The Bill series 13

The thirteenth series of The Bill, a British television drama, was broadcast from 2 January to 30 December 1997. The series consisted of 152 episodes, including three-hour-long specials. There were just two cast departures in the series after four the year before; actor Tom Butcher left the role of PC Steve Loxton after seven years on the show; however, he would return in two episodes in 1999 as a guest at Dave Quinnan's wedding. The other departure was that of Alan Westaway, who left his role of PC Nick Slater after two and a half years. Their characters were replaced by PCs Luke Ashton and Sam Harker, with actors Scott Neal and Matthew Crompton appearing as guest actors on a number of times, both of the actors' most recent guest stints coming the previous year. The series also saw DC Tom Proctor introduced into CID. Actor Gregory Donaldson revealed in a 2018 interview on The Bill Podcast that the role came after impressing producers in a guest stint earlier in the series, portraying burglary suspect Andy Melford in an hour-long special, "In the Dark".

The Bill
Series 13
Series 13 DVD cover
No. of episodes	152
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	2 January (1997-01-02) – 30 December 1997 (1997-12-30)
Series chronology
List of episodes

On 3 April 2013 the complete series was released as a two-part region-free DVD box set in Australia. The DVD artwork depicts DSs Don Beech (Billy Murray) and John Boulton (Russell Boulter).

Cast

Arrivals DC Tom Proctor ("Foxed") PC Luke Ashton ("Potential For Conflict") PC Sam Harker ("Things That Go Bump in the Night")

Departures PC Nick Slater ("Free to Speak?") – Transfers to SO10 PC Steve Loxton ("No Trace") – Resigns after being angered by a complaint about his old school methods

Episodes

#	Title	Episode notes	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Old Pals' Act"	Neil Reidman and Daniel Brocklebank guest star	Chris Lovett	Edwin Pearce	2 January 1997 (1997-01-02)
Conway leads a raid on an after-hours pub, but during the raid, both Hollis and Keane are injured. Meanwhile, McCann and Slater stop a young boy trying to make an exit through the fire escape and find him in possession of cannabis and a substantial amount of money. Brownlow is called in when the boy is discovered to be the son of the local district judge.
2	"All's Fair"	David Sibley guest stars	Ian White	Rosamund Orde-Powlett	3 January 1997 (1997-01-03)
McCann and Keane investigate when a man is found mugged having been sprayed in the face with Mace. Hours later, a woman arrives at the station claiming to have been attacked by a mysterious assailant, whom she rebuffed with Mace. Daly has to work out which party is telling the truth, and to prove it decides to speak to one of the man's previous victims.
3	"Man Trap"	Martin Freeman, Jill Halfpenny and David Spinx guest star	Peter Lydon	Nick Crittenden	9 January 1997 (1997-01-09)
Quinnan and Blake investigate when a teenage boy is found dead from an electric shock in the flat of one of his neighbours. Initial suspicion falls upon a poor DIY job to wire up an outside light, but when Ackland and McCann discover that the victim and his brother were blackmailing local residents over tenancy agreements, another motive comes to light.
4	"Bad Debt"	Michelle Butterly and Derek Martin guest star	Jo Shoop	Clive Dawson	10 January 1997 (1997-01-10)
Beech and Croft investigate the theft of a loan shark's records, but Beech's prior acquaintance with the victim proves to be an issue for Croft. Meanwhile, Ackland and Page investigate when a young girl comes to the station to report a loan shark who has been hassling her mother - and uniform and CID find an interesting link between the two cases. Note: this episode marks another milestone in the delevopment in the long-term storyline involving Don Beech's corruption. Early on the episode Meadows pulls Beech aside to question his relationship to the loan shark; "It's getting beyond a joke Don; there's just too many questionable acquaintence turning up - too many nods and winks and quiet chats." The episode ends with Beech having just gotten away with it by the skin of his teeth, which would become a recurring theme.
5	"Professional Opinion"	Gordon Salkilld guest stars	Peter Lydon	Nigel Baldwin	14 January 1997 (1997-01-14)
Daly and Skase investigate a woman whose son died after drinking her methadone.
6	"Testament"	–	Chris Lovett	Peter J. Hammond	16 January 1997 (1997-01-16)
Croft and Boulton investigate the sudden death of an apparently healthy, but secretive woman.
7	"A Policeman's Lot"	Vicky Entwistle, Kenneth MacDonald and Bruce Byron guest star	Ian White	Clive Dawson	17 January 1997 (1997-01-17)
Garfield objects when the officers of Sun Hill are forced to work with security guards following a vicious mugging and a burglary.
8	"The Devil You Know"	René Zagger and Terence Beesley guest star	Tom Cotter	Andrew Rattenbury	21 January 1997 (1997-01-21)
Garfield and Keane attend to a girl who collapses at a party after taking Ecstasy. Her father is convinced that she has been influenced by her boyfriend, but his faith in his daughter may not be justified.
9	"Once Bitten"	Rebecca Lacey and Dean Harris guest stars	Mandy Honeyman	David G. McDonagh	23 January 1997 (1997-01-23)
Greig investigates a drug smuggling ring. The wife of one of the suspects is one of Boyden's former lovers and she suggests giving their relationship a second chance.
10	"Turnaround"	Tony Guilfoyle guest stars	Chris Lovett	Graham Mitchell	24 January 1997 (1997-01-24)
Meadows and Deakin investigate the disappearance of a convicted child sex offender following a campaign of harassment.
11	"Over the Fence"	June Page guest stars	Simon Meyers	Renny Krupinski	28 January 1997 (1997-01-28)
Cryer and Loxton go to the scene of a disturbance between neighbours. They manage to calm the situation down but Steve recognises one of the neighbours that he arrested a few years previously for burglary. He sees the box for an expensive computer outside the house which he suspects is stolen. He and Cryer find themselves drawn into another argument between the two couples when they're both found to be in possession of computer equipment stolen during a ram raid robbery of a factory and each one claims to have bought it from the other.
12	"Grey Area"	Fiona Victory and Adjoa Andoh guest star	Jane Prowse	Nicholas McInerny	30 January 1997 (1997-01-30)
Meadows and Rawton investigate a doctor accused of killing a terminally-ill patient in his care.
13	"One Big Happy Family"	–	John Bruce	Steve Handley	31 January 1997 (1997-01-31)
Garfields complaint that Brownlow and Conway are out touch with real police work brings an unexpected response.
14	"The Eye of the Beholder"	Doña Croll and Jonathan Newth guest star	Chris Lovett	Margaret Phelan	4 February 1997 (1997-02-04)
Datta is trying to secure a conviction in a domestic violence case, but the victim unwittingly leaves out important details when giving evidence.
15	"Say a Little Prayer"	Joe Jacobs guest stars	Jo Shoop	James Mavor	6 February 1997 (1997-02-06)
Quinnan and Page try to find the culprit who threw a television set from the balcony of a block of flats and narrowly missed Slater.
16	"Downfall"	Helen Blatch, Dolly Wells and Carol Hawkins guest star	Brian Parker	Peter J. Hammond	7 February 1997 (1997-02-07)
Daly and Skase investigate after a man is found dead at the foot of the stairs in his apartment block.
17	"True to Life Player"	Dannielle Brent, Fionnuala Ellwood and David Harewood guest star	Simon Meyers	Tunde Babalola	11 February 1997 (1997-02-11)
Boulton and Carver investigate an allegation that a football star raped a young fan.
18	"Take Away"	–	Adrian J. Fearnley	Richard Stoneman	13 February 1997 (1997-02-13)
Ackland investigates a complaint from a prisoner that he was given a pizza topped with cigarette ends.
19	"Your Call Too"	Chris Gascoyne guest stars	Nick Laughland	David Hoskins	14 February 1997 (1997-02-14)
Croft and Skase disagree when they have to choose between investigating an assault charge and a cocaine deal.
20	"Breaking Up"	Denise Welch guest stars	Jan Sargent	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	18 February 1997 (1997-02-18)
Rawton investigates a woman's claims that her ex-husband's mistress is trying to kill her.
21	"A Price to Pay"	–	Edward Blum	Carolyn Sally Jones	20 February 1997 (1997-02-20)
Boulton tries to trap a roomful of crooks, but Greig gets his man.
22	"Just Looking"	Paul Bown and Cheryl Hall guest star	Tom Cotter	Chris Ould	21 February 1997 (1997-02-21)
Boyden deals with a man stopped for soliciting who claims he was searching for his missing daughter.
23	"A Tangled Web"	Frank Grimes and Geoffrey Freshwater guest star	Jeremy Silberston	Tony Lindsay	27 February 1997 (1997-02-27)
Deakin and Croft investigate when a man is found shot with his brother's wife, as two unhappy marriages reach crisis point.
24	"Rolling in It"	Jane Hazlegrove and John Light guest star	Nick Laughland	Jimmy Gardner	28 February 1997 (1997-02-28)
Slater and Quinnan find drugs in a Lamborghini, but the owner blames his unemployed brother-in-law.
25	"Added Bonus"	Kim Taylforth guest stars	Nigel Douglas	Julian Spilsbury	4 March 1997 (1997-03-04)
Greig tries to establish why a man has confessed to a burglary that he didn't commit.
26	"Holding On"	Robyn Moore guest stars	Brian Parker	Kevin Scouler	6 March 1997 (1997-03-06)
Cryer and Blake respond to a young man's claim that his stolen car had his four-month-old baby inside, but Blake suspects that the man's wife may know more about her son's disappearance than she is letting on. The plot thickens when Cryer interviews the man responsible for stealing the young man's car and he claims that he fed information about the man's extra marital relations to his wife.
27	"Crime Management"	Jamie Foreman and Ken Drury guest star	Catherine Morshead	J. C. Wilsher	7 March 1997 (1997-03-07)
Croft and Lines try to get the victim of a stabbing to identify his attacker, aware that the attack may have been orchestrated by a vicious loanshark who has been on Lines's radar for some time. Meanwhile Boulton, who is aware that Lines hasn't recruited an informant for months, is forced to have a quiet word in Deakin's ear after Deakin asks the team to speak to their informants about a gang responsible for a number of warehouse robberies.
28	"Age Gaps"	–	Jan Sargent	Julian Perkins	11 March 1997 (1997-03-11)
Boulton and Rawton try to persuade a teenage girl to turn informant after her boyfriend is attacked by drug dealers.
29	"In the Dark"	Hour-long episode; Charles Dale and Amelia Bullmore guest star	Robin Sheppard	Tom Needham	12 March 1997 (1997-03-12)
Skase hopes that information provided by a blind woman after a burglary may help to catch a dangerous serial killer.
30	"Crying Wolf"	George Rossi and Cathy Murphy guest star	Catherine Morshead	Edwin Pearce	13 March 1997 (1997-03-13)
Monroe is called in to mediate when a former mental patient is accused of threatening behaviour by his elderly neighbours.
31	"Confidence"	Elaine Lordan guest stars	Gill Wilkinson	Philip Kingston	14 March 1997 (1997-03-14)
Keane uses information supplied by a friend to help C.I.D. in an operation against a drug dealer.
32	"All For Love"	Bruce Alexander and Jo Kendall guest star	Gill Wilkinson	Tony Mulholland	18 March 1997 (1997-03-18)
Greig and Lines investigate an assault on a man who has previously killed two people in a drink-driving accident, and suspect that a relative may have sought natural justice.
33	"Only the Lonely"	Andrew Powell, Louisa Lytton, Dido Miles and Angela Bruce guest star	Martin Hutchings	Clive Dawson	20 March 1997 (1997-03-20)
Deakin and Skase investigate a fire, and find that a mother's grief has had unexpected repercussions.
34	"Copier"	Peter Cleall and Amanda Abbington guest star	Harry Bradbeer	Simon Tyrrell	21 March 1997 (1997-03-21)
Rawton investigates the assault of a woman in her new flat and tries to link the attack to an unsolved case.
35	"Fashion Victims"	Marlene Sidaway guest stars	Jeremy Silberston	Gwyneth Hughes	25 March 1997 (1997-03-25)
Slater and Garfield arrest a boy for selling stolen goods.
36	"Hook, Line and Sinker"	Vicki Pepperdine and Trevor Byfield guest star	Justin Hardy	Ben Cooper	27 March 1997 (1997-03-27)
Beech investigates a woman who uses her sexuality to con her business partner and clients.
37	"No Claims Bonus"	Philip Martin Brown guest stars	Justin Hardy	Nicholas McInerny	28 March 1997 (1997-03-28)
Croft is concerned when Boulton decides to use a former colleague, now down on his luck, as an informant.
38	"Joker"	Alan Ford, Desmond McNamara and David Horovitch guest star	Martin Hutchings	Katharine Way	31 March 1997 (1997-03-31)
Beech and Croft investigate the killing of a stand-up comic.
39	"Typecast"	Marc Bolton and Shirin Taylor guest star	Mandy Honeyman	Isabelle Grey	1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
Boyden and Page try to find who is responsible for a series of graffiti attacks.
40	"A Hard Rain"	Ariyon Bakare guest stars	John Bruce	Stephen McAteer	3 April 1997 (1997-04-03)
Boulton and Croft have to deal with rival drug dealers when a customer suffers tragic consequences.
41	"Rings on Her Fingers"	First appearance of new style Motorola MTS2000 radios; Sean Arnold guest stars	Chris Lovett	Simon Moss	4 April 1997 (1997-04-04)
Jarvis and Rawton investigate the ram raiding of a shop.
42	"Strange Meeting"	Ron Donachie guest stars	Jo Shoop	Len Collin	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)
Conway coordinates the search for an escaped sex offender and a missing teenager who was last seen in his company.
43	"A Bitter Pill"	Rob Jarvis and John Rogan guest star	Sarah Harding	Barry Simner	10 April 1997 (1997-04-10)
Rawton and Skase investigate an attempted suicide by an ill woman, and suspect her son and daughter of assisting her.
44	"Dial 'M' For Marmalade"	Charles Kay guest stars	Sarah Harding	Edward Canford-Dumas	11 April 1997 (1997-04-11)
Meadows investigates a murder by strangulation and suspects the homeless schizophrenic man whom the victim had befriended.
45	"Sisters"	David Quilter guest stars	Gwennan Sage	Chris Lang	15 April 1997 (1997-04-15)
Daly and Croft investigate the suspicious death of one of three sisters.
46	"Flesh and Blood"	Tracey Wilkinson and Lloyd McGuire guest star	Nigel Douglas	Anne Downey	17 April 1997 (1997-04-17)
Beech investigates the sudden death of a baby on the night that his parents celebrated their anniversary.
47	"Parklife"	Connor McIntyre guest stars	Nigel Douglas	Stephen Plaice	18 April 1997 (1997-04-18)
Loxton and W.P.C. Keane deal with the burglary of a pharmacy and a violent stabbing.
48	"Two's Company"	Natalie Roles guest stars	Jo Shoop	Nigel Baldwin	22 April 1997 (1997-04-22)
Greig and Croft investigate a burglary and discover that the married householder had been in contact with a girl through a "lonely hearts" column.
49	"Inside Edge"	–	John Bruce	Elizabeth-Anne Wheal	25 April 1997 (1997-04-25)
Meadows and Rawton investigate the assault of a prison officer.
50	"You and Me Versus the World"	Heather Peace guest stars	Ged Maguire	Rod Beacham	29 April 1997 (1997-04-29)
Boulton and Lines investigate a vicious hammer attack.
51	"Pay Back"	Andrew Lancel guest stars	Jonathan Hacker	Patrick Melanaphy	1 May 1997 (1997-05-01)
Beech and Carver investigate a vicious attack, but have to piece the evidence together when neither the suspect nor victim can remember what happened.
52	"A Place of Your Own"	Charlie Brooks and Cindy O'Callaghan guest star	Michael Cocker	Kevin Scouler	2 May 1997 (1997-05-02)
Garfield and Page search for a missing teenager and come across a man who exploits children in care.
53	"Don't Want to Hear the Bad News"	–	Jonathan Hacker	Paul Mousley	6 May 1997 (1997-05-06)
Daly and Skase investigate a burglary and uncover a deep rift between the suspect's girlfriend and her mother.
54	"It's Good to Talk"	Adrian Scarborough guest stars	Gwennan Sage	Julian Spilsbury	8 May 1997 (1997-05-08)
Monroe coordinates a search for the victims of a kidnapping.
55	"Split Second"	Kelly George guest stars	Ged Maguire	Candy Denman	9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
Page ends up in a hostage situation following a failed armed robbery.
56	"Old Fools"	Keith Marsh guest stars	Brian Parker	Ben Cooper	13 May 1997 (1997-05-13)
Greig and Croft enlist the help of two pensioners to trap a team of burglars.
57	"Auld Lang Syne"	Howell Evans, Patricia Kane and Rosemary Martin guest star	Michael Cocker	Terry Hodgkinson	15 May 1997 (1997-05-15)
Page and Slater find an apologetic stranger in an elderly couple's back garden, but when Rawton digs deeper into his background his motives for being there seem more suspicious than he made out.
58	"Warnings"	Arthur White and Jo Warne guest star	Brian Parker	Peter J. Hammond	16 May 1997 (1997-05-16)
Boyden and Datta respond to an apparent sighting of a missing woman by her daughter.
59	"Calling Time"	Jacquetta May guest stars	John Bruce	Edwin Pearce	20 May 1997 (1997-05-20)
Boulton and Rawton investigate when a pub landlord is run over after giving Boulton information.
60	"Black and Blue"	Fay Ripley and Aden Gillett guest star	Mike Vardy	Matthew Leys	22 May 1997 (1997-05-22)
Jarvis and Keane arrest a nanny for stealing from her employers.
61	"A Bunch of Fives"	Dominic Power and Justin Pickett guest star	Chris Lovett	Tom Needham	23 May 1997 (1997-05-23)
Shock waves strike Sun Hill when Beech is found beaten unconscious in an alleyway. Uniform and CID join forces to find his attackers.
62	"Short, Sharp, Shock"	Su Elliott guest stars	Tania Diez	Mark Illis	27 May 1997 (1997-05-27)
Boulton and Skase investigate a mugging, but the victim's father takes the law into his own hands
63	"Get You Back"	Amy Marston guest stars	Dominic Lees	Simon Tyrrell	29 May 1997 (1997-05-29)
Quinnan and Keane deal with a teenage girl with a broken nose who claims that her ex-boyfriend assaulted her.
64	"Powers of Persuasion"	–	Tania Diez	Graham Mitchell	30 May 1997 (1997-05-30)
Rawton and Boulton have to decide whether to find the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident, or to prosecute the witness.
65	"A Rock and a Hard Place"	Barbara Marten and Catherine Tate guest star	Mike Vardy	Matthew Wingett	3 June 1997 (1997-06-03)
Deakin and Carver come under pressure from Conway to find a vicious robber who has been preying on elderly victims.
66	"The Wrath of God"	Ellen Thomas and Larrington Walker guest star	Audrey Cooke	Terry Hodgkinson	5 June 1997 (1997-06-05)
Skase and Carver have to deal with a preacher who specialises in dodgy miracles.
67	"Knight Errant"	– Guest star: Natasha Dahlberg	Dominic Lees	Anna Wheatley	6 June 1997 (1997-06-06)
Loxton struggles to cope with a young female suspect who makes no secret of her attraction to him.
68	"Punch Bag"	Andrée Bernard guest stars	Mike Vardy	Steve Handley	10 June 1997 (1997-06-10)
Skase and Croft investigate the circumstances leading to a mother ending up unconscious at the foot of a stairway.
69	"Best Eaten Cold"	–	Peter Lydon	Alan Pollock	12 June 1997 (1997-06-12)
Greig and Rawton investigate a journalist's claims that he acted in self-defence to stop an intruder.
70	"Lucky Day"	–	Peter Lydon	Scott Cherry	13 June 1997 (1997-06-13)
Meadows is concerned when Lines seems to be getting too involved in investigating the sale of some stolen cars.
71	"For Richer, For Poorer"	Annie Hulley and Ben Miles guest star	Albert Barber	Nigel Baldwin	17 June 1997 (1997-06-17)
Quinnan and Garfield look into the disappearance of a man reported missing by his mother, although his wife has her doubts.
72	"No More Milk"	–	John Bruce	Terry Hodgkinson	19 June 1997 (1997-06-19)
Rawton and Page have to deal with a 14-year-old tearaway and half a million pounds in counterfeit money.
73	"An Englishman's Home"	Susan Jameson guest stars	Simon Massey	Barry Simner	20 June 1997 (1997-06-20)
Garfield and Blake are called to help enforce a demolition order on a home extension, when an ongoing dispute between neighbours erupts into violence.
74	"Loyal to the Last"	Nicola Duffett guest stars	John Bruce	Chris McWatters	24 June 1997 (1997-06-24)
Blake arrests a woman for assault and Beech tries to persuade her to help convict her husband for forgery.
75	"Rent"	James McAvoy guest stars	Albert Barber	Stephen McAteer	26 June 1997 (1997-06-26)
Boyden and Keane investigate the hit-and-run of a young busker.
76	"Last Respects"	Perry Fenwick and Kacey Ainsworth guest star	Harry Bradbeer	Stephen Plaice	27 June 1997 (1997-06-27)
Meadows hopes that a family funeral will lure a couple of jewel thieves into the open.
77	"Too Much to Lose"	–	Harry Bradbeer	Candy Denman	1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Stamp tries to persuade an unhappy convict not to ruin his chances of release.
78	"Do Unto Others"	Julie Hesmondhalgh and Eric Mason guest star	Ross Devenish	Tony Lindsay	3 July 1997 (1997-07-03)
Loxton and Keane try to sift the truth from three conflicting stories when a severe case of bullying results in a fifteen-year-old boy being stabbed.
79	"Mid-Life Crisis"	John Cater, Leslee Udwin and Paul Herzberg guest star	Ross Devenish	Gregory Evans	4 July 1997 (1997-07-04)
Daly and Skase discover that a jeweller is fencing stolen goods.
80	"Performing"	Rosie Marcel and Kelly Marcel guest star	Chris Lovett	John Brennan	8 July 1997 (1997-07-08)
Boyden and Page come to the aid of a former porn actress who is worried that her younger sister faces a similar fate.
81	"Playing With Fire"	Letitia Dean guest stars	Jane Prowse	David G. McDonagh	10 July 1997 (1997-07-10)
Meadows and Lines suspect that the owner of a beauty salon set it on fire herself to claim on the insurance policy.
82	"No Guarantees"	Laila Morse and Christopher Colquhoun guest star	Pete Travis	Katharine Way	11 July 1997 (1997-07-11)
Rawton tries to stop a loan shark who is terrorising his female customers, but finds it hard to get the victims to talk
83	"Gentleman Jim"	WPC Jamila Blake is seconded to CID	Mike Vardy	Scott Cherry	15 July 1997 (1997-07-15)
Blake is placed on attachment to C.I.D. D.C. Carver, behind on his paperwork, is far from pleased when Blake drags him around Sun Hill following up leads on a trivial car theft case. Their investigations, however, lead them to a gang of armed robbers.
84	"Rift"	Nick Conway guest stars	Pete Travis	Michael Jenner	17 July 1997 (1997-07-17)
Slater and Ackland attend to what appears to be a teenage catfight over an older man.
85	"Stand By Your Man"	–	Derek Lister	Isabelle Grey	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)
Daly tries to find out who is forcing a convict to smuggle drugs into a prison.
86	"Replica"	Nicholas Pinnock guest stars	Michael Cocker	Rod Lewis	22 July 1997 (1997-07-22)
Loxton and McCann confiscate a gun.
87	"Mr Friday Night"	Amanda Holden and Paul Mark Elliott guest star	Mike Vardy	Len Collin	23 July 1997 (1997-07-23)
Boyden and Page grill a witness after the disappearance of a good-time girl.
88	"Hitting the Nerve"	Barbara Ewing, Fiona Dolman and Roger Allam guest star	Brian Farnham	Renny Krupinski	25 July 1997 (1997-07-25)
Greig and Carver react when one prosecution witness disappears and another ends up in a coma two days before the trial.
89	"Thicker Than Mud"	Elizabeth Bennett and Andrew Scarborough guest star	Ian White	Maxwell Young	29 July 1997 (1997-07-29)
Deakin and Beech investigate an arson attack on a small, respectable clothes shop.
90	"Alternative Therapies"	Daniel Casey and Benedict Wong guest star	Jane Prowse	Clive Dawson	31 July 1997 (1997-07-31)
Skase and Boulton investigate the theft of illegally imported body parts of endangered animals from a Chinese pharmacy.
91	"Foxed"	First appearance of DC Tom Proctor; Jonathan Coy guest stars	Nigel Bristow	Tony McHolland	1 August 1997 (1997-08-01)
Daly and Carver investigate the burglary of an antiques shop and are struck by the strange behaviour of the sales assistant.
92	"These Foolish Things"	Sheree Murphy guest stars	Peter Lydon	Mark Johnson	5 August 1997 (1997-08-05)
D.C.I Meadows leads an investigation into the snatching of a child from his pram and uncovers a case of extortion.
93	"Neighbours"	Neil Maskell guest stars	Nigel Bristow	Mark Holloway	7 August 1997 (1997-08-07)
P.C. Garfield and W.P.C. Keane try to settle a neighbourhood feud.
94	"Glass House"	Margot Leicester and George Sweeney guest star	Peter Lydon	Kevin Scouler	8 August 1997 (1997-08-08)
D.S. Boulton and D.C. Lines try to persuade a woman to help catch her husband, who is involved in a drug deal.
95	"This Old Man"	–	Dominic Lees	Colin Wyatt	12 August 1997 (1997-08-12)
Garfield is affected by the death of an old man.
96	"Tommy the Hero"	James Ottaway and Frank Jarvis guest star	Mike Cocker	Chris Ould	14 August 1997 (1997-08-14)
W.D.C. Rawton has to choose between solving a minor domestic dispute and finding two violent robbers.
97	"Driven To It"	–	Jo Shoop	Patrick Melaphany	15 August 1997 (1997-08-15)
D.S. Daly enlists the help of a cab driver to catch a drug dealer.
98	"A Man Out Walking His Dog"	Roger Walker, Christine Kavanagh and Roy Evans guest star	Jonathan Hacker	Terry Hodgkinson	19 August 1997 (1997-08-19)
Sgt. Boyden and W.P.C. Keane attend the scene of a possible suicide when a man's body is found in a car, poisoned by alcohol and exhaust fumes.
99	"Hunt"	Patrick Murray and Mark Burdis guest star	Jonathan Hacker	Mark Illis	21 August 1997 (1997-08-21)
Sgt. Boyden and D.S. Beech try to find a couple before a vicious drug-dealer gets to them.
100	"Has Anyone Here Seen Bigmouth?"	Anita Dobson, Sharon Small and Del Henney guest star	Jo Shoop	Ray Brooking	22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
D.S. Daly and D.I. Deakin try to find an informant who has disappeared following a failed police operation.
101	"This Land Is Ours"	Philip McGough and Allan Surtees guest star	Brian Farnham	Hugh Ellis	26 August 1997 (1997-08-26)
Sgt. Cryer and Ch. Supt. Brownlow police a demonstration at a development site after peaceful protesters are threatened with violence.
102	"Paying the Piper"	–	Brian Farnham	Sheila Duncan	28 August 1997 (1997-08-28)
D.S. Boulton's investigation is hampered by an informant who is putting family loyalty first.
103	"On the Hurry Up"	–	Mike Cocker	Richard Stoneman	29 August 1997 (1997-08-29)
When a flying bottle causes Slater to crash a panda, Monroe bans all pandas from responding to priority calls, a move that leads to frustration amongst the relief. Slater is suspicious as to why Loxton won't assist him in the investigation into a series of hoax calls linked to his crash.
104	"Not in the Script"	–	Ian White	Robert Jones	2 September 1997 (1997-09-02)
When Slater is recommended by Rawton for undercover work, he is overjoyed. His colleagues, however, ridicule him, and their interference almost costs them a trial operation. Will he bottle it?
105	"Flower Power"	Michael McKell guest stars	Nicholas Laughland	Elizabeth Anne-Wheal	4 September 1997 (1997-09-04)
P.C. Hollis discovers a hoard of illegally imported wildflower bulbs and helps in the subsequent Customs and Excise operation.
106	"A Breach of Trust, Part One"	Jacqueline Defferary guest stars	Nicholas Laughland	Maxwell Young	5 September 1997 (1997-09-05)
Daly's worst fears are realised when a nurse reports that she has received malicious phone calls from a mentally-disturbed ex-prisoner.
107	"A Breach of Trust, Part Two"	Jacqueline Defferary and Anna Manahan guest star	Nicholas Laughland	Maxwell Young	9 September 1997 (1997-09-09)
Daly and Blake are forced to release their prime suspect, and the race is on to prove his guilt before he strikes again.
108	"Fool"	–	Simon Meyers	Spenser Frearson	11 September 1997 (1997-09-11)
P.C. Quinnan and Sgt. Boyden want to use a would-be stand-up comedian as an informant, but he is as hopeless off-stage as he is on.
109	"Armed and Dangerous"	–	Simon Massey	Tunde Babalola	12 September 1997 (1997-09-12)
P.C. McCann is convinced that a gun remains unaccounted for when a gang of armed robbers is captured.
110	"Animals"	Ged Simmons and Derek Riddell guest star	Dominic Lees	Steve Handley	16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)
Ackland and Blake investigate the dangerous world of dog fighting - full of vicious dogs and hard men.
111	"Look into My Eyes"	–	Chris Lovett	Tom Needham	18 September 1997 (1997-09-18)
D.I. Deakin and W.P.C. Blake follow up allegations of attempted rape against a stage hypnotist.
112	"Performance Anxiety"	Jenny McCracken, Desmond Askew and Linda Hayden guest star	Christopher Hodson	J.C. Wilsher	19 September 1997 (1997-09-19)
Sun Hill's performance comes under scrutiny, and officers from C.I.D. and uniform compete against each other in a bid to solve the most crimes.
113	"Different Strokes"	Karl Collins guest stars	Nicholas Laughland	Isabelle Grey	23 September 1997 (1997-09-23)
P.C. Slater goes undercover in an attempt to draw out a thief.
114	"Sparks"	David Quilter, Maureen O'Brien and Brian Capron guest star	Brian Farnham	Peter J Hammond	25 September 1997 (1997-09-25)
D.S. Beech loses his cool with a D.S. from Severn Valley, while Skase falls for the charms of his W.D.C.
115	"The Lion's Den"	Sally Ann Matthews and Paul Angelis guest star	Simon Meyers	Barry Simner	26 September 1997 (1997-09-26)
Slater goes undercover as a bouncer at a club run by the notorious Guy Walsh. As Slater gains his trust, will he be exposed?
116	"The Needs of the Many"	–	Chris Lovett	Clive Dawson	30 September 1997 (1997-09-30)
P.C. Slater is surprised when, in uniform, he bumps into the target of his undercover investigation.
117	"Cross Purposes"	Tony Selby and Sheila Dunn guest star	Ged Maguire	Edwin Pearce	2 October 1997 (1997-10-02)
D.S. Boulton and Sgt. Boyden both have an interest in the same pub landlord, but for different reasons.
118	"Free to Speak?"	Final appearance of PC Nick Slater	Christopher Hodson	Richard Stoneman	3 October 1997 (1997-10-03)
It's P.C. Slater's final day at Sun Hill, and he takes Keane out for a farewell dinner. Loxton, Quinnan and Skase do their best to extinguish any intimate moments.
119	"Dishonour Among Thieves"	June Page guest stars	Ged Maguire	Terry Hodgkinson	7 October 1997 (1997-10-07)
Sgt. Boyden deals with a complaint from a notorious burglar who has had his own house broken into.
120	"Coup de Grace"	Di Botcher and Philip Wright guest star	Tim Holloway	Nicholas McInerny	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
D.S. Boulton finds himself trying to save a marriage when the husband is given another three-year sentence.
121	"Night of the Long Knives"	Jason Salkey guest stars	Brian Parker	Scott Cherry	10 October 1997 (1997-10-10)
The relief are furious at working in endless shifts, especially when Keane, Loxton and Jarvis have called in sick. Its Garfield's duty as Fed Rep to sort things out, when an evening turns from bad to worse.
122	"Straying"	Peter Gunn and John Normington guest star	James Cellan Jones	Rod Beacham	14 October 1997 (1997-10-14)
W.P.C. Page and P.C. Stamp look into the disappearance of a man and his dog. D.S. Beech and D.C. Carver act on info received about an alleged robbery.
123	"A Bad Lot"	–	Ian White	Chris Lang	16 October 1997 (1997-10-16)
P.C. Garfield deals with a twelve-year-old boy who is running amok on a housing estate.
124	"Crimes of a Lesser Passion"	–	James Cellan Jones	Tunde Babalola	17 October 1997 (1997-10-17)
Sgt. Ackland and P.C. Jarvis deal with a stabbing.
125	"Force"	David Quilter and Luisa Bradshaw-White guest star	Michael Ferguson	Carolyn Sally Jones	21 October 1997 (1997-10-21)
Insp. Monroe responds to suggestions that he is out of touch with front-line policing and goes on the beat with P.C. Jarvis.
126	"Walkabout"	Thomas Craig guest stars	Brian Parker	Peter J. Hammond	23 October 1997 (1997-10-23)
W.P.C. Page assists a missing person's enquiry by impersonating the young woman in question.
127	"Shades of Grey, Part One"	Ace Bhatti and Nicola Stephenson guest star	Danny Hiller	Manjit Singh	24 October 1997 (1997-10-24)
D.I. Deakin and D.S. Boulton lead the search for two children who are snatched from school and presumed to be on their way back to Pakistan with their estranged father.
128	"Shades of Grey, Part Two"	Ace Bhatti and Nicola Stephenson guest star	Danny Hiller	Manjit Singh	28 October 1997 (1997-10-28)
D.I. Deakin and D.S. Boulton are on the trail of the kidnapper, but the children's father has decided to pay the ransom money.
129	"Women at Work"	–	John Bruce	Patrick Melaphany	30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
D.C. Carver and W.P.C. Blake investigate the hit-and-run of a woman employed by a jealous lover to test her man's fidelity.
130	"Solid Evidence"	Wil Johnson guest stars.	Tania Diez	Candy Denman	31 October 1997 (1997-10-31)
Insp. Monroe leads the search for a little girl who has disappeared after school, and whose mother is a prostitute and father a pimp.
131	"Going Down"	Colin Baker guest stars	Jo Shoop	Spenser Frearson	4 November 1997 (1997-11-04)
W.D.C. Croft feels let down by the parents of a young drug addict who had promised to keep him clean.
132	"Accomplice"	Hour-long episode, WPC Jamila Blake returns to uniform; Nicholas Murchie guest stars	Derek Lister	Tony Mulholland	6 November 1997 (1997-11-06)
The abduction of a girl bears the hallmarks of a serial killer whom Carver helped to put away years ago. Did he work alone?
133	"Last Fare"	Sally Faulkner and Biddy Hodson guest star	Jo Shoop	Richard McBrien	7 November 1997 (1997-11-07)
D.S. Beech and W.D.C. Rawton investigate the assault and robbery of a minicab driver.
134	"Stolen Thunder"	Mark Wing-Davey guest stars	John Bruce	Stephen Plaice	11 November 1997 (1997-11-11)
D.I. Deakin and D.C. Proctor are furious that an inexperienced young barrister has been assigned to prosecute one of their court cases.
135	"P.C."	–	Ian White	Richard Stoneman	13 November 1997 (1997-11-13)
Loxton carries out an illegal stop-and-search of a black man, unaware that he is an off-duty police officer. This episode is sometimes referred to, misleadingly, as "P.C., Part One" as it is the first part of a two-part story, with "No Trace" as the second part.
136	"No Trace"	Final regular appearance of PC Steve Loxton; Pauline Melville guest stars	Tania Diez	Richard Stoneman	14 November 1997 (1997-11-14)
A disenchanted Steve Loxton decides to resign from the force for good, but before he goes, he helps Quinnan settle a score with a crooked lawyer. This episode is sometimes referred to, misleadingly, as "No Trace, Part Two" as it is the second part of a two-part story, with "P.C." as the first part.
137	"A New Way to Pay Old Debts"	Freddie Earlle guest stars	Albert Barber	Len Collin	18 November 1997 (1997-11-18)
Sgt. Boyden and W.P.C. Blake investigate the death of an alcoholic found burned to death.
138	"After All These Years"	Veronica Roberts and Roy Heather guest star	Tim Holloway	Lisa Evans	20 November 1997 (1997-11-20)
Sgt. Ackland and P.C. Quinnan investigate a car crash involving an elderly driver.
139	"Sands of Time"	Paul Jerricho guest stars	Albert Barber	Anthony Valentine	21 November 1997 (1997-11-21)
As the threat of tenure looms over DC Jim Carver, he is desperate to prove himself to Meadows by capturing a jewel thief who absconded years ago.
140	"Identity Crisis"	John Axon, Stuart Laing and Collette Brown guest star	James Hawes	Mark Clompus	25 November 1997 (1997-11-25)
D.S. Boulton pressurises a young couple in the hope of getting a result.
141	"The Same Stripe, Part One"	James Marcus and JoAnne Good guest star	Chris Lovett	Elizabeth Anne-Wheal	28 November 1997 (1997-11-28)
Ackland finds herself under investigation for accepting bribes.
142	"The Same Stripe, Part Two"	JoAnne Good guest stars	Chris Lovett	Elizabeth Anne-Wheal	2 December 1997 (1997-12-02)
Ackland is behind bars on a charge of accepting bribes, and her trusted informant has disappeared without trace.
143	"Hot Plastic"	–	Harry Bradbeer	Gregory Evans	4 December 1997 (1997-12-04)
D.I. Deakin tries to salvage an operation after an unsuccessful raid in which Sgt. Cryer is scalded, D.C. Skase is injured, and the target escaped.
144	"Gaybashing"	Hannah Waterman guest stars	Michael Ferguson	Simon Tyrell	5 December 1997 (1997-12-05)
Sgt. Boyden and P.C. Quinnan investigate an assault in a public toilet, a notorious meeting place for homosexuals.
145	"Potential For Conflict"	First appearance of PC Luke Ashton; Geoffrey McGivern and Dominic Power guest star	Catherine Morshead	Neil Clarke	9 December 1997 (1997-12-09)
Stamp visits Hendon for new recruit Luke Ashton's last day of training. But Ashton's confidence takes a severe knock, and he might not pass the course.
146	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Jane Wall guest stars	Ged Maguire	Alan Pollock	11 December 1997 (1997-12-11)
D.I. Deakin and W.D.C. Rawton investigate the assault of a man who has been charming middle-aged women out of their savings.
147	"Humpty Dumpty, Part One"	–	Ian White	Tom Needham	12 December 1997 (1997-12-12)
Ashton has a bad first day at Sun Hill when he and Stamp see a boy fall from the roof of a building.
148	"Humpty Dumpty, Part Two"	Rik Mayall and Roy Holder guest star	Ian White	Tom Needham	16 December 1997 (1997-12-16)
Cryer remains convinced that Jimmy's fall off the roof was not an accident. But who pushed him - and is his death linked to the attack on Bannerman?
149	"Humpty Dumpty, Part Three"	Rik Mayall guest stars	Ian White	Tom Needham.	18 December 1997 (1997-12-18)
All evidence points to Jimmy's father killing Bannerman and then pushing his son off the roof. But can Cryer and Ashton find a way to prove it?
150	"Out"	Jason Merrells guest stars	Harry Bradbeer	Tony Mulholland	19 December 1997 (1997-12-19)
D.S. Daly puts the pressure on an ex-con who would risk another jail sentence rather than inform on a friend.
151	"Twanky"	Hour-long episode	Mike Cocker	Mark Holloway	22 December 1997 (1997-12-22)
Putting on a Christmas panto proves to be the toughest case of the year for Page and the officers at Sun Hill.
152	"Things That Go Bump in the Night"	Final episode produced by Michael Chapman, first appearance of PC Sam Harker; Timothy Bateson guest stars	Gill Wilkinson	Terry Hodgkinson	30 December 1997 (1997-12-30)
Sgt. Boyden and W.P.C. Page find a notorious safecracker, blown up and in a semi-conscious state, in a dilapidated building.

External links

• The Bill Season 13 at IMDb