The Truth Is Out There

Episode aired Jul 23, 2009
TV-14
59m

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7.5/10

261

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Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Jack attends the funeral of ex-cop Derek Brooker who went to his grave trying to prove that journalist Peter Edelmann was killed by the American Air Force to stop him exposing an alleged U.F... Read allJack attends the funeral of ex-cop Derek Brooker who went to his grave trying to prove that journalist Peter Edelmann was killed by the American Air Force to stop him exposing an alleged U.F.O. crash, and persuades Sandra to re-open the case. The former Air Base Colonel denies th... Read allJack attends the funeral of ex-cop Derek Brooker who went to his grave trying to prove that journalist Peter Edelmann was killed by the American Air Force to stop him exposing an alleged U.F.O. crash, and persuades Sandra to re-open the case. The former Air Base Colonel denies that Peter was ever there, claiming he committed suicide, but local ufologists say that they... Read all

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Trivia
Just before the closing credits role, the 5-bar tone from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) can be heard in the background.

Goofs
Just after 23'15", Dr. Morton states that Peter Edelmann's algorithm for picking lottery numbers couldn't generate prime numbers. She then states "One, three, seventeen, and nineteen are all prime numbers". As she has a PhD in particle physics (stated earlier in the episode), she would know that one is not considered a prime number. The least prime number is two.

Quotes
[first lines]
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: I'm sorry, Jack, this case is neither unsolved nor open. Peter Edelmann committed suicide.
Jack Halford: Derek always thought there was more to it than that.
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: Yes, a lot more according to his files and none of it remotely plausible.
Jack Halford: Look, I'd be the first to admit some of Derek's theories were a bit...
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: I know he was a friend, Jack.
Jack Halford: This is not about friendship, Sandra; it's about loyalty. A fellow police officer whose name's about to be dragged through the mud...
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: Jack, if we take this case on, all that happens is that we end up looking every bit as crazy as Derek.
Jack Halford: Well, where's the harm in looking through the files unofficially? He may have missed something.
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: Be honest, Jack. If this file landed on your desk and you'd never even heard the name Derek Brook...
Jack Halford: I know, I know, I'd think he was several sandwiches short of a picnic. But I knew Derek, and he was a good detective, and if he thought that Edelmann's death was suspicious he must have had grounds for it!
Det Supt Sandra Pullman: [pause] OK then. Put it on the board.
Jack Halford: Thank you.

Connections
References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtracks
It's Alright
Written by Mike Moran
Sung by Dennis Waterman

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4/10

An episode out of character with the series

I was not surprised to see that the writer and director of this episode had also been involved in the series MI-5. It's full of the same kind of anti-American paranoia that is typical of the other series. Tiresome, worn-out plot elements include sinister American military men, CIA cover-ups, and Guantanamo Bay. This is a much heavier episode than usual, and is very much out of character with the rest of the series. I hope this is only an aberration, and not a sign of things to come.

It also has one of the worst endings of any episode in the series. We are left believing that the CIA has managed to put a stop to the investigation and has bribed or threatened anyone who could assist the UCOS team. It's just another symptom of the anti-American sentiment that is so rampant at the BBC.