Light Duties

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"Light Duties" is an episode of the long-running British police drama The Bill, broadcast on the ITV Network. This is the first episode of the fourth series.

[edit] Synopsis

Ted Roach has been made acting D.I. after Galloway's departure, and is investigating a body found on the shores of the Thames by the river police. Meanwhile, back at Sun Hill Sergeant Tom Penny is finding it hard to settle in again after his horrific shooting incident, and has turned to drink in order to stop the pain, and the new duty Inspector arrives ...

[edit] Notes

  • Galloway leaves sometime between the end of Series Three and the beginning of Series Four (his last spoken line of dialogue on-screen was "Rubbish!"). No real hint is given as to where he has gone to, whether he has been promoted or even resigned. PC Reg Hollis has setup a betting pool at Sun Hill, on who the new Detective Inspector is going to be. Burnside is considered to be a no hope choice, but PC Melvin backs him anyway.
  • Inspector Brian Kite has also vanished, although unlike Galloway he won't be missed by the officers of Sun Hill. Nevertheless, his replacement - Inspector Christine Frazer, a woman - is also seen as something of a mixed blessing. PC Robin Frank sumerises it by shouting to the canteen ceiling "A female Inspector! Come back Inspector Kite, all is forgiven!". In other cast changes, PC Tony Stamp is finally made a regular cast member after being a background extra since "The Drugs Raid".
  • The second (and, arguably, most famous) arrangement of the Andy Pask/Charlie Morgan theme music ('Overkill') makes its debut, alongside the shift to the half-hour, serialised format. The original 1984 version still plays in the background, but is overlaid with a more prominent, bouncy saxophone riff. The version heard on the end credits has been significantly reduced too, with the 'middle 8' section much shorter than in previous versions. This is perhaps justified, as at 23 minutes an episode no time could really afford to be wasted.
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