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Series 22 Episode 19
The Nouveau Riche
Duration: 60 minutes
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The murdered youngster is identified and her sponsor parents are brought in for questioning.

G

Contains Mature Themes

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All episodes for series 22 of The Bill

S22 E1 · Out of a Clear Blue Sky
Nixon plays a dangerous game with the serial killer.
S22 E2 · A Match Made in Hell
Luke and Kerry's wedding day dawns.
S22 E3 · Bad Taste
Angry crowds besiege a paedophile priest.
S22 E4 · Smart Bomb
Okaro clashes with the Borough Commander.
S22 E5 · Method to the Madness
Okaro institutes a new drugs policy.
S22 E6 · Controversial Approach
Okaro's drugs policy comes under fire.
S22 E7 · Hard Liquor
Okaro decides to step down.
S22 E8 · Cross Transfer
June hears wedding bells.
S22 E9 · Crackdown
Taviner is transferred to the Community Safety Unit.
S22 E10 · Thinking Out Loud
Luke makes a confession to Kerry.
S22 E11 · Dropout Factory
Sun Hill throws open its doors to the public.
S22 E12 · Without A Trace
Sun Hill unites in the search for Eva's daughter.
S22 E13 · The Cat With Nine Lives
Des Taviner ignores a tip-off.
S22 E14 · False Pride
New officer Sgt Sheelagh Murphy joins in the search for Eva Sharpe's daughter.
S22 E15 · Under Pressure
Meadows is pressured to resign.
S22 E16 · The Darkest Hour
DC Eva Sharpe prepares for the worst.
S22 E17 · Fraught with Danger
DS Hunter makes a grave mistake.
S22 E18 · Found
The true nature of Joanna's ordeal remains a mystery.
S22 E19 · The Nouveau Riche
The murdered youngster is identified.
S22 E20 · Classroom Politics
Violence flares at a local school.
S22 E21 · Sleeping Dogs Lie
Kerry Ashton finally realises the truth about Luke.
S22 E22 · The Philadelphia Lawyer
Mickey Webb and Danny Glaze fall out.
S22 E23 · Throw For a Loss
Newcomer Honey Harman arrives at Sun Hill.
S22 E24 · The Square Apple
PC Polly Page returns to Sun Hill.
S22 E25 · Under the Thumb
PC Des Taviner gets a new set of wheels.
S22 E26 · Out of Your Depth
A dreadful suspicion dawns on Mickey Webb.
S22 E27 · Juggernaut
Mickey Webb sets out to prove his suspicions.
S22 E28 · Week by Week
Ron Gregory takes Mickey Webb prisoner.
S22 E29 · Frail
Brandon Kane's ex-wife makes an error of judgement.
S22 E30 · Grandstand
PC Cathy Bradford covers her tracks.
S22 E31 · Disillusion
Cathy Bradford decides to flee the country.
S22 E32 · Rose-Coloured Glasses
Gemma is accused of assault.
S22 E33 · Come Home to Roost
Bob Cryer returns to Sun Hill.
S22 E34 · Surprise Surprise
Sgt Matt Boyden searches for his daughter.
S22 E35 · Played Like a Fiddle
Nick Klein is arrested.
S22 E36 · Moving Target
Boyden's career comes to a violent end.
S22 E37 · Laid to Rest
The day of Matt Boyden's funeral arrives.
S22 E38 · Turning Back the Clock
Jim Carver faces a romantic dilemma.
S22 E39 · Charlie Foxtrot - Part 1
Gemma's loyalties are divided.
S22 E40 · Charlie Foxtrot - Part 2
Inspector Gold confronts rebel PC Gemma Osbourne.
S22 E41 · Boomerang - Part 1
Is Sergeant Murphy married to a rapist?
S22 E42 · Boomerang - Part 2
A familiar face returns to Sun Hill.
S22 E43 · A Growing Concern
Smithy discovers the truth about Luke's sexuality.
S22 E44 · Rescue
Jim and Marie tie the knot.
S22 E45 · Security Risk
Luke's public outing is the talk of the station.
S22 E46 · Underground Railroad
Cathy Bradford is back - with a vengeance.
S22 E47 · Written in the Stars
Luke reaches the end of the line.
S22 E48 · High Speed Chaos
Reg becomes Sun Hill's answer to Keanu Reeves.
S22 E49 · Count Me Out
Polly is racked with guilt.
S22 E50 · Out in the Open
Sam Nixon gets an unwelcome blast from the past.
S22 E51 · Home Run - Part 1
Todd Carty joins the cast as PC Gabriel Kent.
S22 E52 · Home Run - Part 2
Ken Drummond gets in over his head.
S22 E53 · A Man of Few Words
Ken Drummond goes missing.
S22 E54 · In High Demand
Ken is rushed to hospital.
S22 E55 · Bully
Ken Drummond resolves to track down his son.
S22 E56 · Two Hours
Dale Smith goes undercover in prison.
S22 E57 · Ruthless
Reg puts his foot in it with Sheelagh.
S22 E58 · Under Fire
June protects a victim from her violent husband.
S22 E59 · Professional Image
A new case opens old wounds for Carver and Ackland.
S22 E60 · Sunday Driver
Adam is shocked when a colleague confesses to murder.
S22 E61 · A Head on the Block
Can Tony and Gary persuade Cameron to give up his daughter?
S22 E62 · Pick Your Friends
Polly's horrible cousin Michelle turns up and makes her life a misery.
S22 E63 · Cheating
Mickey Webb begins the hunt for his mother's killer.
S22 E64 · A New Lease of Life
Gina Gold is arrested.
S22 E65 · Silver to Grey
Debbie McAllister becomes a hero.
S22 E66 · Step up to the Plate
Gabriel Kent shows his true colours.
S22 E67 · Centre of Attraction
Des Taviner pursues a joyrider.
S22 E68 · Bold as Brass
A bomb blast in a cinema leaves an officer seriously injured.
S22 E69 · Power Trip
Inspector Gold is blackmailed by a junior officer.
S22 E70 · Ride the Tiger
Eva Sharpe throws caution to the wind when she is attacked by a stranger.
S22 E71 · The Law of the Jungle
Phil, Nick and Cameron are worried that they will get caught attacking a thug.
S22 E72 · Truth
Adam and June collude to let Laura's rape investigation be handled at Barton Street.
S22 E73 · A Close Shave
Cathy Bradford makes a serious error.
S22 E74 · Beware the Smiling Knife
Robbie Cryer is suspended and ostracised.
S22 E75 · The Dirty Dozen
Honey Harman and Gary Best hunt for a sword-wielding maniac.
S22 E76 · Hallmark Moment
Eva Sharpe is suspected of police brutality.
S22 E77 · Going Down in Flames
Eva Sharpe comes under investigation.
S22 E78 · Salt of the Earth
Jim Carver poses as a hitman.
S22 E79 · Haunted - Part 1
Mickey Webb confesses the truth about his attack.
S22 E80 · Haunted - Part 2
Mickey Webb faces his demons.
S22 E81 · Antecedent
Cathy receives a marriage proposal.
S22 E82 · Fatality
Pregnant Sheelagh investigates a poignant case.
S22 E83 · Dead and Gone
The pressure takes its toll on Des.
S22 E84 · Writing on the Wall
Des confesses all to Sheelagh.
S22 E85 · Lap of the Gods
Dale Smith pulls Reg Hollis from the burning building.
S22 E86 · Better Late Than Never
Polly takes the stand.
S22 E87 · Fatal Consequences
Death comes to a Sun Hill regular.
S22 E88 · What's the Scoop?
Psycho-cop Cathy Bradford has her 15 minutes of fame.
S22 E89 · Overdue Honeymoon
Gabriel and June go undercover.
S22 E90 · Live a Charmed Life
Phil Hunter's past comes back to haunt him.
S22 E91 · Close to Home
An intruder is found in Tony Stamp's house.
S22 E92 · Doghouse
Nick spills the beans about Phil's love child.
S22 E93 · Blaze of Glory
Smith finds it hard not to get involved when dealing with a victim of male rape.
S22 E94 · A Bleeding Heart
June refuses to give into temptation. Ramani discovers her stepdaughter has been raped.
S22 E95 · Shooting the Daggers
De Costa is unable to stay away from a case in which her stepdaughter is involved.
S22 E96 · Forgive and Forget
As Gold finds out the truth about Kent, Ackland is putty in his hands.
S22 E97 · Twenty-Twenty Hindsight
Nixon investigates an assault on a gym receptionist.
S22 E98 · Pandora's Box
Hunter gets one over on Nixon, while Best is worried that Klein is back on drugs again.
S22 E99 · Bulldozer
Nixon and De Costa investigate a domestic violence case.
S22 E100 · Hit the Jackpot
Okaro's desperation to catch the thugs who injured Hemmingway jeopardises his career.
S22 E101 · Tender Age
Okaro goes back on the frontline with Stamp, bonding with him in the process.
S22 E102 · On a Lonely Island
When her fiance pushes her too far, Bradford resorts to murder.
S22 E103 · Chasing the Dragon
Kane finds CCTV footage that seems to show that Bradford murdered his wife.
S22 E104 · The Law
Kane tells the DCI that Bradford is a murderer.
S22 E105 · Lured in to the Trap
Kane is horrified as Bradford, having kidnapped his children, goes on the run.

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