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Season of television series

The Bill

Series 8

Series 8 (Australian DVD Cover)

No. of episodes| 105
Release
Original network| ITV
Original release| 2 January (1992-01-02) –
31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
Series chronology

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The eighth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 2 January and 31 December 1992. 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 PC Steve Loxton and DC Mike Dashwood. With special guest star: Bronagh Gallagher from The Commitments movie.

A number of cast and crew commentaries for Series 8 episodes have been recorded, available exclusively for subscribers of The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel.[1] These include for the episodes Acting Detective, Dinosaur and Just Send Some Flowers.

All the major storylines and characters featured in 1992 are reviewed by TV historian Edward Kellett in the book Reaching A Verdict: Reviewing The Bill (1990-1992)

## Cast changes

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### Arrivals

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* DCI Jack Meadows (Episode 24–)
* DC Alan Woods (Episode 56–)
* WPC Polly Page (Episode 83–)
* PC Gary McCann (Episode 90–)

### Departures

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* DCI Kim Reid – Promoted to Detective Superintendent at MS15
* WPC Suzanne Ford – Unexplained
* WPC Delia French – Unexplained
* Sgt. Alec Peters – Moved to Duty Sergeant
* DC Mike Dashwood – Transferred to the Antiques Squad

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## Episodes

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#  | Title  | Episode notes  | Directed by  | Written by  | Original air date

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1| "The Best Policy"
| Clive Wedderburn guest stars| Derek Lister| Victoria Taylor| 2 January 1992 (1992-01-02)

D.C.I. Reid's influence in high places suddenly makes D.I. Burnside look vulnerable to criticism. CID investigate an armed robbery. (Clive Wedderburn, who plays Lennie Johnstone, will later be cast as regular character PC Gary McCann.)

2| "A Friend in Need"
| Edmund Pegge guest stars| Bill Pryde| Duncan Gould| 7 January 1992 (1992-01-07)

P.C. Quinnan is the subject of a civil complaint. P.C.s Stamp and Stringer follow up on a fire at a home for ex-psychiatric patients, but find little care in the community.

3| "Whose Side Are You On?"
| William Simons and Tom Kelly guest star| Bill Hays| Duncan Gould| 9 January 1992 (1992-01-09)

D.C. Lines investigates a mugging, and tries to get the victim charged with the murder of his assailant.

4| "Lip Service"
| Oliver Smith, Ian Reddington, Sherrie Hewson and Samantha Womack guest star| Derek Lister| Arthur Ellis| 14 January 1992 (1992-01-14)

D.C. Lines is enjoying an off-duty pint in his local pub and becomes involved in a bar brawl.

5| "Illegals"
| –| Laura Sims| Christopher Russell| 16 January 1992 (1992-01-16)

D.C. Lines investigates when a cellarful of illegal immigrants is discovered. He enlists the help of Sgt. Boyden, who takes a fancy to one of the females. Lines warns him off.

6| "Fair Play"
| Alex Walkinshaw, Roger Griffiths and Jason Isaacs guest star| Niall Leonard| Mark Holloway| 21 January 1992 (1992-01-21)

P.C. Quinnan investigates the illegal sale of steroids. P.C. Garfield is put on the spot when his old sparring partner is arrested.

7| "Dinosaur"
| Jo Martin, Trevor Byfield and Jeremy Bulloch guest star| Laura Sims| Victoria Taylor| 23 January 1992 (1992-01-23)

D.I. Burnside's unorthodox policing methods, which include flushing an informant's head down a toilet, set him on a collision course with D.C.I. Reid, who has already received several complaints about Sun Hill officers. A video commentary for this episode with writer Tim Vaughan (credited on broadcast as Victoria Taylor) and director Laura Sims is available on The Bill Podcast.[2]

8| "Joyride"
| Colin Spaull and Terry Molloy guest star| John Strickland| Mike Harris| 28 January 1992 (1992-01-28)

A girl is seriously injured in a joyriding incident. Ch. Supt. Brownlow must decide whether he is prepared to risk a riot by sending officers into an estate to round up the culprits.

9| "Not Waving"
| Dexter Fletcher guest stars| Richard Holthouse| Russell Lewis| 30 January 1992 (1992-01-30)

A student nurse is sexually assaulted. D.I. Burnside arrests the obvious suspect, but he escapes from police custody.

10| "Mates"
| Annie Hulley guest stars| Derek Lister| Philip Palmer| 4 February 1992 (1992-02-04)

Sgt. Cryer is finding being non-operational tedious. He goes undercover as a punter in a brothel, but his presence on the operation antagonises Sgt. Peters. Cryer goes to sees Ch. Supt. Brownlow about giving up his job as duty sergeant and going back to the relief.

11| "Lost Boy"
| Robert Glenister guest stars| Nicholas Laughland| Mark Holloway| 6 February 1992 (1992-02-06)

D.S. Greig is led to a vice ring when searching for a missing thirteen-year-old boy. D.C. Dashwood and W.P.C. Ackland are brought into an operation against ponces running rent boys.

12| "Chicken"
| Liz Gebhardt guest stars,| Chris Lovett| Julian Jones| 11 February 1992 (1992-02-11)

P.C. Stringer tries to stop some children from playing 'chicken' on the railway line, but one of them is run down by a train. Sgt. Peters transfers upstairs to the post of duty sergeant, swapping roles with Bob Cryer, who returns to the relief.

13| "Somebody Special"
"Bronagh Gallagher (from The Commitments)"| Final regular appearance of DCI Kim Reid| John Strickland| Christopher Russell| 13 February 1992 (1992-02-13)

Acting D.I. Greig tries to recruit a hardened female thief as a snout, but finds her more than a match for him. D.C.I. Reid is promoted out of Sun Hill to MS15.

14| "Previous Convictions"
"Johnny Murphy guest stars (from The Commitments)"| –| Aisling Walsh| Tony Etchells| 18 February 1992 (1992-02-18)

Investigating an apparent accident in which a man's hand is crushed in a car-breaker's yard, Sgt. Maitland uncovers years of animosity, neglect and revenge.

15| "Beggar My Neighbour"
| Beryl Cooke guest stars| Niall Leonard| Jonathan Whitten| 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20)

A tramp is attacked, leading the police into a web of crime.

16| "It's a Small World"
| Ian Redford, Kenneth Cope and Paul Jerricho guest star| Bill Pryde| Barry Appleton| 25 February 1992 (1992-02-25)

Thinking of leaving the force, D.C. Dashwood is tempted by a lucrative business opportunity with a firm of security consultants.

17| "Licence"
| Sally Rogers and Tom Georgeson guest star| Gordon Flemyng| Neil McKay| 27 February 1992 (1992-02-27)

A man convicted of strangling his wife has been released on licence, but the probation service fails to notify Sun Hill. His presence comes to light when his son causes a disturbance.

18| "Comeback"
| –| John Darnell| Julian Jones| 3 March 1992 (1992-03-03)

The community police station run by P.C. Smollett is fire-bombed. The area car is stolen from P.C. Loxton and W.P.C. Datta, and it is written off in an RTA.

19| "Fireproof"
| Rachel Victoria Roberts guest stars| Mike Dormer| Julian Jones| 5 March 1992 (1992-03-05)

D.I. Burnside leads an investigation into the firebombing of the community police station.

20| "The Paddy Factor"
| Edward Peel guest stars| Chris Lovett| J. C. Wilsher| 10 March 1992 (1992-03-10)

D.C. Carver and W.D.C. Martella have a car thief under observation, and see him shot as he gets into a car. The Anti-Terrorist Squad is called in, and the IRA is suspected.

21| "The Wild Rover"
| Final appearance of WPC Suzanne Ford; Edward Peel and Clare Clifford guest star| Chris Lovett| J.C. Wilsher| 12 March 1992 (1992-03-12)

D.S. Roach ignores the Anti-Terrorist Squad, and investigates a possible IRA cell.

22| "Coincidence"
| Rod Culbertson and Denise Black guest star| Patrick Lau| Peter J. Hammond| 17 March 1992 (1992-03-17)

A small boy known for lying claims to have been the subject of an attempted abduction in an adventure playground.

23| "Going Soft"
| Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Anna Cropper guest star| Derek Lister| Barry Appleton| 19 March 1992 (1992-03-19)

A routine trip to a magistrate for a warrant turns into a nightmare for D.C. Dashwood when he is taken prisoner by two hooded burglars.

24| "Re-Hab"
| First regular appearance of DCI Jack Meadows| Derek Lister| Tony Etchells| 24 March 1992 (1992-03-24)

AMIP's Detective Superintendent Jack Meadows is bumped down to DCI and becomes the new boss of Sun Hill CID, much to the chagrin of Burnside. He becomes involved with a father suspected of murdering his drug addict son.

25| "Acting Detective"
| Final appearance of PC Delia French| Nicholas Laughland| Mark Holloway| 26 March 1992 (1992-03-26)

A woman who collapsed at an airport is found to be a mule, smuggling drugs in her stomach. D.I. Burnside, with only limited time to mount an operation, gets W.P.C. French to take the courier's place in an attempt to uncover the dealer. A video commentary with writer Mark Holloway is available on The Bill Podcast.[3]

26| "Stopover"
| Edward Burnham guest stars| Aisling Walsh| Peter J. Hammond| 31 March 1992 (1992-03-31)

P.C. Smollett tries to offer a follow-up service to victims of crime. A woman whose husband is in prison, and who runs a guesthouse, keeps reporting an intruder on the premises. Smollett gives her support, but P.C. Garfield thinks he is wasting his time.

27| "Suspects"
| Eric Deacon and Roger Blake guest star| Richard Holthouse| Philip Palmer| 2 April 1992 (1992-04-02)

D.S. Greig arrests a suspect for an armed robbery, but is proved wrong.

28| "All the King's Horses"
| –| John Darnell| Duncan Gould| 7 April 1992 (1992-04-07)

A lorry overturns and sheds its load outside a school, burying a boy and girl and putting P.C. Loxton to the test.

29| "Party Politics"
| Dominic Keating, Barbara Wilshere and Derek Martin guest star| Alan Bell| Susan Shattock| 9 April 1992 (1992-04-09)

W.D.C. Martella celebrates her birthday. D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach go to a party attended by a crooked businessman, who makes Burnside an offer he cannot refuse.

30| "Trials and Tribulations"
| Final regular appearance of Sgt. Alec Peters; Amelda Brown guest stars| Chris Lovett| Anthony Valentine| 14 April 1992 (1992-04-14)

W.P.C. Marshall becomes a vital witness in a murder trial, and soon realises that someone is trying to intimidate her.

31| "A Can of Worms"
| Andrew Carr guest stars| Charles Beeson| Duncan Gould| 16 April 1992 (1992-04-16)

A traffic accident draws attention to a minicab firm.

32| "Timing"
| Robin Soans guest stars| Aisling Walsh| Russell Lewis| 21 April 1992 (1992-04-21)

D.C.I. Meadows tries to find the link between three arson attacks. D.S. Roach and D.C. Dashwood track down an escaped prisoner, but Roach seems more interested in his beautiful wife.

33| "A Nice Little Line in Plastic"
| –| Sarah Pia Anderson| Margaret Simpson| 23 April 1992 (1992-04-23)

P.C. Quinnan and W.P.C. Datta arrest a girl using stolen credit cards and uncover a major racket.

34| "Trial and Error"
| Ian McElhinney, John Hannah and Ben Aris guest star| Alan Bell| Edward Dumas| 28 April 1992 (1992-04-28)

Burnside investigates an arson attack on the home of a vicious assault suspect let off by a mis-trial.

35| "Owning Up"
| –| Charles Beeson| Martyn Wade| 30 April 1992 (1992-04-30)

P.C.s Loxton and Stringer follow up on a mugging but their case is nearly ruined when it collides with an investigation by D.S. Greig and D.C.I. Meadows. Can W.P.C. Ackland crack the case?

36| "Up Behind"
| –| Sarah Pia Anderson| J.C. Wilsher| 5 May 1992 (1992-05-05)

It's Saturday night, but CID are at work trailing a known criminal believed to be responsible for a series of artifice burglaries involving pensioners.

37| "Appearances"
| John Duttine guest stars| Patrick Lau| Simon Moss| 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

Following an argument with a drunken pub customer, a young barmaid is hit by a car and later dies. P.C.s Quinnan and Stringer have their suspicions about the customer. Could it be manslaughter?

38| "Principled Negotiation"
| Pete Postlethwaite guest stars| Gordon Flemyng| J.C. Wilsher| 12 May 1992 (1992-05-12)

D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach look favourably on an ex-villain with a loan-shark problem, but they expect favours in return.

39| "Sign of Our Times"
| Lindsey Coulson guest stars| Laura Sims| David Squire| 14 May 1992 (1992-05-14)

An armed robber admits to D.C. Lines that redundancy and the repossession of his house made him take to crime to solve his problems.

40| "Priorities"
| –| Anya Camilleri| Neil McKay| 19 May 1992 (1992-05-19)

P.C.s Stringer and Loxton attend to a theft at an old people's home and begin to suspect that the ex-policeman who runs the home is ill-treating residents.

41| "Users"
| Elizabeth Carling guest stars| Laura Sims| Simon Moss| 21 May 1992 (1992-05-21)

W.D.C. Martella arrests a woman for drug dealing. D.I. Burnside suspects that she is using teenage girls as couriers by offering them free holidays in Spain, but she is being exploited by a bigger dealer.

42| "Man of the People"
| –| Richard Holthouse| Christopher Russell| 26 May 1992 (1992-05-26)

P.C. Stringer wins the election for the post of Federation Rep, beating the incumbent P.C. Hollis by fifty-eight votes to two. Ch. Supt. Brownlow decides to eat in the canteen with the other ranks, much to their discomfort.

43| "Runaway"
| Colin McCormack guest stars| Derek Lister| Christopher Russell| 28 May 1992 (1992-05-28)

D.S Roach investigates the beating of a teenage girl, and tries to establish if his suspect is also responsible for a number of murders being investigated by AMIP.

44| "Exposures"
| Ché Walker, Gemma Craven and David Schofield guest star| Richard Holthouse| Mark Holloway| 2 June 1992 (1992-06-02)

A young model claims that she was sexually assaulted during a photographic session. W.D.C. Martella discovers that every picture tells a story.

45| "Better the Devil"
| Rudolph Walker and Caroline John guest star| Jeremy Silberston| Russell Lewis| 4 June 1992 (1992-06-04)

P.C. Stringer gets involved with a bizarre household, and discovers a horrifying case of parental cruelty in the attic. W.P.C. Marshall goes on attachment to the Domestic Violence Unit at Stafford Row.

46| "Prisoners"
| –| Chris Lovett| Victoria Taylor| 9 June 1992 (1992-06-09)

Sgt. Boyden and P.C. Hollis are hoping for a quiet night in the custody suite at Sun Hill, but that's not how it turns out.

47| "World To Rights"
| Jeremy Young guest stars| Graham Theakston| Russell Lewis| 11 June 1992 (1992-06-11)

W.P.C. Marshall, on attachment to the Domestic Violence Unit at Stafford Row, makes an error of judgement and is attacked by a woman's husband.

48| "Do the Right Thing"
| –| Christopher Hodson| Marianne Colbran| 16 June 1992 (1992-06-16)

P.C. Stringer is mugged by a gang, and determines to get his own back. P.C. Quinnan and W.P.C. Datta follow a cheque card fraudster.

49| "Hiding to Nothing"
| –| Graham Theakston| Jonathan Rich| 18 June 1992 (1992-06-18)

P.C. Stamp is ambushed by a gang of youths on a local estate. In trying to assist him, W.P.C. Ackland crashes the Area car, much to P.C. Loxton's delight.

50| "Punching Judy"
| –| Moira Armstrong| Russell Lewis| 22 June 1992 (1992-06-22)

A woman lies critically injured in hospital, beaten up by her husband. D.S. Greig and D.C.I. Meadows interview the husband. W.P.C. Marshall decides to quit the Domestic Violence Unit.

51| "Vicious Circles"
| Carol Harrison guest stars| Christopher Hodson| Duncan Gould| 25 June 1992 (1992-06-25)

P.C. Hollis arrests a woman for being drunk in charge of a baby, and finds himself drawn into a complicated family set-up.

52| "Up All Night"
| Cindy O'Callaghan guest stars| Mike Dormer| Tony Etchells| 30 June 1992 (1992-06-30)

P.C. Garfield pursues a burglar and is beaten up. Sgt. Boyden's inaction brings hostility from the relief and trouble for D.S. Roach.

53| "Part of the Furniture"
| Final regular appearance of DC Mike Dashwood; Linda Henry and James Garbutt guest star| Udayan Prasad| Christopher Russell| 2 July 1992 (1992-07-02)

D.C. Dashwood is to be transferred to the Art and Antiques Squad. D.S. Roach hands him a burglary at an infants' school as a wind-up, but it develops into a case that allows Dashwood to show the others a thing or two.

54| "Snakes and Ladders"
| –| Mike Dormer| Tony Etchells| 7 July 1992 (1992-07-07)

It's P.C. Garfield's first day back after the attack. The relief place bets on the likelihood of Garfield punching Sgt. Boyden, but Garfield eventually takes his revenge.

55| "Street Cleaning"
| –| Laura Sims| Christopher Russell| 9 July 1992 (1992-07-09)

Sgt. Cryer gets the relief to put the Garfield-Boyden conflict behind them and get back to work, to sort out the takeover of genuine beggars' pitches by violent professional thieves.

56| "Hands Up"
| First appearance of DC Alan Woods; Cheryl Hall and Rowena Cooper guest star| Michael Simpson| Christopher Russell| 14 July 1992 (1992-07-14)

Conway decides he needs to get back on the beat, and arrests a drunk for criminal damage.

57| "A Scandalous Act"
| Guest appearance of now-Det. Supt. Kim Reid; Martine McCutcheon guest stars| Anya Camilleri| Anthony Valentine| 16 July 1992 (1992-07-16)

P.C. Garfield brings in a teenaged girl arrested at a drugs party, and she accuses him of sexually assaulting her.

58| "Raiders"
| Janet Lees Price guest stars| Brian Parker| Rib Davis| 21 July 1992 (1992-07-21)

A ram-raid ends in tragedy when a boy is killed. But what was his part in the affair?

59| "Talk Out"
| –| Brian Parker| Peter J. Hammond| 23 July 1992 (1992-07-23)

A middle-aged couple arrive at the front desk and report their neighbour missing, but W.P.C. Ackland is not sure that they are telling the whole truth.

60| "True Confessions"
| Tenniel Evans guest stars| Jeremy Silberston| Edward Dumas| 28 July 1992 (1992-07-28)

D.S. Roach is put under pressure when a suspect retracts a confession and accuses the police of oppression.

61| "Private Enterprise"
| Lucy Benjamin guest stars| Patrick Lau| Carolyn Sally Jones| 29 July 1992 (1992-07-29)

D.C.I. Meadows tackles CID about passing intelligence to the collator; but D.S. Roach is reluctant to share information relating to his current operation.

62| "Getting Through"
| Roberta Taylor and Brian Croucher guest star| Andrew Higgs| Carolyn Sally Jones| 4 August 1992 (1992-08-04)

The night shift is saddled with a feud between two men who come to the front desk with allegations of GBH against each other.

63| "Last Night of Freedom"
| Jamie Foreman guest stars| Chris Clough| Lizzie Mickery| 6 August 1992 (1992-08-06)

Someone is stabbed on a stag night, but the likely suspect cannot remember a thing about it.

64| "Cutting Loose"
| Allan Corduner and Jonathan Kydd guest star| Chris Clough| Steve Trafford| 11 August 1992 (1992-08-11)

Burnside and Lines are returning a chief suspect to prison when they are ambushed by a gang of masked men, who spring him.

65| "Soft Target"
| Paterson Joseph and Michael Ripper guest star| Laura Sims| Roy MacGregor| 13 August 1992 (1992-08-13)

P.C. Smollett discovers that a local villain is driving people out of their flats and reletting them to squatters. At Sun Hill, a civilian typist is discovered to be having an affair with a known villain.

66| "I've Never Been to Harrogate"
| Charles Kay guest stars| Moira Armstrong| Christopher Russell| 18 August 1992 (1992-08-18)

D.S. Greig and D.C. Woods investigate the mysterious collapse of an old lady who has been burgled.

67| "Human Resources"
| Bruce Alexander guest stars| Andrew Higgs| Robert Jones| 20 August 1992 (1992-08-20)

Two con men are preying on women through the small ads in the local paper. Lack of personnel for D.S. Roach's operation places W.D.C. Martella in danger.

68| "Exit"
| Sarah Alexander guest stars| Tom Cotter| Peter J. Hammond| 25 August 1992 (1992-08-25)

A loan shark is attacked. D.S. Greig has a vital witness who is young, blonde and pretty, but she keeps stringing him along, and then disappears.

69| "Loyalties"
| Dean Gaffney guest stars| Tom Cotter| Duncan Gould| 27 August 1992 (1992-08-27)

Acting on information from a snout, D.I. Burnside mounts a raid on crack-houses. When details of the raid are leaked, D.C.I. Meadows challenges Burnside over the trustworthiness of his team.

70| "Snap Shot"
| Colin Wells guest stars| Mike Dormer| Tony Etchells| 1 September 1992 (1992-09-01)

A complaint over loud music quickly escalates into an armed siege, as a man waves a gun at P.C.s Stamp and Quinnan.

71| "Letting Go"
| Martin Marquez and Alan Westaway guest star| Chris Lovett| Joanne Maguire| 3 September 1992 (1992-09-03)

Reg is playing with a train set before going out. He is looking for a place to live as he is moving out of the section house. (Martin Marquez appears as Danny Pearce before later becoming a regular character.)

72| "Travelling Light"
| –| Sheree Folkson| Rod Lewis| 8 September 1992 (1992-09-08)

Viv helps Donna dress up for a reconstruction of a murder case.

73| "Radio Waves"
| Stephen Lord and Joe Absolom guest stars| Chris Lovett| Simon Moss| 10 September 1992 (1992-09-10)

After Stamp, Quinnan and Smollett pursue a stolen Escort XR3i in Sierra1, Monroe talks to Conway about a problem with a car chase.

74| "A Blind Eye"
| Russell Boulter, Adjoa Andoh and Eileen Way guest star| Mike Dormer| Julian Jones| 15 September 1992 (1992-09-15)

Viv brings in an elderly mugging victim who helps make an identikit picture. Boyden gets spoken to by Monroe about working with the relief.

75| "Sympathy for the Devil"
| Harry Fowler and Vladek Sheybal guest star| Sheree Folkson| Edward Dumas| 17 September 1992 (1992-09-17)

D.I. Burnside sets a trap for an armed robber at a building society, and is surprised to finds that the culprit is a man in his sixties.

76| "Force Is Part of the Service"
| David Harewood and Sally Faulkner guest star| Anya Camilleri| J.C. Wilsher| 22 September 1992 (1992-09-22)

Brownlow and Conway have a meeting with councillors about the changes in the police force. Conway gives them a tour of the station.

77| "On the Record, Off the Record"
| Alan Ford, Allan Corduner, Treva Etienne and Roy Heather guest star| Anya Camilleri| David Hoksins| 24 September 1992 (1992-09-24)

CID investigates a break-in at a warehouse which resulted in the theft of personal CD players.

78| "Stoning the Glasshouse"
| Anthony Daniels, Mark Arden and Stephen Moore guest star| David Attwood| Anthony Valentine| 29 September 1992 (1992-09-29)

Cryer visits a friend who is the head of a neighbourhood watch. His son is stealing to support his drug habit.

79| "Tip-Off"
| Brian Capron guest stars| John Darnell| Sebastian Walker| 1 October 1992 (1992-10-01)

Tosh is asked for by a burglar whom he put inside. He gives Tosh information that there might be a bank robbery.

80| "Open to Offers"
| Tim McInnerny guest stars| Roger Gartland| Russell Lewis| 6 October 1992 (1992-10-06)

Monroe and the relief go to a pub where some men are damaging it. One of the men tries to blackmail Quinnan over some moonlighting.

81| "Playing God"
| Pat Nye guest stars| Roger Gartland| Margaret Phelan| 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08)

CID are tied up with a court case. A burglary suspect of Roach's may have to be released as he is at court.

82| "Crack of Doom"
| –| John Darnell| Gregory Evans| 13 October 1992 (1992-10-13)

There is a search of people looking for crack. A man has a scuffle with another man and claims a piece of crack was planted on him.

83| "Spit and Polish"
| First appearance of WPC Polly Page; George Irving guest stars| Frank W. Smith| Robert Jones| 15 October 1992 (1992-10-15)

Loxton is late for shift. Just as Loxton is about to arrest a fine defaulter, Quinnan is nearly run over by a speeding Mercedes.

84| "Overdue"
| Lloyd McGuire, Paul Ritter and Nicola Duffett guest star| Chris Lovett| J.C. Wilsher| 20 October 1992 (1992-10-20)

Burnside talks to a snout in a bus queue about a delivery. Woods and Carver observe the delivery and CID raid the premises.

85| "We Should Be Talking"
| Hugo Speer guest stars| David Attwood| Duncan Gould| 22 October 1992 (1992-10-22)

Garfield is following a silver car that might have been involved in a ramraid. While checking in with the station, his radio goes dead.

86| "Reasonable Grounds"
| June Page and Larry Martyn guest star| Colm Villa| Julian Spilsbury| 27 October 1992 (1992-10-27)

Datta goes to see a man about a missing child. Stringer has to tell a man his brother is dead.

87| "Discipline"
| Gary Whelan guest stars| Colm Villa| Joanna Maguire| 29 October 1992 (1992-10-29)

An obbo on a club nearly goes wrong when a fight starts outside it.

88| "Minefield"
| Selina Cadell and Sam Kelly guest star| Jean Stewart| Carolyn Sally Jones| 3 November 1992 (1992-11-03)

Sgt. Maitland finds himself in the wrong when he discovers a serious procedural error meant that a dangerous and possibly psychopathic man has been arrested twice for the same offence and released.

89| "Gamers"
| Gordon Warnecke guest stars| Frank W. Smith| Jonathan Myerson| 5 November 1992 (1992-11-05)

Lines investigates a fire bombing of an Asian shop. Quinnan and Marshall investigate an Asian lady accused of shoplifting.

90| "Occupational Hazard"
| First appearance of PC Gary McCann| Jean Stewart| Carolyn Sally Jones| 10 November 1992 (1992-11-10)

When sex appeal doesn't get him what he wants, Harry Osborne turns vicious. W.D.C. Martella has to pick up the pieces.

91| "Just Send Some Flowers"
| Adrian Lester and Liz Crowther guest star| Chris Lovett| Michael Jenner| 12 November 1992 (1992-11-12)

W.D.C. Martella investigates a burglary that occurred during a funeral. A video commentary for this episode with writer Michael Jenner is available on The Bill Podcast[4]

92| "Waifs and Strays"
| Gavin Richards and Barbara Keogh guest star| Haldance Duncan| Jonathan Rich| 17 November 1992 (1992-11-17)

An old lady brings a blood-stained book belonging to a missing girl in to the station. D.C. Lines uncovers the family's dark secrets and comes up with an unexpected result.

93| "Happy Families"
| Charlotte Coleman guest stars| Andrew Higgs| David Hoskins| 19 November 1992 (1992-11-19)

What's a smart girl like Sharon doing with a villain like Daniel Batt? D.I. Burnside thinks it's all to do with female hormones, but W.D.C. Martella is not so sure.

94| "Well Out of Order"
| –| Peter Smith| Steve Trafford| 24 November 1992 (1992-11-24)

Meadows and Burnside want to go in force to the Tankeray estate to root out the criminal element, but Brownlow is committed to a softer approach.

95| "Into the Mire"
| –| Peter Smith| Steve Trafford| 26 November 1992 (1992-11-26)

CID receive information that leads to the arrest of a prolific handler of stolen goods.

96| "Master of the House"
| –| Derek Lister| Christopher Russell| 1 December 1992 (1992-12-01)

The body of a respectable family man is found on a notorious patch of wasteland.

97| "Fireworks"
| Neil Maskell guest stars| Nicholas Laughland| Duncan Gould| 3 December 1992 (1992-12-03)

Stamp uses some old-fashioned policing methods to tackle the problem of children playing with railway detonators.

98| "Cold Shoulder"
| –| Haldane Duncam| Tony Etchells| 8 December 1992 (1992-12-08)

A local youth with form is stabbed in the centre of a densely populated housing development. D.C.I. Meadows investigates when no witnesses come forward.

99| "Safety First"
| –| Nicholas Laughland| Mick Duffy| 10 December 1992 (1992-12-10)

Following an armed robbery, D.I. Burnside confronts the problems caused by the widespread ownership of shotguns, and discovers just how easy it is for them to get into the wrong hands.

100| "Counting the Cost"
| Stanley Townsend guest stars| Laurence Moody| Anthony Valentine| 15 December 1992 (1992-12-15)

A local hero who prevented a robbery, and was severely injured in the process, but received no compensation, is being harassed by a scrap dealer until W.P.C. Ackland turns the tables with some harassment of her own.

101| "Compassion"
| –| Chris Lovett| Frank Kippax| 17 December 1992 (1992-12-17)

A probation officer seems eager to assist D.I. Burnside over the murder of a prostitute, but how close is she to the murderer?

102| "Finders Keepers"
| Guest appearance of DC Mike Dashwood; Terence Bayler, Kate Williams and John Cater guest star| Derek Lister| Christopher Russell| 22 December 1992 (1992-12-22)

D.C. Carver finds a buried treasure and the glory should be his. D.C. Dashwood, now with the Art and Antiques Squad, takes the case away and gets a result.

103| "Return Match"
| Guest appearance of DC Mike Dashwood| Derek Lister| Christopher Russell| 24 December 1992 (1992-12-24)

When a collection of valuable dolls is stolen, D.C. Dashwood from the Art and Antiques Squad turns up, wrong-foots D.C. Lines and gets a result.

104| "High Places"
| Anna Keaveney and Caroline John guest star| Jeremy Silberston| Peter J. Hammond| 29 December 1992 (1992-12-29)

An ex-criminal who used to be part of a circus high-wire act is found dead, apparently from a fall, but the pathologist says he died elsewhere.

105| "When Push Comes to Shove"
| –| Matthew Evans| Tony Etchells| 31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)

Sun Hill officers are drinking after shift when some troublemakers arrive at the pub. W.P.C. Ackland tries to calm the situation, but P.C.s Quinnan and Loxton decide that she needs their protection, and provoke a fight with a violent thug.

## References

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1. ^ "Patreon".
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## External links

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* The Bill Season 8 at IMDb

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