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The Bill

  • 29 Series
  • 2,388 Episodes
  • Category: Crime Drama
  • Subtitles available

Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station.

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All episodes for series 16 of The Bill

  • S16 E1 · A Breach of Trust: Part One

    DS Daly's investigates when a nurse reports that she has received malicious phone calls.

  • S16 E2 · A Breach of Trust: Part Two

    DS Daly and WPC Blake are forced to release a suspect, can they prove his guilt in time?

  • S16 E3 · Fool

    Sgt Boyden and PC Quinnan want to use a would-be stand-up comedian as an informant.

  • S16 E4 · Armed and Dangerous

    McCann is convinced a gun is unaccounted for when a gang of armed robbers is captured.

  • S16 E5 · Animal

    Sgt Ackland and WPC Blake investigate the dangerous world of dog fighting.

  • S16 E6 · Look Into My Eyes

    DI Deakin and WPC Blake follow up allegations of attempted rape against a stage hypnotist.

  • S16 E7 · Performance Anxiety

    Sun Hill performance is under scrutiny, so the officers compete against each other.

  • S16 E8 · Different Strokes

    PC Slater uses skills learned on an undercover training course to try and catch a thief.

  • S16 E9 · Sparks

    DS Beech loses his cool with a DS from Severn Valley.

  • S16 E10 · The Lion's Den

    PC Slater goes undercover as a bouncer at a club run by notorious Guy Walsh.

  • S16 E11 · The Needs of the Many

    Slater is surprised when, in uniform, he meets the target for his uncover investigation.

  • S16 E12 · Cross Purposes

    DS Boulton and Sgt Boyden both have an interest in the same pub landlord.

  • S16 E13 · Free to Speak

    It's PC Slater's final day at Sun Hill, and he takes WPC Keane out for a farewell dinner.

  • S16 E14 · Dishonour Among Thieves

    Sgt Boyden deals with a burglary complaint from a notorious burglar.

  • S16 E15 · Coup de Grace

    Boulton finds himself trying to save a marriage when the husband is given a jail sentence.

  • S16 E16 · Night of the Long Knives

    The relief is furious at their shift patterns, and it's PC Garfield's duty to sort it.

  • S16 E17 · Straying

    PC Stamp and WPC Page look into the case of a missing dog.

  • S16 E18 · A Bad Lot

    PC Garfield deals with a twelve-year-old boy who is running amok on a housing estate.

  • S16 E19 · Crime of a Lesser Passion

    More drama on the streets of Sun Hill, as Sgt Ackland and PC Jarvis deal with a stabbing.

  • S16 E20 · Force

    Insp Monroe responds to suggestions that he is out of touch with front-line policing.

  • S16 E21 · Walkabout

    WPC Page assists a missing person's enquiry by impersonating the young woman in question.

  • S16 E22 · Shades of Grey: Part One

    DI Deakin and DS Boulton lead the search for two children who are snatched from school.

  • S16 E23 · Shades of Grey: Part Two

    DI Deakin and DS Boulton are on the trail of the kidnapper.

  • S16 E24 · Women at Work

    DC Carver and WPC Blake investigate the hit-and-run of a woman.

  • S16 E25 · Solid Evidence

    Insp Monroe leads the search for a little girl who has disappeared after school.

  • S16 E26 · Going Down

    WDC Croft feels let down by the parents of a young drug addict.

  • S16 E27 · Accomplice

    When a girl is abducted, it bears the hallmarks of a serial killer.

  • S16 E28 · Last Fare

    DS Beech and WDC Rawton investigate the assault and robbery of a minicab driver.

  • S16 E29 · Stolen Thunder

    Deakin and Proctor are furious at who has been assigned to prosecute one of their cases.

  • S16 E30 · P.C.

    PC Loxton carries out an illegal stop-and-search of a man, unaware who he is.

  • S16 E31 · No Trace

    A disenchanted Steve Loxton decides to resign from the force for good.

  • S16 E32 · A New Way to Pay Old Debts

    Sgt Boyden and WPC Blake investigate the death of an alcoholic found burned to death.

  • S16 E33 · After All These Years

    Sgt Ackland and PC Quinnan investigate a car crash involving an elderly driver.

  • S16 E34 · Sands of Time

    DC Jim Carver is desperate to prove himself to DCI Meadows by capturing a jewel thief.

  • S16 E35 · Identity Crisis

    DS Boulton pressurises a young couple in the hope of getting a result.

  • S16 E36 · The Same Stripe: Part One

    Ackland is in trouble when her friend repays a loan with banknotes from a payroll robbery.

  • S16 E37 · The Same Stripe: Part Two

    Sgt. Ackland's colleagues at Sun Hill face a race against time to clear her name.

  • S16 E38 · Hot Plastic

    Deakin tries to salvage an operation after an unsuccessful raid in which Cryer is scaled.

  • S16 E39 · Gaybashing

    Sgt Boyden and PC Quinnan investigate an assault in a public toilet.

  • S16 E40 · Potential for Conflict

    PC Stamp visits Hendon for new recruit PC Luke Ashton's last day of training.

  • S16 E41 · Heartbreak Hotel

    Deakin & Rawton investigate the assault of a man who's charming women out of their savings

  • S16 E42 · Humpty Dumpty: Part One

    PC Ashton has a bad first day when he and PC Stamp see a boy fall from a building.

  • S16 E43 · Humpty Dumpty: Part Two

    Sgt Cryer remains convinced that Jimmy's fall off the roof was not an accident.

  • S16 E44 · Humpty Dumpty: Part Three

    Jimmy's father becomes a suspect but can Sgt Cryer & PC Ashton find a way to prove it?

  • S16 E45 · Out

    DS Daly puts the pressure on an ex-con who'd risk jail rather than inform on a friend.

  • S16 E46 · Twanky

    A Christmas panto proves to be the toughest case of the year for Page and the officers.

  • S16 E47 · Things That Go Bump in the Night

    Boyden & Page find a notorious safecracker, semi-conscious, in a dilapidated building.

  • S16 E48 · Square Peg, Round Hole

    When a raid on a known drug-addict goes awry, DS Boulton is spiked by a needle.

  • S16 E49 · You Pays Your Money

    Beech investigates when a family are strangely silent about the death of their landlord.

  • S16 E50 · Hard Cash

    Beech and Carver go in search of 30,000 pounds in banknotes, missing from 6 year old robbery.

  • S16 E51 · Taking it Easy

    Sgt Boyden and PC Stamp investigate a man who lost his life savings in a mugging.

  • S16 E52 · Villain

    Sgt Boyden deals with a frail old man brought into custody accused of attempted murder.

  • S16 E53 · Forgive and Forget

    Sgt Boyden & PC Stamp attempt to contain a father who wants revenge for his murdered son.

  • S16 E54 · Girl Power

    PC Stamp & WPC Keane step in when a young girl carries a knife to defend herself at school

  • S16 E55 · Puppy Walk

    PC Stamp is cynical when he feels a woman with a sob story may be playing games.

  • S16 E56 · Sprog

    PC Ashton draws scepticism after he single-handedly solves a mystery break-in.

  • S16 E57 · Out on a Limb

    DC Skase & DC Proctor deal with an assassin who comes looking for his money.

  • S16 E58 · Way Out West

    Quinnan and Stamp decide to play a prank on PC Jarvis.

  • S16 E59 · Storyboards

    New PC, Eddie Santini, causes a stir when he arrives to join the team at Sun Hill.

  • S16 E60 · For Your Love

    WDC Rawton and DC Skase assist a woman receiving anonymous threats.

  • S16 E61 · Soft in the Head

    PC Ashton goes missing from the scene of an accident.

  • S16 E62 · Friends in High Places

    A car is stolen right from under PC Santini and PC Quinnan's noses.

  • S16 E63 · Love's Labours Lost

    Proctor and Skase investigate the stalking of Proctor's ex-girlfriend.

  • S16 E64 · Opposites

    A series of muggings on a local estate lead Carver & Proctor to the house of a couple.

  • S16 E65 · Solicitous

    DCI Meadows and DC Skase discover a modern-day Robin Hood robbing the rich in Sun Hill.

  • S16 E66 · A Rainy Night in Sun Hill

    PC Santini is irritated at being paired with PC Hollis on a cold, wet night in Canley.

  • S16 E67 · Unwarranted

    While in a rush to catch a crook, PC Ashton trips and falls foul of the law.

  • S16 E68 · A Bit of Respect

    Sgt Ackland sets out to trap a man who wants to take the law into his own hands.

  • S16 E69 · The Parent Trap

    WDC Croft is puzzled by a couple who want their daughter arrested.

  • S16 E70 · Sudden Death

    Ackland and Quinnan investigate when a man falls from a window - was it an accident?

  • S16 E71 · Back-Up

    DC Carver is let down by an snout and needs DS Beech to get him out of a tricky situation.

  • S16 E72 · A Little Help

    WDC Rawton and DC Skase realise they may be onto a serial attacker.

  • S16 E73 · Guiding Hand

    WPC Page and PC McCann investigate a case of attempted child abduction.

  • S16 E74 · Good Faith: Part One

    A clever lawyer runs rings around DS Beech in court in a case involving a notorious robber

  • S16 E75 · Good Faith: Part Two

    The tit-for-tat violence escalates rival gangs in Sun Hill

  • S16 E76 · Good Faith: Part Three

    DS Beech involvement with rival racketeers becomes more complicated.

  • S16 E77 · No Doubt About It

    Can PC Garfield's word on the identity of a suspect be trusted?

  • S16 E78 · One of the Gang

    DCI Meadows and DS Daly get a tip-off from an unlikely source about a gang of muggers.

  • S16 E79 · Without a Prayer

    PC Garfield and WPC Keane investigate the death of a woman found dead in a church hall.

  • S16 E80 · Lucky Find

    When a girl goes missing by a river DI Deakin sees an opportunity to nail an old adversary

  • S16 E81 · A Little Bit of Paradise

    PC McCann is sent in search of a valuable exotic bird.

  • S16 E82 · Daydream Believer

    DS Daly and WDC Rawton investigate an assault on a resident of an old people's home.

  • S16 E83 · Powder My Nose

    Ch Insp Conway is the target of a blackmail attempt following a drunken night.

  • S16 E84 · Bad Feeling

    DS Boulton is after a villain known to have an eye for the ladies.

  • S16 E85 · Like Family

    PC Quinnan and WPC Blake search for an au pair who has been moonlighting as a stripper.

  • S16 E86 · Shattered

    Sgt Cryer tries to save the life of a dying girl and gets a complaint filed against him

  • S16 E87 · Home Movie

    Sgt Boyden uncovers an illicit pornograghic video operation.

  • S16 E88 · Racer

    PC Ashton tries to help a reformed teenage joyrider.

  • S16 E89 · The Scent of Compassion

    PC Ashton's sense of compassion is crucial in solving a cruel assault case.

  • S16 E90 · Driving Me Crazy

    PC Quinnan and Sgt Ackland pursue a dangerous driver.

  • S16 E91 · Manhunt

    DI Deakin and DC Carver investigate a case of male rape.

  • S16 E92 · Rebel Without a Licence

    A speeding Pontiac and three ageing James Deans give PC Stamp and PC McCann a headache.

  • S16 E93 · Sale or Return: Part One

    DS Boulton and DC Carver head for the river, chasing a particularly slippery customer.

  • S16 E94 · Sale or Return: Part Two

    DS Boulton and DC Carver continue their investigation into illegal immigration.

  • S16 E95 · Target Man

    While football fever grips Sun Hill, DI Deakin hopes to get his man following a tip-off.

  • S16 E96 · Mixed Feelings

    WPC Page tries to trace the mother of an abandoned baby.

  • S16 E97 · Wannabe

    A fourteen-year-old girl leads DC Skase to some unusual drug dealers.

  • S16 E98 · One Small Step

    Ashton, on his first solo outing, is distracted by a decoy while a nearby shop is burgled.

  • S16 E99 · Big Brother

    PC Vicky Hagen arrives to rumours she grassed on a colleague at her previous station.

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