Blue Heelers S07E29

Running of the Rams

Episode 7.29 (282)
August 23, 2000
Written by Tony Morphett
Directed by Declan Eames

Tess hears about the Running of the Rams, an event involving naked men and four rams running down the main street of Mt Thomas. It is being organised by two well-known con artists; Compo and Richo, supposedly to raise much needed funds for the CFA. Tess handles the situation the only way she knows how — by the book. She warns that anyone running naked will be arrested for indecent exposure. Tensions increase as, with Tom away, Tess runs a tight ship, much to the displeasure of Jo.
Tom returns to a barrage of complaints from the locals about his new Sergeant. Tom advises Tess that a hands off approach is sometimes necessary when policing a country town. His attempts to find a creative solution go wrong when the rams earmarked for the event are stolen.
The Heelers suspect the farmer of 'stealing' his own livestock and come up with a clever plan to catch him. But when they follow him to a farm shed expecting to find the 'missing' rams, they find the beasts have actually been stolen!
When the rams are finally recovered, Tom finds himself in a dilemma. Does he let the run go ahead and allow the participants to break the law, or does he stop it and deprive the CFA of badly needed funds? Fortunately, Tess has now learned something about country policing and comes forward with a clever way for the fund raiser to go ahead.
Jack and Letty disappear together to Jack's hotel room during the Running of the Rams — but if either of them thought they wouldn't be missed they've got another thing coming.

Guest Starring: Tony Rickards as Compo Hayes, Stuart Baker as Richo, Reg Evans as Keith Purvis, Roger Oakley as Russ Cavell, Cliff Ellen as Les Brown, David Murray as Dan Ryder, Verity McIntyre as Letty Waldron, Peter Dick as TV Presenter

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

Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 516MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)

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