Plaza Patrol

Synopsis

Cannon and Ball star as security guards Trevor and Bernard at the Margaret Thatcher Plaza shopping centre Trevor Purvis and his senior, Bernard Cooney, are security guards at the Margaret Thatcher Plaza shopping precinct. Whilst Bernard is eager to just get on and get the shift completed, Purvis is a little more casual with his use of company time.

First Air Date: 1991-07-15

Last Air Date: 1991-08-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: ITV1

Top Cast

Bobby Ball as Trevor Purvis
Tommy Cannon as Bernard Cooney
Sarah Dangerfield as Lorraine
Malcolm Hebden as Murray
Peter Armitage as Robber
Keith Barron as Tramp
Arbel Jones as Lady Elizabeth Lincoln Stubbs
Lynda Baron as Carmen MacKendrick
Tony Melody as Les

Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Close Encounter (1991-07-15)

Working the night shift, Bernard Cooney and Trevor Purvis are ambushed and held hostage by a gang of masked robbers.
Ep. 2: The End (1991-07-22)

When he finds that the end of a film he's watching on video has been recorded over, Purvis is particularly anxious to get a copy from the rental shop and find out what happened.
Ep. 3: The Tramp Who Never Was (1991-07-29)

On a particularly cold night, a homeless ex-soldier begs five minutes in the warmth of the security office.
Ep. 4: Sweet Charity (1991-08-05)

It's Bernard's birthday and it seems that both his wife and his supposed 'friend' have forgotten. When he catches said 'friend', Purvis, bent over the sofa on top of a mystery woman, Bernard's frustrations get the better of him!
Ep. 5: Lilac Time (1991-08-12)

The company is undergoing substantial modernisation: compulsory redundancy of 'senior' staff, offices repainted in lilac, and new computer systems. None of which are welcomed by Bernard or Trevor.
Ep. 6: The Other Man's Grass (1991-08-19)

After reading 'The Ecstasy of Sex', Bernard is looking forward to romancing his wife with an expensive meal and night out. Purvis, on the other hand, has tendered his resignation in order to follow his dream - and become a salesman of Bendy Wendy and Gary dolls.