The Bill

Series 28 Episode 45
Live By the Sword
Duration: 60 minutes
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A youth suspected of assaulting three youngsters is run over and killed while being pursued by Callum and Ben. The grieving mother supplies an alibi for her son.

G

Contains Mature Themes and Violence

S28 E1 · The Morning After
A young mother is found badly beaten in an alleyway.
S28 E2 · Little Girl Lost: Part 1
A couple return from a night away to find their baby has been abducted.
S28 E3 · Little Girl Lost: Part 2
The baby's body is found and the evidence stacks up against the nanny's boyfriend.
S28 E4 · Teenage Kicks: Part 1
A talented young athlete is found battered to death.
S28 E5 · Teenage Kicks: Part 2
Heaton puts pressure on the teenage partygoers by holding a press conference.
S28 E6 · Feet of Clay: Part 1
Human remains are found belonging to a student who went missing 20 years previously.
S28 E7 · Feet of Clay: Part 2
The discovery of two more bodies convinces Heaton his suspect is a serial killer.
S28 E8 · Feet of Clay: Part 3
Heaton's suspect provides an alibi for one of the murders.
S28 E9 · One Year On
A cab driver is badly beaten and robbed.
S28 E10 · Bleeding Hearts
Nate falls for a paramedic called to attend to the victim of a fight.
S28 E11 · Broken Hearts
A stabbing victim proves uncooperative and clearly has something to hide.
S28 E12 · Righteous Kill: Part 1
Max investigates corruption in Sun Hill's immigrant community.
S28 E13 · Righteous Kill: Part 2
Max sets out to find a teenage murder suspect who has gone on the run.
S28 E14 · Bail Me Out
A drugs runner wearing a hoodie evades arrest, but crashes his stolen car.
S28 E15 · Matters of the Mind
The resident magician of a social club turns to crime to fund a gambling habit.
S28 E16 · Leap of Faith: Part 1
Nate pulls a suicidal woman from the Thames.
S28 E17 · Leap of Faith: Part 2
Beth plans to kiss Nate at her leaving party.
S28 E18 · Decision Time
The driver of a lorry hijacked by masked raiders admits he was smuggling illegal immigrants.
S28 E19 · On the Money
Stolen goods are returned to the house they were taken from - apparently by a remorseful burglar.
S28 E20 · Deal Me Out
A recovering heroin addict is thrown out by her boyfriend when he discovers drugs in their flat.
S28 E21 · Got You Wrong
Callum arrives at a crime scene, but the suspect turns out to be a victim of domestic abuse.
S28 E22 · Back to School
A reluctant Nate is appointed as Safer Schools Officer at Deansgate Comprehensive.
S28 E23 · Learning Curve
When a pupil collapses in the corridor, Safer Schools Officer Nate uncovers a drug problem.
S28 E24 · Peer Pressure
Nate discovers the extent of peer pressure, drinking, underage sex and bullying among the pupils.
S28 E25 · Growing Pains
A hate campaign divides pupils and parents at Deansgate Comprehensive.
S28 E26 · Class Action
Nate finds teacher Becky James beaten up.
S28 E27 · School's Out
Nate learns Becky had a relationship with school governor Russell Patterson.
S28 E28 · Old Habits
Diane Noble returns to Sun Hill as a sergeant.
S28 E29 · Forensic Evidence
Eddie has to make amends for a hasty decision.
S28 E30 · Smash and Grab: Part One
A toy shop manager is wounded during a raid.
S28 E31 · Smash and Grab: Part Two
Max resolves to bring Millie back alive.
S28 E32 · Full Throttle
A have-a-go hero turns out to be a murderer.
S28 E33 · Blame Game
Stevie and Max face disciplinary proceedings.
S28 E34 · Down South
A youngster goes missing in the West End.
S28 E35 · To Live For
Sam organises a drugs raid.
S28 E36 · To Die For
Sam closes in on the drug dealers.
S28 E37 · Prodigal Son: Part One
Jack's son Ben is caught up in the drugs scene.
S28 E38 · Prodigal Son: Part Two
Jack is reconciled with his son.
S28 E39 · Conviction: Cover Up
Smithy and Callum break up a street fight.
S28 E40 · Conviction: To the Limit
The fire at the E1 bar reveals that the Devlins have many enemies.
S28 E41 · Conviction: Breaking Point
Smithy comes across a lorryload of illegal immigrants.
S28 E42 · Conviction: Walk the Line
Smithy is accused of planting evidence.
S28 E43 · Conviction: Riot City
Callum and Smithy come to blows.
S28 E44 · Conviction: Judgement Day
Smithy is forced to take the witness stand.
S28 E45 · Live By the Sword
A suspect is killed while being pursued by Callum and Ben.
S28 E46 · Die By the Sword
The assault case becomes murder when one of the victims dies.
S28 E47 · Cry Wolf
Mickey helps a teenager remember who raped her.
S28 E48 · Absolute Power
Depression turns a mild-mannered man into a potential killer.
S28 E49 · Psychiatric Help
A child abandoned in a market alerts police to the fact his nanny has been abducted.
S28 E50 · Reaching Out
Neil investigates a vendetta against a psychiatrist.
S28 E51 · Lost Soul
A newsagent is beaten to death.
S28 E52 · Powerless
Neil and Max investigate when a 17-year-old girl is shot dead.
S28 E53 · Innocence Betrayed
Indecent images of a child are discovered on a laptop.
S28 E54 · Trust Me
Jo persuades a former prostitute to help her catch a big-time drug dealer.
S28 E55 · Backlash
The key witness in the drugs case is attacked.
S28 E56 · Long Gone
A victim of prolonged child abuse is discovered.
S28 E57 · Fall Out
An eight-year-old is abducted from outside his school.
S28 E58 · In the Know
A drug dealer plans a murder from his prison cell.
S28 E59 · That's Love for You
A baby is unwittingly abducted in a car-jacking.
S28 E60 · Show of Force
A shopkeeper makes a stand against drug dealers.
S28 E61 · Rescue Me
Tony Stamp bids farewell to Sun Hill.
S28 E62 · Twist of Fate
Grace and Jo reopen a missing persons case.
S28 E63 · Unforgiven
A convicted murderer's daughter goes missing.
S28 E64 · Invisible Man
Mickey goes undercover as a homeless man.
S28 E65 · On the Streets
Mickey learns a second down-and-out has been murdered.