richardworrall
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Anybody just watch it? Brought a lump to my throat with the news about the old guy at the end.
[Edited on 09-09-2013 by richardworrall]
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Dave
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What a guy, good way for him to go in a way though. Credit to the cops to for going above and beyond to help him out too.
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VegasPhil
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Great episode. Bill is a legend.
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BluKoo
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What channel and what time is it on?
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BeetleGav
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Was a great episode, glad some of the police have a heart while on duty. He deserved to get to holland. Sad ending but what a legend of a man
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Tomnova16
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What happened
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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strick206
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i watched it but changed channel before the end, did he pass away in Holland? Old age or an accident?
He was a legend, good on the cops for helping him
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BeetleGav
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Also annoyed me that they kept referring to the golf as a gti when it wasn't. It was a gt
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Kippers
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quote: Originally posted by richardworrall
Anybody just watch it? Brought a lump to my throat with the news about the old guy at the end.
Definitely, poor chap.
Didn't say how he died tho.
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andys sxi
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It was good of the police to do all that to help him, and it was sad that he died but he was with people he knew
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richardworrall
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quote: Originally posted by strick206
i watched it but changed channel before the end, did he pass away in Holland? Old age or an accident?
He was a legend, good on the cops for helping him
yeah while he was over there in the company of his friends.
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BluKoo
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Do you guys mean Motorway Cops on BBC 1 @ 9?
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richardworrall
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yeah
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Dave
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
What happened
Old chap had an accident on the motorway with a HGV, bust a tyre and damage to front wing/door. He wants to put the spare on and carry on but the cops won't let him because of the damage.
Turns out he's a 90+ WW2 vet, paras I think. All his family inc wife and kids have passed away and there's only him left, add to that he was on his way to Hull to catch a ferry to Holland for a forces reunion. Doesn't have courtesy car cover on his insurance but the coppers ring round, find a hire company that will lend him a car (for 5 weeks and to take abroad) and take him and all his stuff to pick it up. Ends up making the ferry but dies while he's out there. He was planning on doing another parachute jump while he was there too.
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bigron1988
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was a great story and good to see the police doing something good for once
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Jamie-C
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Probably died when he jumped out of the helicopter/plane to do the parachute jump
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SVM 286
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Bloody hell Wish i'd seen this and glad I missed it, all at once.
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BluKoo
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quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
Bloody hell Wish i'd seen this and glad I missed it, all at once.
It's on sky on demand if you have that. I've just downloaded it.
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Graham88
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Proper good to see what the Police did for him, very upsetting he passed away considering how healthy he seemed
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Tomnova16
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Now I understand all the comments.
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Steve
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No chance police would have done that if they weren't on camera
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1986
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people like that guy really do make you think actually getting up and going to work could be worse also what the hell have a done with my life so far ?? not much it seems
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fred7
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quote: Originally posted by BluKoo
quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
Bloody hell Wish i'd seen this and glad I missed it, all at once.
It's on sky on demand if you have that. I've just downloaded it.
Have you watched this on demand? I tried and its got black lines down the sides like its wrong res but cant change it?
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baza31
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bet hire car company was pissed off having to go over to fetch it back
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DaveyLC
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The free advertising was probably worth the journey 
Some pretty decent traffic coppers on that show, to be honest I think the traffic officers tend to be the best of the bunch, its the beat offices and PCO's that seem to have a chip on their shoulder..
The incident with the Green Focus made my piss boil though! The idiot driving was already banned because had killed someone in a previous accident... I hope they cut his knackers off and feed them to him.
[Edited on 10-09-2013 by DaveyLC]
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