Plot[]
D.C. Carver is at the hospital checking on a stabbing of a drug dealer. W.P.C. Martella has some information about the deceased which prompts D.I. Burnside to bring in a couple of suspects. Sgt. Peters is having a busy time in Custody. P.C. Garfield and W.P.C. Brind bring in a girl who has knocked her mother out. Brind has to search her, and is hit by the girl who later tries to hang herself in her cell. It turns out she had stabbed her boyfriend, who turns out to be Carver's victim.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- W.P.C. Brind - Kelly Lawrence
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- P.C. Garfield - Huw Higginson
- P.C. Quinnan - Andrew Paul
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
Guest cast[]
- Jimmy The Cutman - Breffni McKenna
- Spink - Clive Rowe
- Joshua - Billy Braham
- Hermione Brown - Delanie Forbes
- Mrs Brown - Yvonne Brewster
- Parry - Edward Harbour
- Hospital Doctor - Francis Middleditch
- 1st Brewery Man - P.H. Moriarty
- 2nd Brewery Man - Gordon Salkilld
- 1st Boy - Linus Staples
- Donkey Jacket Man - Peter Dineen
- Poetic Drunk - Alec Wallis
Notes[]
- Final appearance of Kelly Lawrence as Claire Brind.
- Tip Tipping is credited as Fight Arranger for this episode.
Commercial releases[]
- This episode has been released on the following releases:
- In Australia, on The Bill: Collection 5 DVD set, released by Magna Pacific on 9th April 2008 and re-released on the Series Five: Part 2 DVD set on 7th March 2012 and The 80s Collection DVD box set on 3rd April 2013, all by Shock Entertainment and then later re-released by ViaVision on The Complete Series 5 DVD set on 21st October 2020.
- In the UK, on The Bill: Volume 7 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 2nd September 2013.
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