Keen Eddie      


"Horse Heir"

Episode 102 6/10/03

Bruce plays the character "YELLOW"

Directed by Simon West and Produced by Jib Polhemus

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For those who were able to catch this episode, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. The tapioca pudding scene was a bit much for me, however I did find it funny. The inhaler for Bruce's character, Yellow, was also quite a laugh! It was very wonderful to see Bruce with Alexei Sayle again. If you have seen the film Solarbabies, Bruce and Alexei worked together on that film. I had watched this episode three times and am still laughing. Also, when I was grabbing the images I snickered a bit... truly a treat! For those up on Bruce trivia, Lisa Barbuscia, who played Faith in Highlander: Endgame with Bruce, was in the first episode of Keen Eddie. It's a small world. Keen Eddie is a breath of fresh air and a bundle of laughs. I hope it has a long stay with Fox.

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When we last left our favorite intrepid Yank, he was getting to the bottom of a drug scheme and being asked to stick around for awhile. By Scotland Yard, not Fiona. Let's check up with him again, shall we?

As we start, a couple of chaps, one of which resembles Mr. Bean, are sawing open a door. A stable door, as it turns out. They then begin to argue about how to steal the horse they find inside. These aren't the world's slickest criminals it would seem. The horse, Hurricane, begins making a fuss, but before the stablehand can make his way down to investigate, our boys manage to get the horse into a moving van and drive off.

Eddie and Pippin are called in to investigate. Their first clue? A sawed open door and a missing horse. But you knew that already. The next day, the estate that now owns one less horse is the setting of a horse show. Eddie and Pippin speak to the lord of the manor, who isn't the nicest fellow ever. The stablehand says he doesn't know what happened.

Later, Eddie and Pippin drop by The Sticky Wicket Inn looking for a character coined One-Ball Bill, the name Eddie got on his tipline. Turns out, the tip was more of a prank pulled by a Scotsman on his American brother-in-law. They're co-owners of The Sticky Wicket, by the way. Bill says gents come over from the betting parlor next door, hoist a few too many and begin talking. He's heard that the kidnappers aren't after ransom. They want the horse's…seed, as he puts it. Probably should've mentioned earlier that the stablehand had a copy of The Pregnancy of Horses in his backpack in his office. Although maybe he just needs that for work.

Speaking of that bestseller, one of the kidnappers is perusing it when his partners come in. They've found an advert for a "40 year old filthy slut who will do anything." The perfect sort to extract semen from horse. Hey! It's a scientific procedure, you pervert! Calm down! Anyway, Eddie puts two and two together and pays the stablehand another visit. He says he bought a mare and wanted to get his daughter a colt for her birthday. He bought the book to learn about insemination procedures, found it was too expensive for him and that was that.

The filthy slut is about to get down to business - scientifically! - when Hurricane keels over and dies. He'll make a fine dog food now. But his days of selling seed are over. Back at The Sticky Wicket, Eddie and Pippin shake down Bill for a name - they get "Yellow" - when a new tip comes in. That one sends them to the dump, where they find Hurricane legs up.

Back at the flat, Eddie's new pal Rudy drops by to see if he's in. Rudy hustles down to the station, where he finds Eddie and tells him his brother Fishy is in help and needs trouble. Eddie turns him down cold. But wouldn't you know it? Fishy is one of the horsenappers. When Fishy comes home next, Eddie, Pippin and Rudy are in wait.

Information in hand, the good guys set up a sting at The Sticky Wicket. Bill is going to call to make a buy, Yellow will drop by, the rest will go from there. The brothers-in-hate mention they know of a German buyer for the goods. Eddie dresses up Rudy as said German buyer and we're on our way. But of course it's not that easy. As Fishy is heading out with martini shaker full of horse genetic code, Bruno - the 40 year old filthy slut's boyfriend - drops by to see why Fishy hasn’t paid yet. Fishy says he's not paying on principal, Bruno knocks out Fishy and takes the martini shaker and suddenly our plan has been shaken, not stirred. Well, stirred too.

Filling a Thermos with new seed of a dubious source, the buy starring Rudy goes as planned, but not before Rudy almost botches it by chatting up Yellow. Yellow takes the money and the cops take the scene, hauling our amateur obstetrician away. As that success happens, Eddie gets a call that somebody made their way to the lord's estate looking to sell some semen in a martini shaker.

The group races to the estate, where they of course find Bruno. But when Fishy explains that it's just average nag seed, the lord tells the stablehand to get rid of it. Eddie advises the stablehand to "get rid of" The Pregnancy of Horses too, wink, wink. Everybody is happy, particularly Eddie, who has collected his second matchbook in England.

EDDIE ARLETTE, played by actor Mark Valley (“ER,” “Pasadena,” “The Siege”), is a down-on-his-luck New York City police detective. Dumped by his girlfriend and responsible for a drug bust gone bad, Eddie is sent to England with his rambunctious dog Pete, to clean up the mess he made from his botched narcotics sting.

From writer/producer J.H. Wyman (“The Mexican”), British film director Simon West (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “Con Air,” “The General’s Daughter”) and veteran television executive Warren Littlefield, comes the fast-paced, visually captivating, one-hour dramedy KEEN EDDIE. Bursting with an array of kinetic storytelling devices such as jump cuts, split frames, flashbacks and flash-forwards, KEEN EDDIE is the fish out-of-water story of an American cop who has to go to London to find himself – and recapture his lost dignity.

His humorous journey begins when he is forced to cohabit a flat with a sexy woman named FIONA (Sienna Miller). However, his quest to become friends -- and possibly more -- is quickly dashed when he realizes that his wry sense of humor and charm are no match to her razor-sharp tongue.

During Eddie’s first week, he contends with a host of characters and unfortunate circumstances, which ultimately lead him to make a life-changing decision – either continue on this downward trajectory or get up and rediscover the world around him and his place in it.

Determined to make things right, Eddie is aided by straight-laced detective MONTY PIPPIN (Julian Rhind-Tutt) of Scotland Yard. Their adventure together begins as they navigate London’s parties, pubs and nightclubs to track down a British chemist, RUDY (Alexei Sayle), and the mysterious woman who set up Eddie. With every blunder and mishap, Eddie becomes more determined to capture those who are responsible and, more importantly, redeem his tarnished reputation.

Perceiving Eddie as a potential asset, Scotland Yard’s stern SUPERINTENDENT JOHNSON (Colin Salmon), who makes no pretense for his unabashed ambition, offers Eddie a full-time position. Johnson disapproves of Eddie’s tactics, but will turn a blind eye if it helps advance his own quest for more power.

As for Eddie, he’s only just scratched the surface in London, and feels that by remaining there, he just might find his true purpose in life.

KEEN EDDIE is produced by Frequency Films, Simon West Productions and The Littlefield Company in association with Paramount Network Television. KEEN EDDIE is executive produced by Wyman, West and Littlefield.

CREATOR/WRITER: J.H. Wyman EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: J.H. Wyman, Simon West, Warren Littlefield

Cast: Mark Valley (Eddie Arlette), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Monty Pippin), Sienna Miller (Fiona), Colin Salmon (Superintendent Johnson), Alexei Sayle (Rudy)