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The '''7th series of ''[[The Bill]]''''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television drama]], consisted of 105 episodes.
The '''seventh series of ''[[The Bill]]''''', a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television drama]], consisted of one-hundred and five episodes, broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 1991. The series will be released on DVD for the first time on June 7, 2012, in [[Australia]]. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella.
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The Bill Series 7
Series 7
Series 7 (Australian DVD Cover)
No. of episodes105
Release
Original networkITV
Original release1 January –

31 December 1991
Series chronology
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The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of one-hundred and five episodes, broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 1991. The series will be released on DVD for the first time on June 7, 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella.

Episodes

# Title Episode notes Directed by Written by Original air date Prod #
1"Grief"
First Appearance of Sgt John Maitland, Samantha Janus guest stars.UnknownUnknown1 January 1991TBA
Brownlow's wife causes trouble at Sun Hill
2"The Chase"
TBAUnknownUnknown3 January 1991TBA
Steve is left fighting for his life when a car chase ends in a crash
3"The Attack"
TBAUnknownUnknown8 January 1991TBA
Marshall becomes one of many to be attacked by a security guard. Burnside plans to trap him by sending Lines undercover
4"Crown V. Cooper"
TBAUnknownUnknown10 January 1991TBA
Loxton faces a hard day when he is called to court
5"The Girl Can't Help It"
TBAUnknownUnknown15 January 1991TBA
A teenage prostitute is missing leading to many revelations for Burnside and Quinnan
6"Machines"
TBAUnknownUnknown17 January 1991TBA
Roach and Carver investigate when some equipment is stolen from an American base
7"Loophole"
TBAUnknownUnknown22 January 1991TBA
Brownlow begins making Conway's life hell after he fails to arrest a villain
8"Bottle"
TBAUnknownUnknown24 January 1991TBA
Sun Hill start investigating a pub landlord who assaulted Roach in the past
9"Samaritan"
David Bamber and Mary Jo Randle guest stars.UnknownUnknown29 January 1991TBA
Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling.
10"Fear or Favour"
Rudolph Walker guest stars.UnknownUnknown31 January 1991TBA
Representatives from the Jasmine Allen Estate are visiting Sun Hill station. P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. French patrol the Estate and talk to one of the residents.
11"Start To Finish"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Ch. Supt. Brownlow is having problems arranging transport to a meeting.
12"Night and Day"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Stamp and Stringer are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the premises.
13"Favours"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard.
14"In Chambers"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.S. Greig gets the evidence for an arson case from the property officer and goes to a conference in chambers but parks in the wrong space.
15"Kids Don't Cry Anymore"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Ackland sees a boy being bullied at a playground.
16"Too Many Chiefs"
TBATBATBATBATBA
After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Quinnan and Marshall get called back in for a potential suicide.
17"Every Mother's Son"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Ackland, Stamp, Quinnan and Hollis are doing an obbo.
18"Furthers"
Nigel Terry guest stars.UnknownUnknown28 February 1991TBA
A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood.
19"Closing The Net"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Sun Hill gets a call about a man approaching young girls in a park. D.I. Burnside protests that the police cannot do anything until a crime is committed.
20"The Public Interest"
Geoffrey Freshwater guest stars.UnknownUnknown7 March 1991TBA
A man comes in to talk to someone in authority because an ex-employee is having sex with a 15 year old.
21"Photo Finish"
Chesney Hawkes guest stars.UnknownUnknown12 March 1991TBA
W.P.C. Datta is watching a pub when a youth is seen leaving with drugs.
22"Just Desserts"
TBAUnknownUnknown17 March 1991TBA
Burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Stamp and Garfield go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell off the top floor.
23"832 Receiving"
Jaye Griffiths guest stars.UnknownUnknown19 March 1991TBA
Ackland and French catch a girl who has stolen a purse. Ackland suspects the mother of fraud.
24"The Better Part Of Valour"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside and D.C.I. Reid attend an accident involving a security van.
25"Double Or Quits"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.P.C. French and W.D.C. Martella talk about a career criminal before going to court. Martella's witness is having second thoughts.
26"We Could Be Heroes"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Stamp and Quinnan rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident.
27"Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C.s Stamp and Quinnan attend to a sudden death. The deceased was a locum G.P., and Insp. Monroe thinks the death was suspicious.
28"Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A drug addict is sealed off in a block of flats and holding two hostages.
29"Now We're Motoring"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C. Hollis helps a man to tow away a car, but he is not the owner.
30"Dead Man's Boots"
Frank Coda guest stars.UnknownUnknown11 April 1991TBA
Sgt. Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman from being victimised on an estate.
31"Caught Napping"
TBATBATBATBATBA
The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process.
32"Hammer To Fall"
TBATBATBATBATBA
In an attempt to end the rift between D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach, D.C.I. Reid partners them together on a joint operation with the drugs squad.
33"Cry Havoc"
Marc Warren guest stars.UnknownUnknown23 April 1991TBA
Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to apprehend the assailant he is stabbed and rushed to hospital.
34"Rules Of Engagement"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.D.C. Martella is undercover at a club to investigate a series of armed robberies of musical equipment.
35"Delivery On Time"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C. Stringer and W.P.C. Marshall are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary.
36"Black Monday"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.C. Lines's car gets towed away. He catches a bus and sees a man who is supposed to have died five years before.
37"Jobs For The Boys"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside investigates a break-in at a cash-and-carry, involving the theft of cash and some meat.
38"Without Consent"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods, and Ackland has problems making people treat it as a rape.
39"Saints and Martyrs"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.P.C. Ackland investigates a break-in and theft of a pension book. She is told that the C.P.S. won't be taking up her assault case so she brings a private summons.
40"Observation"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.C.I. Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation.
41"The Greater Good"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Tosh and Jim are watching a wrecking yard. A car is seen driven into the yard stolen from a man who runs a youth centre.
42"The Best You Can Buy"
Karl Collins and Donald Douglas guest stars.UnknownUnknown23 May 1991TBA
W.P.C. Ackland's private prosecution of Everton Warwick comes to court.
43"Addict"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Quinnan arrests two men in the underground because one has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlow, Conway and Reid have a meeting with publicans.
44"Black Mark"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a complaint against him.
45"The Right Thing To Do"
Tony Guilfoyle and Valentine Nonyela guest stars.UnknownUnknown4 June 1991TBA
Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets.
46"The Harder They Fall"
TBAUnknownUnknown6 June 1991TBA
P.C. Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a night club and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable.
47"Something Personal"
Eddie Stacey guest stars.UnknownUnknown11 June 1991TBA
D.C.s Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. P.C. Stamp chases a burglar and pulls his trousers off trying to stop him climbing over a wall.
48"Hijack"
Ian Burfield guest stars.UnknownUnknown13 June 1991TBA
Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hijacked.
49"With Intent"
Owen Brenman guest stars.UnknownUnknown18 June 1991TBA
D.C.s Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. The Crown Prosecution Service is reducing the charges against two of the defendants.
50"Initiative"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C.s Garfield and Young are talking to a woman about fireworks that had been put through her letterbox when they witness a purse snatching.
51"Careless Whispers"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. D.C. Lines and Carver get given wrong addresses.
52"Minimum Force"
Jo-Anne Knowles guest stars.UnknownUnknown27 June 1991TBA
Stamp and Garfield go to a burglary. The home owner caught the burglar and beat him up. The wife comes back and says the burglar was a work mate collecting some pills for her.
53"Skeletons"
Martine McCutcheon and Jamila Massey guest stars.UnknownUnknown2 July 1991TBA
W.P.C. Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and D.C. Lines's investigation into the incident are impeded by the victim's unhelpful wife. P.C. Hollis and P.C. Stamp discover a number of human skeletons in a supposedly vacant flat.
54"Targets"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.A.C. Hicks talks about reclaiming the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street robberies. P.C. Stamp is at a traffic depot by a cemetery and talks to a youth he suspects of criminal damage.
55"The Negotiator"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C. Hollis chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Hollis tries talking the gunman, who has just held up a building society, into letting the assistant go.
56"Reputations"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead.
57"The Juggler and the Fortune Teller"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A court case is adjourned. D.I. Burnside and the defence counsel have an argument in the corridor. D.C. Martella goes back to the station to warn witnesses.
58"Joey"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.P.C. Ackland is watching a P.E. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. P.C. Loxton chases a boy who has stolen a lady's chain. The boy appears too frightened to tell his name.
59"Your Shout"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Ch. Supt. Brownlow speaks to W.P.C. Marshall about a promotion board.
60"Ladykiller"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady was trapped in the car. A man who tried to get her out saw someone watching as he arrived.
61"The Corporal of Horse"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Marshall is acting sergeant with C relief. She watches one of the relief drive away in an unmarked police car without wearing his tunic after P.C. Smollett points it out.
62"Cause and Effect"
TBATBATBATBATBA
French and Stamp discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security guard on the floor.
63"Getting Involved"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car - the second time in a month. Hollis and Ackland are later called to an industrial estate where a man is damaging the car.
64"Benefit of the Doubt"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A barrister is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned about wrongful arrest.
65"Crack-Up"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Hollis is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet leaving behind a bag with a gun in it.
66"The Last Laugh"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery that turns out to be a wind-up.
67"Access"
TBATBATBATBATBA
CID investigate a burglary of an O.A.P. who has an asthma attack. Stamp talks to a lady who turned away a man supposedly from the Gas Board.
68"Six of One"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C. Stringer chases a girl, on foot, who has stolen goods from a jewellers but P.C. Stamp arrests her because she was in a car.
69"Married To The Job"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Ackland attend a domestic and deal with a burglary at a pub. Stamp's girlfriend has broken up with him after talking to other police wives.
70"Domestic"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.C.I. Reid goes to see the CPS about a case and is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim says the allegation was false after the CPS gave the go ahead for the case to go to court.
71"Stress Rules"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to start an anti-stress programme. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate.
72"They Also Serve"
TBATBATBATBATBA
The relief are acting as reserve troops for a demonstration. At a meal break, Delia, Norika and June find a distressed probationer in the toilets.
73"Inside Job"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle.
74"Bones of Contention"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W.P.C. Datta and P.C. Stamp lie in wait for a blackmailer. Ch. Insp. Conway is frustrated at a lack of promotion.
75"Wide of The Mark"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside and D.S. Greig.
76"Hitting The Mark"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit.
77"Bending the Rules"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the change in his behaviour.
78"Skint"
TBATBATBATBATBA
It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles.
79"Friday and Counting"
Dominic Guard guest stars.UnknownUnknown1 October 1991TBA
Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation.
80"Lest We Forget"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before that led to a wrongful conviction.
81"Nutters"
Dicken Ashworth guest stars.UnknownUnknown8 October 1991TBA
AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a night club.
82"Downtime"
TBATBATBATBATBA
A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially as they are missing.
83"Out Of Order"
Final appearance of Sgt Joseph CorrieTBATBATBATBA
P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her.
84"Empire Building"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire building.
85"Innocence"
Ray Winstone guest stars.UnknownUnknown22 October 1991TBA
Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt. Brownlow meets up with him. Two boys are reported missing, and are believed to have been abducted.
86"Losing It"
TBAUnknownUnknown24 October 1991TBA
P.C. Young discovers a suicide, and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her.
87"Shots"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoots.
88"The Square Peg"
Final appearance of PC Phil YoungUnknownUnknown31 October 1991TBA
Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committed suicide by feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle.
89"A Question of Confidence"
Katharine Rogers guest stars.UnknownUnknown5 November 1991TBA
D.I. Burnside investigates a series of attacks on prostitutes. A prison escapee is suspected
90"Balls In The Air"
First appearance of Sgt Matthew Boyden, Final appearance of PC Suzanne FordTBATBATBATBA
On his first day at Sun Hill, Sgt. Matthew Boyden's past life catches up with him. Boyden shows that he knows all the angles, and Insp. Monroe is not impressed with the his casual approach.
91"The Taste"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action.
92"Turning Back The Clock"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is released from prison. D.C.s Carver and Lines begin to have their doubts when they learn their tailing operation is "unofficial".
93"Discretion"
First appearance of PC Donna HarrisTBATBATBATBA
On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unusual high-rise supermarket. Meanwhile, P.C. Stringer deals with a boy found unconscious by the canal.
94"Chapter and Verse"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sgt. Maitland is determined to uphold P.A.C.E.
95"The Whole Truth"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.P.C. Datta is in court to testify in a drink-driving trial, but the case is complicated by a mouthwash that the defendant claims to have taken.
96"Profit and Loss"
TBATBATBATBATBA
Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death.
97"Thicker Than Water"
TBATBATBATBATBA
P.C.s Loxton and Stringer are called to a domestic disturbance. The man found beating his wife turns out to be a P.C. from Stafford Row.
98"On The Take"
TBATBATBATBATBA
D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at Sun Hill is guilty of corruption.
99"Caring"
TBATBATBATBATBA
W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schizophrenic son, is unco-operative.
100"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Jonny Lee Miller guest stars.UnknownUnknown12 December 1991TBA
D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a juvenile prisoner lies about his age, then has an epileptic fit in his cell. D.C. Carver finds himself in a conflict of loyalties.
101"Imposters"
TBAUnknownUnknown17 December 1991TBA
Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally-retarded girl.
102"A Woman Scorned"
TBAUnknownUnknown19 December 1991TBA
Ackland and Smollett call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new Det. Supt. of the Murder Squad replacing Meadows. Reid talks to Burnside about paperwork.
103"Vital Statistics"
One-hour special, Annette Badland guest stars.UnknownUnknown24 December 1991TBA
A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief.
104"Decent People"
Gillian McCutcheon guest stars.UnknownUnknown26 December 1991TBA
P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units, but finds himself in a compromising situation.
105"Breakout"
One-hour special, Caroline Quentin guest stars.UnknownUnknown31 December 1991TBA
On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody.


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