Plot[]
P.C. Melvin and P.C. Ramsey are in a garden shed doing an obbo on a garage believed to contain with stolen motorbikes. Ramsey is winding Melvin up about being a Christian, when a ball is kicked through the window. The owner of the shed gets into a violent row with his family, and while Melvin and Ramsey are dealing with the domestic at the house, they miss the suspect arriving at the garage. Ch. Insp. Conway attends a meeting at the Town Hall with residents of the Jasmine Allen Estate, but the meeting degenerates into arguments and slanging matches. P.C. Smith brings in a violent prisoner from the estate who was high on cocaine, but Sun Hill faces a death in custody when the man dies of an overdose shortly after arrival. With a riot brewing outside, Insp. Frazer must convince the man's father to tell the mob to blame the drugs, not the police.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- P.C. Ramsey - Nick Reding
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- P.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
Guest cast[]
- Mrs Kirby - Joan Hooley
- Mrs Garwood - Maria Warner
- Mr. Garwood - Jim Findley
- Rogers - David Beale
- Hopkins - John Channel Mills
- Estelle Gambrill - Leila Bertrand
- Marion Moxon - Shirley Dixon
- Fleck - Roger Monk
- Gomes - Leonard Hay
- Abrahams - Trevor Harris
- Dot Broadberry - Juli Castell
- Alice Askew - Anthea Holloway
- Shafique - Paul Anil
- Kendry's Father - Tommy Eytle
- Kendry's Brother - Roy Lee
Notes[]
- Although not depicted on screen, this episode features the first mentions of the Jasmine Allen housing estate. The Jasmine Allen as its more often referred to will feature heavily on The Bill right up to the final years as one of the show's most frequently reoccurring locations.
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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