Beech is Back

Beech is Back
Title Card
Genre	Drama
Created by	Jonathan Young
Directed by	Paul Marquess
Starring	Billy Murray Clara Salaman Miles Paras Anthony Green Francis Johnson
Opening theme	"Overkill"
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jonathan Young
Location(s)	Sydney, Australia
Running time	50 minutes
Production company(s)	Pearson Television Productions Limited
Distributor	Fremantle Media
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	24 August 2001 – 7 September 2001

Beech is Back was a six-part mini-series spin-off from The Bill revolving around the corrupt Don Beech played by Billy Murray.

The series was preceded by a regular episode of The Bill, entitled Beech on the Run, which was broadcast on 19 August 2001. The episode followed Beech's new life in Australia as he endeavoured to set up a life of leisure and luxury funded by crime and various illegal scams. Beech's new life is brought to an abrupt end, however, due to the unfailing determination of former colleague Claire Stanton. At the end of the episode, Beech is seen boarding a boat as it explodes.

This episode prompted the six-part spin off, which began broadcasting from 24 August 2001. In the first episode, it is revealed he had survived the explosion and had used it to fake his death and return to Britain. Perceived dead, he returned to England to attempt to organise a six-million-pound diamond robbery only to find himself once again pitted against Claire Stanton. His attempt failed and he received life imprisonment for murder and all the various crimes he had committed whilst a police officer and on the run in Australia.

The series has never been released on DVD, despite being scheduled for release alongside Burnside in Australia.