| Episode No. | Series | |
| 97 | 1989x014 |
Cock-Up is the 97th episode of The Bill
P.C. Hollis is referee for a five-a-side football match between two schools organised by the Met. One of the players is Sgt. Cryer's son Danny, and Cryer breaks up a fight in the locker room when Danny accuses one of his team-mates of taking drugs. It turns out there is a big drug problem at Danny's school, Medway Comprehensive, and a local shopkeeper is found to have form for dealing. The shop is put under observation, and when two girls from Medway are seen leaving the shop, D.I. Burnside orders a raid. The girls are arrested and searched, but it turns out they were just buying cigarettes, and they are also too young to consent to be searched. No drugs are found in the shop, and the owner threatens to sue Burnside.
Part one of two-part story.
Main cast
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Christopher Ellison as D.I. Burnside
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Jeff Stewart as P.C. Hollis
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Andrew Mackintosh as D.S. Greig
- Robert Hudson as P.C. Smith
- Nick Reding as P.C. Ramsey
- Nula Conwell as W.P.C. Martella
- Larry Dann as Sgt. Peters
- Colin Blumenau as P.C. Edwards
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- Trudie Goodwin as W.P.C. Ackland
- Colin Blumenau as P.C. Edwards
- Kevin Lloyd as D.C. Lines
- Roger Leach as Sgt. Penny
Guest cast
- Danny Cryer - Richard England
- Okie Brooks - Ricci Harnett
- Parent at match - Hugh Hayes
- Mellor - Dave Atkins
- Johnson - Herbert Norville
- Josie - Charlotte Edwards
- Tash - Tara Wilkinson
- Wayne - Keith Meade
- Alan - Raffaello Degruttola
- Mr. Taylor - Rod Culbertson