With a title of Stoppo Driver. It starts off with a terrific chase sequence with Regan's new driver, Cooney going like Evel Knievel after the villains who are trying to get away in a Jaguar.
The villain crashes the car and the getaway driver dies but not before the rest of the gang escape.
Now the mid 1970s suffered from worldwide shortages and one of them were getaway drivers. The gang decide to kidnap Cooney's new bride, hold her hostage in order to coerce Cooney to drive for them on their next job. I'm sure it would had been easier to put a classified advert in Exchange & Mart.
Given that Cooney is a policeman he readily agrees to this instead of seeking help from his colleagues. However he does act erratically and leaves some clues behind. Eventually Regan suspects that Cooney might be a bent copper.
The episode has actor Paul Henry playing one of the villains. He will always be memorable as lovable Benny from Crossroads. A young Billy Murray plays the cocky driver Cooney.
An enjoyable episode, even though it is nonsense and will not stand up to any careful examination. It was nice to see that driving through cardboard boxes did not start with The Professionals. The villains ended up getting a good fry up at the end.