Plot[]
D.I. Burnside receives a 'phone call from an Asian boy who is frightened that a gang from the White Swan pub are planning to attack his father's restaurant. D.C.s Carver and Lines check it out but their car gets turned over, and the boy ends up in a canal. An old girlfriend of Carver's turns up looking for him with a baby whom she leaves behind.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- D.I. Burnside - Christopher Ellison
- D.C. Lines - Kevin Lloyd
- D.C. Carver - Mark Wingett
- Sgt. Peters - Larry Dann
- W.P.C. Brind - Kelly Lawrence
- P.C. Stamp - Graham Cole
- P.C. Hollis - Jeff Stewart
- P.C. Haynes - Eamonn Walker
- Insp. Frazer - Barbara Thorn
- D.S. Roach - Tony Scannell
- D.C. Dashwood - Jon Iles
- Sgt. Penny - Roger Leach
- W.P.C. Martella - Nula Conwell
- P.C. Melvin - Mark Powley
- P.C. Edwards - Colin Blumenau
- P.C. Ramsey - Nick Reding
Guest cast[]
- Lorraine - Lisa Climie
- Naseeruddin - Bhasker
- Mr. Faridh - Gurdial Sira
- Rashid - Ayub Khan Din
- 2nd Bangledeshi - Kash Parmar
- Lil - Pamela Lyne
- Man - Michael Goldie
- Teenage Girl - Patsy Palmer
- Baby - Hannah Macadam
Notes[]
- Rocky Taylor was credited as Stunt Arranger for this episode.
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 4 DVD set, released by Network Entertainment on 15th March 2010.
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