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The Bill Season 21 Episode 53
The Bill - S21 - E53
D.C. Best is shot in the back during a raid on a gang suspected of handling stolen goods. D.S. Hunter vows to catch the thug responsible for assaulting his pregnant ex-lover, and inadvertently proposes marriage. Insp. Gold returns to duty after cancer therapy but is unfit for work. Supt. Okaro hits another snag with his road safety initiative.
The Bill: Season 21 - 86 Episode s
21x3 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 3
January 12, 2005
21x4 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 278
January 13, 2005
21x5 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 279
January 19, 2005
21x6 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 6
January 20, 2005
21x7 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 7
January 26, 2005
21x8 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 8
January 27, 2005
21x9 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 9
February 2, 2005
21x10 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 10
February 3, 2005
21x11 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 11
February 9, 2005
21x12 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 12
February 16, 2005
21x13 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 13
February 17, 2005
21x14 - Episode 288
February 23, 2005
21x15 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 15
February 24, 2005
21x16 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 16
February 24, 2005
21x17 - The Bill Uncovered: Jim's Story
February 24, 2005
As actor Mark Wingett prepares to leave the programme, he reflects on his character Jim Carver's 21 years at Sun Hill, from naive probation bobby to DC and all that came in between - drinking, gambling, marrying and divorcing Marie and finally landing the woman of his dreams - June Ackland.
21x19 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 18
March 3, 2005
21x21 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 293
March 10, 2005
21x22 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 22
March 17, 2005
21x23 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 23
March 23, 2005
21x24 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 24
March 24, 2005
21x25 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 25
March 30, 2005
21x26 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 26
March 31, 2005
21x28 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 28
April 7, 2005
21x29 - The Decoy - Part 1
April 13, 2005
21x30 - The Decoy - Part 2
April 14, 2005
21x32 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 32
April 21, 2005
21x33 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 33
April 27, 2005
21x34 - Like Father, Like Son
April 28, 2005
21x35 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 35
May 4, 2005
21x36 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 36
May 5, 2005
DS De Costa returns to Sun Hill humiliated after being bailed. DC Perkins races to her house, where an increasingly unbalanced Margaret Barnes is planning to commit suicide. In an attempt to prevent her from taking her own life he is stabbed and critically injured. PCSO Laura Bryant is knocked to the ground by a boy running drugs errands. PCs Dan and Stamp track down an inventive graffiti artist who uses cleaning products to produce negative images on dirty walls around Sun Hill. Sgt Smith reprimands receptionist Julian Tavell for gossiping.
21x37 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 37
May 12, 2005
Margaret Barnes is taken to hospital where a nurse realises that the blood on her clothes is not consistent with her wounds. DS De Costa realises DC Perkins has been stabbed and rushes home to find him bleeding to death. PC Powell and PCSO Bryant continue to help a delinquent's mother who has been beaten up by her son. They track Tomlin to a local pool hall, where they are taken aback to see Supt Okaro apparently buying drugs from Adi Mateen. DS Nixon is impressed by DS Hunter's uncharacteristic chivalry while working on a case, and asks if he'd like to get together with her socially. Unfortunately, their date is ruined by the reappearance of a figure from Hunter's past.
21x38 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 38
May 18, 2005
Supt Okaro attends the funeral of his wife, son and daughter, where he is comforted by Insp Gold, who goes on to compound his distress by telling him that she has cancer. PC Powell and PCSO Bryant continue to try to help local delinquent Jordan Tomlin. Powell is concerned that the superintendent hasn't handed in the drugs package he received from local drug dealer Adi Mateen. DSs Hunter and Nixon investigate the theft of a laptop containing sexually explicit material. Nixon seems to have cooled towards Hunter, who confides in his brother Steve about Kate Maltby's pregnancy.
21x39 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 39
May 19, 2005
DS Nixon confronts DS Hunter about Kate Maltby's pregnancy. Hunter then attacks his younger brother Steve, accusing him of betraying a confidence. Supt Okaro and Insp Gold have a heart-to-heart discussion, but she is sure he's hiding something. PCs Kent and Murphy work together on a harassment case involving Kent's fancy woman. Drug dealer Adi Mateen is forced to reveal his true identity in a desperate bid to save PC Powell from being shot by Jordan Tomlin.
21x40 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 40
May 26, 2005
DC Zain Nadir is certain that his cover has not been blown, and Supt Adam Okaro authorises him to meet drug dealer Joshua Armstrong. The intervention of an armed motorcycle passenger threatens to cut short the entire investigation. PC Harman returns from honeymoon and confides in PC Hemmingway about a storage unit hired by new husband Scott Burnett. Hemmingway finds a bloody glove, fuelling suspicions that he killed his first wife. DS Phil Hunter is furious with his brother for telling Kate Maltby about his daughter Madison.
21x41 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 41
June 1, 2005
PC Casper has a humiliating run-in with three yobs and later tries to save face by telling PC Johannsen that they had threatened him with a knife. At the end of the shift, he seeks solace in the arms of drugs referral officer Rochelle Barratt. PC Harman confronts husband Scott Burnett, who breaks down and admits to killing his first wife Karen. She implores him to turn himself in, but when the police arrive at their house, the couple are nowhere to be seen.
21x42 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 42
June 2, 2005
DI Morell investigates the apparent abduction of PC Harman by new husband Scott Burnett, but she has fled with him of her own volition and they are preparing to set sail for France. PCs Hemmingway and Stamp arrest a thief and Hemmingway leaves herself open to charges of using excessive force. PC Johannsen teases PC Casper about his run-in with the gang.
21x43 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 43
June 8, 2005
There is an enquiry into the PC Hemmingway's use of her asp on Lee Thomas, who dies from his injuries. Supt Okaro interviews PC Harman, who insists that she was abducted by husband Scott Burnett. PC Casper confesses to Insp Gold that PC Johannsen has been blackmailing him. Johannsen lets slip to Julian Tavell that the inspector has cancer.
21x44 - Episode 44
June 15, 2005
21x45 - Episode 317
June 9, 2005
PC Harman is allowed to retract her resignation, but husband Scott Burnett tries to kill himself in prison. PC Hemmingway is suspended from duty, pending investigation into the death of Lee Thomas, causing uncertainty among the relief as to what constitutes reasonable force when apprehending a suspect. PC Kapoor is accused of assault, while PC Stamp hesitates to use his asp and is beaten severely. DC Nadir agrees to a stint with Sun Hill CID before his next undercover job.
21x46 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 46
June 16, 2005
Sgt Ackland leads a short-lived rebellion over the suspension of PC Hemmingway. Supt Okaro tries to defuse the threat of strike action by the relief, reminding them of their duties as police officers and offering to let Hemmingway return to the station on non-operational duties while the inquiry takes its course. PC Casper panics that his affair with Rochelle Barratt is about to become public, but reacts with dismay when she suggests they put their affair on hold. DC Best feels that he is being patronised by DC Sim. DI Manson confides in Sim about his affair with the late PC Dunbar. The Hunter brothers clash over Phil's treatment of Kate.
21x49 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 48
June 23, 2005
PCSO Bryant discovers that the boy bullying her son Liam is dealing drugs at school. DS Nixon continues to wind up DC Masters. DI Manson puts pressure on DC Best to drop his accusations against DC Sim. PC Murphy confronts PC Kent about their relationship. CPS lawyer Jonathan Fox returns to Sun Hill.
21x50 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 50
June 30, 2005
Sgt Smith attends a car-jacking incident and is attracted to the victim, Louise Larson, the wife of a local gangster. PCs Johannsen and Harman are sent to catch a gang of cash machine skimmers. DS Hunter discovers that Christine Weaver plans to migrate to Australia with their daughter. PC Murphy ignores Sgt Ackland's advice to steer clear of PC Kent.
21x51 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 51
July 6, 2005
PCs Valentine and Casper break up a violent fight between two old friends, and have to deal with the consequences when one of the men is stabbed. DC Nadir is investigating gangster Pete Larson, while Sgt Smith has been sleeping with Mrs Larson. DC Perkins is called as a witness at his brother's trial. DS Hunter is concerned that Christine Weaver plans to emigrate with their daughter Madison.
21x52 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 52
July 7, 2005
Supt. Okaro struggles to make headway with his road safety campaign. D.C. Perkins's nephew testifies against his father. Sgt. Smith continues his relationship with a gangster's wife. P.C. Stamp tries his hand at internet dating. D.S. Hunter's mum lectures him about parental responsibility.
21x53 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 53
July 13, 2005
D.C. Best is shot in the back during a raid on a gang suspected of handling stolen goods. D.S. Hunter vows to catch the thug responsible for assaulting his pregnant ex-lover, and inadvertently proposes marriage. Insp. Gold returns to duty after cancer therapy but is unfit for work. Supt. Okaro hits another snag with his road safety initiative.
21x54 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 54
July 14, 2005
Acting DC Best survives the shooting, but may be paralysed. Reunited with his estranged mother, he decides to return to Manchester. DCI Meadows and CID begin the search for the gunman, and are led to Supt Okaro's old friend Isaac Collins. Sgt Smith and Jonathan Fox investigate Insp Gold's absence and find her passed out in her bathroom. PC Stamp hires an escort to accompany him to PC Harman's birthday party, but she turns out to be a moonlighting PC Johannsen.
21x55 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 55
July 20, 2005
Supt. Okaro tenders his resignation as photographs of him smoking a joint with Isaac Collins are passed on to the MET. However, unbeknown to the relief, he has gone undercover for the NCS, hoping to identify Collins for the rogue that he is. When Collins offers him the job of a security consultant, he uses it a pretext to begin his investigation. Meanwhile, Ch Supt Barratt arrives at Sun Hill to take control of the situation, and unknown to him, he comes dangerously close to discovering the affair between PC Casper and his wife, Rochelle. PC Johannsen exploits her new status as PC Stamp's 'girlfriend', so he decides to end their relationship. DCI Meadows challenges DI Manson over his relationship with DC Sim after he catches them in a compromising situation.
21x56 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 56
July 21, 2005
21x57 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 57
July 27, 2005
21x58 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 331
July 28, 2005
21x59 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 59
August 3, 2005
21x60 - Episode 333
August 4, 2005
21x61 - Episode 61
August 11, 2005
21x62 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 62
August 10, 2005
21x63 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 63
August 17, 2005
21x64 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 64
August 18, 2005
21x65 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 65
August 24, 2005
21x67 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 66
August 25, 2005
21x68 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 68
August 31, 2005
21x69 - Insufficient Excuses
September 1, 2005
Jo and Suzie present Neil with incriminating photographs of his father-in-law, while Ross Trescot begs June to drop the rape charge.
21x70 - Finger of Blame
September 6, 2005
Neil Manson learns his father-in-law, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner Roy Pearson, is being blackmailed over his involvement with underage boys.
21x71 - Distraction
September 7, 2005
PCs Hemmingway and Bryant challenge their male colleagues Valentine and Casper to a crime-busting contest. Amanda Prosser gets a stranglehold on Gina.
21x72 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 73
September 14, 2005
21x73 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 73
September 15, 2005
21x74 - Seeking Retribution
September 21, 2005
Sheelagh finally decides to accept Gabriel's marriage proposal, while Roger investigates an assault on his estranged wife's new boyfriend.
21x77 - Keep it out
September 28, 2005
Adam Okaro returns to Sun Hill, where he resumes his role as Superintendent - and immediately asks Jo Masters to find out how the press got a photo of Lesley Palmer.
21x79 - Episode 351
September 29, 2005
21x80 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 80
October 6, 2005
21x81 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 81
October 12, 2005
21x82 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 82
October 13, 2005
21x83 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 83
October 19, 2005
21x84 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 84
October 20, 2005
21x86 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 85
October 25, 2005
21x87 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 87
November 2, 2005
21x88 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 88
November 3, 2005
21x89 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 89
November 9, 2005
21x90 - Episode 363
November 10, 2005
21x92 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 365
November 17, 2005
21x93 - A Small Piece of the Pie
November 17, 2005
21x95 - Episode 367
November 29, 2005
21x96 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 96
December 7, 2005
21x98 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 97
December 8, 2005
21x100 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 99
December 15, 2005
21x101 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 101
December 20, 2005
21x102 - Episode 374
December 21, 2005
21x103 - The Bill Season 21 Episode 103
December 28, 2005
The Bill: All seasons
S0: Specials
9 Episode s
S1: Series 1
11 Episode s
S2: Series 2
12 Episode s
S3: Series 3
12 Episode s
S4: Series 4
48 Episode s
S5: Series 5
105 Episode s
S6: Series 6
104 Episode s
S7: Series 7
105 Episode s
S8: Series 8
105 Episode s
S9: Series 9
155 Episode s
S10: Series 10
156 Episode s
S11: Series 11
149 Episode s
S12: Series 12
156 Episode s
S13: Series 13
152 Episode s
S14: Season 14
121 Episode s
S15: Season 15
87 Episode s
S16: Season 16
86 Episode s
S17: Season 17
86 Episode s
S18: Season 18
84 Episode s
S19: Season 19
105 Episode s
S20: Season 20
84 Episode s
S21: Season 21
89 Episode s
S22: Season 22
91 Episode s
S23: Series 23
86 Episode s
S24: Series 24
87 Episode s
S25: Series 25
65 Episode s
S26: Series 26
32 Episode s