Series 6 poster

Series 6

(1990)

Overview

The sixth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 2 January – 27 December 1990. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 5 and Collection 6 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 9 April – 8 October 2008, respectively. The series was later re-issued as two-half series boxsets in Australia, released on 7 March 2012. The above artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features images of DC Tosh Line…

Cast

Simon Rouse as Jack Meadows
Simon Rouse

as Jack Meadows

Andrew Paul as Dave Quinnan
Andrew Paul

as Dave Quinnan

Tom Butcher as Steve Loxton
Tom Butcher

as Steve Loxton

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

Carolyn Pickles as Kim Reid
Carolyn Pickles

as Kim Reid

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

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

Kevin Lloyd as Alfred Lines
Kevin Lloyd

as Alfred Lines

Arin Alldridge as Phil Young
Arin Alldridge

as Phil Young

Chris Humphreys as Richard Turnham
Chris Humphreys

as Richard Turnham

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

Colin Tarrant as Andrew Monroe
Colin Tarrant

as Andrew Monroe

Jonathan Dow as Barry Stringer
Jonathan Dow

as Barry Stringer

Natasha Williams as Delia French
Natasha Williams

as Delia French

Nick Stringer as Ron Smollett
Nick Stringer

as Ron Smollett

Sam Miller as John Maitland
Sam Miller

as John Maitland

Episodes

By The Skin Of Our Teeth poster

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January 2, 1990

Hollis is gossiping in the locker room. Able is sent to a pub to deal with a man on valium. The man ends going to his…

Officers And Gentlemen poster

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January 4, 1990

D.C. Jim Carver and Ch. Insp. Conway face an embarrassing situation when a thief confesses to a crime that Jim has alre…

Carry Your Bags Sir poster

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January 9, 1990

Charles tells Derek to organise a group of officers needed to escort a German police officer around London who is looki…

I Thought You'd Gone poster

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January 11, 1990

Inspector Frazer and Taffy Edwards are about to discover there is life after Sun Hill.

C.A.D. poster

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January 16, 1990

Hollis is organising a blood bank at the station and Peters is not happy because Viv is lying down. She is sent to ass…

A Day Lost poster

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January 18, 1990

Garfield and Norika investigate a report of a man hanging round a school's gate. A boy is missing so they start a full…

A Clean Division poster

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January 23, 1990

D.I. Burnside is delighted to be called out of a boring meeting at Stafford Row police station, especially as he thinks…

Roger And Out poster

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January 25, 1990

Roach thinks Tosh has something going on the side. Penny is going to report Tosh for 'breach of regulations' by allow…

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January 30, 1990

Viv and Sgt. Cryer are on night patrol. They stop a lady wheeling a suitcase looking for an address. They are asked t…

Michael Runs The Family Now poster

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February 1, 1990

Burnside talks to his snout about the robbery of a video shop that was owned by the son of a dead villain who has taken…

Against The Odds poster

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February 6, 1990

Dashwood is walking through an old subway and is approached by a snout with info about a potential gang war on the plot…

Blood Sucker poster

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February 8, 1990

Susanne and Ken investigate a domestic. The wife says she fell down stairs initially. Neighbour keeps interrupting. …

Workers In Uniform poster

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February 13, 1990

Able and Susanne moan about ruined weekend, so do Turnham and Hollis. A street festival that had been thought to have …

Something To Hide poster

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February 15, 1990

Melvin is chasing a suspect and pulls his tracksuit top. The suspect had caused a disturbance after being caught fishi…

The Old Men's Run poster

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February 20, 1990

Cryer and Conway are training for the Divisional ¼ marathon. Cryer notices a man in a wheelchair being mugged by some …

Legacies poster

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February 22, 1990

Tony and Viv are investigating a break-in. Tosh talks to the old lady after the SOCO has been. Tosh thinks it is part…

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow poster

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February 27, 1990

Burnside brings in a van of party goers involved with drugs. On the way up to tell Burnside he has to meet a snout, Tos…

Something Special poster

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March 1, 1990

Reg and Turnham chuck out the drunks. Sgt. Peters later discovers the cell keys missing and thinks one of the drunks m…

Enemies poster

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March 6, 1990

A group of asian youths cause a diversion which one raids the till when Peters tries to stop them. His father is impor…

Safe Place poster

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March 8, 1990

Roach is not getting far after a bank robbery. It appears to be an exact copy of a robbery that occurred eight years b…

Burnside Knew My Father poster

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March 13, 1990

Papa Reeves, an old friend from D.I. Burnside's uniform days, plans to end the life of his terminally-ill wife. Burnsid…

Watching poster

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March 15, 1990

Garfield and Quinnan go to a school that reports an intruder. The intruder has been patrolling the school. Quinnan se…

University Challenge poster

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March 20, 1990

A lady approaches Tony and tells him there are men in masks in the supermarket. He goes in to see and radios in about …

Growing Pains poster

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March 22, 1990

PC George Garfield gets a collar, and spends hours interogatting him - without the use of a tape machine! - only to dis…

One Of The Boys poster

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March 27, 1990

Viv is typing a report while Tosh and Carver are reading the paper. She seems to be considered office girl. Tosh asks…

Beggars and Choosers poster

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March 29, 1990

June and Tony walk through an underpass where the homeless sleep. There is a riot there later. The Surveyor's branch…

Citadel poster

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April 3, 1990

Brownlow is off to the Forward Planning Meeting. Brownlow is worried Sunhill could not cope in 10-20 with reduced reso…

Blue Eyed Boy poster

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April 5, 1990

Burnside moans about the result of a court case. Melvin comes in late and forgot he was due in court the day before. …

Full House poster

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April 10, 1990

Penny complains to Munro about the alterations. They move to Barton Street temporarily. Brownlow is complaining about…

Big Fish, Little Fish poster

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April 12, 1990

Burnside is talking to a snout about a delivery going through couriers. Tosh temporarily breaks the chain. The conten…

Information Received poster

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April 17, 1990

When D.S. Roach's case against Mickey Owen, a protection racketeer, is thrown out of court, Roach comes under pressure …

Close Co-operation poster

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April 19, 1990

Brownlow is not happy about the office arrangements at Barton Street. Burnside brings in a drug dealer who gets tripp…

Middleman poster

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April 24, 1990

Greig, Carver and Tosh arrest a man for burglary and drugs. Burnside recuits him as a snout and Operation Middleman is…

Corkscrew poster

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April 26, 1990

Burnside is not happy about Wray talking to his snout. Wray interviews the suspect at Barton Street but he won't talk …

Obsessions poster

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May 1, 1990

Martella is called to a solictor's house where one of his clients has come to see if he will keep his promise to marry …

Small Hours poster

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May 3, 1990

Norika and Dave call at a flat that has graffiti on the door. Dave doesn't believe reports of harassment. Norika and …

Victims poster

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May 8, 1990

Tosh talks to Conway about his report and later talks to a lady about being attacked and he thinks the attacks may be l…

Somebody's Husband poster

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May 10, 1990

Start of the observation. Burnside briefs the men. The Cleghorns think they are involved because of their breakin. T…

Canley Fields poster

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May 15, 1990

A child is reported abducted. D.C. Lines interviews one witness and D.S. Roach the other. Three dog teams and TSG are j…

The Night Watch poster

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May 17, 1990

Garfield and Young are called to a party at a squat. They call back and get attacked by the party goers. The man who …

Trojan Horse poster

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May 22, 1990

P.C. Ken Melvin and P.C. Reg Hollis stop a young man for erratic driving, and a PNC check reveals the expensive car is …

Rites poster

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May 24, 1990

It's the day of P.C. Ken Melvin's funeral, but the men and women of Sun Hill still have a job to do. P.C. Stamp volunte…

Answers poster

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May 29, 1990

Tosh and Dashwood call at a house, where there seems to a party in the backyard, about an incident 2 years ago. The hus…

A Fresh Start poster

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May 31, 1990

Brownlow is photographed outside the completed building. There are 8 rooms uncompleted. Garfield stops the Mayor att…

A Case To Answer poster

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June 5, 1990

Martella is in court. The case is the rape allegation. Marie wants to drop the case. Carver and Dashwood surprise Line…

Line-up poster

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June 7, 1990

Tony chases a suspect into a shopping precinct after a robbery. George stays with the victim. The foresnic evidence w…

Police Powers poster

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June 12, 1990

Bob arrests a soccer player at half time for GBH. Monroe wants to take the man to the station after the game. The two t…

Action Book poster

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June 14, 1990

Meadows is conducting the investigation of the murders of Jenny Price and Graham Butler. A car has been reported seen i…

Tactics poster

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June 19, 1990

A D.I. from Sheffield has information involving a big operation to catch a gang of five villains nicking heavy plant ma…

Scores poster

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June 21, 1990

Roach and Lines are watching a man. Burnside needs an arrest to make up his figures. The man watched is shot by anoth…

Witch Hunt poster

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June 26, 1990

6 weeks after the murder of Jenny Price, nothing seems to have happened. Wray thinks Lines should have followed up que…

Close To Home poster

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June 28, 1990

Ackland is called to a hospital where a doctor is concerned about child abuse. Another child could have done it. Cryer …

Breaking Point poster

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July 3, 1990

A girl has been knocked off her bike. The girl is worried her father will be cross. The girl has bruises on her back an…

Jumping The Gun poster

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July 5, 1990

There has been a holdup. W.D.C. Martella goes to with the victim to the hospital. Her daughter who is a witness is in s…

What Kind of Man poster

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July 10, 1990

P.C. Quinnan investigates a burglary at a school. He thinks a man with a dog talking to the children might be talking …

Beat Crime poster

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July 12, 1990

Unsocial Hours poster

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July 17, 1990

Interpretations poster

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July 19, 1990

Angles poster

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July 24, 1990

Watch My Lips poster

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July 26, 1990

Jim Carver is assaulted while trying to question a suspect - James Doyle - who is later revealed to be deaf. He firmly…

Feeling Brave poster

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July 31, 1990

DC Jim Carver and PC Tony Stamp come across a Post Office burglary in progress. They take off in pursuit - and Jim fin…

Come Fly With Me poster

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August 2, 1990

June and Tony are called to a disturbance outside a travel agents who has gone bust. The landlord has a wounded hand f…

Attitudes poster

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August 7, 1990

Young, Garfield, Stamp and Loxton are playing cards. Young wins. The others decide to give Young a hard time as Garfiel…

Robbo poster

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August 9, 1990

Lines and Carver catch some lads changing number plates on a car. An ex-special who gave the tip off caused one of the…

Ground Rules poster

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August 14, 1990

D.S. Roach and D.C. Dashwood investigate stolen electrical goods. D.I. Burnside talks to Dashwood about interviewing a…

Once a Copper poster

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August 16, 1990

Burnside briefs the troops about a raid. The informant is scared and wants to back out, and when the raid takes place, …

Vendetta poster

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August 21, 1990

Garfield is in a shop when he notices a kid acting suspiciously. Burnside recognises the boy as being from a family of…

My Favourite Things poster

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August 23, 1990

Monroe is unhappy about Quinnan. Garfield is helping Conway in the Property Office and a jemmy was missing. Quinnan …

Win Some Lose Some poster

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August 28, 1990

Some dustbins have been stolen. Stringer thinks there is something in it but Quinnan thinks it is a wind up. The bins…

Up The Steps poster

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August 30, 1990

Peters Loxton and Young go to court. The defendant says the police were heavy handed. A witness to a fraud is thinki…

Where There's a Will poster

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September 4, 1990

A solicitor calls at the station to ask Cryer to call to learn something to his advantage. Loxton was investigating a…

Near The Knuckle poster

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September 6, 1990

Datta and Stamp investigate a domestic. The husband says his wife hasn't been herself lately. His wife tries to blame…

Body Language poster

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September 11, 1990

Stamp and Stringer chase a group of black youths. Stringer's got away but Stamp corners one in a building who maintain…

When Did You Last See Your Father? poster

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September 13, 1990

Cathy and Reg investigate an RTA involving a coachload of school children. The driver had been to an all-night party b…

Eye-Witness poster

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September 18, 1990

Cryer investigates a fight at a petrol station between football supporters that results in the death of the driver. Br…

Sufficient Evidence poster

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September 20, 1990

Monroe talks to Garfield and Hollis about their arrest rates. Quinnan and Datta are sent to investigate a loud party …

Forget-Me-Not poster

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September 25, 1990

A D.S. from the Drug squad is looking for the D.C.I. Cathy recognises him. He is interested in Cathy and follows her …

Something to Remember poster

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September 27, 1990

Brownlow is off to area for the commendation ceremony. Dave is getting one for the arrest of the man who murdered 2 ch…

Off The Leash poster

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October 2, 1990

Dashwood and Lines investigates a robbery. The witness is not prepared to give a statement until the gang is caught. B…

Family Ties poster

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October 4, 1990

Burnside is in court giving evidence. Because of flooding at the prison, the prisoners are brought back to Sunhill. B…

Old Friends poster

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October 9, 1990

Ted is at the hospital seeing the 82 year old victim of a mugging. Her son is an ex-copper. It turns out that the son…

Pride and Prejudice poster

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October 11, 1990

Garfield and Stamp see a burning car and a man putting it out. The man has HIV AIDS and George is worried about to proc…

Housey Housey poster

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October 16, 1990

Quinnan, Marshall and Monroe are on hand while squatters are evicted. One of the squatters takes a swing at the bailiff…

Connelly's Kids poster

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October 18, 1990

Greig and Carver arrest a man on suspicion of handling stolen property. The priest thinks the father is beating the son…

One of Those Days poster

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October 23, 1990

Loxton and Ackland argue about height requirements. They are called to an RTA where a pregnant woman was involved in a…

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October 25, 1990

Stamp and Datta call at a house where they find 2 women fighting because the woman being attacked is having an affair w…

Blue Murder poster

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October 30, 1990

The police are out on the streets of Sun Hill enforcing a crackdown on prostitution. P.C. Stamp nicks an underage tom n…

Effective Persuaders poster

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November 1, 1990

DC's Carver and Martella, DS Grieg, WPC Ackland, PC Quinnan and DI Burnside go on an interview technique training cours…

A Sense of Duty poster

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November 6, 1990

A drunk in a restaurant is arrested by an off duty Roach. Penny is not happy that Roach doesn't come in with the drunk…

Lying-In-Wait poster

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November 8, 1990

Sgt. Peters is taking roll call. Cathy is acting sergeant. Sgt. Peters is asked to investigate a smell causing a dist…

Plato For Policemen poster

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November 13, 1990

A building site night watchman complains about illegal dumping on the site. Loxton pulls out a video from a bag. Roac…

Testimony poster

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November 15, 1990

Hollis and Ackland are at the hospital waiting to hear how the victim from the burglary is whether she was raped. She …

Decisions poster

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November 20, 1990

Reg welcomes Bob back from leave after the shooting. Top brass want to treat him with 'kid gloves' and don't want him …

Know Your Enemy poster

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November 22, 1990

Lies poster

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November 27, 1990

Old Wounds poster

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November 29, 1990

Tony stops the driver of an American car. His dad had died in custody. While Jim is interviewing a suspect he has a …

Just For A Moment poster

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December 4, 1990

DC Jim Carver brings a suspect into custody, but while he is busy trying to charm WPC Norika Datta, the suspect grabs a…

Market Forces poster

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December 6, 1990

One For The Road poster

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December 11, 1990

Penny gets pulled over after being at the pub. He thinks it is a wind-up. The officers are from Barton Street.

Start With The Whistle poster

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December 13, 1990

After the court case Sgt. Penny resigns for health reasons.

Out of The Blue poster

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December 18, 1990

June is late for work. Monroe notices her arrival. Her friendship with Wray is the subject of station gossip. June thin…

Street Smart poster

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December 20, 1990

Monroe has horsemanure in his driveway. Tony and Reg plan to plant something in his car. The relief are working to ru…

Safe As Houses poster

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December 26, 1990

Carver and Dashwood look after a very important witness. An attempted break-in could mean a move. Lines and Martella …

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December 27, 1990

Steve and Phil are called to a disturbance. They find two men attacking a car. One of the men was from Birmingham. R…