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The Bill

Season 17 Episode 26: Tour of Duty

26 SeasonsApr 10, 2001TV-1450m7.8

The new sergeant ruffles the feathers of the relief who are already not feeling good after the enforced retirement of Bob Cryer. But there may be more facets to him than just strict and gay.

Season 17 Episodes:

Episode 1 Appropriate Action

1. Appropriate Action

Aired: Jan 5, 2001

Bob puts his reputation on the line when he takes the lead in solving the cas...

Episode 2 Criminal Practice

2. Criminal Practice

Aired: Jan 9, 2001

DS Singh investigates a stabbing, DS McAllister has an Operation go wrong. A ...

Episode 4 No Victim

4. No Victim

Aired: Jan 16, 2001

When the wife of a DS tries to jump off a bridge, Di Worrell steps in to unco...

Episode 5 Common Language

5. Common Language

Aired: Jan 19, 2001

Russian prostitutes, a gang of squaddies and his own previous mistakes lead S...

Episode 6 PC Smith

6. PC Smith

Aired: Jan 23, 2001

PC Smith, a man with a homophobic cloud, 'babysits' a victim of gay-bashing w...

Episode 7 Family Honour

7. Family Honour

Aired: Jan 26, 2001

McAllister's bulldozer approach gets her into trouble with Ackland over a sen...

Episode 8 Words of Wisdom

8. Words of Wisdom

Aired: Jan 30, 2001

Chandler continues to throw words around everywhere, but nobody, bar Reg, is ...

Episode 9 Out of the Frying Pan

9. Out of the Frying Pan

Aired: Feb 2, 2001

Paul's brother is back on the scene when he is deeply involved in a war of th...

Episode 10 Mexican Stand-Off

10. Mexican Stand-Off

Aired: Feb 6, 2001

Ross begins to suspect that he is being taken for a ride by McAllister, so wh...

Episode 11 Cruise Control

11. Cruise Control

Aired: Feb 9, 2001

When a high profile man is caught in a well-known gay cruising area, Mickey a...

Episode 12 Real Crime

12. Real Crime

Aired: Feb 13, 2001

DCs Spears and Webb clash in their investigations of a domestic violence case...

Episode 13 Home and Away

13. Home and Away

Aired: Feb 16, 2001

The stress of being torn between two women has taken its toll on Quinnan and ...

Episode 14 Going Under

14. Going Under

Aired: Feb 20, 2001

It's decision time for Quinnan when Jenny announces she's leaving, but the pa...

Episode 15 Faultline

15. Faultline

Aired: Feb 23, 2001

Quinnan is accused of attacking a young criminal and of endangering his colle...

Episode 16 Long Shadows: Part 1

16. Long Shadows: Part 1

Aired: Mar 2, 2001

Sun Hill is forced to accept the legacy of DS Beech, and Meadows discovers th...

Episode 17 Long Shadows: Part 2

17. Long Shadows: Part 2

Aired: Mar 6, 2001

Cullen warns Meadows that he is playing with fire when Chandler's past is cal...

Episode 18 Higher Power

18. Higher Power

Aired: Mar 9, 2001

Jim puts his personal bad experiences to good use to help an alcoholic friend...

Episode 19 Touched by Evil

19. Touched by Evil

Aired: Mar 16, 2001

Clarke is enjoying a secondment as Glaze's partner, but has to learn when to ...

Episode 20 The Leopard: Part 1

20. The Leopard: Part 1

Aired: Mar 20, 2001

Smithy has his eye on the future, but his big mouth may well prove to be his ...

Episode 21 The Leopard: Part 2

21. The Leopard: Part 2

Aired: Mar 23, 2001

Klein's relationship with the relief hits the rocks. Smith's future with the ...

Episode 22 Tolerance: Part 1

22. Tolerance: Part 1

Aired: Mar 27, 2001

Approaching 30 years of service, senior officers question Sgt Cryer's ability...

Episode 23 Tolerance: Part 2

23. Tolerance: Part 2

Aired: Mar 30, 2001

Sgt. Cryer is under pressure from Supt. Chandler when his strategy to deal wi...

Episode 24 Promised Land

24. Promised Land

Aired: Apr 3, 2001

Family problems come to visit Nick Klein at the worst possible time, when he ...

Episode 25 Return of the Hunter

25. Return of the Hunter

Aired: Apr 6, 2001

An angry divorcée uses extreme measures to ensure he has access to his son.

Episode 26 Tour of Duty

26. Tour of Duty

Aired: Apr 10, 2001

The new sergeant ruffles the feathers of the relief who are already not feeli...

Episode 27 Lies of Silence

27. Lies of Silence

Aired: Apr 13, 2001

Duncan is seconded to the Serious Crime Group, where he is reunited with form...

Episode 28 Over the Hill

28. Over the Hill

Aired: Apr 17, 2001

Matthew and Vicky take a group of troubled kids on an outdoor pursuits weeken...

Episode 29 Head Over Heels

29. Head Over Heels

Aired: Apr 20, 2001

Hayward and Stamp get themselves in trouble with Gilmore after a close shave ...

Episode 30 Hitting Home

30. Hitting Home

Aired: Apr 24, 2001

Cryer is reluctant to attend his retirement bash - but there's a surprise all...

Episode 31 Value Judgement

31. Value Judgement

Aired: Apr 27, 2001

Hagen makes a career-changing decision, while Boyden stands helpless on the s...

Episode 32 Collateral Damage

32. Collateral Damage

Aired: May 1, 2001

McAllister is faced with some big decisions when her ex-snout, Ross, turns up...

Episode 35 Wednesday

35. Wednesday

Aired: May 11, 2001

Glaze's loyalties are put to the test when a friend is arrested for racial as...

Episode 36 Billy the Kid

36. Billy the Kid

Aired: May 15, 2001

A ten-year-old boy is determined to get himself arrested, and Boyden wants to...

Episode 37 Still Crazy

37. Still Crazy

Aired: May 18, 2001

PC Quinnan returns to work after time off with mental illness. He faces distr...

Episode 38 Complicity: Part 1

38. Complicity: Part 1

Aired: May 25, 2001

Two CID officers investigate car-ringing gangsters, but from opposite ends.

Episode 39 Complicity: Part 2

39. Complicity: Part 2

Aired: Jun 1, 2001

Continuing his role undercover with car-ringing criminals, DS Singh's positio...

Episode 41 Happy and Glorious

41. Happy and Glorious

Aired: Jun 15, 2001

Hollis falls under deeper suspicion in relation to an elderly woman's death, ...

Episode 42 Gun Crazy: Part 1

42. Gun Crazy: Part 1

Aired: Jun 19, 2001

A mad gunman is on the loose in Sun Hill. Chandler takes a personal interest ...

Episode 44 The Jury's Out

44. The Jury's Out

Aired: Jun 26, 2001

A victim of a minor car accident involving a drunk pro-police judge threatens...

Episode 46 Temptation

46. Temptation

Aired: Jul 3, 2001

A tired and desperate PC Clarke seeks overtime work and gets herself into tro...

Episode 47 Envy

47. Envy

Aired: Jul 6, 2001

An investigation into stolen plant equipment is compromised by Clarke as she'...

Episode 48 Greed

48. Greed

Aired: Jul 10, 2001

Sun Hill is rampant with rollerblading thieves, whilst a distraught Clarke co...

Episode 49 Redemption

49. Redemption

Aired: Jul 13, 2001

Sun Hill deal with an overdosed kid, whilst Clarke's feeling downhearted afte...

Episode 50 The Dark Side

50. The Dark Side

Aired: Jul 17, 2001

PC Hayward becomes emotionally involved with a drugs case.

Episode 51 Angel Rooms

51. Angel Rooms

Aired: Jul 20, 2001

In the continuing battle against drugs, PC Hayward encounters double-crossing...

Episode 52 Paint It Black

52. Paint It Black

Aired: Jul 24, 2001

The unconventional methods of undercover DC Raven don't coincide with an unst...

Episode 53 Eye of the Lens

53. Eye of the Lens

Aired: Jul 31, 2001

DC Spears is given a project to combat on-going vandalism of CCTV cameras.

Episode 54 Another Country

54. Another Country

Aired: Aug 3, 2001

Carver is adamant that a man's death wasn't accidental and investigates.

Episode 59 Beech on the Run

59. Beech on the Run

Aired: Aug 19, 2001

As escaped criminal and former Sun Hill DS Don Beech continues his crime spre...

Episode 60 On a Clear Day

60. On a Clear Day

Aired: Aug 19, 2001

A criminal returns, who's also PC Rickman's love interest.

Episode 61 Come Live with Me

61. Come Live with Me

Aired: Sep 18, 2001

Despite her colleagues' suspicions, PC Rickman isn't convinced that her lover...

Episode 62 In Another Life

62. In Another Life

Aired: Sep 21, 2001

PC Harker sets out to resolve Rickman's love life by helping her lover, a sus...

Episode 63 Crush

63. Crush

Aired: Sep 25, 2001

DC Spears is lusted over as she investigates a gang of masked girls rampant a...

Episode 64 Liquid City

64. Liquid City

Aired: Sep 28, 2001

As DC Spears follows a spate of burglaries and arsons, Chandler becomes incre...

Episode 66 Home Run

66. Home Run

Aired: Oct 5, 2001

In risking his job and love life, Boyden continues to help his debt-ridden da...

Episode 67 Debt of Love

67. Debt of Love

Aired: Oct 9, 2001

Sun Hill find themselves juggling with Boyden's granddaughter as they try to ...

Episode 68 Blood and Money

68. Blood and Money

Aired: Oct 12, 2001

As Boyden cracks down on an illegal bare-knuckle fight, Vicky attempts to hea...

Episode 69 Hidden Agenda

69. Hidden Agenda

Aired: Oct 16, 2001

Sun Hill raid suspected cross-dress bashers, but Boyden finds himself dependi...

Episode 70 Lifelines

70. Lifelines

Aired: Oct 19, 2001

Sun Hill investigate attacks on pensioners, but Hagen troubles her colleagues...

Episode 71 Sacrifice

71. Sacrifice

Aired: Oct 26, 2001

A determined Hagen investigates the man of her ill-fated one-night stand.

Episode 73 The Value of Nothing

73. The Value of Nothing

Aired: Nov 9, 2001

On a week's secondment with Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques Squad, DC Lennox...

Episode 74 Money Man

74. Money Man

Aired: Nov 16, 2001

The new prisoner intake at HM Prison Shadwell includes one Danny Simpson, a.k...

Episode 75 Beyond the Call

75. Beyond the Call

Aired: Nov 20, 2001

DS McAllister is determined to catch her lover's murderer, so DC Spears goes ...

Episode 76 Night Games

76. Night Games

Aired: Nov 23, 2001

As the search continues for a serial rapist, a prize holiday won by Sun Hill ...

Episode 77 Aftershock

77. Aftershock

Aired: Nov 27, 2001

Kate is traumatized after her ordeal with DS Cork and is horrified when a gir...

Episode 78 Compulsion

78. Compulsion

Aired: Nov 30, 2001

DC Spears attempts to gather information on her attacker, whom she strongly s...

Episode 79 Shout

79. Shout

Aired: Dec 4, 2001

A concerned DC Spears searches for Eddie, whilst Acting DI Rawton propounds t...

Episode 80 Judas Kiss

80. Judas Kiss

Aired: Dec 7, 2001

Having broke into her home, DC Spears resolves to watch DS Cork's every move....

Episode 81 Slash and Burn

81. Slash and Burn

Aired: Dec 11, 2001

Together, DC Spears and DI Rawton close in on the evasive and dangerous rapist.

Episode 83 Special Attention

83. Special Attention

Aired: Dec 18, 2001

Two feuding families cause disruption, whilst Des and Reg accompany new arriv...

Episode 84 Lure of the Sirens

84. Lure of the Sirens

Aired: Dec 20, 2001

Their feud steps up a gear as Sgt Gilmore removes PC Taviner from his driving...

Episode 85 The Risk Factor

85. The Risk Factor

Aired: Dec 21, 2001

Special Constable Knowles discovers there's a sex offender living opposite hi...

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Info about The Bill

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Crime