Breakout
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 396 | 1991x105 |
Original Airdate
31st December 1991 
Written By
Carolyn Sally Jones
Directed By
Frank W. Smith
Episode Chronology:
Breakout is the 396th episode of The Bill.
It's New Year's Eve. A learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody. It's believed he may go after a witness, so WPC Ackland stays with her, but all is not what it seems.
PCs Hollis and Stringer arrest a man on behalf of South Yorkshire Police. DC Carver has to accompany the man on the train to Sheffield.
Credits[]
Main cast
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- P.C. Stringer - Jonathan Dow
- P.C. Garfield - Huw Higginson
- P.C. Loxton - Tom Butcher
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- D.S. Greig - Andrew Mackintosh
- W.D.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- D.C. Lines - Kevin Lloyd
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- Sgt. Maitland - Sam Miller
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
- W.P.C. French - Natasha Williams
- P.C. Smollett - Nick Stringer
- W.P.C. Marshall - Lynne Miller
- P.C. Quinnan - Andrew Paul
Guest cast
- Paula Goddard - Margot Leicester
- Jamie Bishop - Russell Milton
- D.C. Smith - Robert Hudson
- Terence Otley - Glynn Grimstead
- Caroline Otley - Caroline Quentin
- Jeremy Baynes - Daniel Hill
- Janice Dyson - Miranda Forbes
- Maggie Elliott - Buddug Morgan
- Beverley Tomlin - Lisa Geoghan
- Bearded Man - Stuart St. Paul
- Man in Street - Shiv Grewal
- Youth at Crossing - Mark Dawson
- Girl on Train - Sarah Lancashire
- Youth 1 on Train - Andrew Cryer
- Youth 2 on Train - Grant Burgin
- Youth 3 on Train - Scott Lane
- Youth 4 on Train - John Naylor
Notes[]
This was a one-hour New Year special.
Robert Hudson reprises the role of Tony 'Yorkie' Smith, who was a Sun Hill regular 1984-1989.
Daniel Hill guest stars as Jeremy Baynes in this episode.
Lisa Geoghan, who plays Beverley Tomlin, would later appear as WPC Polly Page.