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The Bill - S11 - E108

Stritch and Monroe clash over a series of new timekeeping 'exercises' being implemented to improve response times. Meanwhile, Loxton and Slater manage to catch up with a group of racist attackers whom CID are desperate to nail. As they give chase into a derelict building, Loxton becomes involved in a fight with one of the suspects, who steps through an open door and falls to his death. Stritch soon finds the relief laying the blame firmly at his door.

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The Bill: Season 11 - 92 Episode s

11x58 - Unfamiliar Territory
May 30, 1995
Slater and Keane have differing fortunes on the night shift. Slater arrests a drunk who later locks his son out of the house, resulting in the son finally reaching breaking point. Meanwhile, Keane first tackles two youths who have forced their way into a burger van, but fails to overpower them and is assaulted herself, before tackling an entire gang of armed robbers all by herself when her radio fails to communicate.
11x59 - Feeling Guilty
June 1, 1995
Meadows and Deakin investigate the severe beating of a pregnant woman after she is mugged. Serial offender Tony Lawrence has little to say on the matter, but after Meadows convinces his friend, Patrick Christian, to bin his dodgy brief, Christian begins to spill the beans. However, the key to the case comes from a junkie that Slater has arrested for possession, who witnessed the whole incident.
11x60 - See No Evil
June 2, 1995
Hollis and Jarvis throw a surprise birthday party for Page, and invite all of her friends from the section house. However, a love triangle involving officers at Stafford Row boils over and Hollis is the only witness to a fight between two of their officers. Stritch is determined to prove that police officers are not above the law, and Hollis has an attack of conscience over whether or not to grass on his colleague.
11x61 - Looking For Justice
June 6, 1995
Carver deals with a distraught family after a young girl who supposedly caused the death of a relative is allowed to walk free. However, when the girl is subsequently kidnapped by two masked men, the family deny all knowledge. Carver then comes head to head with the CPS official whose decision allowed the girl to walk free, which results in a warning from Conway and further trouble for the already volatile case.
11x62 - Other Voices
June 8, 1995
Slater and Keane deal with a violent stabbing at a home for the mentally ill, but their investigation is hampered by hidden loyalties for the homeowner, Joy. Despite their initial thoughts that the person responsible could be another of Joy's houseguests, when the victim regains consciousness, she identifies Joy as her attacker, and Slater and Keane realise they have been pursuing an innocent suspect.
11x63 - Water Wings
June 9, 1995
Slater is on temporary secondment to the river police, and investigates when a member of the local chapter of Hell's Angels goes missing following a brawl on a party boat. McCann tries to convince the man's girlfriend to speak out against other members of the chapter who were harassing the missing man, but it is only when she is violently assaulted does she decide to turn the tables and speak out for her lover.
11x64 - They All Look The Same
June 13, 1995
Loxton and Quinnan pursue a failure to stop, but the driver manages to get away and to the safety of his sheltered housing. When Loxton tries to speak to him, he discovers his housemates speak very little English and believe the incident to be an immigration raid. When they finally manage to get the man into interview, Loxton suspects he was not the man driving the car, and is furious at being tricked by an illegal immigrant.
11x65 - Trying It On
June 15, 1995
Croft and Greig investigate a cat burglar who claims he cannot walk. They team up with a private investigator who has also been pursuing the man in an attempt to obtain the evidence they need to prove he was responsible. Meanwhile, Quinnan fails to turn up for duty, and Jarvis and Hollis suspect he is hung over after a drunken party. However, Cryer is aware of the real reason behind Quinnan's absence.
11x66 - Better Off Dead
June 16, 1995
Ackland and Slater try to find out why a little girl is wandering the streets late at night. When they finally manage to reach her home, they find her mother has been beaten and strangled. Meanwhile, Stamp and Keane deal with an attempted suicide. However, it soon transpires that their victim is in fact the father of the young girl, and is responsible for the mother's death. Keane becomes trapped when trying to arrest him.
11x67 - Today & Tomorrow
June 20, 1995
Pearce and Deakin clash over conflicting information from their respective informants when both of them attempt to trap a gangleader dealing heroin. Whilst Pearce's latest informant, the Black Falcon, leads him right up the garden path, Deakin's information is paying off – until new information from Pearce's informant leads him and Deakin to an abandoned warehouse, where Deakin finds the lifeless body of his informant.
11x68 - Upstairs Downstairs
June 22, 1995
Stritch goes out on the beat with Garfield, and the pair attend to a young man with mental difficulties who has been making nuisance calls to the ambulance service. However, before his nurse is able to come to support him, he breaks into his parents' house and locks himself in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Stamp and Slater find themselves picking out some new shrubbery for Slater's room at the section house.
11x69 - Bedside Manner
June 23, 1995
Pearce and Woods are in pursuit of a burglary suspect who is caught after snagging his jacket on some barbed wire. However, once in custody, his injuries don't appear to match the incident, but Pearce ignores the advice of the new F.M.E. and persuades her to let him continue with the interview. However, when the prisoner collapses in custody, the F.M.E. lodges a complaint against Pearce for forcing her to change her opinion.
11x70 - Who Cares?
June 27, 1995
Keane and Cryer investigate when an escaped dog causes a road traffic accident. Keane finds the dog's owner, an elderly gentleman, knocked black and blue on his living room floor. He claims that his injuries where sustained during a fall, but Cryer isn't so sure, and suspects the man's son, who lives with him, may be abusing his father. After the elderly man trashes an estate agent, the truth about the abuse is uncovered.
11x71 - Kicking
June 29, 1995
Jarvis and Page investigate the death of a martial arts student who died from a brain haemorrhage. Initially, the instructor of the class claims that the boy's brother was responsible, after delivering a particularly difficult tackle during a role-play situation. However, the boy's brother claims the instructor is the responsible party, after the pair had a row over the instructor's current girlfriend.
11x72 - Big Hitters
June 30, 1995
Croft is furious when a violent thug wanted for an assault on a young market trader walks free. Beech offers to help investigate the case. As they discover that a second young boy has been assaulted, Beech comes up with a cunning plan to get the attacker to reveal his guilt – but Croft is uncomfortable with his methods. Beech and Carver watch on as the father of the first young victim beats seven bells out of the attacker.
11x73 - Picking Up The Pieces
July 4, 1995
Cryer investigates when a disturbed young man comes into the station claiming to have assaulted someone. A search of local hospitals finds a victim with injuries similar to those described by the young man, but the victim claims to be a friend of the young man, who, he says, is not responsible for his injuries. Cryer investigates the owner of a hostel who appears to be more involved than he has admitted to being.
11x74 - Big Boy's Rules
July 6, 1995
Carver and Skase look into the hi-jacking of a lorry, but soon realise that their investigation is being overshadowed by a violent gang attempting to retrieve some valuable goods stashed inside one of the boxes of stolen cargo. With witnesses being beaten and intimidated at every turn, their only hope of glory lies in the hands of a frightened shopkeeper who has unwittingly bought the precious item wanted by the gang.
11x75 - Woman Of Substance
July 7, 1995
Datta and Jarvis try to track down a missing girl whose mother fears she has been kidnapped. Datta initially suspects the mother may be fabricating stories about the child's supposed abduction, but later realises that her fears are totally founded. Suspecting that the young girl may have wandered off with her elderly minder, Betty, Datta and Jarvis manage to track them down at a local park, only to find Betty has died.
11x76 - With Friends Like These
July 11, 1995
Monroe holds an ID parade for two witnesses in a child abduction case, but only the secondary witness, who places the suspect in the area but not at the scene, can identify her. However, in interview, the suspect mistakenly believes that Jarvis and Ackland have said that she was identified by the chief witness – a technicality which leaves Pearce furious and a child abductor loose on the streets of Sun Hill.
11x77 - No Choice
July 13, 1995
Ackland and Garfield become involved in an unusual case of life and death when they arrest a woman following a bag theft. After giving several false aliases, they discover that she has emigrated from Belfast in an attempt to have a secret abortion without her husband's knowledge. Garfield is sure that the woman is spinning them a line, but Ackland is prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. But are her intentions true?
11x78 - The Lives Of Brian
July 14, 1995
Garfield and Marshall have to decide if a suspect is an innocent philanderer or a ruthless criminal when they investigate the disappearance of £4,000 from a safe on a building site. When they find the suspect in possession of a number of fake driving licences, they suspect that it is not the first time that he has committed such a crime – and true to form, when they discover his real name, they find a string of offences to go with it.
11x79 - Skin Deep
July 18, 1995
McCann finds himself in the frame for robbery when a police baton with his call sign is found at the scene of a robbery in a jewellery store. A young black youth with a grudge and a family of racists both have reason to set him up, but both claim to be innocent of the crime. The young man's girlfriend, however, tells a different story – until Greig and Woods discover that the young man may have been set up as well.
11x80 - Kid
July 20, 1995
Deakin and Woods try to persuade a desperate mother – and wife of a seriously dangerous villain – to trust them when her young daughter is kidnapped as a result of her son's drug habit. As the mother stands in place of her son at the agreed meet, Deakin is suspicious when the kidnapper refuses to reveal the location of the victim even after the money has been handed over – although she is later found alive and well.
11x81 - A Bird In The Hand
July 21, 1995
Meadows and Woods have their eyes on one of Sun Hill's most wanted when they investigate a double rape. As they suspect, they find clothing matching the description of the suspect in their prime target's gym locker, but are surprised when whilst he is in custody, someone telephones the local radio station – and then CAD – to claim that they are responsible for the brutal attacks, leaving Meadows and Woods back at square one.
11x82 - Over The Top
July 25, 1995
Loxton and Keane investigate a gang of youths who are terrorising a housing estate. Firstly, they investigate the robbery of a local corner shop, where the owner was threatened with a knife, and then the brutal assault of a bookmaker, who dies in hospital of his injuries. Loxton suspects a pair of local brothers, but Keane realises that the only way they can be caught is through evidence provided by one of their girlfriends.
11x83 - Body Beautiful
July 27, 1995
Croft and Skase get a free workout when they go undercover in a gym to catch a steroids dealer. Skase's attempt at casually moving up the food chain ends in disaster when the dealer smells a rat, so Croft, against the wishes of Datta, who had been investigating the dealer for beating his wife, visits her and uses details of the dealer's affair with a gym buddy as leverage to find out who has been supplying him the goods.
11x84 - What The Eye Doesn't See
July 28, 1995
Beech investigates a series of jewellery robberies. Meanwhile, Loxton and Quinnan deal with a frightened young man who has been the subject of an attack at a local car lot. However, the attack proves to be the link that Beech needs to put the spotlight on his prime suspect. Croft and Lines are dismayed by Beech's methods when he sets up an innocent victim for a beating in order to uncover the location of the assailant.
11x85 - In Control
August 1, 1995
Marshall and Slater clash over how to handle an assault victim with drugs in her flat and a suspicious history. When she claims her latest boyfriend is responsible for selling her the drugs, Marshall believes she is telling the truth, but Slater is more sceptical. A raid on his flat fails to provide any evidence, but Marshall is astonished when Deakin finds a large supply hidden beneath the bath of the assault victim.
11x86 - Presumed Guilty
August 3, 1995
Meadows and Deakin are on the trail of a serial rapist when a blood sample from a recent burglary proves to have the same DNA as the rapist. Having previously arrested professional burglar Colin Price for the break-in, Meadows and Deakin believe they have their man – until they discover that the burglar had a fight with a male homeowner – and they realise their chief witness hasn't been giving them the full picture.
11x87 - Under The Doctor
August 4, 1995
Quinnan and Jarvis investigate when they find a young man in possession of some lethal Class B drugs which he claims were prescribed to him for slimming. They decide to mount an undercover operation to catch a fraudulent doctor at a slimming clinic, but need a WPC for help. Dare they imply that Page or Keane are overweight? Keane goes undercover, but discovers that the doctor is interested in more than just his patients' weight.
11x88 - Ritual
August 8, 1995
Deakin and Croft investigate when the mummified body of a baby is found in an old allotment shed. They initially suspect the last occupier of the plot, but soon discover that he died some years ago. However, when the post mortem reveals the remains are over forty years old, their investigation points towards the Coney family, who are less than happy with having to dig up painful memories from the past.
11x89 - Whipping Boy
August 10, 1995
Keane confronts some youths fighting in an underpass, but they all claim that they were play-fighting and have committed no crime. The next morning Loxton and Hollis are called to the scene of a suspicious death, and discover that the deceased is one of the youths from the night before. Lines discovers that a school bully he investigated some years before is still up to his old tricks, and wonders if he has now committed murder.
11x90 - The Devil You Don't Know
August 11, 1995
Datta comforts the girlfriend of a violent drug user following a very deserted funeral, but unexpectedly finds herself caught in a tight spot when the woman chooses to provide information on a series of armed robberies, before naming a highly-dangerous dealer on the Jasmine Allen estate. Meanwhile, Garfield and Keane deal with a young girl seen attempting to break into a house, but discover that her problems don't end there.
11x91 - Normal Behaviour
August 15, 1995
Greig and Croft investigate when an elderly homeowner is attacked and robbed after returning home from holiday. Her description of the suspect matches local thug Liam Bowen, but Bowen's mother provides him with an alibi for the time of the attack. Later, the home of a school caretaker is ransacked and damaged, and Greig and Croft discover that the school is once again connected to none other than Liam Bowen.
11x92 - Charity & Beating
August 17, 1995
Hollis arrests a homeless youth for stealing a bag of clothes from outside a charity shop, leaving his colleagues wondering at his new approach. Hollis struggles to find a motive for the theft until a drug addict that Jarvis and Loxton have arrested names the youth as her crack dealer. However, the case takes an interesting turn when Hollis discovers that the missing item in the bag of clothes was not drugs – but a handgun.
11x93 - Nearest & Dearest
August 18, 1995
Keane and Cryer investigate the suspicious death of an elderly homeowner who is found having fallen down a flight of stairs – despite being unable to ascend them in the first place. They soon discover that a local chiropodist who has been privately helping out his elderly patients, with the help of their home carer, has been defrauding them by selling off valuable furniture and pocketing the proceeds.
11x94 - Mother's Ruin
August 22, 1995
Boyden finds out that he has a daughter – and so does Beech.
11x95 - Russian Doll
August 24, 1995
Marshall and Slater investigate when a builder reports a terrible smell coming from a basement. They find the body of a local estate agent who told his employees he was going on holiday. Suicide is initially suspected, but when the cause of death is revealed as murder, Croft and Deakin investigate some interesting links between the deceased and a group of Russians who were privately leasing properties from him.
11x96 - Mitigating Circumstances
August 25, 1995
Meadows finally gets the chance to catch an old adversary when Stamp and Jarvis find the badly beaten body of gangster Peter Robinson in the boot of a car in a crusher's yard. However, when the man makes a full confession, Meadows is sure that he is spinning him a line. Meanwhile, Ackland deals with a young shoplifter, who after initially refusing to speak, makes allegations of abuse against the manager of a local children's home.
11x97 - Now & Then
August 29, 1995
Ackland leads a raid on a taxi rank, convinced that a former prostitute arrested for drug dealing is protecting a higher player in the food chain, Danny Gibson. However, the raid only years a small amount of cannabis, until Quinnan and Garfield corner a young boy trying to escape, who is found with several wraps of crack cocaine. But when Gibson eventually surfaces, the tangled web of lies becomes even more complicated.
11x98 - Three In A Bed
August 31, 1995
Boyden and Beech lock horns when an off-duty police officer is arrested for drink-driving by Jarvis, who was unaware of his identity at the time. Beech tries to convince Boyden to fix the blood sample to prevent the officer from being disciplined, but when Monroe recognizes the suspect in custody, Boyden has no choice but to play the situation by the book, leaving Beech in the middle of a very difficult situation.
11x99 - The Writing On The Wall
September 1, 1995
Beech investigates a series of handbag thefts from cars, but is angered when Skase fails to pursue the chief suspect, instead choosing to hold his small-time accomplice. Meanwhile, Hollis is determined to find out who is responsible for the outbreak of graffiti that has appeared about him on the toilet walls overnight, and despite his initial thoughts that one of his colleagues may be responsible, soon discovers an elaborate overtime scam involving a dodgy cleaner.
11x100 - Too Clever By Half
September 5, 1995
Carver goes undercover as a barman to expose an extortion racket, where the owner of a pub is being blackmailed into handing over cash in order to prevent any trouble. However, the operation nearly goes awry when an unknowing Beech arrives at the pub to meet with one of his informants. When Carver's cover is blown, Beech becomes prime suspect for giving the nod to the gang – until CID discover the landlord's wife has been in bed with the gang leader.
11x101 - Heat
September 7, 1995
Greig and Skase investigate a possible arson attack after a fire burns down a block of flats, killing a young family. Initially, the two seats of fire appear to suggest a deliberate attack, but when the father of the young children reveals they had been without power and were lighting fires to stay warm, Greig and Skase's attention is turned to the dodgy landlord, who they are determined to nail for involuntary manslaughter and neglect of duty.
11x102 - Still Waters
September 8, 1995
Conway enlists Carver and his chums from the local Scuba Diving club to help clean up a dock which has been a regular fly-tipping spot. However, during their expedition, one of Carver's friends finds a corpse. Meanwhile, Deakin and Lines are on the trail of one of Deakin's snouts, who has gone missing. When they hear of Carver's find, they have a suspect in mind, before the body is even retrieved. But could the death be an entirely innocent matter?
11x103 - All In The Game
September 12, 1995
Beech and Carver investigate the hit-and-run of a young football star, and initially suspect a rival agent may be responsible for the attack. However, with many differing stories from those involved, they soon discover that the real culprit may in fact be the man's own girlfriend. Meanwhile, Skase is left in the lurch by Beech to deal with an old robbery case, but soon discovers the two cases they have been working on may be linked.
11x104 - Sins Of The Father
September 14, 1995
Quinnan and Page investigate when a man is assaulted by his 12-year-old daughter, having been convinced into speaking out by her shady uncle. However, a tangled web of lies begins to unravel when stories about both men prove to be untrue, and that the vengeance between them is the result of an old post office robbery which the pair pulled off, and a subsequent car accident which left one of the men paralyzed.
11x105 - Night Beat
September 15, 1995
Cryer is taken hostage at gunpoint by an aggrieved husband who has decided to take drastic action over a custody case. After accidentally firing the gun at his ex-wife, Cryer is then forced to make a difficult decision – save the victim and allow the man to commit suicide or risk the woman's life to prevent him from doing so. Meanwhile, with the canteen staff off for the night, Hollis takes his task of cooking meals for the prisoners a little too far.
11x106 - Balancing The Scales
September 19, 1995
Quinnan and Hollis investigate when a store detective renowned for his bravery is accused of assaulting a shoplifter. Although the man initially admits to the crime, following a quiet word with Beech, he soon changes his story. However, despite their anger at the sergeant for his unwanted interference, they soon discover the case is not an isolated incident, and soon discover a series of assaults on frightened shoplifters.
11x107 - For Services Rendered
September 21, 1995
Pearce learns that his transfer out of Sun Hill has been approved, but takes on one last case where he investigates a man being blackmailed by an escort agency. Meanwhile, Datta is accompanying a former tom to court for a custody hearing. However, when Pearce learns the two cases are connected, he uses leverage to collect evidence against the agency manager, unwittingly taking down Greig's snout in the process.
11x108 - Response Time
September 22, 1995
Stritch and Monroe clash over a series of new timekeeping 'exercises' being implemented to improve response times. Meanwhile, Loxton and Slater manage to catch up with a group of racist attackers whom CID are desperate to nail. As they give chase into a derelict building, Loxton becomes involved in a fight with one of the suspects, who steps through an open door and falls to his death. Stritch soon finds the relief laying the blame firmly at his door.
11x109 - Knowing The Score
September 26, 1995
Deakin and Woods are in court for the trial of a dangerous drug dealer, Benji White, with assistance from former Sun Hill alumni Jo Morgan – now working for the regional crime squad. However, the case soon begins to fall apart, with missing statements and absent witnesses. Meanwhile, McCann builds a bond with a young boy who is arrested after his social worker asks him to press charges over some broken crockery.
11x110 - Some You Lose
September 28, 1995
Deakin and Morgan are back in court following the two-day adjournment, but find themselves in an even worse position when one of the star witnesses takes an overdose and subsequently dies, and the other turns up to court high on drugs. As the defendant escapes a jail sentence and is only charged with a minor offence, Lines and Croft arrive at court to re-arrest the suspect with a file full of fresh evidence against him.
11x111 - Rock A Bye Baby
September 29, 1995
Ackland tries to find a young baby who has been snatched from her mother's car, but is surprised to discover the prime suspect is pregnant herself – until a search of her house reveals some very clever costumes to improvise stages of a pregnancy. As the search for the child yields no clues, Ackland makes a brave decision to continue the interview off the record in order to secure the baby's safety.
11x112 - Video Nasty
October 3, 1995
When a bomb destroys a local electrical shop CID embark on a frantic search for a second device.
11x113 - Bad Pictures
October 5, 1995
Carver and Woods suspect a petty thief of a much more serious offence. But are they off the mark?
11x114 - Fire
October 6, 1995
WPC Ackland and PC Loxton are on foot patrol when they are approached by a Mrs Henry with a minor complaint. A shot rings out, hitting Mrs Henry and SO19 are quickly on the scene to evacuate the officers and the wounded woman. CID, including WDS Jo Morgan who has been seconded to Sun Hill as a liaison to the Regional Crime Squad, can find no reason why the woman would be the target of a sniper. PC Loxton, who is testifying in a court case later in the day is assumed to be the target and is given SO1 protection, although subsequent raids of the suspect's property put him in the clear. That night however, as Loxton slumbers in a safe house, someone firebombs June Ackland's flat.
11x115 - All Tucked Up
October 10, 1995
As it becomes clear that someone wants June Ackland dead, she is horrified to find CID digging through her painful past to discover the killer's identity. Tired of being holed up in a safe house, Ackland decides to go back on duty, as this may also draw the killer out of hiding. There is a close shave when she is seperated from Sgt Cryer on street patrol and a man pulls an imitation gun on her, although she is rescued by a covert SO1 officer. Meanwhile, a witness to the arson on Ackland's flat, Mrs Cooper, comes into the station to make a statement.
11x116 - Bait
October 12, 1995
The identity of the man trying to kill June Ackland may be revealed when an ex-Army officer is overheard boasting that he was paid to ""kill a copper"". CID link him to a young man who committed suicide in prison after Ackland arrested him for dealing drugs on the Jasmine Allen. WDS Jo Morgan realises that their witness, Mrs Cooper, is behind the plan as she turns out to be the mother of the dead boy. Mrs Cooper is arrested for conspiracy to murder, and she reveals that the assassin is lying in wait for Ackland at the safe house. As Ackland and an SO1 team head off to the safe house to draw the killer out, they are ambushed by a man on a motorbike just outside the station, and Jo Morgan is killed in a hail of gunfire as she rushes to warn them.
11x117 - Damage Limitation
October 13, 1995
Sun Hill is in shock after the death of WDS Jo Morgan, none more so than WPC Ackland who is still racked with guilt over her death, and PC Loxton who is forced to apologise to a pair of loudmouthed youths after he threatens them.
11x118 - Solid Gold Cert
October 17, 1995
Beech organises an obbo on a known fence in an attempt to catch him in the process of selling stolen gear, but trying to escape, the thief jumps from a second storey balcony. As he begins to recover in hospital, his accomplice refuses to give him up, but it's not until Quinnan manages to make a breakthrough with the man's distraught wife that they finally discover who was responsible for the raid during which the gear was stolen.
11x119 - Mugs
October 19, 1995
Keane and Jarvis attempt to keep the peace at a dodgy backstreet auction on the Jasmine Allen where the customers are furious of being duped out of hundreds of pounds. However, the auctioneer is ambushed on his way out of the estate, and the pair try to find out who was responsible for catapulting a scaffolding pole through the windscreen of his van, causing a major crash. Keane turns a blind eye when she finds some of the goods stolen during the ambush.
11x120 - Off Limits
October 20, 1995
Quinnan and Datta follow up reports of a disturbance in a quiet suburban street, and uncover a family who have barricaded themselves in their home. Meanwhile, Beech is trying to hunt down the prime suspect in a number of warehouse robberies, but he has mysteriously disappeared. When Quinnan and Datta attend an attempted robbery in the nearby street, they soon find the clues are piecing themselves together, and both cases soon become entwined.
11x121 - Strictly Personal
October 24, 1995
Beech finds himself under pressure when the daughter of an old friend is implicated in the violent murder of accountant Clive Vardy, who is found with his head caved in an industrial warehouse. Determined to try to keep his daughter off the hook, the girl's father tries to set her boyfriend up for the killing, aided by the fact he was stopped by police in the area just minutes after Vardy was killed. Can Beech keep his old friend out of trouble?
11x122 - Day Of Rest
October 26, 1995
The quiet of a tranquil Sunday morning shift is soon disrupted when a number of cases flood CAD. Cryer investigates when a young partygoer disappears and ends up in hospital following a suspected drugs overdose. Slater deals with a disturbance where a man has been attacked by his wife. Garfield deals with a family row between a referee and his son-in-law, which turns nasty, and Keane deals with an irate man making a protest in a local supermarket.
11x123 - Allegations & Allegiances
October 27, 1995
Quinnan is accused of sexual harassment by the victim of a burglary, but McCann refuses to confirm his alibi, having not been with him at the time. However, when the victim is found badly beaten by her boyfriend, she admits the claim was false and that he pressured her into making a false statement. Meanwhile, Stamp and Ackland catch a burglar who provides some vital information for Greig and Croft's latest investigation.
11x124 - Honeypot
October 31, 1995
Garfield and Keane find themselves on the opposite side of the fence when they are thrown out of school grounds whilst trying to pursue a drug dealer. While Keane offers support to a young boy found in possession of ecstasy, Monroe visits the headmaster, who refuses to recognise that there is a drugs problem, despite the same young later overdosing on school grounds, and some strict intervention from the boy's teacher.
11x125 - Saved
November 2, 1995
A raid on a crack house sees DC Carver arrest a young prostitute, Paula, for possession of drugs. While waiting to be processed in custody, Paula is distraught, saying her infant daughter is in danger from her pimp who will hurt or kill her if he doesn't get the crack she was bringing him. Despite DS Boulton's lack of sympathy, Carver convinces his colleagues to raid the pimp's flat and save the child.
11x126 - A Year & A Day
November 3, 1995
Greig and Skase are given the task of taking up the investigation into a man badly beaten outside a pub on the Netherlake estate, eleven months after Lines initially investigated the case. It soon transpires that the attack may have been motivated by rival burger van owners warring to take over a prime location outside the pub, but angered at the lip from Skase, Lines decides to give the case another crack and the three soon discover who was responsible.
11x127 - With This Body
November 7, 1995
Boyden and Woods investigate a suspicious death when the body of a man is found in the passenger seat of a car. They discover that the man led several double lives – including two wives and two mistresses. With the cause of death determined as natural causes, their only task is to find out who he was with on the night he died, and who moved his body into the car. Whilst dealing with the identification, Monroe tries to avoid the man's two wives meeting.
11x128 - Deadline
November 8, 1995
A young girl disappears on her way home from a sports club, and a short while later, telephones her parents to say she has been abducted. Croft recognises the voice of the kidnapper, and Deakin subsequently makes an arrest, but the kidnapper refuses to acknowledge where the abducted girl is hidden. When they discover she is being held in an airtight van, they realise time is slowly running out and the girl could soon suffocate.
11x129 - Lockdown
November 9, 1995
Carver and Croft investigate the murder of a convicted child molester in his prison cell.
11x130 - Last Waltz
November 10, 1995
Ackland and Quinnan question a lodger when his landlady is abducted from her office. When they later find the missing woman in the back of the lodger's van,
11x131 - Compensation
November 14, 1995
Boulton and Woods investigate the kidnapping of a teenage girl. When they tail the girl's stepfather as he attempts to pay a ransom of £1,000, Woods is recognised by the suspect, whose escape leads him into the path of a moving car. However, when the young girl comes to visit the victim in hospital, Boulton discovers the missing teen is the victim's girlfriend – and that her stepfather invented the kidnapping to cover up the fact he has been sexually abusing her.
11x132 - The Wee Small Hours
November 16, 1995
Marshall attends to a widow who thinks that she is being stalked, but whose son doesn't believe it. When Jarvis and Keane arrest a young man trying to break into her car, they discover a schoolboy crush that has spiralled out of control. Meanwhile a raid on an illegal drinking club gives Monroe a lead in the search for a driver who fled from the scene of an accident that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.
11x133 - Photocall
November 17, 1995
Greig leads the relief as they tackle a group of rioters on the Meadowlark estate, but the violence spirals out of control when a TSG sergeant has a slab of concrete dropped on him. As Greig builds up a picture of the thugs who Meadows believes are responsible for the crime, Garfield is worried when Loxton comments that his violent restraint of a thug during the riots led to the man ending up in hospital, leading him to ask Greig for help.
11x134 - Love Me Love My Dog
November 21, 1995
McCann learns some hard truths about what it takes to be a sergeant as he and Stamp search for a troubled schizophrenic who has been harassing his neighbours. As they speak to the young man's grandmother, who appears to be the driving force behind his recent campaign, they discover his neighbours may have been responsible for a fire which burned down the man's flat six months ago. As they continue their search, McCann is devastated when they find a body in the local park.
11x135 - Heart Of Gold
November 23, 1995
Boulton and Lines investigate when a businessman reports his credit card stolen, claiming that a man posing as a police officer telephoned him to confirm the pin number. Meanwhile, Loxton and Marshall stop a man attempting use a stolen credit card in an electrical shop. He later reveals he was subcontracted by the victim to carry out work on a building site but was never paid – but refuses to identify who stole the card for him.
11x136 - Dying Breath
November 24, 1995
Slater and Page are called to a break-in and discover a woman drowned in her own bath. Initially, the woman's ex-partner is suspected of murder when her GP confirms that she was in hiding from him to prevent him getting access to their unborn baby. However, Slater's interview with a tenant in the same housing block soon reveals an alternative cause of death, and Monroe pursues the woman's dodgy landlord for manslaughter, for reconnecting a dangerous water heater leaking carbon monoxide.
11x137 - Poison
November 28, 1995
Deakin and Croft investigate a blackmail threat against a supermarket owner, after Stamp and Garfield are handed a contaminated pie which has given a woman food poisoning. Boulton attempts to use state-of-the-art forensics to decipher indentations on one of the ransom notes, while Lines speaks to an ex-employee who initially denies all involvement – until he discovers that the victim of the contaminated pie is none other than the woman's daughter.
11x138 - Three In A Row
November 30, 1995
Stamp and Keane attend the scene of an RTA involving a car and a double decker bus, but find the car to be stolen and the juvenile driver over the limit. When one of the passengers on the bus later dies of a heart attack, Stamp tries to implicate the youth in the woman's death. Meanwhile, Garfield spots a familiar face at the scene of the RTA, but is unable to place him, until he discovers the man is a wanted criminal who escaped serving a 10-year jail sentence for fraud.
11x139 - Neutral Territory
December 1, 1995
Lines takes part in a new mediation scheme to encourage attackers to face up to their victims, unaware of the response he is going to receive. Meanwhile officers from Sun Hill take on young offenders in a game of football, but the poor decisions of the referee and the settling of some old scores lead to Loxton being sent off. However, the event yields a surprise result for Beech and Woods when they catch a runner for a major dealer delivering a shipment of drugs.
11x140 - Getaway
December 4, 1995
Deakin investigates a bungled armed robbery at a betting shop, where one of the robbers managed to shoot himself while attempting a getaway on a stolen motorbike. When the robber then absconds from hospital, the race is on to find him before he bleeds to death. Meanwhile, Boulton manages to identify the man's accomplice as a villain he nicked several years previously. The getaway car then used to take the injured villain to hospital is found in a lock, with his body in the boot.
11x141 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
December 7, 1995
Loxton attends a possible break in at a snooker hall, but finds himself in trouble when he sets off some sort of smoke trap, leaving him open to attack. He then arrests the owner when the owner tries to assault him, suspecting him of being a burglar. However, Loxton isn't convinced that the man is telling the truth, and believes the man was sitting in wait for the real burglar to arrive. When the club is then ransacked, Loxton's suspicions are proven to be correct.
11x142 - Natural Justice
December 12, 1995
Cryer and Keane pursue a drink-driver responsible for the death of a young Asian woman. When they interview the registered owner of the car, she denies all knowledge of the incident, despite the car having been driven off with the keys inside. Their strongest lead comes when McCann and Jarvis arrest a noisy neighbour for breach of the peace and assault, and during a search, they find a bottle of homemade spirit which matches a bottle found under the driver's seat of the car which killed the woman.
11x143 - Go To Get A Body
December 14, 1995
Skase investigates an ex-informer's love life in his hunt for clues to a series of arson attacks which have been left unsolved following the swift departure of DS Pearce. When she offers the identity of the arsonist in return for getting her boyfriend off the hook, Skase suspects that she is simply toying with the police in order for her boyfriend to receive immunity. However, when another fire breaks out, Skase realises she may have been telling the truth all along.
11x144 - No Questions Asked
December 15, 1995
Ackland and Stamp deal with a teenage tearaway whose petty criminal career spirals out of control when she flirts with some serious villains. A search of her bedroom yields a substantial amount of stolen gear as well as drugs and a large sum of money. As the search for the young girl gets underway, Hollis minds an elderly woman who has been robbed and assaulted by a local boy, who is easily able to identify her attacker – who happens to be one of Ackland and Stamp's targets in the stolen gear operation.
11x145 - Sweet Innocent
December 19, 1995
Stamp and Slater attend to a break-in and apprehend a suspect with a suspiciously large sum of money, but the occupier denies all knowledge of the cash. Deakin suspects that the proceeds are from a betting shop robbery where the suspects got away with £24,000 in cash. With Stamp and Slater's suspect already in the frame, Deakin tries to work out whether he already had the money on him before he committed the burglary, or whether the occupier was keeping it same for him.
11x146 - Drop
December 21, 1995
Jarvis and Loxton attend a burglary, but by the time they catch up with the fleeing suspect, his loot has gone and he denies being at the scene. Stamp and Page attend when a young boy falls from a roof of a nearby factory attempting to retrieve some money thrown away by the burglar. Greig investigates when the young boy dies of his injuries, and tries to gather evidence on a cocksure solicitor whose call to the boy's mother subsequently led to his untimely death.
11x147 - On The Lookout
December 22, 1995
Boyden and Slater are on a surveillance operation to target a burglar aiming to hit a computer design factory. However, they are distracted, and the op goes wrong. Meanwhile, Stamp and Keane stop a driver with a large quantity of goods in his van. Suspecting that they are the proceeds of the robbery, Boyden arrests the suspect, only to discover the only stolen property was five computer rams worth around £500 each. Slater's informant then comes up with some useful information.
11x148 - Ties That Bind
December 28, 1995
Datta and Monroe investigate when a baby girl is found abandoned on the steps of the local social services building. A young boy then comes into the station, claiming that he might be the child's father. The baby's grandmother denies all knowledge and claims that her daughter miscarried five months ago, but when Datta and Monroe find her in a newly built apartment block, they discover that mother and daughter have been keeping more than the truth from one another.
11x149 - Journey Home
December 29, 1995
Carver's ex-girlfriend gets caught up in a suspected drugs-related attack when she is ambushed at the wheel of major drug baron Benny Cram's car. When one of Cram's mates is then beaten up on his own doorstep, Carver initially suspects that a rival operation are attempting to take Cram out, but he soon realises that Cram may be trying to get a message out to his own people. The situation turns from bad to worse when the woman refuses to give a statement regarding the attack.

11x58 - Unfamiliar Territory

11x59 - Feeling Guilty

11x60 - See No Evil

11x61 - Looking For Justice

11x62 - Other Voices

11x63 - Water Wings

11x64 - They All Look The Same

11x65 - Trying It On

11x66 - Better Off Dead

11x67 - Today & Tomorrow

11x68 - Upstairs Downstairs

11x69 - Bedside Manner

11x70 - Who Cares?

11x71 - Kicking

11x72 - Big Hitters

11x73 - Picking Up The Pieces

11x74 - Big Boy's Rules

11x75 - Woman Of Substance

11x76 - With Friends Like These

11x77 - No Choice

11x78 - The Lives Of Brian

11x79 - Skin Deep

11x80 - Kid

11x81 - A Bird In The Hand

11x82 - Over The Top

11x83 - Body Beautiful

11x84 - What The Eye Doesn't See

11x85 - In Control

11x86 - Presumed Guilty

11x87 - Under The Doctor

11x88 - Ritual

11x89 - Whipping Boy

11x90 - The Devil You Don't Know

11x91 - Normal Behaviour

11x92 - Charity & Beating

11x93 - Nearest & Dearest

11x94 - Mother's Ruin

11x95 - Russian Doll

11x96 - Mitigating Circumstances

11x97 - Now & Then

11x98 - Three In A Bed

11x99 - The Writing On The Wall

11x100 - Too Clever By Half

11x101 - Heat

11x102 - Still Waters

11x103 - All In The Game

11x104 - Sins Of The Father

11x105 - Night Beat

11x106 - Balancing The Scales

11x107 - For Services Rendered

11x108 - Response Time

11x109 - Knowing The Score

11x110 - Some You Lose

11x111 - Rock A Bye Baby

11x112 - Video Nasty

11x113 - Bad Pictures

11x114 - Fire

11x115 - All Tucked Up

11x116 - Bait

11x117 - Damage Limitation

11x118 - Solid Gold Cert

11x119 - Mugs

11x120 - Off Limits

11x121 - Strictly Personal

11x122 - Day Of Rest

11x123 - Allegations & Allegiances

11x124 - Honeypot

11x125 - Saved

11x126 - A Year & A Day

11x127 - With This Body

11x128 - Deadline

11x129 - Lockdown

11x130 - Last Waltz

11x131 - Compensation

11x132 - The Wee Small Hours

11x133 - Photocall

11x134 - Love Me Love My Dog

11x135 - Heart Of Gold

11x136 - Dying Breath

11x137 - Poison