The Better Part of Valour
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 315 | 1991x024 |
Original Airdate
21st March 1991 
Written By
Arthur McKenzie
Directed By
David Hayman
Episode Chronology:
The Better Part of Valour is the 315th episode of The Bill.
D.I. Burnside and D.C.I. Reid attend a robbery involving a security van. D.S. Roach thinks it is an inside job. He finds a job application from a man with form. D.C. Lines talks to the guard. W.D.C. Martella talks to a witness who is worried about the wrong people finding out. She is supposed to be in Scotland.
Credits[]
Main cast
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Carolyn Pickles as D.C.I. Reid
- Christopher Ellison as D.I. Burnside
- Tony Scannell as D.S. Roach
- Andrew Mackintosh as D.S. Greig
- Nula Conwell as W.D.C. Martella
- Kevin Lloyd as D.C. Lines
- Jon Iles as D.C. Dashwood
- Mark Wingett as D.C. Carver
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Colin Tarrant as Insp. Monroe
- Trudie Goodwin as W.P.C. Ackland
- Nick Stringer as P.C. Smollett
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- Colin Alldridge as P.C. Young
- Seeta Indrani as W.P.C. Datta
- Andrew Paul as P.C. Quinnan
- Jonathan Dow as P.C. Stringer
Guest cast
- Chris Hawkness - Leslie Schofield
- Receptionist - Debbie Killingback
- Tom Ward - Robert Carlyle
- Car Passenger - Jill Spurrier
- Tommy Reeves - Richard Beale
- Mrs Reeves - Enid Irvin
- Hospital Doctor - Peter Macqueen
- Tramp - Daniel York
- Radio Reporter - Alexa Povah
- TV Reporter - Colin R. Campbell
- Villain - Ronnie Laughlin