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Series 25 Episode 63
A Spanner in the Works
Duration: 60 minutes
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A former armed robber is stabbed on his release from Longmarsh.

G

Contains Mature Themes

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All episodes for series 25 of The Bill

S25 E1 · Sequence of Events - Part One
A dying convict accuses Jack Meadows of a frame-up more than 20 years ago.
S25 E2 · Sequence of Events - Part Two
Jack gets 24 hours to clear his name.
S25 E3 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time
New PC Lewis Hardy gets official complaint lodged against him.
S25 E4 · A Problem Multiplied
Lewis Hardy gets his first taste of undercover work.
S25 E5 · Street Level Action
Ramani helps Phil and Terry track down a shop raider.
S25 E6 · A Satisfying Day's Work
Smithy arrests a drug dealer.
S25 E7 · Framed
Smithy is interrogated on suspicion of killing Louise.
S25 E8 · Spirits
Smithy puts on a brave face for his court hearing.
S25 E9 · Breaking Point
Ramani investigates child trafficking.
S25 E10 · The Lone Ranger
Zain mounts a lone crusade to save Smithy.
S25 E11 · Condition: Critical - Part One
Lewis witnesses a shooting at his cousin's engagement party.
S25 E12 · Condition: Critical - Part Two
The rival gang leaders are arrested.
S25 E13 · Missing - Part One
A frantic father holds a press conference after his seven-year-old daughter goes missing.
S25 E14 · Missing - Part Two
Pressure mounts on James Tennant as his story fails to add up.
S25 E15 · High Risk Decisions
Zain makes a high-risk decision to broker a deal.
S25 E16 · Down Goes Another One
Zain's devious deal with gang member Jordan Tomlin backfires.
S25 E17 · Experience and Education
Gina returns from Australia.
S25 E18 · A Rock and a Hard Place
Emma Keane and Leela Kapoor are at a DJ competition when gunshots ring out.
S25 E19 · Connections - Part One
Smithy encounters the Longmarsh bullies.
S25 E20 · Connections - Part Two
Smithy is refused permission to attend Louise's funeral.
S25 E21 · A Bad Call - Part One
The Sun Hill team arrive at a sell-out gig at the Bombastic nightclub.
S25 E22 · A Bad Call - Part Two
The nightclub disaster sends shock waves through the Sun Hill relief.
S25 E23 · High Flyers
Rivalries split the Sun Hill team.
S25 E24 · Special Relationships
Suzie is busy working for her sergeant's exams.
S25 E25 · Where We Belong - Part One
Smithy reports for duty at Sun Hill.
S25 E26 · Where We Belong - Part 2
Nadir and Perkins are pleased when DS Turner allows them to bend the rules.
S25 E27 · Brotherly Love
Hunter investigates the attack on his brother.
S25 E28 · A Day to Remember
Hemmingway and Harman deal with an arson attack on an elderly man's home.
S25 E29 · A Glimmer of Hope
CID set up a phone line to trap a man who claims to have a missing child.
S25 E30 · To Be A Hero
June Ackland and PC Roger Valentine watch in horror as PC Lewis Hardy risks his life.
S25 E31 · Echoes - Part 1
Webb realises that he knows the parents of two missing sisters.
S25 E32 · Echoes - Part 2
An 11-year-old girl admits to beating her younger sister who is fighting for her life.
S25 E33 · The Green Eyed Monster
Following an attack on Robert Willis, the team search for a cab driver.
S25 E34 · Neglect of Duty
A man who is arrested for criminal damage confesses to murder.
S25 E35 · Pursuit
A new initiative brought in by Okaro to reduce car crime uncovers a scam.
S25 E36 · Up Against the Wall
A working relationship develops into much more for Sam and Stuart.
S25 E37 · Too Little, Too Late - Part 1
A local celebrity is accused of intimidation against a rival bar owner.
S25 E38 · Too Little, Too Late - Part 2
Mickey arrests a friend for killing her violent husband.
S25 E39 · Desperation & Jealousy
Terry poses as a hitman to entrap a gambling shack owner.
S25 E40 · The Quiet Ones
Fletcher and Keane come across a frightened toddler with someone else's blood on him.
S25 E41 · Mistaken and Misspoken
Feelings run high in the community when a 12-year-old suffers gunshot wounds.
S25 E42 · Lack of Restraint
Adam finds his reaction to the furore over the shooting could jeopardise his promotion.
S25 E43 · Better the Devil You Know
Sun Hill bids farewell to Adam and speculation begins over his successor's identity.
S25 E44 · Hit the Ground Running
The new Superintendent sets a cracking pace in the operation to find a drug dealer.
S25 E45 · One Man's Meat
The new man in Yvonne's life thinks she's a nurse - until her work makes front page news.
S25 E46 · Cut Your Losses
Phil urges caution as Zain continues to bend the rules during an investigation.
S25 E47 · The Devil's Advocate - Part 1
James Tennant claims to have a new lead in the search for his daughter.
S25 E48 · To Those Who Wait - Part 2
A failed decoy operation to find the serial rapist puts Sun Hill back to square one.
S25 E49 · Karma
Terry and Mickey investigate an armed robbery on a shop.
S25 E50 · Harder They Fall
Heaton's zero tolerance policy on drugs causes tensions within his staff.
S25 E51 · Thrown to the Wolves
Roger Valentine returns to work and is a bit heavy-handed dealing with a stalker.
S25 E52 · Bad Day at the Office
Terry's daughter is found to be involved in the local drugs scene.
S25 E53 · The Lines We Shouldn't Cross
John Heaton gives his backing when he learns of Zain's undercover operation.
S25 E54 · Almost Human
Kezia Walker is furious when the case against rapist Keith Durante is withdrawn.
S25 E55 · Moving On
Kezia and Smithy work together on a courier van hijack.
S25 E56 · Chasing Shadows
Lewis plays midwife to a road accident victim who goes into labour.
S25 E57 · A Different Type of Threat - Part 1
Will Fletcher goes undercover to investigate a secret organisation of racist thugs.
S25 E58 · A Different Type of Threat - Part 2
Heaton and Meadows argue about using an inexperienced officer in undercover surveillance.
S25 E59 · Love and Loss
Les Dennis guest stars as a frantic son whose 75-year-old father has gone missing.
S25 E60 · Fool's Gold
Samantha questions a woman whose infant son has ingested heroin.
S25 E61 · Beyond the Call of Duty
DC Walker and DC Nadir investigate a suspicious fire at a clothing warehouse.
S25 E62 · Salvation
Nadir comes up with a story as to why he was at the club when Louis Drake was attacked.
S25 E63 · A Spanner in the Works
A former armed robber is stabbed on his release from Longmarsh.
S25 E64 · Little Black Book
During a raid, the team discover an elderly lady having a heart attack.
S25 E65 · One Last Try - Part One
Gold is surprised to see Okaro at Sun Hill.
S25 E66 · One Last Try - Part Two
A fire in a B&B alerts the Sun Hill watch to an illegal immigration operation.
S25 E67 · Long Lost Conscience
A dog-napping enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
S25 E68 · Immunity
Casper and Fletcher find a man who has overdosed on hospital-grade morphine.
S25 E69 · A Little Holiday - Part One
Hunter and Nixon head off to Romania to unravel a sex-trafficking racket.
S25 E70 · A Little Holiday - Part Two
Hunter and Nixon are embroiled in danger at every turn.
S25 E71 · Turning the Tables
Yvonne gets into hot water helping a homeless man.
S25 E72 · Control of Impulse
Max Little is pushed to the limit by his ex-wife's involvement with gangster Barry Green.
S25 E73 · Hold Feet to the Fire
An abduction case leads to a hostage situation.
S25 E74 · The Wrong Man
Mickey Webb wakes up in a strange bed and is arrested for rape.
S25 E75 · The Long Arm of the Law
Honey warns Emma not to rush blindly into marriage.
S25 E76 · Take Aim
Mickey investigates the disappearance of another sex worker.
S25 E77 · The Big Day - Part One
Yvonne and Honey question a young tearaway about a break-in at a doctor's surgery.
S25 E78 · The Big Day - Part Two
Will accuses Matt of having him beaten up.
S25 E79 · Sum and Substance
Dan takes a shine to his flirtatious 'girlfriend' during an undercover sting operation.
S25 E80 · Honour Amongst Thieves
A new sergeant is caught up in an armed stand-off along with her Sun Hill colleagues.
S25 E81 · Every Jack Has His Jill
Mickey investigates the severe beating of a sex worker.
S25 E82 · Out with a Bang
Billy Aldridge goes missing after making unsubstantiated accusations.
S25 E83 · A Stiff Upper Lip
A power cut throws the Sun Hill custody office into darkness.
S25 E84 · Go for Gold
Will gets involved in an incident outside a nightclub, leaving his job on the line.
S25 E85 · Smell the Roses
Jack becomes impatient for a result in the undercover operation.
S25 E86 · Make No Apologies
Jack orders Zain to take a break and brings Kristen Shaw in for questioning.
S25 E87 · Recover the Op
Stuart and Terry are surprised to discover an ex-colleague working undercover.
S25 E88 · Hunted
Reg and Tony are called to assist a council bailiff trying to evict a pregnant woman.
S25 E89 · With Good Grace
Diane encounters an old army colleague, which brings back painful memories.
S25 E90 · Foxtrap
A missing teenager refuses to return home to her strict Turkish father.
S25 E91 · Get on Your Bike
The future of Sun Hill station is under threat.

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