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The Bill: Series 9

155 episodes Premiered Jan 5, 1993 Updated Sep 28, 2026

The ninth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 3 October 2012, in Australia. In 2020, Audio Commentaries were released for the episodes 'Blind Spot' (with writer Roger Davenport) and 'Compliments of the Service' with actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Trevor Hicks).

Previously on The Bill

Season 9 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 8.
  • ⚡ 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

The ninth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 3 October 2012, in Australia.

In 2020, Audio Commentaries were released for the episodes 'Blind Spot' (with writer Roger Davenport) and 'Compliments of the Service' with actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Trevor Hicks).

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S9·E1 Mytharc

Dying Breed

Jan 5, 1993 · 22 min

Carver is injured in an armed robbery at Bennetts Jewellers and Woods discovers a link between the burglary the murder of Sammy Chambers in 1988 and Robbie Campbell.

S9·E2 Core

Fact Of Life

Jan 7, 1993 · 22 min

The law allows a known burglar to go free but Greig and Quinnan desperately try to pin him down again.

S9·E3 Core

All Through The Night

Jan 8, 1993 · 22 min

Stamp expects a dull evening on the party patrol until he is paired with a pretty young female Environmental Health Officer Diane Eckersley.

S9·E4 Core

New Tune Old Fiddle

Jan 12, 1993 · 22 min

Conway learns of a new chief inspector being posted to Sun Hill as Community Liaison Officer and he feels that he's been overlooked and applies for it himself without telling Brown

S9·E5 Core

Delinquent

Jan 14, 1993 · 22 min

Dave arrests a persistent young offender is arrested for burgling his parents house.

S9·E6 Core

Bringing Up Baby

Jan 15, 1993 · 22 min

Datta investigates the sale of a missing newborn baby as she Monroe and CID are work against the clock to find her.

S9·E7 Core

Rainy Days & Mondays

Jan 19, 1993 · 22 min

Loxton And Marshall get called to a women's hostel when one of the girls claims to have been indecently assaulted by the night guard Alan And Steve later get wind that the warden i

S9·E8 Core

Supply & Demand

Jan 21, 1993 · 22 min

Harris visits Jardine the joint founder of Operation Bumblebee while Garfield takes on a complaint about a pornographic home video of a housewife in a bubble bath leads to a result

S9·E9 Core

On The Cards

Jan 22, 1993 · 22 min

Martella is taken off a two-week old murder hunt to work on a case involving obscene phone calls but soon stumbles on to evidence that leads her Dave Frank and Jim to the killer.

S9·E10 Core

Shock To The System

Jan 26, 1993 · 22 min

Charles returns from holiday to discover the news that Derek has been appointed new area Community Liaison Officer and Sgt Jane Kendall of Prescott Street arrives for Her Youth And

S9·E11 Core

Living It Down

Jan 28, 1993 · 22 min

Social worker Lynda Chambers Frank and Viv lead the search for Debbie Fisher a missing victim of abuse but instead they jointly uncover a child pornography ring.

S9·E12 Core

Heat Of The Moment

Jan 29, 1993 · 22 min

A woman admits to killing her husband but insists that she did it in the heat of the moment. Viv believes her, Meadows on the other hand is convinced that the crime was premeditate

S9·E13 Core

Shake Rattle N Roll

Feb 2, 1993 · 22 min

PC Mike Jarvis has an unusual first day having to watch Charles loses his temper with Monroe over pub landlord and Known villain Terry McGill.

S9·E14 Core

No Thanks To You

Feb 4, 1993 · 22 min

George has a bad day. Firstly he fails to save the life of a glue sniffer and then allows a bail absconder to escape.

S9·E15 Core

A Better Life

Feb 5, 1993 · 22 min

An elderly woman disturbs an intruder in her home and Alistair is convinced that a known villain has committed the burglary, but the victim insists that he is not the culprit.

S9·E16 Core

Echo

Feb 9, 1993 · 22 min

A girl goes missing and Jim and Alan suspect a known villain of murdering her until another man walks into another station and confesses.

S9·E17 Core

Fagins

Feb 11, 1993 · 22 min

Frank lets Sun Hill's burglars know he and Operation Bumblebee mean business.

S9·E18 Core

Cried Too Late

Feb 12, 1993 · 22 min

An arrested woman shoplifter refuses to talk to the police when Datta finally breaks through the wall of silence a tragic tale of domestic violence unfolds.

S9·E19 Core

Gone For A Soldier

Feb 16, 1993 · 22 min

Ackland is teamed up with military policeman Dakin who has come to Sun Hill to find a young soldier David Armstrong who has gone Absent Without Leave with an army gun.

S9·E20 Core

Persuasion

Feb 18, 1993 · 22 min

Burnside investigates when a female drug dealer is attacked by another dealer to get off his patch.

S9·E21 Core

Hard Man

Feb 19, 1993

Greig investigates a stabbing and uncovers benefit fraud at a bed and breakfast establishment.

S9·E22 Core

Missionary Work

Feb 23, 1993 · 22 min

Conway has to decide which of two grant bids he should recommend to Hicks he and Garfield want to use police funds to support a local youth club while Cato and Brownlow have their

S9·E23 Core

Hypocritical Oath

Feb 25, 1993 · 22 min

The overdose of a boy on the Cockcroft Estate enables D.C.s Woods and Carver to link registered addicts to a doctor.

S9·E24 Core

Trivial Pursuits

Feb 26, 1993 · 22 min

Loxton ignores a call to a domestic argument between two lovers as a waste of time but when he is called back to the same address, he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun

S9·E25 Core

Out Of The Mouths

Mar 2, 1993 · 22 min

Hollis takes the Bumblebee message into a local school, asking for help in the fight against burglary. One of the boys asks him to help end a domestic nightmare.

S9·E26 Core

Keeping In Touch

Mar 4, 1993 · 22 min

An employee of a private security firm is identified by the elderly blind woman he assaulted.

S9·E27 Core

If It Isn't Hurting

Mar 5, 1993 · 22 min

New trainee constable Croft learns some old style policing methods from Burnside.

S9·E28 Core

Keeping Out Of Trouble

Mar 9, 1993 · 22 min

A woman claims to have inside information about a series of violent raids on petrol stations which are nipped in the bud by Meadows and Roach.

S9·E29 Core

School Of Hard Knocks

Mar 11, 1993 · 22 min

Burnside investigates the abduction of a villain's son.

S9·E30 Core

A Little Family Business

Mar 12, 1993 · 22 min

Meadows investigates a burglary gone wrong while Cato is gunning for Loxton and Stringer.

S9·E31 Core

Breaking The Chain

Mar 16, 1993 · 22 min

Kendall tries to keep a young offender from a life of crime.

S9·E32 Core

The Fortress

Mar 18, 1993 · 22 min

The owner of an off licence shop makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter and Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable force.

S9·E33 Core

In Broad Daylight

Mar 19, 1993 · 22 min

While on the trail of two rapists Morgan investigates an attempted abduction and puts her life in danger.

S9·E34 Core

Credible Witness

Mar 23, 1993 · 22 min

Stringer feels discredited when his description of a thief fleeing from a jeweller's shop conflicts with that of the main witness, who works in the shop.

S9·E35 Core

The Price Of Fame

Mar 25, 1993 · 22 min

Page goes undercover as a model to investigate a possible scam at a modelling agency.

S9·E36 Core

The Short Straw

Mar 26, 1993 · 22 min

When her car breaks down on the way to the station, DC Viv Martella misses an important CID briefing about an obbo on a suspected armed robbery, and is furious when she is taken of

S9·E37 Core

Missing

Mar 30, 1993 · 22 min

A young man with an intellectual disability goes missing and Burnside has to deal with the consequences for the parents.

S9·E38 Core

Goods Received

Apr 1, 1993 · 22 min

Greig investigates a burglary at an ailing business a case that leads him to a missing schoolboy.

S9·E39 Core

Double Enmity

Apr 2, 1993 · 22 min

Woods goes undercover as a contract killer to expose a woman who wants her husband killed.

S9·E40 Core

Hard Evidence

Apr 6, 1993 · 22 min

A murder investigation team arrive at Sun Hill. Meadows is uneasy at the Corby's approach who is willing to exploit his relationship with Woods to get a result regardless of the ev

S9·E41 Core

High Hopes & Low Life

Apr 8, 1993 · 22 min

Carver and Morgan investigate a career ending attack on a promising young boxer.

S9·E42 Core

On The Loose

Apr 9, 1993 · 22 min

Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.

S9·E43 Core

Out Of Court

Apr 13, 1993 · 22 min

Stamp and Ackland are keen to get a conviction against a woman for assault on a minicab driver, but she is acquitted.

S9·E44 Core

Bedfellows

Apr 15, 1993 · 22 min

Chief Inspector Cato arrests two youths, actions which cause a riot outside Sun Hill station.

S9·E45 Core

Cat & House

Apr 17, 1993 · 22 min

A woman is keen to be get rid of her burglar boyfriend and his fence with whom she has been having an affair.

S9·E46 Core

Brothers

Apr 20, 1993 · 22 min

Two young brothers are suspected of burglary and Croft discovers that they were deserted by their mother and left to fend for themselves.

S9·E47 Core

Playing Away

Apr 22, 1993 · 22 min

Ackland arrests a fifteen-year-old boy for shoplifting and finds herself investigating his relationship with a woman twenty years his senior.

S9·E48 Core

Coming To Terms

Apr 24, 1993 · 22 min

The parents of a young man awaiting trial for the murder of a child are distressed when their home is broken into and they receive threatening phone call and Ackland discovers the

S9·E49 Core

Return To Sender

Apr 27, 1993 · 22 min

A young postwoman is beaten up but the motive is unclear and she seems unwilling to talk to the police.

S9·E50 Core

Sticks & Stones

Apr 29, 1993 · 22 min

When Lines hits the jackpot during a raid, it makes an already difficult court case for Greig even harder.

S9·E51 Core

Tangled Webs

May 1, 1993 · 22 min

A mysteriously unmotivated break-in at a garage leads Burnside to a web of sexual deception and a jealous husband's rampage.

S9·E52 Core

Recruiting Officer

May 4, 1993 · 22 min

Maitland enlists McCann's help in reassuring a young black applicant whose wife has serious misgivings about the job but McCann is discovering racism within the force for himself.

S9·E53 Core

Give Em An Inch

May 6, 1993 · 22 min

Cato allows a demonstration to go ahead despite being warned that it could be hijacked by racists. When things turn ugly, he is forced to reverse his previous orders.

S9·E54 Core

By Hook Or By Crook

May 8, 1993 · 22 min

Roach is disgusted when a judge halts the trial of a man accused of crippling a police officer and decides to take matters into his own hands.

S9·E55 Core

Home To Roost

May 11, 1993 · 22 min

Dave and Tony attend to an assault victim at the market while sergeant Kendall organises an outing and take some local kids to Chessington World of Adventures, with a reluctant Ste

S9·E56 Core

In Safe Hands

May 13, 1993 · 22 min

Lines and Morgan arrest two members of a shoplifting team.

S9·E57 Core

Punch Drunk

May 15, 1993 · 22 min

Called to attend to a pub brawl, PC Tony Stamp and PC Dave Quinnan are stunned to find one man unconscious and the other Sun Hill's own DS Ted Roach. Roach is taken back to the sta

S9·E58 Mytharc

Fall Out

May 18, 1993 · 22 min

With the departure of Roach one of his informants wants out Burnside and Monroe investigate threats against her.

S9·E59 Core

Awaydays

May 20, 1993 · 22 min

An elderly ex copper is in London to search for his estranged daughter and claims that he has been robbed in his hotel which Lines investigates.

S9·E60 Core

Pride & Joy

May 22, 1993 · 22 min

When a young woman's car is stolen with a baby on board CID fear an abduction and mount a search Garfield tries to mediate with a private clamping firm.

S9·E61 Core

Fast Food

May 25, 1993 · 22 min

Carver and Woods are caught napping when a street robber escapes from under their noses but uncover a drugs operation at a takeaway restaurant. P.C. Loxton and Sgt. Maitland are in

S9·E62 Core

Soft Touch

May 27, 1993 · 22 min

Stamp's driving prowess is questioned when he fails to stop a runaway road-roller and Jarvis finds a revolver in a rubbish bin while Burnside investigates a murder confession.

S9·E63 Core

We Gave Him All Our Love

May 29, 1993 · 22 min

When the body of a 14-year-old boy is washed up by the tide Cryer feels that he owes the parents an explanation.

S9·E64 Core

Hearts & Minds

Jun 1, 1993 · 22 min

Burnside disagrees with Conway's approach to a young offender.

S9·E65 Core

Cry Baby

Jun 3, 1993 · 22 min

Page and Monroe attend what appears to be a cot death, but it transpires that the baby has a head injury Meadows investigates.

S9·E66 Core

A Willing Victim

Jun 5, 1993 · 22 min

Garfield introduces a boxer friend to a business manager but Pearce has the manager under investigation.

S9·E67 Core

Rank Outsider

Jun 8, 1993 · 22 min

Loxton's prisoner is released after Page makes a mistake in the CAD room whilst Loxton and Jarvis try to get the prisoner back before Cato finds out.

S9·E68 Core

Tender Mercies

Jun 10, 1993 · 22 min

Datta assists a woman who has reported her husband missing while Lines uncovers a loan-sharking operation.

S9·E69 Core

Double Take

Jun 12, 1993 · 22 min

Greig and Croft investigate a burglary the property is found in a garden shed but was it stolen?

S9·E70 Core

Mouth & Trousers

Jun 15, 1993 · 22 min

Stringer clashes with Cato about a serious shortage of officers and the ban on overtime meanwhile two families fight out their differences.

S9·E71 Core

Uses & Abuses

Jun 16, 1993 · 22 min

A woman walking home late at night thinks she is being followed by a young man and blinds him with oven cleaner. Is it self-defence or assault?

S9·E72 Core

Picking A Winner

Jun 19, 1993 · 22 min

P.C. Quinnan goes undercover as a refuse collector to investigate a series of burglaries.

S9·E73 Core

Broken

Jun 22, 1993 · 22 min

Insp. Monroe deals with the case of an alcoholic former coal miner who tries to organise exploited workers.

S9·E74 Core

Insider Dealing

Jun 24, 1993 · 22 min

A prisoner admits to crimes he didn't commit to gain a transfer.

S9·E75 Core

To Have & To Hold

Jun 26, 1993 · 22 min

A woman alleges rape by her estranged husband, but he insists that she consented. D.I. Burnside investigates.

S9·E76 Core

Honour Among Thieves

Jun 29, 1993 · 22 min

D.I. Burnside questions three robbers after a botched getaway and is given conflicting stories as they try to incriminate one another.

S9·E77 Core

Somebody To Love

Jul 1, 1993 · 22 min

W.P.C. Datta tries to help a battered wife. W.P.C. Ackland and D.S. Greig find some strange connections when a housebreaking is linked to a lonely hearts advert.

S9·E78 Core

Morning Has Broken

Jul 3, 1993 · 22 min

Monroe acts quickly after a tip-off about a robbery at a supermarket. Meanwhile CID try to foil a kidnapping and robbery plot, only to be impeded by lack of resources.

S9·E79 Core

Swaps

Jul 6, 1993 · 22 min

P.C. Loxton and Garfield swap jobs. Loxton has to deal with the new screen phones in the CAD room, while Garfield attends a fatal RTA.

S9·E80 Core

Trust

Jul 8, 1993 · 22 min

D.S. Greig suspects that his informant is giving him the run around, but it becomes clear that she is being fed false information.

S9·E81 Mytharc

Divided We Fall

Jul 10, 1993 · 22 min

A man found knocking on old people's doors turns out to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and attempting to contact family members. Sgt. Cryer realises that one old lady has

S9·E82 Core

A Duty Of Care

Jul 13, 1993 · 22 min

Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield attend a warehouse where a seventeen-year-old boy has fallen from a forklift truck to his death. Cryer is convinced it was no accident.

S9·E83 Core

Family Values

Jul 15, 1993 · 22 min

P.C. Jarvis assists the investigation into a violent lorry hijack, where the driver suffered a fatal head injury.

S9·E84 Core

A Matter Of Life & Death

Jul 17, 1993 · 22 min

An elderly man is arrested for beating his wife, but the couple have a bigger secret to hide. P.C. Quinnan is guilty of dangerous driving.

S9·E85 Core

Kith & Kin

Jul 20, 1993 · 22 min

When a woman is hospitalised, her son burgles her house and steals money, and her daughter starts to strip the house of its contents. Garfield and Marshall are forced to change the

S9·E86 Mytharc

Part Of The Family

Jul 22, 1993 · 22 min

The theft of a necklace reveals a case of domestic violence against a young Bangladeshi woman. Police examine immigration laws and find that she has no freedom at all.

S9·E87 Core

Mighty Atoms

Jul 24, 1993 · 22 min

Hours after a tough warning from Ch. Insp. Conway, a notorious young offender is in trouble again. He holds the clue to the whereabouts of a missing teenager.

S9·E88 Core

A Malicious Prosecution

Jul 27, 1993 · 22 min

A civil action is brought against P.C. Garfield, W.P.C. Marshall and Sgt. Cryer for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment. Meanwhile, P.C. Quinnan is accuse

S9·E89 Core

Outbreak

Jul 29, 1993 · 22 min

A violent remand prisoner escapes from hospital. W.D.S. Morgan and W.P.C. Croft question the prison officers who fell asleep while guarding him.

S9·E90 Core

Unreliable Witness

Jul 31, 1993 · 22 min

A timid music teacher is intimidated by a violent ex-pupil. Ch. Insp. Cato is furious when P.C. Garfield lets a thief get away.

S9·E91 Core

Sweet Charity

Aug 3, 1993 · 22 min

P.C.s Hollis and Stamp are caught in the crossfire when a mother and daughter fall out over a mutual boyfriend. Sgt. Cryer pursues bogus charity workers.

S9·E92 Core

David & Goliath

Aug 5, 1993 · 22 min

A mother refuses to testify against her husband, accused of abusing their 14-year-old son. P.C. Jarvis intercedes on the boy's behalf.

S9·E93 Core

What A Pair

Aug 7, 1993 · 22 min

A man working for an illegal escort agency seems to be stealing cash and credit cards from his female clients. W.P.C. Ackland arranges a date with him.

S9·E94 Core

Desirable Property

Aug 10, 1993 · 22 min

There is series of break-ins at properties sold through a single agency. P.C. Quinnan enlists the assistance of an estate agent.

S9·E95 Core

Blind Spot

Aug 12, 1993 · 22 min

P.C. Jarvis and McCann know who is guilty of assault, but can't prove it. D.S. Pearce suggests that they should claim to have witnessed the incident.

S9·E96 Core

Carrying The Load

Aug 14, 1993 · 22 min

W.D.S. Morgan and D.C. Lines investigate a lorry hijack. The husband of the depot owner is seriously assaulted.

S9·E97 Core

Deadly Weapon

Aug 17, 1993 · 22 min

The life of an unborn child hangs in the balance following a road traffic accident. The investigation uncovers a trail of corruption.

S9·E98 Core

All The Wrong Connections

Aug 19, 1993 · 22 min

A girl accused of knocking down a young woman in the street has an alibi. D.C.I. Meadows crosses swords with an old enemy.

S9·E99 Core

Give & Take

Aug 21, 1993 · 22 min

W.P.C. Polly Page sees W.D.S. Sally Johnson from Stafford Row plant drugs on a known dealer.

S9·E100 Core

Desperate Measures

Aug 24, 1993 · 22 min

A 15-year-old boy is driven to desperate measures. W.P.C. Ackland has to decide whether he or his mother is at risk.

S9·E101 Core

To Catch A Thief

Aug 26, 1993 · 22 min

D.C. Carver arrests a pickpocket.

S9·E102 Core

Natural Reaction

Aug 28, 1993 · 22 min

D.C. Carver catches a fourteen-year-old thief. He and D.C. Lines question a man about his relationship with the girl.

S9·E103 Core

Desperate Remedies

Aug 31, 1993 · 22 min

PC Garfield is tasked with retrieving an ill boy's inhaler but comes up against a series of other problems whilst doing so.

S9·E104 Core

Bright Lights

Sep 2, 1993 · 22 min

CID investigate attempts at sexual assault by an electrician who turns out to have connections with the local psychiatric hospital. W.D.S. Morgan puts herself on the line to catch

S9·E105 Core

Bare Faced Lies

Sep 4, 1993 · 22 min

CID investigate the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol to pubs in the Sun Hill area. D.I. Burnside comes to the aid of an old friend, and D.S. Pearce goes to see a stripper.

S9·E106 Core

But Not Forgotten

Sep 7, 1993 · 22 min

An important visitor comes to Sun Hill to see D.I. Burnside, but he is gone.

S9·E107 Core

Push

Sep 9, 1993 · 22 min

W.P.C. Page gets stuck in a lift with a pregnant 15-year-old girl and has to assist with the birth.

S9·E108 Core

Bad Reaction

Sep 10, 1993 · 22 min

Det. Insp. Harry Haines arrives for his first day at Sun Hill and helps track down a drug dealer who is distributing dangerous tablets.

S9·E109 Core

Compliments Of The Service

Sep 15, 1993 · 22 min

A public relations exercise by Ch. Supt. Brownlow is threatened by a drugs raid on the Jasmine Allen estate.

S9·E110 Core

Game Of Two Halves

Sep 16, 1993 · 22 min

W.D.C. Croft is in uniform for the day, to Ch. Insp. Cato's delight.

S9·E111 Core

The Knowledge

Sep 18, 1993 · 22 min

D.I. Haines gets involved in a war between an Asian minicab firm and a black cab operator.

S9·E112 Core

No Place Like Home

Sep 21, 1993 · 22 min

Residents from the Greenfield Estate protest about the presence of an absconder from a nearby unit for young offenders.

S9·E113 Core

Customer Care

Sep 23, 1993 · 22 min

D.I. Haines is annoyed by a young man who refuses to take an allegation of rape seriously. P.C. Loxton looks after two children left alone by their mother and who have stolen £100

S9·E114 Core

The Right Man For The Job

Sep 25, 1993 · 22 min

Sgt. Boyden deals with a case of joyriding which ends with a crash and uncovers an insurance fraud.

S9·E115 Core

A Day In The Life Of

Sep 28, 1993 · 22 min

A woman parks her car with P.C. Loxton's permission, but it gets clamped. Loxton is unable to prevent a young man from committing suicide and blames Ch. Insp. Conway's parking init

S9·E116 Core

Having What It Takes

Sep 30, 1993 · 22 min

When the youngest member of a notorious crime family comes into the station to confess to a three-year-old murder, D.C.I. Meadows hopes he will be able to clear up a case from his

S9·E117 Core

Play the Game

Oct 2, 1993 · 22 min

Chief Inspector Cato's bullish tactics put noses out of joint, after a pub brawl turns into a murder enquiry.

S9·E118 Mytharc

Unlucky For Some

Oct 5, 1993 · 22 min

One of the employees at a bingo hall reveals that a robbery there was an inside job.

S9·E119 Core

Gift Of The Gab

Oct 7, 1993 · 22 min

D.S. Pearce and W.P.C. Croft investigate bogus callers who are stealing people's pension money.

S9·E120 Core

A Class Act

Oct 9, 1993 · 22 min

When a drugs raid fails to deliver, it is D.C. Carver's dislike of a customer that reaps unexpected results.

S9·E121 Core

Dangerous Trade

Oct 12, 1993 · 22 min

A tragic accident involving a teenage boy alerts W.P.C. Page and P.C. Quinnan to an illegal trade in imported alcohol.

S9·E122 Core

Cheating Heart

Oct 14, 1993 · 22 min

A man has persuaded two women to lend him money for a bar in Spain. The trouble starts when they find out about one another. Sgt. Boyden deals with the consequences.

S9·E123 Core

Somewhere To Hang My Hat

Oct 16, 1993 · 22 min

An old soldier is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs, but did he fall or was he pushed? D.C. Lines and W.D.S. Morgan have their suspicions.

S9·E124 Mytharc

No Comment

Oct 19, 1993 · 22 min

An old man has been murdered in his flat. D.C.I. Meadows has two suspects in custody, but both claim the right to silence.

S9·E125 Core

Shrinkage

Oct 21, 1993 · 22 min

Sgt. Cryer convinces Ch. Supt. Brownlow of the virtues of an arrest referral scheme offering counselling to those arrested on drugs offences. W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Quinnan act to

S9·E126 Core

Street Legal

Oct 23, 1993 · 22 min

P.C. Loxton investigates an assault and uncovers a ring of car thieves. P.C. Hollis launches a one-man public relations drive.

S9·E127 Core

The Green Eyed Monster

Oct 26, 1993 · 22 min

D.I. Haines works with AMIP on a murder investigation and uncovers some secrets in the victim's past.

S9·E128 Core

Behind Closed Doors

Oct 28, 1993 · 22 min

An Indian woman is the victim of domestic violence. The husband is arrested, but community leaders attempt to secure his release so that he can be dealt with by the woman's family.

S9·E129 Core

Links In The Chain

Oct 30, 1993 · 22 min

Sgt. Cryer and P.C. Garfield investigate a break-in at a storage warehouse, putting Meadows on the trail of a small-time drug dealer with heavyweight connections.

S9·E130 Core

Care In The Community

Nov 2, 1993 · 22 min

An old woman is found dead in an empty house and Quinnan and Garfield are called in to investigate. Jarvis arrests a violent youth for assault.

S9·E131 Core

You Don't Always Get What You Want

Nov 4, 1993 · 22 min

Quinnan and Ackland support a C.I.D. raid on the house of a burglary suspect. Croft and Greig persuade a young mother to help with their inquiries.

S9·E132 Core

Reason To Believe

Nov 6, 1993 · 22 min

Haines and Morgan work on a murder investigation with AMIP when a body is found after an office party.

S9·E133 Core

Let Slip

Nov 9, 1993 · 22 min

Page and Jarvis are called to deal when two rottweilers terrorise a shopping centre and attack a young girl.

S9·E134 Core

Until Proven Guilty

Nov 11, 1993 · 22 min

Steele and Ackland find a man who has been beaten up to dissuade him from testifying against a vicious loan shark. The C.P.S. suggests dropping the case but Meadows secures the ass

S9·E135 Core

The Hard Sell

Nov 13, 1993 · 22 min

Quinnan witnesses a robbery. He suspects that a derelict shop is being used as an auction house for stolen property.

S9·E136 Core

Consequences

Nov 16, 1993 · 22 min

Meadows and Morgan lead a raid on a club in pursuit of a drug dealer who is laundering money through car sales.

S9·E137 Core

A Question Of Identity

Nov 18, 1993 · 22 min

A neighbour spots an HIV-positive drug addict breaking into a house.

S9·E138 Core

Cutting Edge

Nov 20, 1993 · 22 min

Polly and Gary are called to the Parkmead Estate about a burglary at a flat which results in the wife assaulted and taken to St Hughes. The husband came home and discovered the bu

S9·E139 Core

Put Down

Nov 23, 1993 · 22 min

An invalid is found dead in bed, and the wife is charged with aiding and abetting a suicide.

S9·E140 Core

Left Behind

Nov 25, 1993 · 22 min

A convicted wife-beater has been released on parole. He, his wife and son all end up in Sun Hill on suspicion of violent assaults.

S9·E141 Core

Real Villains

Nov 27, 1993 · 22 min

Croft and Cryer examine the remains of a burned-out car on the Whitegate estate, where residents are concerned about the increase in lawlessness.

S9·E142 Mytharc

Questionable Judgement

Nov 30, 1993 · 22 min

A homeless man is found murdered and a teenage girl has gone missing.

S9·E143 Core

Taking Care Of Business

Dec 2, 1993 · 22 min

A store participating in Conway's business watch scheme has been burgled, and one of the suspects is beaten up.

S9·E144 Core

The Law In Their Hands

Dec 4, 1993 · 22 min

Steele and Garfield arrest a father and son who assaulted the man they believe burgled their house. Loxton and Quinnan catch the real thief.

S9·E145 Core

Cause For Complaint

Dec 7, 1993 · 22 min

Monroe investigates a complaint about an unattended emergency call, which the victim attributes to racial prejudice.

S9·E146 Core

Blood Counts

Dec 9, 1993 · 22 min

A postman is attacked, and Carver discovers the remains of a mailbag in the embers of a fire. Pearce struggles with a false confession. McCann is in trouble over a false arrest.

S9·E147 Core

Hurting Inside

Dec 11, 1993 · 22 min

A convicted burglar absconds while on day release from prison.

S9·E148 Core

Corroboration

Dec 14, 1993 · 22 min

Carver and Jarvis are in court, but the case against a man accused of robbing a couple at knife point may fall because of poor identification evidence.

S9·E149 Core

Death Of A Ladies' Man

Dec 16, 1993 · 22 min

A woman reports her husband missing. Greig and Croft establish that the man is a bigamist and an armed robber.

S9·E150 Core

An Ill Wind

Dec 18, 1993 · 22 min

A body is retrieved from a building yard after a deadly toxic gas was fed through the building.

S9·E151 Core

Keep On Trucking

Dec 21, 1993 · 22 min

While Garfield is giving tickets, a truck does a right hand turn and then the driver does a runner leaving the truck in the middle of the road. Tony and George have an argument af

S9·E152 Core

A Family Trait

Dec 23, 1993 · 22 min

A house is broken into and Greig thinks he knows who did it. Greig visits the suspect's house. The injured boy's watch turns up in the bed of the suspect's son's. Polly is sent

S9·E153 Core

Paid In Full

Dec 24, 1993 · 22 min

Ram raiders attempt to break into an Asain electrical store. Sgt. Boyden and George stop ithile Dave gives chase to another of the raiders. One of the neighbouring store owners b

S9·E154 Mytharc

Cause For Concern

Dec 28, 1993 · 22 min

Steve and Dave are talking when a speeding driver goes past. The driver tells Dave that the hospital had just rang and her husband was critical. Suzy calls on the driver because

S9·E155 Mytharc

Nothing Ventured

Dec 31, 1993 · 22 min

George is chasing a suspect but loses him. Steve searches the area and spots him. When caught he has just dropped some LSD tabs. The suspect tries to do a deal with the D.I. abo

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