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
as Dave Quinnan
as Ian Baker
as Frank Burnside
as Marion Layland
as Suzanne Ford
as Alistair Greig
as Timothy Able
as Charles Brownlow
as Christine Frazer
as Derek Conway
as Robin Frank
as Francis Edwards
as Bob Cryer
as Tony Stamp
as Reg Hollis
as Mike Dashwood
as Alec Peters
as Jim Carver
as Viv Martella
as Tony Smith
as Tom Penny
as Ted Roach
as June Ackland
as Ken Melvin
as Claire Brind
as Alfred Lines
as Pete Ramsey
as Phil Young
as Richard Turnham
as Malcolm Haynes
as George Garfield
as Cathy Marshall
as Norika Datta
Episodes
Getting it right 0.0
January 3, 1989
Getting It Right 0.0
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, …
A Reflection Of Glory 0.0
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…
One To One 0.0
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…
The Mugging And The Gypsies 0.0
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…
The Chain Of Command 0.0
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…
Life And Death 0.0
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…
Hothead 0.0
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…
Steamers 0.0
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…
Duty Elsewhere 0.0
January 31, 1989
P.C. Haynes volunteers for ""duty elsewhere"", undercover as a driver for Neville Tubbs, leader of a Yardie gang in Sou…
Saturday Blues 0.0
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…
N.F.A. 0.0
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. …
The Price You Pay 0.0
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…
The Key of the Door 0.0
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…
Cock-Up 0.0
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…
Repercussions 0.0
February 21, 1989
Because of a screwup, Burnside has put back community relations 30 years. Conway yells at Burnside before burnside goe…
A Death In The Family 0.0
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 0.0
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. …
A Good Result 0.0
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 0.0
March 7, 1989
Dashwood is moaning because Greig is playing his clarinet in the office. Roach is having a drink with a married woman …
Sunday, Sunday 0.0
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…
Climate 0.0
March 14, 1989
June has been seeing a married man. Bob is worried about having his tires slashed during the night. Sgt. Peters has …
Bad Company 0.0
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 …
Suspicious Minds 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Loss 0.0
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…
Procedure 0.0
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…
Luck Of The Draw 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Fool's Gold 0.0
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 …
The Visit 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
April 20, 1989
An Italian turns up at the front desk asking for directions to the Blackball tunnell. Viv comes across a burglar with…
Out To Lunch 0.0
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 …
Free Wheel 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
May 9, 1989
Haynes is about to escort school childrenacross the road when a rolls roycecoming speeding down it. Haynes drives it b…
Suffocation Job 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
May 23, 1989
Tony is talking to s shopkeeper about graffiti when he notices a scruffle between a stallholder and some youths. The s…
Fort Apache - Sun Hill 0.0
May 25, 1989
Industrial dispute by prison officers put pressure on the holding cells. Roache is not happy that a murder suspect is …
Waste 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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…
FAT'AC 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Tom Tiddler's Ground 0.0
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 0.0
June 27, 1989
Uniform are looking for someone who is letting off distress flares inside letterboxes. Melvin arrives on the scene of …
Provocation 0.0
June 29, 1989
Mike Dashwood is investigating pilfering from a building site. Foreman is not cooperative. Roache gets him to intervi…
Overspend 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
July 13, 1989
An armed robbery is in progress. Jim follows suspect, picking up starting pistol but loses him outside a church. A pr…
Subsequent Visits 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
August 1, 1989
Inspector Frazer is moaning about expenses. Viv is given domestic violence cases to follow up. She can't understand …
Black Spot 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
August 17, 1989
June and Tony walk through a black community. Roach had raided a house selling intoxicating liquor. June and Tony are…
Pressure 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
September 12, 1989
Lay visitors are visiting the station. 30 prisoners are about to be transferred from Barton Street. Sgt. Peters proce…
Mending Fences 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Greig Versus Taylor 0.0
September 26, 1989
Greig interviews a suspect in an armed robbery. Most of the evidence is circumstantial but the suspect decides to conf…
Tottering 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Episode 87 0.0
October 28, 1989
A Fair Appraisal 0.0
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…
Visitors 0.0
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 0.0
November 9, 1989
Burnside is driving past an electricity substation when he sees someone climbing over the wall. While investigating he…
Feasting With Panthers 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Beer And Bicycles 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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…
Speaking Freely 0.0
December 14, 1989
Frazer brings in a suspected shoplifter. Frazer is having her apprasial interview later. A woman comes in to inform …
The Return Of The Prodigal 0.0
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…
Chinese Whispers 0.0
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…
Powers Of Exclusion 0.0
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. …
Saturday Night Fever 0.0
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…