The Slammer - Episode 2
First broadcast: Friday 29 September 2006, BBC ONE/CBBC Channel, 4:55pm

Mr Burgess interrupts The Governor's auditions for the Freedom Show. There is a small problem with one of the acts. It wasn't Mr Methane who stopped trumping though, much to the disappointment of C-wing. Carla the Human Cannonball was apprehended trying to fire herself over the prison wall. Someone changed the angle of her cannon at the very last moment, and Carla crashed into the wall. The Governor asks Jeremy to take her down to the hospital wing. Unfortunately, the hospital wing is in the basement, and it's very scary down there.

> Videoclip: "Carla The Human Cannonball"

Whilst bringing Carla to the hospital wing, Jeremy hears a scary sound in the basement. "Helloooo". He looks through one of the cell doors only to discover an enourmous talking bird, along with a strange looking man. Scared as he is, Jeremy runs away.

Meanwhile, Melvin's sorting out Mr Methane's lunch. Broccoli and baked beans with added extra hot chillies, his favourite. Mr Methane has to keep things brewing down below, as he's desperate to win the Freedom Show. Melvin tells him to rehearse his act in the yard, because he's got very sensitive sinusses.

Jeremy comes running in. Peter Nokio asks him what's wrong. Jeremy tells him he saw something horrible in the basement, something with scary eyes and a weird voice. "I didn't know Mr Burgess was living down in the basement", jokes Titch while Mr Burgess appears on the scene. He slaps Titch. Jeremy tells his story again. "It was some kind of duck, and it had a strange guy with him." Keith Harris and Orville, knows Mr Burgess. A notorious variety performer, and his good-for-nothing green feathered duck. Melvin says Keith and Orvilla are showbiz legends and asks Mr Burgess why they're locked up in the basement. He tells Melvin Harris is stuck in some sort of trance. "He's been like it for years. Hence the need to keep him well away from you other theatrical filth." Titch is appalled by what he hears, he says they cannot let Keith Harris and Orville rotting in the basement. "This is a human rights issue, not to mention a duck's right", finds Melvin. Peter, Titch and Melvin demanded to see The Governor. "Either that or I call Mr Methane back in from the exercise yard!" Mr Burgess takes them to see The Governor.

> Videoclip: "Keith Harris is in a trance"

The Governor says Harris is trapped inside his own mind, entirely oblivious to the outside world. He had the identical problem with Barry Chuckle. Melvin asks if Keith Harris and Orville could appear on the Freedom Show, they could replace Carla the Human Cannonball. The Governor would love to, but Harris has been in trance for years. If he can't come back to reality, there's no way of appearing on the Freedom Show. Melvin says the prisoners are going to try and wake Keith up. If they succeed, Keith Harris and Orville are guaranteed a spot on the Freedom Show. After all, everyone loves a green showbiz duck in a nappy!

"It's no use, he's completely out of it", shouts Peter Nokio's pet monkey. Orville tells him he's been trying to wake up Keith for years. Peter's monkey accuses Orville of just being a stupid green duck, and they start arguing with each other. If they would know what happened to Keith that got him into his current state, maybe they could work out how to get him out of it again. Peter asks Orville how this whole thing began. "It was like yesterday. We just finished performing our legendary hit single I Wish I Could Fly. It was then I came over a little bit funny, I said to Keith I could really fly and I tried flying over the audience. Ever since that faithful day, Keith hasn't spoken a word". They need some constructive ideas. Mr Methane says he could give Keith a Duch Oven, that should bring him back to reality pretty quick. He tries it out on Jeremy.

Not a good idea, thinks Melvin, after which the prisoners try almost everything to get Keith Harris back into the real world. Even shooting him out of Carla's cannon doesn't work.

> Videoclip: "Waking up Keith Harris"

Keith just won't wake up, and there are only two minutes left before the show. Jeremy discovered a CD with Orville's song in The Governor's office, he plays it and, as if by magic, Keith harris comes back to reality. He can now perform on the Freedom Show!

The audience decides who gets to leave The Slammer with the help of the Clap-O-Meter. Whoever gets the loudest applause wins a price money can't buy, freedom. The children were amazed by Keith Harris and Orville, and decided they should leave The Slammer.

> Watch The Freedom Show!

The Results:
Daniel Magness / 124.2
Mr Methane / 72.9
Bhavini / 138.6
Keith and Orville / 142.4