For our next challenge, we were told to hot-foot it to the scene of an accident.
"As you can see the road has been blocked with a crash."
-This is this here, you see? -Yeah.
"Normally it takes the authorities six hours to get the road open again.
You will demonstrate that it's possible to be quicker than that."
Well, it is, we don't have to wrap them in tin foil blankets.
We don't have to offer counselling.
We don't have to fill in health and safety forms until a week on Tuesday.
-We'll clear this in no time. -It's our chance to prove it.
"If the job isn't done in two minutes motorists who have been held up
-will be allowed to pelt you with food." -Good idea.
With the clock ticking 'Richard and I decided to take care of the cars,
while Jeremy took care of the wounded.'
We were working well as a team...
I'm towing that car.
...sort of.
I've got a live one here.
And, as a result we had most of the wreckage
and the bigger body parts cleared in good time.
The road is clear.
While we'd been busy at the crash scene, 'the real police had turned up.
They wanted to demonstrate the official procedure
for stopping a stolen car.
The operator will dispatch a vehicle.
Hotel papa nine one, lima three seven five, tango papa tango
A BMW, colour silver, lost stolen report. Received.
Throughout this, the pursuing vehicle will give a commentary
to all the vehicles that are engaged in this stop.
The vehicle is failing to stop. Failing to stop.
The vehicles will be given instructions to move off by the pursuing vehicle.
It does seem like quite a faff.
It is a palaver, to be honest. It's very involved.
You know they have to fulfil 13 separate health and safety criteria
before they can do this.
He could be abroad by then!
Once the criteria is fulfilled, they will attempt to stop the vehicle.
Near side, near side.
And under the instruction of the ground commander,
they will get the vehicle into position,
where they can surround it, box it and stop it.
You just wind the window down, draw alongside, blow his head off,
or ram him off the road.
Keep it rolling, keep it rolling.
But the police won't ram him off the road because their police cars are valuable.
They're about 30 grand each.
Stop, stop.
This is where our idea comes in.
And, for once, the challenge was just what we hoped for.
"You will now demonstrate to the police how your cheap cars
can be used to stop a stolen car without using £125,000 worth of Volvo,
the RAF and 16 health and safety forms.
And just to make your task that little bit harder,
the BMW will be driven by... Ronnie Stiggs.
Keen to try out his paint gadget, Inspector Morose went first.
There goes a member of the criminal classes.
So we're now watching James in a hot pursuit situation.
How long before you have to go home tonight?
He's giving it the police shuffle!
I am driving in accordance with the police road craft driving manual.
Hang on, James's plan is to deploy his paint.
-Yes. -Now that relies entirely
upon him being in front of anybody else!
Luckily, I had a plan.
Right, watch this!
I know what he's doing.
He'll wait for him to come round again and then pick him up.
I can see the miscreant approaching in my rear view mirror.
Sitting around waiting for the baddy to come round again...
It could work on the M25 perhaps!
He's pounced! He's pounced!
-Is he deploying? -I don't know!
-I say! -It's worked!
Right on the windscreen!
-That is brilliant! -I'm amazed!
Sadly there was one invention James hadn't considered.
Well, he's just put his wipers on!
So, would Hammond have any success?
So, a 1.6 litre salon.
Come on, come on, come on! Give chase!
No, look, that's pathetic.
I'm a police officer. I shall never give up.
Ah! You see!
Thanks to four wheel drive I could intercept the Stig
and deploy my stinger.
This is £900, plus a bit of doormat with nails in it, here we go.
He missed!
Oh no, he's driven round it!
The stinger needs to be longer.
Now all hope of succeeding in this challenge
rested with Commodore Clarksonio.
In Jeremy's mind, this is a magnificent spectacle.
What I like to do is play music, loud! Scares the hell out of them.
It's Robert Duvall, mate.
I'm going to try something the Americans call "pitting."
I put my car along his rear and push the back end out.
He counter steers, I then brake and, of course, it shoots the other way.
Unfortunately none of what I'd just said happened.
So, there is nothing for it, I'm going to deploy my Boadiceas.
I don't think he'll take Stiggs alive!
Any second now.
Whoa! That's uncomfortable!
I presume at some point there's going to be a simply hideous accident.
Come on!
Yeah! Take that!
I think it could be time to admit failure.
See.
That could have been...
Something's gone wrong with the handling!
You failed to apprehend the miscreant.
-We are rubbish at this. -We are not very good.
We're not doing as well as we thought we would.