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|appearance.last     = [[Episode: 289a]]<br>Returned for guest appearances in [[Episode 487|487]], [[Episode 488|488]] and [[Episode 489|489]]
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Jim Carver was a character in ''The Bill'' from [[1983]] until [[2005]], returning briefly in [[2007]].

==Profile==
Earnest, intense and scrupulously honest Jim Carver had all the makings of a first class officer. He arrived at [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]] as probationer, wearing a uniform and, becoming a [[DC]] in 1988. Tenure meant that he had to return to uniform in 1999, a move he regarded as a demotion. His inability to cope led to a serious drink problem, which nearly cost him his job when he [[Up In Smoke, Part 1|showed up drunk to give testimony in court and then let slip the route of a convoy of confiscated drugs]], which was then ambushed. Things got even worse after he [[Lock In|woke up next to a dead prostitute and was arrested for her murder]]. He was sent to rehab and despite the reservations of many of his colleagues upon his return, Carver managed to overcome his demons and become a respected member of the team.

He had other faults though. [[Woodentop|On his first idealistic day on the Sun Hill beat, the greenest of new bobbies, he spoiled everything by giving an young yob a clip round the ear]]. [[The Short Straw|He went for Burnside when he thought Frank was being callous about]] [[Viv Martella]]'s death. But most people understood when Jim threatened to kill [[Phil Young]] for a sexual attack on his female colleague PC [[Norika Datta]]. Jim had carried a torch for her for years, but she didn't want to know.

Carver was an intuitive operator, but his hunches were often sound because he had an interest in, and awareness of, people. However, he was always a man who took things to heart and was often upset by the occasionally, moral grey areas in which he found himself working. Injustice angered him and occasionally he found his colleagues' coldness shocking. Jim's love life had never been much to speak of (his girlfriends tended to be the 'lame duck' type and usually let him down), but after working for almost two decades he found the ideal partner in [[June Ackland]], his [[sergeant]]. But the course of true love never runs smoothly and when Jim found himself staring down the barrel of a loaded pint glass he realised it was time to do some soul searching. With [[June Ackland|June]] away on holiday, Jim woke up in the loving arms of a woman he was helping out in his role as [[Family Liaison Officer]]. One wedding later - Jim had a new wife - and a very unhappy colleague in [[June Ackland]]. After heartache following his split with [[June Ackland|June]], Jim had high hopes for his marriage to Marie and struggled to come to terms with the fact that she was an alcoholic with a violent temper. They divorced, and before long Jim found himself back with [[June Ackland|June]]. This coincided with a happy time for the [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]] officer - he was glad when he moved again from uniformed work into [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]], because life was more interesting for him there.

Unfortunately, Jim's happiness was short-lived and when he began to run up massive gambling debts, his marriage was dealt a severe blow. [[Episode 266|His problems got worse when he was abducted by a loan shark he borrowed from, and June left him her wedding ring]]. Things only got worse when ex-wife Marie was found dead on waste-ground,  and June had returned, but she started an affair with new PC [[Roger Valentine]]. Jim's best friend [[Ken Drummond]] [[Episode 288|was killed by a crazed ex-PCSO;]] [[Colin Fairfax]] during a [[Sun Hill Fire 2005|firebomb attack on Sun Hill]]. His old friend PC [[Tony Stamp]] let slip about the affair, and Jim found them in a romantic embrace. After a visit to the pub, Jim and June air out their problems, but in the end, he decided to leave [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]] and [[June Ackland|June]] decided to head for pastures new, knowing that he would only make the same mistakes again if he stayed. [[Episode 487|He returned]] as a [[Detective Sergeant|DS]] to the station in March 2007 in order [[Episode 489|to catch a drug deal who had escaped from Manchester.]] He tried to convince June to give him a second chance, but she turned him down for her new fiancee [[Jessop, Rod|Rod]].

==Service Record==
: ''Main article: [[Carver, Jim/Service Record|Service Record]]''
* 1983 - First Posting: [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]] as a probationer
* 1988 - Transferred: [[Criminal Investigation Department|C.I.D.]] {{Small|(Sun Hill)}}
* 1990 - Arrested for Driving Under The Influence (D.U.I)
* [[File:Jim Carver Uniform.jpg|thumb|Jim Carver back in uniform.]]1999 - Transferred: Uniform {{Small|(Sun Hill)}}
* 1999 - Arrested for Murder {{Small|(Sun Hill)}}
* 2002 - Transferred: [[Community Safety Unit|C.S.U.]] {{Small|(Sun Hill)}}
* 2003 - Seconded to Uniform Episodes 160 and 161
* 2004 - Transferred: [[Criminal Investigation Department|C.I.D.]] {{Small|(Sun Hill)}}
* 2005 - Transferred: Greater Manchester Police
* Sometime between 2005-2007 - Promotion: Detective Sergeant

==Family and Relationships==
* '''Ex-Wife:''' [[Marie Graham|Marie Carver]]
* '''Ex-Wife:''' [[June Ackland]]
* '''Old Friend''' - Tony Stamp
* '''Friend''' -  Ken Drumond

==Major Storylines==
*'''1983- Joins [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]]'''

*'''1988-1999: Joins [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]] as [[Detective Sergeant|DC]]'''

*'''1999: Returns to Uniform '''

*[[File:Carver in Up In Smoke.jpg|thumb|Carver in ''Up In Smoke Part One''.]]'''1999: Alcoholism, arrested for murder'''

*'''2002: Transfers to [[Community Safety Unit|CSU]]'''

*'''2004: Joins [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]]'''

*'''2004: Marriage to [[June Ackland]] and gambling habit.'''

*'''2005: Jim leaves [[Sun Hill Police Station|Sun Hill]].'''

*'''2007: Brief return as a [[Detective Sergeant|DS]] now serving with [[Greater Manchester Police]].'''

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