Series 7
(1991)
Overview
The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 1 January – 31 December 1991. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 6 June 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella. A number of The Bill Audio Commentaries for Series 7 episodes have been recorded with director Stuart Urban and camera operator Alison Chapman, specifically for the episodes 'Cry Havoc', '…
Cast
as Jack Meadows
as Dave Quinnan
as Matt Boyden
as Steve Loxton
as Donna Harris
Episodes
Grief 0.0
January 1, 1991
Norika and George are on traffic duty. He failed to see the D.A.C. so didn't salute him. Brownlow's wife is giving g…
The Chase 0.0
January 3, 1991
A man complains about his car being trashed. Norika goes to a service station which is being held-up by men with a ma…
The Attack 0.0
January 8, 1991
Cathy is on the beat and notices 2 men acting strangely. When she tries to arrest them, she is attacked. A black yout…
Crown V. Cooper 0.0
January 10, 1991
Loxton is going to court with Garfield. One of the witnesses is giving them a hard time. Dashwood is also there gripi…
The Girl Can't Help It 0.0
January 15, 1991
A girl is missing and Reg is moaning about his mealtime being curtailed. Dave finds an incriminating notebook that ind…
Machines 0.0
January 17, 1991
Roach and Carver put pressure on a defendant who postpones his appearance in court due to illness. Lines is on the trai…
Loophole 0.0
January 22, 1991
Brownlow gives Conway a hard time about sick figures. Young is not feeling well and June thinks it could be stress rel…
Bottle 0.0
January 24, 1991
Sgt. Maitland thinks there is a problem with a local pub landlord of the Overton Arms as well as drinking on duty. The…
Samaritan 0.0
January 29, 1991
Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling. Stamp grabs the woman who collapses. The man says he saw…
Fear or Favour 0.0
January 31, 1991
Jasmine Allen Estate representatives are visiting the station. Tony and Delia walk the Estate and talk to one of the r…
Start To Finish 0.0
February 5, 1991
Brownlow is having transport problems to get to a meeting. He helps at an accident. Tom Penny who now is security gu…
Night and Day 0.0
February 7, 1991
Tony and Barry are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the …
Favours 0.0
February 12, 1991
Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard. Dashwood recognises the name of an ex-copper who knows Roach…
In Chambers 0.0
February 14, 1991
Greig gets the evidence for an arson case from the property officer and goes to a conference in chambers and parks in t…
Kids Don't Cry Anymore 0.0
February 19, 1991
June sees a boy being bullied at a playground. On investigation she finds a lunch box with packets in it as well as a …
Too Many Chiefs 0.0
February 21, 1991
After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Dave and Cathy get called back in for a potential suicide. The girl Da…
Every Mother's Son 0.0
February 26, 1991
June, Tony, Dave and Reg are doing an obbo. Dave and Reg are lost while the doctor is attacked. The doctor was called…
Furthers 0.0
February 28, 1991
A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood. A man who has escaped from prison turns up in Dashwood's fla…
Closing The Net 0.0
March 5, 1991
A young girl is approached by a man in a playground. Burnside thinks that they can't do anything until a crime is comm…
The Public Interest 0.0
March 7, 1991
A man comes in to talk to someone in authority because an ex-employee is having sex with a 15 year old. CPS has throw…
Photo Finish 0.0
March 12, 1991
Datta is watching a pub when a youth is seen leaving with drugs. While reading a playboy in the boy's room, Garfield f…
Just Desserts 0.0
March 14, 1991
burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Tony and George go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell o…
832 Receiving 0.0
March 19, 1991
June and Delia catch a girl who has stolen a purse. June suspects the mother of fraud. Delia goes back out and watch…
The Better Part Of Valour 0.0
March 21, 1991
Burnside and Reed go to an accident involving a security van. Ted thinks it is an inside job. Ted finds a job applica…
Double Or Quits 0.0
March 26, 1991
Delia and Viv talk about a perpetual villain before they go to court. Viv's witness is having second thoughts. D.C.I.…
We Could Be Heroes 0.0
March 28, 1991
Tony and Dave rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident. They go to see the dr…
Cold Turkey (1) 0.0
April 2, 1991
Tony and Dave go to a sudden death. Monroe arrives and thinks it is a suspicious death. The man was a locum working a…
Cold Turkey (2) 0.0
April 4, 1991
Dashwood talks to one of his snouts to find out the name of the man. June talks to the man on the phone after George l…
Now We're Motoring 0.0
April 9, 1991
Reg helps a man tow away a car. The owner comes to complain about the towing. Reg comes across another towing. Line…
Dead Man's Boots 0.0
April 11, 1991
Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman, who gave evidence as a witness in a murder trial, from being victimised on a coun…
Caught Napping 0.0
April 16, 1991
The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a …
Hammer To Fall 0.0
April 18, 1991
In an attempt to end the rift between D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach, D.C.I. Reid partners them together on a joint opera…
Cry Havoc 0.0
April 23, 1991
Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to …
Rules Of Engagement 0.0
April 25, 1991
Viv goes to a club. A bouncer is suspicious and when she goes outside to call in Burnside, he hits her over the back o…
Delivery On Time 0.0
April 30, 1991
Barry and Cathy are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary. Cathy and Barry are doing follow up calls whe…
Black Monday 0.0
May 2, 1991
Tosh's car gets towed. He catches a bus and see a man who is supposed to have died 5 years ago. Burnside thinks it is…
Jobs For The Boys 0.0
May 7, 1991
Burnside investigates a break in at a cash and carry. Jim is suspicious of the security guard. Some meat as well as c…
Without Consent 0.0
May 9, 1991
A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods. June has …
Saints and Martyrs 0.0
May 14, 1991
June investigates a break in and thief of a pension book. June is told CPS won't be taking up her assault case so she …
Observation 0.0
May 16, 1991
Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation. Burnside and Martella are asked to leave the flat they are observing f…
The Greater Good 0.0
May 21, 1991
Tosh and Jim are watching a wrecking yard. A car is seen driven into the yard stolen from a man who runs a youth centr…
The Best You Can Buy 0.0
May 23, 1991
June's case goes to court. She gives evidence as does Tony who is questioned as to being prejudiced towards the defend…
Addict 0.0
May 25, 1991
Quinnan arrests 2 men in the underground because 1 has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlo…
Black Mark 0.0
May 30, 1991
Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a com…
The Right Thing To Do 0.0
June 4, 1991
Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets. The manager thinks it is very funny that a …
The Harder They Fall 0.0
June 6, 1991
Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a night club and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable. Loxton blacks o…
Something Personal 0.0
June 11, 1991
Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. His girlfriend has overdose…
Hijack 0.0
June 13, 1991
Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hi-jacked. Martella raids the house of the snout who complained about …
With Intent 0.0
June 18, 1991
Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. CPS are reducing the charges against 2 of the defendants. …
Initiative 0.0
June 20, 1991
George and Phil are talking to a lady about fireworks through her letterbox when they see a purse snatching. CID are …
Careless Whispers 0.0
June 25, 1991
Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. Tosh and Carver get given wrong addresses. Burnside's s…
Minimum Force 0.0
June 27, 1991
Tony and George go to a burglary. The home owner caught the burglar and beat him up. The wife comes back and says the…
Skeletons 0.0
July 2, 1991
WPC June Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and DC Lines' investigation into the incident are impeded by the victi…
Targets 0.0
July 4, 1991
The D.A.C talks about street robberies and taking the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street rob…
The Negotiator 0.0
July 9, 1991
Reg chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Reg tries talking the gunman, who held up the building society. into lett…
Reputations 0.0
July 11, 1991
Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead. Tosh had made a bet with Burnsi…
The Juggler and the Fortune Teller 0.0
July 16, 1991
A court case is adjourned. Burnside and the defense council have an argument in the corridor. Viv goes back to the st…
Joey 0.0
July 18, 1991
June is watching a p.e. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. Loxton chases a boy who has…
Your Shout 0.0
July 23, 1991
Cathy is spoken to by Brownlow about a promotion board. There is a possible child abduction and the mother is complai…
Ladykiller 0.0
July 25, 1991
Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady was trapped in the car. A man who tried to get the lady out of the car sa…
The Corporal of Horse 0.0
July 30, 1991
Cathy is acting Sgt. with C relief. She watches one of the relief drive away in an unmarked police car without wearing…
Cause and Effect 0.0
August 1, 1991
Delia and Tony discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security g…
Getting Involved 0.0
August 6, 1991
Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car - 2nd time in a month. Ron knows him. Reg and June are later cal…
Benefit of the Doubt 0.0
August 8, 1991
A barrister is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned …
Crack-Up 0.0
August 13, 1991
Reg is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet leaving behind a ba…
The Last Laugh 0.0
August 15, 1991
Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery. Turns out to be a wind-up. There was a struggle and the informant g…
Access 0.0
August 20, 1991
CID investigate a burglary of an O.A.P. who has an asthma attack. Stamp talks to a lady who turned away a man supposed…
Six of One 0.0
August 22, 1991
P.C. Stringer chases a girl, on foot, who has stolen goods from a jewellers but P.C. Stamp arrests her because she was …
Married To The Job 0.0
August 27, 1991
Stamp and Ackland go to a domestic. they also deal with a burglary of a pub. Tony's girlfriend has broken it off afte…
Domestic 0.0
August 29, 1991
Reid goes to see the CPS about a case. She is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim s…
Stress Rules 0.0
September 3, 1991
Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to startan anti-stress program. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marsha…
They Also Serve 0.0
September 5, 1991
The relief is reserve troops for a demonstration. It is very boring waiting on waste ground. At a meal break, Delia, …
Inside Job 0.0
September 10, 1991
A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle.
Bones of Contention 0.0
September 12, 1991
Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W…
Wide Off The Mark 0.0
September 17, 1991
A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside an…
Hitting The Mark 0.0
September 19, 1991
D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit.
Bending The Rules 0.0
September 24, 1991
A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the chan…
Skint 0.0
September 26, 1991
It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles.
Friday and Counting 0.0
October 1, 1991
Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation.
Lest We Forget 0.0
October 3, 1991
Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before t…
Nutters 0.0
October 8, 1991
AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a nightclub.
Downtime 0.0
October 10, 1991
A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially a…
Out Of Order 0.0
October 15, 1991
P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her.
Empire Building 0.0
October 17, 1991
Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire buil…
Innocence 0.0
November 22, 1991
Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt.…
Losing It 0.0
October 24, 1991
P.C. Young discovers a suicide and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her.
Shots 0.0
October 29, 1991
Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoot…
The Square Peg 0.0
October 31, 1991
Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committ…
A Question of Confidence 0.0
November 5, 1991
Balls In The Air 0.0
November 7, 1991
On his first day at Sun Hill, Sgt. Matthew Boyden's past life catches up with him. Boyden shows that he knows all the a…
The Taste 0.0
November 12, 1991
Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action.
Turning Back The Clock 0.0
November 14, 1991
D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is release…
Discretion 0.0
November 19, 1991
On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unu…
Chapter and Verse 0.0
November 21, 1991
D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sg…
The Whole Truth 0.0
November 26, 1991
W.P.C. Datta is in court to testify in a drink-driving trial, but the case is complicated by a mouthwash that the defen…
Profit and Loss 0.0
November 28, 1991
Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death.
Thicker Than Water 0.0
December 3, 1991
P.C.s Loxton and Stringer are called to a domestic disturbance. The man found beating his wife turns out to be a P.C. f…
On The Take 0.0
December 5, 1991
D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at S…
Caring 0.0
December 10, 1991
W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schiz…
The Sorcerer's Apprentice 0.0
December 12, 1991
D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a …
Imposters 0.0
December 17, 1991
Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally disab…
A Woman Scorned 0.0
December 19, 1991
June and Ron call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new D. Supt. …
Vital Statistics 0.0
December 24, 1991
A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief.
Decent People 0.0
December 26, 1991
P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units but finds himself in a compr…
Breakout 0.0
December 31, 1991
On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody.