A Change in the Weather 1988-08-14 Part 5 of 5 - The End

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio – "A Change in the Weather" (1988-08-14 Part 5 of 5 - The End)
Release Date: May 13, 2025
Hosted by: Harold's Old Time Radio

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Introduction to the Climactic Chase

In the final installment of "A Change in the Weather," listeners are thrust into the heart-pounding conclusion of an exhilarating adventure. The story follows bank robbers Jiffy Perkins and Burco Madrid as they navigate treacherous terrain pursued relentlessly by City Nigel, Detective Sergeant Digley, and the formidable London gangster BB. The oppressive weather and rugged landscape set the stage for an intense showdown.

Notable Quote:
Narrator [00:05]: "Armageddon has snapped at the heels of bank robbers Jiffy Perkins and Burco Madrid."

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The Perilous Pursuit Up the Mountain

The chase intensifies as Jiffy and Burco lead their pursuers into increasingly hostile environments. The duo demonstrates remarkable cunning, laying deceptive trails to confuse their hunters. As night falls and the weather worsens, the tension escalates.

Notable Quote:
Jiffy Perkins [00:47]: "Any singing up here."
Louise [02:15]: "We can see a bit further. Oh, let's find that hut."

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Seeking Shelter and Building Tensions

Amidst the storm, Jiffy and Burco stumble upon a seemingly abandoned hut, hoping to find refuge from the harsh elements. However, their temporary safety is short-lived as City Nigel and his team catch up, leading to a tense standoff.

Notable Quotes:
City Nigel [03:11]: "This pistol will be pointing at you all the time." [05:27]
Detective Inspector [03:42]: "You're stuck fast in a cranny all night long." [03:44]

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The Confrontation and Capture

Inside the hut, emotions run high as rival factions collide. City Nigel's desperation to capture the robbers culminates in a violent confrontation. Despite Nigel's threats, Jiffy and Burco find themselves overpowered and ultimately apprehended by the determined law enforcement officers.

Notable Quote:
City Nigel [05:02]: "I don't shoot with my leg. Jiffy, shoot." [05:02]
Detective Sergeant Digley [20:30]: "You rob the bank, didn't you? You can't fool me like you fooled him, you cockney carcass." [21:06]

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Introduction of Louise and Henrietta

Just as the dust settles, two enigmatic women, Louise and Henrietta, make their entrance. They reveal a hidden agenda, having observed the events unfold. Their intervention adds a new layer of complexity, suggesting ulterior motives behind their seemingly altruistic actions.

Notable Quotes:
Louise [26:15]: "If this is an offer you can't refuse, we shall all live happily ever after." [26:42]
Henrietta [25:49]: "We're sorry. Friends." [26:12]

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Backstage Manipulations and True Intentions

As Jiffy and Burco grapple with their new predicament, it becomes evident that Louise and Henrietta have their own plans. The revelation of their investment in a safe house and the promise of a new life raises questions about their true intentions and the future of the captured robbers.

Notable Quote:
Louise [25:13]: "We swept you all onto the carpet. We were doing our bit for society by ridding the world of a few villains." [25:19]

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City Nigel's Downfall and Final Arrest

Meanwhile, City Nigel faces his own demise. As he becomes increasingly unstable, his inability to maintain control leads to his capture. Detective Sergeant Digley, despite his injuries, asserts his authority, bringing Nigel and his cohorts to justice.

Notable Quotes:
Detective Sergeant Digley [20:26]: "You're under arrest." [20:26]
City Nigel [20:04]: "He wants the money, bb." [21:20]

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Cliffhanger and Open-Ended Conclusion

The episode concludes on a suspenseful note, leaving several questions unanswered. The fate of Louise and Henrietta, the true nature of their alliance, and the future endeavors of Jiffy and Burco remain uncertain. The narrator hints at the need for another "change in the weather," suggesting that the adventure may not be entirely over.

Notable Quotes:
Narrator [23:47]: "Many questions remain to be answered. What everybody needs is another change in the weather." [23:47]
Jiffy Perkins [27:31]: "I knew it. I really knew it. Well, everything's all right then, isn't it?" [27:31]

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Cast and Crew Acknowledgment

The finale features a stellar cast, including Peter Craze and John Hollis as Jiffy Perkins and Burco Madrid, Dilys Lay and Polly as Henrietta and Louise, Philip Sully as City Nigel, William Simons as BB, John Richard Tate as the Detective Inspector, and Trevor Nichols as Detective Sergeant Digley. Technical presentation was handled by David Greenwood, Jessica Bowles, and Allison Mackenzie. The episode was written by Eric Pringle and directed by Ian Cottage.

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Conclusion

"A Change in the Weather" masterfully blends suspense, character development, and unexpected twists, culminating in a satisfying yet open-ended finale. The intricate interplay between protagonists and antagonists, coupled with the mysterious motives of Louise and Henrietta, leaves listeners eagerly anticipating potential future adventures.

Closing Narration:
Narrator [27:47]: "Well, things might be back in London, but behind bars, they might as well be in Timbuktu. Or Spain. Oh, dear... Many questions remain to be answered." [27:47]

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Narrator]

We present part five of A Change in the Weather, an unlikely adventure for radio by Eric Pringle. Armageddon has snapped at the heels of bank robbers Jiffy Perkins and Burco Madrid. The pack is led by City Nigel, with Detective Sergeant Digley close behind. And a little further back, London gangster BB gritting his teeth to tear them limb from limb. But although the hounds are howling, Jiffy and Burko aren't beaten yet. Like cunning foxes, they have laid a trail pointing ever upwards, taking their pursuers into some very nasty terrain in even nastier weather. And night is coming on Jifa or.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Any singing up here.

[Louise]

Listen.

[Jiffy Perkins]

It's the angel Spurgo. We're done for. Run.

[Narrator]

Meanwhile, on another part of the darkening.

[Louise]

Mountain, we'll always banish sadness and strife.

[Henrietta]

We're going to be benighted, Henry. We shouldn't have come so far.

[Louise]

Well, if we are, we won't be able to go home in the morning. Every cloud has a silver lin.

[Henrietta]

Could fall down a precipice.

[Louise]

Then we'll fall together. We better hold hands, Lou. Oh, thank God we're not alone.

[Henrietta]

Shouldn't we keep still? Henry, I'm sorry to keep on, but we can't see where we're walking into or off.

[Louise]

Oh, are you trying to scare me? When I could see and looked at the man, there seemed to be a hut somewhere about. God knows what it's doing up here. Shelter for sheep, probably. And probably a ruin, but shelter if we could find it. Better than spending a night here. We could die out here.

[Henrietta]

Oh, the fog is shifting. Look, look.

[Louise]

We can see a bit further. Oh, let's find that hot. Best foot forward. Best foot forward. Sing.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Sing.

[Louise]

How are things on Gloramora? Will they find a ruin?

[City Nigel]

Ghostly voices of the mountain gods. Am I hallucinating? It must be the loss of blood. Is it a siren song? Wagner's Valkyries. Am I going to die here? Stop it, Nigel. You've never given up on a job. You still have your pride and your pistol. This is no time to get lonely. Listen to this wind. It's a Bruckner symphony played in an amphitheater for giants. And where is the great conductor? Come on, Maestro.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

City Nigel is waiting.

[Detective Inspector]

What was that? Nothing. Storm's got inside my head. Never mind, Detective Sergeant. You won't die up here because you're a Lakeland policeman and you know what to do. You've worked your way deep into this crevice, out of the wind. Let the others get a gale up their asses and blow off precipices that's up to them. Oh, that'll do.

[BB]

Rest.

[Detective Inspector]

Observe. Observe weather conditions. Diabolical. Observe your personal condition. Lousy. You're stuck. Stuck fast in a cranny all night long. I hate Londoners. If I get out of this, I won't arrest Perkins my train. I'll execute them with me bare hands and that motorcycle maniac Rockforce. All I need in here. Wrap up your troubles in your o kick bag. And smile. Smiling, smiling. What?

[Burco Madrid]

Here's a sort of barn. Burt, Go. Hey, our luck's in at last.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Where the hell are we? Paradise.

[Burco Madrid]

Hey, maybe this place is for climbers.

[Jiffy Perkins]

There's a lamb and some matches.

[Burco Madrid]

Here. Look, there's even beds. Well, sort of mattress things. Welcome home, Burt.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Go.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Is this a miracle, Jim?

[Burco Madrid]

Of course it is. And it saved our lives.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Good evening, gentlemen. Sidney.

[Burco Madrid]

Nigel.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Nigel. Oh, Jiffy.

[Burco Madrid]

Your leg's bleeding. Nigel.

[City Nigel]

I don't shoot with my leg. Jiffy, shoot. The wages of greed is extinction. So saith BB he is the Lord and I am his prophet.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Oh, don't shoot, Nigel. There has to be a way out of this.

[Detective Inspector]

There has to be.

[Burco Madrid]

Listen.

[City Nigel]

Saved by the cavalry. Who would believe it?

[Jiffy Perkins]

I believe it.

[City Nigel]

Don't put a foot wrong. This pistol will be pointing at you all the time.

[Louise]

We've been saved, Luke. So through and frozen stick. But good heavens, how unlucky.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Oh, goodness, it's like an hotel, innit?

[City Nigel]

Good evening, ladies. Welcome. Come in and shut the door.

[Detective Inspector]

What time is it? I can't see. Me watch. I can't move my arm. Observe the stars. Digley. There are no stars. Oh, put this cramp el's teeth. Oh, wrap up your troubles in your own get back and smile, smile, smile.

[Henrietta]

As you grow older I'll be constant and true and just like the ivy I'll cling to you. Join us, chaps.

[City Nigel]

I prefer music.

[Louise]

Don't be insulting. Let me see your leg.

[City Nigel]

Keep away.

[Louise]

Now, now, be brave. We don't want gangrene, do we?

[City Nigel]

Don't touch it.

[Louise]

What did you do, step under a falling cliff?

[City Nigel]

I rode into one.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Jiffy, can we make a break free? Do you want to bullet up your bum? Who? What we gonna do? How the hell should I know?

[Burco Madrid]

I'm not a prophet.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Anyway, I'll give up. If the women go away, we're dead.

[Henrietta]

Won't you join us, Brian Jo.

[Jiffy Perkins]

We was talking.

[Louise]

Well, come and talk over here. I expect you have lots to talk about. Bank robberies and such. You're Jiffy Perkins of Berco Madrid. Your celebrities bank Robbers?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Never.

[Henrietta]

Oh, my dears. We recognized you in spite of your hairy disguises.

[Louise]

Almost everybody in the world has your photograph. Is this solicitor man hunting you, Jiffy? Is he a rat catcher?

[City Nigel]

Exactly so, ladies. Finely put.

[Henrietta]

And you're in his trap. You don't seem to have been very successful.

[City Nigel]

They're total failures. Two of life's scraps.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, that ain't right. You tell him, Jiffy.

[Burco Madrid]

It is right.

[BB]

It is. It all goes wrong. Everything we touch turns to ash.

[Burco Madrid]

Even Billy dropped dead on us. And when we struck oil by accident, it turned out to be poison.

[City Nigel]

My God. You have a lot to answer for, the people you've put up.

[Louise]

It's no good feeling sorry for yourselves.

[Detective Inspector]

Digley feels sorry for himself. His feet have died now, long before the rest of him follows. Hey ho, the wind and the rain.

[John]

John. Where the hell's Nigel?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Do you want to go to bed, bb? You're drunk.

[John]

What the hell else is there to do here?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Let's go back to London. No way, John.

[John]

Jiffy, Perkins and Berco. Madrid gotta die first.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Then we'll go back.

[Henrietta]

Listen to it out there. It's getting worse.

[Burco Madrid]

Never mind that now. Let me get this straight. See if I understand.

[Henrietta]

Nigel's right, you know. This is a frightening world.

[Louise]

We should stick together.

[Burco Madrid]

He's never stuck with anybody in his life.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I don't know, does he? Jiffy and me, we take care of each other.

[City Nigel]

Well, now I'm here with you, as are these two gracious ladies. Two have become five.

[Burco Madrid]

Let me get it straight then, will you?

[Louise]

Go ahead, darling. Straight as a die.

[City Nigel]

Which is what he does if he doesn't agree.

[Burco Madrid]

Look, Nigel suggests that since the Kettles are onto us.

[Henrietta]

Kettles?

[City Nigel]

The first lady, the old Bill. And talking about old Bill, jiffy. Don't forget B.B. our mutual friend. Not to mention me.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Don't be be Jiffy. Shut up.

[Burco Madrid]

Because of the Kettles, we can't go back for the loot ourselves. Instead, Henry and Lou collect it for, and then it's equal shares all round.

[City Nigel]

Five ways I could kill the four of you and have it all. You realize I'm being generous?

[Louise]

We're truly grateful, darling.

[Jiffy Perkins]

And then we go to Spain.

[Louise]

Bless you.

[City Nigel]

Thank you. I shall whiz round the world's music festivals on a new motorcycle. Salzburg, Lucerne, Bayreuth, Edinburgh. No, perhaps not Edinburgh. I shall have to disappear from these shores.

[Burco Madrid]

We did the work and you get the loot. I don't like that.

[City Nigel]

Liking is irrelevant. Living is what we're talking about.

[Jiffy Perkins]

I agree Jeffrey, it's been a terrible day.

[Burco Madrid]

Oh, okay, I agree.

[City Nigel]

Sensible fellow. Now you'll see them all.

[Jiffy Perkins]

We can get the Granada then.

[Louise]

Never mind Granada. Let's get to brass tacks. We must plan this carefully.

[City Nigel]

You can't go back to your hotel, of course.

[Henrietta]

But our cases, all our things.

[Louise]

He's right. We mustn't seen again.

[Henrietta]

Not ever.

[Louise]

Not even by our families? Especially by our families. Don't you see what this means?

[Henrietta]

Oh, yes, right. Oh, yes, right.

[Detective Inspector]

Observe.

[Jiffy Perkins]

De. You fantastic policeman. Both your legs are dead.

[Detective Inspector]

You paralyzed from the waist down. Now what are you gonna do?

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Help.

[Burco Madrid]

Help.

[Narrator]

That's right.

[Detective Inspector]

Finish me off with an avalanche.

[Louise]

Oh, what a sparkling morning. Sunshine on the mountaintop.

[Henrietta]

Isn't it beautiful? Who last night could have expected this?

[Louise]

Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day.

[City Nigel]

Scenery has no importance now. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for this beholder, it resides in £200,000. So, six o' clock this evening at the Bowelstone.

[Burco Madrid]

Now, you're sure you know where the loot is?

[Louise]

X marks the spot. Darling, we've been over it a hundred times.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Were you scared?

[Henrietta]

To death, actually. But nothing ventured.

[City Nigel]

Good luck.

[Henrietta]

Goodbye.

[Louise]

Come on, Lou.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yes, right.

[Louise]

Hi ho, hi ho get off to work we go hi ho, hi ho.

[Detective Inspector]

I hope you know what you're doing, Nigel. They've no experience.

[City Nigel]

That's precisely why they'll get away with it. Innocence is a great disguise. I had it once myself, but it didn't last. Look at them. Who would suspect those two of any criminal intent? They're your only chance, Jiffy. If they fail, you're dead. We'll go separate ways from here. You go that way. I'll go down here.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I hope we don't get lost again, Jiffy, like we did last time.

[Burco Madrid]

Stop moaning, Burgo, please. Get down the mouth.

[Henrietta]

Dig.

[Louise]

Dig in the woods the whole day.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Through Dig.

[Louise]

Is what we like to do. Oh, what a heist, Lou. There's not a single sign of police or gangsters. Oh, just the birds and us. And a little further down in this soil. A million pounds.

[Henrietta]

Our time has come at last.

[Jiffy Perkins]

It's so exhilarating.

[Henrietta]

I haven't felt like this since I was a girl. This will revolutionize our lives, won't it? The possibilities are frightening. The way I feel is frightening.

[Louise]

It's called happiness. We're not used to it. Aha. I've hit something.

[Henrietta]

A new life is beginning. It's being born now, this minute. I can feel it.

[Louise]

So can I. A life of Riley Spiced with a little danger to give it a flavor. All five. Thanks to Billy Potts, a man we've never met.

[Henrietta]

Oh, thank you, Billy.

[Louise]

Oh, digloo, let's get this show on the road.

[Jiffy Perkins]

The inspector will see you now, Detective Sergeant Digley.

[BB]

I'll wheel you in, shall I?

[Narrator]

If you must.

[Detective Inspector]

I know what he'll say. He'll say, where have you been, Detective Sergeant? Observing, sir. I spent the night on observation duty up a mountain and became lodged in a rock crevice. Yes, sir. Lodgings for the night. Very funny. That's right, sir. Rock around the clock.

[BB]

Thank you, Constable.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Very good, sir.

[BB]

Well, Detective Sergeant?

[Detective Inspector]

Not really, sir. My right foot's still paralyzed.

[BB]

I'll give you 30 minutes to get back the use of your legs, sir. 30 minutes to leap out of that wheelchair and into action, or I'll have you legless for life for bringing disgrace on the station. We're supposed to do the helping. We're not the ones who get reported missing, get themselves wedged, bring the fells down with their cries and have to be prized out by a school party like a pip out of an orange. Behavior like that causes the public to lose faith. Not to mention our city friends, who.

[John]

Entrusted this to us.

[Detective Inspector]

Yes, sir.

[BB]

It gets especially aggravating when we're chronically undermanned and London villains are wandering all over the patch. And on top of that, two respectable ladies walk out of their hotel, leaving all their things behind and don't go back. Ladies Plus a waiter from the same hotel has also vanished into thin air. Plus an itinerant boatman, ditto. Everybody's disappearing. It's like the Bermuda Bloody Triangle. Mountain rescuer out in force. What's happened?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Why?

[BB]

Abducted, murdered, run away, who knows? It's up to you to find out.

[Detective Inspector]

I've caught pneumonia, sir.

[BB]

Be sure your sins will find you out. These vanishings could be coincidental, or they could all be due to last night's storm. On the other hand, we could be dealing with a multiple elopement or a mass spur of the moment evacuation of the Lake District. If you're going to die of pneumonia, I'd like you to delay your exit long enough to solve this mystery for us. Now get your ass out of that invalid carriage, Detective Sergeant.

[Detective Inspector]

Yes, sir.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Telephone call for Detective Sergeant Digley. Siri, it's five past six. Nigel's getting trigger happy. Knock him.

[City Nigel]

They'd better hurry. This leg's place playing me up.

[Burco Madrid]

You should see a doctor, Nigel.

[City Nigel]

I don't believe in doctors.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Oh, that Trust doctors Nigel. My ma says it's not having faith in gold.

[City Nigel]

I don't trust God either. Look at the height of that stone. Why do they call it the Bowder Stone?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Search me. They even got a ladder up here. I won't go up there.

[City Nigel]

I couldn't.

[Burco Madrid]

Don't look at me.

[Detective Inspector]

Listen.

[Burco Madrid]

I thought I heard him coming.

[City Nigel]

This is the first time I've ever worked with anyone else. Makes me edgy.

[Burco Madrid]

Don't get edgy, Nigel. I'm edgy for both of us.

[City Nigel]

They better hurry up for both your sakes. Because if anything goes wrong, I'll have to shoot you.

[John]

Wrong, Nigel. I'll have to shoot all of you.

[City Nigel]

Phoebe.

[Detective Inspector]

Phoebe.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Oh, my God.

[John]

Don't run, boys. No use to even walk. My other boys are all around. They're tired of waiting for you to do your job, Nigel. And they're edgy. Ain't that right, boys? Sure, bb.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Cool. I can see Dan's Jiffy poking out the bushes.

[John]

Of course you can, Burko. They're pointing at your belly. And at yours, Nigel. And yours, Jiffy.

[Burco Madrid]

It was an accident, baby. A mistake.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yeah, we didn't mean.

[Burco Madrid]

No arm.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Shut up.

[City Nigel]

Let me explain, bb. This is all part of my plant.

[John]

Peter.

[Jiffy Perkins]

When you see him.

[John]

I know all about your plan, Nigel. I can't trust anybody anymore. Not even a dedicated career villain like you. The world's gone bad.

[Jiffy Perkins]

You're all rubbish.

[John]

Rotten, gangrenous waste. Now to be wasted.

[City Nigel]

How did you find out you was grassed?

[John]

On time and place and people. The old ruddy scenario. Well, now the curtain's coming down. So let's have my money.

[Burco Madrid]

We haven't got it.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Not a besaita.

[City Nigel]

Who told you? As if I didn't know.

[John]

Two helpful ladies with sharp eyes and sharp eyes wits.

[Detective Inspector]

Bloody hell, Burger.

[Jiffy Perkins]

I don't understand.

[John]

Don't get devious again, Nigel. What are you talking about?

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

An arrest, You London loonies. You're under arrest.

[John]

Who the hell's that?

[City Nigel]

Where?

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Up here. Top of the Bowder Stone. My name is Digley. Detective Sergeant Digley of Keswick Constabulary. You towny termites. You're surrounded. You're all surrounded. Including the fools in the forest. I have men everywhere. English Lakeland is crawling with Digglis. Policemen. And you're all under arrest.

[Burco Madrid]

I don't believe it.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Ain't we going to Spain, Jiffy?

[John]

You gave your Aristus from up there. John.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

I'm coming down. Wait there.

[Detective Inspector]

I.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Don't try anything funny. My foot's a bit numb. You'll have to Be patient. You can be getting the money ready.

[Burco Madrid]

Money?

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

You rob the bank, didn't you? You can't fool me like you fooled him, you cockney carcass. You'll get years and years. What a cop. What a cop. This is the peak of my career, you city slickers.

[City Nigel]

He wants the money, bb.

[Burco Madrid]

We haven't even seen the money.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Don't get funny with me. I know you've got. Damn, my foot's still paralyzed.

[Burco Madrid]

Yeah, this table's all right. Virgo got a view of the exercise yard if you're happy with it.

[Jiffy Perkins]

No, I'm happy if you are, Jiffy. You know that one table's the same.

[Burco Madrid]

As another behind bars.

[Jiffy Perkins]

I don't feel bad.

[Burco Madrid]

Well, it was my idea, wasn't it? My stupid idea.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Here, these are good sausages. And you'll like the mash, you feet. The mash is really something.

[Burco Madrid]

Could have been Spanish omelettes.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yeah, with flamenco dancers round the tables. Yeah, but the mash is all right.

[City Nigel]

Lord.

[Burco Madrid]

Conned by two musical females.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I was, too. We all was.

[Burco Madrid]

Look, I'm trying to apologize, Berto.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I don't want you to, Jiffy. I'll get embarrassed. Oh, well, it could be worse. We could have been split up.

[Burco Madrid]

We never even got a snip of the money. All we did was look after it for a little while, like custodians. And here we are back in Brixton, half a mile from the bank where we started.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Eat your bangers, Jiffy.

[Burco Madrid]

What I'm saying is, there's a lesson in it.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yeah. Don't go to the Lake District.

[Burco Madrid]

I'm gonna listen to you from now on.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I don't think it's fair, BB Getting off scot free. Wow.

[Burco Madrid]

He got a flashbarrister, didn't he? Yeah, he talked his way right out of bother.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Bought himself off near enough. So he's out there. Plenty more bank takeaways. Yeah. Wow. That's well out of order.

[Burco Madrid]

Because he's richer than us. That's the way this country works. And Nigel's faster than us. They couldn't even get him to court, could they?

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yeah. He dodged his escort.

[Burco Madrid]

Nick left park, motorbike.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Nobody could catch him.

[Burco Madrid]

He'll be over the sea now, watching festivals.

[Detective Sergeant Digley]

Yeah.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Riding the bulls at Pamplona.

[Burco Madrid]

Ole Nigel. Yeah. It's funny that the one who didn't get apart from us, that is, was the sergeant. He's not laughing, is he? Incarcerated in bandages and cement.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Now. You know, Jeff, I reckon we was on the same side and who ever thought of that? Hushing a kettle?

[Burco Madrid]

I don't get it.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, it's right, in a manner of speaking.

[Detective Inspector]

Yeah.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Well, I mean, Digley couldn't afford a private hospital, could he, anymore? We could get a barrister. So he's got the National Health and we got Legal Aid. And now he's behind bandages and we're behind bars.

[Burco Madrid]

That's very deep, Burko.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Yeah, well, you get time to think in here, but it ain't easy. Oh, that reminds me, Jiffy. I wanted to ask you something. I got a letter.

[Burco Madrid]

Who sends you a letter? You can't read shot.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Everybody knows that. Would you read it to me?

[Burco Madrid]

Yeah.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Give it here. Here.

[Burco Madrid]

What you been up to, Berto? You got a Spanish letter.

[Detective Inspector]

Spain.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Oh, Jeffrey. Whereabouts in Spain?

[Burco Madrid]

Well, it just says Espana.

[John]

Here.

[Burco Madrid]

This is to both of us. It's from them.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Henry and Lou. Hey, listen, listen. Hola, amigos. Oh, that's Spanish, all right. Shut up. Listen.

[Louise]

We found the money, darlings, right where you said it was. Like finding buried treasure. And we thought, find us keepers.

[Henrietta]

What an adventure it would be to.

[Louise]

Keep all of it. After all, we hadn't seen. Stolen it. So our consciences were clear.

[Henrietta]

So we tidied up, made sure there were no loose ends lying about to trip us up later.

[Louise]

Swept you all onto the carpet. We were doing our bit for society by ridding the world of a few villains. And we made that Policeman's Day.

[Henrietta]

Once we had made up our minds to be adventurous, you see, everything became simple. We discovered the secret of happiness. You simply turn your back on your responsibilities and walk away.

[Louise]

Run away as you did, darlings. Only we're better at it than you.

[Henrietta]

That was the theory, anyway.

[Louise]

That was the plan, darlings. And it worked beautifully. But we hadn't bargained for feelings. Exactly. We've become friends, the four of us, haven't we? And while you might do that sort of thing to families, you don't do it to friends.

[Henrietta]

We're sorry. Friends.

[Louise]

Now, we want to make amends. We've been following your fortunes. Lack of fortune. And we feel responsible, affectionate.

[Henrietta]

So we've invested most of the money and bought a safe house. A beautiful casa by the sea. And when you're released, we'll make arrangements for you to join us. Or we might even break you out of prison.

[Louise]

So there you are, darlings. If this is an offer you can't refuse, we shall all live happily ever after. Adios.

[Henrietta]

Buenos notches, amigos.

[Jiffy Perkins]

When it's not just amigos. Jeez, Jimmy, wake us out.

[Burco Madrid]

There's a prospect.

[Jiffy Perkins]

What do you think? Well, will you write back and ask if we can have balls? Gfi. Jiffy. Now, there's something else I wanted. Oscar.

[Henrietta]

Oh, God.

[Jiffy Perkins]

Do you think Billy's in heaven?

[Burco Madrid]

Of course he is. Hi, Billy.

[Jiffy Perkins]

I knew it. I really knew it. Well, everything's all right then, isn't it? Yeah, Burgo.

[Burco Madrid]

Everything's fine.

[Narrator]

Well, well, can this be the end of the story? Can we possibly leave Jiffy Perkins in Burca Madrid, incarcerated forever with bangers and mash? Perish the thought. They may be back in their beloved London, but behind bars they might as well be in Timbuktu. Or Spain. Oh, dear. Perhaps Burka will never get to Spain now. Perhaps Henrietta and Louise will never get out. Yet can BB Be content simply to say goodbye to his ill but never gotten games? Can City Nigel be happy listening to flutes instead of the music of his victim's cries? And don't underestimate Sergeant Digley. Already he's peering through his bandages, wondering if it's safe to come out. Many questions remain to be answered. What everybody needs is another change in the weather. Meanwhile, Jiffy Perkins and Virco Madrid were played by Peter Craze and John Hollis. Henrietta and Louise by Dilys Lay and Polly. James City Nigel by Philip Sully, BB William Simons, John Richard Tate, the Detective Inspector David Sinclair and Detective Sergeant Digley by Trevor Nichols. Technical presentation was by David Greenwood, Jessica Bowles and Allison Mackenzie. A Change in the Weather was written by Eric Pringle and directed by Ian Cottage.