The Bill

Name: Playing It by the Rules
Duration: 30 min

S14 E23 ∙ Playing It by the Rules ∙ 30 min

DI Deakin is handed the chance to bust a drug dealer when his wife turns informant.

Contains Flashing Images and Mature Themes

S14 E1 · Helping Hands
A GP is arrested for possession of cannabis, but he says it's for one of his patients.
S14 E2 · Jekyll & Hyde
Ch Supt Brownlow witnesses a violent outburst on the road.
S14 E3 · Knocking on the Door
New recruit DS Daly steps in to help DC Skase when a straightforward drug bust goes wrong.
S14 E4 · Lies & Statistics
Sgt Boyden tries to help a young offender.
S14 E5 · Butting In
PC Jarvis helps WPC Page deal with a violent attack, but there are complications.
S14 E6 · The Bagman
DI Deakin investigates an attack on a small-time crook who has fallen in with bad company.
S14 E7 · Overstepping the Mark
DC Lines tries to get a juvenile offender to inform on a gang of dangerous thugs.
S14 E8 · Filth
DI Deakin and DS Boulton investigate a pimp discovered badly beaten in a pile of rubbish.
S14 E9 · Camper
Sgt Boyden and PC Slater are involved in a drug bust involving a camper van.
S14 E10 · Spill
A tanker spills a lethal load near a housing estate that is then evacuated.
S14 E11 · Apron Strings
Sgt Cryer and WPC Keane discover a woman dead in her bath and suspect her son of foul play
S14 E12 · One Step Ahead
DCI Meadows and DC Skase pursue an ex-convict who has sworn revenge on an informant.
S14 E13 · Starting Young
PC Jarvis and WPC Keane deal with a boy in possession of a pensioner's prescription.
S14 E14 · Tarts Cards
Sgt Boyden and PC Slater investigate a series of offensive telephone calls.
S14 E15 · Born Again
DS Boulton investigates an assault on an old man.
S14 E16 · Kick Me Hard
DS Daly mounts an operation to catch muggers. WPC Page goes undercover to act as bait.
S14 E17 · All or Nothing
PC Quinnan and WPC Keane discover the body of a young girl in a pub toilet.
S14 E18 · Unlucky in Love
Sgt Boyden investigates a dating agency that is rumoured to be providing underaged girls.
S14 E19 · A Quick Return
Sgt Cryer and WPC Keane investigate a series of street robberies.
S14 E20 · Sartorial Elegance
DC Carver and PC Jarvis misjudge the condition of a witness, threating Operation Eagle Eye
S14 E21 · Don't Leave Me This Way
Loxton and Keane suspect that the victim of a mugging knows more than she is letting on.
S14 E22 · Big Bullies
Insp Monroe investigates a schoolboy's claims that he was assaulted by his teacher.
S14 E23 · Playing It by the Rules
DI Deakin is handed the chance to bust a drug dealer when his wife turns informant.
S14 E24 · True Colours
DS Daly finds out why a white teenager is trying to take the blame for his black friends.
S14 E25 · Dead Man's Hand
DS Beech investigates the claim of one compulsive gambler to having murdered another.
S14 E26 · For Their Own Good
DS Boulton uses an informant as the bait to catch a dangerous villain
S14 E27 · Theory & Practice
Sgt Cryer deals with a woman who is miscarrying and claims that she was assaulted by Page
S14 E28 · Drinking Partners
A drunk man is found unconscious and badly injured at the bottom of a flight of stairs.
S14 E29 · Lean On Me
PC Hollis gets ideas about his station when his lady friend wants to become his informant.
S14 E30 · Reminders
DS Daly and DC Carver pursue a missing prisoner who wants to restore his reputation.
S14 E31 · Minding
DS Greig and WDC Croft investigate a nanny believed to have kidnapped two of her charges.
S14 E32 · Follow the Van
DS Beech and DC Lines Investigate a series of aggravated robberies on garage forecourts.
S14 E33 · Don't Kill the Messenger
PC Jarvis receives death threats from a young man who blames him for his father's death.
S14 E34 · Junior
DS Beech employs a fifteen year-old boy as an informant to expose a crooked car ring.
S14 E35 · Pony Express
DI Deakin has to decide whether to trust a drug smuggler who offers to help him.
S14 E36 · Out of Control
PC Jarvis tries to persuade the father of a young tearaway to take more responsibility.
S14 E37 · Day Tripper
DS Greig hopes that a tip-off will help him to nail an old enemy.
S14 E38 · Waiting for Frank
DI Deakin poses as a nervous punter waiting at the dog track to meet a mysterious man.
S14 E39 · A Day in the Life
WPC Keane should be showing the Brownies around the station but has gone missing.
S14 E40 · Second Chances
Deakin gets a vital lead on an unsolved murder, but his witness is an illegal immigrant.
S14 E41 · Repossession
Ch Insp Conway has to talk round a desperate man threating to burn down a house.
S14 E42 · Liar
WDC Rawton gets involved in a dispute between a drug addict and WDC Croft.
S14 E43 · Detained
Back on the beat in Sun Hill, PC Garfield and PC McCann investigate a vicious mugging.
S14 E44 · Karma
Deakin and Boulton are called into a woman's prison to investigate a possible assault.
S14 E45 · Stolen Moments
McCann and Slater arrest a woman for theft, but she claims to have committed another crime
S14 E46 · A Good Night Out
WPC Ackland learns that she has passed her Sergeant's assessment.
S14 E47 · Chatterbox
PC Quinnan and a teenage burglary suspect are trapped in a broken lift.
S14 E48 · Too Close for Comfort
WPC Page acts as chaperone for a young woman accusing her cousin of raping her.
S14 E49 · Blame
Garfield and Datta deal with a family that is torn apart when the mother commits suicide.
S14 E50 · Once a Thief
DS Don Beech gets a result when a barrister on his blacklist is robbed.
S14 E51 · Party Animals
Quinnan and Keane are called to a stag party to find a girl screaming in the bathroom.
S14 E52 · Natural Causes
Sgt Ackland and PC Slater investigate the death of a pensioner who confronted a thief.
S14 E53 · Known to Someone
DS Daly and WDC Croft investigate a series of violent attacks on women.
S14 E54 · Champing at the Bit
PC Jarvis and PC McCann attend the scene of a road accident involving a horsebox.
S14 E55 · Taking Out the Rubbish
Greig and Carver investigate a burglary, but the witnesses are too scared to give evidence
S14 E56 · Presumed Innocent
Sgt Cryer and WPC Keane uncover the murky past of a teenage girl who has been killed.
S14 E57 · Change of Heart
Meadows and Rawton try to persuade the girlfriend of a rape suspect to help in his arrest.
S14 E58 · Hedging Your Bets
Tensions arise between DI Deakin and DS Beech after a bookie is robbed.
S14 E59 · Out of the Past
Meadows has to decide where his loyalties lie when an old friend is accused of murder.
S14 E60 · Road to Recovery
PC Hollis is concerned about a patient who has recently been discharged from care.
S14 E61 · Three Fools
DS Greig and DC Skase investigate when three small-time villains are beaten up.
S14 E62 · Track Marks
DC Carver disapproves of DS Boulton's ruthless handling of an informant.
S14 E63 · In for the Kill
DCI Meadows and WDC Croft interview a young waiter accused of trying to kill his boss.
S14 E64 · Remote Control
DS Daly and DC Lines investigate a series of muggings at knifepoint.
S14 E65 · Telling Tales
PC Quinnan tries to persuade an assault victim to testify against her former boyfriend.
S14 E66 · Old Codgers
PC Quinnan & DS Greig follow up about the whereabouts of a murdered girl during WW2.
S14 E67 · Trap
PC Slater gets into trouble after following up on a tip-off about a till snatch.
S14 E68 · All in the Mind
Monroe & Ackland suspect some incidents may be linked to a released psychiatric patient.
S14 E69 · Trust Me
DC Carver & WDC Rawton follow up an irregularity on an insurance claim.
S14 E70 · Nice Boy
A father is at breaking point when his teenage son caught up with a violent gang.
S14 E71 · A Woman's Place
Sgt Ackland introduces single-manning at Sun Hill, causing problems for Ch Supt Brownlow.
S14 E72 · Finishing School
PC Slater & WPC Keane reach the end of their probation and face a final assessment.
S14 E73 · Death of a Nobody
DCI Meadows & DI Deakin investigate the murder of a taxi driver.
S14 E74 · Up the Wall
PC Hollis gives some friendly advice to a resident on noise pollution but backfires.
S14 E75 · Boiling Point
PC Loxton is investigated by the Complaints Investigation Bureau.
S14 E76 · Mirror Image
DS Boulton arrests a woman for drug dealing, but could be a victim of mistaken identity.
S14 E77 · Public Relations
A young journalist writing about policing spends the day at Sun Hill.
S14 E78 · Lock 'Em In
Sgt Cryer & WPC Page assist the distraught wife of a prisoner who reports her son missing.
S14 E79 · Opportunity Costs
DCI Meadows investigates the unsolved murder of a prostitute.
S14 E80 · Paying For It
DS Beech & WDC Rawton investigate the apparent assault on a father by his son.
S14 E81 · Many Happy Returns
DS Boulton & DC Skase join Customs & Excise to crack a fencing operation.
S14 E82 · Black Money
WDC Croft & WDC Rawton investigate shady businessmen & a suitcase full of black paper.
S14 E83 · Scorned
A young mother charges her dentist with sexual assault. Rawton and Croft investigate.
S14 E84 · Stolen Kisses
Insp Monroe & WPC Datta deal with a nursery school cleaner who takes a young girl hostage.
S14 E85 · Jumping to Conclusions
Sgt Ackland and PC Quinnan search for a girl allegedly abducted by a religious cult.
S14 E86 · Toe the Line
Ch Insp Conway and Insp Monroe uncover a bogus wheel-clamping operation.
S14 E87 · A Gun to the Head
A judge decides to reveal the name of DS Beech & DS Daly's informant.
S14 E88 · Merrily On High
It's Christmas Eve, but AC Hicks has declared the station to be alcohol-free.
S14 E89 · Hat Trick
DS Boulton & DC Skase investigate a car-ramming incident involving a member of a pub team.
S14 E90 · Hers
PC Stamp & WPC Page look into the theft of a hearse containing the coffin of a thief.
S14 E91 · The Right Thing
Sgt Cryer investigates when a former Sun Hill officers son collapses from a drug overdose.
S14 E92 · The Old Pal's Act
Ch Insp Conway leads a raid on an after-hours pub, but two officers are injured.
S14 E93 · All's Fair
DS Daly investigates the case of an injured man, but is he really the victim?
S14 E94 · Mantrap
PC Quinnan & WPC Blake go to the scene where a teenage boy has been found dead.
S14 E95 · Bad Debt
DS Beech and WDC Croft investigate the theft of a loan shark's records.
S14 E96 · Professional Opinion
DS Daly & DC Skase investigate the death by overdose of the son of a drug-addicted woman.
S14 E97 · Testament
DS Boulton & WDC Croft investigate the sudden death of an apparently healthy woman.

S14 E23 ∙ Playing It by the Rules ∙ 30 min

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