The Bill : Season 18

Des Taviner and Reg Hollis are in the Area Car enjoying the warm weather when Sergeant Craig Gilmore surprises them. He is unimpressed with their excuses and orders them to remove their sunglasses and get back to work. As they drive around, Hollis reveals that he is planning to propose to his girlfriend Helen. Unfortunately they are not currently on the best of terms having rowed after Hollis declined Helen's invitation to join her at a conference in Southend. Taviner announces that they are goi

Sergeant Craig Gilmore addresses the congregation at Knowles' funeral and mentions the dead man's habit of chatting up girls which causes a bit of a stir. After the service Superintendent Tom Chandler tries to comfort Knowles' mother but is dragged away by her daughter Tina who blames the police for her brother's death. Meanwhile at Sun Hill DS Vik Singh and DCI Jack Meadows are liaising with Jay Ramsay who is planning to direct a reconstruction of the murder for a TV programme. Meadows is angry

Despite the discovery of the Saab car used in the murder, progress on the case is slow. The owner is identified as Paul King but when the police break into his flat they find King dead from a gunshot wound. Neighbours remember that a blonde woman was a frequent visitor. Trawling through statements after the TV appeal, DC Danny Glaze notices the name Kathy Milligan. Meanwhile PC Des Taviner is annoyed that CID will not share information on the case with Uniform and decides to do a little detectio

PCs Dave Quinnan and Polly Page are searching for Shauna Russell, a young woman with Down's Syndrome who has been reported missing by her mother, Annie and sister Natalie. They finally find her in an underground car park but are concerned by her dishevelled state. Despite protests from Annie, her daughter is examined by the police Doctor, Sue Marton. Shauna complains of feeling sick and when gently questioned it soon becomes obvious that she is pregnant. A test confirms this and the Doctor tells

New PC Cathy Bradford goes in with guns blazing after graves are desecrated, but soon finds herself locking horns with a furious Dave Quinnan. [Source: Radio Times]

At her local gym PC Cathy Bradford is concerned that Marti Hunt is being worked too hard by her father Barry Hunt who is also the owner. As she leaves, Bradford agrees to keep an eye out for a petty thief who has been targeting the gym. Back at the station PC Dave Quinnan mentions to PC Tony Stamp that he is thinking of asking out Liz Terry from the Day Centre. Stamp is sceptical and encourages a wary Polly Page to check Liz's history on the police computer. Page is left with a dilemma when the

PCs Polly Page and Dave Quinnan are posing as a married couple running a hotel; they are hoping to trap Berisha who imports illegal immigrants. PCs Jim Carver and Reg Hollis are chef and waiter respectively whilst immigration agent Petrit helps out in the kitchen. DC Mickey Webb and DS Debbie McAllister have set up surveillance in a nearby flat. Meanwhile PC Tony Stamp is undercover as a driver for the firm bringing in the illegals. The hotel is busy preparing for its opening night. When the tem

A surprise proposal from Quinnan leaves Page in a whirl and Stamp running for his life. [Source: Radio Times]

Set to leave Sun Hill, Quinnan waits for Page's answer to his marriage proposal. When Page is taken hostage after her cover is blown, she recognises her true feelings for Quinnan - but does his offer still stand?

PCs Des Taviner and Reg Hollis investigate a disturbance at a local lap-dancing club, Polestar. A waitress has been hit and Mark Mansfield is accused but the charges are dropped. Meanwhile PCs Polly Page and Tony Stamp gather complaints of credit card fraud in the area. Taviner and Hollis investigate another disturbance, this time a woman's flat has been turned over. Rachel reveals she's a dancer at Polestar. Superintendent Tom Chandler links the attacks and orders an undercover operation in the

DC Danny Glaze and DS Vik Singh visit a burnt out flat where Vik's theory of racially motivated arson force him to take the law into his own hands. On leaving the estate they pursue a stolen car and discover guns under the seat. It's traced to recently released hard man, Michael Bowker. When questioned Bowker claims to have no knowledge of the weapons - CID have him followed. Later DC Mickey Webb photographs Bowker handing over large wads of cash to a blonde woman whom DCI Jack Meadows recognise

Vik Singh faces his worst nightmare when he is assigned to investigate the attack he is responsible for. He tries to persuade DC Danny Glaze that fascists like his victim, Jeff Simpson deserve a taste of their own medicine. Danny is unconvinced and pleads for him to take a low profile while the Sun Hill team try to placate an increasingly volatile area. Meanwhile PC Jim Carver and Sergeant June Ackland are back on shift together. They investigate a series of burglaries linked through a local tra

DC Danny Glaze tries to persuade DS Vik Singh to come clean about his hand in the racial unrest in Sun Hill, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Vik buries his head in the sand insisting the racial crimes bear no relation to his attack on the ringleader, Jeff Simpson. Having apprehended a car thief, PCs Cass Rickman and Tony Stamp pay accountant Brian Farrel a visit. Intrigued as to why he hasn't even reported his car as missing, their suspicions are aroused. After discussing the inconsistencies ba

Cocky PC Des Taviner brings his beloved new car to the station, but rather than park it on the street he taunts the superintendent by parking it in his space. No amount of Sergeant Boyden's warnings can shift Des's belief that it's his God given right to park where he likes. Until Chandler spots it... In the canteen the team discuss the growing racial tension in Sun Hill. Reg is still unable to shake the feeling of a 'black cloud' hanging over him. He's convinced there's something big and bad lo

Superintendent Chandler attempts to rally the troops by appealing to their senses of honour in flushing out Chief Inspector Conway's murderer. He wants it done 'by the book' but PC Des Taviner is convinced plodding round won't solve anything. In the meeting DC Mickey Webb struggles to conceal his contempt for Chandler, convinced he was off with some tart when it should have been him in the car bomb attack. While the team sit in the canteen and reminisce about Conway they see PC Polly Page has re

Inspector Andrew Monroe organises a fund for deceased Chief Inspector Derek Conway and while Superintendent Tom Chandler makes a show of his generosity Des and Reg can only complain about being totally skint. They've got until the end of their shift to make a donation, but while Des's money rides on the horses coming in, Reg finds his card eaten by the bank machine. Taunted by cheeky truants Des and Reg are determined to haul them in. So when Des spots a couple of them dealing in a local park hi

While reports of disturbances start flooding in police out on the streets find themselves under attack. Sergeant Craig Gilmore has a hard time containing a vanful of officers desperate to get amongst the conflict and regain some order. When their van is bombarded direct orders to remain vigilant from the confines of the van begin to wear a little thin. Sgt. June Ackland and PC Jim Carver are called to investigate an incident in a disused warehouse and discover a gang of masked youths firing ball

Superintendent Tom Chandler reads out the names of the dead and injured whilst trying to maintain dignity in the face of the public and the press. Sergeants June Ackland, Matt Boyden and Craig Gilmore are left discussing the unenviable task of speaking to the families and loved ones of their fellow officers. The boys make their excuses and a grief stricken June is left with to make the calls on her own. DC Danny Glaze convinces himself that if he'd spoken out against DS Vik Singh's indiscretions

As the team hold a respectful minute's silence for those lost in the blaze DS Debbie McAllister is busy 'finding' evidence against a known safecracker, Peter Grace. He smugly waits in reception with his weasely lawyer, knowing full well (like many other suspects in the area) that the one piece of evidence against him has perished in the fire. He underestimates Debbie's resources. Back at the hospital, PCs Cass Rickman and Des Taviner hold a bedside vigil, watchful for signs of life from PC Sam H

PC Jim Carver is angry at suggestions the blaze was an inside job. He goes to his MIT interview thinking there's nothing to declare, but when they ask precisely what he was 'discussing' with Sergeant June Ackland just prior to the blast, he falters. If only he'd listened to PC Reg Hollis's warnings about guilty 'micro expressions'. The death of his colleagues has affected PC Stamp deeply so when he discovers a young lad has been nicking flowers from the Sun Hill wreaths he concentrates on tracki

It's the day of the memorial service and Superintendent Chandler is determined to make a good impression and a moving speech. While Des carries the Met Standard down the aisle the real weight is on his mind. He's just been assigned a babysitting task he'd really rather not have and all eyes are on him today. Reg lends a sympathetic ear and proves his friendship. Meanwhile Harry Fullerton, the decorator employed to renovate Sun Hill before the explosion (and top of the Murder Investigation Team's

Emotions run high at Sun Hill. Word is rife the bombing's confessor needs an escort to Barton Street nick and everyone wants a piece of him. Meanwhile DC Mickey Webb's whereabouts is a mystery to DI Alex Cullen, as is a straight answer to what he's working on. DS Debbie McAllister pays a cheeky visit to the superintendent's office but he plays it cool and explains their little liaison at the memorial service was just a one-off affair. He wants to concentrate on the station's reputation, and with

A prostitute, a fat cat ex-pat, his ex-wife, her new husband and some stolen giros add up to a conspiracy theory that DC Eva Sharpe just won't give up on. Sergeant Craig Gilmore certainly doesn't count on Eva's unrelenting digging when it comes to uncovering a master plan involving stolen giro cheques. She may not do things his way and he definitely might not agree but with Eva on the case it's best not to argue. After complaining to PC Jim Carver that she's missed the career boat, Superintenden

PCs Nick Klein and Cass Rickman spend half the night reporting back at the nick after making an arrest outside a club still flying on ecstasy. They somehow manage to keep it together in front of the relief but the strain begins to show. After catching his colleague doing some off-duty prowling round Harry Fullerton's apartment, DC Danny Glaze questions PC Des Taviner's motives. While the reasons for their obsessive interest in the case are poles apart, proving Harry's innocence is the common goa

Acting Inspector Matt Boyden orders Jim and June to investigate a repeat prowler at a woman's house. She's far more receptive to the male officers and Sergeant June Ackland is convinced the woman is crying wolf to have a man around the house. She does nothing to disguise her resentment and Jim sees it as a sign of her personal feelings getting in the way of her professional opinion. Now that MIT have no other option but to let Harry Fullerton go as prime suspect in the bombing DC Danny Glaze and