The Bill (1983)

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PC Gemma Osbourne arrests a minor celebrity, Channel London weathergirl Sandie Booth, for shoplifting. While being charged in Custody, Booth overhears a reference to Gemma's sexuality, and it's not long before she's concocted an accusation of indecent assault by Osbourne. A glamourous robbery victim has PC Cameron Tait and PC Gary Best tying themselves in knots trying to impress her. Tait conspires to have Best recalled to the station, and then gives the case some ""special attention"", but when PC Des Taviner is called out to the same house later in the day, he also leaves with a smile on his face. Feeling left out, Best also drops round, but is caught with his pants down when the woman's jealous husband - under surveillance by CID for a brutal beating - turns up. PC Nick Klein is heavily in debt to his drug dealer, Dexter. When he turns up to pay off part of the debt, he meets Dexter's girlfriend Amy - who looks somewhat familiar. As PC Osbourne leaves the station after being cleared

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Serena Gordon Serena Gordon As:
Ciarán Griffiths Ciarán Griffiths As: Gary Best
Eamonn Walker Eamonn Walker As:
Samantha Robson Samantha Robson As:
Mark Wingett Mark Wingett As: James 'Jimmy' Carver
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PC Gemma Osbourne arrests a minor celebrity, Channel London weathergirl Sandie Booth, for shoplifting. While being charged in Custody, Booth overhears a reference to Gemma's sexuality, and it's not long before she's concocted an accusation of indecent assault by Osbourne. A glamourous robbery victim has PC Cameron Tait and PC Gary Best tying themselves in knots trying to impress her. Tait conspires to have Best recalled to the station, and then gives the case some ""special attention"", but when PC Des Taviner is called out to the same house later in the day, he also leaves with a smile on his face. Feeling left out, Best also drops round, but is caught with his pants down when the woman's jealous husband - under surveillance by CID for a brutal beating - turns up. PC Nick Klein is heavily in debt to his drug dealer, Dexter. When he turns up to pay off part of the debt, he meets Dexter's girlfriend Amy - who looks somewhat familiar. As PC Osbourne leaves the station after being cleared


Certification: TV-14

Details

Aired: 23 April, 2003 at 8:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 45m

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Cast

Serena Gordon

Serena Gordon

Ciarán Griffiths

Ciarán Griffiths

Gary Best

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

Samantha Robson

Samantha Robson

Mark Wingett

Mark Wingett

James 'Jimmy' Carver

Rae Baker

Rae Baker

John Salthouse

John Salthouse

Roy Galloway

Melanie Gutteridge

Melanie Gutteridge

Steven Hartley

Steven Hartley

Tom Butcher

Tom Butcher

Steve Loxton

Natalie J. Robb

Natalie J. Robb

Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul

Dave Quinnan

Simon Rouse

Simon Rouse

Jack Meadows

Scott Neal

Scott Neal

PC Luke Ashton

Ali Bastian

Ali Bastian

Sally Armstrong

Steve Fortune

Steve Fortune

Bailiff

Laura Crossley

Laura Crossley

Wendy

Sarah Manners

Sarah Manners

Kirsty Knight

Misha Crosby

Misha Crosby

Ian Baker

Kim Tiddy

Kim Tiddy

Ali Bastian

Ali Bastian

Louisa Lytton

Louisa Lytton

Beth Green

Jane Wall

Jane Wall

Di Worrell

Diane Parish

Diane Parish

Eva Sharpe

Abbie Hackworth

Abbie Hackworth

Eric Richard

Eric Richard

Sgt. Bob Cryer

Natalie J. Robb

Natalie J. Robb

Graham Cole

Graham Cole

PC Tony Stamp

Tony O'Callaghan

Tony O'Callaghan

Matt Boyden

Simon Rouse

Simon Rouse

DCI Jack Meadows

Trudie Goodwin

Trudie Goodwin

W.P.C. / Sgt. June Ackland

Jeff Stewart

Jeff Stewart

PC Reg Hollis

Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul

Dave Quinnan

Lisa Geoghan

Lisa Geoghan

Polly Page

Daniel MacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

Cameron Tait

Ged Simmons

Ged Simmons

Alex Cullen

Tom Butcher

Tom Butcher

Steve Loxton

Andrea Mason

Andrea Mason

W.P.C. Debbie Keane

Clare Foster

Clare Foster

Millie Brown

Kelly Lawrence

Kelly Lawrence

Louise Harrison

Louise Harrison

Donna Harris

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