VERNON Scrips had a boil on his bum in this week's edition of the super village cops-in-the-60s series "Heartbeat".

In that era men always seemed to have the horrible red puss ridden blemishes positioned just where it hurt -- on the collar line. I've never known anyone have one for years. They must be a thing of the past wiped out by better hygiene and nourishment -- unless you know better.