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| Episode | Credits | Transcript |
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The car explosion that kills P.C. Ken Melvin
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| 228 | 1990x041 |
Trojan Horse is the 228th episode of The Bill.
Synopsis[]
PCs Ken Melvin and Dave Quinnan stop a young man for erratic driving, and a PNC check reveals the expensive car is stolen. Tony Stamp and Quinnan transport the prisoner to Barton Street, while Melvin and Reg Hollis volunteer to drive the car back to Sun Hill. As Melvin moves some of the building materials from the station renovations so he can park, the car explodes in a huge fireball. Hollis, Conway and Melvin are rushed to hospital where Melvin dies from his injuries. SO13 arrive at Barton Street to interview the car thief, who it turns out stole the car from an army colonel who was a likely terrorist target. Sgt. Cryer is outraged that the disaster could have been prevented as SO13 had the colonel under surveillance and could have stopped the car being stolen.
Cast[]
(Episode Cast: in credits order)
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Mark Powley as P.C. Melvin
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Jeff Stewart as P.C. Hollis
- Graham Cole as P.C. Stamp
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Larry Dann as Sgt. Peters
- Colin Tarrant as Insp. Monroe
- Andrew Paul as P.C. Quinnan
- Huw Higginson as P.C. Garfield
- Lynne Miller as W.P.C. Marshall
- Colin Alldridge as P.C. Young
- Trudie Goodwin as W.P.C. Ackland
- Vikki Gee-Dare as W.P.C. Ford
- Seeta Indrani as W.P.C. Datta
- Graham Barclay as P.C. Smallwood
- John McEnery as Det. Supt. Davidson
- Wayne Norman as Wilkes
- Lewis George as D.A.C. Adamson
- Karl Jenkinson as D.C. Barratt
- Gary Sharkey as 1st Ambulanceman
- Danny McCarthy as 2nd Ambulanceman
- Jonathan Coyne as 1st Journalist
- Thomas Kett as 2nd Journalist
- David Warwick as Bomb Disposal Officer
Notes[]
- Final appearance of P.C. Ken Melvin (Mark Powley).
- First of two appearances by David Warwick as Bomb Disposal Officer.
- "Trojan Horse" was the first episode of The Bill to receive an Audio Commentary via The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel . Discussing the making of the episode is producer Tony Virgo.
External links[]
- "Trojan Horse" at the Internet Movie Database
- "Trojan Horse" Audio Commentary with producer Tony Virgo.