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The Bill: Series 7

Poster for The Bill Season 7

105 episodes · premiered Jan 1, 1991

The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 1 January – 31 December 1991. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 6 June 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella. A number of The Bill Audio Commentaries for Series 7 episodes have been recorded with director Stuart Urban and camera operator Alison Chapman, specifically for the episodes 'Cry Havoc', 'The Negotiator' and 'They Also Serve'. These are available to subscribers of The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel.

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  1. Episode 1: Grief Jan 1, 1991 · 22m Norika and George are on traffic duty. He failed to see the D.A.C. so didn't salute him. Brownlow's wife is giving grief about the roof of his summer cottage.
  2. Episode 2: The Chase Jan 3, 1991 · 22m A man complains about his car being trashed. Norika goes to a service station which is being held-up by men with a machete. Steve and Dave give chase. During the chase Steve collides with…
  3. Episode 3: The Attack Jan 8, 1991 · 22m Cathy is on the beat and notices 2 men acting strangely. When she tries to arrest them, she is attacked. A black youth not involved tells George about it, who gives chase. Insp. Monroe…
  4. Episode 4: Crown V. Cooper Jan 10, 1991 · 22m Loxton is going to court with Garfield. One of the witnesses is giving them a hard time. Dashwood is also there griping about missing paperwork. Garfield is worried about his notes and…
  5. Episode 5: The Girl Can't Help It Jan 15, 1991 · 22m A girl is missing and Reg is moaning about his mealtime being curtailed. Dave finds an incriminating notebook that indicates the girl is on the game. When Dave goes to tell the family, he…
  6. Episode 6: Machines Jan 17, 1991 · 22m Roach and Carver put pressure on a defendant who postpones his appearance in court due to illness. Lines is on the trail of photocopiers stolen from an American base.
  7. Episode 7: Loophole Jan 22, 1991 · 22m Brownlow gives Conway a hard time about sick figures. Young is not feeling well and June thinks it could be stress related. Loxton goes to investigate something suspicious in a scrapyard…
  8. Episode 8: Bottle Jan 24, 1991 · 22m Sgt. Maitland thinks there is a problem with a local pub landlord of the Overton Arms as well as drinking on duty. The prisoner makes allegiations about being threatened with a shotgun. It…
  9. Episode 9: Samaritan Jan 29, 1991 · 22m Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling. Stamp grabs the woman who collapses. The man says he saw her wandering and went to help her and she attacked him with her…
  10. Episode 10: Fear or Favour Jan 31, 1991 · 22m Jasmine Allen Estate representatives are visiting the station. Tony and Delia walk the Estate and talk to one of the residents. They chase a drug dealer to a club and the men on the door…
  11. Episode 11: Start To Finish Feb 5, 1991 · 22m Brownlow is having transport problems to get to a meeting. He helps at an accident. Tom Penny who now is security guard comes in to check an arrest Dave made of a supposedly pregnant…
  12. Episode 12: Night and Day Feb 7, 1991 · 22m Tony and Barry are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the premises. They surprise a flat owner who is in the bathroom. Tosh…
  13. Episode 13: Favours Feb 12, 1991 · 22m Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard. Dashwood recognises the name of an ex-copper who knows Roach and Dashwood thinks Roach is prejudiced and too helpful. The…
  14. Episode 14: In Chambers Feb 14, 1991 · 22m Greig gets the evidence for an arson case from the property officer and goes to a conference in chambers and parks in the wrong space. The suspect is not responsible for his actions…
  15. Episode 15: Kids Don't Cry Anymore Feb 19, 1991 · 22m June sees a boy being bullied at a playground. On investigation she finds a lunch box with packets in it as well as a notebook with a list of names and some drawings. The list is of drugs…
  16. Episode 16: Too Many Chiefs Feb 21, 1991 · 22m After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Dave and Cathy get called back in for a potential suicide. The girl Dave brought back in the morning seems to be the last person to see the…
  17. Episode 17: Every Mother's Son Feb 26, 1991 · 22m June, Tony, Dave and Reg are doing an obbo. Dave and Reg are lost while the doctor is attacked. The doctor was called to a hoax emergency call. The lady who was supposed to have made the…
  18. Episode 18: Furthers Feb 28, 1991 · 22m A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood. A man who has escaped from prison turns up in Dashwood's flat after he has put the safety chain on the door. A gunshot has been…
  19. Episode 19: Closing The Net Mar 5, 1991 · 22m A young girl is approached by a man in a playground. Burnside thinks that they can't do anything until a crime is committed. tosh is noticing the suspect getting bolder. Ron has also…
  20. Episode 20: The Public Interest Mar 7, 1991 · 22m A man comes in to talk to someone in authority because an ex-employee is having sex with a 15 year old. CPS has thrown out June's assault case. She is thinking of taking a private…
  21. Episode 21: Photo Finish Mar 12, 1991 · 22m Datta is watching a pub when a youth is seen leaving with drugs. While reading a playboy in the boy's room, Garfield finds over £200 hidden in the magazine and an acqinance of the boy is…
  22. Episode 22: Just Desserts Mar 14, 1991 · 22m burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Tony and George go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell off the top floor. An eye witness says he was pushed. The victim had…
  23. Episode 23: 832 Receiving Mar 19, 1991 · 22m June and Delia catch a girl who has stolen a purse. June suspects the mother of fraud. Delia goes back out and watches 3 youths interfere with a car before she is told to investigate…
  24. Episode 24: The Better Part Of Valour Mar 21, 1991 · 22m Burnside and Reed go to an accident involving a security van. Ted thinks it is an inside job. Ted finds a job application for a man with form. Tosh talks to the guard. Martella talks to a…
  25. Episode 25: Double Or Quits Mar 26, 1991 · 22m Delia and Viv talk about a perpetual villain before they go to court. Viv's witness is having second thoughts. D.C.I. Reed gets a phone call about Viv reading previous charges in court…
  26. Episode 26: We Could Be Heroes Mar 28, 1991 · 22m Tony and Dave rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident. They go to see the driver of the other car. He is a sales rep who hopes to be banned from…
  27. Episode 27: Cold Turkey (1) Apr 2, 1991 · 22m Tony and Dave go to a sudden death. Monroe arrives and thinks it is a suspicious death. The man was a locum working at the doctors. Dave and Tony are called to a flat where arguments were…
  28. Episode 28: Cold Turkey (2) Apr 4, 1991 · 22m Dashwood talks to one of his snouts to find out the name of the man. June talks to the man on the phone after George left a phone outside the flat. Conway negotiates for the man to be shot…
  29. Episode 29: Now We're Motoring Apr 9, 1991 · 22m Reg helps a man tow away a car. The owner comes to complain about the towing. Reg comes across another towing. Lines talks to a man about welding his car to make the MOT. He is getting…
  30. Episode 30: Dead Man's Boots Apr 11, 1991 · 22m Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman, who gave evidence as a witness in a murder trial, from being victimised on a council estate. The vacant position of duty sergeant is on offer at Sun…
  31. Episode 31: Caught Napping Apr 16, 1991 · 22m The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process. They are there to investigate…
  32. Episode 32: Hammer To Fall Apr 18, 1991 · 22m In an attempt to end the rift between D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach, D.C.I. Reid partners them together on a joint operation with the drugs squad.
  33. Episode 33: Cry Havoc Apr 23, 1991 · 22m Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to apprehend the assailant, he is stabbed and rushed to hospital.
  34. Episode 34: Rules Of Engagement Apr 25, 1991 · 22m Viv goes to a club. A bouncer is suspicious and when she goes outside to call in Burnside, he hits her over the back of the head. Her assailant is possibly involved with stolen property…
  35. Episode 35: Delivery On Time Apr 30, 1991 · 22m Barry and Cathy are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary. Cathy and Barry are doing follow up calls when they are told the van is back. Jim is hungover and goes with Tosh to…
  36. Episode 36: Black Monday May 2, 1991 · 22m Tosh's car gets towed. He catches a bus and see a man who is supposed to have died 5 years ago. Burnside thinks it is a windup. After being spotted by Norika, he goes into the river for…
  37. Episode 37: Jobs For The Boys May 7, 1991 · 22m Burnside investigates a break in at a cash and carry. Jim is suspicious of the security guard. Some meat as well as cash was taken. Hollis sees an old man trying to take a packet of meat…
  38. Episode 38: Without Consent May 9, 1991 · 22m A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods. June has problems making people treat it as a rape.
  39. Episode 39: Saints and Martyrs May 14, 1991 · 22m June investigates a break in and thief of a pension book. June is told CPS won't be taking up her assault case so she brings a private summons. Brownlow, surprisingly, defends June at a…
  40. Episode 40: Observation May 16, 1991 · 22m Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation. Burnside and Martella are asked to leave the flat they are observing from by the drunken tenet who then beats his wife. When he comes into…
  41. Episode 41: The Greater Good May 21, 1991 · 22m Tosh and Jim are watching a wrecking yard. A car is seen driven into the yard stolen from a man who runs a youth centre. Tosh thinks it is an insurance fraud involving cars disappearing…
  42. Episode 42: The Best You Can Buy May 23, 1991 · 22m June's case goes to court. She gives evidence as does Tony who is questioned as to being prejudiced towards the defendant as is dave. The defendant also gives evidence. The rest of the…
  43. Episode 43: Addict May 25, 1991 · 22m Quinnan arrests 2 men in the underground because 1 has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlow, Conway and Reid have a meeting with publicans.
  44. Episode 44: Black Mark May 30, 1991 · 22m Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a complaint against him. Brownlow thinks it is serious enough to bring in…
  45. Episode 45: The Right Thing To Do Jun 4, 1991 · 22m Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets. The manager thinks it is very funny that a paper is interviewing the band 5 minutes before they are raided. Tosh…
  46. Episode 46: The Harder They Fall Jun 6, 1991 · 22m Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a night club and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable. Loxton blacks out and can't remember the incident. One of his attackers later dies…
  47. Episode 47: Something Personal Jun 11, 1991 · 22m Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. His girlfriend has overdosed. Dashwood spots a snout who tells him she took methamphenine. Mike…
  48. Episode 48: Hijack Jun 13, 1991 · 22m Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hi-jacked. Martella raids the house of the snout who complained about Dashwood. Burnside wants Dashwood to use him again as his snout. The…
  49. Episode 49: With Intent Jun 18, 1991 · 22m Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. CPS are reducing the charges against 2 of the defendants. Carver discovers documents are missing that are needed in court and is…
  50. Episode 50: Initiative Jun 20, 1991 · 22m George and Phil are talking to a lady about fireworks through her letterbox when they see a purse snatching. CID are working on a murder that might have occured during a street robbery. A…
  51. Episode 51: Careless Whispers Jun 25, 1991 · 22m Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. Tosh and Carver get given wrong addresses. Burnside's suspect is identified in an id parade but she tells Jim his snout told…
  52. Episode 52: Minimum Force Jun 27, 1991 · 22m Tony and George go to a burglary. The home owner caught the burglar and beat him up. The wife comes back and says the burglar was a work mate collecting some pills for her. Viv and Jim…
  53. Episode 53: Skeletons Jul 2, 1991 · 22m WPC June Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and DC Lines' investigation into the incident are impeded by the victim's unhelpful wife. PC Reg Hollis and PC Tony Stamp discover a number…
  54. Episode 54: Targets Jul 4, 1991 · 22m The D.A.C talks about street robberies and taking the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street robberies. Tony is at a traffic depot by a cemetery and talks to a youth…
  55. Episode 55: The Negotiator Jul 9, 1991 · 22m Reg chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Reg tries talking the gunman, who held up the building society. into letting the assistant go. June and George check at the man's house and…
  56. Episode 56: Reputations Jul 11, 1991 · 22m Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead. Tosh had made a bet with Burnside about the burglar staying straight. A bag is found in the man's…
  57. Episode 57: The Juggler and the Fortune Teller Jul 16, 1991 · 22m A court case is adjourned. Burnside and the defense council have an argument in the corridor. Viv goes back to the station to warn witnesses. The rape victim is upset. While Viv is making…
  58. Episode 58: Joey Jul 18, 1991 · 22m June is watching a p.e. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. Loxton chases a boy who has stolen a lady's chain. The boy appears too frightened to tell his name.
  59. Episode 59: Your Shout Jul 23, 1991 · 22m Cathy is spoken to by Brownlow about a promotion board. There is a possible child abduction and the mother is complaining they weren't fast enough. Cathy is feeling guilty about not…
  60. Episode 60: Ladykiller Jul 25, 1991 · 22m Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady was trapped in the car. A man who tried to get the lady out of the car saw a man watching as he arrived.
  61. Episode 61: The Corporal of Horse Jul 30, 1991 · 22m Cathy is acting Sgt. with C relief. She watches one of the relief drive away in an unmarked police car without wearing his tunic after Smollett pointed it out. She tries to sort out a…
  62. Episode 62: Cause and Effect Aug 1, 1991 · 22m Delia and Tony discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security guard on the floor.
  63. Episode 63: Getting Involved Aug 6, 1991 · 22m Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car - 2nd time in a month. Ron knows him. Reg and June are later called to an industrial estate where a man is damaging the car. The man…
  64. Episode 64: Benefit of the Doubt Aug 8, 1991 · 22m A barrister is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned about wrongful arrest. Greig gives Mike some disturbing news about the…
  65. Episode 65: Crack-Up Aug 13, 1991 · 22m Reg is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet leaving behind a bag with a gun in it. The shopkeeper calls CID as he thought he was…
  66. Episode 66: The Last Laugh Aug 15, 1991 · 22m Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery. Turns out to be a wind-up. There was a struggle and the informant got injured. CID thinks he is very bent. Monroe thinks the informant has…
  67. Episode 67: Access Aug 20, 1991 · 22m CID investigate a burglary of an O.A.P. who has an asthma attack. Stamp talks to a lady who turned away a man supposedly from the Gas Board. Stringer and Loxton finish dealing with a van…
  68. Episode 68: Six of One Aug 22, 1991 · 22m P.C. Stringer chases a girl, on foot, who has stolen goods from a jewellers but P.C. Stamp arrests her because she was in a car. Stamp gets bullied, as does Inspector Monroe, by the…
  69. Episode 69: Married To The Job Aug 27, 1991 · 22m Stamp and Ackland go to a domestic. they also deal with a burglary of a pub. Tony's girlfriend has broken it off after talking to other police wives. Sunhill is getting ready for visitors…
  70. Episode 70: Domestic Aug 29, 1991 · 22m Reid goes to see the CPS about a case. She is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim says the allegation was false after CPS gave the go ahead for the case to…
  71. Episode 71: Stress Rules Sep 3, 1991 · 22m Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to startan anti-stress program. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate. Young finds the suspected stabber who says he had been…
  72. Episode 72: They Also Serve Sep 5, 1991 · 22m The relief is reserve troops for a demonstration. It is very boring waiting on waste ground. At a meal break, Delia, Norika and June find a distressed probationer in the toilets. Tempers…
  73. Episode 73: Inside Job Sep 10, 1991 · 22m A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle.
  74. Episode 74: Bones of Contention Sep 12, 1991 · 22m Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W.P.C. Datta and P.C. Stamp lie in wait for a blackmailer. Ch. Insp…
  75. Episode 75: Wide Off The Mark Sep 17, 1991 · 22m A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside and D.S. Greig.
  76. Episode 76: Hitting The Mark Sep 19, 1991 · 22m D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit.
  77. Episode 77: Bending The Rules Sep 24, 1991 · 22m A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the change in his behaviour.
  78. Episode 78: Skint Sep 26, 1991 · 22m It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles.
  79. Episode 79: Friday and Counting Oct 1, 1991 · 22m Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation.
  80. Episode 80: Lest We Forget Oct 3, 1991 · 22m Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before that led to a wrongful conviction.
  81. Episode 81: Nutters Oct 8, 1991 · 22m AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a nightclub.
  82. Episode 82: Downtime Oct 10, 1991 · 22m A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially as they are missing.
  83. Episode 83: Out Of Order Oct 15, 1991 · 22m P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her.
  84. Episode 84: Empire Building Oct 17, 1991 · 22m Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire building.
  85. Episode 85: Innocence Nov 22, 1991 · 22m Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt. Brownlow meets up with him. Two boys are reported missing and are…
  86. Episode 86: Losing It Oct 24, 1991 · 22m P.C. Young discovers a suicide and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her.
  87. Episode 87: Shots Oct 29, 1991 · 22m Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoots.
  88. Episode 88: The Square Peg Oct 31, 1991 · 22m Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committed suicide by feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle.
  89. Episode 89: A Question of Confidence Nov 5, 1991 · 22m
  90. Episode 90: Balls In The Air Nov 7, 1991 · 22m On his first day at Sun Hill, Sgt. Matthew Boyden's past life catches up with him. Boyden shows that he knows all the angles, and Insp. Monroe is not impressed with his casual approach.
  91. Episode 91: The Taste Nov 12, 1991 · 22m Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action.
  92. Episode 92: Turning Back The Clock Nov 14, 1991 · 22m D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is released from prison. D.C.s Carver and Lines begin to have their doubts when…
  93. Episode 93: Discretion Nov 19, 1991 · 22m On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unusual high-rise supermarket. Meanwhile, P.C. Stringer deals with a boy…
  94. Episode 94: Chapter and Verse Nov 21, 1991 · 22m D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sgt. Maitland is determined to uphold P.A.C.E.
  95. Episode 95: The Whole Truth Nov 26, 1991 · 22m W.P.C. Datta is in court to testify in a drink-driving trial, but the case is complicated by a mouthwash that the defendant claims to have taken.
  96. Episode 96: Profit and Loss Nov 28, 1991 · 22m Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death.
  97. Episode 97: Thicker Than Water Dec 3, 1991 · 22m P.C.s Loxton and Stringer are called to a domestic disturbance. The man found beating his wife turns out to be a P.C. from Stafford Row.
  98. Episode 98: On The Take Dec 5, 1991 · 22m D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at Sun Hill is guilty of corruption.
  99. Episode 99: Caring Dec 10, 1991 · 22m W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schizophrenic son, is uncooperative.
  100. Episode 100: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Dec 12, 1991 · 22m D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a juvenile prisoner lies about his age, then has an epileptic fit in…
  101. Episode 101: Imposters Dec 17, 1991 · 22m Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally disabled girl.
  102. Episode 102: A Woman Scorned Dec 19, 1991 · 22m June and Ron call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new D. Supt. of the Murder Squad replacing Meadows. Reid talks to Burnside about…
  103. Episode 103: Vital Statistics Dec 24, 1991 · 22m A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief.
  104. Episode 104: Decent People Dec 26, 1991 · 22m P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units but finds himself in a compromising situation.
  105. Episode 105: Breakout Dec 31, 1991 · 22m On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody.