Plot[]
W.P.C. Martella and P.C. Stamp take an American woman who have been caught shoplifting into custody. She is very insistent that the police contact her husband who is staying in a hotel. The husband, meanwhile, is reporting the theft of his briefcase from their hotel room. D.I. Burnside is warned off the case by a Special Branch officer and a C.I.A. agent, who are waiting for the man to sell top-secret papers. D.S. Roach is having money troubles, but when one of his snouts offers to sell him the secret documents, Roach and Burnside use the situation to clear up Roach's debt problem. Roach is furious when Burnside double-crosses his snout and the papers are returned to the Americans.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- D.C. Lines - Kevin Lloyd
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- P.C. Hollis - Jeffrey Stewart
Guest cast[]
- Ch. Insp. McBride - Andrew McCulloch
- Sinbad - Daniel Peacock
- C.I.A. Man - Ray Thompson
- Mrs Gary - Gay Baynes
- Mr. Gary - Blain Fairman
- Supermarket Employee - Tracy Hyde
- Supermarket Manager - Tom Karol
- Dolly - Joan Turner
- Abby - Astley Harvey
- Terry - Jonathan Jackson
Commercial releases[]
- This episode has been released on the following releases:
- In Australia, on The Bill: Season 4 & 5 DVD set, released by Magna Pacific on 4th December 2006 and re-released on the Series Four DVD set on 31st August 2011; the compilation Series 1-4 DVD set on 1st February 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 Series 1-4 DVD set on 16th September 2020.
- In the UK, on The Bill: Volume 3 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 11th May 2009.
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