The Bill
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.
Episodes
The ninth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 3 October 2012, in Australia. In 2020, Audio Commentaries were released for the episodes 'Blind Spot' (with writer Roger Davenport) and 'Compliments of the Service' with actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Trevor Hicks).
1Dying Breed
22 minJan 5, 1993
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.
2Fact Of Life
22 minJan 7, 1993
The law allows a known burglar to go free but Greig and Quinnan desperately try to pin him down again.
3All Through The Night
22 minJan 8, 1993
Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol until he is paired with a pretty young female Environmental Health Officer Diane Eckersley.
4New Tune Old Fiddle
22 minJan 12, 1993
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.
5Delinquent
22 minJan 14, 1993
Dave arrests a persistent young offender is arrested for burgling his parents house.
6Bringing Up Baby
22 minJan 15, 1993
Datta investigates the sale of a missing newborn baby as she Monroe and CID are work against the clock to find her.
7Rainy Days & Mondays
22 minJan 19, 1993
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.
8Supply & Demand
22 minJan 21, 1993
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.
9On The Cards
22 minJan 22, 1993
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.
10Shock To The System
22 minJan 26, 1993
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.
11Living It Down
22 minJan 28, 1993
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.
12Heat Of The Moment
22 minJan 29, 1993
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.
13Shake Rattle N Roll
22 minFeb 2, 1993
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.
14No Thanks To You
22 minFeb 4, 1993
George has a bad day. Firstly he fails to save the life of a glue sniffer and then allows a bail absconder to escape.
15A Better Life
22 minFeb 5, 1993
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.
16Echo
22 minFeb 9, 1993
A girl goes missing and Jim and Alan suspect a known villain of murdering her until another man walks into another station and confesses.
17Fagins
22 minFeb 11, 1993
Frank lets Sun Hill's burglars know he and Operation Bumblebee mean business.
18Cried Too Late
22 minFeb 12, 1993
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.
19Gone For A Soldier
22 minFeb 16, 1993
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.
20Persuasion
22 minFeb 18, 1993
Burnside investigates when a female drug dealer is attacked by another dealer to get off his patch.
21Hard Man
Feb 19, 1993
Greig investigates a stabbing and uncovers benefit fraud at a bed and breakfast establishment.
22Missionary Work
22 minFeb 23, 1993
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.
23Hypocritical Oath
22 minFeb 25, 1993
The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables D.C.s Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor.
24Trivial Pursuits
22 minFeb 26, 1993
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.
25Out Of The Mouths
22 minMar 2, 1993
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.
26Keeping In Touch
22 minMar 4, 1993
An employee of a private security firm is identified by the elderly blind woman he assaulted.
27If It Isn't Hurting
22 minMar 5, 1993
New trainee constable Croft learns some old style policing methods from Burnside.
28Keeping Out Of Trouble
22 minMar 9, 1993
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.
29School Of Hard Knocks
22 minMar 11, 1993
Burnside investigates the abduction of a villain's son.
30A Little Family Business
22 minMar 12, 1993
Meadows investigates a burglary gone wrong while Cato is gunning for Loxton and Stringer.
31Breaking The Chain
22 minMar 16, 1993
Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime.
32The Fortress
22 minMar 18, 1993
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.
33In Broad Daylight
22 minMar 19, 1993
While on the trail of two rapists Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger.
34Credible Witness
22 minMar 23, 1993
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.
35The Price Of Fame
22 minMar 25, 1993
Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.
36The Short Straw
22 minMar 26, 1993
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.
37Missing
22 minMar 30, 1993
A young man with an intellectual disability goes missing and Burnside has to deal with the consequences for the parents.
38Goods Received
22 minApr 1, 1993
Greig investigates a burglary at an ailing business a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy.
39Double Enmity
22 minApr 2, 1993
Woods goes undercover as a contract killer to expose a woman who wants her husband killed.
40Hard Evidence
22 minApr 6, 1993
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.
41High Hopes & Low Life
22 minApr 8, 1993
Carver and Morgan investigate a career ending attack on a promising young boxer.
42On The Loose
22 minApr 9, 1993
Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.
43Out Of Court
22 minApr 13, 1993
Stamp and Ackland are keen to get a conviction against a woman for assault on a minicab driver, but she is acquitted.
44Bedfellows
22 minApr 15, 1993
Chief Inspector Cato arrests two youths, actions which cause a riot outside Sun Hill station.
45Cat & House
22 minApr 17, 1993
A woman is keen to be get rid of her burglar boyfriend and his fence with whom she has been having an affair.
46Brothers
22 minApr 20, 1993
Two young brothers are suspected of burglary and Croft discovers that they were deserted by their mother and left to fend for themselves.
47Playing Away
22 minApr 22, 1993
Ackland arrests a fifteen-year-old boy for shoplifting and finds herself investigating his relationship with a woman twenty years his senior.
48Coming To Terms
22 minApr 24, 1993
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.
49Return To Sender
22 minApr 27, 1993
A young postwoman is beaten up but the motive is unclear and she seems unwilling to talk to the police.
50Sticks & Stones
22 minApr 29, 1993
When Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, it makes an already difficult court case for Greig even harder.
51Tangled Webs
22 minMay 1, 1993
A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage.
52Recruiting Officer
22 minMay 4, 1993
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.
53Give Em An Inch
22 minMay 6, 1993
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.
54By Hook Or By Crook
22 minMay 8, 1993
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.
55Home To Roost
22 minMay 11, 1993
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.
56In Safe Hands
22 minMay 13, 1993
Lines and Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team.
57Punch Drunk
22 minMay 15, 1993
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.
58Fall Out
22 minMay 18, 1993
With the departure of Roach one of his informants wants out Burnside and Monroe investigate threats against her.
59Awaydays
22 minMay 20, 1993
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.
60Pride & Joy
22 minMay 22, 1993
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.
61Fast Food
22 minMay 25, 1993
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.
62Soft Touch
22 minMay 27, 1993
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.
63We Gave Him All Our Love
22 minMay 29, 1993
When the body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide Cryer feels that he owes the parents an explanation.
64Hearts & Minds
22 minJun 1, 1993
Burnside disagrees with Conway's approach to a young offender.
65Cry Baby
22 minJun 3, 1993
Page and Monroe attend what appears to be a cot death, but it transpires that the baby has a head injury Meadows investigates.
66A Willing Victim
22 minJun 5, 1993
Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager but Pearce has the manager under investigation.
67Rank Outsider
22 minJun 8, 1993
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.
68Tender Mercies
22 minJun 10, 1993
Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing while Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation.
69Double Take
22 minJun 12, 1993
Greig and Croft investigate a burglary the property is found in a garden shed but was it stolen?
70Mouth & Trousers
22 minJun 15, 1993
Stringer clashes with Cato about a serious shortage of officers and the ban on overtime meanwhile two families fight out their differences.
71Uses & Abuses
22 minJun 16, 1993
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?
72Picking A Winner
22 minJun 19, 1993
P.C. Quinnan goes undercover as a refuse collector to investigate a series of burglaries.
73Broken
22 minJun 22, 1993
Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.
74Insider Dealing
22 minJun 24, 1993
A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.
75To Have & To Hold
22 minJun 26, 1993
A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.
76Honour Among Thieves
22 minJun 29, 1993
D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.
77Somebody To Love
22 minJul 1, 1993
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.
78Morning Has Broken
22 minJul 3, 1993
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.
79Swaps
22 minJul 6, 1993
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.
80Trust
22 minJul 8, 1993
D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.
81Divided We Fall
22 minJul 10, 1993
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.
82A Duty Of Care
22 minJul 13, 1993
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.
83Family Values
22 minJul 15, 1993
P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.
84A Matter Of Life & Death
22 minJul 17, 1993
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.
85Kith & Kin
22 minJul 20, 1993
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.
86Part Of The Family
22 minJul 22, 1993
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.
87Mighty Atoms
22 minJul 24, 1993
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.
88A Malicious Prosecution
22 minJul 27, 1993
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.
89Outbreak
22 minJul 29, 1993
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.
90Unreliable Witness
22 minJul 31, 1993
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.
91Sweet Charity
22 minAug 3, 1993
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.
92David & Goliath
22 minAug 5, 1993
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.
93What A Pair
22 minAug 7, 1993
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.
94Desirable Property
22 minAug 10, 1993
There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C. Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent.
95Blind Spot
22 minAug 12, 1993
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.
96Carrying The Load
22 minAug 14, 1993
W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.
97Deadly Weapon
22 minAug 17, 1993
The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident. The investigation uncovers a trail of corruption.
98All The Wrong Connections
22 minAug 19, 1993
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.
99Give & Take
22 minAug 21, 1993
W.P.C. Polly Page sees W.D.S. Sally Johnson from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer.
100Desperate Measures
22 minAug 24, 1993
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.
101To Catch A Thief
22 minAug 26, 1993
D.C. Carver arrests a pickpocket.
102Natural Reaction
22 minAug 28, 1993
D.C. Carver catches a fourteen-year-old thief. He and D.C. Lines question a man about his relationship with the girl.
103Desperate Remedies
22 minAug 31, 1993
PC Garfield is tasked with retrieving an ill boy's inhaler but comes up against a series of other problems whilst doing so.
104Bright Lights
22 minSep 2, 1993
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.
105Bare Faced Lies
22 minSep 4, 1993
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.
106But Not Forgotten
22 minSep 7, 1993
An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see D.I. Burnside, but he is gone.
107Push
22 minSep 9, 1993
W.P.C. Page gets stuck in a lift with a pregnant 15-year-old girl and has to assist with the birth.
108Bad Reaction
22 minSep 10, 1993
Det. Insp. Harry Haines arrives for his first day at Sun Hill and helps track down a drug dealer who is distributing dangerous tablets.
109Compliments Of The Service
22 minSep 15, 1993
A public relations exercise by Ch. Supt. Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate.
110Game Of Two Halves
22 minSep 16, 1993
W.D.C. Croft is in uniform for the day, to Ch. Insp. Cato's delight.
111The Knowledge
22 minSep 18, 1993
D.I. Haines gets involved in a war between an Asian minicab firm and a black cab operator.
112No Place Like Home
22 minSep 21, 1993
Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders.
113Customer Care
22 minSep 23, 1993
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.
114The Right Man For The Job
22 minSep 25, 1993
Sgt. Boyden deals with a case of joyriding which ends with a crash and uncovers an insurance fraud.
115A Day In The Life Of
22 minSep 28, 1993
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.
116Having What It Takes
22 minSep 30, 1993
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.
117Play the Game
22 minOct 2, 1993
Chief Inspector Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint, after a pub brawl turns into a murder enquiry.
118Unlucky For Some
22 minOct 5, 1993
One of the employees at a bingo hall reveals that a robbery there was an inside job.
119Gift Of The Gab
22 minOct 7, 1993
D.S. Pearce and W.P.C. Croft investigate bogus callers who are stealing people's pension money.
120A Class Act
22 minOct 9, 1993
When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is D.C. Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results.
121Dangerous Trade
22 minOct 12, 1993
A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts W.P.C. Page and P.C. Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol.
122Cheating Heart
22 minOct 14, 1993
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.
123Somewhere To Hang My Hat
22 minOct 16, 1993
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.
124No Comment
22 minOct 19, 1993
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.
125Shrinkage
22 minOct 21, 1993
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.
126Street Legal
22 minOct 23, 1993
P.C. Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. P.C. Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive.
127The Green Eyed Monster
22 minOct 26, 1993
D.I. Haines works with AMIP on a murder investigation and uncovers some secrets in the victim's past.
128Behind Closed Doors
22 minOct 28, 1993
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.
129Links In The Chain
22 minOct 30, 1993
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.
130Care In The Community
22 minNov 2, 1993
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.
131You Don't Always Get What You Want
22 minNov 4, 1993
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.
132Reason To Believe
22 minNov 6, 1993
Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party.
133Let Slip
22 minNov 9, 1993
Page and Jarvis are called to deal when two rottweilers terrorise a shopping centre and attack a young girl.
134Until Proven Guilty
22 minNov 11, 1993
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.
135The Hard Sell
22 minNov 13, 1993
Quinnan witnesses a robbery. He suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property.
136Consequences
22 minNov 16, 1993
Meadows and Morgan lead a raid on a club in pursuit of a drug dealer who is laundering money through car sales.
137A Question Of Identity
22 minNov 18, 1993
A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house.
138Cutting Edge
22 minNov 20, 1993
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.
139Put Down
22 minNov 23, 1993
An invalid is found dead in bed, and the wife is charged with aiding and abetting a suicide.
140Left Behind
22 minNov 25, 1993
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.
141Real Villains
22 minNov 27, 1993
Croft and Cryer examine the remains of a burned-out car on the Whitegate estate, where residents are concerned about the increase in lawlessness.
142Questionable Judgement
22 minNov 30, 1993
A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing.
143Taking Care Of Business
22 minDec 2, 1993
A store participating in Conway's business watch scheme has been burgled, and one of the suspects is beaten up.
144The Law In Their Hands
22 minDec 4, 1993
Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house. Loxton and Quinnan catch the real thief.
145Cause For Complaint
22 minDec 7, 1993
Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice.
146Blood Counts
22 minDec 9, 1993
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.
147Hurting Inside
22 minDec 11, 1993
A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison.
148Corroboration
22 minDec 14, 1993
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.
149Death Of A Ladies' Man
22 minDec 16, 1993
A woman reports her husband missing. Greig and Croft establish that the man is a bigamist and an armed robber.
150An Ill Wind
22 minDec 18, 1993
A body is retrieved from a building yard after a deadly toxic gas was fed through the building.
151Keep On Trucking
22 minDec 21, 1993
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.
152A Family Trait
22 minDec 23, 1993
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.
153Paid In Full
22 minDec 24, 1993
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.
154Cause For Concern
22 minDec 28, 1993
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
155Nothing Ventured
22 minDec 31, 1993
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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