The Bill

Name: Bait
Duration: 40 min

S13 E2 ∙ Bait ∙ 40 min

Ackland acts as bait to try and draw out the man who is attempting to kill her, but tragedy lurks around the corner.

Contains Flashing Images, Strong Language, Mature Themes and Violence

S13 E1 · All Tucked Up
After the fire-bombing of Ackland's flat, the pressure is on Meadows to find the attacker.
S13 E2 · Bait
Ackland acts as bait to try and draw out the man who is attempting to kill her.
S13 E3 · Damage Limitation
After a shooting outside the station the officers try to come to terms with what happened.
S13 E4 · Solid Gold Cert
DS Beech leads an operation to retrieve the proceeds of a robbery at a jeweller's shop.
S13 E5 · Mugs
PC Jarvis and WPC Keane deal with an unscrupulous auctioneer.
S13 E6 · Off Limits
PC Quinnan and WPC Datta follow up reports of a terrifying scream.
S13 E7 · Strictly Personal
Beech finds himself under pressure when an old friend is implicated in a violent murder.
S13 E8 · Day of Rest
A missing boy, a football match and an overdose make a Sunday shift far from restful.
S13 E9 · Allegations & Allegiances
PC Quinnan is accused of sexual harassment by a burglary victim.
S13 E10 · Honeypot
Monroe deals with a headteacher who refuses to accept that his school has a drugs problem.
S13 E11 · Saved
Carver arrests a prostitute during a raid on a crack house, but why is she so distraught?
S13 E12 · A Year & A Day
DS Greig and DC Skase have to investigate a year-old murder from the burger van wars.
S13 E13 · With This Body
Sgt Boyden and PC Hollis attend to a corpse in a car.
S13 E14 · Deadline
DI Deakin arrests a kidnapper, but doesn't know where the girl he abducted is hidden.
S13 E15 · Lockdown
Carver and Croft investigate the murder of a convicted child molester in his prison cell.
S13 E16 · Last Waltz
Ackland and Quinnan question a lodger when his landlady is abducted from her office.
S13 E17 · Compensation
DS Boulton and DC Woods investigate the kidnapping of a teenage girl.
S13 E18 · The Wee Small Hours
WPC Marshall attends to a widow who believes she is being stalked.
S13 E19 · Photocall
DS Greig builds a picture of the thugs who tried to murder a policeman during a riot.
S13 E20 · Love Me, Love My Dog
PC McCann learns some hard truths about what it takes to be a sergeant.
S13 E21 · Heart of Gold
Boulton and Lines uncover dodgy dealings when a businessman reports stolen credit cards.
S13 E22 · Dying Breath
PC Slater and WPC Page find a young woman dead in her bath, but how did she get there?
S13 E23 · Poison
DI Deakin investigates an alleged poisoning after a supermarket is blackmailed.
S13 E24 · Three In a Row
PC Stamp and WPC Keane try to save a young joyrider from being led astray by his elder brother.
S13 E25 · Neutral Territory
Officers from Sun Hill take on local offenders in a game of football.
S13 E26 · Getaway
More drama from Sun Hill. CID investigate a bungled armed robbery at a betting shop.
S13 E27 · Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
While investigating a break-in at a snooker club, PC Loxton triggers an alarm.
S13 E28 · Natural Justice
Sgt Cryer and WPC Keane pursue a drink-driver responsible for the death of a young woman.
S13 E29 · Got to Get a Body
DC Skase investigates an ex-informer's love life in his hunt for clues to an arson attack.
S13 E30 · No Questions Asked
Ackland and Stamp deal with a teenager whose petty criminal career spirals out of control.
S13 E31 · Sweet Innocent
Stamp and Slater attend a break-in and apprehend a suspect with a large sum of money.
S13 E32 · Drop
DS Greig investigates the death of a young boy following a burglary.
S13 E33 · On the Lookout
Sgt Boyden and PC Slater are on a surveillance operation that goes wrong.
S13 E34 · Ties That Bind
Datta and Monroe investigate when a baby girl is found abandoned.
S13 E35 · Journey Home
DC Carver's ex-girlfriend gets caught up in a suspected drugs-related attack.
S13 E36 · Call Waiting
Skase and Croft investigate a series of hoax phone calls that are tearing a family apart.
S13 E37 · Second Sense
PC Loxton and PC Slater deal with a woman who is caught drink-driving.
S13 E38 · Runners Up
DCI Meadows offers a bottle of scotch as a reward for catching an elusive burglar.
S13 E39 · Keeping it in the Family
Lines and Skase try to avert an ice-cream war in Sun Hill after a vendor is assaulted.
S13 E40 · Home Truths
There's more drama in Sun Hill, as WPC Ackland and PC Jarvis follow up a vicious assault.
S13 E41 · Outer
DS Boulton is determined to arrest a local drug dealer at any cost.
S13 E42 · Better Half
DS Beech and WDC Croft investigate the murder of a hairdresser.
S13 E43 · No Assistance Required
Datta is called to a burglary and is subjected to the unwanted affections of an admirer.
S13 E44 · Judgement Call
WPC Marshall chases a burglary suspect onto a river barge, with tragic consequences.
S13 E45 · Old Dogs, New Tricks
Sgt Boyden discovers that it pays to stay one step ahead of the opposition.
S13 E46 · Worst Fears
DI Deakin fears the worst when a five-year-old boy goes missing.
S13 E47 · One Night With You
With a five-year-old still missing, DI Deakin faces a race against time.
S13 E48 · Someone Else's Problem
WPC Datta and PC Quinnan look into the mysterious death of a jogger.
S13 E49 · Bounds of Decency
Slater and Garfield struggle to keep the peace when two women fall out over the same man.
S13 E50 · Happy Birthday
DCI Meadows and WDC Croft investigate the murder of an elderly woman.
S13 E51 · Stop The Music
WDC Croft & DS Beech investigate a body found in a car with a large amount of cocaine.
S13 E52 · Cold Light of Day
A reconstruction brings forward an unexpected witness to an assault on a 15 year-old boy.
S13 E53 · Back In Business
Ch Supt Brownlow returns to take charge at Sun Hill once again.
S13 E54 · Separate Rooms
DC Lines investigates an allegation of under-aged sex.
S13 E55 · Going Guilty
Cryer and Slater investigate a murder, but will a legal loophole help the perpetrator?
S13 E56 · Pieces of Cake
DS Beech is caught in the crossfire when uniform and CID fall out.
S13 E57 · Somebody's Home
PC Quinnan and WPC Keane help someone with a conviction for assaulting a police officer.
S13 E58 · Pointing the Finger
DC Skase and DC Carver investigate an assault on a schoolboy.
S13 E59 · Boy Meets Girl
WDC Croft investigates a series of vicious sexual assaults.
S13 E60 · Confession
A young man comes into the station to confess to a murder five years previously.
S13 E61 · Home From Home
PC Stamp and PC Slater are called to supervise the eviction of a father from his home.
S13 E62 · Open Wound
DI Deakin and DC Skase deal with a wounded crack dealer shot in the yard of a pub.
S13 E63 · Perfect Match
DS Beech and WDC Croft try to track down a violent attacker.
S13 E64 · Someone Special
DC Lines and DC Skase investigate a possible arson attack on a nightclub.
S13 E65 · Bits & Pieces
Sgt Boyden and PC Slater search for the owner of a severed hand found in a rubbish tip.
S13 E66 · Home Help
Sgt Cryer and PC Slater deal with a disabled former police officer and his wayward son.
S13 E67 · Kicked Out
Jarvis & Page assist a Home Office official with the deportation of an illegal immigrant.
S13 E68 · On The Block
DS Boulton is embarrassed when a suspect he has just arrested escapes from custody.
S13 E69 · Getting Off
DS Boulton investigates a convicted drug addict and clashes with a drugs worker.
S13 E70 · Girls' Night
PC Loxton and WPC Page deals with a bridegroom who disrupts a hen night.
S13 E71 · Blood Brothers
DCI Meadows tries to get the truth from a man after one of his sons is fatally injured.
S13 E72 · Broken Homes
PC Loxton and WPC Keane chase a local tearaway, who gets injured.
S13 E73 · A Hornet's Nest
DS Greig raids the home of a suspected burglar, only to find him unconscious in bed.
S13 E74 · Dead of Night
PC Quinnan is nowhere to be seen when an injured woman shows up at the front desk.
S13 E75 · Party Pooper
PC Slater is embarrassed when he fails to stop a robbery at a party while off duty.
S13 E76 · More Haste
WPC Keane has a bad day in court, while Insp Monroe follows up on a domestic incident.
S13 E77 · Beating the Odds
DS Boulton investigates a local bookie & prompts suspicions about DS Beech's private life.
S13 E78 · Animal
Sgt Boyden and WPC Datta try to secure a conviction against a vicious pimp.
S13 E79 · Dangerous Game
DS Boulton, DC Carver and DI Deakin take part in an operation against a gang of robbers.
S13 E80 · Dancers
Brownlow organises a tea dance for the Metropolitan Police Pensioners' & Widows' Society.
S13 E81 · And Nothing But...
PC Loxton arrests a man he suspects is responsible for a mugging and is accused of racism.
S13 E82 · Tale of Two Cities
Two teens arrested for possession refuse to provide any information about their supplier.
S13 E83 · Cheating
PC Quinnan and PC Hollis have to decide whether a pub quiz champion is breaking the rules.
S13 E84 · Decent Proposals
PC Loxton and PC Quinnan investigate an agency providing lucrative opportunities to women.
S13 E85 · Going for a Song
DC Carver calls for DS Dashwood to help with a case involving an antique clock.
S13 E86 · Value Added
PC Hollis goes undercover in pursuit of the unscrupulous owner of a clip joint.
S13 E87 · Professional Ethics
DS Greig and DC Lines investigate graffiti attacks on motor vehicles and uncover a fraud.
S13 E88 · Accidents Will Happen
A hit-and-run accident leads Sgt Boyden and WPC Page to a protection racket.
S13 E89 · Time Spent
DS Beech uncovers the relationship between a former boss and a local crime lord.
S13 E90 · Conspiracy of Silence
DI Deakin and DS Boulton investigate a fatal stabbing and uncover jealousy and deceit.
S13 E91 · Cold Feet & Hot Coffee
PC Loxton and WPC Page go undercover at a wedding.
S13 E92 · Rollover
DI Deakin comes down hard on a snout who tries to buck the system.
S13 E93 · Tough Love
PC Hollis and PC Garfield deal with an attack on a school bully.
S13 E94 · With This Ring
DS Greig and WDC Croft investigate a burglary and reopen a feud between two sisters.
S13 E95 · Final Drive
PC Jarvis is on the Advanced Driving Course at Hendon.
S13 E96 · Voices
DS Greig & WPC Datta suspect that a woman may hold the key to a series of sexual assaults.
S13 E97 · Party On
DI Deakin & WDC Croft deal with a group of teens when one of them is attacked at a party.
S13 E98 · Hard Enough
DS Boulton & DC Carver decide if a man used reasonable force when he killed a burglar.
S13 E99 · Cuckoo
Insp Monroe and WPC Page are dragged into a family squabble.

S13 E2 ∙ Bait ∙ 40 min

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