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