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 broadcast
Pilot 1 1983 16 August 1983
1 11 1984 - 1985 16 October 1984 - 22 January 1985
2 12 1985 - 1986 11 November 1985 - 10 February 1986
3 12 1987 21 September 1987 - 7 December 1987
4 48 1988 19 July 1988 - 29 December 1988
5 104 1989 3 January 1989 - 28 December 1989
6 104 1990 2 January 1990 - 27 December 1990
7 104 1991 1 January 1991 - 31 December 1991
8 105 1992 2 January 1992 - 31 December 1992
9 155 1993 5 January 1993 - 31 December 1993
10 156 1994 4 January 1994 - 30 December 1994
11 149 1995 5 January 1995 - 29 December 1995
12 156 1996 2 January 1996 - 31 December 1996
13 147 1997 2 January 1997 - 30 December 1997
14 115 1998 1 January 1998 - 31 December 1998
15 83 1999 7 January 1999 - 31 December 1999
16 73 2000 4 January 2000 - 29 December 2000
Burnside 6 2000 7 July 2000 - 11 August 2000
17 79 2001 5 January 2001 - 21 December 2001
18 83 2002 3 January 2002 - 31 December 2002
19 105 2003 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2003
20 96 2004 7 January 2004 - 30 December 2004
21 105 2005 5 January 2005 - 29 December 2005
22 91 2006 5 January 2006 - 29 December 2006
23 92 2007 4 January 2007 - 28 December 2007
24  ? 2008 2 January 2008 -

[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 Little 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 Super'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

[edit] External links

[[Category:British television-related lists|Bill episodes]