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The Bill in 2005


Storylines[]

At the start of the year, DC Jo Masters was brought in to diffuse the tension between warring DCI Jack Meadows and DI Neil Manson (# 275); DS De Costa and DC Sim attempted to find out whether DC Perkins' brother had been abusing his son (# 276); and DS Nixon came to terms with the news that daughter Abi was carrying psychotic Hugh Wallis' baby (# 277). Sun Hill saw the arrival of new Police Community Support Officers Laura Bryant and Colin Fairfax (# 278); Harman, in her role as Family Liason Officer, compromised her professionalism when she consoled the husband of a murdered victim with a kiss (# 279); and Nixon proved that Wallis had been brainwashing her daughter (# 280). DI Manson dealt with the shocking news that his father-in-law, Scotland Yard's Deputy Assistant Commissioner, had been using rent boys (# 281); Hemmingway was dismayed to hear that her stint as Acting Sergeant was up (# 283); whilst the relief were eager to find out who the new sergeant would be - it turned out to be none other than June Ackland (# 284).

Acting DC Best was desperate to redeem himself after inadvertently getting caught up in a money laundering scam (# 285); Dunbar exposed a possible link between PC Kent and the Sun Hill sniper (# 286); PCs Kapoor and Johannsen took their advanced response driving test exams at Hendon whilst PCSO Fairfax was reprimanded for his racist attitude (# 287). Episode # 288 saw Armageddon Day down at Sun Hill: Dunbar's cover was blown, fatally compromising her testimony at the trial of serial rapist Alan Kennedy, as events came to a head when Fairfax was dismissed from the Force after being exposed as a vicious racist, who retaliated by handcuffing DC Drummond in a petrol-doused van and crashing it into Sun Hill's front office. Blissfully unaware of the escalating crisis, Reg Hollis called Marilyn Chamber's mobile phone at the station, intending to ask for her hand in marriage - and triggered a massive explosion.

The officers had to come to terms with their grief when it was revealed that Marilyn, Ken and Andrea did not survive the blast (# 289); whilst long-serving DC Jim Carver, following the discovery of his wife's affair and death of good friend Ken, decided to leave Sun Hill, leaving a shattered June Ackland behind (# 289a). Fairfax was arrested in conjunction with the investigation into the explosion (# 290-291); the funerals of the deceased officers took place (# 292); and PC Kent turned over a new leaf (# 293). Insp. Gold was told that she had cervical cancer (# 294); Sun Hill's enthusiastic new receptionist Julian Tavell joined the station to mixed reactions and Operation Mercury, the new drugs initiative, kicked off on the Cole Lane Estate (# 296). PC Dan Casper joined the relief (# 298); station cleaner Margaret Barnes' obsession with DS De Costa began to grow (# 299); and Nixon and Perkins had to deal with an assault on rapist Alan Kennedy (# 300).

In a 2-part special, DI Manson found himself facing a double murder charge (# 302-# 303); the whole of Supt. Okaro's family were killed in a car-crash (# 307); and the newly rebuilt Sun Hill station was opened (# 308). Perkins was stabbed by manic depressive Margaret Barnes, as the extent of her obsession with DS De Costa came to light (# 311); drug-dealing gangster Adi Mateen was exposed as undercover police officer DC Zain Nadir (# 313); and Harman's new husband confessed to killing his ex-wife (# 315). Hemmingway was on tenterhooks as she awaited an enquiry into the use of her asp on criminal Lee Thomas (# 317); Stamp was hospitalised after being savagely attacked by a group of crack addicts (# 319); and Sgt. Ackland led the relief on strike after it became clear that senior management were not supporting their officers following recent allegations (# 320). Tensions ran high between DC Masters and DS Nixon (# 321); former Crown Prosecution Officer Jonathan Fox returned to Sun Hill (# 322); and Perkins' brother's trial began (# 325).

Also that year, Acting DC Best was reconciled with his estranged mother and decided to move back to Manchester (# 328); Supt. Okaro went on extended leave (# 329); and Perkins and De Costa's friendship crumbled (# 330). In another 2-part special, there was a race against time to track down a missing nurse (# 332-# 333); Ackland came to terms with her rape at the hands of a 13 year old boy (# 334); and Supt. Amanda Prosser arrived to look after the station (# 336). Laura Bryant returned to Sun Hill as a full PC (# 338); Hemmingway's trial culminated with the jury finding her not guilty (# 339); and Meadows was distressed to discover his son was part of a cocaine pedaling business (# 340). Sheelagh Murphy's daughter did work experience at the station (# 341); Prosser continued to undermine Insp. Gold (# 342); and Manson's father-in-law returned from Spain and was caught in a compromising position with an under-age rent boy (# 343).

2005 also saw The Bill go live for the second time as distraught father Jeff Clarke held the station hostage (# 349); Supt. Okaro resumed his post at the station (# 350); and PC Gabriel Kent finally came undone as his real identity and list of misdemeanours became unraveled (# 353). De Costa and Nadir dealt with a case of female circumcision (# 355); Masters went undercover as a warden in a women's prison (# 356); and Commander Barratt revealed he knew about PC Casper and his wife's affair all along (# 360). Valentine and Kapoor investigated a corrupt sergeant at Barton Street (# 363); Mickey Webb returned to Sun Hill full time as a DC (# 364); and a gay serial killer was on the loose, culminating in the murder of PC Lance Powell (# 367).

The relief attended the funeral of their departed colleague (# 370); new PC Will Fletcher arrived at the station (# 371); and Inspector Gold set up mock game show 'Cop the Lot' to catch a group of prolific offenders (# 372). Stamp's father's condition continued to disintegrate, forcing him to put him into care (# 373); and officers at the nick dealt with a trainee businessman who was the victim of female sexual assault (# 374). At the end of the year, Perkins' nephew Bradley went missing prompting a widespread search of Sun Hill (# 375); DCs Masters and Sim worked on a case of racially motivated assault (# 376); and Johannsen left the force when it became clear she wasn't up to the job (# 377).

1932 - 21 - 2005x001 - Episode 275 - 05-Jan-2005
1933 - 21 - 2005x002 - Episode 276 - 06-Jan-2005
1934 - 21 - 2005x003 - Episode 277 - 12-Jan-2005
1935 - 21 - 2005x004 - Episode 278 - 13-Jan-2005
1936 - 21 - 2005x005 - Episode 279 - 19-Jan-2005
1937 - 21 - 2005x006 - Episode 280 - 20-Jan-2005
1938 - 21 - 2005x007 - Episode 281 - 26-Jan-2005
1939 - 21 - 2005x008 - Episode 282 - 27-Jan-2005
1940 - 21 - 2005x009 - Episode 283 - 02-Feb-2005
1941 - 21 - 2005x010 - Episode 284 - 03-Feb-2005
1942 - 21 - 2005x011 - Episode 285 - 09-Feb-2005
1943 - 21 - 2005x012 - Episode 286 - 16-Feb-2005
1944 - 21 - 2005x013 - Episode 287 - 17-Feb-2005
1945 - 21 - 2005x014 - Episode 288 - 23-Feb-2005
1946 - 21 - 2005x015 - Episode 289 - 24-Feb-2005
1947 - 21 - 2005x016 - Episode 289a - 24-Feb-2005
1948 - 21 - 2005x017 - Episode 290 - 02-Mar-2005
1949 - 21 - 2005x018 - Episode 291 - 03-Mar-2005
1950 - 21 - 2005x019 - Episode 292 - 09-Mar-2005
1951 - 21 - 2005x020 - Episode 293 - 10-Mar-2005
1952 - 21 - 2005x021 - Episode 294 - 16-Mar-2005
1953 - 21 - 2005x022 - Episode 295 - 17-Mar-2005
1954 - 21 - 2005x023 - Episode 296 - 23-Mar-2005
1955 - 21 - 2005x024 - Episode 297 - 24-Mar-2005
1956 - 21 - 2005x025 - Episode 298 - 30-Mar-2005
1957 - 21 - 2005x026 - Episode 299 - 31-Mar-2005
1958 - 21 - 2005x027 - Episode 300 - 06-Apr-2005
1959 - 21 - 2005x028 - Episode 301 - 07-Apr-2005
1960 - 21 - 2005x029 - Episode 302 - 13-Apr-2005
1961 - 21 - 2005x030 - Episode 303 - 14-Apr-2005
1962 - 21 - 2005x031 - Episode 304 - 20-Apr-2005
1963 - 21 - 2005x032 - Episode 305 - 21-Apr-2005
1964 - 21 - 2005x033 - Episode 306 - 27-Apr-2005
1965 - 21 - 2005x034 - Episode 307 - 28-Apr-2005
1966 - 21 - 2005x035 - Episode 308 - 04-May-2005
1967 - 21 - 2005x036 - Episode 309 - 05-May-2005
1968 - 21 - 2005x037 - Episode 310 - 12-May-2005
1969 - 21 - 2005x038 - Episode 311 - 18-May-2005
1970 - 21 - 2005x039 - Episode 312 - 19-May-2005
1971 - 21 - 2005x040 - Episode 313 - 26-May-2005
1972 - 21 - 2005x041 - Episode 314 - 01-Jun-2005
1973 - 21 - 2005x042 - Episode 315 - 02-Jun-2005
1974 - 21 - 2005x043 - Episode 316 - 08-Jun-2005
1975 - 21 - 2005x044 - Episode 317 - 09-Jun-2005
1976 - 21 - 2005x045 - Episode 318 - 15-Jun-2005
1977 - 21 - 2005x046 - Episode 319 - 16-Jun-2005
1978 - 21 - 2005x047 - Episode 320 - 22-Jun-2005
1979 - 21 - 2005x048 - Episode 321 - 23-Jun-2005
1980 - 21 - 2005x049 - Episode 322 - 29-Jun-2005
1981 - 21 - 2005x050 - Episode 323 - 30-Jun-2005
1982 - 21 - 2005x051 - Episode 324 - 06-Jul-2005
1983 - 21 - 2005x052 - Episode 325 - 07-Jul-2005
1984 - 21 - 2005x053 - Episode 326 - 13-Jul-2005
1985 - 21 - 2005x054 - Episode 327 - 14-Jul-2005
1986 - 21 - 2005x055 - Episode 328 - 20-Jul-2005
1987 - 21 - 2005x056 - Episode 329 - 21-Jul-2005
1988 - 21 - 2005x057 - Episode 330 - 27-Jul-2005
1989 - 21 - 2005x058 - Episode 331 - 28-Jul-2005
1990 - 21 - 2005x059 - Episode 332 - 03-Aug-2005
1991 - 21 - 2005x060 - Episode 333 - 04-Aug-2005
1992 - 21 - 2005x061 - Episode 334 - 10-Aug-2005
1993 - 21 - 2005x062 - Episode 335 - 11-Aug-2005
1994 - 21 - 2005x063 - Episode 336 - 17-Aug-2005
1995 - 21 - 2005x064 - Episode 337 - 18-Aug-2005
1996 - 21 - 2005x065 - Episode 338 - 24-Aug-2005
1997 - 21 - 2005x066 - Episode 339 - 25-Aug-2005
1998 - 21 - 2005x067 - Episode 340 - 30-Aug-2005
1999 - 21 - 2005x068 - Episode 341 - 31-Aug-2005
2000 - 21 - 2005x069 - Episode 342 - 01-Sep-2005
2001 - 21 - 2005x070 - Episode 343 - 06-Sep-2005
2002 - 21 - 2005x071 - Episode 344 - 07-Sep-2005
2003 - 21 - 2005x072 - Episode 345 - 08-Sep-2005
2004 - 21 - 2005x073 - Episode 346 - 14-Sep-2005
2005 - 21 - 2005x074 - Episode 347 - 15-Sep-2005
2006 - 21 - 2005x075 - Episode 348 - 21-Sep-2005
2007 - 21 - 2005x076 - Episode 349 - 22-Sep-2005
2008 - 21 - 2005x077 - Episode 350 - 28-Sep-2005
2009 - 21 - 2005x078 - Episode 351 - 29-Sep-2005
2010 - 21 - 2005x079 - Episode 352 - 05-Oct-2005
2011 - 21 - 2005x080 - Episode 353 - 06-Oct-2005
2012 - 21 - 2005x081 - Episode 354 - 12-Oct-2005
2013 - 21 - 2005x082 - Episode 355 - 13-Oct-2005
2014 - 21 - 2005x083 - Episode 356 - 19-Oct-2005
2015 - 21 - 2005x084 - Episode 357 - 20-Oct-2005
2016 - 21 - 2005x085 - Episode 358 - 25-Oct-2005
2017 - 21 - 2005x086 - Episode 359 - 27-Oct-2005
2018 - 21 - 2005x087 - Episode 360 - 02-Nov-2005
2019 - 21 - 2005x088 - Episode 361 - 03-Nov-2005
2020 - 21 - 2005x089 - Episode 362 - 09-Nov-2005
2021 - 21 - 2005x090 - Episode 363 - 10-Nov-2005
2022 - 21 - 2005x091 - Episode 364 - 16-Nov-2005
2023 - 21 - 2005x092 - Episode 365 - 17-Nov-2005
2024 - 21 - 2005x093 - Episode 366 - 23-Nov-2005
2025 - 21 - 2005x094 - Episode 367 - 29-Nov-2005
2026 - 21 - 2005x095 - Episode 368 - 30-Nov-2005
2027 - 21 - 2005x096 - Episode 369 - 07-Dec-2005
2028 - 21 - 2005x097 - Episode 370 - 08-Dec-2005
2029 - 21 - 2005x098 - Episode 371 - 14-Dec-2005
2030 - 21 - 2005x099 - Episode 372 - 15-Dec-2005
2031 - 21 - 2005x100 - Episode 373 - 20-Dec-2005
2032 - 21 - 2005x101 - Episode 374 - 21-Dec-2005
2033 - 21 - 2005x102 - Episode 375 - 22-Dec-2005
2034 - 21 - 2005x103 - Episode 376 - 28-Dec-2005
2035 - 21 - 2005x104 - Episode 377 - 29-Dec-2005


Preceded by:
2004 Episodes (Series 20)
2005 Episodes (Series 21)
(Episode Chronology)
Succeeded by:
2006 Episodes (Series 22)


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