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Harry Haines was a character in The Bill in 1993 before making a guest appearance in 1995.

Harry Haines
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D.I Harry Haines

Birth Name: Harry
Full Name: Harry Haines
IC: Gender
1Male   Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Police Officer
Affiliation: Metropolitan Police
Curr. Posting: Sun Hill
Curr. Rank: Detective Inspector
Occ. Status
ACTIVE
●  Service Record  ●
Portrayed by:Gary Whelan
 ● First Appearance: Bad Reaction (10/09/1993)
 ● Last Appearance: Nothing Ventured (31/12/1993)
List of Appearances

Profile[]

Following Frank Burnside's abrupt exit in 1993, Harry Haines was forcibly transferred to Sun Hill from the Drugs Squad. Built like a prop forward (as befitted a former member of the Divisional rugby team), his easy manner and ironic sense of humour could not disguise the fact that he was a cunning operator and as hard as iron.

The move back to divisional CID angered Haines, and the team knew that it wouldn't be long before he tried to get back on the Squad. Indeed, after just three months, interference from Jack Meadows over the discovery of an LSD factory made him choose to leave Sun Hill and return there. He was replaced by D.I. Sally Johnson.

He was later seconded to the station in January 1995 to help Meadows track down a consignment of lethal heroin.

Service Record[]

Main Article: Service Record

  • 1993 - Transferred to Sun Hill following Frank Burnside's departure.
  • 1993 - Transferred back to Area Drugs after a few months at Sun Hill.
  • 1995 - Returned to track down a consignment of lethal heroin.

Notes[]

  • Gary Whelan, who portrayed Harry Haines, played a similar character called D.S. Ken Haines in the episode "Discipline". It is unknown if these 2 characters were the same. It is possible as Chris Ellison ,who played Frank Burnside, portrayed a similar character called Tommy Burnside but a name change occurred as there was already a real Tommy Burnside serving in the MET.


Preceded by:
DI Frank Burnside
Sun Hill DI
1993
Succeeded by:
DI Sally Johnson


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