The Bill series 7
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| The Bill | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
 Series 7 (Australian DVD Cover) | |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1 January – 31 December 1991 |
| Series chronology | |
The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 1 January – 31 December 1991. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 6 June 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella.
A number of cast and crew commentaries for Series 7 episodes have been recorded, available exclusively for subscribers of The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel.[1] These include "The Chase", "Cry Havoc", "Lest We Forget", "The Negotiator" and "They Also Serve".
Cast changes
Arrivals
- Sgt Matthew Boyden (Episode 90-)
- WPC Donna Harris (Episode 93-)
Departures
- Sgt Joseph Corrie - Unexplained
- PC Phil Young - committed suicide
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | 1 | "Grief" | Samantha Janus, Elizabeth Bradley, James McClure and Eve White guest star. | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 1 January 1991 |
| 293 | 2 | "The Chase" | Richard Graham, Ian Liston and Martyn Read guest star. In 2021, director Stuart Urban, producer Tony Virgo, script editor Tim Vaughan, stunt co-ordinator Nick Gillard and actor Tom Butcher (P.C. Steve Loxton) recorded a two-part Video Commentary for this episode[2] | Stuart Urban | Carol Harrison | 3 January 1991 |
| 294 | 3 | "The Attack" | Kris Watson and Brenda Peters guest star. | John Black | Philip Palmer | 8 January 1991 |
| 295 | 4 | "Crown V. Cooper" | Glyn Pritchard, Robin Sachs and Nicholas Courtney guest star. | Michael Kerrigan | Jane Hollowood | 10 January 1991 |
| 296 | 5 | "The Girl Can't Help It" | Trevor Peacock, Shirley Stelfox and Anna Lorimer guest star. | John Strickland | Arthur McKenzie | 15 January 1991 |
| 297 | 6 | "Machines" | Meera Syal, Royce Mills, Henry Goodman and Ian Thompson guest star. | Bob Gabriel | Peter J. Hammond | 17 January 1991 |
| 298 | 7 | "Loophole" | Donald Bisset and Arthur Whybrow guest star. | John Strickland | Michael Baker | 22 January 1991 |
| 299 | 8 | "Bottle" | Steve Swinscoe guest stars. | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 24 January 1991 |
| 300 | 9 | "Samaritan" | David Bamber and Mary Jo Randle guest star. | John Black | Brian Finch | 29 January 1991 |
| 301 | 10 | "Fear or Favour" | Rudolph Walker, Karl Collins and Louis Mahoney guest star. | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 31 January 1991 |
| 302 | 11 | "Start To Finish" | Guest appearance of ex-Sgt. Tom Penny, Patrick Jordan guest star. | Laura Sims | Graham Ison | 5 February 1991 |
| 303 | 12 | "Night and Day" | John Woodnutt and John Adam Baker guest star. | Michael Owen Morris | Russell Lewis | 7 February 1991 |
| 304 | 13 | "Favours" | Stuart McGugan, Margery Mason, Ron Pember, Eric Francis and William Ilkley guest star. | Bob Blagden | Martyn Wade | 12 February 1991 |
| 305 | 14 | "In Chambers" | John Moulder-Brown, Valentine Pelka, Robert Gwilym, Louise Jameson and Christian Rodska guest star. | Michael Owen Morris | Carolyn Sally Jones | 14 February 1991 |
| 306 | 15 | "Kids Don't Cry Anymore" | Patrick O'Connell and Rita May guest star. | Tom Cotter | Barry Appleton | 19 February 1991 |
| 307 | 16 | "Too Many Chiefs" | TBA | David Hayman | Tony Etchells | 21 February 1991 |
| 308 | 17 | "Every Mother's Son" | Stefan Kalipha and Stephen Wale guest star. | Laura Sims | Patrick Harkins | 26 February 1991 |
| 309 | 18 | "Furthers" | Nigel Terry, Felicity Montagu and Johnnie Wade guest star. | Brian Farnham | Robin Mukherjee | 28 February 1991 |
| 310 | 19 | "Closing The Net" | Ian Bleasdale, Caroline Webster and Harry Fielder guest star. | Michael Brayshaw | Robin Mukherjee | 5 March 1991 |
| 311 | 20 | "The Public Interest" | Vicky Murdock and Geoffrey Freshwater guest star. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Christopher Russell | 7 March 1991 |
| 312 | 21 | "Photo Finish" | Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce, Paul Reynolds and Martin Muncaster guest star. | Bob Blagden | David Hoskins | 12 March 1991 |
| 313 | 22 | "Just Desserts" | John Rolfe, Helen Blatch and Mary Healey guest star. | Alan Bell | Christopher Russell | 14 March 1991 |
| 314 | 23 | "832 Receiving" | Vilma Hollingbery, Jaye Griffiths and Don Gilet guest star. | Alan Bell | Barbara Cox | 19 March 1991 |
| 315 | 24 | "The Better Part of Valour" | Robert Carlyle, Richard Beale and Leslie Schofield guest star. | David Hayman | Arthur McKenzie | 21 March 1991 |
| 316 | 25 | "Double Or Quits" | Su Elliot, Ian Gelder, John Ramm, Allan Mitchell and Nicola Stapleton guest star. | Bill Pryde | Rib Davis | 26 March 1991 |
| 317 | 26 | "We Could Be Heroes" | Robert Blythe and Mark Lewis Jones guest star. | John Strickland | Tony Etchells | 28 March 1991 |
| 318 | 27 | "Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline" | Rupert Holliday-Evans, Andrew Burt, Keith Marsh, Renu Setna, David Quilter and James Muir guest star. | Gordon Flemyng | J. C. Wilsher | 2 April 1991 |
| 319 | 28 | "Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday" | Rupert Holliday-Evans and Diane Clelland guest star. | Gordon Flemyng | J.C. Wilsher | 4 April 1991 |
| 320 | 29 | "Now We're Motoring" | Mary Tamm, David Sibley and Roderick Smith guest star. | Michael Brayshaw | J.C. Wilsher | 9 April 1991 |
| 321 | 30 | "Dead Man's Boots" | Liz Smith and Frank Coda guest star. | John Glenister | Julian Jones | 11 April 1991 |
| 322 | 31 | "Caught Napping" | David Banks and John Flanagan guest star. | John Strickland | Russell Lewis | 16 April 1991 |
| 323 | 32 | "Hammer To Fall" | Gary Whelan and David Arlen guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Russell Lewis | 18 April 1991 |
| 324 | 33 | "Cry Havoc" | Marc Warren guest stars. In 2020, director Stuart Urban recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode[3] | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 23 April 1991 |
| 325 | 34 | "Rules of Engagement" | Shaun Scott guest stars. | David Attwood | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 25 April 1991 |
| 326 | 35 | "Delivery on Time" | Ian Collier guest stars. | David Attwood | Jonathan Myerson | 30 April 1991 |
| 327 | 36 | "Black Monday" | Reginald Jessup and Marcia Warren guest star. | Alan Bell | Peter J. Hammond | 2 May 1991 |
| 328 | 37 | "Jobs for the Boys" | Bob Mason, Michael Bilton and Colin Higgins guest star. | Alan Bell | Carolyn Sally Jones | 7 May 1991 |
| 329 | 38 | "Without Consent" | Martin Marquez guest stars. | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 9 May 1991 |
| 330 | 39 | "Saints and Martyrs" | Walter Sparrow guest stars. | John Glenister | Christopher Russell | 14 May 1991 |
| 331 | 40 | "Observation" | Chrissie Cotterill guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Martyn Wade | 16 May 1991 |
| 332 | 41 | "The Greater Good" | Barry Jackson guest stars. | Mike Dormer | David Hoskins | 21 May 1991 |
| 333 | 42 | "The Best You Can Buy" | Karl Collins and Donald Douglas guest star. | Moira Armstrong | Christopher Russell | 23 May 1991 |
| 334 | 43 | "Addict" | Laurence Harrington and Andre Winterton guest star. | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 25 May 1991 |
| 335 | 44 | "Black Mark" | Martyn Whitby guest stars. | Bill Pryde | Phillip Palmer | 30 May 1991 |
| 336 | 45 | "The Right Thing To Do" | Anton Phillips, Tony Guilfoyle and Valentine Nonyela guest star. | Brian Parker | Kieran Prendiville | 4 June 1991 |
| 337 | 46 | "The Harder They Fall" | David Telfer guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Tony Etchells | 6 June 1991 |
| 338 | 47 | "Something Personal" | Michael Robbins and Eddie Stacey guest star. | Brian Parker | Brendan J. Cassin | 11 June 1991 |
| 339 | 48 | "Hijack" | Stephen Petcher and Ian Burfield guest star. | Derek Lister | Phillip Palmer | 13 June 1991 |
| 340 | 49 | "With Intent" | Peter Wight, Stephen Boxer and Owen Brenman guest star. | Bill Pryde | Carolyn Sally Jones | 18 June 1991 |
| 341 | 50 | "Initiative" | Helen Pearson and Gerry Cowper guest star. | Mike Dormer | J.C. Wilsher | 20 June 1991 |
| 342 | 51 | "Careless Whispers" | Joan Ann Maynard and Garry Cooper guest star. | Derek Lister | Edward Dumas | 25 June 1991 |
| 343 | 52 | "Minimum Force" | Jo-Anne Knowles and Stephanie Fayerman guest star. | William Brayne | Simon Andrew Stirling | 27 June 1991 |
| 344 | 53 | "Skeletons" | Alex Kingston, Martine McCutcheon, Ken Campbell and Jamila Massey guest star. | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | 2 July 1991 |
| 345 | 54 | "Targets" | Tim Dry, Jake Wood and Chris Matthews guest star. | Suri Krishnamma | J.C. Wilsher | 4 July 1991 |
| 346 | 55 | "The Negotiator" | Roger Lloyd-Pack, Kathy Burke and Wendy Padbury guest star. In 2020, director Stuart Urban and camera operator Alison Chapman recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode[4] | Stuart Urban | Paul Bond | 9 July 1991 |
| 347 | 56 | "Reputations" | Sean Baker and Meera Syal guest star. | Suri Krishnamma | Simon Moss | 11 July 1991 |
| 348 | 57 | "The Juggler and the Fortune Teller" | Victoria Burgoyne, Nigel Harman, Larry Martyn and Allan Mitchell guest star. | Alan Bell | Barry Appleton | 16 July 1991 |
| 349 | 58 | "Joey" | Penelope Nice, Neil Maskell and Adam Godley guest star. | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 18 July 1991 |
| 350 | 59 | "Your Shout" | Maureen Beattie, Nadia Chambers and David Chandler guest star. | Bill Pryde | Julian Jones | 23 July 1991 |
| 351 | 60 | "Ladykiller" | Sharon Bower and Sam Dale guest star. | Moira Armstrong | Steve Trafford | 25 July 1991 |
| 352 | 61 | "A Corporal of Horse" | William Gaminara, Kathleen Byron, Kevin Stoney, David Michaels and David Chandler guest star. | Mike Vardy | Julian Jones | 30 July 1991 |
| 353 | 62 | "Cause and Effect" | Susan Wooldridge guest stars. | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 1 August 1991 |
| 354 | 63 | "Getting Involved" | TBA | Richard Holthouse | Stephen Churchett | 6 August 1991 |
| 355 | 64 | "Benefit of the Doubt" | David McAlister guest stars. | Mike Vardy | Jonathan Myerson | 8 August 1991 |
| 356 | 65 | "Crack-Up" | John Grillo guest stars. | William Brayne | Barry Appleton | 13 August 1991 |
| 357 | 66 | "The Last Laugh" | Tom Chadbon and Nigel Lambert guest star. | Denny Lawrence | Duncan Gould | 15 August 1991 |
| 358 | 67 | "Access" | Michael Feast guest stars. | Brian Parker | Tony Attard | 20 August 1991 |
| 359 | 68 | "Six of One" | Susan Lynch guest stars. | Sharon Miller | Rib Davis | 22 August 1991 |
| 360 | 69 | "Married to the Job" | Bernard Holley and Simon Coady guest star. | Brian Parker | Roger Leach | 27 August 1991 |
| 361 | 70 | "Domestic" | TBA | Graham Theaktson | Phillip Palmer | 29 August 1991 |
| 362 | 71 | "Stress Rules" | René Zagger guest stars. | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 3 September 1991 |
| 363 | 72 | "They Also Serve" | John Bennett guest stars. In 2020, camera operator Alison Chapman recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode[5] | David Hayman | Russell Lewis | 5 September 1991 |
| 364 | 73 | "Inside Job" | TBA | Denny Lawrence | Simon Moss | 10 September 1991 |
| 365 | 74 | "Bones of Contention" | Harry Waters guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Susan Shattock | 12 September 1991 |
| 366 | 75 | "Wide of The Mark" | Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star. | Chris Lovett | David Hoskins | 17 September 1991 |
| 367 | 76 | "Hitting The Mark" | Jo Rowbottom, Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star. | Mike Dormer | Steve Trafford | 19 September 1991 |
| 368 | 77 | "Bending the Rules" | Stevan Rimkus and David Quilter guest star. | Alan Bell | Eric Deacon | 24 September 1991 |
| 369 | 78 | "Skint" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Brendan Martin | 26 September 1991 |
| 370 | 79 | "Friday and Counting" | Dominic Guard and Leonard Maguire guest star. | Bill Pryde | Barry Appleton | 1 October 1991 |
| 371 | 80 | "Lest We Forget" | Dermot Crowley guest stars. In 2021, Peter Ellis (Chief Supt. Brownlow), Huw Higginson (P.C. George Garfield) and script editor Tim Vaughan recorded a two-part Video Commentary for this episode[6] | Bill Pryde | Victoria Taylor | 3 October 1991 |
| 372 | 81 | "Nutters" | Dicken Ashworth, Daniel Peacock, John Owens and Sion Tudor Owen guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Phillip Palmer | 8 October 1991 |
| 373 | 82 | "Downtime" | Patricia Quinn and Iain Rattray guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Peter J. Hammond | 10 October 1991 |
| 374 | 83 | "Out of Order" | Final appearance of Sgt Joseph Corrie | David Hayman | Dave Simpson | 15 October 1991 |
| 375 | 84 | "Empire Building" | TBA | Nicholas Laughland | Phillip Palmer | 17 October 1991 |
| 376 | 85 | "Innocence" | Title sequence updated, Ray Winstone guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Victoria Taylor | 22 October 1991 |
| 377 | 86 | "Losing It" | Christopher Saul guest stars. | Jim Goddard | Russell Lewis | 24 October 1991 |
| 378 | 87 | "Shots" | Patsy Palmer and Thomas Craig guest star. | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 29 October 1991 |
| 379 | 88 | "The Square Peg" | Final appearance of PC Phil Young, John Line guest stars. | Jim Goddard | Christopher Russell | 31 October 1991 |
| 380 | 89 | "A Question of Confidence" | Katharine Rogers and Rachel Weaver guest star. | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 5 November 1991 |
| 381 | 90 | "Balls in the Air" | First appearance of Sgt Matthew Boyden | Sharon Miller | J.C. Wilsher | 7 November 1991 |
| 382 | 91 | "The Taste" | Caroline Milmoe and James Coombes guest star. | Alan Bell | Julian Jones | 12 November 1991 |
| 383 | 92 | "Turning Back The Clock" | Neil Dudgeon and David Quilter guest star. | Aisling Walsh | Barry Appleton | 14 November 1991 |
| 384 | 93 | "Discretion" | First appearance of PC Donna Harris, Frank Mills and Kevork Malikyan guest star. | Niall Leonard | Edward Dumas | 19 November 1991 |
| 385 | 94 | "Chapter and Verse" | TBA | Aisling Walsh | Carolyn Sally Jones | 21 November 1991 |
| 386 | 95 | "The Whole Truth" | Eve Pearce and James Walker guest star. | Duncan Gould | Geoff McQueen | 26 November 1991 |
| 387 | 96 | "Profit and Loss" | Peter Russell guest stars. | Nicholas Laughland | Tony Etchells | 28 November 1991 |
| 388 | 97 | "Thicker Than Water" | Antony Carrick guest stars. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Matthew Wingett | 3 December 1991 |
| 389 | 98 | "On The Take" | Paul Kember guest stars. | Patrick Lau | Steve Trafford | 5 December 1991 |
| 390 | 99 | "Caring" | TBA | Aisling Walsh | Anthony Valentine | 10 December 1991 |
| 391 | 100 | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Jonny Lee Miller, Ian Mercer and Zig Byfield guest star. | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 12 December 1991 |
| 392 | 101 | "Impostors" | Ronan Vibert and Kevin Allen guest star. | Bill Hays | Tony McHale | 17 December 1991 |
| 393 | 102 | "A Woman Scorned" | Christopher Saul guest stars. | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 19 December 1991 |
| 394 | 103 | "Vital Statistics" | Hour-long episode, Annette Badland, Chris Gascoyne, Matt Bardock, Victoria Alcock, Val McLane, and John Cater guest star. | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | 24 December 1991 |
| 395 | 104 | "Decent People" | Gillian McCutcheon guest stars. | Mike Dormer | Edward Dumas | 26 December 1991 |
| 396 | 105 | "Breakout" | Hour-long episode, guest appearance of now-DC Tony "Yorkie" Smith, Lisa Geoghan, Sarah Lancashire, Caroline Quentin, Miranda Forbes, Margot Leicester and Daniel Hill guest star. | Frank W. Smith | Carolyn Sally Jones | 31 December 1991 |
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