- Not to be confused with the 1996 episode 'Trap'.
Plot[]
D.I. Burnside sets up a trap on a residential street: an open van full of video recorders. He, Carver, Roach and Dashwood sit in wait for some villains to take the bait. Eventually, a man pulls up in a BMW and takes one of the videos into his house. Roach and Dashwood arrest him, and back at the station he turns out to be Julian Pembridge, a slimy solicitor well known to Burnside. Pembridge claims he was merely exposing a police entrapment campaign, and manages to escape with a fine. With Sgt. Peters on leave, Sgt. Cryer and Insp. Frazer are concerned about Sgt. Penny's state of mind. Ch. Insp. Conway has a word with him and asks him to take some leave. Penny insists he's fine and refuses, but when the air conditioning breaks down in the CAD room, Penny's temper rises with the temperature. He spills a coffee on his keyboard, and tries to attack the electrician - taking leave is no longer optional.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Sgt. Cryer - Eric Richard
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- P.C. Frank - Mark Powley
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- Sgt. Penny - Roger Leach
- Ch. Insp. Conway - Ben Roberts
- Ch. Supt. Brownlow - Peter Ellis
Guest cast[]
- Julian Pembridge - Robert Addie
- Electrician - Julian Griffiths
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 2 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 2nd March 2009.
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