Plot[]
W.P.C. Martella and P.C. Edwards are on the beat, and intervene when they find a man arguing with a young mother. D.C. Dashwood goes to meet a snout, and is nearly run over by the man Martella and Edwards questioned before. The woman, Brenda Knight, says he has abducted her baby, but claims she doesn't know him. Burnside is suspicious, and puts the pressure on Brenda until she admits that the man who took the baby is Sam Rice, who paid her £2000 to bear his surrogate child, which she then refused to hand over. After questioning Rice's wife, W.P.C. Ackland finds him at the hospital with the baby who is in good health.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- P.C. Frank - Ashley Gunstock
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
Guest cast[]
- Brenda Knight - Gerry Cowper
- Sam Rice - Robert Glenister
- Martha Rice - Joanna Phillips-Lane
- Henshaw - Paul Bradley
- Neighbour - Vicky Ogden
- Shopper - Christine Edmonds
- Blonde Girl - Nadine Wilson
Notes[]
- Stuart St. Paul is credited as Stunt Arranger for this episode.
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 2 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 2nd March 2009.
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