The Bill (series 7)
| The Bill Series 7 | |
|---|---|
|
Series 7 (Australian DVD Cover) | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run |
1 January 1991 – 31 December 1991 |
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.
Cast changes
Arrivals
- Sgt Matthew Boyden
- PC Donna Harris
Departures
- Sgt Joseph Corrie
- PC Phil Young
Episodes
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Grief" | Samantha Janus and James McClure guest star. | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 1 January 1991 |
| Brownlow's wife causes trouble at Sun Hill. | |||||
| 2 | "The Chase" | Martyn Read and Ian Liston guest star. | Stuart Urban | Carol Harrison | 3 January 1991 |
| Whilst investigating wheels stolen from a car, Loxton and Hollis are called to pursue armed robbers after robbing a garage. Datta risks her life in order to save a baby after arriving at the garage. Tragedy strikes as Loxton collides with another vehicle in Sierra One. | |||||
| 3 | "The Attack" | John Black | Phillip Palmer | 8 January 1991 | |
| Marshall becomes one of many to be attacked by a security guard. Burnside plans to trap him by sending Lines undercover. | |||||
| 4 | "Crown V. Cooper" | Glyn Pritchard, Robin Sachs and Nicholas Courtney guest star. | Michael Kerrigan | Jane Hollowood | 10 January 1991 |
| Loxton faces a hard day when he is called to court. | |||||
| 5 | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Shirley Stelfox guest stars. | John Strickland | Arthur McKenzie | 15 January 1991 |
| A teenage prostitute is missing leading to many revelations for Burnside and Quinnan. | |||||
| 6 | "Machines" | Meera Syal, Royce Mills and Ian Thompson guest star. | Bob Gabriel | Peter J. Hammond | 17 January 1991 |
| Roach and Carver investigate when some equipment is stolen from an American base. | |||||
| 7 | "Loophole" | Donald Bisset and Arthur Whybrow guest star. | John Strickland | Michael Baker | 22 January 1991 |
| Brownlow begins making Conway's life hell after he fails to arrest a villain. | |||||
| 8 | "Bottle" | Steve Swinscoe guest stars. | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 24 January 1991 |
| Sun Hill start investigating a pub landlord who assaulted Roach in the past. | |||||
| 9 | "Samaritan" | David Bamber and Mary Jo Randle guest stars. | John Black | Brian Finch | 29 January 1991 |
| Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling. | |||||
| 10 | "Fear or Favour" | Rudolph Walker and Louis Mahoney guest star. | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 31 January 1991 |
| Representatives from the Jasmine Allen Estate are visiting Sun Hill station. P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. French patrol the Estate and talk to one of the residents. | |||||
| 11 | "Start To Finish" | Roger Leach guest stars. | Laura Sims | Graham Ison | 5 February 1991 |
| Ch. Supt. Brownlow is having problems arranging transport to a meeting. | |||||
| 12 | "Night and Day" | John Woodnutt and John Adam Baker guest star. | Michael Owen Morris | Russell Lewis | 7 February 1991 |
| Stamp and Stringer are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the premises. | |||||
| 13 | "Favours" | William Ilkley and Eric Francis guest star. | Bob Blagden | Martyn Wade | 12 February 1991 |
| Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard. | |||||
| 14 | "In Chambers" | John Moulder-Brown, Louise Jameson and Christian Rodska guest star. | Michael Owen Morris | Carolyn Sally Jones | 14 February 1991 |
| D.S. Greig gets the evidence for an arson case from the property officer and goes to a conference in chambers but parks in the wrong space. | |||||
| 15 | "Kids Don't Cry Anymore" | Patrick O’Connell guest stars. | Tom Cotter | Barry Appleton | 19 February 1991 |
| Ackland sees a boy being bullied at a playground. | |||||
| 16 | "Too Many Chiefs" | David Hayman | Tony Etchells | 21 February 1991 | |
| After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Quinnan and Marshall get called back in for a potential suicide. | |||||
| 17 | "Every Mother's Son" | Stefan Kalipha and Stephen Wale guest star. | Laura Sims | Patrick Harkins | 26 February 1991 |
| Ackland, Stamp, Quinnan and Hollis are doing an obbo. | |||||
| 18 | "Furthers" | Nigel Terry and Johnnie Wade guest star. | Brian Farnham | Robin Mukherjee | 28 February 1991 |
| A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood. | |||||
| 19 | "Closing The Net" | Harry Fielder guest stars. | Michael Brayshaw | Robin Mukherjee | 5 March 1991 |
| Sun Hill gets a call about a man approaching young girls in a park. D.I. Burnside protests that the police cannot do anything until a crime is committed. | |||||
| 20 | "The Public Interest" | Geoffrey Freshwater guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Christopher Russell | 7 March 1991 |
| A man comes in to talk to someone in authority because an ex-employee is having sex with a 15 year old. | |||||
| 21 | "Photo Finish" | Chesney Hawkes and Martin Muncaster guest star. | Bob Blagden | David Hoskins | 12 March 1991 |
| W.P.C. Datta is watching a pub when a youth is seen leaving with drugs. | |||||
| 22 | "Just Desserts" | John Rolfe, Helen Blatch and Mary Healey guest star. | Alan Bell | Christopher Russell | 14 March 1991 |
| Burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Stamp and Garfield go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell off the top floor. | |||||
| 23 | "832 Receiving" | Jaye Griffiths guest stars. | Alan Bell | Barbara Cox | 19 March 1991 |
| Ackland and French catch a girl who has stolen a purse. Ackland suspects the mother of fraud. | |||||
| 24 | "The Better Part Of Valour" | Robert Carlyle, Richard Beale and Leslie Schofield guest star. | David Hayman | Arthur McKenzie | 21 March 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside and D.C.I. Reid attend an accident involving a security van. | |||||
| 25 | "Double Or Quits" | Bill Pryde | Rib Davis | 26 March 1991 | |
| W.P.C. French and W.D.C. Martella talk about a career criminal before going to court. Martella's witness is having second thoughts. | |||||
| 26 | "We Could Be Heroes" | John Strickland | Tony Etchells | 28 March 1991 | |
| Stamp and Quinnan rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident. | |||||
| 27 | "Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline" | Andrew Burt guest stars. | Gordon Flemyng | J. C. Wilsher | 2 April 1991 |
| P.C.s Stamp and Quinnan attend to a sudden death. The deceased was a locum G.P., and Insp. Monroe thinks the death was suspicious. | |||||
| 28 | "Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday" | Andrew Burt guest stars. | Gordon Flemyng | J.C. Wilsher | 4 April 1991 |
| A drug addict is sealed off in a block of flats and holding two hostages. | |||||
| 29 | "Now We're Motoring" | Mary Tamm and David Sibley guest star. | Michael Brayshaw | J.C. Wilsher | 9 April 1991 |
| P.C. Hollis helps a man to tow away a car, but he is not the owner. | |||||
| 30 | "Dead Man's Boots" | Liz Smith and Frank Coda guest star. | John Glenister | Julian Jones | 11 April 1991 |
| Sgt. Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman from being victimised on an estate. | |||||
| 31 | "Caught Napping" | David Banks and John Flanagan guest star. | John Strickland | Russell Lewis | 16 April 1991 |
| The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process. | |||||
| 32 | "Hammer To Fall" | Gary Whelan guest stars. | Richard Holthouse | Russell Lewis | 18 April 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 operation with the drugs squad. | |||||
| 33 | "Cry Havoc" | Marc Warren guest stars. | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 23 April 1991 |
| Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to apprehend the assailant he is stabbed and rushed to hospital. | |||||
| 34 | "Rules Of Engagement" | David Attwood | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 25 April 1991 | |
| W.D.C. Martella is undercover at a club to investigate a series of armed robberies of musical equipment. | |||||
| 35 | "Delivery On Time" | Ian Collier guest stars. | David Attwood | Jonathan Myerson | 30 April 1991 |
| P.C. Stringer and W.P.C. Marshall are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary. | |||||
| 36 | "Black Monday" | Reginald Jessup guest stars. | Alan Bell | Peter J. Hammond | 2 May 1991 |
| D.C. Lines' car gets towed away. He catches a bus and sees a man who is supposed to have died five years before. | |||||
| 37 | "Jobs For The Boys" | Michael Bilton guest stars. | Alan Bell | Carolyn Sally Jones | 7 May 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside investigates a break-in at a cash-and-carry, involving the theft of cash and some meat. | |||||
| 38 | "Without Consent" | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 9 May 1991 | |
| A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods, and Ackland has problems making people treat it as a rape. | |||||
| 39 | "Saints and Martyrs" | Walter Sparrow guest stars. | John Glenister | Christopher Russell | 14 May 1991 |
| W.P.C. Ackland investigates a break-in and theft of a pension book. She is told that the C.P.S. won't be taking up her assault case so she brings a private summons. | |||||
| 40 | "Observation" | Chrissie Cotterill guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Martyn Wade | 16 May 1991 |
| D.C.I. Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation. | |||||
| 41 | "The Greater Good" | Barry Jackson guest stars. | Mike Dormer | David Hoskins | 21 May 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 centre. | |||||
| 42 | "The Best You Can Buy" | Karl Collins and Donald Douglas guest star. | Moira Armstrong | Christopher Russell | 23 May 1991 |
| W.P.C. Ackland's private prosecution of Everton Warwick comes to court. | |||||
| 43 | "Addict" | Laurence Harrington and Andre Winterton guest star. | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 25 May 1991 |
| Quinnan arrests two men in the underground because one has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlow, Conway and Reid have a meeting with publicans. | |||||
| 44 | "Black Mark" | Bill Pryde | Phillip Palmer | 30 May 1991 | |
| Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a complaint against him. | |||||
| 45 | "The Right Thing To Do" | Tony Guilfoyle and Valentine Nonyela guest stars. | Brian Parker | Kieran Prendiville | 4 June 1991 |
| Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets. | |||||
| 46 | "The Harder They Fall" | David Telfer guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Tony Etchells | 6 June 1991 |
| P.C. Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a nightclub and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable. | |||||
| 47 | "Something Personal" | Michael Robbins and Eddie Stacey guest star. | Brian Parker | Brendan J. Cassin | 11 June 1991 |
| D.C.s Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. P.C. Stamp chases a burglar and pulls his trousers off trying to stop him climbing over a wall. | |||||
| 48 | "Hijack" | Derek Lister | Phillip Palmer | 13 June 1991 | |
| Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hijacked. | |||||
| 49 | "With Intent" | Owen Brenman guest stars. | Bill Pryde | Carolyn Sally Jones | 18 June 1991 |
| D.C.s Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. The Crown Prosecution Service is reducing the charges against two of the defendants. | |||||
| 50 | "Initiative" | Gerry Cowper guest stars. | Mike Dormer | J.C. Wilsher | 20 June 1991 |
| P.C.s Garfield and Young are talking to a woman about fireworks that had been put through her letterbox when they witness a purse snatching. | |||||
| 51 | "Careless Whispers" | Joan Ann Maynard guest stars. | Derek Lister | Edward Dumas | 25 June 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. D.C. Lines and Carver get given wrong addresses. | |||||
| 52 | "Minimum Force" | Jo-Anne Knowles and Stephanie Fayerman guest star. | William Brayne | Simon Andrew Stirling | 27 June 1991 |
| Stamp and Garfield go to a burglary. The home owner caught the burglar and beat him up. The wife comes back and says the burglar was a work mate collecting some pills for her. | |||||
| 53 | "Skeletons" | Martine McCutcheon and Jamila Massey guest stars. | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | 2 July 1991 |
| W.P.C. Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and D.C. Lines's investigation into the incident is impeded by the victim's unhelpful wife. P.C. Hollis and P.C. Stamp discover a number of human skeletons in a supposedly vacant flat. | |||||
| 54 | "Targets" | Jake Wood guest stars. | Suri Krishnamma | J.C. Wilsher | 4 July 1991 |
| D.A.C. Hicks talks about reclaiming the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street robberies. P.C. Stamp is at a traffic depot by a cemetery and talks to a youth he suspects of criminal damage. | |||||
| 55 | "The Negotiator" | Roger Lloyd-Pack and Kathy Burke guest star. | Stuart Urban | Paul Bond | 9 July 1991 |
| P.C. Hollis chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Hollis tries talking the gunman, who has just held up a building society, into letting the assistant go. | |||||
| 56 | "Reputations" | Sean Baker and Meera Syal guest star. | Suri Krishnamma | Simon Moss | 11 July 1991 |
| Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead. | |||||
| 57 | "The Juggler and the Fortune Teller" | Victoria Burgoyne and Allan Mitchell guest star. | Alan Bell | Barry Appleton | 16 July 1991 |
| A court case is adjourned. D.I. Burnside and the defence counsel have an argument in the corridor. D.C. Martella goes back to the station to warn witnesses. | |||||
| 58 | "Joey" | Penelope Nice guest stars. | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 18 July 1991 |
| W.P.C. Ackland is watching a P.E. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. P.C. Loxton chases a boy who has stolen a lady's chain. The boy appears too frightened to tell his name. | |||||
| 59 | "Your Shout" | David Chandler guest stars. | Bill Pryde | Julian Jones | 23 July 1991 |
| Ch. Supt. Brownlow speaks to W.P.C. Marshall about a promotion board. | |||||
| 60 | "Ladykiller" | Moira Armstrong | Steve Trafford | 25 July 1991 | |
| Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady trapped in her car. She discovers a man who tried to get her out saw someone watching as he arrived. | |||||
| 61 | "The Corporal of Horse" | Kevin Stoney and David Chandler guest star. | Mike Vardy | Julian Jones | 30 July 1991 |
| Marshall is acting sergeant with C relief. She watches one of the relief drive away in an unmarked police car without wearing his tunic after P.C. Smollett points it out. | |||||
| 62 | "Cause and Effect" | Susan Wooldridge guest stars. | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 1 August 1991 |
| French and Stamp discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security guard on the floor. | |||||
| 63 | "Getting Involved" | Richard Holthouse | Stephen Churchett | 6 August 1991 | |
| Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car - the second time in a month. Hollis and Ackland are later called to an industrial estate where a man is damaging the car. | |||||
| 64 | "Benefit of the Doubt" | David McAlister guest stars. | Mike Vardy | Jonathan Myerson | 8 August 1991 |
| A barrister is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned about wrongful arrest. | |||||
| 65 | "Crack-Up" | Tom Chadbon and Nigel Lambert guest star | William Brayne | Barry Appleton | 13 August 1991 |
| Hollis is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet leaving behind a bag with a gun in it. | |||||
| 66 | "The Last Laugh" | Denny Lawrence | Duncan Gould | 15 August 1991 | |
| Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery that turns out to be a wind-up. | |||||
| 67 | "Access" | Brian Parker | Tony Attard | 20 August 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 supposedly from the Gas Board. | |||||
| 68 | "Six of One" | Sharon Miller | Rib Davis | 22 August 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 in a car. | |||||
| 69 | "Married To The Job" | Bernard Holley and Simon Coady guest star. | Brian Parker | Roger Leach | 27 August 1991 |
| P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Ackland attend a domestic and deal with a burglary at a pub. Stamp's girlfriend has broken up with him after talking to other police wives. | |||||
| 70 | "Domestic" | Graham Theaktson | Phillip Palmer | 29 August 1991 | |
| D.C.I. Reid goes to see the CPS about a case and is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim says the allegation was false after the CPS gave the go ahead for the case to go to court. | |||||
| 71 | "Stress Rules" | René Zagger guest stars | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 3 September 1991 |
| Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to start an anti-stress programme. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate. | |||||
| 72 | "They Also Serve" | John Bennett guest stars. | David Hayman | Russell Lewis | 5 September 1991 |
| The relief are acting as reserve troops for a demonstration. At a meal break, Delia, Norika and June find a distressed probationer in the toilets. | |||||
| 73 | "Inside Job" | Denny Lawrence | Simon Moss | 10 September 1991 | |
| A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle. | |||||
| 74 | "Bones of Contention" | Harry Waters guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Susan Shattock | 12 September 1991 |
| Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W.P.C. Datta and P.C. Stamp lie in wait for a blackmailer. Ch. Insp. Conway is frustrated at a lack of promotion. | |||||
| 75 | "Wide of The Mark" | Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star. | Chris Lovett | David Hoskins | 17 September 1991 |
| A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside and D.S. Greig. | |||||
| 76 | "Hitting The Mark" | Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star. | Mike Dormer | Steve Trafford | 19 September 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit. | |||||
| 77 | "Bending the Rules" | Alan Bell | Eric Deacon | 24 September 1991 | |
| A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the change in his behaviour. | |||||
| 78 | "Skint" | David Quilter and Stevan Rimkus guest star. | Graham Theakston | Brendan Martin | 26 September 1991 |
| It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles. | |||||
| 79 | "Friday and Counting" | Dominic Guard and Leonard Maguire guest star. | Bill Pryde | Barry Appleton | 1 October 1991 |
| Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation. | |||||
| 80 | "Lest We Forget" | Dermot Crowley guest stars. | Bill Pryde | Victoria Taylor | 3 October 1991 |
| Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before that led to a wrongful conviction. | |||||
| 81 | "Nutters" | Dicken Ashworth, Daniel Peacock, John Owens and Sion Tudor Owen guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Phillip Palmer | 8 October 1991 |
| AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a nightclub. | |||||
| 82 | "Downtime" | Patricia Quinn and Iain Rattray guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Peter J. Hammond | 10 October 1991 |
| A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially as they are missing. | |||||
| 83 | "Out Of Order" | Final appearance of Sgt Joseph Corrie | David Hayman | Dave Simpson | 15 October 1991 |
| P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her. | |||||
| 84 | "Empire Building" | Nicholas Laughland | Phillip Palmer | 17 October 1991 | |
| Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire building. | |||||
| 85 | "Innocence" | Ray Winstone guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Victoria Taylor | 22 October 1991 |
| Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt. Brownlow meets up with him. Two boys are reported missing, and are believed to have been abducted. | |||||
| 86 | "Losing It" | Christopher Saul guest stars. | Jim Goddard | Russell Lewis | 24 October 1991 |
| P.C. Young discovers a suicide, and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her. | |||||
| 87 | "Shots" | Patsy Palmer and Tomas Craig guest star. | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 29 October 1991 |
| Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoots. | |||||
| 88 | "The Square Peg" | Final appearance of PC Phil Young, John Line guest stars | Jim Goddard | Christopher Russell | 31 October 1991 |
| Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committed suicide by feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle. | |||||
| 89 | "A Question of Confidence" | Katharine Rogers and Rachel Weaver guest star. | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 5 November 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside investigates a series of attacks on prostitutes. A prison escapee is suspected. | |||||
| 90 | "Balls In The Air" | First appearance of Sgt Matthew Boyden | Sharon Miller | J.C. Wilsher | 7 November 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 angles, and Insp. Monroe is not impressed with his casual approach. | |||||
| 91 | "The Taste" | Caroline Milmoe and James Coombes guest star. | Alan Bell | Julian Jones | 12 November 1991 |
| Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action. | |||||
| 92 | "Turning Back The Clock" | Neil Dudgeon and David Quilter guest star. | Aisling Walsh | Barry Appleton | 14 November 1991 |
| D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is released from prison. D.C.s Carver and Lines begin to have their doubts when they learn their tailing operation is "unofficial". | |||||
| 93 | "Discretion" | First appearance of PC Donna Harris, Frank Mills and Kevork Malikyan guest star | Niall Leonard | Edward Dumas | 19 November 1991 |
| On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unusual high-rise supermarket. Meanwhile, P.C. Stringer deals with a boy found unconscious by the canal. | |||||
| 94 | "Chapter and Verse" | Aisling Walsh | Carolyn Sally Jones | 21 November 1991 | |
| D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sgt. Maitland is determined to uphold P.A.C.E. | |||||
| 95 | "The Whole Truth" | Duncan Gould | Geoff McQueen | 26 November 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 defendant claims to have taken. | |||||
| 96 | "Profit and Loss" | Peter Russell guest stars. | Nicholas Laughland | Tony Etchells | 28 November 1991 |
| Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death. | |||||
| 97 | "Thicker Than Water" | Antony Carrick guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Matthew Wingett | 3 December 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. from Stafford Row. | |||||
| 98 | "On The Take" | Paul Kember guest stars. | Patrick Lau | Steve Trafford | 5 December 1991 |
| D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at Sun Hill is guilty of corruption. | |||||
| 99 | "Caring" | Aisling Walsh | Anthony Valentine | 10 December 1991 | |
| W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schizophrenic son, is uncooperative. | |||||
| 100 | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Jonny Lee Miller, Ian Mercer and Zig Byfield guest star. | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 12 December 1991 |
| D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a juvenile prisoner lies about his age, then has an epileptic fit in his cell. D.C. Carver finds himself in a conflict of loyalties. | |||||
| 101 | "Impostors" | Ronan Vibert and Kevin Allen guest stars. | Bill Hays | Tony McHale | 17 December 1991 |
| Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally-retarded girl. | |||||
| 102 | "A Woman Scorned" | Christopher Saul guest stars. | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 19 December 1991 |
| Ackland and Smollett call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new Det. Supt. of the Murder Squad replacing Meadows. Reid talks to Burnside about paperwork. | |||||
| 103 | "Vital Statistics" | Hour-long episode, Annette Badland, Chris Gascoyne and John Cater guest star. | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | 24 December 1991 |
| A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief. | |||||
| 104 | "Decent People" | Gillian McCutcheon guest stars. | Mike Dormer | Edward Dumas | 26 December 1991 |
| P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units, but finds himself in a compromising situation. | |||||
| 105 | "Breakout" | Hour-long episode, Robert Hudson, Lisa Geoghan, Sarah Lancashire, Caroline Quentin, Miranda Forbes and Daniel Hill guest star. | Frank W. Smith | Carolyn Sally Jones | 31 December 1991 |
| On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody. | |||||
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