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Cast for season 20, episode 17 "Office Politics (197)"

Young pairs with new probationer Andrea Dunbar as they attend the brutal stabbing of a teenage girl, but Dunbar is harbouring a major secret. Sharpe is paired with McAllister, but following a warning from Meadows that Manson wants her out of CID, Sharpe discovers McAllister blew the lid of Meadows having an affair with Rachel Heath; with Meadows unable to stop Sharpe's transfer, Sharpe lashes out at McAllister for causing her removal from Sun Hill. When Manson catches them in a full blown brawl, he drops the bombshell that the stabbing victim has died, before telling Sharpe she has to leave as soon as possible for starting the fight. Webb returns to investigate the stabbing for MIT, and he warns Sharpe not to expose Manson's father in law for using rent boys, but Webb soon delivers major news to Sharpe that leaves her delighted. The investigation into the stabbing leads to a broken marriage and friendship, but the revelation that the victim was pregnant throws the case upside down.

First appearance of PC Andrea Dunbar, final appearance of DC Eva Sharpe, former series regular DC Mickey Webb and Charles De'Ath guest star

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