The Bill (series 9)
Episodes

The Bill (series 9)

Section Title: Episodes
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#	Title	Episode notes	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

1	"A Dying Breed"	Elizabeth Rider and Jon Croft guest star.	Chris Clough	Chris Ould	5 January 1993

D.C. Carver becomes involved in an armed robbery while buying a watch.

2	"Fact of Life"	TBA	Derek Lister	Julian Jones	7 January 1993

The law allows a burglar to go free, but D.S. Greig and P.C. Quinnan try to pin him down again.

3	"All Through the Night"	TBA	Jeremy Silberston	J. C. Wilsher	8 January 1993

P.C. Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol until he is paired with a pretty young female Environmental Health Officer.

4	"New Tune, Old Fiddle"	First Appearance of Ch. Insp. Philip Cato, Bob Mason guest stars.	Laurence Moody	J.C. Wilsher	12 January 1993

Ch. Insp.

5	"Delinquent"	Stephanie Turner guest stars.	Chris Lovett	Victoria Taylor	14 January 1993

A persistent young offender is arrested for burgling his parents' house.

6	"Bringing Up Baby"	Daniel Flynn guest stars.	Matthew Evans	Edward Canfor-Dumas	15 January 1993

A newborn baby is missing and CID are working against the clock to find it.

7	"Rainy Days and Mondays"	Zoe Telford guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Trevor Wadlow	19 January 1993

The warden of a hostel calls the police when one of the girls claims to have been sexually assaulted by the night security man.

8	"Supply and Demand"	Shirin Taylor, Gareth Armstrong, Richard Beale and Heather Emmanuel guest star.	Chris Clough	Joanne Maguire	21 January 1993

A complaint about a 'pornographic' home video of a housewife in a bubble bath leads to a result for the D.S.

9	"On the Cards"	Adrienne Burgess and Andrew McCulloch guest star.	Jan Sargent	Gregory Evans	22 January 1993

W.D.C. Martella is taken off a two-week-old murder hunt to work on a case involving obscene phone calls, but soon stumbles on to evidence that leads her to the killer.

10	"Shock to the System"	First Appearance of Sgt Jane Kendall, Shaun Dingwall guest stars	David Attwood	Christopher Russell	26 January 1993

Ch. Supt.

11	"Living It Down"	Jane Danson and Jonathan Tafler guest star.	David Attwood	Ron Rose	28 January 1993

The search for a missing victim of abuse uncovers a child pornography ring.

12	"Heat of the Moment"	TBA	Sarah Pia Anderson	Edward Canfor-Dumas	29 January 1993

A woman admits to killing her husband, but insists that she did it in the heat of the moment. W.D.C.

13	"Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll"	First Appearance of PC Mike Jarvis, Marcia Warren and Shaun Scott guest star.	George Case	Susan B. Shattock	2 February 1993

Ch. Supt. Brownlow loses his temper with Insp. Monroe.

14	"No Thanks To You"	Phillip Joseph guest stars.	Jan Sargent	Candy Denman	4 February 1993

P.C. Garfield has a bad day.

15	"A Better Life"	Sean Maguire guest stars.	Andrew Higgs	Roy MacGregor	5 February 1993

An elderly woman disturbs an intruder in her home. D.S.

16	"Echo"	TBA	Bill Pryde	Peter J. Hammond	9 February 1993

A girl goes missing, and D.C.s Carver and Woods suspect a known villain of murdering her, until another man walks into another station and confesses.

17	"Fagins"	First Appearance of DC Suzi Croft, David Allister guest stars	Brian Farnham	Julian Jones	11 February 1993

D.I. Burnside lets Sun Hill's burglars know he means business.

18	"Cried Too Late"	Gerda Stevenson and Vincent Pickering guest star	Chris Lovett	Matthew Wingett	12 February 1993

An arrested woman shoplifter refuses to talk to the police. When W.P.C.

19	"Gone for a Soldier"	Charles De'Ath, David Beames and Renu Setna guest star.	Brian Farnham	Steve Trafford	16 February 1993

Ackland is teamed up with a military policeman who has come to Sun Hill to find a young soldier who has gone AWOL with a gun.

20	"Persuasion"	Will Barton guest stars.	Richard Holthouse	Marianne Colbran	18 February 1993

A female drug-dealer is attacked by another dealer to get off his patch.

21	"Hard Man"	Miranda Pleasence guest stars.	TBA	TBA	19 February 1993

Greig investigates a stabbing and uncovers benefit fraud at a bed-and-breakfast establishment.

22	"Missionary Work"	Emma Bunton, Muriel Pavlow and Fanny Carby guest star.	TBA	TBA	23 February 1993

As Community Liaison Officer, Ch. Insp.

23	"Hypocritical Oath"	Ken Farrington and Anastasia Hille guest star.	TBA	TBA	25 February 1993

The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables D.C.s Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor.

24	"Trivial Pursuits"	Jeremy Bulloch and Philip Bloomfield guest star.	TBA	TBA	26 February 1993

P.C. Loxton dismisses a call to a domestic argument between two lovers as a waste of time, but when he is called back to the same address he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun.

25	"Out of the Mouths"	Colin Spaull, David Simeon and John Leeson guest star.	Graeme Harper	TBA	2 March 1993

Hollis takes the Bumblebee message into a local school, asking for help in the fight against burglary. One of the boys asks him to help end a domestic nightmare.

26	"Keeping in Touch"	Frank Mills and Daphne Oxenford guest star.	George Case	A. Valentine	4 March 1993

An employee of a private security firm is identified by the elderly blind woman he assaulted.

27	"If It Isn't Hurting"	Madhav Sharma and Wendy Williams guest star.	TBA	TBA	5 March 1993

New trainee investigator Suzi Croft learns some old-style policing methods from Burnside.

28	"Keeping Out of Trouble"	First Appearance of DS Jo Morgan	TBA	TBA	9 March 1993

A woman claims to have inside information about a series of violent raids on petrol stations.

29	"School of Hard Knocks"	Shirley Stelfox, Ivor Roberts and Nick Brimble guest star.	TBA	TBA	11 March 1993

D.I. Burnside investigates the abduction of a villain's son.

30	"A Little Family Business"	Margery Mason and Simon Mattacks guest star	TBA	TBA	12 March 1993

D.C.I. Meadows investigates a burglary gone wrong. Ch. Insp. Cato is gunning for P.C.s Loxton and Stringer.

31	"Breaking the Chain"	TBA	TBA	TBA	16 March 1993

Sgt. Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime.

32	"The Fortress"	Martin Gower guest stars.	TBA	TBA	18 March 1993

The owner of an off-licence makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter. Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable force.

33	"In Broad Daylight"	Nick Burnell, Nick Moran and Chris Jenkinson guest star	TBA	TBA	19 March 1993

On the trail of two rapists, W.D.C. Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger.

34	"Credible Witness"	Hugh Futcher guest stars.	TBA	TBA	23 March 1993

P.C. Stringer feels discredited when his description of a thief fleeing from a jeweller's shop conflicts with that of the main witness, who works in the shop.

35	"The Price of Fame"	Georgina Cates guest stars.	TBA	TBA	25 March 1993

Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.

36	"The Short Straw"	Final Appearance of DC Viv Martella	TBA	TBA	26 March 1993

When her car breaks down on the way to the station, Viv Martella misses an important CID briefing about an obbo on a suspected armed robbery, and is furious when she is taken off the case by Frank Burnside.

37	"Missing"	David Hargreaves, Tim Preece and John Halstead guest star.	TBA	TBA	30 March 1993

A young man with an intellectual disability goes missing. Burnside has to deal with the consequences for the parents.

38	"Goods Received"	Eamon Boland and James Marcus guest star.	TBA	TBA	1 April 1993

Greig investigates the burglary of an ailing business, a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy.

39	"Double Enmity"	TBA	TBA	TBA	2 April 1993

Woods goes undercover as a contract killer to expose a woman who wants her husband killed.

40	"Hard Evidence"	Conleth Hill and Ken Bones guest stars.	TBA	TBA	6 April 1993

A murder investigation team from AMIP arrives at Sun Hill. D.C.I.

41	"High Hopes and Low Life"	Final Appearance of PC Ron Smollett, Peter Benson guest stars	TBA	TBA	8 April 1993

D.C. Carver and W.D.C. Morgan investigate a career-ending attack on a promising young boxer.

42	"On the Loose"	Michelle Joseph, Allan Surtees, Hilda Fenemore and Ray Trickett guest star.	TBA	TBA	9 April 1993

Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight. Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.

43	"Out of Court"	Jack Smethurst, James Bree and Timothy Walker guest star.	TBA	TBA	13 April 1993

Stamp and Ackland are keen to get a conviction against a woman for assault on a minicab driver, but she is acquitted.

44	"Bedfellows"	Ace Bhatti and Raji James guest star.	TBA	TBA	15 April 1993

Chief Inspector Cato arrests two youths, actions which cause a riot outside Sun Hill station.

45	"Cat and Mouse"	TBA	TBA	TBA	17 April 1993

A woman is keen to be get rid of her burglar boyfriend and his fence, with whom she has been having an affair.

46	"Brothers"	Jake Wood and Alec Linstead guest star.	TBA	TBA	20 April 1993

Two young brothers are suspected of burglary. W.P.C.

47	"Playing Away"	Geraldine Somerville guest stars.	TBA	TBA	22 April 1993

W.P.C. Ackland arrests a fifteen-year-old boy for shoplifting, and finds herself investigating his relationship with a woman twenty years his senior.

48	"Coming To Terms"	Stephen Churchett and Maureen O'Brien guest star.	TBA	TBA	24 April 1993

The parents of a young man awaiting trial for the murder of a child are distressed when their home is broken into and they receive threatening phone calls.

49	"Return To Sender"	Andy Serkis guest stars.	TBA	TBA	27 April 1993

A young postwoman is beaten up, but the motive is unclear and she seems unwilling to talk to the police.

50	"Sticks and Stones"	Tenniel Evans and Derek Smee guest star.	TBA	TBA	29 April 1993

When Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, it makes an already difficult court case for Greig even harder.

51	"Tangled Webs"	James Gaddas guest stars.	TBA	TBA	1 May 1993

A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads D.I. Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage.

52	"Recruiting Officer"	Ray Ashcroft guest stars.	TBA	TBA	4 May 1993

Sgt. Maitland enlists P.C.

53	"Give 'em an Inch"	Ralph Ineson guest stars.	TBA	TBA	6 May 1993

Ch. Insp.

54	"By Hook or By Crook"	Neil Stuke and Leon Eagles guest star.	TBA	TBA	8 May 1993

D.S. Roach is disgusted when a judge halts the trial of a man accused of crippling a police officer, and decides to take matters into his own hands.

55	"Home to Roost"	Ricky Tomlinson, Gordon Salkilld and Patrick Carter guest star.	TBA	TBA	11 May 1993

PCs Stamp and Quinnan attend to Ray Hickey, the victim of an assault at Sun Hill market. W.P.C.

56	"In Safe Hands"	Elizabeth Mansfield, Tim Munro and Johnnie Wade guest star.	TBA	TBA	13 May 1993

D.C. Lines and W.D.C. Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team.

57	"Punch Drunk"	Final Appearance of DS Ted Roach	TBA	TBA	15 May 1993

Called to attend to a pub brawl, Tony Stamp and Dave Quinnan are stunned to find one man unconscious and the other Sun Hill's own Ted Roach.

58	"Fall Out"	TBA	TBA	TBA	18 May 1993

With the departure of D.S. Roach, one of his informants wants out. Burnside and Monroe investigate threats against her.

59	"Awaydays"	Victoria Plucknett and Glyn Houston guest star.	TBA	TBA	20 May 1993

An elderly ex-copper is in London to search for his estranged daughter and claims that he has been robbed in his hotel.

60	"Pride and Joy"	First Appearance of DS Danny Pearce, Anne Reid, Matilda Ziegler and David Sibley guest star.	TBA	TBA	22 May 1993

When a young woman's car is stolen with a baby on board, CID fear an abduction and mount a search. P.C.

61	"Fast Food"	Robert Blythe and Larry Martyn guest star.	TBA	TBA	25 May 1993

D.C.s Carver and Woods are caught napping when a street robber escapes from under their noses, but uncover a drugs operation at a takeaway restaurant.

62	"Soft Touch"	Michael Carter guest stars.	TBA	TBA	27 May 1993

P.C. Stamp's driving prowess is questioned when he fails to stop a runaway road-roller.

63	"We Gave Him All Our Love"	Polly James guest stars	TBA	TBA	29 May 1993

The body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide. Sgt.

64	"Hearts and Minds"	TBA	TBA	TBA	1 June 1993

D.I. Burnside disagrees with Ch. Insp. Conway's approach to a young offender.

65	"Cry Baby"	TBA	TBA	TBA	3 June 1993

W.P.C. Page and Insp.

66	"A Willing Victim"	Albert Moses and Robert Gwilym guest star.	TBA	TBA	5 June 1993

P.C. Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager, but D.S. Pearce has the manager under investigation.

67	"Rank Outsider"	TBA	TBA	TBA	8 June 1993

P.C. Loxton's prisoner is released after W.P.C.

68	"Tender Mercies"	Ann Davies and Steve Swinscoe guest star.	TBA	TBA	10 June 1993

W.P.C. Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing. D.C. Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation.

69	"Double Take"	Vilma Hollingbery and Peter Miles guest star.	TBA	TBA	12 June 1993

D.S. Greig and W.P.C. Croft investigate a burglary. The property is found in a garden shed, but was it stolen?

70	"Mouth and Trousers"	Final Appearance of PC Barry Stringer, Daragh O'Malley guest stars.	TBA	TBA	15 June 1993

P.C. Stringer clashes with Ch.

71	"Uses and Abuses"	Souad Faress guest stars.	TBA	TBA	16 June 1993

A woman walking home late at night thinks she is being followed by a young man and blinds him with oven cleaner.

72	"Picking a Winner"	Amanda Abbington guest stars.	TBA	TBA	19 June 1993

P.C. Quinnan goes undercover as a refuse collector to investigate a series of burglaries.

73	"Broken"	Brian Glover and Christopher Saul guest star.	TBA	TBA	22 June 1993

Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.

74	"Inside Dealing"	Donald Douglas and Brett Forrest guest star.	TBA	TBA	24 June 1993

A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.

75	"To Have and To Hold"	Alex Kingston guest stars.	TBA	TBA	26 June 1993

A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.

76	"Honour Among Thieves"	TBA	TBA	TBA	29 June 1993

D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway, and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.

77	"Somebody To Love"	Victoria Alcock, Jimmy Yuill and Jo Kendall guest star.	TBA	TBA	1 July 1993

W.P.C. Datta tries to help a battered wife.

78	"Morning Has Broken"	W.D.C. Morgan is promoted to Sergeant Michael Elwyn guest stars.	TBA	TBA	3 July 1993

Monroe acts quickly after a tip-off about a robbery at a supermarket. Meanwhile CID try to foil a kidnapping and robbery plot, only to be impeded by lack of resources.

79	"Swaps"	TBA	TBA	TBA	6 July 1993

P.C.s Loxton and Garfield swap jobs. Loxton has to deal with the new screen phones in the CAD room, while Garfield attends a fatal RTA.

80	"Trust"	TBA	TBA	TBA	8 July 1993

D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.

81	"Divided We Fall"	Caroline John guest stars.	TBA	TBA	10 July 1993

A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, and attempting to contact family members.

82	"A Duty of Care"	Richard Moore and Derek Crewe guest star.	TBA	TBA	13 July 1993

Sgt. Cryer and P.C.

83	"Family Values"	Tilly Vosburgh guest stars.	TBA	TBA	15 July 1993

P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.

84	"A Matter of Life and Death"	Final Appearance of Sgt John Maitland, Kathleen Worth and Peter Gilmore guest star.	TBA	TBA	17 July 1993

An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. P.C.

85	"Kith and Kin"	First Appearance of Sgt Ray Steele, Oscar James guest stars	TBA	TBA	20 July 1993

When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents.

86	"Part of the Family"	Lolita Chakrabarti, Nadim Sawalha and Mark Straker guest star.	TBA	TBA	22 July 1993

The theft of a necklace reveals a case of domestic violence against a young Bangladeshi woman. Police examine immigration laws and find that she has no freedom at all.

87	"Mighty Atoms"	Jonny Lee Miller guest stars.	TBA	TBA	24 July 1993

Hours after a tough warning from Ch. Insp.

88	"A Malicious Prosecution"	Timothy Walker guest stars.	TBA	TBA	27 July 1993

A civil action is brought against P.C. Garfield, W.P.C.

89	"Outbreak"	Joanna Hole and Zig Byfield guest star.	TBA	TBA	27 July 1993

A violent remand prisoner escapes from hospital. W.D.S.

90	"Unreliable Witness"	Eddie Marsan and Patsy Palmer guest star.	TBA	TBA	31 July 1993

A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil. Ch.

91	"Sweet Charity"	Stuart Organ guest stars.	Chris Clough	TBA	3 August 1993

P.C.s Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Sgt.

92	"David and Goliath"	Natasha Pyne, Melvyn Bedford and James Snell guest star.	Chris Clough	TBA	5 August 1993

A mother refuses to testify against her husband, accused of abusing their 14-year-old son. P.C.

93	"What a Pair"	Neil Daglish guest stars.	TBA	TBA	7 August 1993

A man working for an illegal escort agency seems to be stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. W.P.C.

94	"Desirable Property"	TBA	TBA	TBA	10 August 1993

There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C.

95	"Blind Spot"	John Simm guest stars.	TBA	TBA	12 August 1993

P.C.s Jarvis and McCann know who is guilty of assault, but can't prove it. D.S.

96	"Carrying the Load"	Tony Haygarth guest stars.	TBA	TBA	14 August 1993

W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.

97	"Deadly Weapon"	Alex Walkinshaw and Roderick Smith guest star.	TBA	TBA	17 August 1993

The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident. The investigation uncovers a trail of corruption.

98	"All the Wrong Connections"	Stephen Greif guest stars.	TBA	TBA	19 August 1993

A girl accused of knocking down a young woman in the street has an alibi. D.C.I.

99	"Give and Take"	First appearance of Jaye Griffiths as DS Sally Johnson, Catherine Tate and Ian Thompson guest star.	TBA	TBA	21 August 1993

W.P.C. Polly Page sees W.D.S. Sally Johnson from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer.

100	"Desperate Measures"	Gordon Warnecke guest stars.	TBA	TBA	24 August 1993

A 15-year-old boy is driven to desperate measures. W.P.C.

101	"To Catch a Thief"	Robert Ashby, Peter Armitage and JoAnne Good guest star.	TBA	TBA	26 August 1993

D.C. Carver arrests a pickpocket.

102	"Natural Reaction"	Jane Slavin guest stars.	TBA	TBA	28 August 1993

D.C. Carver catches a fourteen-year-old thief. He and D.C. Lines question a man about his relationship with the girl

103	"Desperate Remedies"	Paul Angelis, Linda Henry and Gerry Cowper guest star.	TBA	TBA	31 August 1993

PC Garfield is tasked with retrieving an ill boy's inhaler, but comes up against a series of other problems whilst doing so.

104	"Bright Lights"	George Rossi and Sean Baker guest star.	TBA	TBA	2 September 1993

CID investigate attempts at sexual assault by an electrician who turns out to have connections with the local psychiatric hospital. W.D.S.

105	"Bare Faced Lies"	Departure of Frank Burnside as DI	TBA	TBA	4 September 1993

CID investigate the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol to pubs in the Sun Hill area. D.I.

106	"But Not Forgotten"	Brian Capron guest stars.	TBA	TBA	7 September 1993

An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see D.I. Burnside, but he is mysteriously absent.

107	"Push"	Lucy Speed, Edna Doré and Graham Cull guest star.	TBA	TBA	9 September 1993

W.P.C. Page gets stuck in a lift with a pregnant 15-year-old girl and has to assist with the birth.

108	"Bad Reaction"	First Appearance of DI Harry Haines	TBA	TBA	10 September 1993

Det. Insp.

109	"Compliments of the Service"	Nigel Humphreys guest stars.	TBA	TBA	15 September 1993

A public relations exercise by Ch. Supt. Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate.

110	"Game of Two Halves"	Christopher Saul guest stars.	TBA	TBA	16 September 1993

W.P.C. Croft is back in uniform for the day, to Ch. Insp. Cato's delight.

111	"The Knowledge"	Bill Stewart, Jimmi Harkishin and Daniel Abineri guest star.	Chris Clough	TBA	18 September 1993

D.I. Haines gets involved in a war between an Asian minicab firm and a black cab operator.

112	"No Place Like Home"	Final Appearance of Sgt Jane Kendall	TBA	TBA	21 September 1993

Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders.

113	"Customer Care"	TBA	TBA	TBA	23 September 1993

D.I. Haines is annoyed by a young man who refuses to take an allegation of rape seriously.

114	"The Right Man for the Job"	Joe Absolom, Count Prince Miller and Anthony Jackson guest star.	TBA	TBA	25 September 1993

Sgt. Boyden deals with a case of joyriding which ends with a crash and uncovers an insurance fraud.

115	"A Life in the Day Of"	Kate Maravan and Richard Hampton guest star.	TBA	TBA	28 September 1993

A woman parks her car with P.C. Loxton's permission, but it gets clamped.

116	"Having What It Takes"	Chris MacDonnell guest stars.	TBA	TBA	30 September 1993

When the youngest member of a notorious crime family comes into the station to confess to a three-year-old murder, D.C.I. Meadows hopes he will be able to clear up a case from his time at AMIP.

117	"Play the Game"	Barry Stanton, Aidan Gillen and Chris Sullivan guest star.	TBA	TBA	2 October 1993

Chief Inspector Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint, after a pub brawl turns into a murder enquiry.

118	"Unlucky For Some"	Danny Dyer, Maggie Cronin and Helen Blatch guest star.	TBA	TBA	5 October 1993

One of the employees at a bingo hall reveals that a robbery there was an inside job.

119	"Gift of the Gab"	Dermot Crowley guest stars.	TBA	TBA	7 October 1993

D.S. Pearce and W.P.C. Croft investigate bogus callers who are stealing people's pension money.

120	"A Class Act"	Marc Warren guest stars.	TBA	TBA	9 October 1993

When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is D.C. Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results.

121	"Somewhere To Hang My Hat"	David Arlen and Jean Heywood guest star.	TBA	TBA	16 October 1993

An old soldier is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs, but did he fall or was he pushed?

122	"Cheating Heart"	Amelda Brown and Sion Tudor Owen guest star.	Nicholas Mallett	TBA	14 October 1993

A man has persuaded two women to lend him money for a bar in Spain. The trouble starts when they find out about one another.

123	"Dangerous Trade"	Richard Kane and Will Barton guest star	TBA	TBA	12 October 1993

A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts W.P.C. Page and P.C. Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol.

124	"No Comment"	Adam Blackwood guest stars.	Nicholas Mallett	TBA	19 October 1993

An old man has been murdered in his flat. D.C.I.

125	"Shrinkage"	TBA	Nicholas Mallett	TBA	21 October 1993

Sgt. Cryer convinces Ch.

126	"Street Legal"	Brian Ellis guest stars.	TBA	TBA	23 October 1993

P.C. Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. P.C. Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive.

127	"The Green Eyed Monster"	Billy Hartman guest stars.	TBA	TBA	26 October 1993

D.I. Haines works with AMIP on a murder investigation and uncovers some secrets in the victim's past.

128	"Behind Closed Doors"	Pal Aron guest stars	TBA	TBA	28 October 1993

An Indian woman is the victim of domestic violence. The husband is arrested, but community leaders attempt to secure his release so that he can be dealt with by the woman's family.

129	"Links in the Chain"	Andrew Burt and Steve Ismay guest star.	TBA	TBA	30 October 1993

Sgt. Cryer and P.C.

130	"Care in the Community"	Roberta Taylor, Geoffrey Hutchings, Barry Andrews and David Quilter guest star.	TBA	TBA	2 November 1993

An old woman is found dead in an empty house and Quinnan and Garfield are called in to investigate. Jarvis arrests a violent youth for assault.

131	"You Don't Always Get What You Want"	TBA	Chris Clough	TBA	4 November 1993

Quinnan and Ackland support a C.I.D. raid on the house of a burglary suspect.

132	"Reason To Believe"	Billy Hartman guest stars.	TBA	TBA	6 November 1993

Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party.

133	"Let Slip"	John Joyce guest stars.	TBA	TBA	9 November 1993

Page and Jarvis are called to deal when two rottweilers terrorise a shopping centre and attack a young girl.

134	"Until Proven Guilty"	Tony Caunter guest stars.	TBA	TBA	11 November 1993

Steele and Ackland find a man who has been beaten up to dissuade him from testifying against a vicious loan shark.

135	"The Hard Sell"	Ahmed Khalil guest stars.	TBA	TBA	13 November 1993

Quinnan witnesses a robbery. He suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property.

136	"Consequences"	Tony Guilfoyle and Cheryl Hall guest star.	TBA	TBA	16 November 1993

Meadows and Morgan lead a raid on a club in pursuit of a drug dealer who is laundering money through car sales.

137	"A Question of Identity"	TBA	TBA	TBA	18 November 1993

A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house.

138	"Cutting Edge"	Derek Newark and Godfrey James guest star.	TBA	TBA	20 November 1993

Page and McCann are called to the scene of an aggravated burglary. There is a lot of blood at the scene, but it has not come from the victim.

139	"Put Down"	TBA	TBA	TBA	23 November 1993

An invalid is found dead in bed, and the wife is charged with aiding and abetting a suicide.

140	"Left Behind"	Albert Welling guest stars.	TBA	TBA	25 November 1993

A convicted wife-beater has been released on parole. He, his wife and son all end up in Sun Hill on suspicion of violent assaults

141	"Real Villains"	Dean Gaffney guest stars.	Chris Clough	TBA	27 November 1993

Croft and Cryer examine the remains of a burned-out car on the Whitegate estate, where residents are concerned about the increase in lawlessness.

142	"Questionable Judgement"	Camilla Power, Martin Fisk, Peter Russell and David Quilter guest star.	TBA	TBA	30 November 1993

A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing.

143	"Taking Care of Business"	Carl Rigg guest stars.	TBA	TBA	2 December 1993

A store participating in Conway's business watch scheme has been burgled, and one of the suspects is beaten up.

144	"The Law in Their Hands"	TBA	Graeme Harper	TBA	4 December 1993

Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house. Loxton and Quinnan catch the real thief.

145	"Cause For Complaint"	Martyn Read guest stars.	TBA	TBA	7 December 1993

Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice.

146	"Blood Counts"	Paul Barber guest stars.	TBA	TBA	9 December 1993

A postman is attacked, and Carver discovers the remains of a mailbag in the embers of a fire. Pearce struggles with a false confession.

147	"Hurting Inside"	Oliver Smith guest stars.	TBA	TBA	11 December 1993

A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison.

148	"Corroboration"	Kevork Malikyan guest stars.	TBA	TBA	14 December 1993

Carver and Jarvis are in court, but the case against a man accused of robbing a couple at knife point may fall because of poor identification evidence.

149	"Death of a Ladies' Man"	TBA	TBA	TBA	16 December 1993

A woman reports her husband missing. Greig and Croft establish that the man is a bigamist and an armed robber.

150	"An Ill Wind"	Sally Knyvette guest stars.	TBA	TBA	18 December 1993

A body is retrieved from a building yard after a deadly toxic gas was fed through the building.

151	"Keep on Trucking"	Russell Floyd guest stars.	Graeme Harper	TBA	21 December 1993

Garfield solves a rash of holiday burglaries with his knowledge of tachographs.

152	"A Family Trait"	TBA	TBA	TBA	23 December 1993

Greig and Croft investigate an aggravated burglary. A fourteen-year-old thief, following in his father's footsteps, poses a problem for Morgan.

153	"Paid in Full"	Arthur Cox guest stars.	TBA	TBA	24 December 1993

Boyden foils a smash-and-grab raid at an electrical store, and thinks he deserves a reward, but Insp. Monroe sees things differently.

154	"Cause For Concern"	Dean Harris and Ray Armstrong guest star.	TBA	TBA	30 December 1993

Datta and Stamp have to unravel an unusual case of mistaken identity when a domestic dispute gets out of hand.

155	"Nothing Ventured"	Final Appearance of DI Harry Haines, Nick Miles and Donald Sumpter guest star.	TBA	TBA	31 December 1993

When an informant tips Haines off about an LSD factory, he is eager to set up a drugs bust, but Meadows has other plans for him.

Sentence(s)

The ninth series of The Bill, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993.

final_sentence: The ninth series of The Bill, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993.