Battersea is no longer safe for a Borrible. The SBG (an allusion to the Special Patrol Group), a section of the London police driven on by the fanatical Inspector Sussworth (an allusion to the sus laws) and dedicated to finding Borribles and clipping their ears is determined to wipe them out. The Borribles decide to escort Sam the horse to safety in Neasden and then return to the old way of life of independence and freedom. They begin their journey Across the Dark Metropolis, a journey that tests the courage and cunning of the Adventurers to the limits.

David Langford's review of The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis, in the December 1986 issue of White Dwarf, states:

"Again London's underside is the nightmare background for a quest, and the torturous journey from Battersea to Neasden has a far higher death toll than that relatively cosy toddle through Mordor. Triumph is bloody (especially in the luridly detailed Camden slaughterhouse) and expensive."

from Wikipedia article, "The Borrible Trilogy". Retrieved 27 Jan. 2025