Episode | Credits | Transcript |
Episode No. | Series | |
229 | 1990x042 |
Original Airdate
Written By
Jonathan Rich
Produced By
Directed By
Derek Lister
Episode Chronology:
Rites is the 229th episode of The Bill
Plot[]
It's the day of P.C. Ken Melvin's funeral, but the men and women of Sun Hill still have a job to do. P.C. Stamp volunteers to do a reading at the church service. W.D.C. Martella is annoyed when D.I. Burnside keeps CID out on an obbo when the funeral service is about to start. Two old friends turn up at the church: P.C. Taffy Edwards, now in the Wales Police, and Yorkie Smith, now working for a security firm. The funeral goes off without a hitch, as Sun Hill pays its last respects to one of its officers. P.C. Barry Stringer arrives as the replacement officer for P.C. Melvin.
Credits[]
(Episode Cast: in credits order)
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Notes[]
- First appearance of P.C. Barry Stringer (Jonathan Dow).
- P.C. Francis "Taffy" Edwards (Colin Blumenau) and ex-P.C. Tony "Yorkie" Smith (Robert Hudson) return to Sun Hill for the funeral of P.C. Ken Melvin.
- This is Colin Blumenau's final appearance on the show.
External links[]
- "Rites" at the Internet Movie Database