The Bill follows the officers of Sun Hill, a Metropolitan Police station located in the fictional Borough of Canley in London's East End. Created in 1983 by Geoff McQueen as a one-off drama called "Woodentop", The Bill was spun off as a full series, and ran for over 26 years and 2400 episodes. Covering both uniformed officers and CID detectives, the series is renowned for its accurate and authentic portrayal of policing in London.
Carver is still getting used to life at Sun Hill, as he continues to raise his popularity level amongst the other officers. Meanwhile, Galloway is desperate to get results on a recent spree of break and enters.
When a spate of bomb hoaxes begin to threaten peace and harmony in Sun Hill, Brownlow becomes eager to find the hoax callers and stop chaos from breaking out.
When a gang of thugs use violence to extort money from local youths, Brownlow takes a "hands off" approach. Cryer and Galloway investigate a series of attempted child abductions.
Litten's day goes from bad to worse when he gets on the wrong side of both Galloway and Cryer. Meanwhile Edwards pursues a mugger into a derelict building.
The discovery of a teenage body from suicide leaves a bitter taste in Ackland's mouth.
A well-planned drugs raid goes amiss when an informer of DI Galloway's is stabbed and the supplier manages to get away in a car which bears diplomatic plates.
Litten is up for promotion and he is desperate to prove himself to Galloway.
Litten allows a man to take a car from the police impound that does not belong to him. Meanwhile, Carver and Edwards attend a domestic dispute that revolves around a custody battle.
CID are on the trail of a thug who has stolen an important briefcase.
The team at Sun Hill investigate an old fashioned safe cracker.
A tip in a counterfeit perfume case leads Carver and Ackland to two elderly pensioners who have a reputation of stealing things going as far back as WWII.
Everything is in chaos at the Sun Hill Police Station, with workmen, new cases and a new PC named Abel Lyttleton's arrival.
There has been an armed robbery on Sun Hill's manor. The wages office of an umbrella manufacturing company has been cleaned out. The police are on the scene with Sgt Roach leading the investigation.
CID and uniformed officers investigate the disappearance of an 8 year old girl.
Sgt Peters and Sgt Penny apprehend a man who is waiting to attack PC Muswell. Meanwhile PC Carver begins his CID training.
Chief Superintendant Brownlow and DI Galloway lead a massive raid on a drug den within a local council estate.
PC Reg Hollis has been nominated for the position of the station's police federation representative. Meanwhile the "Tom Squad" are out in force, cracking down on prostitution in Sun Hill.
A shooting occurs in Sun Hill but none of the neighbours appear to have witnessed anything. Meanwhile, PC Yorkie Smith discovers more than he bargained for when making door to door enquires.
Recently transferred to CID, DC Carver is feeling seasick while he and DS Roach work on a case on the police launch.
D.S. Ted Roach and D.C. Mike Dashwood are on the trail of armed robbers who have taken a women hostage.
P.C. Pete Ramsey arrives at Sun Hill after being transferred from Barton Street CID.
Burrnside is given wrong information by Ramsey before an early morning raid. New D.S Greig turns up playing the clarinet.
Ramsey and Haynes speak to a shoplifter who claims she is innocent. While they are out the back, the shop is being held up. Dashwood has got a new suit..
A councillor's drug addicted daughter causes trouble for Ackland and Stamp.
Just as Sergeant Gilmore becomes unimpressed with his officers, PC's Taviner and Hollis decide to bunk off to Southend to see Reg's girlfriend. Elsewhere, PC Klein and Special Constable Knowles investigate the theft of an elderly lady.
Emotions run high at the funeral of Special Constable Knowles, whilst a major manhunt is launched to find his killer.
As CID withhold information from uniform, PC's Taviner and Klein do some unauthorized undercover work in search of Special Constable Knowles's killer.
An old flame of Inspector Gold's agrees to take part in an obbo to take down a major Sun Hill villain, while the search for Cathy gathers momentum.
A turf war threatens to blow up on the Cockroft estate between Kalisha Jarrett and her rival dealers, but when one of her henchmen runs down her nephew Wayne at her request, Wayne's brother offers to help Smithy catch his evil aunt.
Tension grows as the relief figure out the best way to deal with Cathy, who's holed up in the boiler room with Brandon's kids.
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Brownlow wants to start a Neighbourhood Watch program within Sun Hill.
DS Roach and Sgt Cryer take charge of a siege operation.
PC Edwards corners a pig that was released from the City Farm.
A serious road crash results in six deaths. Meanwhile DS Burnside goes under cover.
A Polish sailor seeks political asylum at the police station.
A young mother caught shoplifting confesses to Sgt Cryer that she is in debt to a loan shark.
Sgt Cryer brings in Debbie Lindfield, who is reluctant to report a rape. Meanwhile DS Roach investigates a burglary.
Sun Hill police take on a local youth group in a five-a-side indoor football match.
Brownlow throws a farewell party for his retiring clerk.
Residents take action against a women's refuge in their area. D.I. Galloway gets tough with his detectives about the clear up rates of burglaries in the area.
It is discovered that elderly people are being targeted by a group of children.
PC Jim Carver is sent to the morgue to investigate a suspicious drowning. DI Roy Galloway and DC Mike Dashwood are reprimanded by a judge presiding over a fraud case.
DI Galloway conducts an identity parade after an attack on a woman. PC Shaw and WPC Ackland come under scrutiny from the complaints investigation bureau.
WPC Martella applies for a position in the Bermuda police force, but after being punched during a fight, and failing to prevent a suicide jumper, she feels she is not up to the job and withdraws her application.
WPC Ackland's father is dying in hospital. PC Taffy Edwards is given traffic duty after arriving late for parade, whilst Sgt Cryer and PC Patel investigate an alleged rape.
Half the relief, including CID, are at a hotel guarding a sequestered jury in a gangland murder trial. Back at Sun Hill, Inspector Kite deals with a serial nuisance confessing to bigamy, and PC Shaw brings in a man with a blow-up doll.
Sgt Penny is asked by a landlord to investigate a lady on the top floor who is keeping cats. Meanwhile, Inspector Kite arrests four people for a breach of peace that he caused.
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.
WPC Martella and WPC Ackland report a bogus gasman to Acting DI Roach.
Burnside arrives to takeover Sun Hill CID. He takes charge of an undercover operation to nail a gang of ruthless football supporters.
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.
Edwards, Yorkie and Ackland try to enforce a child protection order on a gypsy family.
Yorkie and Martella attend to a woman who enters the station with a head wound. Ramsey and Ackland find a gang of drunks under a flyover.
Stamp and Brind bring a drunk into the station, who later tells Peters that he killed someone and then passes out.
Brind and Melvin attend a workshop where workers are in dispute. Martella brings two girls who are trying to catch a lift to Manchester and Cryer has a toothache.
Reports of a strange smell leads Melvin discovering a body in a flat.
Haynes goes undercover as a driver to investigate a gang who are responsible for a murder and drug dealing.
Burnside's goddaughter lies in intensive care following a drug overdose.
Ramsey is determined to teach some schoolchildren a lesson. Brind tackles a gang that smash car windows for handbags.
Roach stands by and watches a man get beaten up. Martella tries to prevent a father taking revenge on his daughter's violent boyfriend.
Cryer discovers a young boy has been abusing his mother. Dashwood seeks the common link in a state of burglaries.
Cryer's son could be the key to arresting two local drug dealers.
The results of the drug raid leads 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 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.
P.C 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 villians is tipped off and escapes. 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 about a lottery scam.
Yorkie and Ramsey arrest an armed robbery 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 bigomist leads Tosh and Greig 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 a Italian tuft war.
CID are keeping an eye on a man who is suspected of the illegal shipment of arms to Third World countries. Yorkie deals with a couple who have had their vehicle stolen.
Roach is accused of attempted murder.
Taffy and 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 station, Haynes finds something valuable in the boot of the vehicle.
Ackland visits a woman with agoraphobia, while Sun Hill investigates a series of burglaries.
Burnside must find evidence to catch the father of on of his old school friends. Meanwhile Melvin recovers from an attack.
Brind and Stamp delve into the heart of a serious domestic.
A scuffle in the market place leads to a disagreement between Cryer and Frazer. Ramsey and Brind investigate a shoplifting.
An industrial dispute by prison officers put pressure on Sun Hill's holding cells.
A contractor tips waste illegally. The results are disastrous even for Burnside.
Carver and Dashwood have a chemist shop under observation.
Carver investigates a burglary and finds the burglary unconscious in the victims back garden. Far from being a quick result, it's the start of a whole lot of problems.
Hollis surprises everyone at Sun Hill Carver and Lines fail to capture a wanted man.
Yorkie attends a fatal road traffic accident and makes some poor decisions because of shock, this leads him to question his commitment to police work.
A bomb scare at a Shopping complex has Sun Hill officers on their toes. Brind has a scare of a different kind when she answers a call to a luxury flat.
Dashwood has problems with a man in a blue sweater, It's Cathy Marshall's first day as collator.
Ackland and Martella find a body in the local park. Burnside and Carver are looking for a villian they have been after for years.
Hollis is back on the beat. A new copper first day is almost his last as old villians rake over the past.
Interviewing a juvenile offender in the presence of a parent is never a policeman's favourite task. It's a job that Dashwood finds particularly difficult.
Brownlow has called for an economy drive at Sun Hill and everyone is feeling the pinch.
A young burglar shops his victim, while Brownlow almost makes the gaff of his life.
A hit and run accident has unexpected complications. Cryer returns, worse for wear, from walking the beat with Turnham.
Vital evidence is withheld - but Carver and Burnside can do nothing about it. Taffy and Garfield are dogged by misfortune.
Tosh Lines has some loose ends to tidy up before taking his annual leave - but everything he does causes more problems.
A light plane , off course, on a mysterious trip. Melvin and Ackland, on course with a prisoner and friends.
Tosh Lines's wife goes to the see the bank manager - with tragic consequences as Ramsey is shot.
Cryer and Frazer have to keep Sun Hill going, but Haynes and Lines find it hard to come to terms with recent events.
Martella is assigned to follow up domestic violence cases and discovers some harsh and unexpected truths.
Tosh Lines has a reputation as a easygoing policeman until he meets local hard man Davy Box.
Roach faces his last chance of promotion while Burnside takes to the air in more ways than one.
Roach has a professional hangover but hangover or not, he still wants to the truth, even if occasionally he has to con it out with a villian.
Yorkie is starting a new life up North. But there are some scores to settle before he can get away.
Brownlow discusses the theory of riot policing with fellow senior officers. On the streets of Sun Hill Ackland and Stamp are getting to grips with the real thing.
While Stamp and Taffy chase after an unsuccessful burglar , Haynes has to stop and take a look at his whole future in the force.
As the latest recruit to Sun Hill , Cathy Marshall has to take her fair share of practical jokes. But she can give as good as she gets.
Brind and Peters are drawn into a web of petty crime and villainy when they investigate a road travel accident.
An unfortunate discovery concerning a man released from overnight custody brings some officers under scrutiny.
Roach faces serious disciplinary action when a prisoner in his custody becomes a victim of a vicious attack. He is given less than twenty four hours to find the unknown assailant.
Carver suffers under Burnside's so called supervision , Cryer and Brind hunt for a fireman's helmet for his nephew's birthday present.
Peters may have been a policeman for over twenty years, but he still manages to get himself into trouble. A chapter of accidents befall him in Sun Hill's custody area.
Peters tries to repair the damage from the Lay Visitors inspection. Stamp, Melvin and Hollis meet up with Thompson Junior and his band of nasty juveniles.
Garfield gets involved with an elderly lady while Cryer is looking for a missing younger one and Norika Datta has her first day at Sun Hill.
When he tries to deal with a mentally ill woman. Stamp find himself in a house fire.
Greig and Dashwood interrogate Eric Taylor a suspect of a armed robbery.
Morgan and Woods investigate a serious assault and are led to a case of kidnap and extortion.
Meadows and Conway fall out over the handling of an informant. Quinnan traces a vanload of stolen meat.
PC Quinnan and PC Hollis have to decide whether a pub quiz champion is breaking the rules. DC Skase deals with the unfaithful wife of a local villain.
DS Boulton and DC Lines Investigate a vicious hammer attack.
P.C. Harker rushes to the aid of a woman in danger, and is forced to use his CS spray. Meanwhile, a gang of teenagers target the emergency services by throwing eggs.
P.C. Hollis arrests a notorious cat burglar.
P.C. Hollisis due to collect his commendation, but his colleagues think he doesn't deserve one.
Sun Hill search for a missing girl with Downs syndrome. However, matters are complicated when it transpires that she's pregnant.
PC Cathy Bradford arrives at Sun Hill and paired with PC Hollis to investigate vandalism at a church, but she has a run-in with PC Quinnan.
PC Bradford investigates a locker theft and steroids at a gym, whilst PC Quinnan's work at the Day Centre with Liz Terry drives them closer together.
Polly and Dave pose as a married couple running a hotel, hoping to trap Berisha who imports illegal immigrants. Jim and Reg are chef and waiter respectively whilst immigration agent Petit helps out in the kitchen.
There's a no-nonsense new Inspector walking the corridors of Sun Hill, and it seems she's got it in for Sergeant Ackland!
A familliar face rejoins the relief, much to Gilmore's disapproval. June gains the upper hand against Inspector Gold with Chandler's backing; a loved-up Gary comes un-stuck.
When stolen cheques turn up on the streets of Sun Hill, the police target a known fraudster. On visiting his home, his ex-wife claims her husband has left and that she is living with a new man. PC Rickman is caught out while off-duty when she takes an ecstasy tablet while clubbing, only to be called to a crisis. Meadows and Webb uncover Chandler's lies, while McAllister has Chandler where she wants him.
The hostage crisis reaches a dramatic climax as armed officers storm the boiler room - will they be in time to save Brandon, who's lying unconscious in Cathy's arms?
Whilst Jim appears in court to give evidence against his abusive wife, Okaro faces his own marital nightmare, when the arrest of two muggers leads to the discovery that Denise has helped steal church funds.
An old friend of Mickey's is knocked off his bike and killed, and the victim's brother - a known drug dealer - approaches the detective with a request to investigate whether it was a case of murder.
When a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from home is found wandering the streets confused and traumatised, the team leap into action to identify her and discover what has happened.
PCs Gayle and Knight try to help a young mother who is being threatened by a local mechanic, but she is too frightened to co-operate. Sgt Stone is determined to prove to his estranged mother that his late father was guilty of raping a probationer twenty years before.
Insp Smith attends to a 14-year-old boy who has been fatally stabbed in a gang-related incident. DI Manson leads the investigation, and DC Webb calls on a former informant for assistance.
Supt Meadows is determined to secure a confession to murder, but Insp Smith and DC Dasari are unable to persuade the gang-rape victim to co-operate with the investigation.