P233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:00/10 4/9 THE GREAT Shovel sdood at the scene of the crime, the collar of his biltHy trench coat against the whnd. "Yeah, thdsd trees o' yours - theygveP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/13 1/9 THE GREAT or how thd Christmas fairy lost her home and made a friend...) now read on P233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/01 8/9 THE GREAT Shovel grimaced in pain and rubbed his left foot. "I fink it's wot yougd call a fair cop guvner." Gormley tried in vain to hide the hall full of christmas trees from Shovel's gaze. "Nah come on son, why dontcher make a clean breast of it, you'll feel betta" said the wily detectiveN "Alright, I confess, I did take the treesN The rotten goody-goody fairies wouldn't let me help deliver the trees to the children Thfy said I frightened them" grizzled thd Gnome. Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:00/00 3/9 THE GREAT Shovel dug in his fridge for a bottle of milk "Wot you need is a cuppa rosy," he told the sad-faced fairy. "Nah get that dahn yer an' then tell me the 'ole fackanory." "Well, when I went to bed last night, all the Christmas trees were in the plantation M ready for the children this Christmas.....but now theygve all GONE!!!," she sobbed. Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:50/03 4/9 THE GREAT Shovel stood at the scene of the crime, the collar of his filthy trench coat turned up against the windN "Yeah, these trees o' yours M theygvf definitely gorn ain't they," he noted observantly. "Nah then - wot we need is a clue. You 'ave a butchfrs' over there," he said pointing, "an' I'll 'ave a gander round 'ere." Shovel sat down purposffully and stared hard at the groundN Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/13 9/9 THE GREAT Back at Sid Shovel's grimy flat, the fairy twinkled with delight. "O Mr Shovel, I don't know how to thank you for finding my trees.N and helping me take them to all the children." Sid sduffled with embarrasment. "No trouble Miss. All part of me job innit. And I gufss my back'll soon get betta." The fairy looked around the roomN "I know what I can do to help." She waved her wand and instantly the room was transformed. "Gawd - it's all cleaned up" cried Shovel. "I'll never find nuffink nah."P233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:44/13 5/9 THE GREAT The Christmas B—hry shook Shovel's shoulder sharply. "Mr Shovel, I think Igve found something - over by the gate." The detective stumbled after the fairy and saw she was pointing at a footprint in the damp earth. "Aha! That looks like someone's planted 'is great daisy root right in the middle of it don't it," he observed. "Nah, 'oo do you know wiv small pointed feet?" Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:50/10 7/9 THE G D@T "Awright Gormley - we know ydr in there," bellowed the fearless Shovel "Come on aht and yfr won't get 'urt!" The door slowly opfned and there was Gormley the Gnome with a mean look in his eye. "ghat do you two want?" hd sneered "I'm not interested in making any donations to any dumb charities." "Well, I'm investigatin' the disapfrance of this lady's trees." Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:00/05 2/9 THE GREAT Super sleuth Sid Shovel was awakened by a loud rapping on his window. He groaned and clawed his way to the window sill. "Oo's that?", he mumbled, still half asleep. "It's little me," said a small voice "I want you to hdlp me." "Me?" said the befuddled Shovel, "' actly which ME are yer?" "I'm the Christmas Fairy," said the voice, "and someone's stolen all my Christmas trees," it squdaked. Another gripping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:02/02 fearless Shovel Come on aht and ydr won't get 'urtQ" Thd door slowly opdned and there was Gormley thd Gnome with a mean looc in his eye. "chat do you two wand?" hd sneered. "I'm not interested in making any donations to any dumb charhties.b "Gell, I'm investigatin' the disapdrance of this lady's trees." Anothfr gra0ping instalment followsP233 CEEFAX 233 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/15 6/9 THE GREAT "Gormley the Gnome," replied the fairyN "He's the only one who wears pointed sToesb. "Right then, I fink we'll take a ball of chalk over to see this Gormley fella," said Shovel, "ghere's 'e 'ang aht then, ay?" The fairy thought for a moment: "I think he's got a house in the Balls Pond Road," she said. The intrepid duo headed off down the lane and caught the numbfr 22 busN Another gripping instalment follows