The Bill

Name: S.A.D.
Duration: 1 h

Series 17 Episode 69
S.A.D.
Duration: 60 minutes
Subtitles available

Arresting drama with the officers from Sun Hill. The New Year sales bring more than Ashton bargained for, while Boyden's love of mince pies leads to a shocking revelation.

Contains Mature Themes

S17 E1 · Volcano
PC Jarvis and WPC Hagen are put in the area car together, and almost come to blows.
S17 E2 · Money Talks
Sgt Boyden gets friendly with PC Ashton's mother.
S17 E3 · Brighton Rocks: Part 1
DS Beech goes to Brighton with DC Skase, but his night doesn't go to plan.
S17 E4 · Brighton Rocks: Part 2
DC Skase persuades Brighton C.I.D. to help track down a missing DS Beech.
S17 E5 · The Hare and the Tortoise
PC Stamp and WPC Hagen have different ideas about what makes a good area car driver.
S17 E6 · The Better Man
Daly & Carver find evidence against a drug addict suspected of the assault of an officer.
S17 E7 · Red Herrings
DC Carver and DC Proctor respond to a tip-off about the theft of some fish.
S17 E8 · Under the Grill
DS Boulton is less than thrilled to be placed on an interviewing course with PC Hollis.
S17 E9 · The Stork
The charismatic leader of a cult is investigated for his dealings with young girls.
S17 E10 · One of Us
A policeman is accused of indecent exposure.
S17 E11 · Room to Manoeuvre
An obbo is disturbed by the new tenants.
S17 E12 · Out of Hand
The officers investigate an assault at a multi-storey car park.
S17 E13 · Watching the Detectives
DI Deakin and WDC Rawton investigate the mysterious disappearance of a woman.
S17 E14 · A People Person
Lines & Ackland investigate the death of an old acquaintance in the flat of his mistress.
S17 E15 · Spray
An officer uses CS Gas with dreadful consequences.
S17 E16 · Three Cheers
Reg arrests a famous cat burglar.
S17 E17 · Up for Trouble
Hollis is due to collect his commendation, but his colleagues know he doesn't deserve one.
S17 E18 · The Bus Driver's Prayer
WPC Page is shocked by a man who says he has shot a man and has left him to die.
S17 E19 · Loving Memory
Sgt Cryer re-opens an unsolved case in response to an attempted suicide.
S17 E20 · Stop
DS Boulton suspects that PC Hollis is involved in a series of burglaries.
S17 E21 · Deep Secret
Garfield teams up with a young journalist when a WW2 Spitfire is discovered in Sun Hill.
S17 E22 · The Whip Hand
A woman is found beaten and claims that her husband assaulted her.
S17 E23 · Bang
Two men are brought into the station on suspicion of burglary.
S17 E24 · Unlicenced
A minicab driver is found beaten and unconscious outside a nightclub.
S17 E25 · Vacant Possession
A sudden death investigation is re-opened.
S17 E26 · Sucking Eggs
DS Beech and DC Carver investigate the theft of a grandfather clock.
S17 E27 · Tainted Love: Part 1
WPC Page has fallen for a new boyfriend, but he has no idea she is a police officer.
S17 E28 · Tainted Love: Part 2
DS Boulton asks WPC Page to spy on her own boyfriend.
S17 E29 · Tainted Love: Part 3
WPC Page struggles to continue her relationship with Danny.
S17 E30 · Cooking
DS Greig request for tenure is rejected.
S17 E31 · Fighting Chance
PC Garfield and PC Quinnan fear for the safety of a boxer who has disappeared.
S17 E32 · King of the Road
PC Hollis suggests using an old caravan as a mobile police station.
S17 E33 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time
WPC Hagen and PC Harker have to contend with an unreliable witness.
S17 E34 · One Man, Two Faces
PC McCann and PC Santini fall out over a vicious assault on a youth.
S17 E35 · Shoot the Messenger
DS Boulton is kidnapped by an aggrieved ex-con.
S17 E36 · Too Little, Too Late
DS Daly and DC Skase investigate an assault outside a club.
S17 E37 · Deep End
Santini takes an interest in Fox when she goes undercover as a prostitute.
S17 E38 · The Party's Over
Santini is desperate to make up with Fox, but she maintains what he did was unforgivable.
S17 E39 · Bang Bang, You're Dead
Santini continues to target Fox and a paintball game becomes an opportunity for harassment
S17 E40 · Team Spirit
Every member of the team is affected when Fox makes her complaint against Santini official
S17 E41 · Urgent Assistance
When Stamp has a serious accident in the area car, his future in the force is in jeopardy.
S17 E42 · Taking Sides
Stamp attends the funeral of Simon Attwell, the victim of a police accident.
S17 E43 · Deadly Impact
On the day of Stamp's trial, Quinnan is called by the prosecution.
S17 E44 · Big Day
Stamp's future hangs in the balance as he awaits his disciplinary hearing.
S17 E45 · Making Up
It's Stamp's first day back in the area car. Will things go smoothly?
S17 E46 · The Cross
Sun Hill has a new WDC - Kerry Holmes. Unfortunately, she is partnered with John Boulton.
S17 E47 · Cast No Shadow
On the job in Manchester, Carver meets a ghost - and hero - from his past.
S17 E48 · Betrayal
Burnside is back in Sun Hill - in handcuffs!
S17 E49 · All For One
A man may drown unless Santini acts. Is Eddie a saint or a sinner?
S17 E50 · Trial Run
Skase skives off work to moonlight as a bodyguard, but ends up in trouble.
S17 E51 · Section F
Meadows and Conway are both up for promotion, leading to repercussions at Sun Hill.
S17 E52 · Bad Chemistry
Daly and Holmes deal with domestic violence, an explosion and an armed siege.
S17 E53 · Dog Eat Dog
Santini and Cryer are at loggerheads over how to deal with the knifing of a prostitute.
S17 E54 · Indescretion
Rawton tries to find out how a video of a child giving evidence ended up in a sex club.
S17 E55 · The Rate for the Job
An old flame poses a tough dilemma for Beech, and he in turn poses a dilemma for Daly.
S17 E56 · For Interest Only
Brownlow strikes a deal with an old villain, with a bit of help from Meadows.
S17 E57 · The Fat Lady Sings
Quinnan and Holmes come to the aid of a local opera singer, helped by a mysterious new DC.
S17 E58 · Too Many Cooks
A routine investigation leads Monroe to vice, drugs and violence in the Chinese community.
S17 E59 · Team Play
Lennox and Proctor compete to take on the case of an assaulted nurse.
S17 E60 · Heat and Light
Sparks fly as Boulton races to catch an increasingly ambitious arsonist.
S17 E61 · Ticking Clocks
A high-profile baby snatch has Deakin and Boulton chasing different leads.
S17 E62 · Strange Bedfellows
Burnside relies on a convicted paedophile to find a missing boy.
S17 E63 · Live and Ticking
The officers at Sun Hill search for a batch of home-made bombs.
S17 E64 · All the Lonely People
Rawton goes undercover as a lonely heart to find a murderer and two missing women.
S17 E65 · The Personal Touch
Beech's corrupt past is in danger of being exposed by Burnside.
S17 E66 · Time, Gentlemen Please!
Daly and Rawton work undercover in a pub while investigating a protection racket.
S17 E67 · Puzzled
Quinan and Boulton are faced with a drugged dog and an unreliable hippie.
S17 E68 · Christmas Star
A hit-and-run incident inspires Santini to make a young girl's dream come true.
S17 E69 · S.A.D.
Boyden's love of mince pies leads to a shocking revelation.
S17 E70 · Long Term Investment
Deakin and Holmes set a trap for an old adversary to find a missing kidnap ransom.
S17 E71 · Chasing Shadows
In the world of Turkish gambling, an undercover officer goes missing.
S17 E72 · Follow Through
Holmes goes undercover as a prison inmate to crack a drugs ring.
S17 E73 · Walking on Water
A body in a boat finds Beech and Daly in troubled waters.
S17 E74 · The Wrong Horse
Garfield volunteers for a weekend at the races.
S17 E75 · No Love Lost
Boyden is forced to rely on Santini when a one-night stand goes terribly wrong.
S17 E76 · Pond Life
A registered paedophile has moved into Sun Hill. But how long can it stay a secret?
S17 E77 · Murder, What Murder?
Garfield has got problems - a body with no head and a reporter who fancies him rotten.
S17 E78 · Age of Chivalry
Police hunt two suspected serial rapists, but neither will admit to their guilt.
S17 E79 · Slinging Mud
Meadows goes to court and finds himself on trial.
S17 E80 · Under Duress
Boulton and Rawton clash when a house fire reveals a sordid secret.
S17 E81 · Sleeping with the Enemy
Burnside investigates a predatory gang of women - with Lennox and Skase as bait.
S17 E82 · Badlands
A gang of teenage boys take revenge on a Sun Hill policeman.
S17 E83 · Eyes Everywhere
PC Quinnan is still fighting for his life in hospital, but who is to blame?
S17 E84 · Yesterday's Hero
Dave Quinnan is on the mend but, on the streets, Garfield and Boulton are still at war.
S17 E85 · On Air
Conway gets beginner's nerves on his first radio talk show, but has to find his feet fast.
S17 E86 · To Catch a Cobra
Boulton joins Burnside on the trail of two cunning Indian crime bosses.
S17 E87 · Weekends are for Wimps
Conway cancels his football to cover for a flu-ridden Meadows. Then a wanted man surfaces.
S17 E88 · Piggy in the Middle
Burnside's unorthodox methods bring Sun Hill and Kerry Holmes under siege.
S17 E89 · Sex, Lies and Videotape
Sun Hill is the subject of a fly-on-the wall documentary.
S17 E90 · Out and About
Quinnan is back on the streets - but has he still got what it takes to be a copper?
S17 E91 · Kiss Chase
Gossip is rife when Luke Ashton is accused of getting a teenage witness pregnant.
S17 E92 · On the Road
Lennox and Rawton go on the road with an enigmatic con man.
S17 E93 · Pressure Point
New technology or old-fashioned copper's instinct? Lennox and Proctor must fight it out.
S17 E94 · Look Away Now
Harker and Beech clash over the family from hell.
S17 E95 · A Question of Trust: Part 1
Will 'Robocop' Boulton get the blame for chasing a suspect to his death?
S17 E96 · A Question of Trust: Part 2
Is Boulton a murderer? The jury must decide.
S17 E97 · True Lies
Harker thinks his luck is in when an attractive woman gives him a lead on a juicy case.
S17 E98 · Back to Basics
DC Carver comes up with a plan for a career shift, but will Sun Hill buy it?
S17 E99 · Makeover
Carver has his first day back in uniform. Can he hack it back on the street?

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