Plot[]
TSG, Haynes, Ramsey, Dashwood and Carver are staking out a tower block to bring in a burglary suspect. Mike's car get hit by a falling washing machine. Sgt. Cryer and P.C Edwards discover two young children in the wastegrounds surrounding the estate. The older boy informs the officers that their parents are dead. When the officers investigate their home, they discover the parents aren't actually dead but heroin users in a bordering on catatonic state.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- P.C. Ramsey - Nick Reding
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
Guest cast[]
- Warren Michaels - Anthony Lennon
- Mrs. Keel - Jeillo Edwards
- Mrs. Henderson - Sally Sanders
- Woman in Curlers - Joyce Carpenter
- Irish Woman - Maxine O'Reilly
- Woman with Baby - Carol Harvey
- Woman in Car - Jayne Tottman
- Chester Williams - David Michael Clarke
- Boy - Ben Kennedy
- Girl - Nina Kennedy
Commercial releases[]
- This episode has been released on the following releases:
- In Australia, on The Bill: Season 4 & 5 DVD set, released by Magna Pacific on 4th December 2006 and re-released on the Series Four DVD set on 31st August 2011; the compilation Series 1-4 DVD set on 1st February 2012 and The 80s Collection DVD box set on 3rd April 2013, all by Shock Entertainment and then later re-released by ViaVision on the Series 1-4 DVD set on 16th September 2020.
- In the UK, on The Bill: Volume 1 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 30th June 2008.
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