Episode 068 is the 79th episode of The Bill to air during 2002.
Episode No. | Series | |
1725 | 2002x079 |
Taviner and Hollis attend to a schizophrenic teenager swinging from a scaffolding pole, then again when his neighbour's shed burns down. McAllister, who has decided to put her baby son Andrew up for adoption, lets her emotions get the better of her as the teenager's father insists on confessing to his son's crime. Rickman gets a break when Shane Pellow's girlfriend says she thinks Pellow is the serial killer. Meanwhile, Klein returns to work after his assault and bonds with Buxton, but he burns his bridges with Rickman when she arrests his dealer. Bradford continues to support Kane and Cryer prepares for the upcoming 'Cop Idol' party.
Credits[]
Main cast
- PC Cass Rickman - Suzanne Maddock
- PC Gary Best - Ciaran Griffiths
- PC Nick Klein - Rene Zagger
- PC Ruby Buxton - Nicola Alexis
- DC Danny Glaze - Karl Collins
- DS Debbie McAllister - Natalie Roles
- DCI Jack Meadows - Simon Rouse
- PC Reg Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- PC Des Taviner - Paul Usher
- FDO Roberta Cryer - Moya Brady
- PC Cathy Bradford - Connie Hyde
- DC Duncan Lennox - George Rossi
- TDC Brandon Kane - Pal Aron
- DC Eva Sharpe - Diane Parish
Guest cast
- Kieran Elcott - Russell Tovey
- Russell Elcot - Richard Hope
- Chick - Barry McGee
- Amber Charlton - Samantha Whittaker
- Simon Kitson - Mark Letheren
- Mr Pollard - Jon Croft
- Mr Chowdrey - Kish Sharma
Notes[]
Richard Hope makes his third guest appearance on the series, this time as Russell Elcot. He would later join the main cast of spin off Murder Investigation Team in 2003 before returning to The Bill in the recurring role as Rod Jessop from 2006.
Alternative name for this episode used by some outlets - Clouded Judgement.
Despite being father and son, the credits for characters Kieran Elcott and Russell Elcot have different spellings for their surnames on the end titles.
Superintendent Adam Okaro is mentioned in dialogue but doesn't appear.
Former Superintendent Tom Chandler is also mentioned in dialogue.