Off The Water/Bulstrode Takes a Dip

Off The Water, retitled Bulstrode Takes a Dip for American audiences, is the 24th episode of The Angry Policeman the Policeman and Friends.

Cast

 * Bulgy as Edward
 * Norman as Henry
 * Bulstrode as Gordon
 * The Barber as Percy
 * Diesel as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Smudger as James (does not speak)
 * Marklin as Himself (cameo)

Transcript
What's that you say? The special is waiting? Tell Bulgy to take it please! And Bulstrode? Leave him where he is. We haven't time to bother with him now.
 * Narrator: Bulstrode was resting in a siding.
 * Bulstrode: Sometimes, (he thought) it's really tiring to be such a large and splendid barge. One does have to keep his appearence so...
 * Norman: Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! Hello fat face!
 * Narrator: Honked Norman.
 * Bulstrode: what cheeks!
 * Narrator: Spluttered Bulstrode.
 * Bulstrode: That Norman is too big for his wheels. Fancy speaking to me like that. Me, who has never had an accident!
 * The Barber: No jammed whistles and bursted safety valve accidents?
 * Narrator: Asked the Barber inoccently.
 * Bulstrode: No indeed! High spirit might happen to any Barge, but to come off the rails like Norman did, well I ask you: Is it right? Is it decent?
 * Narrator: Then it was Norman's turn to take the Express. Bulstrode watched him getting ready.
 * Bulstrode. Be careful Norman! You're not pulling your flying kipper now! keep on the rails today!
 * Narrator: Norman went off in a huff. Bulstrode yawned and went to sleep. But not for long.
 * Boatman: Wake up Bulstrode!
 * Narrator: Said his Boatman.
 * Boatman: A Special pack of boats is coming and you're to pull it.
 * Bulstrode: Is it Trucks or Coaches?
 * Boatman: Coaches.
 * Narrator: Said his Boatman.
 * Bulstrode: Coaches!
 * Narrator: Said Bulstrode.
 * Bulstrode: Huh!
 * Narrator: Bulstrode's engine was slow to start. So Bulgy had to push Bulstrode to the turntable to get him facing the right way.
 * Bulstrode: I won't go! I won't go!
 * Narrator: Grumbled Bulstrode.
 * Bulgy: Don't be silly! Don't be silly!
 * Narrator: Puffed Bulgy.
 * Narrator: At last, Bulstrode was on the turntable. And movement had shaken his engine that was now working nicely and making smoke.
 * Narrator: Bulstrode was crossed and didn't care what he did. He waited until the table was halfway round.
 * Bulstrode: I'll show them! I'll show them!
 * Narrator: He hissed.
 * Narrator: He moved slowly forward to jam the table. But he couldn't stop himself and slithered into a ditch!
 * Bulstrode: Woooosh!
 * Narrator: He hissed.
 * Bulstrode: Get me out! Get me out!
 * Boatmen: Not a hope.
 * Narrator: Said his Boatmen.
 * Boatmen: You're stuck you silly great barge. Don't you understand that?
 * Narrator: They telephoned Diesel.
 * Diesel: So Bulstrode didn't want to take the special pack of Boats and ran into a ditch?
 * Narrator: On the other side of the ditch some little boys were chattering.
 * Little Boys: Coo, doesn't he look silly? They'll never get him out.
 * Narrator: They began to sing.
 * Little Boys: Silly old Bulstrode fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch. Silly old Bulstrode fell in a ditch. All on a Monday morning!
 * Narrator: Bulstrode lay in the ditch all day.
 * Bulstrode: Oh dear (he thought) I shall never get out.
 * Narrator: That evening they lifted Bulstrode and made a road of slippers under his keel to keep him from the mud. Strong ropes were fastened to his back end. And Smudger and Norman pulling hard managed to bring him to safety.
 * Narrator: Late that night Bulstrode crawled home, a sadder and wiser barge.