The Bill

Name: Sins of the Father: Part 1
Duration: 1 h

Series 27 Episode 27
Sins of the Father: Part 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Subtitles available

An ageing gangster tries to rescue his grandson from a life of crime, but the die is already cast.

Contains Mature Themes

S27 E1 · The Deadly Game
New DC Stevie Moss brings a breath of fresh air to CID.
S27 E2 · Shadow Stalker
A student barmaid reports being attacked in the park on her way home from work.
S27 E3 · To Catch a Killer - Part 1
An 11-year-old is abducted, leading to fears a copycat child killer is on the loose.
S27 E4 · To Catch a Killer - Part 2
Media interest mounts in the Clark abduction case.
S27 E5 · Witness: Innocent Blood
Smithy helps the victim of a knife attack on the Jasmine Allen estate.
S27 E6 · Witness: Wall of Silence
Smithy battles to save Carly's life following the shooting.
S27 E7 · Witness: Breaking Point
Diane and Nate investigate an attack on a doctor on the Jasmine Allen estate.
S27 E8 · Witness: Deadly Secret
Carly's funeral descends into chaos.
S27 E9 · Witness: Protection
Tito Morientes is arrested on the testimony of Alisha Danniels.
S27 E10 · Witness: Hit and Run
The hit-and-run attack leaves Alisha Danniels too shaken and terrified to testify.
S27 E11 · Witness: Truth & Lies
Tension mounts as Fox and Morientes stand trial for the murder of Carly Samuels.
S27 E12 · Witness: The Final Act
Smithy finally gets his witness to court to testify against Fox and Morientes.
S27 E13 · Driven to Kill
Gina clamps down on hoax calls following a string of humiliating set-ups by teenagers.
S27 E14 · Payback
Sally and Ben find a 12-year-old at the wheel of a stolen vehicle.
S27 E15 · Cover Up
Ben is incensed to find his protege Liam Harvey badly beaten.
S27 E16 · The Hit
A teenage runaway befriends vagrant Jimmy Chadwick and is caught up in a shooting.
S27 E17 · Spilt Blood
A club owner looks certain to escape rape charges for the third time in his seedy career.
S27 E18 · Deadly Cocktail
A woman reports seeing a body thrown into the river.
S27 E19 · Heat on the Beat
Heaton upsets everyone by deciding to join his PCs on the beat.
S27 E20 · Corrupted
Sally is caught up in a nightclub brawl.
S27 E21 · Break-In
A violent burglary on a pensioner produces the most unlikely suspects.
S27 E22 · Beth Undercover
Beth gets a lead on a dealer and persuades Max to let her go undercover at a party.
S27 E25 · Blood Rush: Part 1
Stevie and Stuart attempt to arrest a brothel keeper for the murder of a prostitute.
S27 E26 · Blood Rush: Part 2
Stuart faces an anxious wait for the HIV test results after being stabbed with a needle.
S27 E27 · Sins of the Father: Part 1
An ageing gangster tries to rescue his grandson from a life of crime.
S27 E28 · Sins of the Father: Part 2
Smithy and Max investigate the killing of Jacko Jackson.
S27 E29 · Going Under
Following an armed robbery on an antiques shop, Jack agrees to go undercover.
S27 E30 · Overkill
When a man is arrested for attempted murder, Emma bends the rules to prove he is innocent.
S27 E31 · RIP PI
DC Jacob Banks joins the team in time to investigate the murder of a private detective.
S27 E32 · City Slickers
Sally works undercover in a City trading house to investigate a disappearance.
S27 E33 · Frontline: Shockwave
Emma and Sally are first to respond when explosions rock Sun Hill.
S27 E34 · Frontline: Aftershock
The Sun Hill team come to terms with Emma's death.
S27 E35 · Frontline: End Game
The Sun Hill watch pay their respects at Emma's graveside.
S27 E36 · Lucky Lucky Lucky
Neil's first day back at work goes from bad to worse.
S27 E37 · Running Scared
Nikki interrogates a boy whose missing father is mixed up in a drug dealers' turf war.
S27 E38 · Cowboy Country
Tensions between Terry and Max are brought to a head.
S27 E39 · We Are Family: Part 1
Beth bonds with teenage runaway Lucy Burton.
S27 E40 · We Are Family: Part 2
Beth is distraught when Lucy Burton's body is found in an apparent suicide.
S27 E41 · New Blood
New constables Leon Taylor, Millie Brown and Arun Ghir have a busy day.
S27 E42 · Landfill Killer
A woman's body is found on a landfill site.
S27 E48 · Jack of Hearts
After a game of poker, Jack is horrified when a motorist runs over one of the party.
S27 E49 · Body of Evidence
During an investigation, Mickey discovers the solicitor is Banksy's wife.
S27 E50 · Lifesaver
A drunk driver injures a teenager in a hit-and-run incident.
S27 E51 · Teacher's Pet
When a teacher is found unconscious, investigations reveal he was having an affair with a pupil.
S27 E52 · Seize the Day
Martin Jarvis guest stars as a car dealer impaled by a scaffolding pole.
S27 E53 · Street Kid
New Sun Hill team member Sgt Rachel Weston joins forces with Mickey and Mel.
S27 E54 · Blind Alley
Rachel and Nate chase a man seen standing over the body of a woman in an alleyway.
S27 E55 · Getting Personal
A joyrider is horrified to learn she has been carrying a dead body in the boot.
S27 E56 · Game Plan: Part 1
Shaun Williamson guest stars as East End crime kingpin Dave Monks.
S27 E57 · Game Plan: Part 2
The undercover operation to entrap gangster Dave Monks goes awry.
S27 E58 · Demolition Girl
Sally tries to retrieve evidence from a tower block scheduled for demolition.
S27 E59 · Over the Limit
Ben and Callum try to cover for Sally after she is involved in a drink-driving collision.
S27 E60 · Before the Fall
Investigations into an assault lead the Sun Hill team to someone in the witness protection scheme.
S27 E61 · After the Fall
Eddie Olosunje suggests Jay Newman's death may have been suicide.
S27 E62 · Secret History: Part 1
Banksy is shocked to learn that his lawyer wife Naomi has been mugged.
S27 E63 · Secret History: Part 2
Banksy and Naomi are alibied for the serious assault on Henshaw.
S27 E64 · Trial and Error: Part 1
Suspected rapist Tom Norris stands trial.
S27 E65 · Trial and Error: Part 2
Norris's housemate Dan Cox falls under suspicion in the rape case.
S27 E66 · Funny Money
A shoplifter is found in possession of forged bank notes.
S27 E67 · Appropriate Force
Callum realises a bank job resembles a case he once solved.
S27 E68 · An Honour to Serve: Part 1
A stabbing victim accuses the husband of a woman he once had a brief affair with.
S27 E69 · An Honour to Serve: Part 2
Stalker Jake Quinn holds Smithy and two schoolgirls hostage.
S27 E70 · Hide and Seek
Rachel takes up her duties as an Inspector by organising a joint raid with CID on a crack den.
S27 E71 · First Strike
Rachel is frustrated when two brothers offer different versions of the stabbing of a drug dealer.
S27 E72 · Hold Me Tight: Part 1
A hysterical mother reports her eight-year-old daughter missing.
S27 E73 · Hold Me Tight: Part 2
Evidence reveals Mason Kemble was present at his classmate's murder.
S27 E74 · The Rookie
Will joins the CID team as a trainee, and tackles the case of a developer.
S27 E75 · Fools Rush In
Arun is incensed when a gang on the Bronte estate sets upon a young couple.
S27 E76 · Loved and Lost
A teenage girl is found beaten, bloodied and unconscious in an alleyway.
S27 E78 · In Deep
A barrister's daughter with a cocaine habit is pushed out of a car by her supplier.
S27 E79 · Proof of Life: Part 1
Working undercover as a cab driver, Terry is caught up in an international kidnap plot.
S27 E80 · Proof of Life: Part 2
Jack and his team follow the gang to Germany and help arrange a ransom pick-up.
S27 E81 · One Day, But Not Today
Tony supervises Nate's driving assessment, which turns into a pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
S27 E82 · Forgotten Child: Part 1
A teenage runaway is found dead from an overdose.
S27 E83 · Forgotten Child: Part 2
Mickey and Jo organise a sting to catch the ringleader of the network trafficking teenage girls.
S27 E84 · Santa's Little Helper
Stevie helps Stuart uncover a Christmas burglary scam.
S27 E85 · Too Hot to Handle: Part 1
Stuart encourages Stevie to work undercover as heroin dealer Rob Towler's girlfriend.
S27 E86 · Too Hot to Handle: Part 2
Stuart finally catches up with Stevie and Rob, and his suspicions are confirmed.
S27 E87 · Too Hot to Handle: Part 3
Stevie reveals to Stuart why she rescued Towler.
S27 E88 · Second Chance
Mel's brother is charged with a stabbing.

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