The Bill (1984)

When a raid on a known drug addict goes awry, Boulton is spiked by the desperate criminal's needle, leaving Sun Hill's tough guy frightened…

Ackland and Quinnan investigate when a family are strangely silent about the death of their landlord.

Beech and Carver go in search of a haul of £30,000 in banknotes, missing from a six-year-old robbery.

When an old man loses his life savings in a mugging, Boyden and Stamp suspect it was something more than coincidence.

Boyden deals with a frail old man brought into custody accused of attempted murder.

Boyden and Stamp attempt to contain a father who wants revenge for his murdered son.

When a young girl has to carry a knife to defend herself at school, Keane and Stamp know it is time to step in.

Stamp is cynical when he feels a woman with a sob story may be playing games, but Ashton is taken in by her charms.

Stamp and Page are sceptical as Ashton suggests there is more to a burglary than appears.

It's a life or death situation for Skase and Proctor when an assassin comes looking for his money.

Jarvis is full of his secondment to the Diplomatic Protection Group, so Stamp and Quinnan hatch a mischievous plan to take him down a peg o…

New PC Eddie Santini, tall, dark and handsome with a dubious past, causes a stir when he arrives to join the team at Sun Hill.

Rawton and Skase assist a woman receiving anonymous threats.

Ashton goes missing from the scene of an accident.

A car belonging to a rival Chief Superintendent's wife is stolen right from under Santini and Quinnan's noses.

Proctor and Skase investigate the stalking of Proctor's ex-girlfriend.

A series of muggings on a local estate lead Proctor and Carver to the house of a rather unusual couple.

Meadows and Skase discover a modern-day Robin Hood who appears to be alive and well and robbing the rich in Sun Hill.

Santini is irritated at being paired with Hollis on a cold, wet night in Canley.

While in a rush to catch a crook, Ashton trips and falls foul of the law.

Ackland sets out to trap a man who wants to take the law into his own hands.

Croft is puzzled by a couple who want their daughter arrested.

Ackland and Quinnan are on the case when a man falls from his bedroom window. But was it an accident or office politics?

Carver is let down by an unreliable snout, and needs Beech to get him out of a tricky situation.

Rawton and Skase realise they may be onto a serial attacker.

Page and McCann investigate what appears to be a straightforward case of attempted child abduction.

A clever lawyer runs rings around Beech in court in a case involving a notorious robber.

The tit-for-tat violence escalates between rival gangs in Sun Hill.

Beech's involvement with rival racketeers becomes more complicated.

A hungover Garfield injures a member of the public during the pursuit of a burglar, but Monroe is sceptical of Garfield's motives when he n…

Meadows and Daly get a tip-off about a gang of young muggers, but their information comes from an unlikely source...

Garfield and Keane try to discover the cause of death of a woman found dead in a church hall.

When a girl goes missing by the river, Deakin sees an opportunity to nail an old adversary.

McCann is sent in search of a valuable exotic bird.

Rawton and Daly investigate an assault on a resident of an old people's home.

Conway is the target of a blackmail attempt following a drunken night out.

Boulton is after a villain known to have an eye for the ladies.

Quinnan and Blake search for a missing French au pair who has been moonlighting as a stripper.

Cryer attends the death of a teenage girl and is subject to a complaint by the grieving father.

Boyden uncovers an illicit pornographic video operation.

Ashton tries to help a reformed teenage joyrider.

Ashton's sense of compassion is crucial in solving a cruel assault case.

Quinnan and Ackland pursue a dangerous driver.

Deakin and Carver investigate a case of male rape.

A speeding Pontiac and three ageing James Deans give Stamp and McCann a headache.

Boulton and Carver head for the river, chasing a particularly slippery customer.

Boulton and Carver continue thier investigation into illegal immigration and find their case complicated by an attractive woman.

While football fever grips Sun Hill, Deakin hopes to get his man by following a tip-off. With Hollis to help him, how can he fail?

Page tries to trace the mother of an abandoned baby, while Boulton and Rawton investigate an apparently racially motivated attack.

Skase is sceptical of a 14-year-old girl so smitten with him that she accuses her parents of being drug dealers.

Ashton, on his first solo outing, is distracted by a decoy while a nearby shop is burgled.

Boyden introduces the relief to new Area Car driver Vicky Hagen, but her reputation takes an immediate blow when Jarvis reveals she grassed…

Despite knowing the animosity between Jarvis and Hagen, Cryer pairs them in the area car on her first day, but Jarvis dubs her a "stupid co…

Boyden gets friendly with Ashton's mother.

Beech wangles an expenses-paid trip to Brighton with Skase, but his night does not go as planned.

Skase persuades Brighton C.I.D. to help track down the missing Beech.

Stamp and Hagen clash over what makes a good area car driver.

Daly and Carver try to get evidence against a young drug addict suspected of brutally assaulting a police officer.

Carver and Proctor respond to a tip-off about the theft of some fish.

Boulton is less than thrilled to be placed on an interviewing course with Hollis, but gets the chance to exact revenge on an ex-colleague.

Keane and Garfield look into allegations that a New Age cult leader is encouraging under-aged girls to engage in sexual activity.

Carver is shocked when a woman names his friend from a neighbouring station as a flasher.

Boulton and Hollis find themselves in pursuit of the same villain.

Santini and Keane investigate a mysterious assault.

Rawton and Deakin investigate the mysterious disappearance of a woman who has been campaigning to free her husband from jail.

Tosh Lines and June Ackland investigate the death of an old acquaintance.

Harker rushes to the aid of a woman in danger, but gets himself into trouble over his use of CS spray.

Hollis goes from a hero to a laughingstock when he arrests a notorious cat burglar before receiving an official complaint for throwing his…

Hollis is due to collect his commendation, but his colleagues know he doesn't deserve one.

Page is shocked when a man shows up at the front desk armed with a gun, claiming to have shot a man and left him for dead.

Cryer re-opens an unsolved case in response to an attempted suicide.

Boulton suspects that Hollis is involved in a series of burglaries.

Garfield teams up with an attractive young journalist when the wreckage of a World War II Spitfire is discovered in Sun Hill.

Datta pairs with Quinnan to investigate a case of domestic abuse, and receives a surprise offer from Monroe.

Harker and Keane's failure to properly search a prisoner leads to them being held at gunpoint in custody with Boyden.

Skase and Rawton investigate a woman's claims that she is being harassed by a former lover.

Boyden and Page investigate a death from asphyxiation and try to establish whether the paving stone placed on his chimney was an act of mur…

Beech and Carver investigate the theft of a grandfather clock.

Page is on top of the world as she moves out of the section house and finds a boyfriend, unaware he has a criminal history.

Boulton asks Page to spy on her own boyfriend.

Feeling she has wrecked Boulton's operation, how can Page continue her relationship with Danny?

Greig's request for tenure is rejected. He distracts himself by pairing with Deakin to investigate allegations by a prisoner that his recen…

Garfield and Quinnan fear for the safety of a boxer who has disappeared, abandoning his young son.

Hollis suggests using an old caravan as a mobile police station.

Hagen and Harker have to contend with an unreliable witness.

McCann and Santini fall out over a vicious assault on a black youth.

Boulton is kidnapped by an aggrieved ex-con.

Skase and Daly investigate an assault outside a gay club, but a key witness is reluctant to come forward.

New W.P.C. Rosie Fox is partnered with P.C. Eddie Santini to investigate when the body of a junkie is washed up on the banks of the Thames.…

P.C. Santini tries to apologize to W.P.C. Fox for going too far against her wishes the night before but she tells him to stay away from her…

W.P.C. Fox takes the day off with a migraine but turns up for the relief's paintball charity challenge, where Santini continues to bully an…

W.P.C. Fox makes an official complaint about P.C. Santini.

P.C. Stamp is involved in a serious accident in which he kills a pedestrian while reversing the area car down a one-way street in response…

Stamp attends the funeral of the pedestrian he knocked over, but he receives a less than warm reception. Later, he and Quinnan arrest the d…

It's Stamp's big day in court, and despite the fact that Quinnan has been called as a prosecution witness against him, his barrister is con…

Beech and Conway attend a police event to receive medals for long-standing service and excellent conduct. Beech is surprised to find that a…

Hagen goes undercover as a prostitute to trap a solicitor who has been selling forged passports to his clients, and a violent thug whom he…

Boulton is paired with new DC Kerry Holmes to investigate a gang who have been purchasing bikes with cheques stolen in an armed robbery. Bo…

Boulton investigates when a young girl is approached and attacked on the way home from school. Her father, a property developer, has been h…

Boulton and Carver return to Sun Hill with Burnside in handcuffs, but upon their arrival, are pursued by two armed gunman who try to make s…

Santini is first on the scene of a serious car accident, and becomes a bit of a local hero when he bravely dives into the river to secure t…

Skase calls in sick so he can moonlight as a bodyguard. He is charged with providing protection for the two teenage sons of a very wealthy…

Meadows and Conway are both up for promotion against each other, and with an impending inspection from Area, both are out to impress. Howev…

Holmes investigates when a woman is attacked in her flat and left for dead in a particularly violent domestic violence case. She initially…

Cryer attends the scene when a prostitute is slashed across the face with a machete and subsequently hospitalized. The prime suspect, Alvin…

Skase attends the scene of a fire at a 'sex cinema' club, where a reportedly angry punter set alight to the club after being refused entry.…

Meadows asks Deakin to have more of a 'hands-on' approach after a row erupts between Beech and Daly. All three of the CID sergeants, meanwh…

Brownlow is angered when a local journalist approaches him following the publication of an article in the CPS journal regarding an unsolved…

Quinnan ignores a plea for help from a mysterious opera singer whilst out on patrol, but later regrets his actions and ignores a number of…

Monroe is called to deal with a complaint against an officer from Stafford Row, where the victim has accused him of offering acquittal in r…

Rawton and Lennox investigate when a nurse is violently attacked at the nurse's home where she is living. Initially, only one witness is ab…

Boulton and Holmes investigate the latest in a long line of arson attacks. When forensic evidence places teen tearaway Adam Marrs at the sc…

Boulton and Holmes deal with the abduction of a newborn baby from his hospital bed. CCTV of the abductor reveals little clues as to her ide…

Burnside arrives at Sun Hill with a well-known villain in tow - convicted child sex offender Carl Jones. Jones has been granted early parol…

Hollis spots a gang of youths hanging around a phonebox acting suspiciously. When he goes to investigate, the phone box explodes as the res…

Rawton goes undercover as a lonely heart to find a possible serial killer who has claimed three victims. The only person who can identify t…

Beech is approached by gangster Jimmy Smith for a favour after his house is ransacked. However, when Jimmy's girlfriend is also attacked an…

Daly and Rawton go undercover as the landlord and landlady of a local pub while investigating a gang who have operating a protection racket…

Quinnan investigates when his vet is forced to treat a dog that has been injected with heroin. Quinnan catches the owner in possession of c…

Santini and Page investigates when a young girl is knocked down in a hit-and-run incident. Santini manages to trace the owner of the car, b…

The relief return to work after the Christmas break, and find themselves with little to do. Meanwhile, Boyden receives a welcome visitor in…