[2] It starred Ryton himself, Jo Kendall, Graeme Garden, and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and was directed by Jonathan Lynn.
The three men begin to cry as they contemplate their imminent demise at the hands of the law when Tom suggests that perhaps they'll all get to share a cell.
As the men begin arranging the corpses, the Inspector arrives, trying to find out why Bert hasn't come back to the station.
Tom, Bert and Bill desperately try to stick to the plan but their story becomes more and more convoluted until they're arguing amongst themselves and the Inspector insists he doesn't believe any of them.
She begins screaming and chasing the men around the house until the Inspector throws open a door, knocks her out, and kills her.
The Inspector, Bert, and Bill become more and more incensed at Tom for getting them into the whole mess and are further infuriated by his habit of always saying the wrong thing, essentially talking their way to the gallows.
They decide the best course of action is to tie Tom up and come up with a plan that involves dispatching him so he can't get the rest of them into trouble.
A tied Tom and screaming Anabel pick up where they left off and the play ends as they argue furiously while Annabel helps dump water on everyone's head.