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Stress Rules
Episode No.   Series
362 1991x071
Original Airdate
3 September 1991 Flag of United Kingdom
Written By
Robin Mukherjee
Directed By
Jan Sargent
Episode Chronology:

Stress Rules is the 362nd episode of The Bill.

Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to start an anti-stress program. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate. Young finds the suspected stabber who says he had been done over with some bad gear. Cathy and Barry chase a gang of youths who snatch bags in a market.

René Zagger, who plays drug-dealer Charlie Franks, would later join the cast as drug addict P.C. Nick Klein.

Credits[]

Main cast

  • Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
  • P.C. Young - Colin Alldridge
  • W.P.C. Marshall - Lynne Miller
  • Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
  • Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
  • Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
  • Sgt. Maitland - Sam Miller
  • P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
  • P.C. Stringer - Jonathan Dow
  • W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
  • P.C. Garfield - Huw Higginson
  • P.C. Loxton - Tom Butcher
  • W.P.C. French - Natasha Williams
  • D.C.I. Reid - Carolyn Pickles
  • D.S. Greig - Andrew Mackintosh

Guest cast

  • 'Mace' - Lee Ross
  • Charlie Franks - Rene Zagger
  • Steve Doyle - Alan Cox
  • Dorothy Bennett - Maureen O'Farrell
  • John Bennett - Nik Stoter
  • Mrs Routledge - Jill Richards
  • Girl - Mary-Ann Sotherton
  • Woman - Virginia Courtney
  • Boy - Jeff Sheargold
  • Ambulance Man - John Bauckland
  • Marion - Susan Majolier
  • Mrs Giles - Carol Hawkins
  • Stall Owner - Roy Lee


This episode attracted 11.8 million viewers on transmission, charting 11th in the Week's top 100 programmes.

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