The Negotiator
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 346 | 1991x055 |
Original Airdate
9th July 1991 
Written By
Paul Bond
Produced By
Stuart Urban
Episode Chronology:
The Negotiator is the 346th episode of The Bill.
Plot[]
P.C. Hollis spots a man acting suspiciously and follows him into a greengrocer's shop, only to discover he has a shotgun and is taken hostage in the cold store, along with a shop assistant. The gunman has just held held up a building society, and W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Garfield check at the man's house and find a body upstairs. Will Hollis be able to negotiate their way out?
Credits[]
Main cast
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- W.P.C. Datta - Seeta Indrani
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- Insp. Monroe - Colin Tarrant
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- Sgt. Maitland - Sam Miller
- Sgt. Corrie - Roland Oliver
- W.P.C. Marshall - Lynne Miller
- W.P.C. Ackland - Trudie Goodwin
- P.C. Garfield - Huw Higginson
- P.C. Quinnan - Andrew Paul
- P.C. Smollett - Nick Stringer
- P.C. Stringer - Jonathan Dow
Guest cast
- Marion - Susan Majolier
- Arnie - Roger Lloyd Pack
- Wendy - Kathy Burke
- Melanie - Louisa Bowring
- Manageress - Wendy Padbury
- Janice - Emma Tate
- Ellis - Peter Gordon
- P.T.17 Sgt. - Stephen Tiller
Notes[]
Roger Lloyd Pack guest stars as the gunman Arnie Ramponi, and Kathy Burke plays the hostage Wendy.