The Bill

- Season 5

(1989)

DI Frank Burnside is given the wrong information by PC Pete Ramsey while hunting for a man suspected of abduction. Burnside ends up raiding a doctor's hotel room by mistake.

P.C. Haynes goes to see about a shoplifter with P.C. Ramsey who is back in uniform The Shoplifter claims she is innocent. While they are out the back, the shop is held up by armed robbers who shoot at Ramsey.

A councillor's drug-addicted daughter causes trouble for WPC June Ackland and PC Tony Stamp. She takes June hostage in her parafin (kerosene) soaked flat, June tries to keep her calm but the woman ends up setting fire to the room.

PCs Taffy Edwards and Yorkie Smith along with WPC June Ackland try to enforce a child protection order on a Gypsy family and take their child into protective custody.

A woman comes into the station with her head bleeding telling PC Yorkie Smith she can't go home, Yorkie assumes her husband had been beating her. WPC Viv Martella tries to get her to press charges.

A drunk is taken into the station and before passing out, he confesses to having killed someone.

Bob's mood about the overcrowding in the cells is not improved by his raging toothache.

Dashwood and Carver lead an investigation into a steaming gang whilst Roach deals with a dead man in a squat.

Haynes goes undercover as a driver.

Whilst Burnside is worrying at the bedside of his Goddaughter, Martella brings a brawling wedding party into the hospital.

Tosh gets called out to an alarm at a disused building only to find Ramsey's truncheon.

Roach is called in to help Martellas friend who has been beaten by her boyfriend.

Cryer helps the victim of a mugging who is unwilling to name her attacker.

Some of Sun Hill suppport a local 5-a-side football challenge where they discover a drugs problem.

The results of the drug raid lead to unrest in the community.

June and Taffy are called in off the street to the death of a baby.

Burnside gets caught in a trap for corruption and Cryer witnesses a car bombing.

Yorkie goes undercover with a gang of football hooligans.

Roach has an unsuccessful date with a married woman but instead bumps into his old boss.

A fight at the market causes problems for the officers at Sun Hill.

Roach tries to clear up a case of young girls being attacked.

PC Melvin is called to an abandoned factory with dire consequences.

Sun hill officers join with the area vice squad to break a pornography ring, one of the villains is tipped off and makes his escape. Was it Burnside that let him know they were coming?

Roach puts his all into his current case of a gold bullion robbery.

Martella and Yorkie are in charge of "tidying up" unsolved missing persons cases.

Sun Hill gets a visit from the fraud squad.

Roach goes undercover in order to find out more about a lottery scam.

Yorkie and Ramsey arrest an armed robber responsible for several post office hold ups.

CID bring in a suspect who is implicated in several Post Office robberies.

Martella is visiting a remand prisoner and ends up being held hostage.

The death of a bigamist leads tosh to a confusing and difficult conclusion.

An Italian lorry driver causes chaos at Sun Hill.

A night out leaves Burnside, Carver, and Ramsey in the middle of an Italian turf war.

CID are keeping an eye on a man who is suspected of the illegal shipment of arms to Third World countries. P.C. Smith deals with a couple who have had their vehicle stolen.

DS Roach is accused of attempted murder.

Edwards and W.P.C. Brind visit the parents of a missing girl before starting door-to-door enquiries in the neighbourhood

After driving a Rolls Royce back to the yard, Haynes finds something valuable in the boot of the vehicle.

WPC Ackland visits a woman with agoraphobia, while Sun Hill investigates a series of burglaries.

Burnside must find evidence to catch the father of one of his old school friends. Meanwhile Melvin recovers from an attack.

Brind and Stamp delve into the heart of a serious domestic.

P.C. Ramsey and W.P.C. Brind investigate a shoplifting.

An industrial dispute by prison officers puts pressure on Sun Hill's holding cells.

The body of a homeless woman is found on a building site.

Carver and Dashwood have a chemist shop under observation.

Carver investigates a burglary and finds an unconscious girl at the scene.

Lines and Carver fail to capture a wanted man.

PC Smith attends a fatal road traffic accident and makes some poor decisions because of shock,this leads him to question his commitment to police work.

An ex-soldier attempts to blow up a shopping complex.

Carver attends the hospital to speak to the wife of a robbery victim.

Carver finds himself investigating a villain that Sun Hill has wanted to nail for years.

Hollis is back on the beat. Burnside's informant provides him information.

Dashwood investigates a number of robberies made on building sites.

Brownlow's new way of saving money leaves CID without transport.

Brownlow is invited to join a golf club but is furious as his clubs have gone missing.

A young girl is hit by a drunk driver, while Cryer takes the new officer Turnham for a walk on the beat.

Carver struggles to get the truth when a feud between a priest and a convict turns nasty.

When CID ignores a car theft, Tony takes matters into his own hands to try to catch the thieves.

An aircraft from Belgium has come down in a park, and the pilot and passengers have fled.

Edwards and Ramsey find themselves held at gunpoint with DC Lines' wife and children.

PC Haynes struggles to cope after the shooting of Ramsey.

Martella is determined to help a woman leave her violent husband.

Tosh is determined to nick local villain Davy Box.

Roach becomes eligible for a promotion.

Burnside's feud with a detective from the robbery squad spirals out of control.

Yorkie's last day at Sun Hill leads him to a gang of shoplifters.

A family of four find themselves all linked to Roach.

A car accident results in accusations and revenge at Sun Hill.

DC Lines and PC Garfield both go undercover.

Sgt. Peters and WPC Brind deal with some strange goings-on at an allotment garden.

An unfortunate discovery concerning a man released from overnight custody brings some officers under scrutiny.

While transporting a man for booking, two officers respond to another emergency incident - leaving the arrestee with the victim, to their later regret.

DC Jim Carver suffers under DI Burnside's so-called 'supervision' - and Sgt Cryer hunts for a fireman's helmet for his nephew's birthday present.

Mayhem ensues when Sun Hill's custody area deals with not only all of Barton Street's prisoners on temporary transfer, but also a presumably-tripping man found in a staff car and, perhaps worst of all, two interfering lay-visitors for the Home Office.

Sgt. Peters hopes to put right the damage to Sun Hill's reputation, while Stamp, Hollis and Melvin struggle to nail a gang of young thugs.

PC Garfield assists an elderly lady that lives alone.

When he tries to deal with a mentally ill woman, Tony finds himself in a house fire.

Greig interrogates a man suspected of armed robbery.

Able and Melvin discover a stray horse and cart while on patrol.

Burnside and his team help out the flying squad after he receives information regarding armed robbers.

Tosh and Dashwood are on the lookout for a missing private detective.

Burnside receives false information in regard to a planned armed robbery.

Dashwood and Ackland go undercover to investigate a tour guide.

Brownlow engages in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle.

PC Stamp tries to help a young girl being abused by her father.

WPC Brind attends a disturbance at a local pub. Special Branch arrives at Sun Hill.

When a body is found at a railway yard, Burnside is convinced one of the security guards at the yard is the murderer.

Frazer starts her police riot training and is reunited with some old friends.

PC Edwards awaits the results of his annual appraisal. CID investigate a local drug dealer.

The Sun Hill open day is ruined when a trophy is stolen from the station. DC Lines is having money problems.

Burnside witnesses a break in at an electricity substation.

Dashwood investigates a theft and burglary incident. Meanwhile, Sgt Penny has a run-in with Stamp.

A registered drug addict causes a disturbance at a pharmacy.

PC Edwards undergoes counselling. PC Stamp is unhappy he has to patrol with a police dog.

A man at a car yard complains about youngsters damaging cars and stealing car radios.

PCs Melvin and Turnham attend to a noise complaint concerning a saxophone player, whom they think may be connected to someone called 'The Pied Piper'.

Roach and Carver have different opinions concerning a recent hit-and-run car accident.

Lines and Carver arrest a local safe-breaker. Edwards and Brind come across an elderly lady on more than one occasion.

A large amount of motorcycles have been stolen, including a police bike.

Ackland responds to the kidnapping of a baby girl. Lines and Carver investigate a stolen car racket.

Inspector Frazer is up for her annual appraisal. Meanwhile, a controversial lecturer is about to speak at a university, which could potentially cause public order problems.

A man on the run for 12 months unexpectedly hands himself in. Meanwhile, Hollis and Ford attend to an explosion.

PC Quinnan arrives at Sun Hill and tries to impress all the female officers. Rumours are spreading as an estate surveyor is seen looking at the station.

Garfield and Turnham arrest a minister whom Burnside has been after for some time.

It's a busy Saturday night in Sun Hill with a drug dealer murdered and a full custody room at the station.