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The Bill in 1985


Peter Ellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ch. Supt. Charles Brownlow
John Salthouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D.I. Roy Galloway
Tony Scannell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..D.S. Edward 'Ted' Roach
Jon Iles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.C. Michael 'Mike' Dashwood
Roger Leach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sgt. Tom Penny
Eric Richard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sgt. Bob Cryer
Larry Dann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Sgt. Alec Peters
Philip Rowlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sgt. Crosland
Colin Blumenau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..P.C. Francis 'Taffy' Edwards
Robert Hudson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..P.C. Tony 'Yorkie' Smith
Jeff Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. Reg Hollis
Gary Olsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. Dave Litten
Ralph Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. Peter 'Pete' Muswell
Nula Conwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W.P.C. Vivian 'Viv' Martella
Ashley Gunstock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. Robin Frank
Ronnie Cush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.C. Abraham 'Abe' Lyttleton
Mark Wingett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. James 'Jim' Carver
Trudie Goodwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W.P.C. June Ackland
Chris Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.C. Nick Shaw

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Production[]

The Second Series was made and broadcast in 1985 - the Director of Woodentop, Peter Cregeen, was appointed Producer as Michael Chapman had left to make Mr Palfrey of Westminster.

The theft of a briefcase from a car led Sun Hill into the investigation of a pornography racket (Burning The Books); a safebreaker escaped from prison and tried to get himself rearrested when he realised life on the inside was better (Death Of A Cracksman); and PC Ackland and Sergeant Cryer uncovered a counterfeit perfume factory in the docklands area (The Sweet Smell Of Failure). Electrical work at Sun Hill caused inconvenience for all, as tensions between between Roach and Galloway ran high (Snouts and Red Herrings); and Sun Hill officers launched a full-scale search for a missing eight-year-old girl (Lost).

Martella arrested a woman who had been 'pregnant' for 13 months, concealing stolen cigarettes in the 'bulge' (Suspects); racial hatred came to a head by leftist agitators (Homebeat); and Smith and Dashwood were in pursuit of suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a milkman (Hostage). PCs Edwards and Carver returned a lost pig and con-men were burgling houses by delivering wardrobes, with one man hidden inside (This Little Pig).


Episode Count[]

Ranking Character Played by Number of Episodes Running total Previous year's ranking
1 DI Galloway John Salthouse 9 17 1
2 DS Roach Tony Scannell 9 16 7
3 DC Dashwood Jon Iles 9 16 8
4 Sgt Cryer Eric Richard 9 17 2
5 PC Edwards Colin Blumenau 9 17 3
6 PC Carver Mark Wingett 9 17 5
7 PC Ackland Trudie Goodwin 9 17 6
8 Sgt Penny Roger Leach 8 14 9
9 PC Smith Robert Hudson 8 N/A
10 PC Martella Nula Conwell 7 10 13
11 Ch Supt Brownlow Peter Ellis 6 11 11
12 PC Hollis Jeff Stewart 5 10 12
13 PC Muswell Ralph Brown 5 TBA N/A
14 PC Lyttleton Ronny Cush 4 TBA N/A
15 PC Shaw Chris Walker 4 TBA N/A
15 Sgt Peters Larry Dann 3 4 15
16 PC Litten Gary Olsen 3 11 4
17 PC Frank Ashley Gunstock 3 9 10

Episodes[]

9 - 1 - 1985x001 - Burning The Books - 08-Jan-1985
10 - 1 - 1985x002 - Death of A Cracksman - 15-Jan-1985
11 - 1 - 1985x003 - The Sweet Smell of Failure - 22-Jan-1985
12 - 2 - 1985x004 - Snouts and Red Herrings - 11-Nov-1985
13 - 2 - 1985x005 - Suspects - 18-Nov-1985
14 - 2 - 1985x006 - Lost - 25-Nov-1985
15 - 2 - 1985x007 - Home Beat - 02-Dec-1985
16 - 2 - 1985x008 - Hostage - 09-Dec-1985
17 - 2 - 1985x009 - This Little Pig - 23-Dec-1985


Preceded by:
1984 Episodes
1985 Episodes
(Episode Chronology)
Succeeded by:
1986 Episodes


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