1988 was The Bill's 5th year.
48 episodes were broadcast during the year.
Production[]
To be added.
Episodes[]
| # | Ep. No. |
Title | Date | Writer | Director | Viewing Figures |
Chart Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Light Duties | 19th July 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Derek Lister | n/k | n/k |
| 2 | 37 | The Three Wise Monkeys | 21st July 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Bill Brayne | n/k | n/k |
| 3 | 38 | Good Will Visit | 26th July 1988 | Barry Appleton | William Brayne | n/k | n/k |
| 4 | 39 | Home Sweet Home | 28th July 1988 | Nicholas McInerny | Gareth Davies | n/k | n/k |
| 5 | 40 | All In Good Faith | 2nd August 1988 | Barry Appleton | Gareth Davies | n/k | n/k |
| 6 | 41 | Just Call Me Guvnor | 4th August 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Brian Parker | n/k | n/k |
| 7 | 42 | Caught Red Handed | 9th August 1988 | Barry Appleton | Derek Lister | n/k | n/k |
| 8 | 43 | Homes and Gardens | 11th August 1988 | Christopher Russell | Derek Lister | n/k | n/k |
| 9 | 44 | Country Cousin | 16th August 1988 | Barry Appleton | Sharon Miller | n/k | n/k |
| 10 | 45 | Alarms and Embarrassments | 18th August 1988 | Christopher Russell | Sharon Miller | n/k | n/k |
| 11 | 46 | Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes | 23rd August 1988 | Julian Jones | Paul Harrison | n/k | n/k |
| 12 | 47 | Hold Fire | 25th August 1988 | Barry Appleton | Paul Harrison | n/k | n/k |
| 13 | 48 | Bad Faith | 30th August 1988 | Julian Jones | Frank Smith | n/k | n/k |
| 14 | 49 | Requiem | 1st September 1988 | Peter J. Hammond | Sharon Miller | n/k | n/k |
| 15 | 50 | Trespasses | 6th September 1988 | Christopher Russell | Brian Parker | n/k | n/k |
| 16 | 51 | Save The Last Dance For Me | 8th September 1988 | Barry Appleton | Brian Farnham | n/k | n/k |
| 17 | 52 | Runaround | 13th September 1988 | Al Hunter | Derek Lister | n/k | n/k |
| 18 | 53 | The Trap | 15th September 1988 | Jonathan Rich | Brian Farnham | n/k | n/k |
| 19 | 54 | Community Relations | 20th September 1988 | Christopher Russell | Frank W. Smith | n/k | n/k |
| 20 | 55 | A Dogs Life | 22nd September 1988 | Graeme Curry | Brian Parker | n/k | n/k |
| 21 | 56 | Trouble & Strife | 27th September 1988 | Julian Jones | Brian Parker | n/k | n/k |
| 22 | 57 | Running Late | 29th September 1988 | John Milne | Sharon Miller | n/k | n/k |
| 23 | 58 | They Say We're Rough | 4th October 1988 | Douglas Watkinson | Frank W. Smith | n/k | n/k |
| 24 | 59 | Blue For A Boy | 6th October 1988 | John Foster | Paul Harrison | n/k | n/k |
| 25 | 60 | Chasing The Dragon | 11th October 1988 | Brendan J. Cassin | Frank W. Smith | n/k | n/k |
| 26 | 61 | The Coop | 13th October 1988 | Garry Lyons | Graham Theakston | n/k | n/k |
| 27 | 62 | The Quick and The Dead | 18th October 1988 | Christopher Russell | Graham Theakston | n/k | n/k |
| 28 | 63 | Witness | 20th October 1988 | Christopher Russell | Graham Theakston | n/k | n/k |
| 29 | 64 | Here We Go Loopy Lou | 25th October 1988 | Julian Jones | Brian Farnham | n/k | n/k |
| 30 | 65 | Stop And Search | 27th October 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Terry Marcel | n/k | n/k |
| 31 | 66 | Spook Stuff | 1st November 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Terry Marcel | n/k | n/k |
| 32 | 67 | Evacuation | 2nd November 1988 | Edwin Peace | Terry Green | n/k | n/k |
| 33 | 68 | Personal Imports | 8th November 1988 | Kevin Clarke | Brian Farnham | n/k | n/k |
| 34 | 69 | Paper Chase | 10th November 1988 | Barry Appleton | Niall Leonard | n/k | n/k |
| 35 | 70 | Intruder | 15th November 1988 | Roger Parkes | Graham Theakston | n/k | n/k |
| 36 | 71 | Conflict | 17th November 1988 | Al Hunter | Graham Theakston | n/k | n/k |
| 37 | 72 | Duplicates | 22nd November 1988 | Simon Moss | Niall Leonard | n/k | n/k |
| 38 | 73 | Snout | 24th November 1988 | Arthur McKenzie | Paul Harrison | n/k | n/k |
| 39 | 74 | Old Habits | 29th November 1988 | Nicholas McInerny | Barry Davis | n/k | n/k |
| 40 | 75 | The Silent Gun | 1st December 1988 | Christopher Russell | Terry Marcel | n/k | n/k |
| 41 | 76 | An Old Fashioned Term | 6th December 1988 | Geoff McQueen | Philip Casson | n/k | n/k |
| 42 | 77 | Getting Stressed | 8th December 1988 | Christopher Russell | Philip Casson | n/k | n/k |
| 43 | 78 | Tigers | 13th December 1988 | Edwin Pearce | Terry Marcel | n/k | n/k |
| 44 | 79 | Guessing Game | 15th December 1988 | P.J. Hammond | Jan Sargent | n/k | n/k |
| 45 | 80 | The Assassins | 20th December 1988 | Douglas Watkinson | Terry Daw | n/k | n/k |
| 46 | 81 | Outmoded | 22nd December 1988 | Barry Appleton | Terry Green | n/k | n/k |
| 47 | 82 | Digging Up the Past | 27th December 1988 | Barry Appleton | Barry Davis | n/k | n/k |
| 48 | 83 | Taken into Consideration | Lawrence Gray | Christopher Hodson | n/k | n/k |
Main Cast[]
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Storylines[]
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Who works where[]
- Top Brass: To be added
- CID: To be added.
- Uniform: To be added
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