The Bill

Name: Pointing the Finger
Duration: 40 min

Series 13 Episode 58
Pointing the Finger
Duration: 40 minutes
Subtitles available

DC Skase and DC Carver investigate an assault on a schoolboy.

Contains Flashing Images, Strong Language and Mature Themes

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.
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.

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