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| Episode No. | Series | |
| 108 | 1989x025 |
Loss is the 108th episode of The Bill.
Ch. Insp. Conway wants to see P.C. Smith and W.P.C. Martella about a special assignment: going through the missing persons register and following up some of the cases. A cynical Sgt. Penny tells them the initiative is politicially-motivated. A woman who has been harassing her local MP about her missing daughter only wants her back so she can get a three bedroom house. The girl turns up dead. The wife of a missing man who has been onto the Chief Constable is found to have killed herself after seeing his ad in a lonely hearts magazine. Smith is quite excited about his new role, and is hoping to set up a specialised missing persons unit at Sun Hill, but as soon as the politically-sensitive cases are solved, Smith and Martella's unit is disbanded.
Main cast
- Nula Conwell as W.P.C. Martella
- Robert Hudson as P.C. Smith
- Roger Leach as Sgt. Penny
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- Mark Powley as P.C. Melvin
- Nick Reding as P.C. Ramsey
Guest cast
- Mrs. Pearson - Stephanie Fayerman
- Shel - Lisa O'Connell
- Porter - Peter John
- Greenaway - Matthew Line
Notes[]
Throughout this episode, the characters keep referring to the "Chief Constable", a rank which does not exist in the Metropolitan Police, which has a Commissioner as its most senior officer.