Cracked Up
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 1433 | 1999x044 |
Original Airdate
22 July 1999 
Written By
Maxwell Young
Directed By
Justin Hardy
Episode Chronology:
Cracked Up is the 1434th episode of The Bill
P.C. Ashton, reeling from P.C. Smith's accusations of cowardice, tries to help an ex-con who claims to have gone straight. However, the man ends up killing his daughter and then himself. Distraight, Luke decides he isn't cut out for being a police officer, and he resigns.
Credits[]
Main cast
- Scott Neal as P.C. Ashton
- Alex Walkinshaw as P.C. Smith
- Billy Murray as D.S. Beech
- Andrew Paul as P.C. Quinnan
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- George Rossi as D.C. Lennox
- Trudie Goodwin as Sgt. Ackland
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Suzanne Maddock as P.C. Rickman
- Colin Tarrant as Insp. Monroe
- Matthew Crompton as P.C. Harker
- Jane Wall as P.C. Worrell
Guest cast
- Larry Moore - Roger Daltrey
- Liz Moore - Zoe Nathenson
- Jan Beckett - Susan Brown
- Maxine Moore - Hannah Bridges
- Café Owner - Peter Helmer
- Maureen - Valerie Holliman
- Rosie Clark - Adele Salem
- Marcus Tanner - James Hogarth
Notes[]
Final appearance (for the time being) of P.C. Luke Ashton (Scott Neal). Ashton would return to the show three years later in Episode 022, the first character to enjoy two separate spells as a member of the regular cast.
Roger Daltrey guest stars as Larry Moore in this episode.