The Bill series 6
| The Bill | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Series 6 (Australian DVD Cover) | |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 2 January – 27 December 1990 |
| Series chronology | |
The sixth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 2 January – 27 December 1990. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 5 and Collection 6 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 9 April – 8 October 2008, respectively. The series was later re-issued as two-half series boxsets in Australia, released on 7 March 2012. The above artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features images of DC Tosh Lines and DI Frank Burnside. The original Collection box-sets contained sole images of PC Reg Hollis and DS Ted Roach. In the UK, the first nine episodes were released on DVD under the title Volume 7, on 2 September 2013.
Cast changes
Arrivals
- Insp. Andrew Monroe
- PC Barry Stringer
- DCI Jack Meadows
- PC Steve Loxton
- PC Ron Smollett
- PC Delia French
- Sgt. Joseph Corrie
- DCI Gordon Wray
- DCI Kim Reid
- Sgt. John Maitland
Departures
- Insp. Christine Frazer
- PC Francis "Taffy" Edwards
- PC Timothy Able
- PC Richard Turnham
- PC Ken Melvin
- Sgt. Tom Penny
- DCI Gordon Wray
Episodes
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "By The Skin of Our Teeth" | Johanna Hargreaves, Robert Perkins and Nigel Le Vaillant guest star. | Bren Simson | Arthur McKenzie | 2 January 1990 |
| 2 | "Officers and Gentlemen" | Laurence Harrington and Oona Kirsch guest star. | Diana Patrick | Steve Trafford | 4 January 1990 |
| 3 | "Carry Your Bags, Sir?" | Phil Nice and Brigitte Kahn guest star. | Simon Cellan Jones | John Milne | 9 January 1990 |
| 4 | "I Thought You'd Gone" | First appearance of Insp. Andrew Monroe, Final appearances of PC Francis 'Taffy' Edwards and Insp. Christine Frazer | Nick Laughland | J. C. Wilsher | 11 January 1990 |
| 5 | "C.A.D." | Geraldine Fitzgerald, Stephen Finlay and Richard Vobes guest star. | Chris Hodson | J.C. Wilsher | 16 January 1990 |
| 6 | "A Day Lost" | Dawn Perllman guest stars. | Phillip Casson | Les Pollard | 18 January 1990 |
| 7 | "A Clean Division" | David Lonsdale, Antony Carrick and Andrew Powell guest star. | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 23 January 1990 |
| 8 | "Roger And Out" | Gavin Warwick and Anne Harries guest star. | David Giles | John Kershaw | 25 January 1990 |
| 9 | "Addresses" | Victor Maddern guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Peter J. Hammond | 30 January 1990 |
| 10 | "Michael Runs The Family Now" | Roy Holder and Robert Aldous guest star. | John Michael Phillips | Kieran Prendiville | 1 February 1990 |
| 11 | "Against The Odds" | Desmond McNamara and Harry Fielder guest star. | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | 6 February 1990 |
| 12 | "Bloodsucker" | TBA | Chris Hodson | Steve Trafford | 8 February 1990 |
| 13 | "Workers in Uniform" | John Pickles guest stars. | Colm Villa | J.C. Wilsher | 13 February 1990 |
| 14 | "Something To Hide" | TBA | John Michael Phillips | Tom Needham | 15 February 1990 |
| 15 | "The Old Men's Run" | Mark Beer and Parsons Singh guest star. | David Hayman | John Milne | 20 February 1990 |
| 16 | "Legacies" | Wendy van der Plank, Symond Lawes and Malcolm Rogers guest star. | Chris Hodson | Peter Gibbs | 22 February 1990 |
| 17 | "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" | Louise Lombard, Harry Landis, Jon Finch, Jonathan Caplan and Sam Howard guest star. | Colm Villa | Geoff McQueen | 27 February 1990 |
| 18 | "Something Special" | Final Appearance of PC Timothy Able, Lorraine Ashbourne and Davyd Harries guest star. | David Giles | Guy Meredith | 1 March 1990 |
| 19 | "Enemies" | Norman Gregory and Badi Uzzaman guest star. | Alan Wareing | Philip Martin | 6 March 1990 |
| 20 | "Safe Place" | Frank Jarvis guest stars. | Tom Cotter | Peter J. Hammond | 8 March 1990 |
| 21 | "Burnside Knew My Father" | Rudolph Walker and David Gooderson guest star. | Tom Cotter | Lennie James | 13 March 1990 |
| 22 | "Watching" | Norman Rossington and Pauline Letts guest star. | Chris Lovett | Peter Gibbs | 15 March 1990 |
| 23 | "University Challenge" | George Irving and Mary Maude guest star. | Derek Lister | Simon Moss | 20 March 1990 |
| 24 | "Growing Pains" | TBA | Phillip Casson | Barry Appleton | 22 March 1990 |
| 25 | "One Of The Boys" | Andy Serkis guest stars. | Alan Wareing | Jonathan Rich | 27 March 1990 |
| 26 | "Beggars and Choosers" | Wally K. Daly and Bryan Coleman guest star. | Bob Hird | Steve Trafford | 29 March 1990 |
| 27 | "Citadel" | Roger Brierley, Christopher Godwin, Jon Glover and Michael Bilton guest star. | Bob Hird | J.C. Wilsher | 3 April 1990 |
| 28 | "Blue Eyed Boy" | David Hayman, Kika Mirylees and Sheila Grant guest star. | Nick Laughland | Julian Jones | 5 April 1990 |
| 29 | "Full House" | Final Appearance of PC Richard Turnham, Graham Cull guest stars. | Julian Aymes | Arthur McKenzie | 10 April 1990 |
| 30 | "Big Fish, Little Fish" | Timothy Block and Oliver Smith guest star. | Nick Laughland | Patrick Harkins | 12 April 1990 |
| 31 | "Information Received" | Dean Harris and Paul O'Grady guest star. | Michael Simpson | Kevin Clarke | 17 April 1990 |
| 32 | "Close Co-Operation" | Patrick Cremin guest stars. | Michael Simpson | Garry Lyons | 19 April 1990 |
| 33 | "Middleman (Part 1 of 2)" | First appearance of DCI Gordon Wray | Michael Simpson | J.C. Wilsher | 24 April 1990 |
| 34 | "Corkscrew (Part 2 of 2)" | Matthew Scurfield and Pete Lee-Wilson guest star. | Michael Simpson | J.C. Wilsher | 26 April 1990 |
| 35 | "Obsessions" | Clare Clifford and Nicholas Gecks guest star. | Julian Aymes | Peter Gibbs | 1 May 1990 |
| 36 | "Small Hours" | David Neilson guest stars. | Mike Vardy | Kevin Clarke | 3 May 1990 |
| 37 | "Victims" | John Cater guest stars. | Derek Lister | Jonathan Rich | 8 May 1990 |
| 38 | "Somebody's Husband" | John Cater guest stars. | Derek Lister | Jonathan Rich | 10 May 1990 |
| 39 | "Canley Fields" | Gary Webster guest stars. | Mike Vardy | Christopher Russell | 15 May 1990 |
| 40 | "The Night Watch" | Emma Chambers guest stars. | Graham Theakston | J.C. Wilsher | 17 May 1990 |
| 41 | "Trojan Horse (Part 1 of 2)" | Final appearance of PC Ken Melvin, David Warwick guest stars. | Graham Theakston | Pat Dunlop | 22 May 1990 |
| 42 | "Rites (Part 2 of 2)" | First appearance of PC Barry Stringer, Guest appearances by Francis 'Taffy' Edwards and Tony 'Yorkie' Smith. Kika Mirylees guest stars. | Derek Lister | Jonathan Rich | 24 May 1990 |
| 43 | "Answers" | Anthony May guest stars. | Chris Hodson | Peter J. Hammond | 29 May 1990 |
| 44 | "A Fresh Start" | First appearance by DCI Jack Meadows, Tony Caunter, Mmoloki Chrystie, Desmond Cullum-Jones and Paul Antony-Barber guest star. | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 31 May 1990 |
| 45 | "A Case To Answer" | Emma Chambers and Cyril Nri guest star. | Stuart Burge | J.C. Wilsher | 5 June 1990 |
| 46 | "Line Up" | Elspeth Charlton and Michael Brogan guest star. | Stuart Burge | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 7 June 1990 |
| 47 | "Police Powers" | First appearance of PC Steve Loxton, Ian Reddington and Bernard Finch guest star. | Gordon Flemyng | Julian Jones | 12 June 1990 |
| 48 | "Action Book" | Guest starring Simon Rouse as Jack Meadows, Michael Garner guest stars. | Graham Theakston | Christopher Russell | 14 June 1990 |
| 49 | "Tactics" | Desmond McNamara guest stars. | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 19 June 1990 |
| 50 | "Scores" | First appearance of PC Ron Smollett | Gordon Flemyng | Peter J. Hammond | 21 June 1990 |
| 51 | "Witch Hunt" | Ron Cook guest stars. | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 26 June 1990 |
| 52 | "Close To Home" | Doña Croll guest stars. | Nick Laughland | Christopher Russell | 28 June 1990 |
| 53 | "Breaking Point" | Hilary Sesta guest stars. | Peter Barber-Fleming | Les Pollard | 3 July 1990 |
| 54 | "Jumping The Gun" | Reginald Jessup guest stars. | Peter Barber-Fleming | David Hoskins | 5 July 1990 |
| 55 | "What Kind of Man" | Jim McManus guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Christopher Russell | 10 July 1990 |
| 56 | "Beat Crime" | John Alford and Lyndam Gregory guest star. | Nick Laughland | J.C. Wilsher | 12 July 1990 |
| 57 | "Unsocial Hours" | Peter Benson guest stars. | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 17 July 1990 |
| 58 | "Interpretations" | Shaheen Khan and Jenna Russell guest star. | Julian Aymes | Jonathan Rich | 19 July 1990 |
| 59 | "Angles" | Don McCorkindale and Martin Sadler guest star. | Roger Tucker | Arthur McKenzie | 24 July 1990 |
| 60 | "Watch My Lips" | Tony Newton, Karen Seacombe and Kenneth Kennedy guest star. | Julian Aymes | Patrick Harkins | 26 July 1990 |
| 61 | "Feeling Brave" | Shirin Taylor and Colin McCormack guest star. | Richard Holthouse | John Milne | 31 July 1990 |
| 62 | "Come Fly With Me" | Albert Moses, Tariq Yunus and Raymond Llewellyn guest star. | Michael Kerrigan | Peter Gibbs | 2 August 1990 |
| 63 | "Attitudes" | Brian Badcoe and Liz Gebhardt guest star. | Richard Holthouse | Arthur McKenzie | 7 August 1990 |
| 64 | "Robbo" | John Bardon guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Brian Finch | 9 August 1990 |
| 65 | "Ground Rules" | Andrew McCulloch and Christopher Whittingham guest star. | Michael Kerrigan | Geoff McQueen | 14 August 1990 |
| 66 | "Once a Copper" | Geoffrey Bateman guest stars. | Frank W Smith | Robin Mukherjee | 16 August 1990 |
| 67 | "Vendetta" | Amanda Mealing and Luan Peters guest star. | Graham Theakston | Peter Brooks | 21 August 1990 |
| 68 | "My Favourite Things" | Sue Woodford guest stars. | Roger Tucker | Arthur McKenzie | 23 August 1990 |
| 69 | "Win Some Lose Some" | Colin Jeavons guest stars. | Jeremy Ancock | Jonathan Rich | 28 August 1990 |
| 70 | "Up The Steps" | Dominic Jephcott and Eileen Helsby guest star. | Jeremy Ancock | Carolyn Sally Jones | 30 August 1990 |
| 71 | "Where There's a Will" | Bernard Gallagher guest stars. | Garth Tucker | Patrick Harkins | 4 September 1990 |
| 72 | "Near The Knuckle" | Dorothy Tutin and David Quilter guest star. | Nick Hamm | Ayshe Raif | 6 September 1990 |
| 73 | "Body Language" | Ian Redford guest stars. | Nick Hamm | Dick Sharples | 11 September 1990 |
| 74 | "When Did You Last See Your Father?" | Billy Murray and Gertan Klauber guest star. | Bob Gabriel | Barry Appleton | 13 September 1990 |
| 75 | "Eye-Witness" | Robert Sturt, Sam Halpenny and David Harewood guest star. | Graham Theakston | Christopher Penfold | 18 September 1990 |
| 76 | "Sufficient Evidence" | Abigail Thaw guest stars. | Garth Tucker | Rib Davis | 20 September 1990 |
| 77 | "Forget-Me-Not" | Jack Ellis and Derek Lyons guest star. | Frank W Smith | Russell Lewis | 25 September 1990 |
| 78 | "Something to Remember" | Andrew Frame and Pippa Hinchley guest star. | Laura Sims | Christopher Russell | 27 September 1990 |
| 79 | "Off The Leash" | First appearance of PC Delia French, Declan Mulholland guest stars. | Chris Hodson | Christopher Russell | 2 October 1990 |
| 80 | "Family Ties" | John Golightly and David Quilter guest star. | Chris Lovett | Martyn Wade | 4 October 1990 |
| 81 | "Old Friends" | Sydney Livingstone and Marian McLoughlin guest star. | Michael Kerrigan | Nick Collins | 9 October 1990 |
| 82 | "Pride and Prejudice" | TBA | Laura Sims | Tim Firth | 11 October 1990 |
| 83 | "Housey Housey" | Sian Thomas, Paul Copley and Sebastian Abineri guest star. | William Brayne | John Chambers | 16 October 1990 |
| 84 | "Connelly's Kids" | Derek Lyons guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Michael Cameron | 18 October 1990 |
| 85 | "One of Those Days" | TBA | Nick Laughland | Roger Leach | 23 October 1990 |
| 86 | "Jack-The-Lad" | Linda Marlowe and Jacquetta May guest star. | Bill Hays | Michael Baker | 25 October 1990 |
| 87 | "Blue Murder" | Bob Mason, Patsy Palmer and Philip Anthony guest star. | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 30 October 1990 |
| 88 | "Effective Persuaders" | Ron Donachie and Tony Rohr guest star. | Nick Laughland | J.C. Wilsher | 1 November 1990 |
| 89 | "A Sense of Duty" | Stephen Hope Wynne and Jeremy Nicholas guest star. | Bill Hays | Julian Jones | 6 November 1990 |
| 90 | "Lying In Wait" | Roger Monk and Heather Emmanuel guest star. | William Brayne | Chris Boucher | 8 November 1990 |
| 91 | "Plato For Policemen" | Kerry Peers and Charles Kay guest star. | Chris Hodson | Robin Mukherjee | 13 November 1990 |
| 92 | "Testimony" | Bruce Alexander, Kerry Peers and Christopher Saul guest star. | Chris Hodson | Robin Mukherjee | 15 November 1990 |
| 93 | "Decisions" | Patricia Hayes and Patricia Brake guest star. | Tom Cotter | Arthur McKenzie | 20 November 1990 |
| 94 | "Know Your Enemy" | David Warwick and Beryl Cooke guest star. | Moria Armstrong | Nick Collins | 22 November 1990 |
| 95 | "Lies" | Adele Silva guest stars. | Roger Tucker | Brendan McDonald | 27 November 1990 |
| 96 | "Old Wounds" | Alan Ford guest stars. | Roger Tucker | Ian Briggs | 29 November 1990 |
| 97 | "Just For A Moment" | Charlie Creed-Miles and Sara Corper guest star. | Tom Cotter | Susan Shattock | 4 December 1990 |
| 98 | "Market Forces" | Steven Mackintosh, Roberta Taylor and Peter Craze guest star. | Sarah Pia Anderson | Peter Brooks | 6 December 1990 |
| 99 | "One For The Road (Part 1 of 2)" | Philip Whitchurch and Lloyd McGuire guest star. | John Strickland | Michael Crompton | 11 December 1990 |
| 100 | "Start With The Whistle (Part 2 of 2)" | First appearance of Sgt. Joseph Corrie, Final appearance of Sgt. Tom Penny, Stephen Churchett guest stars. | John Strickland | J.C. Wilsher | 13 December 1990 |
| 101 | "Out of The Blue" | Alec Christie and Peter Ferdinando guest star. | Moria Armstrong | J.C. Wilsher | 18 December 1990 |
| 102 | "Street Smart" | First appearance of DCI Kim Reid, Final appearance of DCI Gordon Wray, Clive Kneller and Morgan Deare guest star. | Sarah Pia Anderson | J.C. Wilsher | 20 December 1990 |
| 103 | "Safe As Houses" | First Appearance of Sgt John Maitland, Ken Hutchison guest stars. | Tom Cotter | Russell Lewis | 26 December 1990 |
| 104 | "Friends and Neighbours" | Brian Croucher, Doug Bradley, Allan Surtees and Richard Davies guest star. | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 27 December 1990 |
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