Plot[]
P.C. Frank and W.P.C. Martella attend an incident where a pregnant woman has stabbed her husband with a bread knife. The husband doesn't want to press charges, and when he and his wife are re-united at the station, all is forgiven. Sgt. Penny and W.P.C. Ackland are at the local swimming pool to catch a thief stealing from lockers. When they apprehend a suspect, Penny starts to crack up when he realises he's failed to videotape the evidence properly, but the S.O.C.O. salvages the incident and gets a confession when she tells the suspect that one of the wallets was coated in a chemical marker. D.C. Carver watches P.C. Smith talking to a man in the pub and thinks he has stumbled on a drug deal in the toilets. He reluctantly informs D.I. Burnside who is delighted at the chance to get one over on Uniform. Pills are found in Yorkie's locker, and he admits they are anabolic steroids to help his rugby game. Smith is let off, but he is furious with Carver for grassing him up. CID raid the steroid dealer's flat, and recover the drugs from the sewer. Roach then gets a call that Jill Kelsey has stabbed her husband again.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- Sgt. Penny - Roger Leach
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
- P.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- P.C. Frank - Ashley Gunstock
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
Guest cast[]
- John Kelsey - Jim Barclay
- Jill Kelsey - Chrissie Cotterill
- S.O.C.O. - Susan Curnow
- Mr. Maple - Sydney Livingstone
- Miss Dean - Cazz Scattergood
- Dave West - Garry Cooper
- Doctor - Shahnaz Pakravan
- Landlord - Michael Stainton
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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