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 6

S6.E1 ∙ By the Skin of Our Teeth

Tue, Jan 2, 1990

PC Able is sent to a pub to deal with a man on valium. Meanwhile, Brownlow goes to Area for a board meeting to select candidates for a graduate entry scheme.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Officers and Gentlemen

Thu, Jan 4, 1990

PC Turnham talks to a pavement artist before he is called to deal with a shoplifter at a music shop. Carver and Conway face an embarrassing situation when a thief confesses to a crime that has already been cleared up.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Carry Your Bags, Sir?

Tue, Jan 9, 1990

A German police officer is escorted around London looking for stolen car engines.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ I Thought You'd Gone

Thu, Jan 11, 1990

Insp Frazer & PC Edwards discover that there is life after Sun Hill.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ C.A.D.

Tue, Jan 16, 1990

PC Hollis is organising a blood bank at the station. WPC Martella is sent to assist at an armed robbery, but hits a radio black spot.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ A Day Lost

Thu, Jan 18, 1990

A 9 year-old boy is reported missing - causing the relief to conduct a full-scale search.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ A Clean Division

Tue, Jan 23, 1990

DC Carver is arrested after failing a breath test.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Roger and Out

Thu, Jan 25, 1990

Sgt Penny isn't happy when he discovers that DC Lines has taken in a lodger - in breach of police regulations.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Addresses

Tue, Jan 30, 1990

Sergeant Cryer and W.P.C. Martella are out together on night patrol. Among one of the people they encounter is Sharon, a woman roaming the streets with what she claims are the addresses of friends.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Michael Runs the Family Now

Thu, Feb 1, 1990

A video shop robbery leads Burnside to the son of a villain he arrested twenty years ago.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Against the Odds

Tue, Feb 6, 1990

A tip-off about a potential gang war puts Dashwood in a dilemma and is a cause of alarm for Conway.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Bloodsucker

Thu, Feb 8, 1990

WPC Marshall's crime figures cause concern: a domestic incident alerts Lines and Roach to the latest tactics of loan shark Harry Soames.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Workers in Uniform

Tue, Feb 13, 1990

A street festival that was to be cancelled is now to be held as planned, leading to tense negotiations between Hollis and Brownlow.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Something to Hide

Thu, Feb 15, 1990

Turnham and Datta are called to a break-in but there are no signs of forced entry.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ The Old Men's Run

Tue, Feb 20, 1990

Cryer feels the strain, while Quinnan and Stamp attend a road collision that was anything but accidental.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Legacies

Thu, Feb 22, 1990

An elderly lady has her valuables stolen from a hidden location; CID suspect a criminal family is involved.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Tue, Feb 27, 1990

DI Burnside brings in a van of partygoers involved with drugs. Meanwhile, Martella goes undercover to investigate theft at a leather-ware factory.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Something Special

Thu, Mar 1, 1990

DI Burnside has an important visitor looking for an officer to join a special operation, while Sgt. Peters panics when a set of keys to the cells goes astray, and WPC Datta arrests a streetwalker with a baby.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Enemies

Tue, Mar 6, 1990

Race relations are in the spotlight as an Asian gang intimidates traders - and Datta helps a family caught between two cultures.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Safe Place

Thu, Mar 8, 1990

Roach investigates a robbery that seems implausible: a bank manager was held hostage, but had the same thing happen eight years earlier. Unable to question the man as he's in a mental health centre, Martella goes undercover to watch him.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Burnside Knew My Father

Tue, Mar 13, 1990

When a youth arrives at the station to request DI Burnside's help, he discovers that an old friend of his is planning to help his terminally ill wife commit suicide.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Watching

Thu, Mar 15, 1990

Cryer faces a tough crowd, as Garfield and Quinnan investigate a puzzling presence at a school.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ University Challenge

Tue, Mar 20, 1990

Joey Buchan is aupposedly a reformed villain - but is hotly suspected of being involved in a recent supermarket raid.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Growing Pains

Thu, Mar 22, 1990

When Carver is badly beaten, Burnside and Roach race to find the attacker.

25Season 6

S6.E25 ∙ One of the Boys

Tue, Mar 27, 1990

WPC Martella has just joined CID. One of her first assignments finds her being sent to bring a prostitute, Sheena Rossi, in for questioning - as a suspect is using Sheena as an alibi.

26Season 6

S6.E26 ∙ Beggars and Choosers

Thu, Mar 29, 1990

The amount of beggars and homeless are increasing on the streets of Sun Hill.

27Season 6

S6.E27 ∙ Citadel

Tue, Apr 3, 1990

Turnham is being vetted by an officer from MI11 after applying for a transfer to Special Branch. Meanwhile, Bronwlow learns that Sun Hill station is to be refurbished and enlarged.

28Season 6

S6.E28 ∙ Blue Eyed Boy

Thu, Apr 5, 1990

Melvin is late for duty and things get worse for him as the day progresses.

29Season 6

S6.E29 ∙ Full House

Tue, Apr 10, 1990

Refurbishments begin on the Sun Hill station and it's causing problems for all concerned.

30Season 6

S6.E30 ∙ Big Fish, Little Fish

Thu, Apr 12, 1990

CID and Uniform conduct surveillance on possible drug couriers.

31Season 6

S6.E31 ∙ Information Received

Tue, Apr 17, 1990

DS Roach is in court against Mickey Owen, a protection racketeer.

32Season 6

S6.E32 ∙ Close Co-Operation

Thu, Apr 19, 1990

Tensions run high as Sun Hill's cells are being refurbished - prisoners are being held at Barton Street, but not without problems.

33Season 6

S6.E33 ∙ Middleman

Tue, Apr 24, 1990

CID set up 'Operation Middleman' to crack down on the drug trade.

34Season 6

S6.E34 ∙ Corkscrew

Thu, Apr 26, 1990

Following the failure of 'Operation Middleman', it is suspected that information must have been leaked.

35Season 6

S6.E35 ∙ Obsessions

Tue, May 1, 1990

CID are instructed to assist with a family dispute. Ackland and Stamp attend to a barking dog.

36Season 6

S6.E36 ∙ Small Hours

Thu, May 3, 1990

The relief are experiencing a typically dull nightshift - however, things soon change.

37Season 6

S6.E37 ∙ Victims

Tue, May 8, 1990

DC Lines investigates the assault of a primary school teacher.

38Season 6

S6.E38 ∙ Somebody's Husband

Thu, May 10, 1990

CID conduct a surveillance operation to catch the man responsible for attacking women.

39Season 6

S6.E39 ∙ Canley Fields

Tue, May 15, 1990

The relief conduct a search after a child is reported abducted.

40Season 6

S6.E40 ∙ The Night Watch

Thu, May 17, 1990

Roach and Martella respond to a report of sexual assault.

41Season 6

S6.E41 ∙ Trojan Horse

Tue, May 22, 1990

Routine duty proves to be fatal for PC Ken Melvin.

42Season 6

S6.E42 ∙ Rites

Thu, May 24, 1990

The relief gather for P.C. Melvin's funeral, and are joined by colleagues old and new.

43Season 6

S6.E43 ∙ Answers

Tue, May 29, 1990

Lines and Dashwood re-investigate attacks on women that occurred 2 years prior.

44Season 6

S6.E44 ∙ A Fresh Start

Thu, May 31, 1990

Sun Hill mark the opening of their refurbished station.

45Season 6

S6.E45 ∙ A Case to Answer

Tue, Jun 5, 1990

Martella assists a victim of rape in court, while Wray decides things need to be changed in CID.

46Season 6

S6.E46 ∙ Line Up

Thu, Jun 7, 1990

PC Stamp arrests a man for robbery, however there are issues surrounding the identification of the suspect.

47Season 6

S6.E47 ∙ Police Powers

Tue, Jun 12, 1990

The relief are on duty at a local football match where players clash on and off the field.

48Season 6

S6.E48 ∙ Action Book

Thu, Jun 14, 1990

DS Roach leads the incident room in regard to the murder of two children.

49Season 6

S6.E49 ∙ Tactics

Tue, Jun 19, 1990

A Sheffield CID team arrives at Sun Hill in a bid to bring down five villains.

50Season 6

S6.E50 ∙ Scores

Thu, Jun 21, 1990

Burnside has Roach and Lines observe an old adversary of his that has returned to Sun Hill.