A Little Knowledge
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 151 | 1989x068 |
Original Airdate
24th August 1989 
Written By
Christopher Russell
Directed By
James Cellan Jones
Episode Chronology:
A Little Knowledge is the 151st episode of The Bill
D.C. Lines goes undercover as a minicab driver to sit in on an illegal poker game at the cab office. Police raid the wrong place. W.P.C. Marshall complains to P.C. Edwards about putting the intelligence cards back. She is set up by D.C. Carver and Lines but later gets her own back. P.C. Garfield goes undercover to investigate muggings of pizza delivery boys.
In 2022, writer Christopher Russell, script editor Tim Vaughan and location manager Jonathan Posner shared memories of this episode for a The Bill Podcast Video Commentary
Main cast
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Lynne Miller as W.P.C. Marshall
- Mark Wingett as D.C. Carver
- Kevin Lloyd as D.C. Lines
- Andrew Mackintosh as D.S. Greig
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Huw Higginson as P.C. Garfield
- Mark Powley as P.C. Melvin
- Colin Blumenau as P.C. Edwards
- Nula Conwell as W.P.C. Martella
Guest cast
- China Seller - George Innes
- Fruit Trader - Clive Panto
- Balloon Man - Gordon Winter
- Levkas - George Zenios
- Damien - Tony Sands
- Baz - Richard Tate
- Andy - Colin Fay
- Len - Luke Hanson
- 1st Youth - Matthew Ashforde
- 2nd Youth - Lee Chappell
- Brownlow's Secretary - Susan Majolier
- Wool Shop Lady 1 - Gladis Robinson
- Wool Shop Lady 2 - Kathleen Bidmead