The Bill series 18
| The Bill | |
|---|---|
| Season 18 | |
| No. of episodes | 86 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 3 January – 31 December 2002 |
| Series chronology | |
Series 18 of British television drama The Bill consisted of 86 episodes, broadcast between 3 January and 31 December 2002. This series marked a massive change for the show, after it received a new executive producer, Paul Marquess. Series 18 became the first series to be broadcast in serial format, and generally, only one episode was broadcast per week. The style of the programme also noticeably changes, becoming less police procedural and more "soap opera". As well as featuring 80 regular episodes, the series featured a six-part serial based around PC Dave Quinnan, to mark his departure from the series. This series also saw another major cast change, with departures of several central characters. This made a total of 13 cast members to leave the show, the most in any season with season 25 in second, where 11 cast members left, and season 16 in third, which had 10 cast members leaving. On 14 August 2013, The Bill Series 18 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 18 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia).
Cast changes
Arrivals
- PC Cathy Bradford
- DC Eva Sharpe
- PC Gary Best
- DC Ken Drummond
- Insp. Gina Gold
- DC Brandon Kane
- PC Kerry Young
- DS Phil Hunter
- FDO Roberta Cryer
- DS Samantha Nixon
- DCI Andrew Ross
- PC Gemma Osbourne
- Supt. Adam Okaro
- PC Ruby Buxton
Departures
- SC Terry Knowles - Stabbed during traffic stop
- PC Dave Quinnan - Transfers to SO10 after PC Polly Page rejects marriage proposal
- Ch. Insp. Derek Conway - Killed in petrol bomb attack
- DS Vik Singh - Resigns after suspension for assaulting suspect
- Insp. Andrew Monroe - Killed in station fire
- PC Ben Hayward - Killed in station fire
- PC Di Worrell - Killed in station fire
- DC Paul Riley - Killed in station fire
- DC Kate Spears - Killed in station fire
- PC Sam Harker - Killed in station fire
- DI Alex Cullen - Transfers to MIT
- Supt. Tom Chandler - Commits suicide before being arrested for rape
- PC Cass Rickman - Murdered by serial killer
Episodes
| No. | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Loaded" | Final appearance of SC Terry Knowles | Chris Lovett | Len Collin | 3 January 2002 |
| 2 | "Not to Praise Him" | TBA | Chris Lovett | Len Collin | 10 January 2002 |
| 3 | "Do Not Pass Go" | James Marcus guest stars. | Ged Maguire | Len Collin | 17 January 2002 |
| 4 | "Juliet" | Anna Keaveney guest stars. | Michael Simpson | Tom Needham | 24 January 2002 |
| 5 | "Set in Stone" | First appearance of PC Cathy Bradford | Ron Bain | Cathy Denman | 31 January 2002 |
| 6 | "Quinnan - Part I" | Michael Attwell guest stars. | Ron Bain | Phil Ford | 7 February 2002 |
| 7 | "Quinnan - Part II" | TBA | Roberto Bangura | Len Collin | 7 February 2002 |
| 8 | "Quinnan - Part III" | TBA | Michael Cocker | Patrick Melanaphy | 14 February 2002 |
| 9 | "Quinnan - Part IV" | Norman Lovett guest stars. | Ian White | Maxwell Young | 14 February 2002 |
| 10 | "Quinnan - Part V" | TBA | Ian White | Len Collin | 20 February 2002 |
| 11 | "Quinnan - Part VI" | Final appearance of PC Dave Quinnan | Michael Simpson | Len Collin | 27 February 2002 |
| 12 | "Down a Blind Alley (001)" | First episode in serial format, Zig Byfield guest stars | Daniela Neumann | Steve Handley | 28 February 2002 |
| 13 | "Loose Cannon (002)" | Carol Harrison and Bryan Murray guest star. | Daniela Neumann | Eric Deacon | 7 March 2002 |
| 14 | "Face the Music (003)" | Paul Raffield guest stars. | Jamie Nuttgens | Chris McWatters | 14 March 2002 |
| 15 | "Thin Ice (004)" | Anthony May guest stars. | Jamie Nuttgens | Julian Spilsbury | 21 March 2002 |
| 16 | "Afternoon Rendezvous (005)" | Final appearance of Ch. Insp. Derek Conway | Mike Adams | Marc Pye | 28 March 2002 |
| 17 | "Rally the Troops (006)" | Final appearance of DS Vik Singh | Mike Adams | Phillip Gladwin | 4 April 2002 |
| 18 | "A Show of Generosity (007)" | Guy Henry guest stars. | Steve Finn | Katherine Smith | 11 April 2002 |
| 19 | "Golden Opportunity (008)" | Final appearances of Inspector Andrew Monroe, PC's Ben Hayward, and Di Worrell, DC's Paul Riley and Kate Spears | Steve Finn | Declan Croghan | 16 April 2002 |
| 20 | "No Signs of Life (009)" | Departure of PC Polly Page, Barrie Gosney guest stars. | Declan O'Dwyer | Katherine Smith | 17 April 2002 |
| 21 | "A Peg or Two (010)" | Final appearance of PC Sam Harker, Sylvester McCoy, Chrissie Cotterill and Jonathan Tafler guest star. | Declan O'Dwyer | Tom Needham | 18 April 2002 |
| 22 | "Suspects (011)" | TBA | Ken Grieve | Henrietta Hardy | 25 April 2002 |
| 23 | "At the Deep End (012)" | First appearance of DC Eva Sharpe | Ken Grieve | Julie White | 2 May 2002 |
| 24 | "Needle in a Haystack (013)" | TBA | Graeme Harper | Nick Saltrese | 9 May 2002 |
| 25 | "Walking on Water (014)" | Beverley Callard guest stars. | Graeme Harper | Alison Fisher | 16 May 2002 |
| 26 | "Slippery Slope (015)" | TBA | Michael Ferguson | Annie Jones | 23 May 2002 |
| 27 | "Crying Wolf (016)" | TBA | Michael Ferguson | Ed Jones | 30 May 2002 |
| 28 | "A Run of Good Luck (017)" | TBA | Susan Tully | Julian Perkins | 6 June 2002 |
| 29 | "Tough Love (018)" | TBA | Susan Tully | Marcus Brent | 13 June 2002 |
| 30 | "On the Pitch (019)" | TBA | Jim Goddard | Annie Jones | 20 June 2002 |
| 31 | "Vigilante (020)" | First appearance of PC Gary Best, Tom Lister guest stars | Jim Goddard | Ian Harris | 25 June 2002 |
| 32 | "Ruffled Feathers (021)" | First appearances of DC Ken Drummond and Insp. Gina Gold | Ian White | Steve Attridge | 27 June 2002 |
| 33 | "Prove Your Worth (022)" | First appearance of DC Brandon Kane, return of PC Luke Ashton | Ian White | Gerard McKenna | 2 July 2002 |
| 34 | "Aptitude Test (023)" | Brooke Kinsella guest stars. | Ged Maguire | Matthew Leys | 4 July 2002 |
| 35 | "Sitting Tennants (024)" | Brooke Kinsella, Katy Murphy and Peter Guinness guest star. | Ged Maguire | Matthew Leys | 9 July 2002 |
| 36 | "Too Close to the Wind (025)" | First appearance of PC Kerry Young | Dermot Boyd | Hugh Ellis | 11 July 2002 |
| 37 | "Playing Runaway (026)" | TBA | Dermot Boyd | Clive Dawson | 16 July 2002 |
| 38 | "Old Tricks (027)" | Nia Roberts guest stars. | John Davies | Julian Perkins | 18 July 2002 |
| 39 | "Missing Without Trace (028)" | TBA | John Davies | Steve Hughes | 23 July 2002 |
| 40 | "First Day Collar (029)" | First appearance of DS Phil Hunter | Steve Finn | Maxwell Young | 25 July 2002 |
| 41 | "No Loyalty (030)" | Victoria Finney guest stars. | Steve Finn | Marc Pye | 30 July 2002 |
| 42 | "Conflicting Information (031)" | TBA | Chris Lovett | Len Collin | 1 August 2002 |
| 43 | "Bait (032)" | TBA | Chris Lovett | Ian Harris | 6 August 2002 |
| 44 | "Loggerheads (033)" | First appearance of FDO Roberta Cryer, Nicola Stapleton guest stars | Declan O'Dwyer | John Milne | 8 August 2002 |
| 45 | "Protection (034)" | Nicola Stapleton, David Walliams and Lewis Collins guest star. | Declan O'Dwyer | Eric Deacon | 13 August 2002 |
| 46 | "Impostors (035)" | Nicola Stapleton and Edna Doré guest star. | Paul Marcus | Tom Needham | 15 August 2002 |
| 47 | "Officer Down (036)" | Final appearance of DI Alex Cullen | Paul Marcus | Nicholas McInerny | 20 August 2002 |
| 48 | "One Last Day (037)" | DC Duncan Lennox transfers to MIT | Jamie Payne | Lin Coghlan | 22 August 2002 |
| 49 | "Tactful Approach (038)" | First appearance of DS Samantha Nixon | Jamie Payne | Catrin Clarke | 27 August 2002 |
| 50 | "Certain Uncertainties (039)" | Roger Lloyd-Pack guest stars. | Peter Butler | Chris Ould | 28 August 2002 |
| 51 | "Jeopardy (040)" | Roger Lloyd-Pack, Tony Booth, Liz Smith and Brigit Forsyth guest star. | Peter Butler | John Milne | 29 August 2002 |
| 52 | "Gone Native (041)" | Roger Lloyd-Pack, Tony Booth, Liz Smith and Brigit Forsyth guest star. | Julie Edwards | Martin Jameson | 3 September 2002 |
| 53 | "Requiem (042)" | Roger Lloyd-Pack guest stars. | Julie Edwards | Henrietta Hardy | 4 September 2002 |
| 54 | "Quick Off the Mark (043)" | Vincenzo Pellegrino and Roger Lloyd-Pack guest star. | Crispin Reece | Marianne Colbran | 12 September 2002 |
| 55 | "Access Denied (044)" | Alan Cooke and Roger Lloyd-Pack guest star. | Crispin Reece | Ed Jones | 18 September 2002 |
| 56 | "Nail in the Coffin (045)" | Judy Holt guest stars. | Afonso Reis e Sousa | Katherine Smith | 19 September 2002 |
| 57 | "Improper Conduct (046)" | TBA | Afonso Reis e Sousa | Nick Saltrese | 25 September 2002 |
| 58 | "Deeper Waters (047)" | First appearance of DCI Andrew Ross | Robert Knights | Julian Perkins | 26 September 2002 |
| 59 | "Roses are Red (048)" | TBA | Robert Knights | Annie Jones | 2 October 2002 |
| 60 | "On the Side (049)" | Sam Aston guest stars. | Steve Finn | Ian Harris | 3 October 2002 |
| 61 | "Ready or Not (050)" | Sam Aston guest stars. | Steve Finn | Maxwell Young | 9 October 2002 |
| 62 | "Wisdom of the Wise (051)" | Lois Baxter, Christopher Saul and Jim Findley guest star. | Baz Taylor | Damian Wayling | 10 October 2002 |
| 63 | "Saving Face (052)" | Sally George and Martyn Read guest star. | Baz Taylor | Marcus Brent | 16 October 2002 |
| 64 | "Conflict of Interest (053)" | TBA | Nigel Keen | Gerard McKenna | 16 October 2002 |
| 65 | "Game Over (054)" | Final appearance of Supt. Tom Chandler, first appearance of PC Gemma Osbourne, Anna Karen guest stars | Nigel Keen | Annie Jones | 23 October 2002 |
| 66 | "Risky Behaviour (055)" | Anna Karen guest stars. | Susan Tully | Steve Hughes | 24 October 2002 |
| 67 | "Honeytrap (056)" | TBA | Susan Tully | Jaden Clark | 24 October 2002 |
| 68 | "Heaven's Calling (057)" | TBA | Michael Owen Morris | Phillip Gladwin | 30 October 2002 |
| 69 | "Rogue Victim (058)" | John Bowler and Bhasker Patel guest star. | Michael Owen Morris | Helen Childs | 31 October 2002 |
| 70 | "Lock and Load: Part 1 (059)" | TBA | Robert Del Maestro | Patrick Melanaphy | 6 November 2002 |
| 71 | "Lock and Load: Part 2 (060)" | First appearance of Supt. Adam Okaro | Robert Del Maestro | Maxwell Young | 7 November 2002 |
| 72 | "Lock and Load: Part 3 (061)" | Glen Murphy guest stars. | Jamie Payne | Matthew Leys | 13 November 2002 |
| 73 | "First Day Blues (062)" | First appearance of PC Ruby Buxton, Glen Murphy guest stars | Jamie Payne | Patrea Smallacombe | 14 November 2002 |
| 74 | "A Cry for Help (063)" | Sarah Hadland guest stars. | Michael Offer | Maxwell Young | 20 November 2002 |
| 75 | "The Full Guided Tour (064)" | TBA | Michael Offer | Tom Needham | 20 November 2002 |
| 76 | "Close to Home (065)" | TBA | Peter Butler | Simon J. Ashford | 21 November 2002 |
| 77 | "Walk in the Park (066)" | Helen Blatch guest stars. | Peter Butler | Steve Griffiths | 27 November 2002 |
| 78 | "All in a Day's Work (067)" | TBA | Crispin Reece | Clive Dawson | 28 November 2002 |
| 79 | "Clouded Judgement (068)" | Russell Tovey and Jon Croft guest star. | Crispin Reece | John Milne | 4 December 2002 |
| 80 | "Cop Idol: Part 1 (069)" | TBA | John Davies | Nicholas McInerny | 5 December 2002 |
| 81 | "Cop Idol: Part 2 (070)" | TBA | John Davies | Julian Perkins | 11 December 2002 |
| 82 | "Falling (071)" | Final Appearance of PC Cass Rickman, Edna Doré guest stars | Nigel Keen | Tom Needham | 12 December 2002 |
| 83 | "Code of Conduct: Part 1 (072)" | JoAnne Good and Georgina Hale guest star. | Nigel Keen | Sally Garland | 18 December 2002 |
| 84 | "Seeing Red: Part 2 (073)" | JoAnne Good and Georgina Hale guest-star. | Steve Finn | Steve Hughes | 19 December 2002 |
| 85 | "Little White Lies: Part 3 (074)" | JoAnne Good and Georgina Hale guest star. | Steve Finn | Jake Riddell | 23 December 2002 |
| 86 | "Countdown (075)" | TBA | Penelope Shales | Tom Needham | 31 December 2002 |
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