When We Were Very Small (London 1961)

When We Were Very Small: Walkie Talkie Mission

Giver
Harold Cartwright (London 1961)
Location
the Jug Swinger parked in front of Buckingham Palace in Central Westminster, after a call on the walkie-talkie
Reward
4,000 points, +1 score multiplier

A walkie-talkie message asks you to fetch a Jug Swinger for Harold’s mother, but the car belongs to a secret agent and the Secret Service takes you for him. You investigate Hans Nemesis’ potato business, steal one of his trucks and use it to blow up his warehouse.

Before you start

Keep the Jug Swinger, the Potato Trucks and the TV Van in one piece, since losing any of them fails the job.

Objectives

  1. Steal the Jug Swinger in front of Buckingham Palace in Central Westminster.
  2. Investigate Hans Nemesis’ potato business in West Southwark.
  3. Steal a Potato Truck.
  4. Deliver the Potato Truck to the garage in East Bermondsey.
  5. Get back into the Jug Swinger.
  6. Meet Grandpa in Southwest Westminster.
  7. Park the Jug Swinger outside Nemesis’ warehouse in East Bermondsey.
  8. Get in the TV Van.
  9. Blow up the warehouse (10 seconds).

When We Were Very Small: Walkie Talkie Mission walkthrough

Take the Jug Swinger

A walkie-talkie message says Harold’s mum wants a Jug Swinger for her 60th birthday and that one is parked in Westminster. Head to the palace in Central Westminster and take the Union Jack car. Once you are inside, a voice calls you Mr. Chambers, says Hans Nemesis has gone into the potato business and tells you to check it out.

Walkie-talkie message about the Jug Swinger for Harold's mum in Westminster
The Union Jack Jug Swinger parked on bare paving

Check the potato yard

Drive to West Southwark, where Nemesis keeps his potato business and several Potato Trucks are parked near a warehouse. Look around the yard, then pick a truck to take.

Driving the Jug Swinger through the streets of Southwark
The Jug Swinger driving past two parked potato trucks in a yard

Deliver the Potato Truck

Steal a Potato Truck and take it to a secret garage in East Bermondsey. The pager tells you to get back to one of the garages so the contents can be analyzed. Take care with the truck, because it fails the job if it is destroyed before you reach the garage.

The Jug Swinger beside two potato trucks in a yard
Driving the Potato Truck across a junction
The Potato Truck on a road in West Bermondsey

Meet Grandpa

The agents find the truck is carrying explosives. They want you to stop Nemesis, take some of the explosive and go and see Grandpa. Return to the Jug Swinger and drive to Southwest Westminster, where the explosives are secured to Grandpa’s wheelchair.

The Jug Swinger turning on a bend with a green car beside it
The Jug Swinger on a wide road in Northwest Bermondsey
The Jug Swinger crossing a park lawn

Park the decoy

Next you are told to park the Jug Swinger outside Nemesis’ warehouse in East Bermondsey as a distraction. Then get out and go round the back to the TV Van, which you use to guide Grandpa’s wheelchair.

Message telling you to use Grandpa and park the car outside Nemesis' hideout
The Jug Swinger at a junction in Northeast Southwark
The Jug Swinger and other cars on a road in East Bermondsey

Blow up the warehouse

Climb into the TV Van and steer Grandpa’s wheelchair to the front of the warehouse. You have 10 seconds, so move it straight in. The explosives go off and the warehouse is destroyed, and you are told Nemesis has fled the country.

Message telling you to guide Grandpa to the front of the hideout, TV Van beside the Jug Swinger

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • a timer runs out
  • the Jug Swinger is destroyed
  • a Potato Truck is destroyed
  • the TV Van is destroyed

After the mission

The Secret Service tells you Nemesis has fled the country and that his explosive potato ring has been taken down. The job pays out and your score multiplier goes up by one.

NICE ONE message with the TV Van and the Jug Swinger at the hideout

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