Traffic
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 138 | 1989x055 |
Original Airdate
11th July 1989 
Written By
Christopher Russell
Directed By
Bill Brayne
Episode Chronology:
Traffic is the 138th episode of The Bill.
An artist is painting in the middle of the road while a lorry is blocking the road. The girl won't talk but doesn't appear to be deaf. P.C. Garfield is stopped by a hit and run accident. Later W.P.C. Brind notices children jumping on the roof of an abandoned car. The hit and run victim, a small girl, dies. D.S. Greig goes to see the car owner, who is pregnant. When they go to arrest the car driver, Cryer is pushed down the stairs. Turnham hits the suspect repeatedly. Cryer is accused of being jealous.
Leslie Ash, Joan Scott and Sean McCabe guest star as Lorraine Gaynor, Mary and Paul Davison in this episode.
Main cast
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Larry Dann as Sgt. Peters
- Roger Leach as Sgt. Penny
- Andrew Mackintosh as D.S. Greig
- Chris Humphreys as P.C. Turnham
- Huw Higginson as P.C. Garfield
- Nula Conwell as W.P.C. Martella
- Kelly Lawrence as W.P.C. Brind
- Lynne Miller as W.P.C. Marshall
- Vikki Gee-Dare as W.P.C. Ford
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- Jeff Stewart as P.C. Hollis
- Mark Haddigan as P.C. Able
Guest cast
- Lorraine Gaynor - Leslie Ash
- Teenage Artist - Annabelle Lanyon
- Mary - Joan Scott
- Melanie - Martha Constantinou
- Hazel Davison - Vilma Hollingberry
- Car Driver - Derek Royle
- 1st Bus Driver - Ron Welling
- 2nd Bus Driver - Alex Tetteh-Lartey
- Mrs Reynolds - Sally Watts
- F.I.O. - Gordon Reid
- Paul Davison - Sean McCabe
- Davison Brothers - Paul Heaseman, Stuart Clark