Minimum Force
| 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.
P.C. Hollis chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Hollis tries talking the gunman, who has just held held up a building society, into letting the assistant go. W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Garfield check at the man's house and find a body upstairs. The gunman talks to Hollis about terms. Hollis doesn't think he has the bottle to shoot him.