List of The Bill episodes
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The following is a list of episodes in the first 23 seasons of The Bill, as well as the spin-off series "Burnside".
The first three series, known as "the originals", have only 12 episodes per series.
[edit] Summary
| Series | Episodes | Year(s) | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 1 | 1983 | 16 August 1983 | |
| 1 | 15 | 1984 - 1985 | 16 October 1984 - 22 January 1985 | |
| 2 | 15 | 1985 - 1986 | 11 November 1985 - 10 February 1986 | |
| 3 | 10 | 1987 | 21 September 1987 - 7 December 1987 | |
| 4 | 48 | 1988 | ||
| 5 | 104 | 1989 | ||
| 6 | 104 | 1990 | ||
| 7 | 104 | 1991 | ||
| 8 | 105 | 1992 | ||
| 9 | 155 | 1993 | ||
| 10 | 156 | 1994 | ||
| 11 | 149 | 1995 | ||
| 12 | 156 | 1996 | ||
| 13 | 147 | 1997 | ||
| 14 | 115 | 1998 | ||
| 15 | 83 | 1999 | ||
| 16 | 73 | 2000 | ||
| Burnside | 6 | 2000 | 7 July 2000 - 11 August 2000 | |
| 17 | 79 | 2001 | ||
| 18 | 83 | 2002 | ||
| 19 | 105 | 2003 | ||
| 20 | 96 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | 105 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | 91 | 2006 | 5 January 2006 - 29 December 2006 | |
| 23 | ? | 2007 | 4 January 2007 - ? | |
[edit] Pilot (1983)
[edit] Series 1 (1984 to 1985)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Funny Ol' Business - Cops and Robbers" | Geoff McQueen | Peter Cregeen | 16 October 1984 |
| 2 | "A Friend in Need" | Barry Appleton | Peter Cregeen | 23 October 1984 |
| 3 | "Clutching at Straws" | Barry Appleton | Christopher Hodson | 30 October 1984 |
| 4 | "Long Odds" | Geoff McQueen | John Michael Phillips | 6 November 1984 |
| 5 | "It's Not Such a Bad Job After All" | Barry Appleton | John Woods | 13 November 1984 |
| 6 | "The Drugs Raid" | Barry Appleton | John Woods | 20 November 1984 |
| 7 | "A Dangerous Breed" | Barry Appleton | Christopher Hodson | 27 November 1984 |
| 8 | "Rough in the Afternoon" | John Kershaw | Christopher Hodson | 4 December 1984 |
| 9 | "Burning the Books" | Barry Appleton | Peter Cregeen | 8 January 1985 |
| 10 | "Death of a Cracksman" | Barry Appleton | Christopher Hodson | 15 January 1985 |
| 11 | "The Sweet Smell of Failure" | Barry Appleton | John Michael Phillips | 22 January 1985 |
[edit] Series 2 (1985 to 1986)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Snouts and Red Herrings" | Geoff McQueen | Peter Cregeen | 11 November 1985 |
| 2 | "Suspects" | Barry Appleton | Michael Ferguson | 18 November 1985 |
| 3 | "Lost" | Ginnie Hole | Christopher Hodson | 25 November 1985 |
| 4 | "Home Beat" | Christopher Russell | John Michael Phillips | 2 December 1985 |
| 5 | "Hostage" | Barry Appleton | Michael Ferguson | 9 December 1985 |
| 6 | "This Litte Pig" | Christopher Russell | John Woods | 23 December 1985 |
| 7 | "Ringer" | Barry Appleton | John Woods | 6 January 1986 |
| 8 | "Public and Confidential" | Lionel Goldstein | Christopher Hodson | 13 January 1986 |
| 9 | "Loan Shark" | Tim Aspinal | John Michael Phillips | 20 January 1986 |
| 10 | "With Friends Like That...?" | Barry Appleton | Christopher Hodson | 27 January 1986 |
| 11 | "Whose Side Are You On?" | Jim Hill | Peter Cregeen | 3 February 1986 |
| 12 | "The Chief Superintendent's Party" | Barry Appleton | Peter Cregeen | 10 February 1986 |
[edit] Series 3 (1987)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The New Order of Things" | Geoff McQueen | Michael Ferguson | 21 September 1987 |
| 2 | "Some You Win, Some You Lose" | Barry Appleton | Peter Cregeen | 28 September 1987 |
| 3 | "Brownie Points" | Christopher Russell | Mary McMurray | 5 October 1987 |
| 4 | "Missing, Presumed Dead" | Barry Appleton | Michael Ferguson | 12 October 1987 |
| 5 | "Domestics" | Edwin Pearce | Peter Cregeen | 19 October 1987 |
| 6 | "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" | Christopher Russell | Peter Duguid | 26 October 1987 |
| 7 | "Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads" | Lionel Goldenstein | Graham Theakston | 2 November 1987 |
| 8 | "Double Trouble" | Barry Appleton | Michael Ferguson | 9 November 1987 |
| 9 | "Sun Hill Karma" | Christopher Russell | Mary McMurray | 16 November 1987 |
| 10 | "Skipper" | Christopher Russell | Richard Bramall | 23 November 1987 |
| 11 | "Overnight Stay" | Barry Appleton | Graham Theakston | 30 November 1987 |
| 12 | "Not Without Cause" | Barry Appleton | Peter Cregeen | 7 December 1987 |
