The Bill

Name: A Rock and a Hard Place
Duration: 30 min

S15 E59 ∙ A Rock and a Hard Place ∙ 30 min

Deakin and Carver come under pressure from Conway to find a vicious robber who has been preying on elderly victims.

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S15 E1 · A Policeman's Lot
PC Garfield objects when the officers of Sun Hill are forced to work with security guards.
S15 E2 · The Devil You Know
PC Garfield and WPC Keane attend to a girl who collapses at a party after taking ecstasy.
S15 E3 · Once Bitten
DS Greig investigates a drug smuggling ring, and finds a connection to Sgt Boyden.
S15 E4 · Turnaround
DCI Meadows and DI Deakin Investigate the disappearance of a convicted pedophile.
S15 E5 · Over the Fence
Sgt Cryer and PC Loxton go to the scene of a disturbance between neighbours.
S15 E6 · Grey Area
Meadows and Rawton investigate a doctor accused of killing a terminally-ill patient.
S15 E7 · One Big Happy Family
Garfield complains that Brownlow and Conway are out of touch with real police work.
S15 E8 · The Eye of the Beholder
WPC Datta tries to secure a conviction in a domestic violence case.
S15 E9 · Say a Little Prayer
Quinnan and Page try to find who threw a television from a balcony of a block of flats.
S15 E10 · Downfall
DS Daly and DC Skase investigate after a man is found dead in his apartment block.
S15 E11 · True to Life Player
DS Boulton and DC Carver investigate an allegation that a football star raped a young fan.
S15 E12 · Take Away
Sgt Ackland investigates a complaint from a prisoner about what he has been served to eat.
S15 E13 · Your Call Too
DC Skase and WDC Croft disagree when they have to choose between two investigations.
S15 E14 · Breaking Up
Rawton investigates a woman claims that her ex-husband's mistress is trying to kill her.
S15 E15 · A Price to Pay
DS Boulton's sting operation backfires due to a case of mistaken identity.
S15 E16 · Just Looking
A man arrested for soliciting claims he was searching for his missing daughter.
S15 E17 · A Tangled Web
DI Deakin and WDC Croft investigate when a man is found shot with his brother's wife.
S15 E18 · Rolling In It
PC Quinnan and PC Slater find drugs in a Lamborghini, but the owner claims he is innocent.
S15 E19 · Added Bonus
DS Greig tries to establish why a man has confessed to a burglary that he didn't commit.
S15 E20 · Holding On
Cryer and Blake respond to claims that a stolen car has a four-month-old baby inside.
S15 E21 · Crime Management
DC Lines is forced into action when DI Deakin complains about his lack of informants.
S15 E22 · Age Gaps
DS Boulton and WDC Rawton try to persuade a teenage girl to turn informant.
S15 E23 · In the Dark
DC Skase hopes that information provided by a blind woman may help to catch a killer.
S15 E24 · Crying Wolf
Insp Monroe has to mediate when a former mental patient is accused of threating behaviour.
S15 E25 · Confidence
WPC Keane uses information supplied by a friend to help CID in an operation..
S15 E26 · All For Love
Greig and Lines Investigate an assault on a man responsible for a drink-driving accident.
S15 E27 · Only the Lonely
DI Deakin and DC Skase find that a mother's grief has had unexpected repercussions.
S15 E28 · Copier
WDC Rawton investigates the assault of a woman in her new flat.
S15 E29 · Fashion Victims
More drama from Sun Hill. PC Garfield and PC Slater arrest a boy for selling stolen goods.
S15 E30 · Hook, Line and Sinker
DS Beech investigates a woman who cons her business partner and clients.
S15 E31 · No Claims Bonus
WDC Croft is concerned when DS Boulton decides to use a former colleague as an informant.
S15 E32 · Joker
Drama from Sun Hill. DS Beech and WDC Croft investigate the killing of a stand-up comic.
S15 E33 · Typecast
Sgt Boyden and WPC Page try to find who is responsible for a series of graffiti attacks.
S15 E34 · A Hard Rain
Boulton and Croft deal with rival drug dealers when a user suffers tragic consequences.
S15 E35 · Rings on Her Fingers
PC Jarvis and WDC Rawton investigate the ram raiding of a shop.
S15 E36 · Strange Meeting
Ch Insp Conway coordinates the search for an escaped sex offender and a missing teenager.
S15 E37 · A Bitter Pill
WDC Rawton and DC Skase investigate an attempted suicide by an ill woman.
S15 E38 · Dial 'M' for Marmalade
DCI Meadows investigates a murder and suspects a man whom the victim had befriended.
S15 E39 · Sisters
DS Daly and WDC Croft investigate the suspicious death of one of three sisters.
S15 E40 · Flesh and Blood
DS Beech investigates the sudden death of a baby on his parents' anniversary.
S15 E41 · Parklife
PC Loxton and WPC Keane deal with the burglary of a pharmacy and a violent stabbing.
S15 E42 · Two's Company
Greig and Croft investigate a burglary, but does the homeowner have something to hide?
S15 E43 · Inside Edge
DCI Meadows and WDC Rawton investigate the assault of a prison officer.
S15 E44 · You and Me Versus the World
DS Boulton and DC Lines are called on to investigate a vicious hammer attack.
S15 E45 · Payback
Beech and Carver investigate an assault, but neither party can remember what happened.
S15 E46 · A Place of Your Own
PC Garfield and WPC Page search for a missing teenager.
S15 E47 · Don't Want to Hear the Bad News
DS Daly and DC Skase investigate a burglary and uncover a deep family rift.
S15 E48 · It's Good to Talk
Insp Monroe coordinates a search for a victims of a kidnapping.
S15 E49 · Split Second
WPC Page finds herself in a hostage situation following a failed armed robbery.
S15 E50 · Old Fools
DS Greig and WDC Croft enlist the help of two pensioners to trap a team of burglars.
S15 E51 · Auld Lang Syne
PC Slater & WPC Page find an apologetic stranger in an elderly couple's garden.
S15 E52 · Warnings
Sgt Boyden & WPC Datta respond to an apparent sighting of a missing woman by her daughter.
S15 E53 · Calling Time
A pub landlord is run over after giving DS Boulton information.
S15 E54 · Black and Blue
PC Jarvis and WPC Keane arrest a nanny for stealing from her employers.
S15 E55 · A Bunch of Fives
When DS Beech is found beaten and unconscious, Sun Hill search for his attackers.
S15 E56 · Short, Sharp, Shock
Boulton & Skase look into a mugging but the victim's dad takes the law into his own hands.
S15 E57 · Get You Back
PC Quinnan & WPC Keane deal with a teenage girl with a broken nose.
S15 E58 · Powers of Persuasion
DS Boulton & WDC Rawton have a decision to make following a hit-and-run incident.
S15 E59 · A Rock and a Hard Place
Deakin & Carver try to find a robber who has been preying on elderly victims.
S15 E60 · The Wrath of God
DC Skase and DC Carver have to deal with a preacher who specialises in dodgy miracles.
S15 E61 · Knight Errant
PC Loxton struggles to cope with a young female suspect who is attracted to him.
S15 E62 · Punchbag
DC Skase & WDC Croft investigate a mother ending up unconscious at the foot of a stairway.
S15 E63 · Best Eaten Cold
A journalist claims that he acted in self-defence to stop an intruder.
S15 E64 · Lucky Day
DCI Meadows is concerned when DC Lines seems to be getting too involved another case.
S15 E65 · For Richer, For Poorer
PC Quinnan & PC Garfield look into the disappearance of a man reported missing by his mum.
S15 E66 · No More Milk
WDC Rawton & WPC Page have to deal with a teenage tearaway and counterfeit money.
S15 E67 · An Englishman's Home
PC Garfield & WPC Blake are called to help enforce a demolition order on a home extension.
S15 E68 · Loyal to the Last
A woman is arrested and Beech tries to persuade her to help convict her husband for fraud.
S15 E69 · Rent
Sgt Boyden and WPC Keane investigate the hit-and-run of a young busker.
S15 E70 · Last Respects
Meadows hopes that a family funeral will lure a couple of jewel thieves into the open.
S15 E71 · Too Much to Lose
PC Stamp tries to persuade an unhappy convict not to ruin his chances of release.
S15 E72 · Do Unto Others
A severe case of bullying results in a teenage boy being stabbed.
S15 E73 · Mid-Life Crisis
DS Daly and DC Skase discover that a jeweller is fencing stolen goods.
S15 E74 · Performing
A former porn actress is worried that her young sister faces a similar fate.
S15 E75 · Playing with Fire
Meadows & Lines suspect a salon owner set it on fire to claim on the insurance policy.
S15 E76 · No Guarantees
Rawton tries to stop a loan shark terrorising female customers but the victims won't talk.
S15 E77 · Gentleman Jim
Carver and Blake follow up leads on a car theft that lead them to a gang of armed robbers
S15 E78 · Rift
Ackland and Slater attend to what appears to be a teenage catfight over an older man.
S15 E79 · Stand By Your Man
DS Daly tries to find out who is forcing a convict to smuggle drugs into a prison.
S15 E80 · Replica
PC Loxton and PC McCann confiscate a gun.
S15 E81 · Mr Friday Night
Sgt Boyden and WPC Page grill a witness after the disappearance of a good-time girl.
S15 E82 · Hitting the Nerve
One prosecution witness disappears and another ends up in a coma two days before a trial.
S15 E83 · Thicker Than Mud
DI Deakin and DS Beech investigate an arson attack on a small respectable clothes shop.
S15 E84 · Alternative Therapies
Boulton and Skase investigate the theft of illegal animal parts from a Chinese pharmacy.
S15 E85 · Foxed
DS Daly and DC Carver investigate the burglary of an antique shop.
S15 E86 · These Foolish Things
DCI Meadows investigates the snatching of a child and uncovers a case of extortion.
S15 E87 · Neighbours
PC Garfield and WPC Keane try to settle a neighbourhood feud.
S15 E88 · Glass House
Boulton and Lines persuade a woman to help catch her husband who's involved in a drug deal
S15 E89 · This Old Man
PC Garfield is affected by the death of an old man.
S15 E90 · Tommy the Hero
Rawton chooses between solving a minor domestic dispute and finding two violent robbers.
S15 E91 · Driven to It
DS Daly enlists the help of a cab driver to catch a drug dealer.
S15 E92 · A Man Out Walking His Dog
Boyden and Keane attend a possible suicide of a man in a car, poisoned by exhaust fumes.
S15 E93 · Hunt
Sgt Boyden and DS Beech try to find a couple before a vicious drug-dealer gets to them.
S15 E94 · Has Anyone Here Seen Bigmouth?
Deakin and Daly try to find an informant who disappeared after a failed police operation.
S15 E95 · On the Hurry Up
P.C. Slater's investigation is hampered by a lack of a car.
S15 E96 · Paying the Piper
DS Boulton investigation is hampered by an informant who is putting family loyalty first.
S15 E97 · This Land is Ours
Cryer and Brownlow police a demonstration when protesters are threatened with violence.
S15 E98 · Not in the Script
PC Slater is recommended by WDC Rawton for undercover work. His colleagues ridicule him.
S15 E99 · Flower Power
Hollis finds illegally imported wildflower bulbs and so helps the Customers operation.

S15 E59 ∙ A Rock and a Hard Place ∙ 30 min

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