# The Bill series 9

The ninth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January and 31 December 1993. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 3 October 2012, in Australia. As of the year's first episode, the series increased its weekly output to three 30-minute episodes, having been twice-weekly half-hour episodes since 1988. The series saw a number of high-profile exits, including a shooting murder for WDC Viv Martella, the dismissal of DS Ted Roach for assaulting Inspector Andrew Monroe and the mysterious at the time exit of DI Frank Burnside, whose exit reason would not be revealed until he returned in 1998. Characters from previous years joined the series including DS Danny Pearce, who appeared as a DC from another station the previous year. In addition, Chief Inspector Philip Cato and DI Harry Haines joined with after past guest stints; Haines, like Pearce, appeared the year before as DS Haines, while Cato had appeared in 1990 as the Inspector at Barton Street, the man who ended the career of Sergeant Tom Penny.
Audio Commentaries have been released for the episodes "No Thanks To You" (with writer Candy Denman and director Jan Sargent), "Blind Spot" (with writer Roger Davenport), "On The Loose" (with writer Candy Denman and director Laurence Moody) and "Compliments of the Service" with actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Trevor Hicks).

## Episodes

| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "A Dying Breed" | Title sequence updated; Elizabeth Rider guest stars | Chris Clough | Chris Ould | 5 January 1993 (1993-1-5) |
| CID investigate the discovery of a decomposing body, while Carver is shot at after intervening at a jewel shop robbery; a geriatric ex-con could be key to solving both cases. ||||||
| 2 | "Fact of Life" | Tim Matthews guest stars | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 7 January 1993 (1993-1-7) |
| The law allows a known burglar to go free, so Greig and Quinnan join forces to pin him down again. ||||||
| 3 | "All Through the Night" | – | Jeremy Silberston | John Wilsher | 8 January 1993 (1993-1-8) |
| Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol – until he is paired with pretty young Environmental Health Officer Diane Eckersley. ||||||
| 4 | "New Tune, Old Fiddle" | First appearance of Ch. Insp. Philip Cato; Bob Mason guest stars | Laurence Moody | John Wilsher | 12 January 1993 (1993-1-12) |
| Conway is disappointed when Brownlow does not consider him for a new post as Community Liaison Officer – so he applies without his knowledge. ||||||
| 5 | "Delinquent" | Stephanie Turner and Dickon Tolson guest star | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 14 January 1993 (1993-1-14) |
| Quinnan arrests a persistent young offender accused of burgling his parents' house. ||||||
| 6 | "Bringing Up Baby" | Daniel Flynn and Jacqueline Defferary guest star | Matthew Evans | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 15 January 1993 (1993-1-15) |
| The delusions of a mentally unstable woman leaves CID and uniform racing against the clock to find her missing newborn baby. ||||||
| 7 | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | Zoe Telford guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Trevor Wadlow | 19 January 1993 (1993-1-19) |
| Loxton and Marshall investigate claims of indecent assault at a woman's hostel, but while a night guard is accused, the warden also comes under fire. ||||||
| 8 | "Supply and Demand" | Gareth Armstrong, Richard Beale and Shirin Taylor guest star | Chris Clough | Joanne Maguire | 21 January 1993 (1993-1-21) |
| Harris visits Jardine, the joint founder of Operation Bumblebee, while Garfield takes on a complaint about a pornographic home video on a recorder bought by an infuriated elderly man. ||||||
| 9 | "On the Cards" | Adrienne Burgess and Andrew McCulloch guest star | Jan Sargent | Gregory Evans | 22 January 1993 (1993-1-22) |
| Martella is taken off a two-week-old murder hunt to work on a case involving obscene phone calls, but could they be linked to the murder? ||||||
| 10 | "Shock to the System" | First appearance of Sgt Jane Kendall; Shaun Dingwall and Lisa Coleman guest star | David Attwood | Christopher Russell | 26 January 1993 (1993-1-26) |
| Brownlow is furious to learn Hicks has appointed Conway as the new area Community Liaison Officer. Lamont is determined to join the team to get off shift work, but faces stiff competition from Prescott Street's Jane Kendall. ||||||
| 11 | "Living It Down" | Jane Danson and Melanie Hill guest star | David Attwood | Ron Rose | 28 January 1993 (1993-1-28) |
| Social worker Lynda Chambers assists Burnside and Martella in the search for a missing victim of abuse. ||||||
| 12 | "Heat of the Moment" | Julie Buckfield guest star | Sarah Anderson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 29 January 1993 (1993-1-29) |
| Martella clashes with Meadows whilst investigating the murder of an alleged domestic abuser. ||||||
| 13 | "Shake, Rattle 'N' Roll" | First appearance of PC Mike Jarvis; Marcia Warren and Shaun Scott guest star | George Case | Susan Shattock | 2 February 1993 (1993-2-2) |
| PC Mike Jarvis gets a less than warm welcome to Sun Hill, while Marshall demands Monroe takes action against crooked pub landlord Terry McGill. Shaun Scott appears as a pub landlord before he is later cast as Chris Deakin. ||||||
| 14 | "No Thanks to You" | Raymond Llewellyn and Elizabeth Estensen guest star | Jan Sargent | Candy Denman | 4 February 1993 (1993-2-4) |
| Garfield has a bad day when he fails to save the life of a glue sniffer, then allows a bail absconder to escape. In 2021, writer Candy Denman and director Jan Sargent recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode, released on The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel. ||||||
| 15 | "A Better Life" | Sean Maguire guest stars | Andrew Higgs | Roy MacGregor | 5 February 1993 (1993-2-5) |
| Greig and Ackland are intrigued by an elderly burglary victim seemingly defending the prime suspect. ||||||
| 16 | "Echo" | Adrian Rawlins guest stars | Bill Pryde | Peter Hammond | 9 February 1993 (1993-2-9) |
| Woods and Carver struggle to get a cocky suspect to admit his role in the disappearance of a young girl. ||||||
| 17 | "Fagins" | First appearance of WPC Suzi Croft | Brian Farnham | Julian Jones | 11 February 1993 (1993-2-11) |
| WPC Suzi Croft joins the Operation Bumblebee team, and Burnside launches raids to make sure the public knows they mean business. ||||||
| 18 | "Cried Too Late" | Gerda Stevenson guest stars | Chris Lovett | Matthew Wingett | 12 February 1993 (1993-2-12) |
| Datta investigates a woman arrested for shoplifting when she admits being a victim to domestic violence. ||||||
| 19 | "Gone for a Soldier" | Charles De'Ath and Renu Setna guest star | Brian Farnham | Steve Trafford | 16 February 1993 (1993-2-16) |
| Ackland is teamed up with the military police's DS Dakin to find a young soldier, David Armstrong, who has gone Absent Without Leave with an army gun. ||||||
| 20 | "Persuasion" | Sue Devaney guest stars | Richard Holthouse | Marianne Colbran | 18 February 1993 (1993-2-18) |
| Greig investigates an apparent war over territory between drug dealers. ||||||
| 21 | "Hard Man" | – | Andrew Higgs | Carolyn Jones | 19 February 1993 (1993-2-19) |
| Greig investigates a stabbing and uncovers benefit fraud at a bed and breakfast. ||||||
| 22 | "Missionary Work" | Emma Bunton, Simone Hyams, Muriel Pavlow, Fanny Carby and Peter Gunn guest star | William Brayne | Steve Trafford | 23 February 1993 (1993-2-23) |
| Conway has to decide which of two grant bids he should recommend to Hicks; he and Garfield want to use police funds to support a local youth club, but Cato and Brownlow have their own ideas. ||||||
| 23 | "Hypocritical Oath" | Kenneth Farrington and Anastasia Hille guest star | Andrew Higgs | Matthew Bardsley | 25 February 1993 (1993-2-25) |
| The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor. ||||||
| 24 | "Trivial Pursuits" | Jeremy Bulloch guest stars | Brian Parker | Len Collin | 26 February 1993 (1993-2-26) |
| Loxton is feeling despondent about the lack of action on the job, but after a domestic turns sour, he ends up staring down the barrel of a gun. ||||||
| 25 | "Out of the Mouths" | Colin Spaull, David Simeon, John Leeson and Nathan Constance guest star | Graeme Harper | Duncan Gould | 2 March 1993 (1993-3-2) |
| Hollis takes the Bumblebee message into a local school, asking for help in the fight against burglary, but 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 | Anthony Valentine | 4 March 1993 (1993-3-4) |
| An employee of a private security firm is accused of assaulting a blind elderly woman. ||||||
| 27 | "If It Isn't Hurting" | Madhav Sharma and Wendy Williams guest star | Paul Unwin | Tony Etchells | 5 March 1993 (1993-3-5) |
| New trainee constable Croft learns some old style policing methods from Burnside. ||||||
| 28 | "Keeping Out of Trouble" | First appearance of WDC Jo Morgan | Brian Parker | Michael Jenner | 9 March 1993 (1993-3-9) |
| A woman claims to have inside information about a series of violent raids on petrol stations, which are nipped in the bud by Meadows and Roach. ||||||
| 29 | "School of Hard Knocks" | Shirley Stelfox, Ivor Roberts and Nick Brimble guest star | Graeme Harper | Robert Jones | 11 March 1993 (1993-3-11) |
| Burnside investigates the abduction of a boy by his ex-convict father, but it's his stepfather who Burnside is targeting – a suspected supplier in counterfeit cash. Stamp and Ackland's pursuit of teenagers stealing milk bottles from the same street yields more than they suspected. ||||||
| 30 | "A Little Family Business" | Margery Mason guest stars | Michael Simpson | Steve Trafford | 12 March 1993 (1993-3-12) |
| Meadows investigates a burglary that leads to a keyholder's death, and Cato guns for Loxton and Stringer when the man's grieving son says they took too long to attend. ||||||
| 31 | "Breaking the Chain" | – | Bill Pryde | Jonathan Myerson | 16 March 1993 (1993-3-16) |
| Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime. ||||||
| 32 | "The Fortress" | – | Bill Pryde | Philip Palmer | 18 March 1993 (1993-3-18) |
| The owner of an off licence shop makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter, but Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable force. ||||||
| 33 | "In Broad Daylight" | Nick Moran guest stars | Richard Holthouse | Roy MacGregor | 19 March 1993 (1993-3-19) |
| While on the trail of two rapists, Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger. ||||||
| 34 | "Credible Witness" | Hugh Futcher guest stars | Diana Patrick | Joanne Maguire | 23 March 1993 (1993-3-23) |
| Stringer is subject to rib-poking when an apparent witness to an armed robbery proves to be the culprit. ||||||
| 35 | "The Price of Fame" | Georgina Cates and Margot Leicester guest star | Haldane Duncan | Lizzie Mickery | 25 March 1993 (1993-3-25) |
| Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency. ||||||
| 36 | "The Short Straw" | Final appearance of WDC Viv Martella | William Brayne | Russell Lewis | 26 March 1993 (1993-3-26) |
| Martella misses a key briefing on a gang of armed robbers, and tragedy unfolds when she pulls them over. ||||||
| 37 | "Missing" | David Hargreaves and Tim Preece guest star | Roger Gartland | Christopher Russell | 30 March 1993 (1993-3-30) |
| As CID reel in the wake of Martella's death, Meadows tasks an under-fire Burnside with investigating the disappearance of a mentally disabled man. ||||||
| 38 | "Goods Received" | Eamon Boland and James Marcus guest star | Diana Patrick | Julian Spilsbury | 1 April 1993 (1993-4-1) |
| Greig investigates a burglary at an ailing business, a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy. ||||||
| 39 | "Double Enmity" | Paul Moriarty and Connor Byrne guest star | Paul Unwin | David Hoskins | 2 April 1993 (1993-4-2) |
| 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 star | Laurence Moody | Tony Etchells | 6 April 1993 (1993-4-6) |
| AMIP assist CID on a fatal stabbing but Meadows and Woods are unnerved a mutual contact on the squad. ||||||
| 41 | "High Hopes And Low Life" | Final appearance of PC Ron Smollett; Peter Benson and Sharon Maiden guest star | John Darnell | Roy MacGregor | 8 April 1993 (1993-4-8) |
| Carver and Morgan investigate a career ending attack on a promising young boxer. ||||||
| 42 | "On the Loose" | Michelle Joseph, Allan Surtees and Hilda Fenemore guest star | Laurence Moody | Candy Denman | 9 April 1993 (1993-4-9) |
| Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight, while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime. In 2022, writer Candy Denman and director Laurence Moody recorded a video commentary for this episode ||||||
| 43 | "Out of Court" | Jack Smethurst, James Bree and Timothy Walker guest star | Jim Goddard | Mark Holloway | 13 April 1993 (1993-4-13) |
| 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 | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 15 April 1993 (1993-4-15) |
| Cato arrests two youths, and his actions cause a riot outside Sun Hill station. ||||||
| 45 | "Cat and Mouse" | Natalie Roles guest stars | John Darnell | Sebastian Secker-Walker | 17 April 1993 (1993-4-17) |
| 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 guest stars | Roger Gartland | Chris Lang | 20 April 1993 (1993-4-20) |
| Two young brothers are suspected of burglary, and Croft discovers that they were deserted by their mother. ||||||
| 47 | "Playing Away" | Geraldine Somerville guest stars | Ed Braman | Chris Ould | 22 April 1993 (1993-4-22) |
| 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 | Jeremy Silbertson | Roy MacGregor | 24 April 1993 (1993-4-24) |
| 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 call. ||||||
| 49 | "Return to Sender" | Andy Serkis and Joseph Kpobie guest star | Jeremy Silbertson | Michael Jenner | 27 April 1993 (1993-4-27) |
| 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 guest stars | Betsan Morris | David Lane | 29 April 1993 (1993-4-29) |
| Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, making an already difficult court case for Greig even harder. ||||||
| 51 | "Tangled Webs" | James Gaddas and Julia Ford guest star | David Attwood | Ron Rose | 1 May 1993 (1993-5-1) |
| A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage. ||||||
| 52 | "Recruiting Officer" | Ray Ashcroft and Ian Burfield guest stars | Ed Braman | Len Collin | 4 May 1993 (1993-5-4) |
| Maitland enlists McCann's help in reassuring a young black applicant whose wife has serious misgivings about the job, but McCann is discovering racism within the force for himself. ||||||
| 53 | "Give 'Em An Inch" | Ralph Ineson guest stars | Ken Horn | Duncan Gould | 6 May 1993 (1993-5-6) |
| Cato allows a demonstration to go ahead despite being warned that it could be hijacked by racists. ||||||
| 54 | "By Hook or By Crook" | Neil Stuke guest stars | Haldane Duncan | Anthony Valentine | 8 May 1993 (1993-5-8) |
| 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 and Gordon Salkilld guest star | Chris Clough | Julian Spilsbury | 11 May 1993 (1993-5-11) |
| Quinnan and Stamp attend to an assault victim at the market, while Kendall organises an outing to take some local kids to Chessington World of Adventures with a reluctant Loxton in tow. ||||||
| 56 | "In Safe Hands" | Daniela Denby-Ashe guest stars | Chris Clough | Steve Trafford | 13 May 1993 (1993-5-13) |
| Woods and Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team. ||||||
| 57 | "Punch Drunk" | Final regular appearance of DS Ted Roach | Michael Simpson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 15 May 1993 (1993-5-15) |
| Quinnan and Stamp are stunned to find a man accused of assault in a pub is one of their own. ||||||
| 58 | "Fall Out" | – | Anthony Quinn | James Mavor | 18 May 1993 (1993-5-18) |
| With the departure of Roach, one of his informants wants out. Burnside and Morgan investigate threats against her. ||||||
| 59 | "Away Days" | Victoria Plucknett and Glyn Houston guest star | Laurence Moody | Peter Hammond | 20 May 1993 (1993-5-20) |
| Lines investigates when an elderly ex-copper in London to search for his estranged daughter claims he has been robbed in his hotel. ||||||
| 60 | "Pride and Joy" | First appearance of DS Danny Pearce; Anne Reid, Matilda Ziegler, Tim Wylton and David Sibley guest star | Betsan Evans | Chris Ould | 22 May 1993 (1993-5-22) |
| When a young woman's car is stolen with a baby on board, CID fear an abduction and mount a search. Meanwhile, Garfield tries to mediate with a private clamping firm. ||||||
| 61 | "Fast Food" | Pui Fan Lee, Robert Blythe and Larry Martyn guest star | Ian White | Margaret Phelan | 25 May 1993 (1993-5-25) |
| Carver and Woods are caught napping when a street robber escapes from under their noses. Loxton is accused of stealing money from a prisoner. ||||||
| 62 | "Soft Touch" | Michael Carter guest stars | Anthony Quinn | Robert Jones | 27 May 1993 (1993-5-27) |
| Stamp's driving prowess is questioned when he fails to stop a runaway road-roller, and Jarvis finds a revolver in a rubbish bin while Burnside investigates a murder confession. ||||||
| 63 | "We Gave Him All Our Love" | Polly James and Steven Arnold guest stars | David Attwood | Michael Russell | 29 May 1993 (1993-5-29) |
| When the body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide, Cryer feels that he owes the parents an explanation. ||||||
| 64 | "Hearts and Minds" | – | Derek Lister | Tony Etchells | 1 June 1993 (1993-6-1) |
| Burnside disagrees with Conway's approach to a young offender. ||||||
| 65 | "Cry Baby" | – | Derek Lister | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 3 June 1993 (1993-6-3) |
| Meadows investigates when a cot death proves suspicious. ||||||
| 66 | "A Willing Victim" | Albert Moses, Robert Gwilym, Lee MacDonald and Denise van Outen guest star | Jim Goddard | Isabelle Grey | 5 June 1993 (1993-6-5) |
| Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager – unaware that Pearce has the manager under investigation. ||||||
| 67 | "Rank Outsider" | – | Laurence Moody | Susan Shattock | 8 June 1993 (1993-6-8) |
| Loxton's prisoner is released after Page makes a mistake in the CAD room, so Loxton and Jarvis scramble to get the prisoner back before Cato finds out. ||||||
| 68 | "Tender Mercies" | Ann Davies guest stars | Ken Horn | Jane Woodrow | 10 June 1993 (1993-6-10) |
| Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing, while Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation. ||||||
| 69 | "Double Take" | Vilma Hollingbery and Peter Miles guest star | Haldane Duncan | Anthony Valentine | 12 June 1993 (1993-6-12) |
| Greig and Croft are sceptical whilst investigating an alleged burglary. ||||||
| 70 | "Mouth and Trousers" | Final appearance of PC Barry Stringer; Daragh O'Malley guest stars | Michael Simpson | Len Collin | 15 June 1993 (1993-6-15) |
| Stringer clashes with Cato about a serious shortage of officers and the ban on overtime. Meanwhile, two families fight out their differences. ||||||
| 71 | "Uses and Abuses" | Charlotte Avery, Souad Faress and Frances Ruffelle guest star | Michael Simpson | Joan Maguire / Geoff McQueen | 16 June 1993 (1993-6-16) |
| A woman walking home late at night thinks she is being followed by a young man and blinds him with oven cleaner; is it self-defence or assault? ||||||
| 72 | "Picking a Winner" | Amanda Abbington guest stars | Haldane Duncan | Michael Jenner | 19 June 1993 (1993-6-19) |
| Quinnan goes undercover as a binman to investigate a series of burglaries. ||||||
| 73 | "Broken" | Brian Glover guest stars | John Bruce | Roy MacGregor | 22 June 1993 (1993-6-22) |
| Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers. ||||||
| 74 | "Inside Dealing" | Donald Douglas and Philip Martin Brown guest star | John Strickland | Julian Spilsbury | 24 June 1993 (1993-6-24) |
| A prisoner admits to crimes he did not commit to gain a transfer. ||||||
| 75 | "To Have and To Hold" | Alex Kingston guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 26 June 1993 (1993-6-26) |
| Burnside investigates when a woman alleges rape by her estranged husband. ||||||
| 76 | "Honour Among Thieves" | Trevor Peacock guest stars | John Strickland | Joanne Maguire | 29 June 1993 (1993-6-29) |
| 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 | Ian White | Marianne Colbran | 1 July 1993 (1993-7-1) |
| Datta tries to help a battered wife. Meanwhile, Ackland and Greig find some strange connections when a burglary is linked to a lonely hearts advert. ||||||
| 78 | "Morning Has Broken" | WDC Jo Morgan is promoted to WDS; Michael Elwyn guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Gregory Evans | 3 July 1993 (1993-7-3) |
| 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" | Gabrielle Blunt and Tony Aitken guest star | Laurence Moody | Duncan Gould | 6 July 1993 (1993-7-6) |
| 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" | Bronagh Gallagher and Lee Ross guest star | Aisling Walsh | Marianne Colbran | 8 July 1993 (1993-7-8) |
| 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 | James Cellan Jones | Ron Rose | 10 July 1993 (1993-7-10) |
| A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and attempting to contact family members, but Cryer realises that one old lady has cause to be afraid. ||||||
| 82 | "A Duty of Care" | Richard Moore guest stars | Indra Bhose | Philip Palmer | 13 July 1993 (1993-7-13) |
| Cryer is convinced negligence is involved when a teenager dies in a forklift accident. ||||||
| 83 | "Family Values" | Tilly Vosburgh guest stars | Graham Theakston | James Stevenson | 15 July 1993 (1993-7-15) |
| Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack in which the driver suffered a fatal head injury. ||||||
| 84 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | Final appearance of Sgt John Maitland; Peter Gilmore guest stars | Aisling Walsh | Christopher Long | 17 July 1993 (1993-7-17) |
| An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. Quinnan is found guilty of dangerous driving. ||||||
| 85 | "Kith and Kin" | First appearance of Sgt Ray Steele; Oscar James guest stars | Indra Bhose | Isabelle Grey | 20 July 1993 (1993-7-20) |
| When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents. Garfield and Marshall are forced to change their minds about a young offender who has befriended the woman, and to whom she has bequeathed her house. ||||||
| 86 | "Part of the Family" | Lolita Chakrabarti and Nadim Sawalha guest star | Michael Offer | Clive Hopkins | 22 July 1993 (1993-7-22) |
| 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 | Alex Kirby | Neil Clarke | 24 July 1993 (1993-7-24) |
| Hours after a tough warning from Conway, a notorious young offender is in trouble again, and he holds the clue to the whereabouts of a missing teenager. ||||||
| 88 | "A Malicious Prosecution" | Timothy Walker guest stars | James Cellan Jones | Julian Jones | 27 July 1993 (1993-7-27) |
| A civil action is brought against Garfield, Marshall and Cryer for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. Meanwhile, Quinnan is accused of assaulting a college student. ||||||
| 89 | "Outbreak" | Joanna Hole and Trevor Byfield guest star | Michael Offer | Stephen C. Handley | 27 July 1993 (1993-7-27) |
| Morgan and Croft question prison officers who fell asleep as a violent convict absconded. ||||||
| 90 | "Unreliable Witness" | Eddie Marsan and Patsy Palmer guest star | Chris Lovett | Steve Griffiths | 31 July 1993 (1993-7-31) |
| A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil, while Cato is furious when Garfield lets a thief get away. ||||||
| 91 | "Sweet Charity" | Stuart Organ guest stars | Chris Clough | Len Collin | 3 August 1993 (1993-8-3) |
| Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Meanwhile, Cryer pursues bogus charity workers. ||||||
| 92 | "David and Goliath" | Natasha Pyne guest stars | Chris Lovett | Duncan Gould | 5 August 1993 (1993-8-5) |
| Jarvis intercedes on the behalf of a teenage boy when his mother refuses to testify against her husband – and son's alleged abuser. ||||||
| 93 | "What a Pair" | Marjorie Yates guest stars | John Bruce | Lizzie Mickery | 7 August 1993 (1993-8-7) |
| Ackland arranges a date with a man working for an illegal escort agency suspected of stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. ||||||
| 94 | "Desirable Property" | – | John Bruce | Mark Holloway | 10 August 1993 (1993-8-10) |
| Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent to investigate a series of burglaries. ||||||
| 95 | "Blind Spot" | John Simm guest stars | Matthew Evans | Roger Davenport | 12 August 1993 (1993-8-12) |
| Jarvis and McCann are torn when Pearce suggests they lie about witnessing a suspect committing an assault they are certain he is guilty of. In 2019, writer Roger Davenport recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode ||||||
| 96 | "Carrying the Load" | Tony Haygarth guest stars | Matthew Evans | Michael Jenner | 14 August 1993 (1993-8-14) |
| Morgan and Lines investigate a lorry hijack, with the husband of the depot owner seriously assaulted. ||||||
| 97 | "Deadly Weapon" | Alex Walkinshaw and Dave Atkins guest star | Haldane Duncan | Graham Harvey | 17 August 1993 (1993-8-17) |
| The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident, and the investigation uncovers a trail of corruption. ||||||
| 98 | "All the Wrong Connections" | Stephen Greif guest stars | Haldane Duncan | Roy MacGregor | 19 August 1993 (1993-8-19) |
| A girl accused of knocking down a young woman in the street has an alibi. Meadows crosses swords with an old enemy. ||||||
| 99 | "Give and Take" | Jaye Griffiths and Catherine Tate guest star | John Strickland | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal | 21 August 1993 (1993-8-21) |
| Page is unsure of how to act when she witnesses a W.D.S. from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer. ||||||
| 100 | "Desperate Measures" | Gordon Warnecke guest stars | Sue Dunderdale | Candy Denman | 24 August 1993 (1993-8-24) |
| When a 15-year-old boy is driven to desperate measures, Ackland has to decide whether he or his mother is at risk. ||||||
| 101 | "To Catch a Thief" | Robert Ashby, Peter Armitage and JoAnne Good guest star | Sue Dunderdale | Lyndon Mallett | 26 August 1993 (1993-8-26) |
| Carver arrests a pickpocket. ||||||
| 102 | "Natural Reaction" | Jane Slavin guest stars | Michael Simpson | Tom Needham | 28 August 1993 (1993-8-28) |
| Carver and Lines question a man about his relationship with a 14-year-old thief. ||||||
| 103 | "Desperate Remedies" | Paul Angelis, Linda Henry and Gerry Cowper guest star | Andrew Higgs | Barry Simner | 31 August 1993 (1993-8-31) |
| 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 guest stars | Michael Simpson | Peter Hammond | 2 September 1993 (1993-9-2) |
| Morgan goes all out to prove the guilt of an electrician suspected of sexual assault. ||||||
| 105 | "Bare Faced Lies" | Final regular appearance DI Frank Burnside; Tracie Bennett and Carol Harrison guest star | Alex Kirby | Lizzi Mickery | 4 September 1993 (1993-9-4) |
| CID investigate the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol to pubs in the Sun Hill area. Burnside comes to the aid of an old friend, and Pearce goes to see a stripper. ||||||
| 106 | "But Not Forgotten" | Brian Capron guest stars | David Attwood | Russell Lewis | 7 September 1993 (1993-9-7) |
| An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see Burnside – but he has vanished. ||||||
| 107 | "Push" | Lucy Speed and Edna Doré guest star | John Strickland | Mark Holloway | 9 September 1993 (1993-9-9) |
| 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 | Moira Armstrong | Joanne Maguire | 11 September 1993 (1993-9-11) |
| Burnside's replacement Harry Haines arrives for his first day at Sun Hill, and helps track down a drug dealer who is distributing dangerous tablets. Note: The title sequence changed in this episode to remove departed characters Burnside and Stringer; for this episode only, a frame showed Ch. Insp. Cato talking to WPC Page, but in the following episode onwards the clip was replaced by a shot of DI Haines and DS Pearce ||||||
| 109 | "Compliments of the Service" | Nigel Humphreys guest stars | Derek Lister | Anthony Valentine | 14 September 1993 (1993-9-14) |
| A public relations exercise by Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate. In 2020, actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Hicks) recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode. ||||||
| 110 | "Game of Two Halves" | – | Andrew Higgs | Robert Jones | 16 September 1993 (1993-9-16) |
| Croft is in uniform for the day, much to the delight of Cato. ||||||
| 111 | "The Knowledge" | Bill Stewart, Jimmi Harkishin and Daniel Abineri guest star | Chris Clough | Michael Russell | 18 September 1993 (1993-9-18) |
| 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 | Graham Theakston | Tony Etchells | 21 September 1993 (1993-9-21) |
| Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders. ||||||
| 113 | "Customer Care" | – | Derek Lister | Trevor Wadlow | 23 September 1993 (1993-9-23) |
| Haines is annoyed by a young man who refuses to take an allegation of rape seriously. Loxton looks after two children left alone by their mother who have stolen £100 from a neighbour. ||||||
| 114 | "The Right Man for the Job" | Joe Absolom, Count Prince Miller and Anthony Jackson guest star | Jeremy Silbertson | Chris Ould | 25 September 1993 (1993-9-25) |
| 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 guest stars | Moira Armstrong | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 28 September 1993 (1993-9-28) |
| Loxton has a nightmare shift when first a woman whose car he allowed to park is clamped, and then when he is unable to prevent a young man from committing suicide. ||||||
| 116 | "Having What It Takes" | Diane Langton guest stars. | Gill Wilkinson | Isabelle Grey | 30 September 1993 (1993-9-30) |
| When the youngest member of a notorious crime family comes into the station to confess to a three-year-old murder, Meadows hopes he will be able to clear up a case from his time at AMIP. ||||||
| 117 | "Play the Game" | Barry Stanton and Aidan Gillen guest star | Aisling Walsh | Philip Palmer | 2 October 1993 (1993-10-2) |
| Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint after a pub brawl turns into a murder inquiry. ||||||
| 118 | "Unlucky For Some" | Danny Dyer, Maggie Cronin and Helen Blatch guest star | David Attwood | Julian Spilsbury | 5 October 1993 (1993-10-5) |
| 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 | Ted Clisby | Anthony Valentine | 7 October 1993 (1993-10-7) |
| Pearce and Croft investigate fake telemarketers robbing pensioners. ||||||
| 120 | "A Class Act" | Marc Warren guest stars | Jeremy Woolf | Trevor Wadlow | 9 October 1993 (1993-10-9) |
| When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results. ||||||
| 121 | "Dangerous Trade" | – | Jeremy Woolf | Graham Harvey | 12 October 1993 (1993-10-12) |
| A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts Page and Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol. ||||||
| 122 | "Cheating Heart" | Amelda Brown, Christopher Blake and Bobby Knutt guest star | Nicholas Mallett | Scott Cherry | 14 October 1993 (1993-10-14) |
| Boyden deals with the consequences of two female investors rowing with a man intent on opening a bar in Spain. ||||||
| 123 | "Somewhere To Hang My Hat" | Jean Heywood guest stars | Ted Clisby | Neil Clarke | 16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) |
| Morgan and Lines investigate when a former soldier is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs. ||||||
| 124 | "No Comment" | Adam Blackwood guest stars | Jeremy Silberston | Christopher Russell | 19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) |
| Meadows has two suspects in custody whilst investigating an elderly man's murder, but struggles to work out who is responsible. ||||||
| 125 | "Shrinkage" | Berwick Kaler, Vincent Regan, Martin Hancock, David Schaal and Ben Nealon guest star | Nicholas Mallett | Duncan Gould | 21 October 1993 (1993-10-21) |
| Cryer convinces Brownlow of the virtues of an arrest referral scheme offering counselling to those arrested on drugs offences. Meanwhile, Ackland and Quinnan hunt a gang of professional shoplifters. ||||||
| 126 | "Street Legal" | Mark Letheren guest stars | Chris Lovett | James Stevenson | 23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) |
| Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. Meanwhile, Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive. ||||||
| 127 | "The Green Eyed Monster" | Billy Hartman guest stars | Laura Sims | Chris Lang | 26 October 1993 (1993-10-26) |
| 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 | Gill Wilkinson | Sebastian Secker-Walker | 28 October 1993 (1993-10-28) |
| A local community's quest for vigilante justice jeopardises the case of an Indian woman who is the victim of domestic violence. ||||||
| 129 | "Links in the Chain" | Andrew Burt guest stars | Laura Sims | Duncan Gould | 30 October 1993 (1993-10-30) |
| Cryer and Garfield investigate a break-in at a storage warehouse, putting Meadows on the trail of a small-time drug dealer with heavyweight connections. ||||||
| 130 | "Care in the Community" | Roberta Taylor, Geoffrey Hutchings, Barry Andrews and David Quilter guest star | Chris Lovett | Jane Hollowood | 2 November 1993 (1993-11-2) |
| Quinnan and Garfield investigate when an old woman is found dead in an empty house. Jarvis arrests a violent youth for assault. ||||||
| 131 | "You Don't Always Get What You Want" | – | Chris Clough | Stephen C. Handley | 4 November 1993 (1993-11-4) |
| Quinnan and Ackland support a C.I.D. raid on the house of a burglary suspect, while Croft and Greig try to persuade a young mother to help with their inquiries. ||||||
| 132 | "Reason To Believe" | Billy Hartman guest stars | Ian White | Joanne Maguire | 6 November 1993 (1993-11-6) |
| Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party. ||||||
| 133 | "Let Slip" | – | Riitta Leena Lynn | Lyndon Mallet | 9 November 1993 (1993-11-9) |
| 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 | Derek Lister | Sebastian Secker Walker | 11 November 1993 (1993-11-11) |
| Steele and Ackland find a man who has been beaten up to dissuade him from testifying against a vicious loan shark. The C.P.S. suggests dropping the case, but Meadows secures the assistance of a lesser villain to get the evidence for a prosecution. ||||||
| 135 | "The Hard Sell" | – | Derek Lister | Michael Jenner | 13 November 1993 (1993-11-13) |
| Quinnan witnesses a robbery and suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property. ||||||
| 136 | "Consequences" | Tony Guilfoyle and Cheryl Hall guest star | Riitta Leena Lynn | Marianne Colbran | 16 November 1993 (1993-11-16) |
| 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" | – | Ian White | David Lane | 18 November 1993 (1993-11-18) |
| A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house. ||||||
| 138 | "Cutting Edge" | Derek Newark and Godfrey James guest star | Michael Simpson | Terry Hodgkinson | 20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) |
| 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" | Jeillo Edwards guest stars | Michael Simpson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 23 November 1993 (1993-11-23) |
| 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 | Frank W. Smith | Judith Johnson | 25 November 1993 (1993-11-25) |
| A convicted wife-beater has been released on parole; he, his wife and son all later end up in Sun Hill on suspicion of violent assaults. ||||||
| 141 | "Real Villains" | Dean Gaffney guest stars | Chris Clough | Gregory Evans | 27 November 1993 (1993-11-27) |
| 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 and David Quilter guest star | Paul Unwin | Candy Denman | 30 November 1993 (1993-11-30) |
| A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing. ||||||
| 143 | "Taking Care of Business" | – | Christopher Hodson | Steve Griffiths | 2 December 1993 (1993-12-2) |
| 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" | Richard Davies guest stars | Graeme Harper | Len Collin | 4 December 1993 (1993-12-4) |
| Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house, but Loxton and Quinnan catch another suspect. ||||||
| 145 | "Cause For Complaint" | – | Frank W. Smith | Edwin Pearce | 7 December 1993 (1993-12-7) |
| Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice. ||||||
| 146 | "Blood Counts" | Paul Barber guest stars | Paul Unwin | Andy Garrett | 9 December 1993 (1993-12-9) |
| A postman is attacked, and Carver discovers the remains of a mailbag in the embers of a fire. Pearce struggles with a false confession, while McCann is in trouble over a false arrest. ||||||
| 147 | "Hurting Inside" | Oliver Smith guest stars | Peter Cattaneo | Harry Duffin | 11 December 1993 (1993-12-11) |
| A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison. ||||||
| 148 | "Corroboration" | Kevork Malikyan guest stars | John Bruce | Margaret Phelan | 14 December 1993 (1993-12-14) |
| Carver and Jarvis are in court, but the case against a man accused of robbing a couple at knife point may fail because of poor identification evidence. ||||||
| 149 | "Death of a Ladies' Man" | – | Chris Lovett | Marianne Colbran | 16 December 1993 (1993-12-16) |
| 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 | Laurence Moody | Graham Harvey | 18 December 1993 (1993-12-18) |
| A body is retrieved from a building yard where there has been a deadly toxic gas release. ||||||
| 151 | "Keep on Trucking" | Russell Floyd guest stars | Graeme Harper | Duncan Gould | 21 December 1993 (1993-12-21) |
| Garfield solves a rash of holiday burglaries with his knowledge of tachographs. ||||||
| 152 | "A Family Trait" | – | Aisling Walsh | Candy Denman | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) |
| 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 & Sophie Stanton guest star. | John Bruce | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal | 24 December 1993 (1993-12-24) |
| Boyden foils a smash-and-grab raid at an electrical store, and thinks he deserves a reward, but Monroe sees things differently. ||||||
| 154 | "Cause for Concern" | Dean Harris guest stars | Christopher Hodson | Julian Spilsbury | 30 December 1993 (1993-12-30) |
| Datta and Stamp have to unravel an unusual case of mistaken identity when a domestic dispute gets out of hand. ||||||
| 155 | "Nothing Ventured" | Final regular appearance of DI Harry Haines; Nick Miles and Donald Sumpter guest star | Nick Laughland | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 31 December 1993 (1993-12-31) |
| 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. ||||||