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The Bill Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
Funny Ol' Business - Cops & Robbers
44 mins
In this first episode, the uniformed officers are sent to "contain" the National Front, which has created pandemonium in the past. A man dies in custody because a doctor thought he was drunk (he had epilepsy). Holloway is hoping to tie a number of break ins together; a snout is arrested (Carver's first) and then released to continue providing info. A man walks in with an injured hand, accompanied by someone making a citizens arrest (fish hooks in the pocket produced the bleeding evidence of a pickpocket).
Episode 2
A Friend in Need
44 mins
DI Galloway is tasked with solving a series of bomb threats which the Home Office believes may be racially-motivated and he believes are pranks. He places a bet with Sgt. Cryer that he can solve it within two weeks. Analysis of the threats reveals the use of the same phone box every time, where some road work is being done. Holloway reasons that two guys have found a way to eat well for free! After P.C. Carver and probationer P.C. Higgins arrest a drunken journalist, he accuses Carver of stealing his wallet (which he actually dropped in the street). Galloway wins the bet after the Chinese restaurant employees attack the pair of bomb hoaxers, but he sends the money to the old lady who returned the lost wallet.
Episode 3
Clutching at Straws
44 mins
A young man is violently assaulted in a tower block, but refuses to name the thugs who attacked him. Carver thinks that bringing back a youth club is one answer to the area's problems, while a search is out for a child predator.
Episode 4
Long Odds
44 mins
Litten's day goes from bad to worse when he gets on the wrong side of both Galloway and Cryer. Meanwhile Edwards pursues a mugger into a derelict building.
Episode 5
It's Not Such a Bad Job After All
44 mins
The discovery of a teenage body from suicide leaves a bitter taste in Ackland's mouth.
Episode 6
The Drugs Raid
44 mins
A well-planned drugs raid goes amiss when an informer of DI Galloway's is stabbed and the supplier manages to get away in a car which bears diplomatic plates.
Episode 7
A Dangerous Breed
44 mins
P.C. Litten is on secondment to C.I.D. and is desperate to prove himself to D.I. Galloway.
Episode 8
Rough in the Afternoon
44 mins
Litten allows a man to take a car from the police impound that does not belong to him. Meanwhile, Carver and Edwards attend a domestic dispute that revolves around a custody battle.
Episode 9
Burning the Books
44 mins
CID are on the trail of a thug who has stolen an important briefcase.
Episode 10
Death of a Cracksman
44 mins
The team at Sun Hill investigate an old fashioned safe cracker.
Episode 11
The Sweet Smell of Failure
44 mins
A tip in a counterfeit perfume case leads Carver and Ackland to two elderly pensioners who have a reputation of stealing things going as far back as WWII
