The Bill
The Bill
TV ShowCanceled

The Bill

6.7 / 10
1984
26 seasons
2372 episodes
CrimeDrama

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.

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  • Funny Ol' Business: Cops and Robbers

    1.Funny Ol' Business: Cops and Robbers

    16-10-1984

    Carver is still getting used to life at Sun Hill, as he continues to raise his popularity level amongst the other officers. Meanwhile, Brownlow has ordered the uniform relief onto...

  • Ep 2

    2.A Friend in Need

    23-10-1984

    When a spate of bomb hoaxes begins to threaten peace and harmony in Sun Hill, Brownlow becomes eager to find the hoax callers and stop chaos from breaking out. Meanwhile, Galloway...

  • Ep 3

    3.Clutching at Straws

    30-10-1984

    When a gang of thugs use violence to extort money from local youths, Brownlow takes a hands off approach - and claims that he would rather play golf than try to save the residents...

  • Long Odds

    4.Long Odds

    06-11-1984

    P.C. Litten recognises a photo of a wanted armed robber, but takes the information to D.I. Galloway instead of Sgt. Cryer, and gets into trouble with both men. Meanwhile, a gang of...

  • Ep 5

    5.It's Not Such a Bad Job After All

    13-11-1984

    The discovery of a body of a teenage suicide leaves a bitter taste in Ackland's mouth, and finding herself being drawn into a seedy world of pornography, drugs and prostitution, Ac...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Drugs Raid

    20-11-1984

    After a residents' meeting complaining about the drug problem on their estate, DI Galloway mentions that he had heard that an old illegal club has reopened in an abandoned theatre...

  • A Dangerous Breed

    7.A Dangerous Breed

    27-11-1984

    PC Dave Litten is on secondment to CID, and is desperate to impress his boss, DI Roy Galloway. Galloway and Litten are about to have a meal at the local pub when a call comes throu...

  • Rough in the Afternoon

    8.Rough in the Afternoon

    04-12-1984

    PC Carver and PC Edwards are called to a domestic and are informed by the neighbour that a child was taken by his father. Meanwhile, the mother has turned up at the station to rep...

  • Ep 9

    9.Burning the Books

    08-01-1985

    After a briefcase is found by a young car thief, Det. Insp. Galloway thinks he can finally nick the 'Arthur Daley' of Sun Hill. Because of car problems he is unable to interview h...

  • Ep 10

    10.Death of a Cracksman

    15-01-1985

    Alfie Mullins is a non-returned prisoner, not a dangerous prisoner as reported. He is an old-fashioned safe-cracker who, just as he is returning to the prison, is approached by one...

  • The Sweet Smell of Failure

    11.The Sweet Smell of Failure

    22-01-1985

    A tip in a counterfeit perfume case pulls in two very old aged pensioners who appear to have been pinching things since WWII. But after leading Carver and Ackland in a merry chase...

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