The Bill: Season 16
Series 16 of British television drama The Bill consisted of 86 episodes, broadcast between 4 January – 26 December 2000. As well as 83 regular episodes, the series also included a two-part recap special, Kiss Off, featuring a condensed broadcast of the Series 15 episodes "Lone Ranger", "Old Flame", "Push It" and "Kiss Off", prior to a special episode, The Trial of Eddie Santini, which provides closure to the Santini
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Bill Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Series 16 of British television drama The Bill consisted of 86 episodes, broadcast between 4 January – 26 December 2000. As well as 83 regular episodes, the series also included a two-part recap special, Kiss Off, featuring a condensed broadcast of the Series 15 episodes "Lone Ranger", "Old Flame", "Push It" and "Kiss Off", prior to a special episode, The Trial of Eddie Santini, which provides closure to the Santini storyline from 1999. On 5 June 2013, The Bill Series 16 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 16 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia).
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Angel
Jan 4, 2000
DCI Burnside arrives to investigate a murder which looks like part of a series of male rapes gone too far. Andy Wilson, one of the previous victims remembers something about an ang
In The Firing Line
Jan 6, 2000
PC Smith is working undercover as a bodyguard for a South African drug importer named Tony Rourke. Rourke offers Smith a contract to kidnap and torture a senior police officer to f
Thug On The Tyne: Part I
Jan 11, 2000
Northumbria Police arrest one 'Frank Bentley' with a boot full of drugs and a handgun, after a high speed car chase through Newcastle. 'Bentley' and his 'lawyer' Liz McAuley are ac
Thug On The Tyne: Part II
Jan 13, 2000
Although they are undercover, Burnside agrees to let Liz Rawton visit her mother. Despite a close shave at a family gathering when her cousin's boyfriend turns out to be an associa
Riot City
Jan 18, 2000
Ch. Insp. Conway and a team of Sun Hill officers undergo riot simulation training at the Met's training depot in Hounslow. Meanwhile, DC Glaze goes undercover at the Cockroft Estat
Crime & Punishment
Jan 25, 2000
Brownlow attends the funeral service of an old colleague that he used to serve with when he was in 182 squad, but soon finds that old wounds are beginning to reopen themselves as o
Zero Tolerance
Jan 27, 2000
Insp. Monroe has trouble dealing with a gang of boy-racers who are harassing and intimidating an elderly couple. When the old man dies after an altercation with the gang, Monroe is
Scoop
Feb 1, 2000
Ch. Insp. Conway encounters the ""Sun Hill Angels"" at a function, an escort service which DS Boulton believes is also dealing in drugs. Boulton convinces Conway to help him conduc
Beasts
Feb 3, 2000
PC Sam Harker has infiltrated a group of animal rights activists, thanks to Steve Burton, an old school friend from Liverpool. The group's leader, Ged Mellings, is suspected to be
Trusting The Enemy
Feb 8, 2000
Deakin is furious when a fourth drug dealer is assaulted in a number of days, a case which Beech was supposed to be investigating. Beech enlists Lennox and the pair are soon lead t
On The Wagon
Feb 10, 2000
PC Jim Carver returns to duty after undergoing treatment for his alcoholism. Unfortunately for him, he is paired with PC Dale Smith and their first case involves alcohol! Attending
The Untouchables
Feb 15, 2000
DC Danny Glaze sees a man set alight on the Larkmead Estate, and becomes determined to solve the case. They identify a suspect's car from CCTV tapes, and Insp. Monroe discovers a w
Streetwise
Feb 17, 2000
Investigating a young boy's disappearance, DC Rod Skase takes a career-ending shortcut when he encourages a witness to implicate a man he considers to be the main suspect.
Inside Straight
Feb 22, 2000
Beech and Deakin infiltrate a bent, high-stakes poker game, where the dealer, Steve Travis, has been offering drugs as a form of payment in cases where he has lost the game. In ord
Reasons To Be Fearful
Feb 24, 2000
Boyden and Worrell arrest a man dealing drugs to schoolchildren, but soon discover that he is the son of a key witness to a case which Beech is desperately trying to close. Beech w
When The Bough Breaks
Feb 29, 2000
Boyden has a near miss on patrol when a van in front of him collides with a teenage girl. Her friend is identified by a mall security guard as a shoplifter, and after refusing to g
Nightwork
Mar 2, 2000
Worell goes undercover as a prostitute on Barrack Lane after a series of punters are assaulted and robbed, the most recent of which resulted in the punter being sliced across the f
Meltdown: Part I
Mar 6, 2000
When Quinnan and Stamp are attacked on the Jasmine Allen Estate trying to get an overdose victim to hospital, Brownlow organizes a community initiative scheme to earn back the trus
Meltdown: Part II
Mar 7, 2000
Boulton investigates the shooting of one of the youths from Quinnan's group. Convinced it is linked to the death of Donna Hunter, he searches the shooting victim's house, and Quinn
Meltdown: Part III
Mar 9, 2000
Quinnan reels following his rescue and the death of Robbie Hunter the day before. When savings of his sister Donna are reported missing the day of her funeral, the mother of the te
Old Flame
Apr 2, 2000
Santini tries to convince his lover, Jess Orton, to set him up with some drug dealers – he wants out of Sun Hill, and DS Timpney, his friend in Area Drugs, has promised him a place
Kiss Off
Mar 21, 2000
Santini is determined to find out if Jess Orton has grassed on him, and when he breaks into her home to challenge her, he causes her to fatally fall down the stairs. Fox is ordered
The Trial
Apr 2, 2000
Santini goes on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the murder of Jessica Orton, but tries to talk to CIB and implicate Quinnan and Rawton. A prison guard tells Santini that Sherman
The Driver
Apr 11, 2000
Hagen goes undercover as the driver for a manager of a chain of massage parlours, Allison Spencer. Suspected of running a prostitution racket for her uncle and old adversary of Mea
Protect & Survive
Apr 13, 2000
DC Mickey Webb arrives for his first night shift at Sun Hill, and assists an under strength uniform to track down dangerous prison escapee, Craig Ronson, who has served 8 years of
Take It Or Leave It
Apr 18, 2000
Holmes investigates a suspected money-launderer named Terry Jowit, who is wanted by police in Scotland. Holmes discovers a cheque in Jowit's mail from an antiques dealer, which lea
Over The Edge
Apr 20, 2000
Brownlow and Mannion attend the panel for a Metropolitan Police hearing against a Sergeant who is charged with disobeying a direct order, which resulted in the career-ending injury
Loyalty
Apr 25, 2000
Lennox is tasked with assisting Webb and Holmes on a drugs bust, but after meeting with an old friend, who is a well-known figure in the Scottish parliament, he is more concerned w
Wheels
Apr 27, 2000
Sun Hill has been given a new "crime car" for quick arrests and Boyden, Hagen and Proctor are chosen to crew it, much to the other officers' annoyance. Proctor is given a list of t
Warm Bodies: Part I
May 2, 2000
Stanton and Lennox are tasked with investigating a brutal assault outside a nightclub where the victim had pouches of what appear to be drugs stuffed into his mouth. The owner, Vin
Warm Bodies: Part II
May 4, 2000
Boulton and Stanton's personal affairs threaten to get in the way of their investigation, as Stanton attempts to block out the events of the night before. Persuading Meadows to sep
Blurred Around The Edges
May 9, 2000
Cryer, Smithy and McCann attend the scene of an RTA, where they find a supply of cocaine as well as two firearms in the boot of one of the cars involved. Smithy accompanies one of
Catch A Falling Star
May 11, 2000
Conway jumps at the chance of helping Sixties pop idol Sadie Tyler after the draft of her autobiography is alleged to have been stolen by an obsessive fan. When the compere for a c
The Squad
May 18, 2000
With the Flying Squad suffering from a staff shortage, Stamp is seconded away as a temporary driver. He struggles to impress senior officer, DS Harrap, but DI Lomax continues to en
White Lies
May 23, 2000
A Barton Street PC is stabbed when he pursues two robbery suspects into Sun Hill. A black youth, identified as Mark Okin, is found beaten unconscious at about the same time. Carver
Search Me
May 25, 2000
Stop and search is resumed when there is an outbreak of street robberies. Mannion asks Brownlow to stand in for him for a TV interview, but he ends up shifting blame after two unde
Love Or Money
May 26, 2000
Boulton and Holmes are left to pick up the pieces when the key witnesses in a robbery case refuse to give evidence. Holmes notices Boulton's change of attitude and suspects he may
Going Public
Jun 1, 2000
Webb investigates the brutal beating of businessman Kevin Hewlitt, who is found unconscious in his kitchen by his wife, Sandra. The investigation provides little information as to
A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel
Jun 2, 2000
When an apparent drug-related murder leads Operation Trident onto Sun Hill's patch, they suspect Yardie street gangs could be active in the area. A new scheme by Conway to encourag
The Hare & The Hounds
Jun 3, 2000
To finance his buy-in to the Yardie drug dealing operation, Jones and his gang rob a building society, with Rickman forced to be getaway driver. Despite Trident being tipped off, t
The Deep Blue Sea
Jun 8, 2000
With Leroy Jones being held captive by rival dealer Touissant, Rickman is sent to make a second purchase from the syndicate. Rickman tails her contact to a tower block in the city,
Room Service
Jun 9, 2000
Stanton is desperate to be discharged from the Beech case due to her love for Boulton, but Hodges assures her she is doing well. Boulton accepts a free night at a plush Docklands h
Soft Talking
Jun 13, 2000
Responding to an urgent call for assistance, Smithy arrives and has to deliver a baby in the street. Worried about the mother's condition, he investigates her background, and disco
Beyond Conviction
Jun 22, 2000
Klein and Hagen are called to a stabbing at a shopping centre, where a foreign aid worker has been attacked and left for dead. Initially, suspicion falls on a local youth, Wayne St
Whispers
Jul 4, 2000
Proctor, under pressure over his poor performance, decides to trap a burglar to avoid being transferred from Sun Hill after being told by Deakin that he has a new job lined up for
Caught Short
Jul 11, 2000
Boulton is determined to bring down a known drug dealer by using his wife as an informant to gather information. However, when a raid on his property goes pear shaped, Boulton is l
Bad Habits
Jul 18, 2000
Ch. Insp. Conway is astounded when an elderly man (and former police officer) turns up at the station with a suitcase containing half a million pounds, which he claims he found on
Say It With Flowers
Jul 25, 2000
Glaze and Holmes investigate the apparent suicide of local councillor Anthony Snape, and uncover a plot involving two other councillors, Colin Cooper and Steven Trent, to pervert t
No One's That Honest
Aug 1, 2000
Conway is astounded when an elderly man, Charles Arthur Cullen, a former police officer, turns up at the station with a suitcase containing half a million pounds, which he claims t
No Man's Land
Aug 8, 2000
Cryer decides to take it upon himself to discover the identity of a body found on a roundabout, after Webb shows a less than caring attitude towards the case. His investigation lea
Time To Kill
Aug 15, 2000
When a woman is reportedly raped in an alleyway behind the Whitegate shopping centre, Lennox and Webb rake over the CCTV footage, however they fail to find the woman captured on th
Doppelganger
Aug 22, 2000
Boyden is shocked to discover that someone has been impersonating him, raiding illegal poker games and pocketing all the cash, and decides to go undercover as a punter to trap him.
Lullaby: Part I
Aug 25, 2000
Smithy and Rickman attend a break in at a primary school and find a seven-year-old boy looking for food. Further investigation reveals that the boy has been living alone for three
Lullaby: Part II
Aug 26, 2000
Smithy gets closer to Tim Tze as the search for his parents continues. His failure to investigate the attack on the Chinese restaurant correctly continues to hang over him, but whe
Lullaby: Part III
Sep 1, 2000
Smithy and Tim Tze are held hostage, while the kidnappers make their demands – they want their money back, and Lenny Tze to deliver it. Trouble is, Lenny is nowhere to be seen, and
Gentle Touch: Part I
Sep 5, 2000
A terrified young woman, Emma Roberts, fears that she has become the victim of a stalker when paint is thrown over her car and her cat is killed in mysterious circumstances. After
Gentle Touch: Part II
Sep 7, 2000
As her friendship with stalker victim Emma Roberts develops, Page is determined to find the stalker and starts to believe that he might be closer than she thought. When a past alle
Gentle Touch: Part III
Sep 12, 2000
Page learns what it is like to be a victim of crime as the crazed stalker targets her further, making more nuisance calls, breaking into her flat and tearing up her clothes. Lennox
Some Like It Hot
Sep 15, 2000
Lennox is stung by comments about his physical fitness, and becomes determined to beat Brownlow at squash, as soon as he has arrested a villain from his past. When his flat is brok
First Impressions: Part I
Sep 19, 2000
Probationary PCs Ben Hayward and Roz Clarke arrive for their first day at Sun Hill, and are subjected to a series of wind-ups by the relief. Boyden tricks Clarke into thinking that
First Impressions: Part II
Sep 22, 2000
Hayward and Clarke try to redeem themselves after a disastrous first day, and decide to exact revenge on the wind-up merchants on the relief. Ackland is furious to learn that half
Old Enemies
Sep 26, 2000
When the relief carry out a routine raid on a nightclub, The Pink Cockatoo, Carver is suspicious after he suspects that a face from his past was present at the scene. Later, he sto
New Friends
Sep 29, 2000
Recovering in hospital, Roach agrees to tell Carver everything he knows about Mickey Owen, but asks that the police protect his long-time friend and former informant, Roxanne, from
Supping With The Devil
Oct 3, 2000
Beech meets businessman Howard Fallon at a poker game. When Beech's winnings turn out to be counterfeit notes, he confronts Fallon, who offers him a substantial bribe to find out w
Touch & Go
Oct 4, 2000
Boulton and Stanton investigate the vicious attack on Rachel Booker, a dancer at one of Howard Fallon's clubs, and Beech is furious when Fallon reveals his mobile number is among h
Fake Fur
Oct 6, 2000
Following the death of prime suspect Warren Askew in custody, Stanton urges Deakin not to close the case of Rachel Booker's murder immediately. A series of mysterious numbers found
In Safe Hands
Oct 13, 2000
Harker is volunteered to work with a young offenders group in Canley, and immediately takes a shine to Carmel, the organiser of the group. When Carmel's foster son, 14-year-old Sco
Find The Lady
Oct 17, 2000
Stanton tries to find out if Boulton is working with Beech. When star witness Lynette resurfaces, they immediately hide her in a safe house, where she informs them that Ray Bazzini
50 / 50
Oct 20, 2000
Quinnan and Carver find the body of Boulton at the construction site. Sun Hill is in shock, none more so than a devastated Stanton, who is suspicious when Beech lies about meeting
The River
Oct 24, 2000
After Beech hands himself into CIB, Stanton is horrified when Beech convinces Hodges to ensnare Fallon, along with two Drugs Squad officers on Fallon's payroll, in exchange for a f
All Fall Down: Part I
Oct 27, 2000
CIB sweep into Sun Hill and suspend the entire CID department with immediate effect, and all of their ongoing cases are subsequently transferred to uniform. Lennox is horrified whe
All Fall Down: Part II
Oct 28, 2000
Beech manages to evade Stanton yet again, but she takes Maggie Lyons in for questioning. Beech recruits a crooked lawyer to represent her and perform other useful services for him.
On The Hook: Part I
Nov 3, 2000
The new CID team arrives at Sun Hill, led by the new station commander, Supt Tom Chandler. His pally attitude with the relief doesn't go down well, with the likes of Cryer, Smith a
On The Hook: Part II
Nov 7, 2000
Meadows is furious when Chandler demands he replace Cullen as Senior Investigating Officer following the murder of Darren Freeley. Meadows is desperate to make the breakthrough as
A Girl's Best Friend
Nov 10, 2000
Quinnan finds the body of Dennis Quigley, a man who has died of a heart attack in his car. Whilst delivering the man's personal effects to his wife, Quinnan is mortified to find th
Carnival
Nov 14, 2000
Glaze is sent undercover to attempt to infiltrate a drugs ring when they become involved with a high-flying player, Bunny Small, who has been a target of the area drugs squad for s
Behind Enemy Lines
Nov 17, 2000
Whilst out on a crime prevention sweep, Spears visits a local building society, only to be caught up in an armed robbery. Smithy tries to stop the robbers as they make their escape
A Gathering Storm
Nov 21, 2000
Smith and McCann investigate a robbery involving local youth Lennie Cox. When they arrive at his flat, they find him liaising with Jurgen Holz, a Neo-Nazi criminal wanted by Interp
Sorted
Nov 24, 2000
Klein spends all night DJing at a local nightclub, and lies to Cryer when he skips work the next day. When his car is broken into, his possessions are handed in at the station, wit
Team Colours
Dec 1, 2000
Spears and Worrell chase a suspect from the scene of a violent assault. They discover that the victim, Donna Elliot, is the sister of Frank and Peter Elliot, two insurance brokers
Two Way Burn
Dec 5, 2000
Webb and Spears investigate when a house fire traps two young girls, who end up in hospital in a critical condition. Meadows is later assigned to lead the investigation when suspic
Friends
Dec 12, 2000
Boyden spearheads a raid on a brothel, which uncovers several illegal immigrants from Croatia being forced to work as prostitutes. The owner of the premises, Carson, agrees to reve
Bad For Your Health: Part I
Dec 15, 2000
Page and Hayward attend a disturbance at a pub and find the landlord and one of his regulars being beaten up by three masked men. Meanwhile, Stamp, Quinnan and Klein attend the sce
Bad For Your Health: Part II
Dec 19, 2000
After noting Klein missing from morning parade, Quinnan and Stamp find him unconscious and badly injured in the back of the crashed van belonging to the now-deceased Tony McBride a
The Night Before...
Dec 22, 2000
Smithy becomes a knight in shining armour for a shop assistant when he and Rickman apprehend a shoplifter, with a little help from Santa! The shoplifter is suspected of brutally as
...The Morning After
Dec 29, 2000
Sun Hill returns to normal after the Christmas break, although Quinnan and Page act suspiciously after their pre-Christmas encounter. As the pair try to rekindle their affair, Lenn