Ken and Doreen have been employed by Irish businessman Enroll McLaverty (T.P. McKenna) to sail a barge along the Grand Union Canal from Hemel Hempstead to Birmingham, which gives them the opportunity to spend a romantic weekend away from the hotel. However, they are soon confronted by two criminals, Appleby (William Simons) and Laing (Dave Hill), who are particularly interested in the contents of their cargo. They discover that escaped convict Alan Prendergast (Larry Lamb) has been hiding in their boat, and that they unwittingly have been hired by McLaverty to smuggle Alan back to his father, Walter (Ralph Nossek).
Original Broadcast Date 25th February 1986.