# The Bill series 7

The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 1 January and 31 December 1991. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 6 June 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella.
A number of cast and crew commentaries for Series 7 episodes have been recorded, available exclusively for subscribers of The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel. These include "The Chase", "Cry Havoc", "Lest We Forget", "The Negotiator" and "They Also Serve".

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 292 | 1 | "Grief" | Samantha Janus, Elizabeth Bradley and Eve White guest star | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 1 January 1991 (1991-1-1) |
| It's a frustrating day for everyone at Sun Hill, from Brownlow to Dashwood with Hollis in between. |||||||
| 293 | 2 | "The Chase" | Richard Graham guest stars | Stuart Urban | Carol Harrison | 3 January 1991 (1991-1-3) |
| Whilst investigating wheels stolen from a car, Loxton and Hollis are called to pursue armed robbers who have robbed a garage. Datta risks her life in order to save a baby after arriving at the garage. Tragedy strikes as Loxton in Sierra One collides with another vehicle. In 2021, director Stuart Urban, producer Tony Virgo, script editor Tim Vaughan, stunt co-ordinator Nick Gillard and actor Tom Butcher (P.C. Steve Loxton) recorded a two-part Video Commentary for this episode |||||||
| 294 | 3 | "The Attack" | – | John Black | Philip Palmer | 8 January 1991 (1991-1-8) |
| Marshall is assaulted by two lager louts and CID conduct a stakeout in anticipation of a warehouse robbery. |||||||
| 295 | 4 | "Crown V. Cooper" | Robin Sachs and Nicholas Courtney guest star | Michael Kerrigan | Jane Hollowood | 10 January 1991 (1991-1-10) |
| Loxton faces a hard day when he is called to court. |||||||
| 296 | 5 | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Trevor Peacock and Shirley Stelfox guest star | John Strickland | Arthur McKenzie | 15 January 1991 (1991-1-15) |
| Quinnan and Ackland investigate a report of a missing teenage girl. Quinnan finds her diary which indicates that she is working as a prostitute. When he breaks the news to her father it comes as no surprise. |||||||
| 297 | 6 | "Machines" | Meera Syal, Royce Mills and Henry Goodman guest star | Bob Gabriel | Peter J. Hammond | 17 January 1991 (1991-1-17) |
| Roach and Carver put pressure on a defendant who postpones his appearance in court due to illness. Lines is on the trail of photocopiers stolen from an American base. |||||||
| 298 | 7 | "Loophole" | Donald Bisset and Arthur Whybrow guest star | John Strickland | Michael Baker | 22 January 1991 (1991-1-22) |
| Young is showing the first signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. While investigating a spate of burglaries targeting elderly people living on a council estate, Carver discovers the motive is more complex than first thought. |||||||
| 299 | 8 | "Bottle" | – | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 24 January 1991 (1991-1-24) |
| Maitland investigates an assault by a pub landlord which has the potential to ruin a CID operation. |||||||
| 300 | 9 | "Samaritan" | David Bamber and Mary Jo Randle guest star | John Black | Brian Finch | 29 January 1991 (1991-1-29) |
| Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling. The man claims he was only trying to assist her, but Burnside suspects that he might be a sex offender. |||||||
| 301 | 10 | "Fear or Favour" | Rudolph Walker, Karl Collins and Louis Mahoney guest star | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 31 January 1991 (1991-1-31) |
| Three representatives from the Jasmine Allen Estate hold a meeting with Brownlow and Conway complaining about police racial harassment. Shortly afterwards, Stamp and French arrest one of the men for assaulting Ackland during an affray. Questions are raised as to whether he has been unfairly targeted. |||||||
| 302 | 11 | "Start To Finish" | Guest appearance of ex-Sgt. Tom Penny; Patrick Jordan guest star | Laura Sims | Graham Ison | 5 February 1991 (1991-2-5) |
| Brownlow attends an interview, hoping to secure a position on a senior command course. Tom Penny in his new role as a private security officer finds that he is regarded as an outsider at Sun Hill. |||||||
| 303 | 12 | "Night and Day" | John Woodnutt guest stars | Michael Owen Morris | Russell Lewis | 7 February 1991 (1991-2-7) |
| Stamp and Stringer are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the premises. |||||||
| 304 | 13 | "Favours" | Stuart McGugan, Margery Mason and Ron Pember guest star | Bob Blagden | Martyn Wade | 12 February 1991 (1991-2-12) |
| Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard which has a connection to an ex-police officer who knows Roach. Marshall investigates when an elderly woman reports that she is receiving threatening letters from her husband. |||||||
| 305 | 14 | "In Chambers" | John Moulder-Brown, Valentine Pelka, Robert Gwilym, Louise Jameson and Christian Rodska guest star | Michael Owen Morris | Carolyn Sally Jones | 14 February 1991 (1991-2-14) |
| Grieg has built up a case against an arsonist only to find out from the prosecution legal team that the accused has claimed mental impairment. Ford arrests a man on suspicion of shoplifting. |||||||
| 306 | 15 | "Kids Don't Cry Anymore" | Patrick O'Connell and Rita May guest star | Tom Cotter | Barry Appleton | 19 February 1991 (1991-2-19) |
| Ackland intervenes when a boy is being bullied in a playground and finds in his lunchbox a book detailing illicit drug dealing. Roach is assigned the task of assisting an ex-colleague who is employed as a private security officer, a man whom Roach detests. |||||||
| 307 | 16 | "Too Many Chiefs" | Simon O’Brien guest star | David Hayman | Tony Etchells | 21 February 1991 (1991-2-21) |
| After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Quinnan and Marshall get called back in for a potential suicide. |||||||
| 308 | 17 | "Every Mother's Son" | Stefan Kalipha guest stars | Laura Sims | Patrick Harkins | 26 February 1991 (1991-2-26) |
| Ackland, Stamp, Quinnan and Hollis are doing an obbo. |||||||
| 309 | 18 | "Furthers" | Nigel Terry, Felicity Montagu and Johnnie Wade guest star | Brian Farnham | Robin Mukherjee | 28 February 1991 (1991-2-28) |
| A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood. Jack Meadows appears again before becoming a main character. |||||||
| 310 | 19 | "Closing The Net" | Ian Bleasdale, Caroline Webster and Harry Fielder guest star | Michael Brayshaw | Robin Mukherjee | 5 March 1991 (1991-3-5) |
| Sun Hill gets a call about a man who approached a young girl at a park. Lines and Martella believe he is a serial offender and are in the process of constructing a profile when the man strikes again, this time abducting a girl. |||||||
| 311 | 20 | "The Public Interest" | Geoffrey Freshwater guest stars | Sarah Pia Anderson | Christopher Russell | 7 March 1991 (1991-3-7) |
| A man comes in to Sun Hill to report that a middle aged ex-employee is having a relationship with a 15-year-old girl. When Ackland is informed that the case of assault against her has been dropped by the CPS, she questions the worth of her career and the role of police. |||||||
| 312 | 21 | "Photo Finish" | Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce and Paul Reynolds guest star | Bob Blagden | David Hoskins | 12 March 1991 (1991-3-12) |
| Datta and Garfield are conducting an observation on a drug dealer from the bedroom of a teenage boy. When Garfield finds a large sum of money hidden in a Playboy magazine, he suspects that the lad might also be dealing drugs. Ford receives a tip about a horse race and Loxton offers to place a bet on her behalf. |||||||
| 313 | 22 | "Just Desserts" | John Rolfe and Helen Blatch guest star | Alan Bell | Christopher Russell | 14 March 1991 (1991-3-14) |
| Burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Stamp and Garfield go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell off the top floor. |||||||
| 314 | 23 | "832 Receiving" | Vilma Hollingbery, Jaye Griffiths and Don Gilet guest star | Alan Bell | Barbara Cox | 19 March 1991 (1991-3-19) |
| Ackland and French catch a teenage girl who has stolen a purse. When they return to her home, Ackland suspects the mother is committing fraud. French is later called to a sudden infant death and is overwhelmed by her emotions. |||||||
| 315 | 24 | "The Better Part of Valour" | Robert Carlyle, Richard Beale and Leslie Schofield guest star | David Hayman | Arthur McKenzie | 21 March 1991 (1991-3-21) |
| A security van is ambushed and robbed of a substantial sum of money. Sun Hill is working as a team to solve the case except for Roach who is going it alone. |||||||
| 316 | 25 | "Double Or Quits" | Su Elliot, Ian Gelder, John Ramm and Nicola Stapleton guest star | Bill Pryde | Rib Davis | 26 March 1991 (1991-3-26) |
| Martella gives evidence in court and plays a gambit that could backfire. Roach is on the trail of a sex trafficker. |||||||
| 317 | 26 | "We Could Be Heroes" | Robert Blythe and Mark Lewis Jones guest star | John Strickland | Tony Etchells | 28 March 1991 (1991-3-28) |
| Stamp and Quinnan rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident. |||||||
| 318 | 27 | "Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline" | Rupert Holliday-Evans, Andrew Burt, Keith Marsh, Renu Setna and David Quilter guest star | Gordon Flemyng | J. C. Wilsher | 2 April 1991 (1991-4-2) |
| Stamp and Quinnan investigate the death of a man who it is revealed is a locum G.P. with a history of over prescribing controlled drugs. Ackland encounters a man armed with a knife at a pharmacy. Stamp and Quinnan are later called to a flat where a neighbour has reported hearing a violent argument. |||||||
| 319 | 28 | "Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday" | Rupert Holliday-Evans guest stars | Gordon Flemyng | J.C. Wilsher | 4 April 1991 (1991-4-4) |
| A man suffering severe barbiturate withdrawal is holding a woman and her young boy hostage in a flat. The Sun Hill police attempt to negotiate a peaceful outcome. |||||||
| 320 | 29 | "Now We're Motoring" | Mary Tamm and David Sibley guest star | Michael Brayshaw | J.C. Wilsher | 9 April 1991 (1991-4-9) |
| Hollis assists a tow truck driver to tow away a luxury sports car, only to find out that he has abetted a stolen car syndicate. Meanwhile, Lines is working undercover to catch the same gang with the assistance of an unwitting DCI Reid. |||||||
| 321 | 30 | "Dead Man's Boots" | Liz Smith guest stars | John Glenister | Julian Jones | 11 April 1991 (1991-4-11) |
| Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman, who gave evidence as a witness in a murder trial, from being victimised on a council estate. The vacant position of duty sergeant is on offer at Sun Hill. |||||||
| 322 | 31 | "Caught Napping" | David Banks guest stars | John Strickland | Russell Lewis | 16 April 1991 (1991-4-16) |
| The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process. |||||||
| 323 | 32 | "Hammer To Fall" | Gary Whelan guest stars | Richard Holthouse | Russell Lewis | 18 April 1991 (1991-4-18) |
| In an attempt to end the rift between D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach, D.C.I. Reid partners them together on a joint operation with the drugs squad. |||||||
| 324 | 33 | "Cry Havoc" | Marc Warren guest stars | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 23 April 1991 (1991-4-23) |
| Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to apprehend the assailant, he is stabbed and rushed to hospital. In 2020, director Stuart Urban recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode |||||||
| 325 | 34 | "Rules of Engagement" | Shaun Scott guest stars | David Attwood | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 25 April 1991 (1991-4-25) |
| W.D.C. Martella is undercover at a club to investigate a series of armed robberies of musical equipment. Guest appearance from Shaun Scott before he joined the regular cast as DS Chris Deakin 1994. |||||||
| 326 | 35 | "Delivery on Time" | Ian Collier guest stars | David Attwood | Jonathan Myerson | 30 April 1991 (1991-4-30) |
| P.C. Stringer and W.P.C. Marshall are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary. |||||||
| 327 | 36 | "Black Monday" | Marcia Warren guest stars | Alan Bell | Peter J. Hammond | 2 May 1991 (1991-5-2) |
| D.C. Lines' car gets towed away. He catches a bus and sees a man who is supposed to have died five years before. |||||||
| 328 | 37 | "Jobs for the Boys" | Bob Mason, Michael Bilton and Colin Higgins guest star | Alan Bell | Carolyn Sally Jones | 7 May 1991 (1991-5-7) |
| D.I. Burnside investigates a break-in at a cash-and-carry, involving the theft of cash and some meat. |||||||
| 329 | 38 | "Without Consent" | Martin Marquez guest stars | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 9 May 1991 (1991-5-9) |
| A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods, and Ackland has problems making people treat it as a rape. Martin Marquez appears in another instance of someone playing a minor character before later joining the main cast as DS DAnny Pearce in 1993. |||||||
| 330 | 39 | "Saints and Martyrs" | Walter Sparrow guest stars | John Glenister | Christopher Russell | 14 May 1991 (1991-5-14) |
| W.P.C. Ackland investigates a break-in and theft of a pension book. She is told that the C.P.S. won't be taking up her assault case so she brings a private summons. |||||||
| 331 | 40 | "Observation" | – | Sarah Pia Anderson | Martyn Wade | 16 May 1991 (1991-5-16) |
| D.C.I. Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation. |||||||
| 332 | 41 | "The Greater Good" | Barry Jackson guest stars | Mike Dormer | David Hoskins | 21 May 1991 (1991-5-21) |
| Tosh and Jim are watching a wrecking yard. A car is seen driven into the yard stolen from a man who runs a youth centre. |||||||
| 333 | 42 | "The Best You Can Buy" | Karl Collins and Donald Douglas guest star | Moira Armstrong | Christopher Russell | 23 May 1991 (1991-5-23) |
| W.P.C. Ackland's private prosecution of Everton Warwick comes to court. Karl Collins would join the regular cast as DC Danny Glaze in 1999. |||||||
| 334 | 43 | "Addict" | Laurence Harrington guest stars | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 25 May 1991 (1991-5-25) |
| Quinnan arrests two men in the underground because one has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlow, Conway and Reid have a meeting with publicans. |||||||
| 335 | 44 | "Black Mark" | – | Bill Pryde | Phillip Palmer | 30 May 1991 (1991-5-30) |
| Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a complaint against him. |||||||
| 336 | 45 | "The Right Thing To Do" | Anton Phillips, Tony Guilfoyle and Valentine Nonyela guest star | Brian Parker | Kieran Prendiville | 4 June 1991 (1991-6-4) |
| Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets. |||||||
| 337 | 46 | "The Harder They Fall" | – | Chris Lovett | Tony Etchells | 6 June 1991 (1991-6-6) |
| P.C. Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a nightclub and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable. Jack Meadows appears again. |||||||
| 338 | 47 | "Something Personal" | Michael Robbins guest stars | Brian Parker | Brendan J. Cassin | 11 June 1991 (1991-6-11) |
| D.C.s Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. P.C. Stamp chases a burglar and pulls his trousers off trying to stop him climbing over a wall. |||||||
| 339 | 48 | "Hijack" | Ian Burfield guest stars | Derek Lister | Phillip Palmer | 13 June 1991 (1991-6-13) |
| Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hijacked. |||||||
| 340 | 49 | "With Intent" | Peter Wight, Stephen Boxer and Owen Brenman guest star | Bill Pryde | Carolyn Sally Jones | 18 June 1991 (1991-6-18) |
| D.C.s Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reducing the charges against two of the defendants. |||||||
| 341 | 50 | "Initiative" | Helen Pearson and Gerry Cowper guest star | Mike Dormer | J.C. Wilsher | 20 June 1991 (1991-6-20) |
| P.C.s Garfield and Young are talking to a woman about fireworks that had been put through her letterbox when they witness a purse snatching. |||||||
| 342 | 51 | "Careless Whispers" | Joan Ann Maynard and Garry Cooper guest star | Derek Lister | Edward Dumas | 25 June 1991 (1991-6-25) |
| D.I. Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. D.C. Lines and Carver get given wrong addresses. |||||||
| 343 | 52 | "Minimum Force" | Jo-Anne Knowles guest stars | William Brayne | Simon Andrew Stirling | 27 June 1991 (1991-6-27) |
| Stamp and Garfield go to a burglary. The homeowner has caught the burglar and beaten him up. His wife comes back and says the burglar was a work mate collecting some pills for her. |||||||
| 344 | 53 | "Skeletons" | Alex Kingston, Martine McCutcheon, Ken Campbell and Jamila Massey guest star | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | 2 July 1991 (1991-7-2) |
| W.P.C. Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and D.C. Lines' investigation into the incident is impeded by the victim's unhelpful wife. P.C. Hollis and P.C. Stamp discover a number of human skeletons in a supposedly vacant flat. |||||||
| 345 | 54 | "Targets" | Tim Dry and Jake Wood guest star | Suri Krishnamma | J.C. Wilsher | 4 July 1991 (1991-7-4) |
| D.A.C. Hicks talks about reclaiming the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street robberies. P.C. Stamp is at a traffic depot by a cemetery and talks to a youth he suspects of criminal damage. |||||||
| 346 | 55 | "The Negotiator" | Roger Lloyd-Pack, Kathy Burke and Wendy Padbury guest star | Stuart Urban | Paul Bond | 9 July 1991 (1991-7-9) |
| P.C. Hollis chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Hollis tries talking the gunman, who has just held up a building society, into letting the assistant go. In 2020, director Stuart Urban and camera operator Alison Chapman recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode |||||||
| 347 | 56 | "Reputations" | Meera Syal guest stars | Suri Krishnamma | Simon Moss | 11 July 1991 (1991-7-11) |
| Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead. |||||||
| 348 | 57 | "The Juggler and the Fortune Teller" | Victoria Burgoyne, Nigel Harman and Larry Martyn guest star | Alan Bell | Barry Appleton | 16 July 1991 (1991-7-16) |
| A court case is adjourned. D.I. Burnside and the defence counsel have an argument in the corridor. D.C. Martella goes back to the station to warn witnesses. |||||||
| 349 | 58 | "Joey" | Penelope Nice, Neil Maskell and Adam Godley guest star | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 18 July 1991 (1991-7-18) |
| W.P.C. Ackland is watching a P.E. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. P.C. Loxton chases a boy who has stolen a lady's chain. The boy appears too frightened to tell his name. |||||||
| 350 | 59 | "Your Shout" | Maureen Beattie and Nadia Chambers guest star | Bill Pryde | Julian Jones | 23 July 1991 (1991-7-23) |
| Ch. Supt. Brownlow speaks to W.P.C. Marshall about a promotion board. |||||||
| 351 | 60 | "Ladykiller" | – | Moira Armstrong | Steve Trafford | 25 July 1991 (1991-7-25) |
| Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady trapped in her car. She discovers a man who tried to get her out saw someone watching as he arrived. |||||||
| 352 | 61 | "A Corporal of Horse" | William Gaminara, Kathleen Byron, Kevin Stoney and David Michaels guest star | Mike Vardy | Julian Jones | 30 July 1991 (1991-7-30) |
| Marshall is acting sergeant with C relief. She clashes with members of the relief and struggles to impose discipline. |||||||
| 353 | 62 | "Cause and Effect" | Susan Wooldridge guest stars | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 1 August 1991 (1991-8-1) |
| French and Stamp discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security guard on the floor. |||||||
| 354 | 63 | "Getting Involved" | – | Richard Holthouse | Stephen Churchett | 6 August 1991 (1991-8-6) |
| Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car – the second time in a month. Hollis and Ackland are later called to an industrial estate where a man is damaging the car. Smollett is able to work out the meaning behind it. |||||||
| 355 | 64 | "Benefit of the Doubt" | David McAlister guest stars | Mike Vardy | Jonathan Myerson | 8 August 1991 (1991-8-8) |
| A judge is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned about wrongful arrest. |||||||
| 356 | 65 | "Crack-Up" | John Grillo guest stars | William Brayne | Barry Appleton | 13 August 1991 (1991-8-13) |
| Hollis is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet, leaving behind a bag with a gun in it. |||||||
| 357 | 66 | "The Last Laugh" | Tom Chadbon and Nigel Lambert guest star | Denny Lawrence | Duncan Gould | 15 August 1991 (1991-8-15) |
| Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery that turns out to be a wind-up. |||||||
| 358 | 67 | "Access" | Michael Feast guest stars | Brian Parker | Tony Attard | 20 August 1991 (1991-8-20) |
| CID investigate a burglary of an O.A.P. who has an asthma attack. Stamp talks to a lady who turned away a man supposedly from the Gas Board. |||||||
| 359 | 68 | "Six of One" | Susan Lynch guest stars | Sharon Miller | Rib Davis | 22 August 1991 (1991-8-22) |
| Stringer is beaten to the arrest of a girl robbery suspect by Stamp in the area car. His day gets worse when he is suspected of stealing some of the missing jewellery. |||||||
| 360 | 69 | "Married to the Job" | Bernard Holley guest stars | Brian Parker | Roger Leach | 27 August 1991 (1991-8-27) |
| P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Ackland attend a domestic and deal with a burglary at a pub. Stamp's girlfriend has broken up with him after talking to other police wives. |||||||
| 361 | 70 | "Domestic" | – | Graham Theaktson | Phillip Palmer | 29 August 1991 (1991-8-29) |
| D.C.I. Reid goes to see the CPS about a case and is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim says the allegation was false after the CPS gave the go ahead for the case to go to court. |||||||
| 362 | 71 | "Stress Rules" | René Zagger guest stars | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 3 September 1991 (1991-9-3) |
| Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to start an anti-stress programme. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate. René Zagger would join the regular cast as PC Nick Klein in 1999 |||||||
| 363 | 72 | "They Also Serve" | John Bennett guest stars | David Hayman | Russell Lewis | 5 September 1991 (1991-9-5) |
| The relief are acting as reserve troops for a demonstration. At a meal break, Delia, Norika and June find a distressed probationer in the toilets. In 2020, camera operator Alison Chapman recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode |||||||
| 364 | 73 | "Inside Job" | – | Denny Lawrence | Simon Moss | 10 September 1991 (1991-9-10) |
| A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle. |||||||
| 365 | 74 | "Bones of Contention" | – | Sarah Pia Anderson | Susan Shattock | 12 September 1991 (1991-9-12) |
| Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W.P.C. Datta and P.C. Stamp lie in wait for a blackmailer. Ch. Insp. Conway is frustrated at a lack of promotion. |||||||
| 366 | 75 | "Wide of The Mark" | Michael Goldie and Gordon Salkilld guest star | Chris Lovett | David Hoskins | 17 September 1991 (1991-9-17) |
| A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside and D.S. Greig. |||||||
| 367 | 76 | "Hitting The Mark" | Jo Rowbottom, Michael Goldie and Gordon Salkilld guest star | Mike Dormer | Steve Trafford | 19 September 1991 (1991-9-19) |
| D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit. |||||||
| 368 | 77 | "Bending the Rules" | David Quilter guest stars | Alan Bell | Eric Deacon | 24 September 1991 (1991-9-24) |
| A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the change in his behaviour. |||||||
| 369 | 78 | "Skint" | – | Graham Theakston | Brendan Martin | 26 September 1991 (1991-9-26) |
| It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles. |||||||
| 370 | 79 | "Friday and Counting" | Dominic Guard and Leonard Maguire guest star | Bill Pryde | Barry Appleton | 1 October 1991 (1991-10-1) |
| Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation. |||||||
| 371 | 80 | "Lest We Forget" | Dermot Crowley guest stars | Bill Pryde | Victoria Taylor | 3 October 1991 (1991-10-3) |
| Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before that led to a wrongful conviction. In 2021, Peter Ellis (Chief Supt. Brownlow), Huw Higginson (P.C. George Garfield) and script editor Tim Vaughan recorded a two-part Video Commentary for this episode |||||||
| 372 | 81 | "Nutters" | Dicken Ashworth and Daniel Peacock guest star | Richard Holthouse | Phillip Palmer | 8 October 1991 (1991-10-8) |
| AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a nightclub. |||||||
| 373 | 82 | "Downtime" | Patricia Quinn and Iain Rattray guest star | Richard Holthouse | Peter J. Hammond | 10 October 1991 (1991-10-10) |
| A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially as they are missing. |||||||
| 374 | 83 | "Out of Order" | Final appearance of Sgt Joseph Corrie | David Hayman | Dave Simpson | 15 October 1991 (1991-10-15) |
| P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her. |||||||
| 375 | 84 | "Empire Building" | – | Nicholas Laughland | Phillip Palmer | 17 October 1991 (1991-10-17) |
| Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire building. |||||||
| 376 | 85 | "Innocence" | Title sequence updated; Ray Winstone guest stars | Sarah Pia Anderson | Victoria Taylor | 22 October 1991 (1991-10-22) |
| Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt. Brownlow meets up with him. Two boys are reported missing and are believed to have been abducted. |||||||
| 377 | 86 | "Losing It" | – | Jim Goddard | Russell Lewis | 24 October 1991 (1991-10-24) |
| P.C. Young discovers a suicide and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her. |||||||
| 378 | 87 | "Shots" | Patsy Palmer and Thomas Craig guest star | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 29 October 1991 (1991-10-29) |
| Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoots. |||||||
| 379 | 88 | "The Square Peg" | Final appearance of PC Phil Young | Jim Goddard | Christopher Russell | 31 October 1991 (1991-10-31) |
| Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committed suicide by feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle. |||||||
| 380 | 89 | "A Question of Confidence" | Katharine Rogers guest stars | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 5 November 1991 (1991-11-5) |
| D.I. Burnside investigates a series of attacks on prostitutes. A prison escapee is suspected. |||||||
| 381 | 90 | "Balls in the Air" | First appearance of Sgt Matthew Boyden | Sharon Miller | J.C. Wilsher | 7 November 1991 (1991-11-7) |
| On his first day at Sun Hill, Sgt. Matthew Boyden's past life catches up with him. Boyden shows that he knows all the angles, and Insp. Monroe is not impressed with his casual approach. |||||||
| 382 | 91 | "The Taste" | Caroline Milmoe and James Coombes guest star | Alan Bell | Julian Jones | 12 November 1991 (1991-11-12) |
| Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action. |||||||
| 383 | 92 | "Turning Back The Clock" | Neil Dudgeon and David Quilter guest star | Aisling Walsh | Barry Appleton | 14 November 1991 (1991-11-14) |
| D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is released from prison. D.C.s Carver and Lines begin to have their doubts when they learn their tailing operation is "unofficial". |||||||
| 384 | 93 | "Discretion" | First appearance of PC Donna Harris; Frank Mills and Kevork Malikyan guest star | Niall Leonard | Edward Dumas | 19 November 1991 (1991-11-19) |
| On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unusual high-rise supermarket. Meanwhile, P.C. Stringer deals with a boy found unconscious by the canal. |||||||
| 385 | 94 | "Chapter and Verse" | – | Aisling Walsh | Carolyn Sally Jones | 21 November 1991 (1991-11-21) |
| D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sgt. Maitland is determined to uphold P.A.C.E. |||||||
| 386 | 95 | "The Whole Truth" | Eve Pearce and James Walker guest star | Duncan Gould | Geoff McQueen | 26 November 1991 (1991-11-26) |
| W.P.C. Datta is in court to testify in a drink-driving trial, but the case is complicated by a mouthwash that the defendant claims to have taken. |||||||
| 387 | 96 | "Profit and Loss" | – | Nicholas Laughland | Tony Etchells | 28 November 1991 (1991-11-28) |
| Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death. |||||||
| 388 | 97 | "Thicker Than Water" | – | Sarah Pia Anderson | Matthew Wingett | 3 December 1991 (1991-12-3) |
| P.C.s Loxton and Stringer are called to a domestic disturbance. The man found beating his wife turns out to be a P.C. from Stafford Row. |||||||
| 389 | 98 | "On The Take" | – | Patrick Lau | Steve Trafford | 5 December 1991 (1991-12-5) |
| D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at Sun Hill is guilty of corruption. |||||||
| 390 | 99 | "Caring" | Ann Mitchell guest stars | Aisling Walsh | Anthony Valentine | 10 December 1991 (1991-12-10) |
| W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schizophrenic son, is uncooperative. |||||||
| 391 | 100 | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Jonny Lee Miller, Ian Mercer and Zig Byfield guest star | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 12 December 1991 (1991-12-12) |
| D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a juvenile prisoner lies about his age, then has an epileptic fit in his cell. D.C. Carver finds himself in a conflict of loyalties. |||||||
| 392 | 101 | "Imposters" | James Hooton, Ronan Vibert and Kevin Allen guest star | Bill Hays | Tony McHale | 17 December 1991 (1991-12-17) |
| Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally-retarded girl. |||||||
| 393 | 102 | "A Woman Scorned" | – | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) |
| Ackland and Smollett call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new Det. Supt. of the Murder Squad replacing Meadows. Reid talks to Burnside about paperwork. |||||||
| 394 | 103 | "Vital Statistics" | Hour-long episode; Annette Badland, Chris Gascoyne, Matt Bardock, Victoria Alcock, Val McLane, and John Cater guest star | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | 24 December 1991 (1991-12-24) |
| A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief. |||||||
| 395 | 104 | "Decent People" | Gillian McCutcheon guest stars | Mike Dormer | Edward Dumas | 26 December 1991 (1991-12-26) |
| P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units but finds himself in a compromising situation. |||||||
| 396 | 105 | "Breakout" | Hour-long episode, guest appearance of now-DC Tony "Yorkie" Smith; Lisa Geoghan, Sarah Lancashire, Caroline Quentin, Margot Leicester and Daniel Hill guest star | Frank W. Smith | Carolyn Sally Jones | 31 December 1991 (1991-12-31) |
| On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody. Lisa Geoghan would join the regular cast as PC Polly Page in 1992. |||||||