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The '''4th series of ''[[The Bill]]''''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television drama]], consisted of 48 episodes. This series was the first to adopt a half-hour format. |
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The '''fourth series of ''[[The Bill]]''''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television drama]], consisted of fourty-eight episodes, broadcast between July 19 and December 29, 1988. This series was the first to adopt a half-hour format. The series was first released on DVD on December 4, 2006 in [[Australia]], incorrectly packaged as ''Seasons 4 & 5'', when infact, the set only contained the entire series four. The series was later issued in four seperate volumes in the [[United Kingdom]], available on June 30, 2008, March 2, 2009, May 11, 2009 and March 15, 2010. It was later reissued in [[Australia]] on August 31, 2011. The above DVD artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features an image of DS Ted Roach. The british volume artwork features a variety of collage images features characters from across the season. The original Australian boxset features a sole image of DI Frank Burnside. |
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| The Bill Series 4 | |
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| Series 4 | |
 Series 4 (Australian DVD Cover) | |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 19 July – 29 December 1988 |
| Series chronology | |
The fourth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of fourty-eight episodes, broadcast between July 19 and December 29, 1988. This series was the first to adopt a half-hour format. The series was first released on DVD on December 4, 2006 in Australia, incorrectly packaged as Seasons 4 & 5, when infact, the set only contained the entire series four. The series was later issued in four seperate volumes in the United Kingdom, available on June 30, 2008, March 2, 2009, May 11, 2009 and March 15, 2010. It was later reissued in Australia on August 31, 2011. The above DVD artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features an image of DS Ted Roach. The british volume artwork features a variety of collage images features characters from across the season. The original Australian boxset features a sole image of DI Frank Burnside.
Episodes
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod # |
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| 1 | "Light Duties" | First Appearances of Insp Christine Frazer and PC Malcolm Haynes | Derek Lister | Geoff McQueen | 19 July 1988 | TBA |
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Recently transferred to CID. Carver faces his first case when he and Roach are called to investigate the murder of an informant. Roach however is appalled when Scotland Yard suddenly take over the investigation and fearing there is more to this case than meets the eye. he manages to persuade Carver to help him conduct his own investigation. Is he leading Carver into trouble? Meanwhile, Tony Stamp gets off to a bad start with the stations new inspector. Christine Frazer. Brownlow tries to find a replacement for DI Galloway. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Three Wise Monkeys" | First Appearance of Ch Insp Derek Conway | Bill Brayne | Geoff McQueen | 21 July 1988 | TBA |
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Sun Hill launches a full scale search for an escaped convict who has taken a women hostage. Brownlow puts Ted Roach in charge of the operation. A decision that could threaten the woman's life when Roach's actions could push the convict over the edge. Meanwhile, two officers from another station arrive at Sun Hill to transfer a prisoner. When the officers turn out to be the prisoners sidekicks. Yorkie and Ackland must act fast to capture them in order to save there careers. Also, Derek Conway arrives at Sun Hill and quickly befriends Carver. | ||||||
| 3 | "Good Will Visit" | First Appearance of PC Pete Ramsey | Bill Brayne | Barry Appleton | 26 July 1988 | TBA |
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PC Pete Ramsey has a history of bad police work and gambling debts. So when he is transferred to Sun Hill. Brownlow knows there will be trouble. Ramsey manages to upset most of the station. especially Inspector Conway. who believes Ramsey to be a bent copper. He is proved right as Ramsey looks set to ruin his own career. Meanwhile, Carver is convinced that a bunch of Chinese businessmen are involved in the world of drugs. | ||||||
| 4 | "Home Sweet Home" | TBA | Gareth Davies | Nicholas McInerny | 28 July 1988 | TBA |
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Sun Hill evict squatters from a number of houses. Leading to a lot of people becoming homeless. Yorkie befriends Marie Tucker. a single mother who is struggling to make ends meet. Marie discovers Counciller Thomas is to blame for her becoming homeless and vows revenge. Yorkie tries to save her and her children but a mothers desperation to protect her children soon ends in tragedy. Meanwhile, | ||||||
| 5 | "All In Good Faith" | TBA | Gareth Davies | Barry Appleton | 2 August 1988 | TBA |
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The discovery of a gun that was used in an armed robbery five years previously re-opens the investigation into local gangster Pat Duffy. Roach has been trying to nail Duffy for years and jumps at the chance to lead the investigation however Conway intervenes when Roach and Duffy's feud turns personal. | ||||||
| 6 | "Just Call Me Guvnor" | First Appearance of DI Frank Burnside | Brian Parker | Geoff McQueen | 4 August 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside arrives to take over Sun Hill CID, he takes charge of an undercover operation to nail a gang of ruthless football supporters. Meanwhile, Cryer isn't happy that Burnside is at Sun Hill because he believes him to be a corrupt officer and decides to get information about Burnside from his ex-girlfriend Christine Frazer. | ||||||
| 7 | "Caught Red Handed" | TBA | Derek Lister | Barry Appleton | 9 August 1988 | TBA |
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When Carver spots Yorkie having a secret meeting with a drug dealer in a pub, he and Burnside are convinced he's got himself involved in drugs however Yorkie admits that they were for his upcoming rugby match, but when CID raid the drug dealers flat, Yorkie is landed in deep trouble. | ||||||
| 8 | "Homes and Gardens" | TBA | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 11 August 1988 | TBA |
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Yorkie befriends Mickey Cozen, a man with the mental age of 7 however when he offers help and support for Mickey and his father. After taking them home, they get into an argument and Mickey knocks Yorkie out. The father then bundles Yorkie and his son into the car and abducts Yorkie. The CID discover this and set about trying to find Yorkie. | ||||||
| 9 | "Country Cousin" | TBA | Sharon Miller | Barry Appleton | 16 August 1988 | TBA |
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DS Javis, a country copper, Arrives in Sun Hill and is forced to work with Burnside in an investigation to capture a wanted man who has moved to Sun Hill to escape the country police however Burnside has his work cut out as Javis bullies his way through both the streets and the station. Can they work together to capture a known criminal. | ||||||
| 10 | "Alarms and Embarrassments" | TBA | Sharon Miller | Christopher Russell | 18 August 1988 | TBA |
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Following the traumatic experience of his kidnapping, Yorkie returns to work on the streets and is forced to investigate an armed robbery at an off license. Meanwhile, Roach threatens to take the law into his own hands when one of his cases is thrown out of court | ||||||
| 11 | "Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes" | Tom Cotcher guest stars. | Paul Harrison | Julian Jones | 23 August 1988 | TBA |
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Yorkie volunteers to do some work at a youth club, a decision he will later regret when he is forced to deal with a gang of vicious teenagers who go joyriding in a flash car, things turn nasty at the youth club when a joyriding stunt turns into a murder investigation | ||||||
| 12 | "Hold Fire" | TBA | Paul Harrison | Barry Appleton | 25 August 1988 | TBA |
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A traffic accident leaves many people dead and Yorkie in hospital, CID discover a big time gangster, who got caught up in the accident has explosives in his car and he is charged with murder. however, when he is rushed to hospital, he takes this opportunity to escape. | ||||||
| 13 | "Bad Faith" | TBA | Frank Smith | Julian Jones | 30 August 1988 | TBA |
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When a known burglar escapes from custody, CID are convinced he will return to his old estate and begin a stake out, But Carver and Ramsey remain unconvinced of the burglars motives. Meanwhile, Cryer tries to help a homeless child. | ||||||
| 14 | "Requiem" | TBA | Sharon Miller | Peter J.Hammond | 1 September 1988 | TBA |
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When human remains are discovered in a tower block, CID launch a hunt for the former occupants of the flat where it was discovered, however, the team discover there may also be another skeleton in the flat, the remains of a dead baby. | ||||||
| 15 | "Trespasses" | First Appearance of PC Claire Brind, Alex McAvoy guest stars. | Brian Parker | Christopher Russell | 6 September 1988 | TBA |
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When Ramsey discovers a newborn baby dumped in a skip, he rushes her to hospital and tries to find her parent and discover why she was dumped in a skip in the first place. Meanwhile, CID investigate a spate of thefts at a church. | ||||||
| 16 | "Save the Last Dance For Me" | TBA | Brian Farnham | Barry Appleton | 8 September 1988 | TBA |
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CID are alerted when an escaped convict arrives in Sun Hill to settle an old score with his ex-girlfriend, Carver sets up an operation and tries desperately to protect the convicts ex-girlfriend. however the jealous husband of DC Dashwood's dance partner threatens to ruin the whole operation when he turns violent towards Dashwood. | ||||||
| 17 | "Runaround" | First Appearance of PC Suzanne Ford, John Challis guest stars. | Derek Lister | Al Hunter | 13 September 1988 | TBA |
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An agorophobic old lady thinks her neighbours are being burgled, Yorkie, Ackland and Haynes successfully capture the culprits but to their horror, they discover one of the gang has vanished. Meanwhile, CID investigate when a dead body is found in a cafe. | ||||||
| 18 | "The Trap" | TBA | Brian Farnham | Jonathan Rich | 15 September 1988 | TBA |
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CID attempt to bring down known villains by leaving an open van packed with video recorders on the streets of Sun Hill, Carver and Roach arrest a man who removes one of the machines and discover he is Julian Pembridge, a corrupt solicitor and an old adversary of Burnside's. | ||||||
| 19 | "Community Relations" | TBA | Frank Smith | Christopher Russell | 20 September 1988 | TBA |
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Conway's attempts to make some changes on the Jasmine Allen results in a riot between the police and the residents, Yorkie arrests one of the rioters and locks him up in the cells, ignoring the fact that he is high on drugs, Things get worse when the man is later found dead of an overdose. Putting the stations reputation and Yorkie's career on the line. | ||||||
| 20 | "A Dog's Life" | TBA | Brian Parker | Graeme Curry | 22 September 1988 | TBA |
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When Ramsey investigates a theft at a library, CID discover the man rumoured to be behind the theft is Archie, a big time gangster from manchester, Is there more to Archie than just a library book. | ||||||
| 21 | "Trouble and Strife" | TBA | Brian Parker | Julian Jones | 27 September 1988 | TBA |
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Ramsey befriends Joanna Mancini, a pregnant women suffering from domestic abuse, however. Joanna rejects Ramsey's help and tries to deal with her abusive husband herself. Which leads to a confrontation that leaves her and her unborn baby fighting for there lives | ||||||
| 22 | "Running Late" | TBA | Sharon Miller | John Milne | 29 September 1988 | TBA |
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Brind makes an enemy of Burnside when she gets in the way of a CID operation, she arrests a teenae tearaway on the local estae, she is suspiciouse about the girl and her family so she decides to investigate, Leading to more trouble for Burnside. | ||||||
| 23 | "They Say We're Rough" | TBA | Frank W. Smith | Douglas Watkinson | 4 October 1988 | TBA |
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Cryer and Martella investigate an army surplus shop that appears to be stocked with stolen goods. however, when two yorkshire coppers arrive in Sun Hill to take over the investigation, Cryer discovers theres more to this case than meets the eye. | ||||||
| 24 | "Blue For A Boy" | TBA | Paul Harrison | John Foster | 6 October 1988 | TBA |
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When a young baby is kidnapped by a mystery man, CID turn there attentions to the babys mother Brenda, who appears to have something to hide. Burnside pushes Brenda to the truth and the mans identity is revealed, Sam Rice, a surrogate father. | ||||||
| 25 | "Chasing the Dragon" | TBA | Frank W. Smith | Brendan J. Cassin | 11 October 1988 | TBA |
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Roach spots a drug deal on the rochester estate. | ||||||
| 26 | "The Coop" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Garry Lyons | 13 October 1988 | TBA |
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A helicopter smashes into a house. | ||||||
| 27 | "The Quick and the Dead" | TBA | Philip Casson | Christopher Russell | 18 October 1988 | TBA |
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Cryer arrests the driver of an armed robbery, but the driver is reluctant to give evidence. | ||||||
| 28 | "Witness" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Christopher Russell | 20 October 1988 | TBA |
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A witness who is left in Yorkie's care disappears. | ||||||
| 29 | "Here We Go Loopy Lou" | Kevin McMonagle guest stars. | Brian Farnham | Julian Jones | 25 October 1988 | TBA |
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A religious fanatic spells trouble for Cryer. | ||||||
| 30 | "Stop And Search" | First Appearance of DC Alfred Lines | Terry Marcel | Geoff McQueen | 27 October 1988 | TBA |
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New officer Mary Kilnar is pricked by a junkie's needle. | ||||||
| 31 | "Spook Stuff" | TBA | Terry Marcel | Geoff McQueen | 1 November 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside interferes with an American investigation. | ||||||
| 32 | "Evacuation" | Matthew Scurfield and Eddie Tagoe guest stars. | Terry Green | Edwin Peace | 2 November 1988 | TBA |
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A bomb is left on the front desk of Sun Hill. | ||||||
| 33 | "Personal Imports" | TBA | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | 8 November 1988 | TBA |
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Carver uncovers secrets in the drug squad while investigating a robbery at a chemist. | ||||||
| 34 | "Paper Chase" | TBA | Niall Leonard | Barry Appleton | 10 November 1988 | TBA |
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A schoolgirl has been kidnapped and the kidnapper demands money. However, when the girl mysteriously returns home, Burnside smells a rat. | ||||||
| 35 | "Intruder" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Roger Parkes | 15 November 1988 | TBA |
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An armed robber runs wild on the Jasmine Allen estate. | ||||||
| 36 | "Conflict" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Al Hunter | 17 November 1988 | TBA |
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A doctor arrives at Sun Hill and complains about the uniformed officers. | ||||||
| 37 | "Duplicates" | TBA | Niall Leonard | Simon Moss | 22 November 1988 | TBA |
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Carver investigates when a bare knuckle boxing match ends in a murder. | ||||||
| 38 | "Snout" | TBA | Paul Harrison | Arthur McKenzie | 24 November 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside shows his darker side while trying to catch a sex offender. | ||||||
| 39 | "Old Habits" | TBA | Barry Davis | Nicholas McInerny | 29 November 1988 | TBA |
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The number of burglaries on elderly people increases. | ||||||
| 40 | "The Silent Gun" | TBA | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | 1 December 1988 | TBA |
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Hayward discovers a bailiff who has been shot and then held hostage by the gunman. | ||||||
| 41 | "An Old Fashioned Term" | TBA | Philip Casson | Geoff McQueen | 6 December 1988 | TBA |
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DC Lines discovers a dead body of a girl who gassed herself, and he thinks it is more than suicide. | ||||||
| 42 | "Getting Stressed" | TBA | Philip Casson | Christopher Russell | 8 December 1988 | TBA |
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Sun Hill struggles to investigate an assault with a victim who hates the police. | ||||||
| 43 | "Tigers" | TBA | Terry Marcel | Edwin Pearce | 13 December 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside gets a tip off that a new restaurant is about to be attacked, so he does everything in his power to prevent the attacks. | ||||||
| 44 | "Guessing Game" | TBA | Jan Sargent | P. J. Hammond | 15 December 1988 | TBA |
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An old man is found dead in his house. | ||||||
| 45 | "The Assassins" | Daniel Flynn guest stars. | Terry Daw | Douglas Watkinson | 20 December 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside goes after a band of thugs targeting local cafes. | ||||||
| 46 | "Outmoded" | TBA | Terry Green | Barry Appleton | 22 December 1988 | TBA |
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Sun Hill is drawn to a computer hacker who is hacking into police computers. | ||||||
| 47 | "Digging Up the Past" | Dicken Ashworth guest stars. | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | 27 December 1988 | TBA |
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Burnside finds himself arresting Cryer's son on suspicion of murder. | ||||||
| 48 | "Taken Into Consideration" | TBA | Christopher Hodson | Lawrence Gray | 29 December 1988 | TBA |
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Ackland finds herself on the wrong side of Sun Hill when she complains about Dashwood's handling of a thief | ||||||
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