Episode 2
When the Derwent floods, PC Mike Pannett is called on to rescue damsels in distress, travel through Malton in an unlikely ferry and meet the Deputy Prime Minister.
Graham Fellows reads from Mike Pannett's account of his experiences as a rural policeman, having swapped a post with the Metropolitan Police for a return to his native North Yorkshire.
When the Derwent floods, PC Mike Pannett is called on to rescue damsels in distress, travel through Malton in an unlikely ferry (possibly driven by a drunk driver) and meet the Deputy Prime Minister - or 'John' to his new friend.
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- Tue 14 Jul 200909:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Wed 15 Jul 200900:30BBC Radio 4
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