The Bill

Season 20 (83 Episodes)

26 Seasons 2004 TV-14 6.7

Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.

Uniform officers and detectives from Sun Hill police station enforce law and order on a day-to-day basis. The police officer's job is much more than just catching criminals; in order to survive each day they must deal with frustrating members of the public--and, often, their own colleagues. From petty thieves to violent drug dealers, life is never easy for the members of the Metropolitan Police Force.

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Season 20 Episodes:

Episode 1 Trust Means Nothing

1. Trust Means Nothing

Aired: Jan 7, 2004

Ackland stops a vehicle which has been reported lost or stolen, only to find ...

Episode 3 Kidnap and Ransom

3. Kidnap and Ransom

Aired: Jan 14, 2004

Bradford promises to release Kane's kids in exchange for Kane as a hostage, b...

Episode 4 Dawn Morning Light

4. Dawn Morning Light

Aired: Jan 15, 2004

TSG storm the boiler room and Bradford is arrested. Kane returns to work the ...

Episode 5 Saving Skin

5. Saving Skin

Aired: Jan 21, 2004

Stamp and Young arrest two teenagers, Curtis and Carla, on suspicion of muggi...

Episode 6 Grave Error

6. Grave Error

Aired: Jan 22, 2004

Nixon is tasked with investigating a gang who are making and distributing fak...

Episode 7 Shaken

7. Shaken

Aired: Jan 29, 2004

Hemmingway deals with a hysterical woman who is smashing up a shop. Discoveri...

Episode 9 Forgiveness

9. Forgiveness

Aired: Feb 11, 2004

Sharpe is assigned to what looks like a straightforward case of bigamy when t...

Episode 11 Betrayal

11. Betrayal

Aired: Feb 18, 2004

Tait and Young go in pursuit of a gang of teenage girls who have been shoplif...

Episode 13 Heartstrings

13. Heartstrings

Aired: Feb 25, 2004

As the net closes in around an increasingly frustrated Des he decides to let ...

Episode 15 Intrigue

15. Intrigue

Aired: Mar 3, 2004

Sam grudgingly works with Neil to locate dangerous escaped convict Eric Taylo...

Episode 16 Don't Bring Me Down

16. Don't Bring Me Down

Aired: Mar 4, 2004

A boy is attacked at a laundry place. Jacks affair with Rachel nearly comes o...

Episode 17 Office Politics

17. Office Politics

Aired: Mar 10, 2004

WPC Andrea Dunbar arrives at Sun Hill for her first shift and her keenness se...

Episode 18 Return of the Damned

18. Return of the Damned

Aired: Mar 11, 2004

Klein and Hemmingway attend a disturbance at a funeral home and discover an u...

Episode 19 End of the Road

19. End of the Road

Aired: Mar 17, 2004

Okaro is determined to nail big-time criminal Bob Coles, who is suspected to ...

Episode 20 Drive on By: Part 1

20. Drive on By: Part 1

Aired: Mar 18, 2004

Klein investigates when Brendan Bailey a man who murdered a young girl 14 yea...

Episode 21 Drive on By: Part 2

21. Drive on By: Part 2

Aired: Mar 24, 2004

Klein is distraught when Bailey subsequently dies of his injuries. Hunter and...

Episode 22 Crocodile Tears

22. Crocodile Tears

Aired: Mar 25, 2004

Ken and Phil attempt to find an amateur surgeon who is selling organs on the ...

Episode 23 Cross Wires

23. Cross Wires

Aired: Mar 31, 2004

Harman and Hemmingway arrest a young girl following an incident of criminal d...

Episode 24 Smoking Gun: Part 1

24. Smoking Gun: Part 1

Aired: Apr 1, 2004

Neil organizes an obbo on long time nuisance Bryan Ferris who is wanted follo...

Episode 25 Smoking Gun: Part 2

25. Smoking Gun: Part 2

Aired: Apr 7, 2004

Debbie and Ken search for the missing girl in the passport photo only to find...

Episode 26 Settle the Score

26. Settle the Score

Aired: Apr 8, 2004

Hunter agrees to set up an operation to nail Dennis Weaver once and for all. ...

Episode 27 Needing a Friend

27. Needing a Friend

Aired: Apr 14, 2004

Smith and Young attend a call to a burglar seen attempting to gain access to ...

Episode 32 Reliable Information

32. Reliable Information

Aired: Apr 29, 2004

Nixon and McAllister investigate when the stolen digger turns up at a transpo...

Episode 34 Rogue Tourist

34. Rogue Tourist

Aired: May 13, 2004

After failing to capture Trevor Little and his gang after their aborted diamo...

Episode 35 Robbery, Act II

35. Robbery, Act II

Aired: May 19, 2004

Manson's suspicions about Cavanaugh continue during an obbo on the diamond he...

Episode 36 Nemesis

36. Nemesis

Aired: May 20, 2004

Beech has the only evidence that could incriminate Cavanaugh, and Meadows is ...

Episode 37 Taking Flak

37. Taking Flak

Aired: May 27, 2004

Thatcher and Drummond are on an overnight obbo, watching the flat of a crucia...

Episode 38 Game Over

38. Game Over

Aired: Jun 2, 2004

Kent and Young attend a call to what initially appears to be the case of a "b...

Episode 39 The Tunnel: Part 1

39. The Tunnel: Part 1

Aired: Jun 3, 2004

Hunter is desperate to find his daughter Madison, who has been abducted by De...

Episode 40 The Tunnel: Part 2

40. The Tunnel: Part 2

Aired: Jun 9, 2004

Phil has been shot but will Weaver finish the job? A young girl needs Yvonne'...

Episode 41 Twisting the Truth

41. Twisting the Truth

Aired: Jun 10, 2004

Kerry has to make a decision, has she anyone to turn to who will believe her?...

Episode 45 Puppywalking

45. Puppywalking

Aired: Jul 7, 2004

Hemmingway accompanies probationer Steve Hunter on his first day at Sun Hill,...

Episode 48 Jigsaw Puzzle

48. Jigsaw Puzzle

Aired: Jul 14, 2004

Lance is settling in well at Sunhill. After someone is attacked after being i...

Episode 49 Blind Detection

49. Blind Detection

Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Nixon manages to identify a prime suspect as the serial rapist, and in her de...

Episode 50 The Rapture

50. The Rapture

Aired: Jul 22, 2004

Serial rape prime suspect Alan Kennedy finds the net is closing in around him...

Episode 51 Cause and Effect

51. Cause and Effect

Aired: Jul 28, 2004

With insufficient forensic evidence to charge serial rape suspect Alan Kenned...

Episode 55 A Solemn Song

55. A Solemn Song

Aired: Aug 11, 2004

Rachel Heath exacts a violent revenge on Martin Grainger, convinced he was re...

Episode 57 Happily Ever After

57. Happily Ever After

Aired: Aug 18, 2004

Young wakes up in bed at Radfords house. As Ackland and Carver prepare to tie...

Episode 58 In Too Deep

58. In Too Deep

Aired: Aug 19, 2004

Still working undercover, Young gets in way over her head after witnessing th...

Episode 60 Luck of the Draw

60. Luck of the Draw

Aired: Sep 1, 2004

Young and Smithy are minutes away from a bullet in the head from Wayne Radfor...

Episode 61 Desperation

61. Desperation

Aired: Sep 2, 2004

Sam leads the inquiry into her daughter's disappearance. Debbie takes the cre...

Episode 63 Transcendence

63. Transcendence

Aired: Sep 8, 2004

Wayne Radford has been found dead in his prison cell. It appears to be suicid...

Episode 64 An Eye for an Eye

64. An Eye for an Eye

Aired: Sep 9, 2004

Malcolm Willard has been shot dead from long range, and once again Terry and ...

Episode 65 Action with Caution

65. Action with Caution

Aired: Sep 16, 2004

Lance and Steve attend to a carjacking, but is the victim telling the truth a...

Episode 66 The Pocket Cop

66. The Pocket Cop

Aired: Sep 22, 2004

DC Suzie Sim arrives for her first day at Sun Hill, and it's Gary who ends up...

Episode 68 Last Orders

68. Last Orders

Aired: Sep 23, 2004

Three old muckers reunite in the country for the funeral of a notable figure ...

Episode 70 Heartless

70. Heartless

Aired: Oct 6, 2004

Andrea and Gabriel investigate a vicious attack on a young blind girl, but th...

Episode 71 What Goes Around

71. What Goes Around

Aired: Oct 13, 2004

Suzie and Andrea discover the real culprit in the attack case, and begin to s...

Episode 72 Going Native

72. Going Native

Aired: Oct 14, 2004

Kerry does the dirty on David Radford and sets him up to be caught during an ...

Episode 75 The Starting Grid

75. The Starting Grid

Aired: Oct 21, 2004

Sam works out that the body found on the riverbank may hold a clue as to wher...

Episode 76 Long Overdue

76. Long Overdue

Aired: Oct 28, 2004

Jim struggles to repay his debt, and whilst investigating the case of a young...

Episode 77 Old Timer

77. Old Timer

Aired: Nov 3, 2004

Jim strikes an £11,000 win on the dogs, but ends up losing all his money. New...

Episode 79 Where Loyalties Lie

79. Where Loyalties Lie

Aired: Nov 10, 2004

Debbie finalizes her operation and manages to catch Wesley Patterson and Flet...

Episode 80 Not the Real Thing

80. Not the Real Thing

Aired: Nov 11, 2004

Best and Sim are on the trail of a prolific local burglar, but when Stamp and...

Episode 81 Long Buried Secrets

81. Long Buried Secrets

Aired: Nov 11, 2004

Stamp and Hollis attend the scene when the grave of Wayne Radford is desecrat...

Episode 82 Mexican Stand-Off

82. Mexican Stand-Off

Aired: Nov 18, 2004

Thatcher confronts Carl Radford when he discovers through a friend in MIT tha...

Episode 83 Closer to Home

83. Closer to Home

Aired: Nov 24, 2004

With little over fours remaining, Nixon must rally the team to discover Abi's...

Episode 84 Beginner's Luck

84. Beginner's Luck

Aired: Dec 1, 2004

PC Amber Johannsen arrives late for her first day. Ramani deals with a woman ...

Episode 86 Salvation

86. Salvation

Aired: Dec 9, 2004

Jim tries to salvage his marriage, but soon finds himself at the mercy of Zac...

Episode 88 The Perfect Alibi

88. The Perfect Alibi

Aired: Dec 15, 2004

New recruit PC Leela Kapoor proves her mettle on her first day at Sun Hill, b...

Episode 90 An Unwanted Death

90. An Unwanted Death

Aired: Dec 21, 2004

DI Morrell arrives to investigate the death of the Sun Hill sniper. Kent trie...

Episode 91 One Rule for One

91. One Rule for One

Aired: Dec 22, 2004

It's a difficult day for Yvonne as she faces up to the fact that she was wron...

Episode 92 Bust

92. Bust

Aired: Dec 23, 2004

The Sun Hill squad learn Irene Radford is plotting one final raid before reti...

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Info about The Bill

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime