Episode 1
Dying Breed
22m
Carver is injured in an armed robbery at Bennetts Jewellers and Woods discovers a link between the burglary the murder of Sammy Chambers in 1988 and Robbie Campbell.
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The Bill
198426 seasons6.8 / 10
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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Synopsis
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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Episode 2
Fact Of Life
22m
The law allows a known burglar to go free but Greig and Quinnan desperately try to pin him down again.
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Guest stars Avril Elgar
Episode 3
All Through The Night
22m
Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol until he is paired with a pretty young female Environmental Health Officer Diane Eckersley.
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New Tune Old Fiddle
22m
Conway learns of a new chief inspector being posted to Sun Hill as Community Liaison Officer and he feels that he's been overlooked and applies for it himself without telling Brownlow.
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Delinquent
22m
Dave arrests a persistent young offender is arrested for burgling his parents house.
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Bringing Up Baby
22m
Datta investigates the sale of a missing newborn baby as she Monroe and CID are work against the clock to find her.
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Rainy Days & Mondays
22m
Loxton And Marshall get called to a women's hostel when one of the girls claims to have been indecently assaulted by the night guard Alan And Steve later get wind that the warden is up to no good herself.
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Supply & Demand
22m
Harris visits Jardine the joint founder of Operation Bumblebee while Garfield takes on a complaint about a pornographic home video of a housewife in a bubble bath leads to a result for Alistair Donna and the Sun Hill Operation Bumblebee team.
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On The Cards
22m
Martella is taken off a two-week old murder hunt to work on a case involving obscene phone calls but soon stumbles on to evidence that leads her Dave Frank and Jim to the killer.
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Shock To The System
22m
Charles returns from holiday to discover the news that Derek has been appointed new area Community Liaison Officer and Sgt Jane Kendall of Prescott Street arrives for Her Youth And Community and Section Staff Sergeant interview to pit her wits against Sun Hill's own Lamont.
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Living It Down
22m
Social worker Lynda Chambers Frank and Viv lead the search for Debbie Fisher a missing victim of abuse but instead they jointly uncover a child pornography ring.
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Heat Of The Moment
22m
A woman admits to killing her husband but insists that she did it in the heat of the moment. Viv believes her, Meadows on the other hand is convinced that the crime was premeditated.
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Shake Rattle N Roll
22m
PC Mike Jarvis has an unusual first day having to watch Charles loses his temper with Monroe over pub landlord and Known villain Terry McGill.
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No Thanks To You
22m
George has a bad day. Firstly he fails to save the life of a glue sniffer and then allows a bail absconder to escape.
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A Better Life
22m
An elderly woman disturbs an intruder in her home and Alistair is convinced that a known villain has committed the burglary, but the victim insists that he is not the culprit.
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Echo
22m
A girl goes missing and Jim and Alan suspect a known villain of murdering her until another man walks into another station and confesses.
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Fagins
22m
Frank lets Sun Hill's burglars know he and Operation Bumblebee mean business.
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Cried Too Late
22m
An arrested woman shoplifter refuses to talk to the police when Datta finally breaks through the wall of silence a tragic tale of domestic violence unfolds.
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Gone For A Soldier
22m
Ackland is teamed up with military policeman Dakin who has come to Sun Hill to find a young soldier David Armstrong who has gone Absent Without Leave with an army gun.
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Persuasion
22m
Burnside investigates when a female drug dealer is attacked by another dealer to get off his patch.
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Guest stars Nicola Wright
Episode 21
Hard Man
Greig investigates a stabbing and uncovers benefit fraud at a bed and breakfast establishment.
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Missionary Work
22m
Conway has to decide which of two grant bids he should recommend to Hicks he and Garfield want to use police funds to support a local youth club while Cato and Brownlow have their own ideas.
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Guest stars Simone Hyams, Muriel Pavlow
Episode 23
Hypocritical Oath
22m
The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables D.C.s Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor.
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Trivial Pursuits
22m
Loxton ignores a call to a domestic argument between two lovers as a waste of time but when he is called back to the same address, he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
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Directed by Brian Parker
Episode 25
Out Of The Mouths
22m
Hollis takes the Bumblebee message into a local school, asking for help in the fight against burglary. One of the boys asks him to help end a domestic nightmare.
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Guest stars Jacqueline Clarke
Episode 26
Keeping In Touch
22m
An employee of a private security firm is identified by the elderly blind woman he assaulted.
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Written by Anthony ValentineGuest stars Frank Mills
Episode 27
If It Isn't Hurting
22m
New trainee constable Croft learns some old style policing methods from Burnside.
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Directed by Paul Unwin
Episode 28
Keeping Out Of Trouble
22m
A woman claims to have inside information about a series of violent raids on petrol stations which are nipped in the bud by Meadows and Roach.
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Directed by Brian ParkerGuest stars Steve Fortune
Episode 29
School Of Hard Knocks
22m
Burnside investigates the abduction of a villain's son.
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Directed by Graeme HarperGuest stars Ivor Roberts, Shirley Stelfox
Episode 30
A Little Family Business
22m
Meadows investigates a burglary gone wrong while Cato is gunning for Loxton and Stringer.
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Breaking The Chain
22m
Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime.
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The Fortress
22m
The owner of an off licence shop makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter and Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable force.
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In Broad Daylight
22m
While on the trail of two rapists Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger.
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Credible Witness
22m
Stringer feels discredited when his description of a thief fleeing from a jeweller's shop conflicts with that of the main witness, who works in the shop.
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The Price Of Fame
22m
Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.
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The Short Straw
22m
When her car breaks down on the way to the station, DC Viv Martella misses an important CID briefing about an obbo on a suspected armed robbery, and is furious when she is taken off the case by DI Frank Burnside. As CID and SO19 wait outside the target, Martella and PC Tony Stamp follow up a simple case to arrest a suspected bag snatcher. As they wait outside the suspect's house, a van pulls up, obscuring their view. Having missed the briefing, Martella fails to recognise the van's occupants as the armed robbers, and when she approaches their van she is shot and killed. Stamp is wounded, but manages to give a description of the van which is spotted by a traffic police motorcycle. As the India 99 police helicopter and SO19 cars pursue Martella's killers across London, PC Loxton and WPC Ackland disobey Ch. Insp. Cato's orders and pursue the suspect vehicle in the Area Car. The vehicle hits a bulldozer and explodes, killing all inside.
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Written by Russell LewisGuest stars Stewart Porter
Episode 37
Missing
22m
A young man with an intellectual disability goes missing and Burnside has to deal with the consequences for the parents.
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Goods Received
22m
Greig investigates a burglary at an ailing business a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy.
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Double Enmity
22m
Woods goes undercover as a contract killer to expose a woman who wants her husband killed.
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Directed by Paul Unwin
Episode 40
Hard Evidence
22m
A murder investigation team arrive at Sun Hill. Meadows is uneasy at the Corby's approach who is willing to exploit his relationship with Woods to get a result regardless of the evidence.
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High Hopes & Low Life
22m
Carver and Morgan investigate a career ending attack on a promising young boxer.
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On The Loose
22m
Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.
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Out Of Court
22m
Stamp and Ackland are keen to get a conviction against a woman for assault on a minicab driver, but she is acquitted.
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Bedfellows
22m
Chief Inspector Cato arrests two youths, actions which cause a riot outside Sun Hill station.
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Cat & House
22m
A woman is keen to be get rid of her burglar boyfriend and his fence with whom she has been having an affair.
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Guest stars Natalie Roles
Episode 46
Brothers
22m
Two young brothers are suspected of burglary and Croft discovers that they were deserted by their mother and left to fend for themselves.
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Written by Chris Lang
Episode 47
Playing Away
22m
Ackland arrests a fifteen-year-old boy for shoplifting and finds herself investigating his relationship with a woman twenty years his senior.
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Guest stars Geraldine Somerville
Episode 48
Coming To Terms
22m
The parents of a young man awaiting trial for the murder of a child are distressed when their home is broken into and they receive threatening phone call and Ackland discovers the connection.
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Return To Sender
22m
A young postwoman is beaten up but the motive is unclear and she seems unwilling to talk to the police.
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Sticks & Stones
22m
When Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, it makes an already difficult court case for Greig even harder.
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Guest stars Tenniel Evans
Episode 51
Tangled Webs
22m
A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage.
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Guest stars Christopher Ellison, Kevin Lloyd, Mark Wingett, Tom Cotcher, Mary Jo Randle, Kerry Peers, Lynne Miller, Eric Richard
Episode 52
Recruiting Officer
22m
Maitland enlists McCann's help in reassuring a young black applicant whose wife has serious misgivings about the job but McCann is discovering racism within the force for himself.
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Give Em An Inch
22m
Cato allows a demonstration to go ahead despite being warned that it could be hijacked by racists. When things turn ugly, he is forced to reverse his previous orders.
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By Hook Or By Crook
22m
Roach is disgusted when a judge halts the trial of a man accused of crippling a police officer and decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Home To Roost
22m
Dave and Tony attend to an assault victim at the market while sergeant Kendall organises an outing and take some local kids to Chessington World of Adventures, with a reluctant Steve assigned as a last-minute replacement for an ill Ron.
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Directed by Chris CloughGuest stars Ricky Tomlinson
Episode 56
In Safe Hands
22m
Lines and Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team.
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Punch Drunk
22m
Called to attend to a pub brawl, PC Tony Stamp and PC Dave Quinnan are stunned to find one man unconscious and the other Sun Hill's own DS Ted Roach. Roach is taken back to the station, and while DI Frank Burnside manages to pursuade the victim to drop the charges against him, nothing can be done when Roach headbutts Insp. Andrew Monroe during a heated argument. Ch. Supt. Brownlow calls in MS15 to investigate him, but Roach turns in his warrant card and walks out of the station.
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Directed by Michael SimpsonWritten by Edward Canfor-DumasGuest stars Jack Chissick
Episode 58
Fall Out
22m
With the departure of Roach one of his informants wants out Burnside and Monroe investigate threats against her.
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Awaydays
22m
An elderly ex copper is in London to search for his estranged daughter and claims that he has been robbed in his hotel which Lines investigates.
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Pride & Joy
22m
When a young woman's car is stolen with a baby on board CID fear an abduction and mount a search Garfield tries to mediate with a private clamping firm.
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Fast Food
22m
Carver and Woods are caught napping when a street robber escapes from under their noses but uncover a drugs operation at a takeaway restaurant. P.C. Loxton and Sgt. Maitland are in trouble when Loxton is accused of stealing money from a drunk in the cells.
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Guest stars Larry Martyn
Episode 62
Soft Touch
22m
Stamp's driving prowess is questioned when he fails to stop a runaway road-roller and Jarvis finds a revolver in a rubbish bin while Burnside investigates a murder confession.
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We Gave Him All Our Love
22m
When the body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide Cryer feels that he owes the parents an explanation.
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Hearts & Minds
22m
Burnside disagrees with Conway's approach to a young offender.
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Cry Baby
22m
Page and Monroe attend what appears to be a cot death, but it transpires that the baby has a head injury Meadows investigates.
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A Willing Victim
22m
Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager but Pearce has the manager under investigation.
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Rank Outsider
22m
Loxton's prisoner is released after Page makes a mistake in the CAD room whilst Loxton and Jarvis try to get the prisoner back before Cato finds out.
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Tender Mercies
22m
Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing while Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation.
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Double Take
22m
Greig and Croft investigate a burglary the property is found in a garden shed but was it stolen?
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Mouth & Trousers
22m
Stringer clashes with Cato about a serious shortage of officers and the ban on overtime meanwhile two families fight out their differences.
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Uses & Abuses
22m
A woman walking home late at night thinks she is being followed by a young man and blinds him with oven cleaner. Is it self-defence or assault?
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Picking A Winner
22m
P.C. Quinnan goes undercover as a refuse collector to investigate a series of burglaries.
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Broken
22m
Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.
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Insider Dealing
22m
A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.
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To Have & To Hold
22m
A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.
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Honour Among Thieves
22m
D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.
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Somebody To Love
22m
W.P.C. Datta tries to help a battered wife. W.P.C. Ackland and D.S. Greig find some strange connections when a housebreaking is linked to a lonely hearts advert.
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Morning Has Broken
22m
Monroe acts quickly after a tip-off about a robbery at a supermarket. Meanwhile CID try to foil a kidnapping and robbery plot, only to be impeded by lack of resources.
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Swaps
22m
P.C. Loxton and Garfield swap jobs. Loxton has to deal with the new screen phones in the CAD room, while Garfield attends a fatal RTA.
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Trust
22m
D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.
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Divided We Fall
22m
A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and attempting to contact family members. Sgt. Cryer realises that one old lady has cause to be afraid.
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A Duty Of Care
22m
Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield attend a warehouse where a seventeen-year-old boy has fallen from a forklift truck to his death. Cryer is convinced it was no accident.
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Family Values
22m
P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.
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A Matter Of Life & Death
22m
An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. P.C. Quinnan is guilty of dangerous driving.
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Written by Chris Lang
Episode 85
Kith & Kin
22m
When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents. Garfield and Marshall are forced to change their minds about a young offender who has befriended the woman, and to whom she has bequeathed her house.
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Part Of The Family
22m
The theft of a necklace reveals a case of domestic violence against a young Bangladeshi woman. Police examine immigration laws and find that she has no freedom at all.
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Mighty Atoms
22m
Hours after a tough warning from Ch. Insp. Conway, a notorious young offender is in trouble again. He holds the clue to the whereabouts of a missing teenager.
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A Malicious Prosecution
22m
A civil action is brought against P.C. Garfield, W.P.C. Marshall and Sgt. Cryer for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. Meanwhile, P.C. Quinnan is accused of assaulting a college student.
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Outbreak
22m
A violent remand prisoner escapes from hospital. W.D.S. Morgan and W.P.C. Croft question the prison officers who fell asleep while guarding him.
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Unreliable Witness
22m
A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil. Ch. Insp. Cato is furious when P.C. Garfield lets a thief get away.
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Sweet Charity
22m
P.C.s Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Sgt. Cryer pursues bogus charity workers.
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David & Goliath
22m
A mother refuses to testify against her husband, accused of abusing their 14-year-old son. P.C. Jarvis intercedes on the boy's behalf.
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What A Pair
22m
A man working for an illegal escort agency seems to be stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. W.P.C. Ackland arranges a date with him.
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Directed by John Bruce
Episode 94
Desirable Property
22m
There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C. Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent.
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Directed by John Bruce
Episode 95
Blind Spot
22m
P.C. Jarvis and McCann know who is guilty of assault, but can't prove it. D.S. Pearce suggests that they should claim to have witnessed the incident.
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Carrying The Load
22m
W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.
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Deadly Weapon
22m
The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident. The investigation uncovers a trail of corruption.
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Guest stars Alex Walkinshaw
Episode 98
All The Wrong Connections
22m
A girl accused of knocking down a young woman in the street has an alibi. D.C.I. Meadows crosses swords with an old enemy.
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Give & Take
22m
W.P.C. Polly Page sees W.D.S. Sally Johnson from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer.
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Directed by John StricklandGuest stars Catherine Tate
Episode 100
Desperate Measures
22m
A 15-year-old boy is driven to desperate measures. W.P.C. Ackland has to decide whether he or his mother is at risk.
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Natural Reaction
22m
D.C. Carver catches a fourteen-year-old thief. He and D.C. Lines question a man about his relationship with the girl.
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Desperate Remedies
22m
PC Garfield is tasked with retrieving an ill boy's inhaler but comes up against a series of other problems whilst doing so.
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Bright Lights
22m
CID investigate attempts at sexual assault by an electrician who turns out to have connections with the local psychiatric hospital. W.D.S. Morgan puts herself on the line to catch him.
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Bare Faced Lies
22m
CID investigate the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol to pubs in the Sun Hill area. D.I. Burnside comes to the aid of an old friend, and D.S. Pearce goes to see a stripper.
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But Not Forgotten
22m
An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see D.I. Burnside, but he is gone.
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Push
22m
W.P.C. Page gets stuck in a lift with a pregnant 15-year-old girl and has to assist with the birth.
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Bad Reaction
22m
Det. Insp. Harry Haines arrives for his first day at Sun Hill and helps track down a drug dealer who is distributing dangerous tablets.
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Directed by Moira Armstrong
Episode 109
Compliments Of The Service
22m
A public relations exercise by Ch. Supt. Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate.
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Game Of Two Halves
22m
W.D.C. Croft is in uniform for the day, to Ch. Insp. Cato's delight.
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The Knowledge
22m
D.I. Haines gets involved in a war between an Asian minicab firm and a black cab operator.
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No Place Like Home
22m
Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders.
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Customer Care
22m
D.I. Haines is annoyed by a young man who refuses to take an allegation of rape seriously. P.C. Loxton looks after two children left alone by their mother and who have stolen £100 from a neighbour.
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The Right Man For The Job
22m
Sgt. Boyden deals with a case of joyriding which ends with a crash and uncovers an insurance fraud.
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A Day In The Life Of
22m
A woman parks her car with P.C. Loxton's permission, but it gets clamped. Loxton is unable to prevent a young man from committing suicide and blames Ch. Insp. Conway's parking initiative.
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Directed by Moira ArmstrongGuest stars Dominic Grant
Episode 116
Having What It Takes
22m
When the youngest member of a notorious crime family comes into the station to confess to a three-year-old murder, D.C.I. Meadows hopes he will be able to clear up a case from his time at AMIP.
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Directed by Gill Wilkinson
Episode 117
Play the Game
22m
Chief Inspector Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint, after a pub brawl turns into a murder enquiry.
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Guest stars Aidan Gillen
Episode 118
Unlucky For Some
22m
One of the employees at a bingo hall reveals that a robbery there was an inside job.
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Gift Of The Gab
22m
D.S. Pearce and W.P.C. Croft investigate bogus callers who are stealing people's pension money.
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A Class Act
22m
When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is D.C. Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results.
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Guest stars Marc Warren
Episode 121
Dangerous Trade
22m
A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts W.P.C. Page and P.C. Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol.
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Cheating Heart
22m
A man has persuaded two women to lend him money for a bar in Spain. The trouble starts when they find out about one another. Sgt. Boyden deals with the consequences.
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Directed by Nicholas Mallett
Episode 123
Somewhere To Hang My Hat
22m
An old soldier is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs, but did he fall or was he pushed? D.C. Lines and W.D.S. Morgan have their suspicions.
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No Comment
22m
An old man has been murdered in his flat. D.C.I. Meadows has two suspects in custody, but both claim the right to silence.
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Written by Chris Lang
Episode 125
Shrinkage
22m
Sgt. Cryer convinces Ch. Supt. Brownlow of the virtues of an arrest referral scheme offering counselling to those arrested on drugs offences. W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Quinnan act to stop a gang of professional shoplifters.
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Directed by Nicholas Mallett
Episode 126
Street Legal
22m
P.C. Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. P.C. Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive.
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Guest stars Judith Street, Mark Letheren
Episode 127
The Green Eyed Monster
22m
D.I. Haines works with AMIP on a murder investigation and uncovers some secrets in the victim's past.
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Behind Closed Doors
22m
An Indian woman is the victim of domestic violence. The husband is arrested, but community leaders attempt to secure his release so that he can be dealt with by the woman's family.
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Directed by Gill Wilkinson
Episode 129
Links In The Chain
22m
Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield investigate a break-in at a storage warehouse, putting Meadows on the trail of a small-time drug dealer with heavyweight connections.
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Care In The Community
22m
An old woman is found dead in an empty house and Quinnan and Garfield are called in to investigate. Jarvis arrests a violent youth for assault.
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You Don't Always Get What You Want
22m
Quinnan and Ackland support a C.I.D. raid on the house of a burglary suspect. Croft and Greig persuade a young mother to help with their inquiries.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 132
Reason To Believe
22m
Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party.
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Guest stars Charlotte Jones
Episode 133
Let Slip
22m
Page and Jarvis are called to deal when two rottweilers terrorise a shopping centre and attack a young girl.
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Until Proven Guilty
22m
Steele and Ackland find a man who has been beaten up to dissuade him from testifying against a vicious loan shark. The C.P.S. suggests dropping the case but Meadows secures the assistance of a lesser villain to get the evidence for a prosecution.
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The Hard Sell
22m
Quinnan witnesses a robbery. He suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property.
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Consequences
22m
Meadows and Morgan lead a raid on a club in pursuit of a drug dealer who is laundering money through car sales.
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A Question Of Identity
22m
A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house.
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Cutting Edge
22m
Polly and Gary are called to the Parkmead Estate about a burglary at a flat which results in the wife assaulted and taken to St Hughes. The husband came home and discovered the burglar still there. When Polly talks to the husband at the hospital, he is very upset. He tells Polly and Gary what happened when he saw the burglar and says he chopped off 3 of the burglar's fingers when they were in the kitchen. the fingers were put into a jar of gherkins. Alan Woods tries to get the jar put into the canteen fridge but one of the canteen workers threatens to close down the canteen if it goes into the fridge. So he puts them into the fridge in the conference room. Tosh and Jim interview a patient who has lost 3 fingers who claims his fingers were caught in a lorry door.
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Directed by Michael SimpsonGuest stars Barbara Young, Stuart Manning, Godfrey James, Derek Newark
Episode 139
Put Down
22m
An invalid is found dead in bed, and the wife is charged with aiding and abetting a suicide.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 140
Left Behind
22m
A convicted wife-beater has been released on parole. He, his wife and son all end up in Sun Hill on suspicion of violent assaults.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 141
Real Villains
22m
Croft and Cryer examine the remains of a burned-out car on the Whitegate estate, where residents are concerned about the increase in lawlessness.
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Guest stars Corinne Skinner-Carter
Episode 142
Questionable Judgement
22m
A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing.
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Directed by Paul Unwin
Episode 143
Taking Care Of Business
22m
A store participating in Conway's business watch scheme has been burgled, and one of the suspects is beaten up.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 144
The Law In Their Hands
22m
Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house. Loxton and Quinnan catch the real thief.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 145
Cause For Complaint
22m
Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 146
Blood Counts
22m
A postman is attacked, and Carver discovers the remains of a mailbag in the embers of a fire. Pearce struggles with a false confession. McCann is in trouble over a false arrest.
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Directed by Paul Unwin
Episode 147
Hurting Inside
22m
A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison.
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Written by Harry Duffin
Episode 148
Corroboration
22m
Carver and Jarvis are in court, but the case against a man accused of robbing a couple at knife point may fall because of poor identification evidence.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 149
Death Of A Ladies' Man
22m
A woman reports her husband missing. Greig and Croft establish that the man is a bigamist and an armed robber.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 150
An Ill Wind
22m
A body is retrieved from a building yard after a deadly toxic gas was fed through the building.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 151
Keep On Trucking
22m
While Garfield is giving tickets, a truck does a right hand turn and then the driver does a runner leaving the truck in the middle of the road. Tony and George have an argument after the truck is parked in the yard blocking access. Cato gets the truck moved back out. George checks the truck's travel disk. Tony and Norika find a front door open and find the house burgled and the occupants on holiday. A lady reports a burglary next door while the occupants are on holiday. It is the 3rd holiday burglary this month. CID are trying to find the link between the 3. Dave is told that a truck fitting the description was seen at the burglary. Donna finds out that all 3 holiday goers used the same coach firm to get to the airport.
Where to watch The BillEpisode 152
A Family Trait
22m
A house is broken into and Greig thinks he knows who did it. Greig visits the suspect's house. The injured boy's watch turns up in the bed of the suspect's son's. Polly is sent to St. Hughes to investigate an assault. The mother of the boy thinks it is bullying and that her son is not the only one. Her son's watch is missing. The school is unco-operative with D. S. Morgan. The injured boy gives Morgan the name of Greig's suspect's son.
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Guest stars Des McAleer
Episode 153
Paid In Full
22m
Ram raiders attempt to break into an Asain electrical store. Sgt. Boyden and George stop ithile Dave gives chase to another of the raiders. One of the neighbouring store owners brings in a bottle of stotch for Sgt. Boyden and the store owners give him a CD player. Monroe is not happy that Boyden was given something. Woods is sent to check on stolen money at B.P.C. Software. The suspect is an ex offender. When interviewed, the suspect claims she was set up because the security officer tried to assault her like he had with another employee.
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Guest stars Sophie Stanton
Episode 154
Cause For Concern
22m
Steve and Dave are talking when a speeding driver goes past. The driver tells Dave that the hospital had just rang and her husband was critical. Suzy calls on the driver because she returned home to find it burgled. Dave and Steve are sent to check out the address of the lady at the hospital(that Danny overhears) and surprises 2 blokes. While Tony is driving the burglars' van, one of them get into the van and tells Tony to get a move on. Tony and Norika are called to check a domestic disturbance. Norika is concerned about the asian wife. The husband is very dominating. The domestic starts again. On entering the house Norika and Tony find the husband stabbed and his wife in shock with a knife in her hand. Norika didn't notice the knife at first. The wife claims it was an accident. While Danny is at the hospital checking on the victim, he overhears a lady asking about her husband who is supposed to be injured at the hospital. Woods talks to friends of the couple and their d
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Directed by Christopher HodsonGuest stars Akemi Otani
Episode 155
Nothing Ventured
22mfinale
George is chasing a suspect but loses him. Steve searches the area and spots him. When caught he has just dropped some LSD tabs. The suspect tries to do a deal with the D.I. about getting bail to attend his brother's wedding. Regional Crime Squad:Drugs are in the station and organising a raid on the factory. Meadows gets upset because of a missing witness and Meadows wants the D.I. to go and talk to the witness. The D.I. wants to be in on the drug raid. Haines talks to the very scared witness. Haines is head hunted back to the drug squad. Meadows is not happy when told by Brownlow.
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Written by Edward Canfor-DumasGuest stars Donald Sumpter, Nick Miles, Eoin McCarthy, Linda Davidson, Mark Chapman
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
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Cast
Simon RouseJack Meadows
Andrew PaulDave Quinnan
Ciarán GriffithsGary Best
Daniel MacPhersonCameron Tait
Tony O'CallaghanMatt Boyden
Diane ParishEva Sharpe
Ged SimmonsAlex Cullen
Jane WallDi WorrellProduction details
- Status
- Canceled
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 2,372
- Original language
- English
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ITV1United Kingdom
Talkback ThamesUnited Kingdom
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