The Bill

The Bill

Police drama series following the professional and personal lives of officers and detectives from the fictional Sun Hill suburb in East London, England.

Director: Geoff McQueen

Cast:Graham ColeJeff StewartTrudie GoodwinSimon RouseEric RichardMark WingettAndrew PaulColin TarrantTony O'CallaghanHuw HigginsonLisa GeoghanTom ButcherBen RobertsKevin LloydSeeta IndraniPeter EllisClive WedderburnAlex Walkinshaw


1Season 16

S16.E1 ∙ Angel

Tue, Jan 4, 2000

Burnside arrives to investigate a murder which looks like part of a series of male rapes.

2Season 16

S16.E2 ∙ In the Firing Line

Thu, Jan 6, 2000

Smithy is working undercover as a hit man unfortunately his target has been picked as Jack Meadows and time is running out before his cover is blown.

3Season 16

S16.E3 ∙ Thug on the Tyne: Part 1

Tue, Jan 11, 2000

An undercover Frank Burnside is arrested by Northumbria Police with a boot full of drugs and a handgun after a high speed chase through Newcastle.

4Season 16

S16.E4 ∙ Thug on the Tyne: Part 2

Thu, Jan 13, 2000

Still undercover in Newcastle, Burnside is determined to bring gangster Saul Anderson to justice.

5Season 16

S16.E5 ∙ Riot City

Tue, Jan 18, 2000

While Conway, Monroe and Boyden are on riot training, Danny Glaze is on a dangerous estate risking the real thing.

6Season 16

S16.E6 ∙ Crime and Punishment

Tue, Jan 25, 2000

Brownlow stands to lose his job and reputation when he is framed for insurance fraud - but who framed and why?

7Season 16

S16.E7 ∙ Zero Tolerance

Thu, Jan 27, 2000

Monroe has trouble dealing with a gang of boy-racers who are harassing an elderly couple.

8Season 16

S16.E8 ∙ Scoop

Tue, Feb 1, 2000

Conway encounters the Sun Hill Angels at a function, an escort service which Boulton believes is also dealing drugs.

9Season 16

S16.E9 ∙ Beasts

Thu, Feb 3, 2000

Sam's soft centre is under pressure when he goes undercover with animal rights militants but starts to sympathize with their viewpoints, particularly the females.

10Season 16

S16.E10 ∙ Trusting the Enemy

Tue, Feb 8, 2000

When Beech investigates an assault on a drug dealer, he uncovers a corrupt police officer.

11Season 16

S16.E11 ∙ On the Wagon

Thu, Feb 10, 2000

It's Jim's first day back at work, but he has the hardest challenge ahead of him yet - trying to regain the confidence of his colleagues. And his first case is booze-related.

12Season 16

S16.E12 ∙ The Untouchables

Tue, Feb 15, 2000

It's Danny Glaze's turn to get himself in too deep, when he befriends a homeless girl with connections to all kinds of dodgy dealings.

13Season 16

S16.E13 ∙ Streetwise

Thu, Feb 17, 2000

A young boy, Ashley Palmer, goes missing, and Skase is positive he can solve the case quickly and easily.

14Season 16

S16.E14 ∙ Inside Straight

Tue, Feb 22, 2000

Beech persuades Deakin to get involved with a bent, high stakes poker game.

15Season 16

S16.E15 ∙ Reasons to Be Fearful

Thu, Feb 24, 2000

Beech & Boyden almost come to blows over the handling of a sensitive case of immigrants.

16Season 16

S16.E16 ∙ When the Bough Breaks

Tue, Feb 29, 2000

It is the turn of Andrew Monroe this time to find his wayward daughter caught up in crime at the station, but Matt Boyden, having gone through the same thing himself at least lends one sympathetic ear.

17Season 16

S16.E17 ∙ Nightwork

Thu, Mar 2, 2000

Worell goes undercover as a prostitute after a punter is assaulted and robbed.

18Season 16

S16.E18 ∙ Meltdown: Part 1

Mon, Mar 6, 2000

Quinnan, still haunted by last year's stabbing, returns to the Jasmine Allen estate to face his past.

19Season 16

S16.E19 ∙ Meltdown: Part 2

Tue, Mar 7, 2000

Quinnan disobeys orders to find a missing youth whilst on the Jasmine Allen estate as Sun Hill struggle to maintain control of the residents.

20Season 16

S16.E20 ∙ Meltdown: Part 3

Thu, Mar 9, 2000

Quinnan and Boulton agree to set aside their differences to nail Mick Glover, but the strain of the case starts to disrupt Quinnans life.

21Season 16

S16.E21 ∙ Kiss Off: Part 1

Tue, Mar 14, 2000

As a lead-in to "The Trial of Eddie Santini", this edition is a condensed compilation of the episodes "Lone Ranger" and "Old Flame", giving viewers a reminder of events from June 1999.

22Season 16

S16.E22 ∙ Kiss Off: Part 2

Tue, Mar 21, 2000

As a lead-in to "The Trial of Eddie Santini", this edition is a condensed compilation of the episodes "Push It" and "Kiss Off", giving viewers a reminder of events from June 1999.

23Season 16

S16.E23 ∙ The Trial of Eddie Santini

Sun, Apr 2, 2000

P.C. Eddie Santini stands trial for murder.

24Season 16

S16.E24 ∙ The Driver

Tue, Apr 11, 2000

Vicky Hagen is asked to utilize her expert driving skills to go undercover as a chauffeuse for a female vice operative, but can she cope with such a demanding role so soon after Santini?

25Season 16

S16.E25 ∙ Protect and Survive

Thu, Apr 13, 2000

It's new detective Mickey Webb's first nightshift in Sun Hill CID, and he appears to be an over-confident maverick and glory hunter, which does not make him initially popular with his new team mates.

26Season 16

S16.E26 ∙ Take It or Leave It

Tue, Apr 18, 2000

D.C. Holmes follows a case of suspected money laundering, but doesn't realize the increasingly corrupt D.S. Beech also shares an interest for reasons of his own.

27Season 16

S16.E27 ∙ Over the Edge

Thu, Apr 20, 2000

In a departure from the usual Sun Hill shenanigans, Brownlow is called to sit on an inquiry panel with Guy Mannion, into a sergeant accused of endangering colleagues by disobeying orders during a riot.

28Season 16

S16.E28 ∙ Loyalty

Tue, Apr 25, 2000

29Season 16

S16.E29 ∙ Wheels

Thu, Apr 27, 2000

An unlikely grouping of PC Hagen, DC Proctor and Sergeant Boyden in Sun Hill's new Crime Car initiative proves to be a comedy of errors for all involved.

30Season 16
31Season 16
32Season 16

S16.E32 ∙ Blurred Around the Edges

Tue, May 9, 2000

Dale and Gary are sent to investigate an AWOL soldier, but can Smith keep his obvious nostalgic fondness for the army game at bay now he is a serving policeman?

33Season 16

S16.E33 ∙ Catch a Falling Star

Thu, May 11, 2000

A singer who had her own TV show in the 1960s reports the theft of the manuscript for her autobiography, and Derek Conway is only too pleased when he hears she's been in touch, being his favourite singer.

34Season 16

S16.E34 ∙ The Squad

Thu, May 18, 2000

Tony is on secondment to the flying squad as a driver while a bank robbery is taking place. While most welcome him, a D.S. Harrap is derisory of Tony's department, causing Tony to want to prove himself on the case.

35Season 16

S16.E35 ∙ White Lies

Tue, May 23, 2000

36Season 16

S16.E36 ∙ Search Me

Thu, May 25, 2000

Stop and searches are causing public unease because of the dominance of black people apprehended, and top ranks are determined to appear whiter than white, even by passing the blame downwards.

37Season 16

S16.E37 ∙ Love or Money

Fri, May 26, 2000

38Season 16

S16.E38 ∙ Going Public

Thu, Jun 1, 2000

40Season 16

S16.E40 ∙ Trust: Part 2: 'The Hare and the Hounds'

Tue, Jun 6, 2000

The three-part story continues as Rickman, who has infiltrated the drugs gang, is identified in an armed robbery investigation.

41Season 16
42Season 16

S16.E42 ∙ Room Service

Fri, Jun 9, 2000

A free night of bliss in a luxury hotel goes horribly wrong for Boulton and Stanton.

43Season 16

S16.E43 ∙ Soft Talking

Tue, Jun 13, 2000

PC Smith delivers his first baby and stays involved with the case.

44Season 16

S16.E44 ∙ Beyond Conviction

Tue, Jun 27, 2000

Klein and Hagen are called to a stabbing at a shopping centre, where a foreign aid worker has been attacked and left for dead. Initially, suspicion falls on a local youth, Wayne Stevens, who has previous for a similar offence and was seen running away from the scene. However, when another witness claims she heard the victim shouting something before she was attacked, the pair find themselves on the trail of a Rwandan war criminal who is wanted for mass genocide and rape by the UN. Klein's personal views begin to cloud his judgement when they fail to obtain any evidence to prove Ngeze's identity, so he sets up a chance meeting with a Rwandan national in an attempt to prove that he is Colonel Ngeze.

45Season 16

S16.E45 ∙ Whispers

Tue, Jul 4, 2000

Tom Proctor messes up yet again, but is at least astute enough to know his job is in danger, so pulls out all the stops to try and prove himself. However, naivety is a hard task master.

46Season 16

S16.E46 ∙ Caught Short

Tue, Jul 11, 2000

It's Lennox's turn to be torn, when he wife may be involved with some kind of confusing financial scam artists.

47Season 16

S16.E47 ∙ Bad Habits

Tue, Jul 18, 2000

When Dale Smith's prejudices cause him to arrest a woman who turns out to be a drugs worker, his apology and subsequent friendship causes him to see things in a whole new light.

48Season 16

S16.E48 ∙ Say It with Flowers

Tue, Jul 25, 2000

Glaze and Holmes investigate what appears to be the suicide of a local councilor, but appearances can be deceptive.

49Season 16

S16.E49 ∙ No-One's That Honest

Tue, Aug 1, 2000

Derek Conway's suspicions are aroused when a man comes into the station to hand in half a million pounds. Unfortunately for the man, Conway is at the top of his game with Brownlow away and a week off on the horizon.

50Season 16

S16.E50 ∙ No Man's Land

Tue, Aug 8, 2000

Webb is given the job of identifying a body found on a roundabout- a task he'd rather not have.