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 8

S8.E1 ∙ The Best Policy

Thu, Jan 2, 1992

A man is shot during an armed robbery at a DIY warehouse - but why is Kim Reid so keen to hand the investigation over to Burnside?

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ A Friend in Need

Tue, Jan 7, 1992

PC Quinnan is the subject of a civil complaint. PCs Stamp and Stringer follow up a fire at a home for ex-psychiatric patients, but find little care in the community.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Whose Side Are You On?

Thu, Jan 9, 1992

When a teenage mugger is stabbed by his would-be victim on the Jasmine Allen, it looks like a genine case of self-defence. Tosh Lines isn't so sure though, and decides to dig a little deeper into the life of the man who was mugged.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Lip Service

Tue, Jan 14, 1992

DC Lines is enjoying an off-duty pint in his local pub and becomes involved in a bar-brawl.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Illegals

Thu, Jan 16, 1992

DC Lines Investigates when a cellar full of illegal immigrants is discovered. He enlists the help of Sgt Boyden, who takes a fancy to one of the females. Lines warns him off.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Fair Play

Tue, Jan 21, 1992

PC Quinnan investigates the illegal sale of steroids. PC Garfield is put on the spot when his old sparring partner is arrested.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Dinosaur

Thu, Jan 23, 1992

Burnside is furious when provided with false information about an armed robbery, while Reid meets some of her friends in high places.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Joyride

Tue, Jan 28, 1992

Sun Hill is terrorised by teenage joyriders, but what can be done to stop them?

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Not Waving

Thu, Jan 30, 1992

A student nurse is sexually assaulted in a nurses' quarters building. DI Burnside arrests the obvious suspect from a nearby gypsy encampment, but does he have the right man?

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Mates

Tue, Feb 4, 1992

Cryer is finding being non-operational tedious. He goes undercover as a punter in a brothel, and does a good job - but his presence on the operation antagonises Peters. After some reflection, he goes to see Brownlow about giving up his job as duty sergeant, and going back on the relief.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Lost Boy

Thu, Feb 6, 1992

Following investigations into the disappearance of a thirteen-year-old boy, Greig recruits Ackland and Dashwood for an undercover operation at Victoria Station as they attempt to bust an operation running rent boys.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Chicken

Tue, Feb 11, 1992

Stringer tries to stop some children playing 'chicken' on the railway line, but one of them is run down by a train. Sgt Peters transfers upstairs to the post of Duty Sergeant - swapping roles with Bob Cryer, who returns to the relief.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Somebody Special

Thu, Feb 13, 1992

D.C.I. Reid prepares to move on from Sun Hill, while D.S. Greig tries to cultivate an informant.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Previous Convictions

Tue, Feb 18, 1992

Investigating an apparent accident in which a man's hand is crushed in a car-breaker's yard, Sgt Maitland uncovers years of animosity, neglect and revenge.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ Beggar My Neighbour

Thu, Feb 20, 1992

A tramp is attacked, leading the police into a web of crime.

16Season 8

S8.E16 ∙ It's a Small World

Tue, Feb 25, 1992

Thinking of leaving the force , DC Dashwood is tempted by a lucrative business opportunity with a firm of security consultants.

17Season 8

S8.E17 ∙ Licence

Thu, Feb 27, 1992

A man convicted of strangling his wife has been released on licence, but the probation service fails to notify Sun Hill. His presence comes to light when his son causes a disturbance.

18Season 8

S8.E18 ∙ Comeback

Tue, Mar 3, 1992

Sgt. Cryer's first day back in uniform is an eventful one. P.C. Smollett is excited about the new Community Police Office. The area car is stolen from PC Loxton and WPC Datta.

19Season 8

S8.E19 ∙ Fireproof

Thu, Mar 5, 1992

Burnside leads the investigation into the fire at the new Community Police Office.

20Season 8

S8.E20 ∙ The Paddy Factor

Tue, Mar 10, 1992

Carver and Martella are shadowing a car thief, but all three get more than they bargained for when they stumble across an apparent IRA arms cache.

21Season 8

S8.E21 ∙ The Wild Rover

Thu, Mar 12, 1992

The Anti-Terrorist Squad believe they will have a quick result, but Roach has his doubts.

22Season 8

S8.E22 ∙ Coincidence

Tue, Mar 17, 1992

A small boy known for lying claims to have been the subject of an attempted abduction in an adventure playground.

23Season 8

S8.E23 ∙ Going Soft

Thu, Mar 19, 1992

A routine trip to a magistrate for a warrant turns into a nightmare for DC Dashwood when he is taken prisoner by two hooded burglars.

24Season 8

S8.E24 ∙ Re-Hab

Tue, Mar 24, 1992

DCI Meadows arrives to take charge of Sun Hill CID. He becomes involved with a father suspected of murdering his drug addict son.

25Season 8

S8.E25 ∙ Acting Detective

Thu, Mar 26, 1992

A woman who collapsed at an airport is found to be a mule, smuggling drugs in the stomach. DI Burnside, with only limited time to mount an operation, gets WPC French to take the courier's place to place in attempt to uncover the dealer.

26Season 8

S8.E26 ∙ Stopover

Tue, Mar 31, 1992

The station has received multiple calls from a guest house owner, claiming to have seen potential intruders. While most think she's a time waster, Ray believes in a more reassuring method of policing - but is he too personally involved?

27Season 8

S8.E27 ∙ Suspects

Thu, Apr 2, 1992

DS Greig arrests a suspect for an armed robbery, but is proved wrong.

28Season 8

S8.E28 ∙ All the King's Horses

Tue, Apr 7, 1992

A lorry overturns and sheds its load outside a school, burying a boy and girl and putting PC Loxton to the test.

29Season 8

S8.E29 ∙ Party Politics

Thu, Apr 9, 1992

WDC Martella celebrates her birthday. DI Burnside and DS Roach go to a party attended by a crooked businessman, who makes Burnside an offer he can't refuse.

30Season 8

S8.E30 ∙ Trials and Tribulations

Tue, Apr 14, 1992

WPC Marshall becomes a vital witness in a murder trial, and soon realises that someone is trying to intimidate her..

31Season 8

S8.E31 ∙ A Can of Worms

Thu, Apr 16, 1992

A road accident draws attention to a local taxi company, which is the source of a local crime wave.

32Season 8

S8.E32 ∙ Timing

Tue, Apr 21, 1992

DCI Meadows tries to find the link between three arson attacks. DS Roach and DC Dashwood track down an escaped prisoner, but Roach seems more interested in his beautiful wife.

33Season 8

S8.E33 ∙ A Nice Little Line in Plastic

Thu, Apr 23, 1992

PC Quinnan and WPC Datta arrest a girl using stolen credit cards and uncover a major racket.

34Season 8

S8.E34 ∙ Trial and Error

Tue, Apr 28, 1992

A armed robber who put an innocent bystander in a wheelchair has his house firebombed by the victim's son. DI Burnside is determined to see justice done.

35Season 8

S8.E35 ∙ Owning Up

Thu, Apr 30, 1992

PCs Loxton and Stringer follow up on a mugging but their case is nearly ruined when it collides with an investigation by DS Greig and DCI Meadows. Can WPC Ackland crack the case?

36Season 8

S8.E36 ∙ Up Behind

Tue, May 5, 1992

It's Saturday night, but CID are at work trailing a known criminal believed to be responsible for a series of artifice burglaries involving pensioners.

37Season 8

S8.E37 ∙ Appearances

Thu, May 7, 1992

Following an argument with a drunken pub customer, a young barman is hit by a car outside, and left in a coma. PCs Quinnan and Stringer have their suspicions about the customer. Could it be manslaughter?

38Season 8

S8.E38 ∙ Principled Negotiation

Tue, May 12, 1992

DI Burnside and DS Roach look favourably on an ex-villian with a loan-shark problem, but they expect favours in return.

39Season 8

S8.E39 ∙ Sign of Our Times

Thu, May 14, 1992

An armed robber admits to DC Lines that redundancy and the repossession of his house made him take to crime to solve his problems.

40Season 8

S8.E40 ∙ Priorities

Tue, May 19, 1992

PCs Stringer and Loxton attend to the theft at an old people's home and begin to suspect that the ex-policeman who runs the home is ill-treating residents,

41Season 8

S8.E41 ∙ Users

Thu, May 21, 1992

WDC Martella arrests a woman for drug dealing. DI Burnside suspects that she is using teenage girls as couriers by offering them free holidays in Spain, but she is being exploited by a bigger dealer.

42Season 8

S8.E42 ∙ Man of the People

Tue, May 26, 1992

PC Stringer wins the election for the post of Federation Rep, beating the incumbent PC Hollis by fifty-eight votes to two. Ch Supt Brownlow decides to eat in the canteen with the other ranks, much to their discomfort.

43Season 8

S8.E43 ∙ Runaway

Thu, May 28, 1992

DS Roach investigates the beating of a teenage girl, and tries to establish if his suspect is also responsible for a murder being investigated by AMIP.

44Season 8

S8.E44 ∙ Exposures

Tue, Jun 2, 1992

A young model claims that she was sexually assaulted during a photographic session. WDC Martella discovers that every picture tells a story.

45Season 8

S8.E45 ∙ Better the Devil

Thu, Jun 4, 1992

PC Stringer gets involved with a bizarre household, and discovers a horrifying case parental cruelty in the attic. WPC Marshall goes on attachment to the Domestic Violence Unit at Stafford Row.

46Season 8

S8.E46 ∙ Prisoners

Tue, Jun 9, 1992

Sgt. Boyden has anything but a quiet night on duty in the custody suite.

47Season 8

S8.E47 ∙ World to Rights

Thu, Jun 11, 1992

WPC Marshall on attachment to the Domestic Violence Unit at Stafford Row, makes an error of judgment and is attacked by a woman's husband.

48Season 8

S8.E48 ∙ Do the Right Thing

Tue, Jun 16, 1992

PC Stringer is mugged by a gang and determines to get his own back. WPC Marshall follows a cheque card fraudster.

49Season 8

S8.E49 ∙ Hiding to Nothing

Thu, Jun 18, 1992

PC Stamp is ambushed by a gang of youths on a local estate. In trying to assist him,. WPC Ackland crashes the Area car, much to PC Loxton's delight.

50Season 8

S8.E50 ∙ Punching Judy

Mon, Jun 22, 1992

A woman lies critically injured in hospital, beaten up by her husband. DS Greig and DCI Meadows interview the husband. WPC Marshall decides to quit the Domestic Violence Unit.