Backlash (1994)
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 780 | 1994x124 |
Original Airdate
18th October 1994 
Written By
A. Valentine
Directed By
Chris Clough
Episode Chronology:
Backlash is the 780th episode of The Bill
D.I. Johnson stands trial for manslaughter of Lee Ruddick, amidst accusations of a police cover-up.
Credits[]
Main cast
- D.I. Johnson - Jaye Griffiths
- D.C.I. Meadows - Simon Rouse
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
- D.C. Lines - Kevin Lloyd
- W.D.C. Croft - Kerry Peers
- P.C. Quinnan - Andrew Paul
- P.C. McCann - Clive Wedderburn
- D.C. Woods - Tom Cotcher
- D.S. Deakin - Shaun Scott
- D.C. Skase - Iain Fletcher
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Ch. Insp. Cato - Philip Whitchurch
- Sgt. Boyden - Tony O'Callaghan
- P.C. Loxton - Tom Butcher
- P.C. Jarvis - Stephen Beckett
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- W.P.C. Datta - Seeta Indrani
- P.C. Garfield - Huw Higginson
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
Guest cast
- D.A.C. Hicks - Mike Burnside
- C.I.B. Officer - Michael O'Connor
- Prosecution Barrister - Hilton McRae
- Defence Barrister - Allan Corduner
- Claudia Morris - Kathryn Allerston
- Andy Brown - Danny John-Jules
- Dave Zander - Ewen Cummins
- Judge - David Sumner
- Clerk of the Court - Sue Wallace
- Custody Officer - Martin Herdman
- Court Usher - Peter Grayer
- Jury Foreman - Jan Alphonse
- Michael Ruddick - Neville Robinson
- Mrs Ruddick - Anni Domingo
- Rosemary Ruddick - Evelyn Duah
- Reporters - Susan Tordoff, Roger Morlidge, James Pickering
Notes[]
This special double-length episode concludes the storyline begun in Washback and Kickback.
To accommodate scheduling on UK digital channel UK Gold, the episode was reformatted into two half-hour episodes, named "Backlash" and "R.I.P." respectively.