#of London policing and in the process meet sinister dock worker (and drug smuggler!!) Patty T; actually his role is quite
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A dastardly Patrick Troughton sets his sights on the heroes, as wicked Bill Mace, member of dope smuggling ring, in Dial 999: Thames Division (1.5, ABC, 1958)
#fave spotting#patrick troughton#dial 999#doctor who#classic doctor who#thames division#two#classic tv#1958#abc#the relative age and obscurity of this series make finding a reliable transmission order difficult but most sources seem to agree#this was the fifth episode shown (despite being the second pilot made). it allows star Robert Beatty to try a different side#of London policing and in the process meet sinister dock worker (and drug smuggler!!) Patty T; actually his role is quite#small‚ he's more in the way of 'second henchman' but he does get to have a gun and is present for the incredible final fight#our Canadian hero finds what appears to be a metal drum full of heroin hidden in a sack; he proceeds to take a huge handful of it#sniff it‚ announce 'Yup that's heroin' and then throw it in the face of the bad guy as a distraction. incredible.
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