Episodes (48)

Light Duties
S04E01 · Light Duties

Jul 19, 1988

Recently transferred to CID, DC Carver is feeling seasick while he and DS Roach work on a case on the police launch.

The Three Wise Monkeys
S04E02 · The Three Wise Monkeys

Jul 21, 1988

D.S. Ted Roach and D.C. Mike Dashwood are on the trail of armed robbers who have taken a women hostage.

Good Will Visit
S04E03 · Good Will Visit

Jul 26, 1988

P.C. Pete Ramsey arrives at Sun Hill after being transferred from Barton Street CID.

Home Sweet Home
S04E04 · Home Sweet Home

Jul 28, 1988

Sgt. Cryer leads a raid to enforce an eviction order on a squat occupied by upper-class kids. Meanwhile, P.C. Smith and P.C. Haynes are called to the local library where a homeless woman and her kids are sheltering.

All in Good Faith
S04E05 · All in Good Faith

Aug 02, 1988

WPC Martella and WPC Ackland report a bogus gasman to Acting DI Roach.

Just Call Me Guvnor
S04E06 · Just Call Me Guvnor

Aug 04, 1988

Burnside arrives to takeover Sun Hill CID. He takes charge of an undercover operation to nail a gang of ruthless football supporters.

Caught Red Handed
S04E07 · Caught Red Handed

Aug 09, 1988

When Carver spots Yorkie having a secret meeting with a drug dealer in a pub, he and Burnside are convinced he's got himself involved in drugs however Yorkie admits that they were for his upcoming rugby match.

Homes and Gardens
S04E08 · Homes and Gardens

Aug 11, 1988

Yorkie befriends Mickey Cozen, a man with the mental age of 7. After taking him home, they get into an argument and Mickey knocks Yorkie out. The father then bundles Yorkie and his son into the car and abducts Yorkie.

Country Cousin
S04E09 · Country Cousin

Aug 16, 1988

DS Jarvis arrives in London to arrest a suspect believed to be living in Sun Hill. Uniformed officers attend a bus crash where the driver and passengers are badly injured.

Alarms and Embarrassments
S04E10 · Alarms and Embarrassments

Aug 18, 1988

The crew at Sun Hill investigate a robbery at an off-licence.

Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes
S04E11 · Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes

Aug 23, 1988

Yorke volunteers to do some work at a youth club, a decision he will later regret when he is forced to deal with a gang of vicious teenagers who go joyriding which later turns into a murder investigation.

Hold Fire
S04E12 · Hold Fire

Aug 25, 1988

A traffic accident leaves many people dead and Yorkie in hospital. CID discover a big time gangster, who got caught up in the accident.

Bad Faith
S04E13 · Bad Faith

Aug 30, 1988

When a known burglar escapes from custody, CID are convinced he will return to his old estate and begin a stake out.

Requiem
S04E14 · Requiem

Sep 01, 1988

After human remains are discovered in a sub-divided townhouse, CID launch a hunt for the former occupants of the flat where it was found.

Trespasses
S04E15 · Trespasses

Sep 06, 1988

After finding a newborn baby dumped in a skip, Ramsey tries to discover why she was dumped there.

Save the Last Dance for Me
S04E16 · Save the Last Dance for Me

Sep 08, 1988

An escaped convict arrives in Sun Hill to settle an old score with his ex-girlfriend.

Runaround
S04E17 · Runaround

Sep 13, 1988

An agoraphobic old lady thinks her neighbours are being burgled. CID investigate when a dead body is found in a cafe.

The Trap
S04E18 · The Trap

Sep 15, 1988

Burnside sets a trap to settle an old score by parking a van full of VHS recorders in front of his house with the door open but the trap is back backfires. Tom Penny pays the price for having come back to work too soon after being shot.

Community Relations
S04E19 · Community Relations

Sep 20, 1988

Conway attends a council meeting where his attempts to make changes on the Jasmine Allen estate results in a riot.

A Dogs Life
S04E20 · A Dogs Life

Sep 22, 1988

When Ramsey investigates a theft at a library, CID discover the man rumoured to be behind the theft is a gangster from Manchester.

Trouble & Strife
S04E21 · Trouble & Strife

Sep 27, 1988

PC Ramsey befriends Joanna Mancini, a pregnant women suffering from domestic abuse. However, Joanna rejects Ramsey's help and tries to deal with her abusive husband herself which leads to a confrontation.

Running Late
S04E22 · Running Late

Sep 29, 1988

WPC Brind makes an enemy of Burnside when she gets in the way of a CID operation; she arrests a teenage tearaway on the local estate, she is suspicious about the girl and her family so she decides to investigate.

They Say We're Rough
S04E23 · They Say We're Rough

Oct 04, 1988

Cryer and Martella investigate an army surplus shop that appears to be stocked with stolen goods. When two military police arrive to take over the investigation, Cryer discovers that there may be more to the case.

Blue for a Boy
S04E24 · Blue for a Boy

Oct 06, 1988

When a young baby is kidnapped by a mystery man, CID turn their attentions to the baby's mother Brenda, who appears to have something to hide. Burnside pushes Brenda to the truth and the man's identity is revealed.

Chasing the Dragon
S04E25 · Chasing the Dragon

Oct 11, 1988

D.S. Roach spots a drug deal taking place on the Rochester Estate, but he, Carver and Dashwood fail to catch the dealers. P.C. Haynes and P.C. Ramsey spot the escaping car in their panda and give chase.

The Coop
S04E26 · The Coop

Oct 13, 1988

P.C. Edwards and W.P.C. Ackland are on their lunch break. They investigate a terrible smell coming from a nearby property, and discover a shed full of the carcasses of battery hens.

The Quick and the Dead
S04E27 · The Quick and the Dead

Oct 18, 1988

Sgt Peters attends a physical fitness evaluation, but does not do too well. PC Ramsey & PC Frank give chase after witnessing a robbery.

Witness
S04E28 · Witness

Oct 20, 1988

PC Ramsey & PC Smith are looking after a witness in a court case who is applying to become a special constable.

Here We Go Loopy Lou
S04E29 · Here We Go Loopy Lou

Oct 25, 1988

Bob, Claire and Taffy investigate the report of a man carrying a cross which is found hanging from a crane.

Stop and Search
S04E30 · Stop and Search

Oct 27, 1988

Sgt Cryer introduces two special constables who will be joining the relief: Mary Kilnair and Brian Defoe. While on patrol with P.C. Edwards, Kilnair is pricked by a junkie's needle, there is concern she may have been infected.

Spook Stuff
S04E31 · Spook Stuff

Nov 01, 1988

W.P.C. Martella and P.C. Stamp take an American woman who has been caught shoplifting into custody. She is very insistent that the police contact her husband who is staying in a hotel.

Evacuation
S04E32 · Evacuation

Nov 02, 1988

It's a busy day on the station front desk, and P.C. Smith fails to notice that someone has left a hold-all next to the desk. When it is discovered, Insp Frazer orders the station evacuated as a safety measure.

Personal Imports
S04E33 · Personal Imports

Nov 08, 1988

P.C. Melvin sees a chemist being robbed, but he has powder thrown in his face and the thieves escape. D.C. Carver spots what looks like a drug exchange and pursues the car.

Paper Chase
S04E34 · Paper Chase

Nov 10, 1988

A schoolgirl has been abducted, and D.I. Burnside is determined to find her. The girl's father is reluctant to have the police involved, as the kidnappers have threatened to kill his daughter if the police are called.

Intruder
S04E35 · Intruder

Nov 15, 1988

While Melvin and Haynes are on the beat, they are nearly decoyed away from a robbery. Giving chase Haynes is diverted to an armed robbery while Melvin has to let his prisoner go so he can help Haynes.

Conflict
S04E36 · Conflict

Nov 17, 1988

D.Cs Tosh Lines and Jim Carver are carrying out an obbo (observation) on a man who might lead them to an arms dump. W.P.C. June Ackland and P.C. Pete Ramsey arrest him because he beat his girlfriend who didn't want him to go out.

Duplicates
S04E37 · Duplicates

Nov 22, 1988

Due to her slight resemblance to a missing woman, W.P.C. Brind reluctantly agrees to perform a reconstruction of her disappearance for television.

Snout
S04E38 · Snout

Nov 24, 1988

D.I. Burnside visits D.C. Carver's prisoner, and interrogates him alone, against regulations, leaving Carver outside wincing at his methods as he hears Burnside bellowing at the prisoner.

Old Habits
S04E39 · Old Habits

Nov 29, 1988

W.P.C. Brind is called to the house of an elderly lady, who has just been robbed. The old lady is in such a state of shock, she attacks Brind and then suffers a heart attack. It appears there's been a spate of burglaries.

The Silent Gun
S04E40 · The Silent Gun

Dec 01, 1988

P.C. Haynes arrives at a house to investigate what seems like a routine disturbance. Instead he finds a bailiff who has been shot in the hand while trying to evict the lodger in the upstairs room.

An Old-Fashioned Term
S04E41 · An Old-Fashioned Term

Dec 06, 1988

Edwards and Martella find the naked body of a woman who appears to have gassed herself to death.

Getting Stressed
S04E42 · Getting Stressed

Dec 08, 1988

Frazer witnesses an accident on the way to work. On informing the man she has rescued she is a police officer he hits her. Ramsey deals with a victim of assault and an old lady helps Mike Dashwood with info about motorbike muggers.

Tigers
S04E43 · Tigers

Dec 13, 1988

D.I. Burnside receives a phone call from an Asian boy who is frightened that a gang from the White Swan pub are planning to attack his father's restaurant. D.C.s Carver and Lines check it out but their car gets turned over.

Guessing Game
S04E44 · Guessing Game

Dec 15, 1988

Neighbours report an elderly man who hasn't been seen for days. P.C. Ramsey breaks into the house to find the man dead on the floor. It becomes apparent that the man had a fetish for restraining women against their will.

The Assassins
S04E45 · The Assassins

Dec 20, 1988

Yorkie and Haynes investigate a removal van. The elderly driver doesn't think the company is to be trusted and he is proven right after visiting the station three times. Tosh's wife turns up looking for housekeeping money.

Outmoded
S04E46 · Outmoded

Dec 22, 1988

Sun Hill police are being called out to a series of bogus shouts which the Yard pins down to a computer hacker breaking into the police computer network. Sgt Cryer investigates, and finds a former university student.

Digging Up the Past
S04E47 · Digging Up the Past

Dec 27, 1988

An excavator on a building site has uncovered some human remains, and Sgt. Cryer calls in C.I.D. Cryer is avoiding returning to the station, as his son Patrick is being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Taken into Consideration
S04E48 · Taken into Consideration

Dec 29, 1988

D.C. Dashwood and D.C. Carver are on an observation in a street where a spate of burglaries has taken place. They see a young man, Kevin Boswell, climbing over a wall with a bag full of 50p pieces, and they arrest him for theft.

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The Bill Season 4 (1988) is released on Jul 19, 1988 and the latest season 26 of The Bill is released in 2010. Watch The Bill online - the English Crime TV series from United Kingdom. The Bill is directed by Chris Lovett,Derek Lister,Laurence Moody,Brian Parker and created by Geoff McQueen with Graham Cole and Jeff Stewart.

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Policía de barrio, The Bill

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United Kingdom

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English

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Thames Television, Talkback Thames

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