The Bill

Name: One Small Step
Duration: 30 min

Series 16 Episode 98
One Small Step
Duration: 30 minutes
Subtitles available

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

Contains Flashing Images and Mature Themes

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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