Episode No. | Series | |
1654 | 2002x008 |
Quinnan, Part 3 is the 1654th episode of The Bill
Playing chefs, lorry drivers and hoteliers is all in a day's work for the Sun Hill team when they go undercover to expose an illegal immigrants ring. PCs Polly Page and Dave Quinnan are posing as a married couple running a hotel: they are hoping to trap Berisha who imports illegal immigrants. PCs Jim Carver and Reg Hollis are chef and waiter respectively whilst immigration agent Petrit helps out in the kitchen. DC Mickey Webb and DS Debbie McAllister have set up surveillance in a nearby flat. Meanwhile PC Tony Stamp is undercover as a driver for the firm bringing in the illegals. The hotel is busy preparing for its opening night. When the temporary staff arrive Quinnan seizes the opportunity to attract Berisha's attention by ringing his agency and complaining about them. Berisha arrives and takes a shine to the couple, promising to sort out better staff. Later Stamp makes a delivery to the hotel – four refugees who are immediately set to work. Stamp then picks up his boss Kerns and drives him to a lorry park where Kerns opens the back of one of the lorries. A horrified Stamp tries to keep his cool when faced with twenty scared refugees and a woman's body. Forced to help with the disposal of the body, Stamp learns that Berisha gave the order to dump the body in the river. Back at the hotel the operation looks doomed when Berisha takes a dislike to Petrit and declares that he is withdrawing his staff. Luckily Page manages to sweet talk him into changing his mind but her flirting provokes jealousy in Quinnan. [Source: www.thebill.com]
This was originally broadcast (along with the Quinnan, Part 4) as a two-hour episode.
In 2022, actors Andrew Paul (Quinnan) and Lisa Geoghan (Page) shared memories of this episode for a The Bill Podcast Video Commentary
Credits[]
Main cast
- Andrew Paul as PC Dave Quinnan
- Lisa Geoghan as PC Polly Page
- Graham Cole as PC Tony Stamp
- Mark Wingett as PC Jim Carver
- Jeff Stewart as PC Reg Hollis
- Ben Roberts as Ch Insp Derek Conway
- Ged Simmons as DI Alex Cullen
- Natalie Roles as DS Debbie McAllister
- Chris Simmons as DC Mickey Webb
- Steven Hartley as Supt Tom Chandler
Guest cast
- Kreshnik Berisha - Velibor Topic
- Petrit Peshcopi - Rad Lazar
- Terry Kerns - Martin Troakes
- Bob Nicholson - Paul Brightwell
- John Redmond - Nicholas Murchie
- Monitor Technician - Adrian Preater
- Lorry Driver - Dado Jehan
- Anya - Natsha Milkovich
- Refugee - Jimi Tihovsi