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Series 5

(1989)

Overview

The fifth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 3 January – 28 December 1989. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 3 and Collection 4 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 8 August – 7 November 2007, respectively. The first four episodes of the series were later issued on DVD in the United Kingdom, under the title Volume 4, on 15 March 2010. The next thirteen episodes of series 5 were released on DVD in the U…

Cast

Andrew Paul as Dave Quinnan
Andrew Paul

as Dave Quinnan

Misha Crosby as Ian Baker
Misha Crosby

as Ian Baker

Christopher Ellison as Frank Burnside
Christopher Ellison

as Frank Burnside

Susan Majolier as Marion Layland
Susan Majolier

as Marion Layland

Vicky Gee-Dare as Suzanne Ford
Vicky Gee-Dare

as Suzanne Ford

Andrew Mackintosh as Alistair Greig
Andrew Mackintosh

as Alistair Greig

Mark Haddigan as Timothy Able
Mark Haddigan

as Timothy Able

Peter Ellis as Charles Brownlow
Peter Ellis

as Charles Brownlow

Barbara Thorn as Christine Frazer
Barbara Thorn

as Christine Frazer

Ben Roberts as Derek Conway
Ben Roberts

as Derek Conway

Ashley Gunstock as Robin Frank
Ashley Gunstock

as Robin Frank

Colin Blumenau as Francis Edwards
Colin Blumenau

as Francis Edwards

Eric Richard as Bob Cryer
Eric Richard

as Bob Cryer

Graham Cole as Tony Stamp
Graham Cole

as Tony Stamp

Jeff Stewart as Reg Hollis
Jeff Stewart

as Reg Hollis

Jon Iles as Mike Dashwood
Jon Iles

as Mike Dashwood

Larry Dann as Alec Peters
Larry Dann

as Alec Peters

Mark Wingett as Jim Carver
Mark Wingett

as Jim Carver

Nula Conwell as Viv Martella
Nula Conwell

as Viv Martella

Robert Hudson as Tony Smith
Robert Hudson

as Tony Smith

Roger Leach as Tom Penny
Roger Leach

as Tom Penny

Tony Scannell as Ted Roach
Tony Scannell

as Ted Roach

Trudie Goodwin as June Ackland
Trudie Goodwin

as June Ackland

Mark Powley as Ken Melvin
Mark Powley

as Ken Melvin

Kelly Lawrence as Claire Brind
Kelly Lawrence

as Claire Brind

Kevin Lloyd as Alfred Lines
Kevin Lloyd

as Alfred Lines

Nick Reding as Pete Ramsey
Nick Reding

as Pete Ramsey

Arin Alldridge as Phil Young
Arin Alldridge

as Phil Young

Chris Humphreys as Richard Turnham
Chris Humphreys

as Richard Turnham

Eamonn Walker as Malcolm Haynes
Eamonn Walker

as Malcolm Haynes

Huw Higginson as George Garfield
Huw Higginson

as George Garfield

Lynne Miller as Cathy Marshall
Lynne Miller

as Cathy Marshall

Seeta Indrani as Norika Datta
Seeta Indrani

as Norika Datta

Episodes

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January 3, 1989

Getting It Right poster

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January 3, 1989

D.I. Burnside leads a raid on a hotel room to catch a man suspected of armed abduction, but due to Ramsey's duff info, …

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January 5, 1989

P.C. Ramsey is back in uniform and goes with P.C. Haynes to see about a shoplifter who claims she is innocent. While th…

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January 10, 1989

W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Stamp arrive at a brothel, where they find Jo Whitney, the daughter of a prominent local counci…

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January 12, 1989

W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smith attend a local gypsy campsite where residents are complaining. A social worker has a Plac…

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January 17, 1989

Ch. Insp. Conway is late for a meeting with a Mr. Trevelyan from the Department of Trade and Industry, who wants police…

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January 19, 1989

P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Brind arrest a man who is so drunk he can barely stand. Back at the station, the man collapses af…

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January 24, 1989

W.P.C. Brind and P.C. Melvin are on foot patrol, but are seperated. Brind ends up dealing with a workplace dispute by h…

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January 26, 1989

D.S. Roach goes to the hospital to talk to a young man who was slashed in the face with a knife - the fifth is a series…

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January 31, 1989

P.C. Haynes volunteers for ""duty elsewhere"", undercover as a driver for Neville Tubbs, leader of a Yardie gang in Sou…

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February 2, 1989

A young woman is taken to hospital in a coma after a drug overdose - she is D.I. Burnside's god-daughter, Tracey. Burns…

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February 7, 1989

W.P.C. Brind chases two bag snatchers, but they get away. She later spots one of them crossing the road and nicks him. …

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February 9, 1989

W.P.C. Martella visits a friend of hers, Alison Page, who has been badly beaten up. Alison is on the game, and her atta…

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February 14, 1989

D.C. Dashwood investigates when a house which has recently been put on the market is burgled. He suspects that some pro…

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February 16, 1989

P.C. Hollis is referee for a five-a-side football match between two schools organised by the Met. One of the players is…

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February 21, 1989

Because of a screwup, Burnside has put back community relations 30 years. Conway yells at Burnside before burnside goe…

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February 23, 1989

Taffy and June are talking to a lady when they are aware of shouts down the road. they find a man holding his dead bab…

In The Frame poster

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February 28, 1989

Burnside is not only late for the weekly crime meeting with Brownlow, but is called out of it by an urgent phone call. …

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March 2, 1989

Roache brings in a man suspected of handling stolen car radios. Yorkie and Reg are going to the soccer. Reg with the…

Conscience poster

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March 7, 1989

Dashwood is moaning because Greig is playing his clarinet in the office. Roach is having a drink with a married woman …

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March 9, 1989

Taffy and Viv are in a Sunday market when they are attacked by a group of white supremists. Viv is then teamed up with…

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March 14, 1989

June has been seeing a married man. Bob is worried about having his tires slashed during the night. Sgt. Peters has …

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March 16, 1989

Dashwood and Carver investigate a fight at a bail hostel. A man bailed for receiving has been beaten up and jumps off …

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March 21, 1989

Sun Hill C.I.D. and the Vice Squad raid six flats to catch a pornography ring. All the flats are clean except one, and …

Intuition poster

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March 23, 1989

D.S. Roach is interviewing a suspect, Barron, about a cash and gold bullion robbery. There's not enough evidence to cha…

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March 28, 1989

Ch. Insp. Conway wants to see P.C. Smith and W.P.C. Martella about a special assignment: going through the missing pers…

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March 30, 1989

Cryer is filling up a car. Peters gives the relief a lecture about refilling area cars after using them. The fraud s…

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April 4, 1989

Ted goes undercover to catch a gang running a lottery scam. If the workers don't join, they have an industrial acciden…

No Strings poster

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April 6, 1989

Roxanne is helping Roach and Viv catch bag snatchers at a disco. They get barracaded in the ladies loo with the suspec…

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April 11, 1989

Carver, Yorkie and Ramsey bring in a suspect with a shooter. Suspect is tied in with Post Office jobs and cuts a deal …

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April 13, 1989

Viv is visting a remand prisoner in prison and ends up being held hostage. After being released she is told all his gr…

One For The Ladies poster

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April 18, 1989

Tosh and Grieg investigate a death in a hotel. The manager treats them like scum. Man was a Polish travelling tie sal…

No Shelter poster

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April 20, 1989

An Italian turns up at the front desk asking for directions to the Blackball tunnell. Viv comes across a burglar with…

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April 25, 1989

Ramsey picks up Burnside, Carver and Lines just as they are leaving a resturant but before they get going, a lady (Mrs …

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April 27, 1989

CID are keeping an eye on a man who is suspected of illegal shipment of arms to 3rd world countries. No one has been a…

Only A Bit Of Thieving poster

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May 2, 1989

Roache talks to a lady about a burglary. Melvin goes back with him that night. Teenage burglars return and during a s…

Communications poster

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May 4, 1989

Conway visits the CAD room and others to try and encourage people to talk about their problems. June asks Conway what …

Silver Lining poster

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May 9, 1989

Haynes is about to escort school childrenacross the road when a rolls roycecoming speeding down it. Haynes drives it b…

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May 11, 1989

June calls on a lady who claims her husband wants to kill her but the threat is 4 years old. Her husband smothered the…

Mickey Would Have Wanted It poster

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May 16, 1989

Burnside goes to the funeral of an old villian, father of man suspected of the robbery. A dog digs up the loot. Melv…

Blood Ties poster

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May 19, 1989

Tony and Claire are waiting for the area car. While waiting, they have to ring around to find a missing prisoner. The…

You'll Be Back poster

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May 23, 1989

Tony is talking to s shopkeeper about graffiti when he notices a scruffle between a stallholder and some youths. The s…

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May 25, 1989

Industrial dispute by prison officers put pressure on the holding cells. Roache is not happy that a murder suspect is …

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May 30, 1989

A homeless lady's body is found on a building site. Haynes investigates. She died of chorine gas. The site is run by a…

The Strong Survive poster

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June 1, 1989

Jim is waiting in a car for the chemist to open and hungry. Meanwhile Mike is being fed breakfast and cups of tea. A …

Loving Care poster

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June 6, 1989

Carver investigates a burglary and finds an unconsious girl at the bottom of the garden with the stolen property. Jim …

Back On The Streets poster

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June 8, 1989

Tosh and Carver are in a car waiting for a suspect who gets away after pinching a mailman's bike. Suspect's wife has be…

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June 13, 1989

Yorkie is on hand at the scene of a fatal accident. Everyone is being held up and Yorkie is stressing out. Petrol is …

Somewhere By Chance poster

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June 15, 1989

Ramsey and Taffy investigate stolen credit cards in shopping precinct. While there a soldier says he has a bomb. The …

A Quiet Life poster

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June 20, 1989

Jim is at the hospital talking to the wife of the victim of a robbery who had a heart attack. It is the latest in a st…

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June 22, 1989

Viv and June are on park patrol. A lady runs into a shed and locks herself in. A man is looking for his dog that went…

Make My Day poster

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June 27, 1989

Uniform are looking for someone who is letting off distress flares inside letterboxes. Melvin arrives on the scene of …

Provocation poster

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June 29, 1989

Mike Dashwood is investigating pilfering from a building site. Foreman is not cooperative. Roache gets him to intervi…

Overspend poster

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July 4, 1989

Taffy has come in for a shift before taking his holidays. He is worried he will miss his flight. He tries to saw a be…

Between Friends poster

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July 6, 1989

Dashwood and Roach investigate a break-in at an apartment on the Thames. The burglar is chased and caught by uniform. …

Traffic poster

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July 11, 1989

An artist is painting in the middle of the road while a lorry is blocking the road. The girl won't talk but doesn't ap…

The Sacred Seal poster

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July 13, 1989

An armed robbery is in progress. Jim follows suspect, picking up starting pistol but loses him outside a church. A pr…

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July 18, 1989

Stamp brings in a biker and leaves Brind to bring up the motorbike. CID doesn't want to know. Tosh is getting ready f…

User Friendly poster

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July 20, 1989

A plane has come down in a park. Pilot and passengers (1 injured) all took off. Dogs track injured man to a warehouse…

Don't Like Mondays poster

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July 25, 1989

PC Edwards and PC Smith are called to a disturbance at a local bank, where they are surprised to find Tosh Lines' wife …

Pickup poster

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July 27, 1989

Haynes and Martella follow a car which is being driven erratically. Viv is worried about Haynes because he is a friend…

Kidding poster

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August 1, 1989

Inspector Frazer is moaning about expenses. Viv is given domestic violence cases to follow up. She can't understand …

Black Spot poster

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August 3, 1989

Tosh visits a family with some clothes and meets a man who is teaching his son bad attitudes regarding the police. He …

Taken For A Ride poster

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August 8, 1989

Roach is meeting the Inspectors Promotion Board who made up their mind before the interview that he wouldn't be promote…

Time Out poster

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August 10, 1989

Burnside argues with a D.I. from robbery squad about using Greig and Lines on surveillance. They are sharing the house…

Leaving poster

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August 15, 1989

Yorkie's last day. Ho goes to a suspected break-in at a video shop. Hollis thought he was going to Lombardy house ins…

Street Games And Board Games poster

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August 17, 1989

June and Tony walk through a black community. Roach had raided a house selling intoxicating liquor. June and Tony are…

Pressure poster

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August 22, 1989

Taffy and Stamp are on a shout when they come across an accident. They have to carry on. Taffy's wife thinks Cryer is…

A Little Knowledge poster

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August 24, 1989

Lines sits in on a poker game at a mini cab office. Illegal gambling is suspected. They raid the wrong place. Cathy…

Pathways poster

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August 29, 1989

While attending a traffic accident, Alex is approached about vandalism on an allotment but it is about couples coming i…

Seen To Be Done poster

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August 31, 1989

Penny is kicking the drunks out of the cells. One of the drunks is very relucant to go. He is later found dead by a c…

Tulip poster

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September 5, 1989

Roach and Dashwood arrest a man at an after match function. The suspect tries to help a girl and gets stabbed. Roach…

Nothing But The Truth poster

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September 7, 1989

Burnside is having problems with the C.P.S.(Crown Prosecuting Service). He asks Brind to check a warrant on a man aske…

It's Not Majorca poster

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September 12, 1989

Lay visitors are visiting the station. 30 prisoners are about to be transferred from Barton Street. Sgt. Peters proce…

Mending Fences poster

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September 14, 1989

After being raked over the coals by Brownlow for the accident in the custody suite. Sgt. Peters mows Mrs Gunn's lawn be…

Exit Lines poster

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September 19, 1989

Garfield is on the beat when he notices an old lady catching her breath. He drops in to see her later and Cryer is wor…

That Old Malarkey poster

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September 21, 1989

Stamp calls on a lady who complains her neighbour is making noises. She has security bars on her door and loses the ke…

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September 26, 1989

Greig interviews a suspect in an armed robbery. Most of the evidence is circumstantial but the suspect decides to conf…

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September 28, 1989

Turnham wants a name from Cathy but annoys her by whistling and then asks Reg who he thinks the suspect is. Cathy is r…

I Counted Them All Out poster

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October 3, 1989

Burnside, the rest of CID and some uniform assist Flying Squad thwart a hold-up on a security van at a supermarket. Ca…

Zig Zag poster

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October 5, 1989

Mike and Tosh are looking for a private detective. His girlfriend is not saying anything about his whereabouts. A cli…

A Matter of Trust poster

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October 10, 1989

Burnside and Carver are doing a joint observation with Robbery Squad on a security van. Info seems to be incorrect as …

Tourist Trap poster

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October 12, 1989

Dashwood and Ackland are on a tour in a graveyard. Garfield and Carver are in the hotel waiting to catch a thief. Gre…

The One That Got Away poster

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October 17, 1989

Brownlow is driving when he notices a driving erratically. He gives chase and catches the driver but can't reveal his l…

Found Offending poster

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October 19, 1989

Stamp is near an underpass when he spots a girl begging. He brings her in to the station where it turns out that she w…

All Part of The Job poster

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October 24, 1989

Brind sorts out a bit of bother in a pub. A man, who turns out to be from Special Branch, chats her up afterwards. C…

In the Cold poster

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October 26, 1989

Taffy and Tony go to a rail yard where a female body has been found. Burnside thinks the watchman fits the picture. I…

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October 28, 1989

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November 2, 1989

Taffy is up for APA and is wound up by Tony. Taffy goes to deal with an alarm at a warehouse. Turns out to be an actu…

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November 7, 1989

Sunhill has an open day and a sliver cup is nicked. Lines is having money problems. Reg is concerned about stress o…

Private Wars poster

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November 9, 1989

Burnside is driving past an electricity substation when he sees someone climbing over the wall. While investigating he…

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November 14, 1989

A special constable gaves a ticket to a motorist. Penny warns a car owner to move his car and tells the special consta…

By The Book poster

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November 16, 1989

Norika talks to a driver who parks illegally. She then deals with an upset drug addict at a chemist. The girl is late…

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November 21, 1989

Conway talks to the relief about image. ""Efficient service with a smile"". Martella is asked to do surgery that afte…

Grace Of God poster

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November 23, 1989

A amn at a caryard has complaints about kids damaging cars and nicking car radios. The kids harass a man who has moved…

Just Another Day poster

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November 28, 1989

A group of children are harassing a shop keeper but the real complaint is against a sax player. Melvin thinks there is…

Gone Fishing poster

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November 30, 1989

Carver goes to the hospital to see how a victim of a hit-and-run accident is. Roach thinks it is attempted murder and…

Early Bird poster

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December 5, 1989

Taffy and Claire find an old lady on the street with a bird cage and a suitcase. She has run away from a home and late…

Just For The Crack poster

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December 7, 1989

Jim has brought a new suit. 27 motorbikes including a police bike have been nicked. Garfield and Viv notice 2 youths…

Woman In Brown poster

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December 12, 1989

June and Melvin call at a school where a baby has been taken. June thinks she knows who took the baby. Viv and Able are…

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December 14, 1989

Frazer brings in a suspected shoplifter. Frazer is having her apprasial interview later. A woman comes in to inform …

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December 19, 1989

Greig has been made Acting D. I. and Ted takes it up with Conway when he gets back. Ted is bringing in a prisoner who…

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December 21, 1989

Norika can't get her car started. A man helps who turns out to be the bogus repairman. Norika and Dave are on the bea…

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December 26, 1989

The van brings in a Reverend with a sheath knife after a fight. Burnside has been after the Reverend for a long time. …

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December 28, 1989

DC Carver is at the hospital checking on a stabbing of a drug dealer. WPC Martella has some info about the deceased whi…