| Episode No. | Series | |
| 1561 | 2001x001 |
A Week of Nights, Part One is the 1596th episode of The Bill.
New Area Car driver, PC Des Taviner, makes an instant (but negative) impression on the relief when he starts work on the night shift at Sun Hill, with his overbearing manner and sharp mouth. He clashes with PC Worrell, and demands she be taken off Area Car duty with him, as he says she is "clueless". Paired with PC Hollis, Taviner chats up two girls waiting for the night bus and offers them a lift home. DC Glaze makes a breakthrough in a series of brutal rapes on the Jasmine Allen estate, and when residents report a woman screaming on Canley Fields, all Sierra Oscar units race to the scene. Taviner is sympathetic towards the victim, prostitute Lynn Roberts, and vows to "get the bastard" responsible.
Olivia Poulet guest stars as Amanda in this episode.
First appearance of PC Des Taviner (Paul Usher).
Credits[]
Main cast
- PC Des Taviner - Paul Usher
- PC Reg Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- PC Di Worrell - Jane Wall
- Sgt Matthew Boyden - Tony O'Callaghan
- PC Vicky Hagen - Samantha Robson
- Insp Andrew Monroe - Colin Tarrant
- DC Danny Glaze - Karl Collins
- DS Debbie McAllister - Natalie Roles
- Sgt Craig Gilmore - Hywel Simons
- PC Tony Stamp - Graham Cole
- PC Nick Klein - Rene Zagger
- Sgt June Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- PC Polly Page - Lisa Geoghan
- PC Ben Hayward - Ben Peyton
- PC Jim Carver - Mark Wingett
- PC Cass Rickman - Suzanne Maddock
- PC Roz Clarke - Holly Davidson
Guest cast
- Lenworth Lomanu - Mark Monero
- Conrad James - Fraser Ayres
- Lynn Roberts - Elizabeth Berrington
- Ms Brown - Eryl Maynard
- Sharon - Kim Benson
- Tracy - Kelly Waters
- Helen - Hongy Laffer
- Amanda - Olive Poulet
- Mr Kapoor - Kaleem Janjua
- Micky Wallace - Simon Fenton