Hijack

Doyle suspects the woman his new girlfriend is sharing a flat with may be involved in a Russian plot to steal silver bullion, and has to do some careful investigations.

Despite some good interplay between Doyle, his girlfriend (played by the delightful Rachel Davies) and her friend Jill, this episode somehow doesn't quite hit the mark. The set-up for the bullion heist is good - it's just that the execution of the actual hijack itself is over in a matter of seconds - and almost seems to pass without the viewer really noticing! With a bit more of a pacy direction, this could have been made much more exciting and tense, and could have formed the centerpiece of the episode.

Instead it's left really till the final act, when Jill herself becomes the target - and the pace starts to pick up to an action-packed conclusion. Not a bad story, and there's lots to enjoy along the way, but you're left with the feeling it could have been so much better.

An Eastern Europe embassy official has an audacious plan to hijack silver bullion being sent to Britain from the Iron Curtain countries. They would then make a killing by manipulating the spot price of silver in the markets.

A British businessman Walters puts up the finance to arrange the hijack. However Doyle's girlfriend is a flatmate of someone who knows the people involved.

CI5 manage to figure out what is happening but they also need to protect Doyle's girlfriend and her flatmate.

For a Martin Campbell directed episode, this was rather routine. There is a good scene as Doyle pursues a hitman in the Ford Capri.

I also liked the plan of the silver bullion market being manipulated. As Walters acknowledges, it is a good plan by the communists to make money from the markets.