who is it that we're talking about? Tattersall.
Bloody hopeless.
It was chaos round here all day.
It didn't just flare up.
Oh, no, they had a chuffing carnival going on.
- A carnival? - Oh, aye.
You know, rides on fire engines, all that arty jewellery.
They were setting stalls up at eight in the morning.
They were selling samosas and every kind of vegetable politically-correct, make-you-fart pastry by half past.
Tattersall should have cleared it when the demo started.
Not him.
He never put a foot right all day.
If there was a bollock to drop, he dropped it.
Mr Burton, you were picked up as a prime mover in the demonstration.
what can you tell us about Class Struggle? Class? Nowt, really.
Handful of lunatics.
Do you deny that there have been associations between you and others picked up this morning? Associations? - I know 'em.
I hate some of 'em.
- why is that? They're tossers.
Son, it's Left politics we're talking here.
Son what's your name? - Clark.
- You don't mind me asking, do you? - Your first name? - Tony.
will you indulge an old man, Tony? You see I'm getting a bit out of touch these days.
I can't see the old patterns.
where are you from? what's your history? - what do you mean? - Bear with me, Tony.
You see My dad were a collier He took me out of school at 14 and took me down t'pit.
His father were a collier - my grandfather - and his father were a farm labourer.
what about your family? My father was a shop floor manager.
- Metals? - woolworths.
Your grandfather? I think he was a clerk on the railways.
what about you, love? My dad was an engineer who became a teacher.
His father and his father's father were in the yards.
Oh.
And his dad before that, I'll bet.
She burns, this one.
She burns with an anger you've probably never felt.
Blood thinning out over the generations.
we fight because we have to.
Because if we don't, we go under.
- You've never had to fight, have you? - what about the riot, Mr Burton? I were a steward on the march.
I'm an Old Age Pensioner member of the Trades Council.
I volunteered.
No plots.
I don't do 'em any more.
two days ago in this fine city a violent and politically-motivated group of people orchestrated a major public order disaster.
Angela Berridge, please.
Tony Clark.
Tony? I'm watching it.
I've just seen Burton.
He gave me a lecture on class.
It's all in the genes.
Good for him.
Old Tommy's a dying breed.
You should see the files we have on him.
He thought Stalin was right to go into Hungary.
we need another meeting soon.
why? To discuss our future together.
well, I'm far too busy for a sandwich.
I might be able to fit in a quick breakfast.
I'd like you to tell me what you know about Class Struggle, sir.
I'm sorry.
I don't follow The official line is this riot was precipitated by a ruthless organisation determined to seek every opportunity to foment civil strife.
And that this riot needed the urgent intervention of the Mounted Section to bring it under control, to defeat Class Struggle.
I'm asking you, sir, how many political agitators does it take to cause a riot? Sounds hypothetical to me, Clark.
Then let me put it another way.
was the Mounted Section sent in to control a riot which, so far as we know, may have been caused by two men and a dog? Class Struggle.
Or was this riot a direct result of the Mounted Section being sent in? Certainly not.
Can you define the riot, sir? - Pressure on police barriers.
- That's not a riot, that's a crush.
Dangerous objects being thrown by individuals.
who were defending themselves against the Mounted Section.
It seems this demonstration started much earlier.
Eight in the morning.
No, it didn't.
Just some people setting up stalls.
- Some? - we weren't concerned with them.
They were all around the square.
- Yes.
- Clark The Ambulance Service and the Fire Brigade were there? - It was a sort of a carnival.
- I think we'll just leave it there.
Interview concluded, 14:35.
Go.
I'm supposed to be clocking these laps.
Our Phil's in.
Yeah.
I just need to ask you a few questions.
You were trying to leave the demonstration? - Yes.
- why? well, it were getting a bit nasty.
Lots of bad language.
- who was this? - well - Kids, really.
Students, perhaps.
- How many of them? Only a few.
we just happened to be near 'em.
Most people were like us.
Such as? There were teachers, nurses, miners They're closing down the tea dances and they were there.
There must have been two dozen more earlier and not one of them under 70.
It were that kind of do, you know.
Yeah.
Look, er Before the horses came - did you hear a warning of any kind? - No.
Are you sure? It must have been very noisy.
No.
Not that noisy.
I heard all t'rest.
He were talking into his radio and he were getting pushed and shoved, but we were all laughing.
Nobody warned us about horses.
Mick? Mick, it's the hospital.
- You watch much football, Tony? - No.
Too busy.
It's all crap down there, isn't it? Else hooligans.
- what? - There's usually horses.
- I hear you picked up Tommy Burton.
- Not us.
You know him? He worked with my uncle in t'pit during t'war.
He went on strike over t'breaks.
He's always been at it.
Stands in local elections.
Beats Liberals, Tories.
People don't vote for his party but they respect him.
He sorts problems, paperwork for people who can't read.
Amazing who he knows and who he can get a favour out of.
He's old, he's tired and he's knackered, but he's still fighting.
You can fool some of the people some of the time but if you've picked up Tommy, every bugger knows you're covering up.
It's not us, Joe.
we're independent.
You all piss in the same pot.
Did Tattersall give you proper clearance? The Class Struggle excuse is falling apart.
Aye.
well, I'm Mounted Section.
I'm not a detective.
- Nothing to do with me.
- Yeah.
And they're from Horse & Hound.
If they can't blame Class Struggle, they'll be coming for you.
They can sod off.
we're not to blame.
we're the Fire Brigade.
They don't call us in unless some other bugger's already screwed up.
Tattersall? If they've got half a brain, if they want to use my section, they ask my advice.
I'm the expert.
- what would you have done? - I'd have gone in earlier.
walked the horses in, got the crowd away from the barriers.
Tattersall thought he had a riot.
Aye.
"Go, go, go, go!" what does he know? He's just out of Staff Services.
You don't charge barriers.
Barriers are cleared out of the way first.
The horses get stuck in them and if Tattersall didn't know that, somebody should have been there to put him right.
Sir? Sir.
we need to speak to DCC Birman, sir, if possible.
The deputy chief constable is ill.
Come to try and save your boy? I didn't know you liked boys.
I have asked the chief constable to call you in to speak to Convey and CIB.
I've tried to keep out of this, but I'm formally telling you, as my immediate superior officer, if neither you nor the chief constable will acknowledge what happened, I'll go to Convey and tell him myself.
You stupid bitch.
You've got to come in, Frank.
All this would have blown over in a few days.
I don't know what function you serve any longer on the force.
I can't work out, can't add up what is it we get for our money.
You don't take crooks, you don't do paperwork, you play no observable part in strategy.
whatever Jim Tattersall didn't know he'll learn faster for what happened.
Bollocks.
You will tell Convey what you were doing.
what state you were in when you were supposed to be senior duty officer.
Really? Can't do it, can you? Just like him.
You're all the same.
when it comes to it, no bottle.
"we ignored him, you know.
"He bleeped us and we had another drink.
"Let's see if she can dig him out of this one.
" That's what the chief said.
And he was right.
You see, you stick your nose in and you get it shoved right back out again! Now piss off! Go on! Piss off! where were you when the riot started? - I was with Councillor woods.
- why? I had accompanied him into the crowd.
So you were under attack? Yes.
At the end.
It's very commendable to be active at the heart of things.
In retrospect, was it the best place from which to take strategic decisions? we don't have state-of-the-art surveillance equipment.
- I wanted to be close to the situation.
- Of course.
Clark? There is no ACC responsible for Operations, so who do you answer to? - DCC Birman.
- was he at the Town Hall? He was elsewhere on police business.
Did you seek advice from DCC Birman at any time? I spoke to him at intervals during the day.
what about immediately before the riot? It was difficult.
Um Undoubtedly.
Did you try? - Of course.
- Did you succeed? No.
So the decision to send in the Mounted Section was entirely your own? Yes.
You can't abandon him, sir.
- why not? He screwed up.
- I don't think that he was the only one.
- Don't you, now? - No, sir.
who else? we are the only force in the country not running mandatory public order courses for senior officers.
- Inexperienced officers like Tattersall - Bloody panicker.
Sir, management is a responsibility, not a privilege.
- DCC Birman - Yes? He needs treatment, sir.
Come on, surely you admit that? He's a sick man.
Do I detect criticism of me here? You dropped Tattersall in it - you and Birman.
what happened wasn't an accident.
It was a tragedy born of negligence.
Tattersall may be accused of negligence but you and I both know that lack of training, communication, the way decisions are made, the practice of management here made something like this inevitable.
Birman should have been there with him, not getting drunk at the bloody cricket with you! - God.
I know what she needs.
- Sorry? It's politics.
You know? Politics.
All down to police committees.
Loony Lefties, bent bastards, Ban The Bombers feminists, lesbians.
I have to carry the shit they offload.
Have a gender-adjusted senior management team.
They scoured the country for a suitable black.
Ten years it's taken me to pull them back into line.
Sir, I have to tell you that we've spoken to Tattersall now on three occasions.
Yes.
well, I'm a bit worried about him myself, to tell you the truth.
Sir I am aware of how volatile the situation is at the moment.
I want to handle this with care.
There are funerals next week.
Timing is everything.
In order to conclude our investigation, we should speak to DCC Birman.
No.
Sir, in my opinion, we must speak to DCC Birman if this inquiry is to command public confidence.
That's your opinion, is it, sonny Jim? You can piss off with your public confidence! I don't care about your public bloody confidence! I'm battling for this police force.
- Sorry.
- It's only five past.
Train was late.
- You came down this morning? - Cow on the line.
- I don't believe it.
- I didn't want to talk on the phone.
- Oh, is that the reason? - No.
Hello? Hello.
Downstairs? well, come on up.
No.
It's all right.
Room 214.
OK.
I'm getting nowhere fast with Birman.
Can you get me the ACC Ops who's been ill? The ACC Ops isn't ill.
He's been suspended.
why? Four of his lads had a bit of fun with a probationer.
Pretended they were armed robbers, took him hostage.
- Beat him up, put a gun in his mouth.
- Oh, shit.
Yes.
Everyone had a good time and was highly amused and the boy had a nervous breakdown.
The ACC Ops is Birman's protégé.
And the officer who took it to a disciplinary - Don't tell me.
- Lewis.
- Come on in.
- Thanks.
Jan Lewis came to my house last night.
She's very distressed.
She wants to be interviewed over this riot business.
She's got information.
Right.
well, I have to phone my guv'nor.
I didn't know that she was directly involved.
well It's not easy for her to volunteer.
It's dangerous.
He's not there.
I'll try Reception.
well, what else is there? - well, this is it.
- Let's walk round again.
You've got to go.
Go on, bugger off.
Thanks.
Thank you.
- where have you been? - what's wrong? ACC Lewis wants to be interviewed and Tattersall's making a statement.
- where's Convey? - with Harmsworth.
I've been trying to contact you since eight this morning.
Are you saying they'd made themselves deliberately unavailable? Yes.
I believe so.
- Sir, can I have a word? - Not now, Clark.
- we've got a problem.
- Can't it wait? - we need you in there, John.
- I'll be in straightaway.
Has she any support? Can she prove it? - I'm sure she can.
- Are you? - It's just gossip, filtering down.
- with respect, sir You have a way of saying "with respect" that denotes the opposite.
Are you aware of that, Mr Clark? As the officer in charge of Operations last Monday I have to say, with deep anguish and remorse that I made a serious misjudgment during the most difficult and taxing moments of the day.
Tattersall is covering up for his superiors.
He should never have been on his own.
All we've got is an officer - a very decent officer - who simply got out of his depth.
Sir, they have got that guy so screwed up, he will cough for all the unsolved crimes.
Harmsworth and Birman were criminally negligent.
Some of us have to look at the wider picture.
You don't pull down a chief constable to please the Guardian.
In a moment of crisis, outside the Town Hall, when it appeared to me that lives and property were at risk I ordered in the Mounted Unit without giving adequate warning of my intention and without ensuring there was sufficient space into which the crowd could disperse.
- will you resign? - will there be a public inquiry? Are you accepting sole responsibility? will there be a public inquiry? Chief Superintendent Tattersall hasn't tried to cover anything up.
He's admitted to a mistake.
Everybody and anybody makes them.
He hasn't made us wait for a destructive inquiry that would have impeded the normal policing of this city.
Foreseeing the likely consequences of such an inquiry acting entirely on his own initiative, he has made this statement.
I re-state the pride in my officers Murderer! You killed my girl! You killed my little girl! why did he kill her? She's not coming back! My girl! She's not coming back.
No