The Bill Episode Guide

Episode Guide

The Bill: Season 26

• Season 26 Episode 31: Respect - Part Two

  Conclusion of the two-part series finale, bringing to an end Britain's longest-running police procedural drama, which has been broadcast in 55 countries. The show, which began life as one-off drama Woodentop in 1984, broke new ground by exploring the lives and loves of the officers of the fictional London station of Sun Hill. Callum finally proves himself to Smithy as they hunt the members of the Parkway Crew responsible for the death of Liam Martin, and Mickey goes all-out to get justice for his informant Jasmine Harris following the gang rape

• Season 26 Episode 30: Respect - Part One

  In the first of a two-part series finale, a 14-year-old dies in Smithy's arms following a stabbing incident, and CCTV footage reveals he had been acting as a 'mule' for the older members of a gang. One of Mickey's informants is spotted at the crime scene and eventually gives vital evidence pointing to the most likely culprit, but the detective fears for her safety when she is released on bail and returns to the estate

• Season 26 Episode 29: Tombstone

  Following his father's funeral, Callum returns to work determined to uncover the truth about the allegation of rape that blackened the dead man's name as a police officer and divided the family for 20 years. Kirsty is shocked by the sergeant's brusque attitude in handling a vulnerable witness, and Smithy eventually realises his troubled colleague will stop at nothing to get a result against a knife-wielding blackmailer. Guest starring Lesley Vickerage (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) and David Schofield (Pirates of the Caribbean)

• Season 26 Episode 28: Death Knock

  Kirsty calls for help when a woman is found unconscious and with multiple injuries beneath an open window. Callum eventually responds, having just learned of his father's death, but as the investigation slowly uncovers the activities and relationships of the residents of the house, the sergeant's distracted behaviour leads to a furious outburst against his colleague witnessed by Inspector Smith

• Season 26 Episode 27: Balance of Power

  When a couple fail to turn up at the airport for a flight to Italy and their dog is found brutally killed in what appears to be a burglary at their home, suspicion falls on their son, who holds a grudge against his father for turning him in for possession of a class A drug. A neighbour produces mobile phone footage of the family car being torched by teenagers, one of whom is known to the police, and the case takes an unexpected twist when the Sun Hill team starts tracking the missing persons' bank account. Former EastEnders actor Stuart Laing (Rob Minter) guest stars

• Season 26 Episode 26: Who Dares Wins

  A man found beaten to death near his local turns out to be a widower with a drink problem, who has been neglecting his two children and spending a lot of time in the pub with the landlord's attractive girlfriend (played by former EastEnders and Bad Girls actress Nicola Stapleton). Max returns to work following his run-in with Terry, but starts spreading rumours about a relationship between Grace and Neil, and it soon becomes clear he has not sorted out his drug problem

• Season 26 Episode 25: Taking a Stand

  Callum and Kirsty answer a call about a disturbance at the home of an elderly widow and discover she has been raped as well as burgled. A neighbour falls under suspicion, but CID have little hope of putting together a case as the victim proves reluctant to undergo a medical examination. The sergeant is also struggling with family problems after learning he may be running out of time to reach a reconciliation with his estranged father

• Season 26 Episode 24: The Calling

  Leon is still suffering flashbacks of the traumatic events of the previous day and agrees with Kirsty to regard their night together as a one-off. A pregnant woman is seriously injured in what appears to be a carjacking, and a suspect is traced, but later released for lack of evidence. Leon is sent home after losing his temper with the villain, only to defy orders and take matters into his own hands

• Season 26 Episode 23: Solace

  Following the discovery of the body of a Venezuelan woman on a rubbish dump, Kirsty and Leon are instrumental in tracing family members who lead them to the woman's partner and son on the Larkmead Estate, where the PCs are faced with a harrowing scene. The traumatic day brings the pair together, and they go home together after an evening's drinking

• Season 26 Episode 22: Intervention

  A successful businessman is abducted by an armed gang but the victim's family and accountant seem strangely reluctant to involve the police, claiming he has flown to India. Neil finally reveals to the team that his son's illness has been the cause of his recent problems, and Terry forces Max to tell his boss about his cocaine habit

• Season 26 Episode 21: Ultimatum

  Max is anxious to arrest a man known to be grooming teenage girls online, but Grace urges him to bug the suspect's home and gather watertight evidence to ensure a conviction. Mickey and Terry realise Max's erratic behaviour is a result of drug abuse, and as the case threatens to go awry, Terry gives his superior officer an ultimatum

• Season 26 Episode 20: Walk on My Grave

  Concluding the two-part story. Max orders an observation of the dead boy's stepfather at the funeral after discovering he has ties with known villains suspected of violent robberies. Neil, still trying to deal with the news that his son needs chemotherapy, is furious when he discovers what his team has been up to, and Max's erratic behaviour becomes the talk of the station, even though his strong-arm tactics produce a lead on a lorry hijack planned for later that day

• Season 26 Episode 19: Deadly Consequences

  In the first of a two-part story, a body found in woodland is identified as that of an 11-year-old boy not reported missing until two days after his disappearance. His computer reveals that he was planning to run away from his dysfunctional family with a friend, but failed to turn up at the appointed time. Neil remains aloof from his team, only confiding in Banksy, as his son undergoes chemotherapy to combat leukaemia. Emily Joyce (My Hero) guest stars

• Season 26 Episode 18: That Type of Cop

  A 15-year-old girl is found wandering the streets, covered in bruises and cigarette burns and obviously confused. She eventually discloses the name of her 'boyfriend' but he refuses to visit her in hospital and it soon becomes clear he is in the business of grooming girls before his uncle traffics them and forces them into prostitution. Max starts to show signs of strain and his increasingly erratic behaviour causes tensions within the team

• Season 26 Episode 17: Suffer in Silence

  A man attacks the wrong person in a misjudged effort to take revenge on a boxing coach who abused him during his childhood. When the real culprit is found, still working with children, Banksy has trouble persuading other witnesses to open old wounds and testify against him. It is Neil who persists and gets the vital break, even though he is distracted by the news that his son has leukaemia. Lee Ross (EastEnders) and Robbie Gee (Desmond's) guest star

• Season 26 Episode 15: Bad Blood

  An old friend of Mickey's is knocked off his bike and killed, and the victim's brother - a known drug dealer - approaches the detective with a request to investigate whether it was a case of murder. Max persuades Neil to let them pursue the inquiry and shows his commitment to the undercover operation by snorting cocaine with their chief suspect

• Season 26 Episode 14: Great Responsibility

  Part two of two. Commander Kennedy prepares to face a hostile Press over charges that police handling of the football crowd contributed to the murder, and is shocked to see CCTV footage showing her own son running away from the crime scene. The victim turns out to have a complicated love life that may have led to the killing, and two other suspects are identified, but the commander's leadership and probity face their sternest test

• Season 26 Episode 13: Great Power

  Part one of two. Jack directs an operation to keep rival football fans apart, but ends up unwittingly channelling a group of them into a dangerous situation. As tension mounts, Commander Lisa Kennedy becomes increasingly anxious about her son, who is attending the match, and she takes control when an ambulance is needed to reach a woman suffering an asthma attack in the crowd. In the ensuing clean-up, a body is discovered

• Season 26 Episode 12: The Truth Will Out

  Suspicion falls on the father of a four-year-old boy who goes missing from his garden, but CCTV footage of the abduction tells a different story. Callum, visiting Sun Hill to discuss his suspension, follows the unfolding case and cannot resist chipping in with his opinion of the suspect, but it is solid work by his colleagues in the uniform branch that finally tracks the missing child to a storm drain beside the Thames, where rapidly rising water puts several lives in danger. Joel Beckett (EastEnders' Jake Moon) guest stars

• Season 26 Episode 11: Impact

  Part two of two. Morale within the team picks up as the hunt for Paul Sorrel's killer begins to make progress. The dead youngster's cousin reveals the lad was - uncharacteristically - involved in a drug deal to help his mother make ends meet, but the prime suspects are released because of a lack of evidence. Mickey is furious when Neil allows Max to approach his informant, knowing it could put her in danger

• Season 26 Episode 10: Ricochet

  Part one of two. Jo and her team are summoned to the scene of a road traffic accident in which a teenager was hit by a car, but has since fled the scene. Instead, they end up dealing with another youngster found fatally wounded in a nearby park. Drugs are found under the crash vehicle, and a witness confirms the two youths were seen together in the park, but Max gets impatient as Jo's investigation begins to flounder and Commander Kennedy has to rally the disheartened detectives

• Season 26 Episode 9: Protect and Serve

  A witness gives Ben and Nate a lead after their patrol car is hit by a stray bullet, but no evidence can be found to identify the owner of a vehicle seen speeding from the scene. The investigation takes a sudden turn when forensics discover two bullet casings outside the home of their eyewitness. Meanwhile, morale is at a low ebb at Sun Hill over the lack of support offered to Callum over the recent accusations of assault

• Season 26 Episode 8: Red Tape

  Callum, Jo and Mel sort out a fight outside a club, in which a woman is seriously injured. An inquiry is launched when it is revealed the club has been robbed and a witness to the scuffle accuses Callum of assault after being pushed over and suffering an epileptic fit. Julie Graham (Survivors) joins the cast as Commander Lisa Kennedy

• Season 26 Episode 7: Crossing the Line

  An off-duty Callum is badly beaten after intervening in an argument between a couple, but turns up for work as usual the next day after a night in hospital. New PC Kirsty Knight (Sarah Manners) teams up with Jo and their inquiries lead to the arrest of the man responsible for the attack on their colleague, but he is released due to lack of evidence and Callum decides to take matters into his own hands

• Season 26 Episode 6: Keep Her Talking

  A desperate woman barricades herself with her younger son into her estranged husband's house and alerts the police to the fact her children are being neglected and abused by their father. Jo establishes a computer link with her and builds up a measure of trust, but is concerned for the welfare of the boy when a shot is fired inside the house

• Season 26 Episode 5: Time Bomb

  A letter bomb addressed to the manager of a successful company proves to be harmless but, after talking to the witnesses, Grace has a hunch that worse is to follow. The intended 'victim' turns out to be cheating on his pregnant wife with his secretary, and a courier bears a grudge after being thrown out of the office, but the main suspect is the manager's own brother, who had recently been sacked

• Season 26 Episode 4: New Beginnings

  On her first shift as a sergeant, Jo is called to the scene of an aggravated robbery in which the homeowner died in a particularly violent and bloody way. When it emerges the victim was an abusive drunk and had been involved with another woman, Grace warms to the man's Asian-born widow and clashes with Max over his apparent racial prejudice. Former Brookside and Family Affairs actress Gabrielle Glaister guest stars

• Season 26 Episode 3: Duty Calls

  An intruder detained in a couple's flat turns out to have been there before, though the residents claim to have no idea who he is. Jo discovers the suspect works as a security guard in the same building as the woman, and investigates the theory he has been stalking her, but extracting a confession puts her in a tricky position. At the end of an arduous shift, she discovers her hard work is to be rewarded with promotion to sergeant. Guest starring EastEnders' Kara Tointon, former Hollyoaks actor Barry Sloane and Torchwood's Gareth David-Lloyd

• Season 26 Episode 2: Held Responsible

  A 16-year-old claims she has been gang raped by her boyfriend and three of his friends, and Jo goes out on a limb to fight her case, even when it becomes clear the victim is not completely the innocent she at first appeared. When the girl later asks to drop the charges after receiving threatening telephone calls, Jo begs Terry for more time to extract a confession, determined not to let the arrogant youths get away with their crime

• Season 26 Episode 1: Be a Man

  On Will Fletcher's last day at Sun Hill, Mickey questions a man accused of assaulting a doctor who he claims is having an affair with his wife. The suspect turns out to be severely depressed and unbalanced, but Callum's macho handling pushes him further toward disaster when he disappears with his baby son in his car. Realising his error, the sergeant tracks him down, only to see the distraught man deliberately smash into a parked vehicle, setting his own car alight

The Bill: Season 25

• Season 25 Episode 65: On the Streets

  Conclusion. After another night undercover on the streets, Mickey learns a second down-and-out has been murdered. The fears of the homeless community are underlined when Mickey's informant is badly beaten and suspicion falls on property developer Greg Simm (guest star Ralph Ineson), who has form for fraud and deception. It emerges the suspect had trouble with squatters holding up work on a development site, but evidence against him is hard to find. A bigger shock for Mickey is the news his new friend Nicola is in the frame for the murder

• Season 25 Episode 64: Invisible Man

  Part one of two. Mickey goes undercover as a homeless man to investigate the mystery of a body found in the river wearing a down-and-out's coat over designer clothes. Having eliminated the dead man's ex-fiancee from the inquiries, he gains the trust of a girl living on the streets and discovers the entire homeless community of Sun Hill lives in fear of a shady character known only as Greg. Back at the station, Millie signs off from her final shift

• Season 25 Episode 63: Unforgiven

  A convicted murderer reaching the end of his sentence learns his 15-year-old daughter has disappeared and the Sun Hill detectives suspect revenge is involved when investigations reveal she had been going out with the victim's son. Pippa Haywood guest stars as the bitter widow who refuses to co-operate with the inquiry, fearing she may lose her son as well as her husband

• Season 25 Episode 62: Twist of Fate

  Grace is summoned to a Soho brothel, where a woman is holding a man at knifepoint, claiming he knows the whereabouts of her 16-year-old sister, who has been missing for six months. Revisiting the familiar case, the detective feels guilty she did not do more to help the family earlier. When a body is found, she follows a lead to the missing girl's old teacher, who had acted as her support buddy when she turned to prostitution to pay for her heroin habit, and nearly loses control when she is overcome by anger in the interrogation room. Ian Kelsey guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 61: Rescue Me

  Leon responds to a call from a distraught mother whose 18-month-old child has sustained serious head injuries. She claims the toddler fell from her highchair, but suspicion mounts that the mother's partner may have contravened his restraining order to visit the family. Tony Stamp spends his last shift with Sun Hill comforting the woman, and is shocked when he has to arrest her for harming her own daughter

• Season 25 Episode 60: Show of Force

  Smithy holds a public meeting, hoping to gain the trust and cooperation of hostile residents on the Manley Road estate, who are being terrorised by drug dealers. A plucky shopkeeper takes matters into her own hands to halt the reign of fear, only to find her daughter suffers a backlash from the gang. At the end of a tiring day, Tony Stamp stuns the Inspector with unexpected news

• Season 25 Episode 59: That's Love for You

  A frantic mother reports her car has been stolen with her baby still strapped inside. The suspect is soon traced, but the child is not recovered until later when her father, following an alleged tip-off, traces her to an alleyway where she is found distressed and badly bruised, still strapped in her car seat. Leon is not convinced the injuries are a result of her recent adventure, and suspects the infant has been abused

• Season 25 Episode 58: In the Know

  Leon's prison officer friend is reluctantly caught up in a plot to smuggle a telephone into Longmarsh jail for a drug dealer. The constable persuades her to go ahead with the plan - despite the risks to herself and her young son - and deliver a bugged phone so CID can continue their surveillance of the gangster. It soon becomes clear the villain has murder in mind. Gemma Atkinson guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 57: Fall Out

  When an eight-year-old is abducted from outside his school, Terry is appointed Family Liaison Officer and finds himself keeping the peace between the boy's divorcing parents. CCTV footage reveals the child got into a car with a man after taking a phone call, and the race is on to discover the identities of the mystery caller and the driver. Emma Cunniffe guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 56: Long Gone

  A distressed 17-year-old is found traumatised by years of prolonged abuse and Stevie struggles to establish his identity after the lad's sister fails to recognise him. Max re-examines the evidence from the disappearance of a 12-year-old boy five years previously, hoping to make a connection with someone called Gareth, but it soon becomes clear the troubled young man at the station is not telling the whole story

• Season 25 Episode 53: Innocence Betrayed

  After a raid, Paul Brewer is arrested for having indecent images of a four-year-old girl on his laptop. He claims to have lent his computer to convicted paedophile George Fielding, who Brewer met in prison. When questioned, Fielding admits to downloading the pictures, but tests prove they were taken by camera and were not from the internet. Banksy and Max are left to sort out which of the pair is covering for the other. Jeff Rawle guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 52: Powerless

  Neil and Max investigate the murder of a 17-year-old girl who had recently left foster care to live alone. Relations between the detectives are strained when Max makes a disparaging remark about kids placed in care at the children's home, and the case takes an unexpected twist when the prime suspect for the shooting turns out to be the partner of the victim's drug-using mother

• Season 25 Episode 51: Lost Soul

  Banksy renews acquaintance with the Sissoulu family after a telephone used to tip off the police about a murder is traced back to grieving father Joseph, whose son Danny was recently killed in a similar manner. The dead teenager's friends are reluctant to say much, but suspicion falls on Mo Campbell when his prints are found in the newsagent's shop

• Season 25 Episode 50: Reaching Out

  Part two of two. When psychiatrist Julia Bickham's partner is injured in a hit-and-run incident and her nanny is attacked in what turns out to be a case of mistaken identity, Neil investigates the possibility somebody holds a grudge against her. Among the suspects is a man whose wife died two years previously from an overdose. On the strength of Julia's professional testimony that it was a case of suicide, the man lost his life assurance claim and subsequently custody of his daughter

• Season 25 Episode 49: Psychiatric Help

  Part one of two. A child abandoned in a busy market alerts police to the fact his nanny has been abducted and badly beaten in what turns out to be a case of mistaken identity. Neil recognises the intended target as a psychiatrist he worked with on a previous case in which a mental health patient in her care was shot dead on his orders - so their reunion is less than cordial. Ruth Gemmell guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 48: Absolute Power

  Stevie questions a man arrested for launching an unprovoked attack on a fellow drinker in a pub and becomes emotionally involved when she discovers the suspect is deeply depressed after losing his job and learning his wife has been having an affair with her boss. Newly promoted Inspector Smith urges caution, but Stevie puts herself in danger after the downtrodden husband sets out for revenge - carrying a gun. Danielle Brent guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 47: Cry Wolf

  Mickey calls on bitter personal experience when he encounters a teenager who claims she has been raped. Suspicion falls on her current boyfriend, but sensitive questioning reveals the incident took place two years ago at a party when the girl was very drunk and the truth, if revealed, could blow two families apart

• Season 25 Episode 46: Die By the Sword

  Conclusion. One of the assault victims dies in hospital, leaving Sun Hill CID with a murder to solve. Banksy feels he is getting somewhere as liaison officer to the dead youngster's family, and is appalled to discover his colleagues have them under surveillance because their story does not quite add up. Andrew Tiernan and Julia Ford guest star

• Season 25 Episode 45: Live By the Sword

  Part one of two. A youth suspected of a violent assault on three youngsters is hit by a lorry and killed while running away from Callum and Ben. Jacob is assigned as family liaison officer to the victims and eventually discovers someone completely different was involved in the attack, so the suspect had no reason to flee. The case takes a further twist when the man identified as the real attacker claims he was acting in self-defence

• Season 25 Episode 44: Conviction: Judgement Day

  Conclusion. Devlin puts pressure on the prosecution's star witness, who refuses to give evidence, so Smithy is forced to take the stand and face intense scrutiny over his behaviour during the Westgate Estate riot. Heaton announces his departure to set up a new unit, taking Stuart, Kezia and Rachel with him, and causing a few surprise promotions back at Sun Hill. Natasha Little guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 43: Conviction: Riot City

  Part five of six. Tensions mount between Callum and Smithy as the Sun Hill officers undergo extra riot control training, and the two sergeants come to blows. A witness unexpectedly confirms the details of Jason Devlin's beating, and Smithy finds his career is on the line. Heaton tells Rachel he needs a good result on the case as he is leaving Sun Hill to set up a dedicated unit to tackle human trafficking - and wants her to join him

• Season 25 Episode 42: Conviction: Walk the Line

  Part four of six. Callum urges Smithy to deny any knowledge of how Jason Devlin was beaten up, but the landlord files a formal complaint accusing him of the assault and of planting the bag of jewellery stolen from his tenants in his car. One of the gangster's henchmen cracks under interrogation and admits his boss is involved in people-trafficking, but Jack faces a struggle to find hard evidence

• Season 25 Episode 41: Conviction: Breaking Point

  Part three of six. Smithy proves to be a hero when a lorry driver suddenly abandons his load of illegal Afghan immigrants in the road and falling boxes in the vehicle kill a man, trapping his daughter. A translator helps the team link the people-trafficking operation with Jason Devlin, who is later found provoking a full blown riot on the Westgate Estate by evicting illegals from his properties. In the ensuing violence, Stevie is beaten unconscious by Devlin and Smithy loses his self-control

• Season 25 Episode 40: Conviction: To the Limit

  Part two of six. The fire at the E1 bar reveals the fact that the Devlins had many enemies, and Smithy starts to take their arrogance personally. Investigators find cocaine and forged identity documents in the debris of the barman's flat, but he insists he knew nothing about either, even when Callum threatens to tell his boss he has been cheating on him with his girlfriend

• Season 25 Episode 39: Conviction: Cover Up

  In the first of a six-part story centring on two brothers, a man is badly beaten in a street fight outside the busy E1 bar. Smithy and Callum break up the skirmish and encounter bar owner Jason Devlin, who reveals a vicious streak and manages to rile the officers with his smug air of self-confidence. They entertain doubts about his innocence but are intrigued when he implicates his own brother in the disturbance - without acknowledging the relationship

• Season 25 Episode 38: Prodigal Son - Part Two

  Part two of two. Jack finds it hard to believe witness reports that his son kept faith with the police and was not responsible for firing the fatal shot when the drug deal was ambushed. After an emotional reconciliation, Ben agrees to take part in a second sting to ransom his girlfriend, who has been kidnapped by the drugs gang

• Season 25 Episode 37: Prodigal Son - Part One

  Part one of two. Jack's estranged son Ben is released from prison and Mickey is shocked to discover he is still involved in the drugs scene when his girlfriend is found unconscious outside a known drug den rented in her name. Attempts to keep the situation secret from Jack come to nothing when he turns up unexpectedly to watch a sting operation and is forced to arrest his own son

• Season 25 Episode 36: To Die For

  Conclusion. Inquiries reveal that the brothers running the airfreight company kidnapped restaurant owner Maloud Senac's daughter because he had not paid them for the drugs. The race is on to find the missing girl before it is too late and Sam ends her stint at Sun Hill with a successful result when all the suspects are brought in for questioning. Lisa Maxwell stars

• Season 25 Episode 35: To Live For

  Part one of two. Having been offered a job by the Child Exploitation Unit, Sam is keen to leave Sun Hill on a high and the opportunity arises when an old informant discloses details of a drugs shipment involving a restaurateur and two brothers who run an airfreight company. However, the sting goes badly wrong when the informant is kneecapped and the restaurant owner's daughter is kidnapped. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 25 Episode 34: Down South

  A teenage schoolgirl is reported missing and the girl's mother reveals her daughter was upset by the death of her father and moving to London from Manchester with a new stepfather. Her only friend discloses the girl has recently been seen with bruises. Millie and Leon discover the child's estranged grandmother has followed her brood to London and has been in contact with her granddaughter. Guest starring Rachel Davies

• Season 25 Episode 33: Blame Game

  Conclusion. Stevie and Max face an investigation following the near-fatal accident of a suspect they were pursuing and professional differences come between them as they struggle to get a lead in the four-year-old Anderson murder case. As the injured driver battles for life in hospital, the officers wait to hear whether they still have careers

• Season 25 Episode 32: Full Throttle

  Part one of two. A have-a-go hero is hurt during a raid on a jewellers and promptly disappears from hospital. Investigations reveal he is wanted for a murder committed four years previously. Max and Stevie talk to his sister and father, who insist he was innocent and that they have not seen him since he went on the run

• Season 25 Episode 31: Smash and Grab - Part Two

  Part two of two. The Sun Hill officers realise Millie must have been taken prisoner along with the missing woman following the toy shop raid. Feeling guilty about refusing to provide protection for the victim, Max resolves to bring his colleague back alive, but an undercover operation to nail the Jenson gang goes awry and Millie is left to fend for herself in the hands of the kidnappers. Mark Monero guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 30: Smash and Grab - Part One

  Part one of two. Max is convinced a woman shopper caught on CCTV is acting as a decoy when a toy shop is robbed and the manager is left suffering from a serious gunshot wound. Millie is equally convinced of her innocence, even after it emerges the woman is related to the chief suspect, and a gun is found hidden beneath the mattress of her baby's cot. Mark Monero guest stars. Part two is on next Thursday

• Season 25 Episode 29: Forensic Evidence

  A man suffering from motor neurone disease is badly beaten in his home and CSE Eddie Olosunje confidently announces that an aggravated burglary has taken place. Stuart suspects the truth may be closer to home, but only when the victim regains consciousness does the real story come out and Eddie has to make up for lost time - and forensic evidence - to nail the culprit

• Season 25 Episode 27: School's Out

  As teacher Becky James recovers in hospital, Nate learns she had once been involved with school governor Russell Patterson and it was he who paid the intruder to steal her laptop. When Patterson's daughter goes missing, Becky admits she broke off the relationship as she feared he was abusing the girl, and the race is on to find her before it is too late

• Season 25 Episode 26: Class Action

  A break-in at Deansgate Comprehensive proves to be little more than a prank by two youngsters, but a school governor takes his daughter away, blaming the staff for her atypical behaviour when she confesses her part in the crime. Teacher Becky James fails to turn up for work and Nate finds her beaten unconscious at her home by someone who desperately wants to get hold of her laptop

• Season 25 Episode 25: Growing Pains

  A hate campaign sparked by a rape case from 18 months previously divides pupils and parents at Deansgate Comprehensive, leading to schoolyard confrontations and classroom fights. Safer Schools Officer Nate discovers the victim of the slanderous campaign is entirely innocent of the crime, and the identity of the person spreading malicious lies comes as a terrible shock

• Season 25 Episode 24: Peer Pressure

  A teenager's house is trashed in revenge for an alleged rape and Safer Schools Officer Nate is horrified to discover the extent of peer pressure, drinking, underage sex and bullying among the pupils of Deansgate Comprehensive. Allegations of rape at a booze-fuelled teenage party leave him wondering whether he will ever be able to make his mark in his new role

• Season 25 Episode 23: Learning Curve

  When a Deansgate Comprehensive pupil collapses in the corridor, Safer Schools Officer Nate finds he has a drug problem on his hands. Trusted pupil Jimmy Ryan is caught in possession of a stash of Ecstasy forced on him by his older brother, who lives in fear of the local dealer, and when Jimmy is taken into care, accusing Nate of breaking his promises, the liaison officer realises what he has let himself in for

• Season 25 Episode 22: Back to School

  In the first of six episodes about the problems of inner-city schools, a reluctant Nate is appointed as Safer Schools Officer at Deansgate Comprehensive following an arson attack on the art department. On his first day he breaks up a fight between two girls who clearly know who is responsible for the fire and Smithy is stabbed in the chest as he pursues the investigation. Convinced there is a job to be done at the school, and hoping to renew his acquaintance with attractive teacher Becky James, Nate volunteers to carry on in the liaison role

• Season 25 Episode 21: Got You Wrong

  Callum arrives at a crime scene expecting to arrest a woman accused of theft, but the suspect turns out to be a frightened victim of domestic abuse who desperately needs help. Anxious to protect her, he is frustrated by her reluctance to bring charges against her husband and doubly thwarted when CID identify the man as an armed robber and put him under surveillance, leaving the woman vulnerable to his violent outbursts

• Season 25 Episode 20: Deal Me Out

  Sally and Millie are called to a domestic affray in which a man throws out his ex-heroin addict partner after finding drugs on the doormat. Despite her protests of innocence, she ends up on the street and is soon pulled in for shoplifting, only to learn her five-year-old daughter has gone missing. CCTV footage reveals the culprits but also draws attention to a homeless man (guest star Oscar James) in the park who seems to know something about the case

• Season 25 Episode 19: On the Money

  Leon and Callum investigate the return of stolen goods to the house from which they were taken - apparently by a remorseful burglar. They discover their suspect is covering for his drug addict sister, who cannot escape the clutches of her violent dealer, but in the ensuing sting operation £300 goes missing and suspicion falls on Leon himself

• Season 25 Episode 18: Decision Time

  A lorry driver left for dead by masked raiders who hijacked his vehicle in an isolated lay-by admits to smuggling a woman and her child into the country to help them escape a violent marriage. The search is on to locate the stolen vehicle but when it is finally traced and thoroughly searched, Mel suspects her colleague Arun has taken the case to heart and abused his position as a police officer to tip off the fugitives

• Season 25 Episode 17: Leap of Faith - Part Two

  Part two of two. As Beth prepares for her last day at Sun Hill, her colleagues urge her to show her feelings for Nate at her leaving party. She is pleased to find herself paired up with him on a call about a domestic disturbance in which a woman is found unconscious at the bottom of the stairs. The officers are surprised to discover their prime suspect is the boxing club owner they interviewed the previous day about drug dealing on his premises

• Season 25 Episode 16: Leap of Faith - Part One

  Part one of two. Beth shocks Tony by revealing she has applied for a transfer, but before they can discuss it further they spot a woman preparing to jump to her death from a bridge over the River Thames. Nate eventually rescues her from the water, only to find she is carrying a bag of heroin. Investigations into the source of the drugs focus on the boxing club where she works. Concludes next Wednesday

• Season 25 Episode 15: Matters of the Mind

  The resident magician of a social club turns to crime to fund a gambling habit and falls prey to a blackmailer threatening to harm his girlfriend. Neil and Stevie persuade the hapless entertainer to take part in a sting operation at the club but the suspect under surveillance becomes involved in a brawl and the money vanishes into thin air

• Season 25 Episode 14: Bail Me Out

  Max, Grace and Jacob arrest a drug dealer as he makes a deal but his runner escapes, his face concealed by a hoodie. The investigation takes a serious turn when the youngster crashes the stolen car he is driving and runs off, leaving a passenger fighting for her life. The unidentified fugitive is eventually traced to a bail hostel, where three possible suspects are taken in for questioning, but a false confession makes the detectives' job doubly difficult

• Season 25 Episode 13: Righteous Kill - Part Two

  Part two of two. Max sets out to find the teenage murder suspect who has gone on the run after being tipped off about the police sting by his stepmother. Stuart voices his concern that his colleague is letting personal involvement with the family cloud his judgement - an opinion borne out when Max confronts the armed youngster without telling anybody of his plans. Honeysuckle Weeks guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 12: Righteous Kill - Part One

  Part one of two. Max's Polish ancestry proves useful when he investigates an extortion racket in Sun Hill's frightened immigrant community. The case brings him into contact with the family of a man he shot dead during his time with the armed response unit. Honeysuckle Weeks guest stars. Concludes next Wednesday

• Season 25 Episode 11: Broken Hearts

  Nate investigates a knife attack on young girl Aisha, only for the case to take on a personal note when he discovers his new love interest, nurse Maria Joseph, agreed not to report the injury when she treated the wounded girl in hospital. Further evidence reveals that Aisha may be the victim of a stalker - and when she is kidnapped, the race is on to rescue her from a potential killer

• Season 25 Episode 10: Bleeding Hearts

  A teenager is found unconscious in the street following a party that went disastrously wrong when a known drug dealer turned up causing trouble. Nate takes an instant shine to a paramedic called to attend to the victim, but later finds himself obliged to arrest her brother for his involvement in the incident. Rachel McDowell guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 9: One Year On

  When a cab driver is badly beaten and his takings stolen, an electronic travel card found near the scene provides a lead, linking the crime to a volunteer worker at a support centre on the Jasmine Allen estate. The suspect is questioned and protests her innocence, but when officers approach her again she runs off, spilling a fair amount of cash in the process

• Season 25 Episode 8: Feet of Clay - Part Three

  Part three of three. Heaton's first suspect provides an alibi for one of the cold case murders and finds himself in the clear as forensic evidence establishes that all three girls were killed in the same manner. Desperate for his freedom, he cooperates with the police by identifying everyone involved in staging the rave events attended by the victims. When the real killer is named, the race is on to find him before he strikes again. James Gaddas guest stars

• Season 25 Episode 7: Feet of Clay - Part Two

  Part two of three. The discovery of two more bodies convinces Heaton his suspect is a serial killer, but the man he sent to prison 20 years before sticks to his story that he is innocent. A retired colleague who worked on the original case reveals that vital evidence was withheld at the time of the trial and the pressure mounts to re-examine the prosecution. Bad Girls' James Gaddas guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 25 Episode 6: Feet of Clay - Part One

  Part one of three. Human remains found buried in a park turn out to be those of a student who went missing 20 years previously. Suspicion immediately falls on her boyfriend and a couple they were close to in their teens. The case brings Heaton face to face with an old adversary, raising the possibility that the man he sent down for murder in the 1980s may in fact be a serial killer

• Season 25 Episode 5: Teenage Kicks - Part Two

  Part two of two. Heaton and Meadows agree to play a psychological game, putting pressure on the teenage partygoers by staging a reconstruction and holding a press conference to rattle the composure of the suspects and uncover the truth about the death of the young athlete. Eddie finds a piece of wood which he believes is the murder weapon, but the nail that caused the puncture wound in the victim's spine is missing

• Season 25 Episode 4: Teenage Kicks - Part One

  Part one of two. When a talented young athlete is found battered to death in a park, officers interrogate fellow guests at a house party he had attended earlier that evening. His schoolmates suggest gatecrashers bringing drugs into the house may have been responsible, but their versions of events reveal inconsistencies and suggest a completely different explanation. Concludes next Wednesday

• Season 25 Episode 3: Little Girl Lost - Part Two

  Part two of two. The baby's body is found and evidence stacks up against the nanny's boyfriend, but Sam's gentle interrogation of the parents produces another startling suspect. Eventually, toxicology reports on the victim present a stark truth demanding all the DI's sensitivity and tact as she helps the grieving mother face up to what happened

• Season 25 Episode 2: Little Girl Lost - Part One

  Part one of two. A couple return from a night away to discover their baby has been abducted from her bed. The child's nanny - the last person to see her - gives a garbled account of events, covering for her boyfriend who had visited on the night in question. But as Tony gently interrogates the parents, another suspect emerges. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 25 Episode 1: The Morning After

  When a young mother is found badly beaten in an alleyway, Sun Hill CID is drawn into her tale of debt, blackmail and a complex love life. The victim was seen arguing with a former boyfriend in a nightclub the previous day, and DNA evidence recovered from under her fingernails leads to a man who she owed a huge amount of money to. Christopher Timothy and Duncan James guest star

The Bill: Season 24

• Season 24 Episode 88: Second Chance

  Mel's younger brother and his girlfriend come to stay on New Year's Eve and she goes to work thinking the couple are happily celebrating in Trafalgar Square - until Sun Hill officers are called to investigate a stabbing in a club. With the troublesome youngster in the frame for the attack, apparently provoked by a fellow clubber who made advances to his companion, Mel sets out to persuade her colleagues he is innocent

• Season 24 Episode 87: Too Hot to Handle - Part Three

  Part three of three. In a flashback sequence, Stevie reveals to Stuart how she discovered the drug deal was a set-up and why she disobeyed instructions in order to protect her boyfriend. Stuart is astonished that her erratic behaviour was designed to save his life and expose the real villain behind the Tameside Crew. As she makes plans to flee the country, the gang seems always to be two steps ahead of her - and Stevie still has to make the biggest decision of her life

• Season 24 Episode 86: Too Hot to Handle - Part Two

  Part two of three. The evidence against undercover cop Stevie mounts up, suggesting she has thrown away her career for the love of a villain. Stuart finally catches up with the pair, and his suspicions are confirmed when she turns a gun on her colleague and makes her escape. With the violent Tameside Crew wreaking carnage across Sun Hill in pursuit of Towler, Stuart is suspended from duty for being too close to the case. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 85: Too Hot to Handle - Part One

  First of a three-part story. Stuart encourages Stevie to again work undercover as heroin dealer Rob Towler's girlfriend, not realising the chemistry that still exists between them. The case progresses well, especially when Stevie's ex-boss Jim Rutherford turns up to help. Eventually her cover is blown by a member of the gang as the Sun Hill detectives close in for a sting operation, and Stuart is left questioning his colleague's loyalties when she whisks Towler away on her motorbike and disappears without trace.

• Season 24 Episode 84: Santa's Little Helper

  Stevie helps Stuart uncover a burglary ring operating from a Santa's grotto run by an ex-con, and a few heads are turned when Father Christmas is brought in for questioning. The trail of evidence leads the team via a loan shark and fake passport dealer to a crime kingpin who is planning to skip the country. He is a man Stevie knows from when she worked undercover, and is convinced he is up to something big

• Season 24 Episode 83: Forgotten Child - Part Two

  Part two of two. Jo bonds with a teenager being groomed by the traffickers and Mickey leads a sting to catch the ringleader of the operation. But when the alarm is raised too early, they have insufficient evidence to hold their man, and news then reaches the police that the gang is moving a large group of girls to Glasgow. The race is on to track them down, but Jo's anxiety to save the children clouds her professional judgement

• Season 24 Episode 82: Forgotten Child - Part One

  Part one of two. A teenage runaway is found dead from an overdose near a known drug users' haunt and fingerprints on the syringe suggest she was murdered. Investigations lead Mickey and Jo to a gang trafficking young girls which is part of a national network, and Jo resolves there will be no more victims. Warren Brown guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 81: One Day But Not Today

  Nate's day begins in high spirits with a driving assessment supervised by Tony, but events escalate when he fails to keep up with a stolen car, which is later involved in a hit-and-run. The investigations lead to the driver, but also reveal the victim's family has been under intolerable strain, and her brother has been making ends meet by dabbling in motor theft and drug-running

• Season 24 Episode 80: Proof of Life - Part Two

  Part two of two. Jack and his team track the kidnap gang to Germany and help arrange a ransom pick-up at Leipzig railway station, but the operation proves to be a set-up leading nowhere. The case takes a violent turn, prompting an unexpected confession from the kidnapped girl's stepfather (Max Herbrechter) and a desperate race to reach the hostages before it is too late. Two-part 25th anniversary story filmed in London and Germany in collaboration with the cast and crew of drama series SOKO: Leipzig

• Season 24 Episode 79: Proof of Life - Part One

  First of a two-part story to celebrate 25 years of The Bill, filmed in London and Germany in collaboration with the cast and crew of German series SOKO: Leipzig. Working undercover as a cab driver, Terry is caught up in an international kidnap plot which forces the Sun Hill watch to work closely with their continental colleagues to rescue the goddaughter of a senior officer. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 78: In Deep

  Elize Du Toit guest stars as a barrister's daughter with a cocaine habit, who is beaten up and pushed out of a car by her supplier when she fails to settle her debts. Terry goes undercover as a cab driver for the company run by the suspected dealer and his first drop turns out to be more hazardous than anticipated

• Season 24 Episode 77: Walk on By

  Terry's daughter tries to act as peacemaker when two passengers square up to each other on a bus, but a knife is pulled and one of the men is wounded. Nate is first on the scene to administer first aid and finds his witness more than helpful. As the investigation progresses the couple grow closer, much to Terry's disapproval, and the girl's independent streak leads her into great danger

• Season 24 Episode 76: Loved and Lost

  A missing 15-year-old is found unconscious and badly beaten in an alleyway, a sight that touches a nerve with Leon, who is reminded of events buried in his own past. CCTV footage reveals the girl had argued violently with her barman boyfriend on the night of the attack, but he claims this was because he broke off their relationship after discovering she was much younger than she claimed

• Season 24 Episode 75: Fools Rush In

  Arun is incensed when a gang on the Bronte estate sets upon a young couple. He is then completely taken in by one of the local youngsters, who draws him into a trap that strips him of his dignity - and most of his uniform. Smithy sets out to trace the gang by way of Arun's stolen radio, and the crusading PC is shocked to discover who is masterminding the beatings and muggings - and is all the more determined to nail them this time

• Season 24 Episode 74: The Rookie

  Will joins the CID team as a trainee DC and discovers how tough life can be out of uniform. On his first assignment he goes undercover to tackle the case of a developer who is reported missing following threats from anti-capitalist protesters. The man is found, badly beaten, at his burnt-out building site, and it soon becomes clear he had been defrauding clients to raise money to pay off a ruthless protection racketeer

• Season 24 Episode 73: Hold Me Tight - Part Two

  Part two of two. Evidence reveals Mason Kemble was present at his classmate's murder and Neil arrests him. With the Press outside the station clamouring for a story, Grace struggles to get the truth out of the child and lets frustration get the better of her as he avoids giving direct answers and exhibits increasingly disturbed behaviour. Only when the youngster's father is brought in to help the interrogation is the real story revealed

• Season 24 Episode 72: Hold Me Tight - Part One

  Part one of two. A hysterical mother reports her eight-year-old daughter missing and the child's father immediately falls under suspicion - until a classmate tells the police his father was parked outside the school at the time of the disappearance. When a body is finally found there is not enough evidence to hold either suspect, but a shocking third possibility begins to emerge. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 71: First Strike

  Rachel is frustrated when two brothers both offer conflicting versions of the stabbing of a drug dealer and Leon blots his copybook with his boss once more through his determination to help. Will gets a chance to impress Neil, who calls him in to the CID office and makes an interesting offer

• Season 24 Episode 70: Hide and Seek

  On her first day as an Inspector, Rachel co-ordinates a joint raid with CID on a crack den, only to find the main culprits have been tipped off in advance. A frightened little girl found boarded up in the fireplace puts the team back on the scent, but Leon falls for a sob story and lets the girl's mother get away, despite her obvious involvement in the drugs operation

• Season 24 Episode 69: An Honour to Serve - Part Two

  Part two of two. Gina's last day with the Sun Hill watch reaches a climax with a tense stand-off as manic stalker Jake Quinn holds Smithy and two schoolgirls at gunpoint, refusing to talk to anyone except the woman he has been harassing. Callum and Rachel keep cool heads and reconnoitre the scene, while the Armed Response Unit is summoned to bring a swift resolution to the situation, but hearts sink when a shot rings out around the school

• Season 24 Episode 68: An Honour to Serve - Part One

  Part one of two. A stabbing victim (guest star Christopher Colquhoun) accuses the husband of a woman he once had a brief affair with, but forensic evidence reveals his wounds are self-inflicted. Realising how unstable the man is, Smithy mounts a frantic search to stop him reaching the woman's daughter, and catches up with him at her school. As Gina evacuates the building, Smithy takes his life in his hands to disarm the ranting maniac

• Season 24 Episode 66: Funny Money

  A young shoplifter is found in possession of counterfeit bank notes and Gina discovers he has been badly beaten. Determined to get a lead on the mastermind behind the forgery operation, she is tempted to bend the rules while putting the lad's aunt (BBC Radio London presenter JoAnne Good) under surveillance. With a cameo appearance by DJ Scott Mills

• Season 24 Episode 65: Trial and Error - Part Two

  Part two of two. Sam struggles to get a lead on Tom Norris in the rape case and new information from Naomi throws the spotlight on his housemate Dan Cox, who once covered for his friend to help him escape sexual harassment charges. The theory that the pair are working together to prey on young women seems more plausible - until Norris turns up bound and beaten in the boot of Cox's car

• Season 24 Episode 64: Trial and Error - Part One

  Part one of two. Suspected rapist Tom Norris stands trial but walks away from court a free man after the victim's plucky effort to give evidence crumbles under tough interrogation from Banksy's wife Naomi Woods. Sam is obsessed with nailing her suspect and picks over the case in minute detail, but forensic evidence offers no help. When a similar crime is committed at the same scene, it is Banksy who realises they must have been looking in the wrong place

• Season 24 Episode 63: Secret History - Part Two

  Part two of two. Bobby Henshaw, the youngster suspected of mugging Banksy's wife, is himself brutally attacked and later claims that Alistair Finch, the man who killed his brother in a road accident, is behind the latest assault. Sam digs deeper into the private lives of the Henshaw family and discovers a tangled network of relationships that could prove young Bobby right. Kim Thomson guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 62: Secret History - Part One

  Jacob is shocked to learn his lawyer wife Naomi (guest star Kim Thomson) has been mugged in a dark car park. It emerges this was not a random attack but the work of someone with a personal grudge seeking revenge. The search begins for Bobby Henshaw, whose younger brother was knocked down and killed by Alistair Finch, who walked away scot-free from court after Naomi successfully defended him

• Season 24 Episode 61: After the Fall

  Eddie Olosunje suggests Jay Newman's death may have been suicide, but the discovery of the lad's huge stash of heroin suggests someone was after him when he fell from a balcony several storeys up. Suspect Les Cooper is arrested as he prepares to leave the country, but dealer Marcus Kendall becomes prime suspect and makes a desperate break for freedom. Jackie Clune guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 60: Before the Fall

  Rachel and Roger save the life of a drug dealer found bound and beaten after reports of a disturbance. The trail leads to Jay Newman, whose family are in the care of DS Elizabeth Marsh (guest star Jackie Clune) of the witness protection programme. Despite appeals to leave Jay out of the investigation because of the threat of reprisals, Grace presses him for information, putting his family at risk

• Season 24 Episode 59: Over the Limit

  Ben and Callum try to cover for Sally after she is involved in a drink-driving collision that endangers the life of a teenager. As suspicions mount back at the station, Callum visits a witness and puts pressure on him to keep quiet about seeing the guilty PC getting into her car after an evening's drinking. Victoria Alcock guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 58: Demolition Girl

  Sally makes a last-ditch attempt to retrieve vital evidence from a tower block scheduled for demolition, but the contractors stick rigidly to their deadline and her efforts ultimately prove unsuccessful. Angry and frustrated at her failure, she later lets off steam at a club, and has too much to drink - with horrific consequences as she drives home

• Season 24 Episode 57: Game Plan - Part Two

  Part two of two. Gangster Dave Monks outwits the police and his own cronies by diverting the delivery of cocaine from a docking ship, sending Max on a dummy run in the van. The thug vents his anger on his new barmaid Beth after his daughter Chloe rings to say she is breaking off all contact, and it is only a matter of time before his son Peter works out Max is not who he claims to be. Shaun Williamson and Liz May Brice guest star

• Season 24 Episode 56: Game Plan - Part One

  Part one of two. Posing as a dockyard worker, Max sets up the arrest of Pete Monks and Tom Harris for stealing DVD players, but the operation is held up by Intelligence Officer Karen Lacy. She reveals the Monks family have been under surveillance for months and a big consignment of cocaine is due to arrive at any time, providing a unique opportunity to nail crime kingpin Dave Monks (played by guest star Shaun Williamson). Concludes on Wednesday

• Season 24 Episode 55: Getting Personal

  A joy rider makes her escape, leaving Millie and Nate to discover a body in the boot of the abandoned car. CSE Eddie Olosunje reveals the victim has been sexually assaulted and the trail of evidence leads back to stripper Tom Norris, who is already under suspicion for the attack on Paula Merrick. As Sam arrests Norris and tries to provoke a reaction from him, she knows the court case is going to be long and emotionally draining

• Season 24 Episode 54: Blind Alley

  Barney Hussein immediately becomes prime suspect when he is seen standing over the unconscious body of a woman in an alleyway and dropping a stun gun as he makes his escape. The confused victim reluctantly reveals a completely different train of events leading to the attack involving a flirtation with stripper Tom Norris. Will impresses Terry on his first day as a trainee Detective Constable with CID

• Season 24 Episode 53: Street Kid

  New Sun Hill team member Sgt Rachel Weston (Claire Goose) joins forces with Mickey and Mel to investigate links between a road traffic accident and a break-in at a jewellery shop. The getaway van abandoned at the scene of the crash is traced to a squatter couple, who deny any involvement in the crime and claim they were looking after the 12-year-old passenger after finding him begging on the streets

• Season 24 Episode 52: Seize the Day

  Martin Jarvis guest stars as classic car dealer Leslie Downey who is injured when a scaffolding pole crashes into his vehicle, impaling him. As his life ebbs away he confides in Nikki, chatting about his business and his friendship with his passenger Anthony. Moved by the experience and suspecting the incident may have been a deliberate attack, Nikki and Will are forced to reassess their careers

• Season 24 Episode 51: Teacher's Pet

  A teacher is found unconscious and investigations reveal he has been involved in an affair with one of his pupils who has subsequently been registered as a missing person. A static signal from the girl's telephone alerts Tony and Sally to the fact they may be looking for a corpse. Arun and Millie's plan to catch the organisers of a spate of break-ins lands them in hot water

• Season 24 Episode 50: Lifesaver

  When a drink-driver injures a teenager in a hit-and-run incident, Sally and Ben assume the frantic woman giving a witness statement is the girl's mother. A more complicated picture of the relationship begins to emerge and the older woman's unpredictable behaviour leads to potential tragedy when she drives her car into the river. Gina loses control when Sally and Callum defy orders and try to save her from drowning

• Season 24 Episode 49: Body of Evidence

  Mickey concludes a house fire was started accidentally until he hears a desperate message on the tenant's answer phone which casts new light on the case. Crime Scene Examiner Eddie Olosunje confirms they are dealing with arson and his search of the property leads to further shocking revelations. Back at the station Mickey questions the landlord and is stunned to learn the attractive solicitor making his life difficult is Banksy's wife

• Season 24 Episode 48: Jack of Hearts

  After a game of poker with old friends, Jack is horrified to see a speeding motorist deliberately run over one of the party - his godson Kieron - and jumps to the conclusion he must have been the intended target of a hit-and-run attack. As his junior officers begin to pick over the relationships within the group, it emerges Jack doesn't know his friends as well as he thought. John Vine guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 47: Gun Runner: Firefight

  Concluding the five-part story. Smithy is assigned to meet arms dealer Dimitri while the rest of the gang hang back to check the weapons really have arrived before producing the money. Stevie makes the most of posing as the sergeant's girl by surprising him with a smouldering kiss that leaves him reeling, but greater dangers await the pair as gang outsider Kieran Wallace cuts up rough about the gun planted in his car

• Season 24 Episode 46: Gun Runner: Spray and Pray

  Part four of five. As Smithy warms to his undercover task with the gun running gang he discovers one of their weapons has been used in a recent murder. Max proposes a high-risk strategy to 'borrow' it for lab tests and return it without the villains knowing, but the ruse goes off at half-cock, placing the sergeant in grave danger. Miles Anderson guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 45: Gun Runner: Kick Off

  Part three of five. Kieran Wallace takes Smithy to meet Darren Cutler, the leader of the gun running gang, at a Millwall football match and the undercover sergeant plays his role so well his watching colleagues think he may be a turncoat. Beth and Will trace a consignment of unstable fireworks destined for the same football stadium.

• Season 24 Episode 44: Gun Runner: Undercover

  Part two of five. A woman is terrified by a mystery attacker in her home and officers are shocked to learn the assault was planned by a fellow internet chat room user with a score to settle. Smithy faces a terrifying ordeal during an undercover operation to expose gun runner Kieran Wallace. Rupert Hill and Daniel Caltagirone guest star

• Season 24 Episode 43: Gun Runner: Trigger Happy

  Part one of five. New recruit PC Mel Ryder (Rhea Bailey) accompanies Smithy to interview an ex-soldier accused of trashing his own home. The Iraq War veteran admits to involvement with a gun-running operation but makes his escape after handcuffing the terrified pair at gun-point. Continues tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 42: Landfill Killer

  A woman's body is found on a landfill site and Neil and Kezia learn the victim had been involved in an argument at a house party on the night of her death. Three suspects emerge from the story of her tangled love life, but the investigation reaches deadlock when all three seem to have cast-iron alibis

• Season 24 Episode 41: New Blood

  New constables Leon Taylor, Millie Brown and Arun Ghir (Dominic Power, Clare Foster and Abhin Galeya) quickly get into their stride when a stolen cutting torch is used in a bank robbery. Leon makes his first arrest as the bumbling duo who tunnelled into the bank are traced, but the money has disappeared and the mastermind behind the operation is still on the loose

• Season 24 Episode 40: We Are Family - Part Two

  Part two of two. Lucy Burton's body is found in an apparent suicide, but forensics reveal she was murdered. A distraught Beth has the unenviable task of quizzing her friends and searching the house, while Terry discovers the victim's sinister housemate Mark Lawrence (played by Joe Absolom) has a history of beguiling and controlling girls

• Season 24 Episode 39: We Are Family - Part One

  Part one of two. Sally and Beth discover a man found badly beaten had argued with his runaway daughter Lucy the night before. Beth develops a soft spot for the girl, but can't get much out of her about the incident and her touchingly protective boyfriend Mark (guest star Joe Absolom) denies suggestions he might be involved. The family clearly have a lot to hide and Sally warns Beth not to get personally involved. Concludes next Wednesday

• Season 24 Episode 38: Cowboy Country

  Tensions rise between Terry and Max when they find themselves stuck in a traffic jam and are helpless to intervene as car-jackers drag a woman from her vehicle, stabbing her fatally. The atmosphere deteriorates as the detectives work on the case, which involves a large-scale international gang, and Sam has to separate them when they come to blows

• Season 24 Episode 37: Running Scared

  Nikki and Roger encounter a young lad who has been beaten and discover his family are under pressure from a loan shark seeking to recoup a vast sum of money. Further investigations reveal the boy's estranged father has been involved in a drug dealers' turf war and has disappeared without trace. When a body is found, it becomes clear the frightened youngster knows more than he is letting on

• Season 24 Episode 36: Lucky Lucky Lucky

  Neil's return to work goes from bad to worse when a jilted bride takes a swing at her cheating bridesmaid and catches the unwary detective in the crossfire. His mood is not improved when it transpires the errant groom has beaten a gay man unconscious and the victim's partner - a Kylie Minogue impersonator - won't submit to questioning without a chase through the streets in full drag costume

• Season 24 Episode 35: Frontline: End Game

  Part three of three. Callum vows to trace the bomber responsible for his colleague's death and another alert gives the plucky sergeant a chance to demonstrate his bravery once more. Members of CID are horrified to realise they have had the killer in the station all along and let him get away. The Sun Hill watch pays its respects at Emma's graveside. Guest starring Liz May Brice and Mark Moraghan

• Season 24 Episode 34: Frontline: Aftershock

  Part two of three. The Sun Hill team struggles to come to terms with Emma's death and Callum's guilty feelings lead to a fight with Smithy, while Sally can only weep after arresting chief suspect Carl Adams. DI Karen Lacy takes over the case for the Counter Terrorism Unit and Kezia is sent with Mickey to search the bomb-maker's home, only to find she has walked into a booby trap

• Season 24 Episode 33: Frontline: Shockwave

  First of a three-part story. Emma and Sally are first to respond when two massive explosions rock Sun Hill. John and Gina monitor the shocking scenes of carnage from the station, while Callum takes charge on the ground, directing his team to deal with multiple casualties, confused and hysterical survivors and petty thieves taking advantage of the chaos. When it becomes clear a pervert has been posing as a doctor to molest injured women, Callum loses his grip and vents his fury on the man, but his troubles have only just begun

• Season 24 Episode 32: City Slickers

  Sally works undercover in a City trading house to investigate the disappearance of 21-year-old Geraldine Lawson. She arranges to go drinking with three of Geraldine's colleagues - all suspects who were with her on the night she went missing. Emma joins the operation as a 'friend' for the night out and proves she'll stop at nothing to get the truth out of her chosen target and put Callum in his place

• Season 24 Episode 31: RIP PI

  DC Jacob Banks (Patrick Robinson) joins the Sun Hill watch in time to help a hung-over Mickey investigate the murder of a private detective and soon establishes himself as a member of the team. Meanwhile, Callum continues to single Emma out for harsh treatment among all his PCs and Sally catches the backlash of her resentment. Gordon Kennedy and Anna Calder-Marshall guest star

• Season 24 Episode 30: Overkill

  A man is arrested for attempted murder, but claims he only hit out with a hammer to fight off two knife-wielding intruders and protect his daughters. Emma follows a hunch he is telling the truth and sets up a ruse with fellow officers to prove his innocence. While the team celebrate the result, by-the-book Sergeant Callum Stone is clearly not happy about his junior colleague's maverick methods

• Season 24 Episode 29: Going Under

  Following an armed robbery on an antiques shop, Jack agrees to go undercover to nail the dealer responsible for selling the goods - a rogue called Roy Summers, who killed a police officer some years ago and walked free from court on a technicality. The sting goes wrong when Jack loses touch with his back-up team and faces a stern test of his expertise in bric-a-brac. Michael N Harbour guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 28: Sins of the Father - Part Two

  As Smithy and Max investigate the killing of Jacko Jackson, the list of suspects continues to grow. Grandfather Johnnie admits to rowing with the lad and his illegitimate son Roger Hutton has a clear motive for wanting him out of the way, while girlfriend Anya confesses to coming to blows with him on the night of the crime. Concluding the two-part story, with Edward and Tim Woodward

• Season 24 Episode 27: Sins of the Father - Part One

  Two-part story, starring Edward Woodward, his son Tim and grandson Sam as three generations of an East End criminal dynasty. Ageing gangster Johnnie Jackson, sensing the onset of Alzheimer's disease, tries to rescue his grandson from a life of crime, but the seeds of destruction are already sown as young Jacko finds himself working for ruthless drug dealer Roger Hutton. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 26: Blood Rush - Part Two

  Part two of two. Stuart faces an anxious wait for the HIV test results after being stabbed in the neck with a dirty needle by Danny Peters. Jack is taken aback when the DS turns up for work as usual the next day - not least because he has struck a deal with Peters for inside information on a major heroin smuggling operation, and Stevie has volunteered to work underground in a high-risk sting

• Season 24 Episode 25: Blood Rush - Part One

  Part one of two. Ben discovers the body of drug addict Abbey Ferguson and the trail of evidence leads back to her pimp Danny Peters, who witnesses claim lashed out when she refused to sleep with a client who was known to be violent. Stevie and Stuart set out to arrest the brothel keeper, but the encounter takes a horrifying turn when the suspect brandishes a dirty heroin syringe

• Season 24 Episode 24: Closing the Net - Part Two

  Conclusion. Grace works with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection unit and discovers why the job makes Phil Ashley so moody, while the race is on to trace the man behind the paedophile network and rescue their victim Simon Thomas. Terry interviews known sex offender Peter Williams for a second time and blots his copybook by kneeing him in the groin, but his dogged detective work produces a result

• Season 24 Episode 23: Closing the Net - Part One

  Part one of two. Thirteen-year-old Jenny Waterson attempts to commit suicide after being raped by a stranger who groomed her on the Internet and CID are shocked to learn her best friend Shareen has disappeared after arranging to meet the same man. DI Phil Ashley of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection squad pursues the lead and uncovers a paedophile network in operation. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 24 Episode 22: Beth Undercover

  Beth gets a lead on a drug dealer and volunteers to go undercover to collect more evidence. Max reluctantly agrees and the plucky PC finds herself at a party where she strikes up a friendship with DJ Lenny Jones (David Ajala) but has to leave in a hurry when she spots a man holding a gun. An arrest follows, but loose ends mean she must play her role once more, putting herself into even more danger

• Season 24 Episode 21: Break In

  Smithy answers a call about a pensioner who has been attacked during a burglary, so Stevie and Mickey set up a sting operation that reveals a well-established outfit selling stolen goods on the Internet. When two hoodies previously seen arguing with the victim have been eliminated from the inquiry, the officers are left with some unlikely suspects, reminding them how deceptive appearances can be

• Season 24 Episode 20: Corrupted

  Sally is rescued from a nightclub brawl by an undercover officer from another station, only to learn he was the instigator of the disturbance and in possession of cocaine. When he appeals to her to cover for him she makes a split-second decision that puts her career on the line. Meanwhile, a victim of the fight reveals an obsessive desire to catch up with the dealer who sold drugs to his daughter

• Season 24 Episode 19: Heat on the Beat

  Heaton upsets everyone by deciding to join his PCs on the beat, which couldn't come at a worse time for Beth and Emma, who are suffering after a night's drinking. Fortunately, Gina and Nikki trail them and step in when an arrest has to be made at Canley Market. Roger and Nate find a delivery driver beaten up by a truck-jacker who has made off with a consignment of electrical goods

• Season 24 Episode 18: Deadly Cocktail

  A woman reports seeing a body being thrown into the river and a search recovers the remains of a hospital doctor recently exonerated from charges of professional negligence after losing a patient on the operating table. Crime Scene Examiner Eddie Olosunde discovers that the man had been suffering from MS and had argued with a colleague about concealing his plight from the General Medical Council

• Season 24 Episode 17: Spilt Blood

  Club owner Iain Andain looks certain to escape rape and assault charges for the third time in his seedy career when Sam agrees to drop charges in return for information about a major drug dealer. Callum is determined the unsavoury lowlife won't get away with it yet again and encourages his indignant young constables Will and Ben to dish out their own brand of justice

• Season 24 Episode 16: The Hit

  Sally and Will follow up a report from a shocked driver who accidentally hit a pedestrian with her car, only to see the victim run off. The trail leads to teenage runaway Adam Younger, who is bleeding from a shotgun wound after befriending homeless Jimmy Chadwick and getting involved with a professional hit-man. A sting operation is called off when the gun-man turns up looking for the teenager

• Season 24 Episode 15: Cover Up

  A homeless man is hit on the head by 'bricks' that turn out to be bags of cocaine jettisoned by Ben's protege Liam Harvey. When the lad is later found badly beaten, the kindly copper is incensed, assuming his father Bob is responsible. Under provocation during the interrogation, he puts his career on the line by head-butting the suspect and it's left to Callum to save Ben's skin when DPS officers arrive to investigate the resulting complaint

• Season 24 Episode 13: Driven to Kill

  Following a string of humiliating set-ups by teenagers, Gina clamps down on hoax calls and assigns Will to screen all incoming messages, but the plaintive voice of a youngster claiming he and his brother have been kidnapped by their father convinces Nikki it's the real thing. Confronting the suicidal parent (guest star Ralph Ineson) at the docks, she persuades him to release the children - but only on condition she takes their place in his car

• Season 24 Episode 12: Witness: The Final Act

  Concluding the eight-part story. Smithy finally gets his witness to court to testify against Fox and Morientes after Tony rescues the crash victims from the overturned car. Defence barrister Sunil Davdra pulls Alisha's testimony apart but the case takes another surprising turn before a verdict is reached. On the Jasmine Allen estate, Beth and Reg find themselves barricaded in the mobile police unit as rioting breaks out

• Season 24 Episode 11: Witness: Truth and Lies

  Part seven of eight. Tension mounts at the start of the trial of Fox and Morientes for the murder of Carly Samuels and Grace is shocked to encounter an old flame in the courtroom. Smithy is furious to learn a key witness has retracted his statement and sets out with Emma to persuade Alisha Danniels to testify instead. Back at the station, a prisoner smashes his head against the wall and claims Nate attacked him

• Season 24 Episode 10: Witness: Hit and Run

  Part six of an eight-part story. The hit-and-run attack leaves Alisha Danniels too shaken and terrified to testify against Morientes and Fox, but she does identify the third man involved in Carly's death. Emma and Nate trace the vehicle and score a lucky bonus in identifying an ammunition seller who gives them the names of all the gun dealers on the Jasmine Allen estate

• Season 24 Episode 9: Witness: Protection

  Fifth of an eight-part story. Tito Morientes is arrested on the testimony of Alisha Danniels for shooting Carly Samuels, but with Dwayne Fox still on the run the Sun Hill team face the problem of protecting their key witness. Fox's boss Marco Oliver is shocked at the killing and volunteers to help set up a sting operation to catch the second suspect before the rival gangs can get to Alisha

• Season 24 Episode 8: Witness: Deadly Secret

  Fourth of an eight-part story. Carly's funeral descends into chaos as the crowd chant 'murderer' at chief suspect Tito Morientes and a gunshot shatters the glass of the hearse. When order is restored, Leanne delivers a moving eulogy about her daughter which has a marked effect on Alisha, who eventually breaks down under further questioning and tells CID what she knows about the murder

• Season 24 Episode 7: Witness: Breaking Point

  Third of an eight-part story. Diane and Nate investigate an attack on a doctor on the Jasmine Allen estate and discover his colleague Dr Rachel Cartwright (Josette Simon) has been performing illegal operations. Elsewhere, Carly Samuels' grieving mother Leanne is upset by a psychic's claim that she 'saw' Tito Morientes get into the car used in the drive-by shooting, but nobody is brave enough to give evidence leading to a prosecution

• Season 24 Episode 6: Witness: Wall of Silence

  The second of an eight-part story. Smithy battles in vain to save Carly's life following the shooting and struggles with his feelings back at the station when he is tasked as the family liaison officer. A mobile unit is set up on the estate to help with community problems in light of the gang violence, and Beth's decision to bring in Harry the dog proves a winner with Nate when he realises how popular he is with the girls. Cleveland Campbell guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 5: Witness: Innocent Blood

  First of an eight-part story. Smithy helps the victim of a knife attack on the Jasmine Allen estate and renews acquaintance with Carly Samuels, a girl he had been helping, who witnessed the incident. It soon emerges that Carly is afraid of her violent boyfriend and keen to start a new life miles away from London. Meanwhile, Beth and Nate encounter a young carer who seeks relief from his responsibilities by setting fire to cars

• Season 24 Episode 4: To Catch a Killer - Part Two

  Part two of two. Heaton calls a press conference to tackle the growing media interest in Linda Johnson's involvement in the Clark abduction case, unwittingly attracting the attention of her victims' relatives as well. A ransom note mysteriously appears at the station demanding Linda drop off £10,000 in the park to secure Dean's release, but the ensuing sting operation threatens to end in tragedy

• Season 24 Episode 3: To Catch a Killer - Part One

  Part one of two. An 11-year-old boy is abducted by a hooded man in a shopping centre, leading to fears a copycat child killer is on the loose in Sun Hill. Mike Wilson becomes prime suspect when a shrine to convicted murderer Linda Johnson and her deceased partner in crime is found at his home, but as Neil grows closer to his informant in her cell he discovers the case is not nearly as straightforward as it first appeared

• Season 24 Episode 2: Shadow Stalker

  A student reports being attacked in the park on her way home from the bar where she works, but a history of false allegations casts doubt on her story until the Sun Hill watch realise they have a dangerous and increasingly reckless maniac on their hands. Kezia recognises a familiar face on the list of suspects but, in the absence of evidence, Sally agrees to go undercover to catch the culprit. David Sibley guest stars

• Season 24 Episode 1: The Deadly Game

  Former EastEnders actress Lucy Speed joins the cast as DC Stevie Moss, who brings a breath of fresh air to CID with her positive and lively outlook - though she manages to upset Mickey on her first day by stealing his parking space. Her first case involves a professional footballer who is forced to admit he is gay after his closet lover is run over in a hit-and-run incident involving his fiancee. Suspicion falls on the player's manager Ernie Rosen, who also happens to be his prospective father-in-law and anxious to avoid the shame of a scandal in the family, but Sally uncovers evidence to suggest he is covering for someone even closer to home

The Bill: Season 23

• Season 23 Episode 92: Assault on Sun Hill - Part Two

  Part two of two. Sally and Tony are taken as hostages by the gun-men and Gina takes charge of the situation to evacuate the station when an officer is hit by a bullet. Terry sleeps off his hangover in a cell and finds himself in a waking nightmare, trapped in Sun Hill with two murder suspects, two drug mules in a bad way and a pair of reckless maniacs threatening to kill if they don't get their girlfriends back. Joseph Kpobie guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 91: Assault on Sun Hill - Part One

  In the first of a two-part story, new recruit DS Max Carter (Christopher Fox) joins the Sun Hill team from CO19 to investigate a tip-off about an armed robbery, only to find partner Terry drowning his sorrows after the informant is killed for his pains. Sally and Ben arrest two girls for failing to pay their cab fare, and a catastrophic train of events is unleashed when it emerges they were carrying a deadly cargo smuggled in from Ghana - and their boyfriends want it back

• Season 23 Episode 90: Zain: Inside Out - Part Two

  Part two of two. Zain gets a frosty reception at the station when Heaton secures his release from prison to help with the recapture of escaped killer Jason Forbes, and Will can't help taking a swing at the man who callously disposed of Honey Harman's body in a bid to save his own skin. The pursuit leads to a gunpoint showdown, giving Zain a clear choice between escape and doing the right thing. TJ Ramini guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 89: Zain: Inside Out - Part One

  Part one of two. Disgraced detective Zain Nadir is interviewed about drug trafficking in Hayes End Prison, where he is serving 10 years for perverting the course of justice, and agrees to help his colleagues infiltrate the gang involved. Jack is not sure whether he can trust his mole and fears the worst when a riot breaks out just as the police move in to arrest the operation's kingpin, Zain's cellmate Jason Forbes, who makes good his escape in the confusion. TJ Ramini and Lloyd McGuire guest star

• Season 23 Episode 88: The Honey Trap

  Jo and Mickey set up a sting at a crooked second hand store and get the shock of their lives when the villains ram raid the front door, determined to recover a camcorder. It transpires the camera contains film of gangster Craig Frances's girlfriend in a compromising situation with another man, and the race is on to find the lovers before Craig does. A con-man makes a fool of Beth and Diane. Sam Kelly guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 87: Blackmailed

  Stuart is horrified to discover his trusted driver and friend is the mystery drug dealer the 'Postman', who plans to use him as his inside man at Sun Hill, using incriminating photos and unexplained payments into his bank account to blackmail him. Jo rumbles what is going on, but Stuart's efforts to put matters right just lead to greater danger. Sid Owen guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 86: Trapped

  When Stuart's driver Trevor Jones and a female friend are badly beaten up, the detective sets out to link the attack to a mysterious drug dealer known only as the Postman. Meanwhile, Nate and Ben answer a call to a disturbance at a cafe where a boy has had paint sprayed in his face. The assault has racial overtones and the discovery of narcotics at the scene provides a vital lead for the CID investigation

• Season 23 Episode 85: Love, Lies and Limos

  Stuart's driver Trevor Jones (Sid Owen) helps CID with useful information about a limousine operator who is rumoured to be supplying cocaine as part of the champagne service. Mickey volunteers to pose as a city banker and gather evidence against the villain, but has a few uncomfortable moments when it becomes clear his cover has been blown

• Season 23 Episode 84: Moving Target - Part Three

  Conclusion of the three-part interactive story. Derek Jacobs becomes prime suspect for the Rock Against Racism shootings and the murder of Abdul Muntqim, and Sagger's partner reveals how he smuggled looted goods into the country in her son's coffin. The case reaches a dramatic climax when the killer turns up unexpectedly at the station. Viewers can examine the official case file on the dedicated website

• Season 23 Episode 83: Moving Target - Part Two

  Part two of the three-part interactive story. MP Paul Sagger is exposed as an antiques smuggler who owns artefacts looted from a Baghdad museum, and Grace discovers Heaton was one of the intended targets at the Rock Against Racism concert shooting. Viewers can scrutinise additional evidence on the case and create a virtual incident room by visiting the dedicated website

• Season 23 Episode 82: Moving Target - Part One

  In the first of an experimental three-part interactive story, Tom Chadbon stars as an MP who crosses swords with John Heaton in a heated TV interview by fuelling tensions in the lead-up to a Rock Against Racism concert. Viewers can play detective by exploring the official case file and create a virtual incident room by visiting the dedicated website, and by scrutinising CCTV footage and mobile phone messages not seen in the programme

• Season 23 Episode 81: Tortured Soul

  Questioned for beating up schoolboy Paul Herriot, irate father Bryce Lucas admits to Ben and Mickey he did so because he had been sent a videotape of the boy sexually assaulting his daughter - a pupil at the same school. Further investigation uncovers a cycle of abuse involving the disturbed youngster, but his story doesn't quite add up and there are further shocks in store, even for Sun Hill's most worldy wise officers

• Season 23 Episode 80: Stealth Attack

  Sid Owen (EastEnders) guest stars as the limo driver of a fading pop star who is suspected of raping a student found unconscious in an alley by Reg and Tony. Elsewhere, Smithy encounters Leanne Samuels again, only to learn she has lost her job after taking time off work to look after her teenage daughter's baby, and this time he's determined to make Carly see sense before Social Services take the baby away from her

• Season 23 Episode 79: Deadly Intent

  When Diane's neighbour is knocked unconscious with an iron, it looks as if his wife is escaping from an abusive marriage, but all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, Smithy and Nate answer a call from a man who has been sold fake raffle tickets, but the teenage mum accused of the crime impresses the coppers enough to earn a second chance to sort out her life

• Season 23 Episode 78: The Bill (Line of Fire - Part Two)

  Part two of two. Schizophrenic Michael Simms threatens Shelley Cooper with a knife and when the woman is later killed, Neil orders CO19 to shoot him, assuming Simms is the culprit. In the subsequent inquiry by the Department of Professional Standards, the DI's judgement is called into question by his own superior officer and he faces the prospect that his career could be over

• Season 23 Episode 77: Line of Fire - Part One

  Part one of two. A paranoid schizophrenic is the main suspect in the case of a prowler who attacked a woman and then stabbed Reg, who answered the call for help. Neil recognises the man as someone he arrested four years previously, and takes pity on him when it emerges he did not receive appropriate medical help at the time and has since been victimised by neighbours on his estate

• Season 23 Episode 76: Collateral Damage

  Former Footballers' Wives star Ben Richards joins the cast as PC Nate Roberts, a seasoned professional with an appetite for action and an eye for the ladies. Meanwhile, Phil Hunter clears his desk and prepares to move on, convinced none of his Sun Hill colleagues except Sam will give him a second thought. Diane is shocked to encounter an old army pal living in a squat with his girlfriend, who has been injured in a crack den fire

• Season 23 Episode 75: Uncut Killer

  When three teenagers collapse after taking uncut cocaine, Diane and Sally are sent to visit the school they all attend. There they break up a fight and further investigations reveal the two girls involved are both caught up in the local drugs scene as suppliers. Grace makes a momentous decision about her career and Phil drops a bombshell on his Sun Hill colleagues

• Season 23 Episode 74: Take It to the Grave

  Mickey kisses Sally - strictly in the course of his duties - as they trail bank robber Vince Murray to find out what he's up to back in England. Meanwhile, the old lag's son Darren proves to be a chip off the old block, staging a burglary with Ian Forrest's lad Kieran, but it's news to the youngsters that Ian was killed in the bank vault explosion while Vince survived the blast. Guest starring Nicky Henson and John Rogan

• Season 23 Episode 73: Back from the Dead

  A badly beaten woman found in possession of a bag full of passports claims to be an asylum seeker whose political activist husband was murdered in Zimbabwe. However, when her son is abducted, a completely different story emerges and the race is on to rescue the boy from a violent and vengeful father. Gina discovers a bank robber she believed had died in a bank vault blast years ago is alive and well - and back in the country. John Rogan and Nicky Henson guest star

• Season 23 Episode 72: Rough Justice

  Stuart impresses his Sun Hill colleagues as he makes his debut on TV crime show Wanted, hoping to clear up a burglary case during which the victim, lawyer Ian Stroud, suffered a massive heart attack. The public response is overwhelming, leaving the team to pick through a mountain of false leads - including a sighting of a man once defended in court by Stroud who served eight years for a rape he did not commit

• Season 23 Episode 71: Cracking Under Pressure

  Stuart works fast to find the children of separated parents when CCTV footage shows the brother and sister talking to a known paedophile. New recruit PC Benjamin Gayle is teamed with Will to investigate an assault on a Polish building worker and finds himself in a tight spot when the victim's colleagues cut up rough about his fish-poaching activities on the common. Micah Balfour stars

• Season 23 Episode 70: Dead and Buried

  Sam investigates the background of an eastern European diplomat accused of a violent assault on a prostitute and learns he could be a murderer. The pressure is on when it emerges the suspect has full diplomatic immunity and is due to be deported within 24 hours. Phil and Grace interview a painter, whose valuable nude portrait of an ex-lover has been stolen. Leela accepts a post outside Sun Hill, unaware a colleague has pulled strings to ease her departure

• Season 23 Episode 69: Identity Fraud

  An abandoned car leads Callum and Will to a woman caught up in a tragic love triangle in which jealousy explodes into violence as the aggrieved husband stabs his rival and then threatens to kill himself. Meanwhile, a man trying to obtain his birth certificate at a register office discovers his identity has been stolen, alerting Sally and Tony to an extensive benefit fraud scam. Emma Samms and Stephen McGann guest star

• Season 23 Episode 68: Russian Roulette

  A masked kidnapper threatens to kill Monica if Phil does not return with the money Louis Dreyfuss owes his boss. Samantha is shocked to learn of his involvement in the case but allows her old partner to carry on with his undercover operation to the point of handing over the money - not realising Phil's philandering ways have made him more than one new enemy. Michael Brandon guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 67: A Life of Lies

  Phil's latest conquest Monica Dreyfuss reports a burglary at her home which has left her bruised, shaken and fearing for her life. A series of beatings on a local estate points to a vigilante campaign against trouble-making drug dealers and the case touches a nerve with Will as he struggles to get over Martin Parks' suicide. Michael Brandon and Anna Wing guest star

• Season 23 Episode 66: Deadly Shame - Part Two

  Part two of two. The evidence of the videotape convinces Karen Parks her husband has been abusing their daughter. CID arrest him on suspicion of murder, but CCTV footage from an off licence provides him with a cast-iron alibi for the time of Chloe's death and he is released without charge. Will's persistence leads to a tense encounter and Callum resorts to desperate measures to ensure justice is served. Chris Walker guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 65: Deadly Shame - Part One

  First of a two-part story. The body of missing schoolgirl Chloe Parks is found at a derelict site, but Crime Scene Examiner Lorna Hart cannot confirm the cause of death. Suspicion immediately falls on the victim's boyfriend, who seems to be responsible for recent changes in her behaviour, but a chilling home video given to the police by a classmate changes the direction of the investigation. Chris Walker guest stars. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 23 Episode 64: Up in Smoke

  Part one of two. Smithy picks up a lead on a drug dealer operating from a burger van and before long Sun Hill's uniform branch are mounting a raid on a cannabis farm - where Diane puts herself in great danger by ignoring Callum's orders. Back at the station, Phil and Stuart muster as much empathy and sensitivity as they can when CID are called on to sort out a love triangle and find a missing bridegroom in time for his wedding

• Season 23 Episode 63: Crash Test

  Terry investigates a loan shark accused of using strong-arm tactics to collect the extortionate repayments she demands. Stories about her employing a vicious thug to make acid attacks on the families of debtors prove all too true and Beth finds herself in danger when the ruffian is cornered. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman with no passport or visa is taken to hospital following a road accident but runs away before Sally can get the full story

• Season 23 Episode 62: Code of Silence

  A worried mother reports her son missing after a night out clubbing, but finds it difficult to accept he is gay when it emerges he has been beaten and raped following an assignation with a casual pick-up. Emma and Sally have some success persuading the troubled youngster to unburden himself and Neil jumps to the conclusion the lad's own friends may have had something to do with the attack

• Season 23 Episode 61: Diamonds Are Deadly

  Neil is badly let down by one of his regular informants when a family jewellers is robbed of half a million pounds' worth of stock and one of the partners is shot in the course of the crime. Phil plays the knight in shining armour for casino owner's wife Monica Dreyfuss when she turns up in custody drunk and unable to pay her restaurant bill

• Season 23 Episode 60: Deadly Secrets

  The Sun Hill cops spring into action when an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer goes missing along with her five-month-old great-granddaughter. Meanwhile, Phil Hunter visits the casino and is surprised when the owner Louis Dreyfuss once again offers him the chance to become his private detective - and before long he finds himself trailing the man's wife to determine if she's having an affair. Guest starring Jean Boht and Michael Brandon

• Season 23 Episode 59: Dicing with Danger

  A woman is robbed of her winnings on the way home from a casino, and suspicion soon falls on the barman who called her a taxi - which was driven by his friend. The case against the men grows stronger when it turns out they once before arranged transport for a woman who was attacked, so Emma Keane is sent undercover as a casino punter - only for events to take a surprising turn. Michael Brandon guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 58: Killing Me Softly

  Following a report of vandalism on a church, Terry finds himself investigating a case of assisted suicide in which conflicting evidence from the grieving family members suggests someone has something to hide. Meanwhile, Beth and Roger are called to a pet shop where the owner has been tied up and several dogs let loose, but it's Sun Hill's own bloodhound Callum Stone who realises there is something more sinister than youthful high-jinks going on

• Season 23 Episode 57: Good Cop, Bad Cop

  New recruit Sergeant Callum Stone (Sam Callis) makes an instant impact at Sun Hill by subduing a violent drunk in the station, but his maverick methods instantly alarm Dan and raise Smithy's hackles. Terry traces a series of threatening calls made to elderly women back to a single suspect, a supervisor at a kitchen fitting company, who is less than pleased to be arrested in a lift stalled between floors. Michael Angelis guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 56: Caught by the Killer

  Concern grows for Jo's safety when she fails to show up for work and further study of the videotape made by Larry Franks yields vital clues to the killer's identity. A frantic search begins for the missing DC when Beth discovers the evidence Rachel was examining has been stolen from the station store - and the culprit makes a break for freedom carrying a gun and ammunition

• Season 23 Episode 55: Model Murder Uncovered

  Larry Franks withdraws his confession to the murder of supermodel Cindy Statham and Jo reopens the case, convinced they have the wrong man in custody. Crime scene photographer Rachel Inns helps her work late into the night re-examining the evidence. Mickey investigates a smash-and-grab raid on a jewellery shop and ends up arresting an old friend, Mod cafe owner Jerry Harper, whose daughter owns the scooter used as a getaway vehicle

• Season 23 Episode 54: Trail of Blood

  CID officers attend the funeral of murdered supermodel Cindy Statham, only to learn that killer Larry Franks has been transferred to hospital following a suicide bid. When he makes a break for freedom, a frantic search of the building ensues and Beth is first to pick up the trail of blood. Smithy's first day as Acting Inspector goes from bad to worse when he calls in the Firearms Command to sort out a building society robbery by two bungling ex-employees

• Season 23 Episode 52: Copycat Killer

  Darren Day guest stars as a photographer arrested on suspicion of murdering one of his models. The discovery of a blood-soaked T-shirt at his trashed studio, and the evidence of his own pictures, suggests a second suspect may have delivered the fatal blows to the victim's head. Emma and Beth tangle with a trio of truculent young women whose troubled history of deceit and blackmail leads to violence, putting the young PCs in danger

• Season 23 Episode 51: Death or Glory

  In the tense conclusion of the two-part story, Heaton briefs the team on the Skens' plan to ambush a cash van, but Lewis alerts them to a last-minute change of plan - the stolen explosives are to be used to rescue gang leader Wayne Jackson from a prison vehicle on the courthouse run. A high-speed car chase through the London streets ensues, observed from the air by Jack until the getaway car enters a tunnel. The trail goes cold, leaving Lewis in the hands of the increasingly suspicious gangsters

• Season 23 Episode 50: Man Down

  In the first of a two-part story, Lewis sinks deeper into trouble as his undercover operation spins out of control. Following a shoot-out with the East Street gang, he is ordered to act as courier when a hostage is exchanged for a gun the Skens are eager to get their hands on - and finds he is in danger from both sides. Back at the station, Mickey and Kezia work on a case in which explosives have gone missing from a contractor's depot. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 23 Episode 49: Behind Closed Doors

  After making a complaint about Gina's bullying behaviour, Emma is embarrassed to find herself working alongside the inspector on a tricky rape allegation in which the evidence does not seem to add up. CID learn of a big drugs deal being arranged in the cafe where Lewis's cousin works and get ready to swoop - but they are unprepared for what they find when the Sken gang turns up

• Season 23 Episode 48: Cop Killer

  Part two of two. Fired up by the attack on her husband and the murder of Billy Rowan, Nikki is determined to nail the killer. However, the identity parade proves a disappointment when she fails to pick out Greg Farnham and has to watch as he is set free to pursue his vendetta against the police. Undeterred, Nikki trails him to a friend's house, where she learns he is in an agitated state of mind - and armed

• Season 23 Episode 47: Cop Killer

  Part one of two. Former Hollyoaks actress Ali Bastian and Ben Lee join the cast as rookie PCs Sally Armstrong and Billy Rowan, whose first day on the beat starts well with the arrest of a suspect in the attack on Doug Wright. Their shift turns into a nightmare, however, when a routine call-out to kids throwing stones in an abandoned factory takes a terrifying turn

• Season 23 Episode 47: Match Day Violence

  Terry goes undercover, hoping to arrest a supplier of illegally imported goods, but gets caught up in a pub brawl between rival football fans in which a fellow officer is stabbed. Lewis's inside knowledge is called upon when another spate of gang violence breaks out and the new leader of the Skens appears to be settling old scores. Guest starring Adrian Lukis

• Season 23 Episode 45: A Model Murder - Part Two

  Part two of two. Known stalker Larry Franks emerges as prime suspect in the Cindy Statham murder case - until CCTV footage reveals the model had a furious row in a restaurant with her half-brother on the day she died. Leela reports an attack by an intruder but she is put in a compromising situation when her colleagues turn up and discover a bag of heroin in her flat

• Season 23 Episode 44: A Model Murder - Part One

  Leela and Tony discover the body of a supermodel who had recently fronted an anti-fur campaign despite her lack of real conviction. Lorna notes that the crime scene has been arranged to resemble a shot from the film, suggesting animal rights activists may have resented her hypocrisy. Subsequent investigations reveal a host of rival male admirers with reason to kill her and Terry digs up evidence of a more sinister side to the woman's life. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 23 Episode 43: Judgement Call

  Sleeplessness and a taxing workload catch up with Jack, who is lucky to escape from a road accident so bizarre his colleagues begin to suspect he is losing the plot. His protege Mickey Webb sets out to rescue his boss's reputation and save his career. An explosion in a lock-up on an industrial estate alerts Neil to possible terrorist activity in the manor

• Season 23 Episode 42: Old Wounds

  Former Casualty actress Georgina Bouzova guest stars as a rape victim whose plight prompts Jack to reopen a cold case from 20 years previously, with help from an old colleague. Emma reveals a maverick streak and puts her career on the line to help a reformed drug addict stay out of jail

• Season 23 Episode 41: Better off Dead

  As Lewis's fingerprints are found all over the gun next to Ray Moore's body, the young PC heads for the station to make a statement and hand in his warrant card, while Heaton regrets losing the chance to bring his old enemy to justice. New recruit DC Grace Dasari (This Life's Amita Dhiri) teams up with Mickey to help a woman trace her son, who has been missing for 11 years

• Season 23 Episode 40: On the Edge

  A road accident victim (former Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw) is found alone in the wreck of her car, but Crime Scene Examiner Lorna Hart is convinced a second person was in the vehicle at the time of the accident. As Rudy's condition deteriorates, Tash finally agrees to testify against Ray Moore, but the case is not moving fast enough for Lewis, who takes matters into his own hands

• Season 23 Episode 39: Do or Die

  Lewis's girlfriend nurse Tash Niles is attacked in the hospital car park, raising the terrifying prospect that Ray Moore is targeting people who could testify against him. Diane encounters a pensioner who turns out to be a fan of Reg's podiatry Regflections - and clearly has other guilty secrets to hide

• Season 23 Episode 38: Trigger Happy

  Gang member Wesley Meeks is shot and his dying words in the ambulance are the name of corrupt ex-policeman Ray Moore. Heaton struggles to find evidence linking the victim with his arch enemy, but Lewis's contacts reveal the red scorpion tag sprayed on all of Moore's properties was Wesley's handiwork. Phil's first day back in plain clothes gets off to a bad start

• Season 23 Episode 37: Getting Away with Murder

  Phil's spell in uniform comes to a triumphant end when he borrows a bike to chase a mugger and recovers £15,000 in cash. The case gets more interesting when the victim admits he is being blackmailed. Heaton reassures terrified prosecution witness Martin Turnbull he will be given protection following threats from Ray Moore, only to discover the villainous ex-cop has subtler ways of intimidating people

• Season 23 Episode 36: Inner Demons

  Nikki coaxes a potential suicide down from a factory building and urges him to give information on the child pornography ring he has been invited to join. Reg and Phil are called to a funeral home where a valuable necklace has been taken from a corpse in a sealed coffin. Siobhan Redmond guest stars as Crime Scene Investigator Lorna Hart

• Season 23 Episode 35: Lies that Kill

  Will and Nikki investigate the suspicious death of a child protection officer on the Cheetham estate. New recruit Beth delivers her first caution following an affray between a car salesman and a woman protesting against the dangers of 4x4 vehicles, but there's more to the conflict than first meets the eye. Boothby Graffoe guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 34: Baby Trade

  Emma is feeling raw after her marital difficulties boiled over into violence and shows her tough side to new recruit Beth Green (former EastEnder Louisa Lytton) as they investigate a woman's claim her baby has been stolen. Jack is anxious to prove he's a worthy DCI and agrees to go undercover with Sam to get a lead on the illegal baby-selling business, but his mistake puts the DI in danger

• Season 23 Episode 31: Day of Reckoning

  Will is horrified to learn Matt is pressing for a charge of attempted murder against Emma and sets out to expose the control freak's vicious bullying tendencies with help from former victim Nina Lloyd. Dan takes pity on a drug addict who takes him hostage during a raid on a crack house and offers to help her by securing a place on a rehabilitation programme

• Season 23 Episode 30: And Nothing but the Truth

  Unlucky in love once more, Mickey thumps Heaton for sleeping with Mia and starts packing his bags - though Jack is determined to save his protege's career, even if it means crossing swords with the Superintendent. Meanwhile, Emma finally discovers the extent of her husband's psychological bullying when Will puts her in touch with Matt's ex Nina Lloyd

• Season 23 Episode 29: Role Model

  CID investigates when a gang of youths carries out a number of audacious daylight robberies, and Emma is stabbed during the undercover operation. Witness Josh makes a startling confession to Nikki, and his behaviour gives her cause for concern. Meanwhile, Mia is awkward with John following the previous night's encounter - and Mickey guesses what went on

• Season 23 Episode 28: Hunter on the Street

  Phil squeezes back into uniform and teams up with Leela to investigate a girl accused of robbing a shop. Mia and John work together on the case of an escaped prisoner who has returned to the area seeking revenge on a local businessman, and after flirting all day give in to temptation

• Season 23 Episode 27: Pride Comes Before a Fall

  Stuart plays a practical joke on Phil that ruins his investigation into a robbery at a nail bar. When Jack comes across the pair fighting in CID he jumps to the conclusion Phil is the guilty party and would learn more respect for the job by having a spell back on the beat in uniform. Roger is not impressed when Lewis ropes him into laborious paperwork to get some background on the mysterious skull Tash's brother Rudy discovered a few weeks ago

• Season 23 Episode 26: Exit Wound

  Gina tries to give Peter the brush-off and Lewis agrees to speak up for his girlfriend's brother Rudy when he is pulled in for a minor offence. Jo and Terry investigate an assault, while Reg and Dan uncover the mystery behind a pensioner's heart attack. CID are brought in when witnesses involved in a serious assault case prove to have form for armed robbery

• Season 23 Episode 25: End of the Affair

  The Sun Hill relief are walking on eggshells when Gina's married lover goes missing and his wife turns up at the station with a ransom note from the kidnapper. Lewis answers a call to the Larkmead estate, where his girlfriend's younger brother has been assaulted. Despite his injuries, the youngster hasn't lost his appetite for mixing it with the local heavies

• Season 23 Episode 24: Daddy's Girl

  John Heaton reveals that hit-and-run driver Paddy Morgan has disappeared and may have been killed by Ray Moore's hit-man. Later, Moore's little girl Annie is arrested for threatening a playmate with a gun, the weapon which the superintendent is convinced was used in the murder. Mia Perry grows closer to her commanding officer during the investigation, and Gina has a romantic assignation with married lover Peter Harris which fails to live up to expectations

• Season 23 Episode 23: Brotherhood

  A member of the Sken gang is stabbed and Lewis is tempted to bend the rules to investigate the involvement of his cousin Dominic. Meanwhile, a boy is knocked off his bike and killed during a car chase. Will and Diane trace the vehicle involved back to Heaton's old enemy Ray Moore, prompting Jack to dig deeper - only to learn one of Moore's known associates has been reported missing

• Season 23 Episode 22: Dead Men Don't Tell Lies

  Heaton is rattled to learn psychopathic arsonist Ray Moore is in the area and warns his wife to get out of London immediately, leaving Mickey and Jack puzzling over what this man means to their superior officer. A terrified youngster decides to flee rather than give evidence against a well-known local thug, but Matt Hinckley proves his worth by getting a conviction when the case comes to court

• Season 23 Episode 21: Killer on the Run

  Smithy encounters Ryan Jones again and finds the battered corpse of his wife Connie in the boot of his car. As the murderer makes his getaway in the London Underground, it soon becomes clear he has a personal vendetta against the Sun Hill desk sergeant and plans further killings, working his way through Smithy's address book - beginning with his mother Pauline. Michael Maloney guest stars

• Season 23 Episode 20: Sweet Revenge

  An overworked Smithy loses his cool and accidentally reveals to a worried woman that her husband has been held on suspicion of stalking a prostitute. Mickey undertakes PR work with the local Neighbourhood Watch group on the Jasmine Allen Estate, but when he makes two arrests during a drugs deal, he becomes drawn into investigating a joyriding incident. Michael Maloney guest stars

• 23 Episode 32: Blood Money

  Sam, Diane and Nikki see a young woman fall from a walkway on the Cole Lane estate and learn that the woman's alcoholic husband holds himself responsible for her injuries. Meanwhile, Mickey sets up an underground operation to investigate the activities of a pub card-sharp. Pooja Shah guest stars

The Bill: Season 17

• Season 17 Episode 78: Aftershock

  Second of a six-part story. Spears puts up a determined fight and manages to escape DS Cork's clutches : only to find herself assigned to work with him in a bid to catch the serial rapist stalking Sun Hill. Meanwhile, a body turns up at the hotel, further compounding Kate's efforts to put the weekend's traumatic events behind her. Tania Emery and Tristan Gemmill star

• Season 17 Episode 73: White Cliffs of Dover

  Jack Meadows is faced with an old enemy and a woman makes him an offer that seems too good to be true

• Season 17 Episode 70: Lifelines

  Ostracised by Clarke and Rickman for her affair with Boyden, Hagen makes a fatal mistake after turning up uninvited to their girls' night out at a club. Meanwhile, a group of elderly local residents become little more than walking crime targets. Police drama, starring Samantha Robson, Graham Cole and Rocky Marshall

• Season 17 Episode 66: A Pound of Flesh

  Boyden is less than ecstatic when his long-lost daughter Amy returns, bringing trouble in her wake as she joins forces with a notorious moneylender suspected of assault, and ends up in the nick herself after being caught shoplifting. Drama, starring Tony O'Callaghan

• Season 17 Episode 65: Liquid City

  Kate Spears finds her popularity plummets to an all-time low when she attempts to seduce smooth-talking superintendent Tom Chandler during a boat party and invites him to help her investigate a spate of burglaries, but he's forced to take drastic action to end rumours that they're having an affair - causing a few red faces at the station. Beat-pounding drama, starring Tania Emery and Steven Hartley

• Season 17 Episode 64: Crush

  An all-female gang, calling themselves the Tank Girls, run rings round the Sun Hill crew, stealing wedding presents right under the noses of Hollis and Taviner. Chandler sweet-talks DC Spears, persuading her to join a volunteer group working in local schools in the hope that she can get close to the gang - but his tactics might be too late to stop them turning to violence. Tania Emery and Paul Usher star

• Season 17 Episode 63: In Another Life

  Conclusion of the three-part story in which Sun Hill police resort to desperate measures to apprehend the killer of an undercover officer. Confused copper Cass Rickman is convinced her ex-lover Leroy is innocent as Alex Cullen pressurises him into working for the CID, while Harker promises to get him off the hook - but at a price. Beat-pounding drama, starring Suzanne Maddock and Matthew Crompton

• Season 17 Episode 62: Come Live with Me

  Part two of three. Rickman faces a difficult choice after letting former lover Leroy back into her life. Torn between her duties as a police officer and the desire to run away with her criminal ex-boyfriend, she soon finds an adversary in Harker, who is keen to point out Leroy is in fact involved in a heroin smuggling racket - dashing her hopes that he had gone straight. Suzanne Maddock and Richard Mylan star

• Season 17 Episode 61: On a Clear Day : Part One

  PC Cass Rickman's loyalty to the job is severely tested following the return of her criminal ex-lover, thought to be involved with a South African drugs syndicate being investigated by the National Crime Squad. First of a three-part story, starring Suzanne Maddock as the confused copper, with Richard Mylan, Mark Wingett and Matthew Crompton

• Season 17 Episode 59: Britanniamania : Part Four: Stand By Me

  Part four of four. Having had his carefully constructed cover with the football hooligans blown, Webb is left feeling vulnerable and agrees to a police guard. As the troubled DC tries to deal with the fact that maniac gang leader Julian Napper is still on the loose, he finds his worries compounded by Grant Morys, who suggests the copper could have 'changed sides'. Drama, starring Chris Simmons and Karl Howman

• Season 17 Episode 58: Britanniamania Part Three - Kick Off

  Part three of four. Webb begins to take his undercover role as a football hooligan a little too seriously, raising a few eyebrows among his fellow coppers, who are surprised at the lengths he is prepared to go in order to appear convincing to his new 'mates'. With Chris Simmons, Steven Hartley and Karl Howman

• Season 17 Episode 57: Britanniamania Part Two - To Us and Ours

  Part two of four. Webb succeeds in being accepted by the gang of football hooligans, but McAllister's cover starts to slip, placing his life on the line

• Season 17 Episode 56: Britanniamania Part One: Going Underground

  First of a four-part story. DC Mickey Webb is assigned to infiltrate the Britannia, a gang of football hooligans led by ex-copper Julian Napper (Karl Howman), and starts by befriending one of his cronies - but ends up getting embroiled in a stabbing at a dog track. Police drama, starring Chris Simmons and Andrew Paul

• Season 17 Episode 55: Another Country

  Two elderly men are warned not to take the law into their own hands after they get caught roughing up tearaways on the Jasmine Allen estate. When one of them, a Korean War veteran, dies in mysterious circumstances, Carver finds himself facing dark secrets from the past in an effort to discover the truth behind the old soldier's death. John Woodvine guest stars

• Season 17 Episode 54: Eye of the Lens

  Spears is given a project when CCTV cameras at Sun Hill are attacked, raising the question of whether they cause more crime than they prevent

• Season 17 Episode 53: Paint It Black

  PC Hayward ignores Chandler's reprimand following a press leak about the missing bag of heroin, and muscles in on DC Raven's undercover operation on a car wash suspected of being used for drug deals - but nothing prepares him for the shock of discovering Raven's unorthodox methods. Popular police drama, starring Ben Peyton and Rene Zagger

• Season 17 Episode 52: Angel Rooms

  Hayward becomes convinced that an undercover Drugs Squad officer has been dealing narcotics on the side and sets out to expose him. However, a raid on a suspect puts a spanner in the works when a bag of heroin goes missing - leaving Hayward and Klein facing some tough questions. Ben Peyton and Rene Zagger star

• Season 17 Episode 51: The Dark Side

  Hayward is asked to give a talk on drug awareness to a class of nine-year-olds at a local school, but finds it stirs up painful memories of his sister's Ecstasy-related death. Unmoved by his plight, Sergeant Gilmore leaves him to investigate a youngster who has had his mobile phone stolen, but there's more to this apparent case of bullying than meets the eye. Police drama, starring Ben Peyton

• Season 17 Episode 45: The Jury's Out

  Carver falsifies the result of a breathalyser test on a judge following a traffic accident, and when the other motorist involved registers a formal complaint, Sun Hill station is soon buzzing with rumours of a cover-up. Emotions run high as Worrell prepares to give evidence in a road rage case that resulted in the death of a fellow officer, and finds herself facing the same judge. TP McKenna guest stars

• Season 17 Episode 29: Head Over Heels

  Stamp's out of luck when his first date through an agency turns out to be a burglary suspect. To make matters worse, his heroic rescue of Hayward from a gun-man only earns him a reprimand from station sergeant Craig Gilmore as relations between CID and the uniform branch take another dive

• Season 17 Episode 19: Touched By Evil

  Roz Clarke, still a relative newcomer to Sun Hill, makes the most of being teamed up with Glaze, until a sudden shift in the tide of events makes her realise enthusiasm is no substitute for experience. Meanwhile, an incident at the rugby club forces Conway to see his friends in a new light. Holly Davidson and Ben Roberts star

• Season 17 Episode 1: Appropriate Action

  Cryer's search for a missing schoolgirl puts him on a collision course with Tom Chandler, who seems determined to undermine the Sun Hill old guard. Starring Eric Richard and Steven Hartley

The Bill: Season 16

• Season 16 Episode 85: The Night Before

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 82: Bad for Your Health : Part Two

  Part two of four. Suspicions are aroused within the ranks of the Sun Hill force after Klein is found unconscious in a van owned by a known criminal. Andrew Paul and Rene Zagger star

• Season 16 Episode 81: Bad for Your Health : Part One

  Part one. A pub robbery draws PC Klein into a battle for supremacy between rival cigarette smuggling rings : and gives him the chance to meet his favourite DJ. Drama, starring Rene Zagger

• Season 16 Episode 60: First Impressions - Part One

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 45: Bad Habits

  Overzealous PC Smith wrongfully arrests a drugs rehabilitation worker for possession of illegal substances, landing himself in hot water - and his attitude toward official do-gooders is made even worse by an incident involving another counsellor. Alex Walkinshaw and Rene Zagger star

• Season 16 Episode 43: Soft Talking

  A softer side of Smith emerges after he helps deliver a baby

• Season 16 Episode 32: Blurred Around the Edges

  Smith has to decide where his loyalties lie - with his police colleagues or his old army friends

• Season 16 Episode 29: Wheels

  Stamp is driven to distraction by news that Hagen has been chosen to take the wheel in the new crime car

• Season 16 Episode 27: Over the Edge

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 25: Protect and Survive

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 24: The Driver

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 22: Kiss Off : Part Two

  Part two of three. The investigation into Jessica Orton's death becomes a murder inquiry, and Sergeant Fox remains convinced slippery PC Santini is somehow mixed up in the affair - but while following up a lead she's taken hostage by drug dealers. Michael Higgs and Caroline Catz star

• Season 16 Episode 7: Zero Tolerance

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 16 Episode 4: Thug on the Tyne : Part Two

  Part two of two. Rawton's cover is blown, putting Burnside in jeopardy

• Season 16 Episode 1: Angel

  Burnside encounters problems when he tries to catch a rapist and murderer

The Bill: Season 15

• Season 15 Episode 87: All Change

  It is all work and little play for the Sun Hill officers as manpower is stepped up to deal with an anticipated rise in crime on the eve of the new millennium - when it's likely a few over-enthusiastic revellers could see in the year 2000 behind bars. Police drama, starring Russell Boulter, Jeff Stewart, Andrew Paul and Lisa Geoghan

• Season 15 Episode 86: Blowing It All Away

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 15 Episode 83: Judgement Day

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 15 Episode 81: A Night to Forget

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 15 Episode 78: Consumers

  Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 15 Episode 75: Up In Smoke

  Part two of two. Long-running drama with the bobbies and detectives at London's Sun Hill police station

• Season 15 Episode 70: Denial

  Carver's self-interest and hard drinking finally cause him to go too far

• Season 15 Episode 55: Lola

  Page is called to help an animal trapped in a cellar, but the case proves to be much more distressing than she anticipated

• Season 15 Episode 53: Rock Bottom

  Harker and Daly clash over the trustworthiness of a reformed drug dealer

• Season 15 Episode 48: Screwdriver

  Proctor is smitten by a glamorous detective sergeant - but there appears to be more to her than meets the eye

• Season 15 Episode 40: Pillow Talk

  Quinnan isn't thrilled to learn that he has to guard a prisoner in hospital : but a man with a gun soon has him thinking otherwise

• Season 15 Episode 31: Tinderbox

  A team-building exercise leads to rivalry between Sun Hill officers and their Barton Street counterparts

• Season 15 Episode 29: Back to Basics

  DC Carver has a new career plan, but others at Sun Hill are a little sceptical

• Season 15 Episode 21: Out and About

  Quinnan is back on the beat at Sun Hill, where he hopes he can make the grade as a police officer

• Season 15 Episode 19: Piggy in the Middle

  Sun Hill is under siege from drug dealers when Burnside's unorthodox methods backfire

• Season 15 Episode 18: Weekends Are for Wimps

  Meadows phones in sick, forcing Conway to stand in for him at short notice : but he makes a lightning recovery to interview the chief suspect in a series of robberies. Meanwhile, Cryer investigates the curious case of a former Chief Inspector accused of kidnapping a well-known local crook. Police drama, with Ben Roberts and Simon Rouse

• Season 15 Episode 9: Age of Chivalry

  Burnside and Rawton arrest a waiter on suspicion of raping a woman outside a tube station : but their investigation is complicated by the discovery that he is being helped by an accomplice and has a watertight alibi for the time of the alleged assault. Police drama, starring Christopher Ellison and Libby Davison

• Season 15 Episode 2: Chasing Shadows

  An undercover officer goes missing while investigating the seedy world of Turkish gambling, leaving a race against time to solve the mystery

The Bill: Season 14

• Season 14 Episode 116: All the Lonely People

  Rawton goes undercover as a lonely heart to trace a killer preying on vulnerable women

• Season 14 Episode 106: Indiscretion

  A fire at a seedy club alerts Skase to a sinister trade in video tapes of child sex abuse victims giving evidence : all copied from originals made by the police. Drama, starring Iain Fletcher

• Season 14 Episode 104: Bad Chemistry

  Holmes's investigations into an apparently clear-cut case of domestic violence inadvertently jeopardise a major surveillance operation aimed at nabbing a big-league drugs dealer. Starring Joy Brook and Simon Rouse

• Season 14 Episode 101: All for One

  Santini becomes a hero after he attempts to save a drowning man, but soon finds himself in trouble with his colleagues again when a package of drugs goes missing

• Season 14 Episode 88: Too Little, Too Late

  Skase handles a delicate inquiry into an assault on a gay man : but the case is complicated by the victim's reluctance to come forward

• Season 14 Episode 85: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

  The anger and frustration caused by the Martin Parks suicide boils over when Will corners an arrogant young thief at the top of a block of flats and holds him over the edge of the balcony. Emma and Nikki answer a call to a domestic affray when a man suspects his wife of conducting a cyber affair and beats up his supposed rival

• Season 14 Episode 67: Spray

  Harker's rash actions result in controversy when he goes to the aid of a woman in distress

• Season 14 Episode 55: Sale or Return : Part One

  Boulton and Carver take a trip to the docks, where they join forces with the boys from immigration to apprehend a container full of Somalian refugees entering the country illegally : but first they have to find the extremely slippery customer who set up the deal. First of a two-part story, starring Russell Boulter, Mark Wingett and Clive Merrison

• Season 14 Episode 43: Driving Me Crazy

  Ackland and Quinnan set off in hot pursuit of a motorist behaving badly : but their quarry turns out to be a rather different kettle of fish than just a run-of-the-mill reckless driver. Police drama, guest starring Sean Blowers, with Trudie Goodwin and Andrew Paul

• Season 14 Episode 37: Bad Feelings

  Boulton has his work cut out when he investigates a crook with the reputation of being a ladies' man

• Season 14 Episode 25: A Little Help

  Rawton and Skase suspect a serial attacker is on the loose in Sun Hill after a woman claims she has been drugged and raped. Beat-pounding drama, starring Libby Davison and Iain Fletcher

• Season 14 Episode 24: Back-Up

  Beech comes to Carver's aid after the wayward copper flies into a rage with an informant whose story changes with every telling. Drama, starring Mark Wingett and Billy Murray

• Season 14 Episode 5: Villain

  Boyden is staggered when a frail old man is brought to the station in the middle of the night to be charged with murder

• Season 14 Episode 2: You Pays Your Money

  Quinnan and Ackland investigate the death of a landlord killed in mysterious circumstances. They are surprised to find a family still living in the house of the dead man : why didn't they report his death straight away, and why are they so determined to keep silent on the matter? Police drama, starring Trudie Goodwin and Andrew Paul

The Bill: Season 13

• Season 13 Episode 138: After All These Years

  Ackland and Quinnan investigate a suspicious car crash involving an elderly man. Police drama, starring Trudie Goodwin and Andrew Paul

• Season 13 Episode 136: No Trace

  Loxton settles a score before leaving the force for good. More beat-pounding drama with the brave bobbies of Sun Hill

• Season 13 Episode 132: Accomplice

  A teenage girl is missing and Carver thinks a serial killers's past may help establish her whereabouts : but will they find her in time?

• Season 13 Episode 115: The Lion's Den

  Nick Slater has to watch his back when he goes undercover disguised as a drug dealer. Beat-pounding drama with the brave bobbies of Sun Hill

• Season 13 Episode 110: Animals

  Ackland and Blake investigate the world of dog-fighting and discover the animals are less vicious than their owners

• Season 13 Episode 109: Armed and Dangerous

  Beat-pounding drama with the brave bobbies of Sun Hill

• Season 13 Episode 102: Paying the Piper

  Boulton feels that brotherly love is hampering the reliability of an informant

• Season 13 Episode 94: Glass House

  Boulton and Lines attempt to help a woman decide if she should inform on her drug-dealing husband. Gritty police drama, starring Russell Boulter and Kevin Lloyd

• Season 13 Episode 90: Alternative Therapies

  Skase and Boulton track down illegally imported animal body parts that have been burgled from a Chinese pharmacy. Police drama, starring Iain Fletcher and Russell Boulter

• Season 13 Episode 57: Auld Lang Syne

  Rawton suspects a man claiming to have broken his ankle after falling over a fence is not telling the truth : but can she prove it?

• Season 13 Episode 51: Payback

  Sally and Ben are shocked to find a 12-year-old at the wheel of a stolen vehicle belonging to known violent offender Dylan Morrison. Taking the youngster home, they discover his father has cause to fear Morrison, and explicit pictures of a minor celebrity found in the car indicate the reason for the bitter hatred at the heart of the case. Paul Copley guest stars

• Season 13 Episode 32: All For Love

  Greig and Lines suspect family vengeance after a convicted drink-driver is assaulted

• Season 13 Episode 28: Age Gaps

  Boulton and Rawton try to persuade a teenager to spill the beans after her boyfriend is attacked by drug dealers. Police drama, starring Libby Davison and Daniel Newman

• Season 13 Episode 25: Added Bonus

  Greig tries to establish why a man made a confession about a burglary he didn't commit

• Season 13 Episode 15: Say a Little Prayer

  Quinnan is determined to find the culprit after Slater is almost killed by a falling TV

• Season 13 Episode 4: Bad Debt

  A loan shark approaches Beech to investigate the theft of his business records

• Season 13 Episode 2: All's Fair

  Daly investigates when an injured man is suspected of being involved with a rape

The Bill: Season 12

• Season 12 Episode 151: Toe the Line

  Monroe and Conway deal with an irate motorist, only to open up a huge can of worms in the process

• Season 12 Episode 134: Trust Me

  Part one of two. Jo persuades a former prostitute she once knew to help her catch a big-time drug dealer. After days of surveillance, a raid is mounted but draws a blank when the £40,000 consignment of drugs disappears along with one of the suspects. A second ex-prostitute connected to the case admits to knowing what happened, but refuses to help in the inquiries because she is terrified of the 'Mr Big' behind it all

• Season 12 Episode 133: All in the Mind

  A series of apparently unrelated incidents arouse the suspicion of Monroe and Ackland, who believe it has something to do with the release of a psychiatric patient. But where will he strike next? Trudie Goodwin and Colin Tarrant star

• Season 12 Episode 121: Presumed Innocent

  A teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run incident and the pathologist reveals she had been raped shortly before death. Cryer focuses his inquiries on a suspected local drug dealer, but Keane isn't so sure and decides to investigate further - opening a very nasty can of worms indeed. Eric Richard, Andrea Mason and Ray Ashcroft star

• Season 12 Episode 115: Once a Thief

  Don Beech gets a good result when a barrister on his blacklist is robbed. Beat-pounding drama, starring Billy Murray

• Season 12 Episode 81: All or Nothing

  Quinnan and Keane find a young girl's body in a pub toilet, forcing her family to face a few unpleasant truths

• Season 12 Episode 75: Apron Strings

  A domineering woman is found dead in the bath and her son is the prime suspect

• Season 12 Episode 53: Accidents Will Happen

  Boyden and Page investigate underground targets in connection with protection rackets and hitmen. Long-running police drama, starring Tony O'Callaghan

• Season 12 Episode 46: And Nothing But

  A mugging suspect is arrested, sparking a racial headache for Loxton. Police drama, starring Tom Butcher

• Season 12 Episode 43: Animal

  A pimp evades justice, forcing Boyden and Datta to find an alternative way of bringing about his downfall

• Season 12 Episode 25: Confession

  Carver and Meadows have problems with a compulsive liar when he confesses to a murder

• Season 12 Episode 18: Back in Business

  A face from the past prompts Conway to move swiftly into action

• Season 12 Episode 13: Someone Else's Problem

  Ackland and Jarvis try to arrange a reconciliation between two warring lovers, while Datta and Quinnan investigate the mysterious death of a jogger

The Bill: Season 11

• Season 11 Episode 149: Journey Home

  Carver is faced with a difficult dilemma when his ex-girlfriend becomes involved in a suspected drugs attack

• Season 11 Episode 141: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

  After accidentally setting off a smoke alarm in a nightclub, Loxton's colleagues wonder if the incident may have clouded his judgement

• Season 11 Episode 134: Love Me, Love My Dog

  McCann has to face up to the harsh reality of becoming a sergeant

• Season 11 Episode 133: Photocall

  Garfield worries he may have gone too far during a riot and Greig investigates the murder of a police officer

• Season 11 Episode 124: Honeypot

  A headmaster refuses to believe his establishment has a drug problem : despite the fact a pupil takes an overdose on school grounds. Police drama, starring Colin Tarrant and Andrea Mason

• Season 11 Episode 123: Allegations and Allegiances

  When a burglary victim makes a complaint of sexual harassment against Dave Quinnan, McCann mysteriously refuses to confirm his alibi

• Season 11 Episode 115: All Tucked Up

  Ackland faces prying eyes when her personal life is laid bare in the hope of finding a motive for the shooting

• Season 11 Episode 103: All in the Game

  Don Beech has a stroke of luck when he investigates a hit-and-run case

• Season 11 Episode 68: Upstairs and Downstairs

  Garfield finds himself lumbered with accompanying Stritch on the beat. Police drama, starring Huw Higginson

• Season 11 Episode 66: Better Off Dead

  Keane's life is put on the line, while Ackland and Slater investigate when a little girl is found wandering the streets after dark

• Season 11 Episode 55: Looking After Your Own

  Ackland is badly beaten up, prompting her fellow coppers at Sun Hill to endanger the public in their single-minded quest to catch the thug responsible. Trudie Goodwin stars in the long-running police drama

• Season 11 Episode 47: When Opportunity Knocks

  Debbie Kane is asked to work undercover for CID, but it's questioned whether they just want her for her looks

• Season 11 Episode 45: Deeds of Mercy

  Deakin has a tough task on his hands when he tries to win back his rank as DI

• Season 11 Episode 44: Babyface

  A boy appears to need Page's help, but she can't decide whether he is a victim or a villain

• Season 11 Episode 31: Stopping Time

  Polly's job is put in jeopardy after a man in her care is hit by a car

• Season 11 Episode 29: Alone

  Deakin makes an error of judgement resulting in a hostage situation involving a desperate villain

• Season 11 Episode 26: Flora and Fauna

  Hollis finds his efforts to give Sun Hill a makeover cause problems. Police drama, starring Jeff Stewart

• Season 11 Episode 9: New Management

  Beat-pounding drama with the brave bobbies of Sun Hill

• Season 11 Episode 1: To Crack A Nut

  Quinnan poses as a potential brothel client as part of a crackdown on prostitution, while Sergeant Cryer is faced by an upset husband whose wife is threatening to leave because he was caught kerb-crawling. Popular police drama, starring Andrew Paul and Eric Richard

The Bill: Season 10

• Season 10 Episode 149: Appropriate Adults

  Cato (Philip Whitchurch) and his officers team up with the Territorial Support Group and raid a brothel, arresting several vice girls found on the premises. Unfortunately, getting them to inform on their violent, abusive pimp proves easier said than done : why are they so reluctant? Tony O'Callaghan and Seeta Indrani also star

• Season 10 Episode 149: Appropriate Force

  Callum realises a bank job mirrors a robbery he once solved, and pulls in his prime suspect from the old case for questioning. It emerges the villain still holds a grudge against him - not least because they were love rivals. When Callum is later sent to arrest him, he turns violent, prompting Callum to lose control and respond with unreasonable force. Gina resorts to blackmail to save her colleague's career

• Season 10 Episode 124: Backlash

  Part two of two. Key witness Fran Morris (Kelly Harrison) is left with serious head injuries following an attack, and her 12-year-old son goes missing at the same time. Max suspects the drug dealer she helped to catch is behind the assault, but when the boy is finally found he remains tight-lipped and fails to confirm the story. As the case stalls, it is left to forensics to unravel what really happened

• Season 10 Episode 114: Living Legend

  Meadows arrests a notorious bullion robber

• Season 10 Episode 112: Back on the Chaingang

  Jo Morgan owes an old villain a favour, but she pays a heavy price for her loyalty

• Season 10 Episode 108: Kickback

  Sun Hill is thrown into chaos when DI Johnson is accused of murder

• Season 10 Episode 88: Paying the Price

  A woman disappears after the man she claims to be her lover is found badly beaten in a hotel room but, even when the assailant is found, nobody's story sounds convincing. The aggrieved husband refuses to believe his wife could be having an affair, and the case takes a further twist when he identifies the attacker as his wife's brother - who died in a traffic accident 15 years ago. Emily Bruni (Personal Affairs) guest stars

• Season 10 Episode 82: Parental Guidance

  Tosh helps Ackland track down somebody's delinquent son, when all the time he should be worrying about his own

• Season 10 Episode 78: A Touch of Braid

  Despite careful planning, a raid organised by Johnson goes disastrously wrong : leaving Brownlow to count the cost. Jaye Griffiths and Peter Ellis star

• Season 10 Episode 75: Gate Fever

  A murderer is released from prison and Cryer tries to heal old wounds

• Season 10 Episode 69: All Along the Watchtower

  Stamp comes up against a 14-year-old car thief whose criminal activities have cost his family dearly

• Season 10 Episode 62: Good Friends

  A seemingly straightforward burglary case gets complicated for the boys in blue

• Season 10 Episode 57: All Things Nice

  A drugs raid uncovers more than just illegal substances

• Season 10 Episode 54: Hot Off the Press

  Officers try to get to the bottom of things when racist literature does the rounds at Sun Hill

• Season 10 Episode 53: To Honour and Obey

  A murder hunt is launched when Reshna's body is pulled out of the Thames and evidence emerges that she was having an affair with a fellow student. Meanwhile, Diane and Mickey are left in the dark when an eccentric mugging victim claims to be an undercover officer and Scotland Yard refuse to confirm or deny her story. Jenny Eclair stars

• Season 10 Episode 43: All the Comforts of Home

  A teenage runaway shows signs of having been beaten up, but refuses to talk about it : then Ackland and Quinnan are called to a disturbance at her mother's home

• Season 10 Episode 41: Sold Out

  The boys in blue puzzle over a possible connection between a theft and a seriously injured man

• Season 10 Episode 37: Pig in the Middle

  Woods is drawn into a battle between rival crack dealers after a star witness's testimony proves unreliable

• Season 10 Episode 30: Killjoys

  Efforts to trace a pirate radio station which is interfering with Sun Hill's communications end in tragedy

• Season 10 Episode 13: Faith in the System

  Carver finds himself treading on dodgy ground by sticking up for a fellow officer

• Season 10 Episode 6: Dealer Wins

  Sally Johnson comes up against drug dealers and pimps, and the appearance of a vulnerable child makes her case-load even more demanding

• Season 10 Episode 5: Mix and Match

  Expensive stolen vehicles start turning up on the patch. Popular police drama as the Sun Hill boys in blue pound the beat once more

• Season 10 Episode 4: He Who Waits

  Detectives are mystified when a penniless old man is murdered

• Season 10 Episode 3: Darkness Before Dawn

  A death involving a mother and child arouses suspicion. Popular police drama as the Sun Hill boys in blue pound the beat once more

• Season 10 Episode 2: Second Sight

  Carter is decidedly unimpressed by Sun Hill's new DI

• Season 10 Episode 1: Games

  Monroe and Loxton's investigations into the disappearance of a small boy lead to a bizarre discovery

The Bill: Season 9

• Season 9 Episode 138: Cutting Edge

  Tosh gets in a pickle over a tricky villain. Beat-pounding drama set in Sun Hill

The Bill: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 39: Old Habits

  Recently promoted Sergeant Diane Noble returns to Sun Hill for one last day before moving on to pastures new and her first task is to break up a rooftop party on a building site before it gets out of hand. A youngster who has taken ketamine has a serious fall and ends up in hospital, but Diane's involvement with the lad's family helps her save a life, reassuring her she can cope with the challenges of her new role

The Bill: Single Episode

• Appropriate Action - Part One

  Part one of two. A schoolgirl goes missing, and a teenager is discovered badly beaten. Cryer is forced to tackle the investigation himself after Webb shows little interest in pursuing the case. Starring Eric Richard and Chris Simmons

• Bad Habits : Part Two

  Part two of two. PC Smith finds himself in hot water after wrongfully arresting a drugs rehabilitation worker for possession of illegal substances : and his attitude toward official do-gooders is made even worse by an incident involving another counsellor. Alex Walkinshaw and Rene Zagger star

• Bad Habits : Part One

  Part one of two. Overzealous PC Smith wrongfully arrests a drugs rehabilitation worker for possession of illegal substances, landing himself in hot water. Alex Walkinshaw and Rene Zagger star

• Bad for Your Health - Part Two of Four

  Part two of four. A pub robbery draws PC Klein into a battle for supremacy between rival cigarette smuggling rings : and gives him the chance to meet his favourite DJ. Drama, starring Rene Zagger

• Aftershock - Part Two

  A body turns up at the hotel, placing a strain on Kate's efforts to put the weekend's traumatic events behind her. Tania Emery and Tristan Gemmill star

• Age of Chivalry - Part One

  Part one. Burnside and Rawton arrest a waiter on suspicion of raping a woman outside a tube station

• All Change - Part One

  Part one of two. It's all work and little play for the Sun Hill coppers as manpower is stepped up to deal with an anticipated rise in crime on the eve of the new millennium : when it's likely a few over-enthusiastic revellers could see in the year 2000 behind bars. Police drama, starring Russell Boulter, Jeff Stewart, Andrew Paul and Lisa Geoghan

• Age of Chivalry - Part Two

  Part two. Burnside and Rawton question a waiter during their hunt for a rapist, but their investigation is complicated by the discovery he has a watertight alibi for the time of the alleged assault. Police drama, starring Christopher Ellison and Libby Davison

• Bad for Your Health: Part Three of Four

  Part three of four. Quinnan and Stamp find Klein lying unconscious in a van owned by a gang of known cigarette smugglers - which arouses suspicions among members of the Sun Hill force. Andrew Paul and Rene Zagger star

• Bad for Your Health - Part One of Four

  Part one of four. A pub robbery draws PC Klein into a battle for supremacy between rival cigarette smuggling rings - and gives him the chance to meet his favourite DJ. Drama, starring Rene Zagger

• Back to Basics - Part Two

  Part two of two. Carver's humiliation continues as the Sun Hill team remain sceptical about his ideas for a career move as an alternative to going back into uniform again. Mark Wingett and Iain Fletcher star

• Back to Basics - Part One

  Part one of two. Carver's request for a transfer is turned down, and after 10 years in CID he faces the humiliation of going back into uniform again - much to the amusement of everyone else at Sun Hill. Mark Wingett and Iain Fletcher star

• Backlash : Part Two

  Part two. The conclusion of DI Sally Johnson's manslaughter trial. Beat-pounding drama with the bobbies of Sun Hill

• Bad Chemistry - Part One

  Part one. Holmes's investigations into an apparently clear-cut case of domestic violence inadvertently jeopardise a major surveillance operation aimed at nabbing a big-league drugs dealer. Starring Joy Brook and Simon Rouse

• Bad for Your Health : Part Four

  Part four of four. As McAllister resolves to prove Klein's involvement in the cigarette smuggling case, the rest of the team race to find evidence to put him in the clear. The team get a surprise while searching McBride's house. Rene Zagger and Natalie Roles star

• Bad Chemistry - Part Two

  Part two. Daly and Holmes deal with an armed siege at a dog track and an explosion in a drugs factory

• All Change - Part Two

  Part two of two. The Sun Hill officers deal with an unprecedented wave of criminal activity during the area's millennium celebrations

• All Fall Down: Part Four of Four

  Part four of four. Brownlow is forced to resign over the corruption scandal and in a twist straight out of a James Bond movie, Beech sets about changing his appearance to avoid capture. Billy Murray and Clara Salaman star

• Aftershock - Part One

  Spears puts up a determined fight and manages to escape DS Cork's clutches : only to find herself assigned to work with him in a bid to catch the serial rapist stalking Sun Hill. Tania Emery and Tristan Gemmill star

• All for One - Part One

  Part one. Santini becomes a hero after he attempts to save a drowning man, but soon finds himself in trouble with his colleagues again when a package of drugs goes missing

• All the Lonely People - Part One

  Two women go missing and a third is found dead. When investigations reveal that all three had advertised in the same lonely hearts column, Rawton believes a killer is choosing his victims through these ads, and places one of her own to track him down

• Another Country - Part One

  Part one of two. A Korean War veteran dies in mysterious circumstances after Carver warns him not to take the law into his own hands by roughing up tearaways on the Jasmine Allen estate

• Angel Rooms - Part Two

  Part two of two. A raid on a suspect ends badly when a bag of heroin goes missing - leaving Hayward and Klein facing tough questions. Ben Peyton and Rene Zagger star

• Another Country : Part Two

  Part two of two. Carver finds himself facing dark secrets from the past in an effort to discover the truth behind the old soldier's death

• Angel Rooms - Part One

  Part one of two. Hayward becomes convinced that an undercover Drugs Squad officer has been dealing narcotics on the side and sets out to expose him. Ben Peyton stars

• All the Lonely People - Part Two

  Part two. Rawton goes undercover to trap a killer preying on women who place lonely hearts ads

• Angel : Part One

  Part one of two. Burnside pursues a rapist and murderer, but catching the felon proves tougher than expected

• All Fall Down: Part One of Four

  Part one of four. Beech goes missing just as his corrupt past casts its shadow over the rest of the department. Billy Murray stars

• All Fall Down : Part One

  Part one of two. Beech goes missing just as his corrupt past casts its shadow over the rest of CID. As the net tightens Stanton is revealed as an internal investigations mole, working at Sun Hill with Brownlow's blessing. Billy Murray stars

• All Fall Down: Part Three of Four

  Part three of four. The very fabric of law and order appears to hang in the balance as Sun Hill CID faces perhaps the worst crisis in its history. Billy Murray and Clara Salaman star

• All Fall Down : Part Two

  Part two of two. The very fabric of law and order appears to hang in the balance as Sun Hill CID faces perhaps the worst crisis in its history. Brownlow is forced to resign over the corruption scandal and in a twist straight out of a James Bond movie, Beech sets about changing his appearance to avoid capture. Billy Murray and Clara Salaman star

• Angel : Part Two

  Part two of two. Burnside pursues a rapist and murderer, but catching the felon proves tougher than expected. Police drama, starring Christopher Ellison

• All Fall Down: Part Two of Four

  Part two of four. Stanton is revealed as an internal investigations mole, working at Sun Hill with Brownlow's blessing. Clara Salaman stars

• Appropriate Action - Part Two

  Part two of two. Local photographer Alan Morton is arrested after it turns out he has an obsession with schoolchildren. However, Cryer is surprised when the missing girl turns up unharmed - and her father is in danger of taking the law into his own hands. Starring Eric Richard and Matt Healy

The Bill: Other Episodes

• Suzanne's Episode

  A detective gets stabbed and dies a horrible death, while his colleagues watch in horror

• Jan 5th

  Long-running drama with the brave bobbies and detectives of Sun Hill