The Bill series 19
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| The Bill | |
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| Season 19 | |
 Series 19 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 106 |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1 January – 31 December 2003 |
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Series 19 of British television drama The Bill was broadcast from 1 January until 31 December 2003. The series consisted of 106 episodes, being the longest series broadcast during the show's final decade, and also included the show's first live broadcast, "Fatal Consequences". This series built upon the serialized format previously introduced by new producer Paul Marquess in Series 18, and also saw the introduction of several new members into the cast following the departure of many long-standing cast members in Series 18.
This series saw the show celebrate its 20th Anniversary on air with both a live episode and an episode featuring one of the show's most ambitious stunts to date, where PC Des Taviner is supposedly killed in an explosion in a Gas Tower, after being exposed as the culprit of the Sun Hill fire, which claimed the lives of six officers, back in April 2002. This storyline also saw the return of former detective Sally Johnson (Jaye Griffiths), who ultimately exposes Taviner and also manages to bully DC Danny Glaze into tendering his resignation, in fear of his part in the plot to frame murder suspect Jeff Simpson being revealed. This series also saw the death of long-standing character Sgt. Matthew Boyden, whose death was the subject of the first episode of the series' new spin-off Murder Investigation Team.
For the live broadcast, a storyline was devised whereby DC Juliet Becker (Rae Baker) was held hostage in the back of a police cruiser at knifepoint. Despite only being in the show for five months, the storyline paved the way for Baker's exit. This episode also featured a live stunt in which DC Gary Best's father (Ian Puleston-Davies) is thrown from the roof of the station after getting into a fight with his son. All but three of the current cast members featured in the live broadcast, and thus, due to its success on the night, a second live broadcast was commissioned for 2005, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ITV1.
On 16 October 2013, the complete series was released on DVD in Australia as a Region 0, playable anywhere in the world. The DVD synopsis uses the original episode numbering system, rather than the Episode names which from 2002-2007 wasn't used
Cast changes
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Episodes
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod # |
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| 1 | "Out of a Clear Blue Sky" | Jemma Walker guest stars. | Penelope Shales | Marianne Colbran | 1 January 2003 | 076 |
| 2 | "A Match Made in Hell" | Final appearance of DC Duncan Lennox, Chloe Howman and Edna Doré guest star. | Diana Patrick | Steve Hughes | 2 January 2003 | 077 |
| 3 | "Bad Taste" | Sam Aston and Roy Heather guest star. | Diana Patrick | Kathrine Smith | 8 January 2003 | 078 |
| 4 | "A Smart Bomb" | Sam Aston guest stars. | Fraser MacDonald | Gerard McKenna | 9 January 2003 | 079 |
| 5 | "Method to the Madness" | Katy Odey guest stars. | Fraser MacDonald | Henrietta Hardy | 15 January 2003 | 080 |
| 6 | "Controversial Approach" | Stephan Grothgar guest stars. | Dominic Lees | Steve Handley | 16 January 2003 | 081 |
| 7 | "Hard Liquor" | Bill Ward and Michael Pennington guest star. | Dominic Lees | Carol Williams | 22 January 2003 | 082 |
| 8 | "Cross Transfer" | PC Des Taviner transfers to CSU, Angela Pleasence, Bill Ward and Michael Pennington guest star. | Baz Taylor | Gerard McKenna | 23 January 2003 | 083 |
| 9 | "Crackdown" | Michael Pennington guest stars. | Baz Taylor | Maxwell Young | 29 January 2003 | 084 |
| 10 | "Thinking Out Loud" | First appearance of PC Cameron Tait | Christopher King | Philip Gladwin | 30 January 2003 | 085 |
| 11 | "Dropout Factory" | Desmond McNamara guest stars. | Christopher King | Julie White | 4 February 2003 | 086 |
| 12 | "Without a Trace" | Renu Setna and Anna Wing guest star. | Ged Maguire | Patrick Melanaphy | 5 February 2003 | 087 |
| 13 | "The Cat With Nine Lives" | Final appearance of Sgt. Craig Gilmore | Ged Maguire | Gerrard McKenna | 6 February 2003 | 088 |
| 14 | "False Pride" | First appearance of Sgt. Sheelagh Murphy, Michael Pennington and Kaye Wragg guest star | Brett Fallis | Emma Goodwin | 12 February 2003 | 089 |
| 15 | "Under Pressure" | PC Des Taviner returns to uniform, Michael Pennington guest stars | Brett Fallis | Matthew Leys | 13 February 2003 | 090 |
| 16 | "The Darkest Hour" | New title sequence and theme introduced, Michael Pennington | Sylvie Boden | John Milne | 26 February 2003 | 091 |
| 17 | "Fraught with Danger" | Mark Fletcher guest stars | Sylvie Boden | Nick Saltrese | 27 February 2003 | 092 |
| 18 | "Found" | DC Eva Sharpe takes leave | Chris Lovett | Sally Garland | 5 March 2003 | 093 |
| 19 | "The Nouveau Riche" | DC Ken Drummond takes leave, Janine Wood guest stars. | Chris Lovett | Julian Perkins | 6 March 2003 | 094 |
| 20 | "Classroom Politics" | DS Phil Hunter takes leave | Michael Offer | Patricia Smallacombe | 12 March 2003 | 095 |
| 21 | "Sleeping Dogs Lie" | TBA | Michael Offer | Jason Sutton | 13 March 2003 | 096 |
| 22 | "The Philadelphia Lawyer" | TBA | Peter Butler | Kathrine Smith | 19 March 2003 | 097 |
| 23 | "Throw for a Loss" | First appearance of PC Honey Harman | Peter Butler | Steve Hughes | 20 March 2003 | 098 |
| 24 | "The Square Apple" | Return of PC Polly Page | Claire Winyard | Kathrine Smith | 26 March 2003 | 099 |
| 25 | "Under the Thumb" | Return of DC Ken Drummond, Liz May Brice, David Yip and Paul Courtenay Hyu guest star | Claire Winyard | Clive Dawson | 27 March 2003 | 100 |
| 26 | "Out of Your Depth" | Burt Kwouk, Wendy Kweh and Clare Clifford guest star. | Baz Taylor | Nicholas McInerny | 2 April 2003 | 101 |
| 27 | "Juggernaut" | Burt Kwouk and Wendy Kweh guest star. | Baz Taylor | Patrea Smallacombe | 3 April 2003 | 102 |
| 28 | "Week by Week" | John Gillett guest stars | Baz Taylor | Tom Needham | 9 April 2003 | 103 |
| 29 | "Frail" | Eric Sykes guest stars. | Dominic Clemence | Matthew Leys | 10 April 2003 | 104 |
| 30 | "Grandstand" | Geraldine Alexander guest stars. | Dominic Clemence | Steve Hughes | 16 April 2003 | 105 |
| 31 | "Disillusion" | Jan Anderson guest stars. | Ged Maguire | Steve Hughes | 17 April 2003 | 106 |
| 32 | "Rose-Coloured Glasses" | TBA | Ged Maguire | Emma Goodwin | 23 April 2003 | 107 |
| 33 | "Come Home to Roost" | Guest appearance from Bob Cryer, Zig Byfield guest stars | Robert Del Maestro | Emma Goodwin | 24 April 2003 | 108 |
| 34 | "Surprise Surprise" | Stuart Organ guest stars. | Robert Del Maestro | Maxwell Young | 29 April 2003 | 109 |
| 35 | "Played Like a Fiddle" | Temporary departure of PC Nick Klein | Dermot Boyd | Tom Needham | 30 April 2003 | 110 |
| 36 | "Moving Target (Part 1)" | Final appearance of Sgt. Matthew Boyden, Colin Spaull and Stuart Organ guest star | Dermot Boyd | Tom Needham | 1 May 2003 | 111 |
| 36B | "Moving Target (Part 2)" | Murder Investigation Team episode. | Michael Offer | Jake Riddell | 3 May 2003 | 111A |
| 37 | "Laid to Rest" | Guest appearance from Bob Cryer | Christopher King | John Milne | 7 May 2003 | 112 |
| 38 | "Turning Back the Clock" | Return of DS Phil Hunter | Christopher King | Matthew Leys | 15 May 2003 | 113 |
| 39 | "Charlie Foxtrot (Part 1)" | Return of DC Eva Sharpe | Diana Patrick | Katherine Smith | 20 May 2003 | 114 |
| 40 | "Charlie Foxtrot (Part 2)" | Final appearance of PC Gemma Osbourne | Diana Patrick | Katherine Smith | 21 May 2003 | 115 |
| 41 | "Boomerang (Part 1)" | John Cater guest stars. | Jim O'Hanlon | John Milne | 22 May 2003 | 116 |
| 42 | "Boomerang (Part 2)" | Return of Sgt. Dale Smith | Jim O'Hanlon | John Milne | 29 May 2003 | 117 |
| 43 | "A Growing Concern" | TBA | Jim Shields | Patrick Melanaphy | 4 June 2003 | 118 |
| 44 | "Rescue" | First appearance of DC Juliet Becker, first uncredited appearance of PC Gabriel Kent | Jim Shields | Steve Hughes | 5 June 2003 | 119 |
| 45 | "Security Risk" | Trevor Martin guest stars. | Fraser McDonald | Chris Fewtrell | 11 June 2003 | 120 |
| 46 | "Underground Railroad" | TBA | Fraser McDonald | Steve Hughes | 12 June 2003 | 121 |
| 47 | "Written in the Stars" | Final appearance of PC Luke Ashton | Sylvie Boden | Emma Goodwin | 18 June 2003 | 122 |
| 48 | "High Speed Chaos" | Doreen Mantle guest stars. | Sylvie Boden | Henrietta Hardy | 19 June 2003 | 123 |
| 49 | "Count Me Out" | First appearance of DC Ramani DeCosta | Brett Fallis | Nicholas McInerny | 25 June 2003 | 124 |
| 50 | "Out in the Open" | Shane Zaza and Stephanie Leonidas guest star. | Brett Fallis | Patrick Melanaphy | 26 June 2003 | 125 |
| 51 | "Home Run (Part 1)" | First credited appearance of PC Gabriel Kent | Christopher King | Maxwell Young | 2 July 2003 | 126 |
| 52 | "Home Run (Part 2)" | Donald Sumpter guest stars. | Christopher King | Maxwell Young | 3 July 2003 | 127 |
| 53 | "A Man of Few Words" | Donald Sumpter guest stars. | Robert Del Maestro | Phillip Gladwin | 9 July 2003 | 128 |
| 54 | "In High Demand" | TBA | Robert Del Maestro | Tom Higgins | 10 July 2003 | 129 |
| 55 | "Bully" | TBA | Emma Williams | Simon J. Ashford | 16 July 2003 | 130 |
| 56 | "Two Hours" | TBA | Emma Williams | Tom Needham | 17 July 2003 | 131 |
| 57 | "Ruthless" | Matilda Ziegler and Jo Stone-Fewings guest star. | Peter Butler | Chris Fewtrell | 23 July 2003 | 132 |
| 58 | "Under Fire" | Matilda Ziegler and Jo Stone-Fewings guest stars. | Peter Butler | Patrea Smallacombe | 24 July 2003 | 133 |
| 59 | "Professional Image" | Mollie Sugden, Ron Moody, Jo Stone-Fewings and Jonathan Tafler guest star. | David Holroyd | John Milne | 30 July 2003 | 134 |
| 60 | "Sunday Driver" | DC Ramani DeCosta is promoted to DS | David Holroyd | Katherine Smith | 31 July 2003 | 135 |
| 61 | "A Head on the Block" | TBA | Ken Grieve | Simon McCleave | 6 August 2003 | 136 |
| 62 | "Pick Your Friends" | Linda Robson guest stars. | Ken Grieve | Tom Needham | 7 August 2003 | 137 |
| 63 | "Cheating" | TBA | Fraser McDonald | Matthew Leys | 13 August 2003 | 138 |
| 64 | "A New Lease of Life" | David Legeno guest stars. | Fraser McDonald | Matthew Leys | 14 August 2003 | 139 |
| 65 | "Silver to Grey" | TBA | Crispin Reece | Maxwell Young | 20 August 2003 | 140 |
| 66 | "Step up to the Plate" | TBA | Crispin Reece | Clive Coleman | 21 August 2003 | 141 |
| 67 | "Centre of Attraction" | TBA | Jim O'Hanlon | Sue Mooney | 27 August 2003 | 142 |
| 68 | "Bold as Brass" | Final appearance of PC Ruby Buxton, Tim Munro guest stars | Jim O'Hanlon | Patrea Smallacombe | 28 August 2003 | 143 |
| 69 | "Power Trip" | Return of PC Nick Klein | Diana Patrick | Graham Mitchell | 2 September 2003 | 144 |
| 70 | "Ride the Tiger" | TBA | Diana Patrick | Henrietta Hardy | 3 September 2003 | 145 |
| 71 | "The Law of the Jungle" | TBA | Neil Adams | Nicholas McInerny | 4 September 2003 | 146 |
| 72 | "Truth" | First appearance of DC Terry Perkins, Ian Puleston-Davies guest stars | Neil Adams | Nicholas McInerny | 10 September 2003 | 147 |
| 73 | "A Close Shave" | FDO Roberta Cryer becomes a CAD officer | Christopher King | Katherine Smith | 11 September 2003 | 148 |
| 74 | "Beware the Smiling Knife" | Final appearance of CAD officer Roberta Cryer, Eric Richard guest stars as Bob Cryer | Christopher King | Steve Hughes | 17 September 2003 | 149 |
| 75 | "The Dirty Dozen" | First appearance of CADO Dean McVerry, Ian Puleston-Davies guest stars | Nigel Keen | Tom Needham | 18 September 2003 | 150 |
| 76 | "Hallmark Moment" | Barry Jackson guest stars. | Nigel Keen | Damian Wayling | 23 September 2003 | 151 |
| 77 | "Going Down in Flames" | TBA | Robert Del Maestro | Jaden Clark | 24 September 2003 | 152 |
| 78 | "Salt of the Earth" | TBA | Robert Del Maestro | Simon McCleave | 25 September 2003 | 153 |
| 79 | "Haunted (Part 1)" | First appearance of DC Rob Thatcher, return of Sally Johnson, Ian Puleston-Davies guest stars | Mark Walker | John Milne | 2 October 2003 | 154 |
| 80 | "Haunted (Part 2)" | Final appearance of DC Danny Glaze, departure of DC Mickey Webb, John Bennett guest stars | Mark Walker | Emma Goodwin | 8 October 2003 | 155 |
| 81 | "Antecedent" | First appearance of PC Yvonne Hemmingway | Susan Tully | Maxwell Young | 9 October 2003 | 156 |
| 82 | "Fatality" | First appearance of SRO Marilyn Chambers | Susan Tully | Chris Fewtrell | 15 October 2003 | 157 |
| 83 | "Dead and Gone" | Final appearance of Sally Johnson, Ian Puleston-Davies guest stars | Peter Butler | Carol Ann Docherty | 16 October 2003 | 158 |
| 84 | "Writing on the Wall" | Ian Puleston-Davies guest stars. | Peter Butler | Maxwell Young | 22 October 2003 | 159 |
| 85 | "Lap of the Gods" | Terrence Hardiman guest stars. | Ken Grieve | Mark Greig | 23 October 2003 | 160 |
| 86 | "Better Late than Never" | Charles Dale and Terrence Hardiman guest star. | Ken Grieve | Nicholas McInerny | 29 October 2003 | 161 |
| 87 | "Fatal Consequences" | Final appearance of DC Juliet Becker, Charles Dale, Cathy Shipton and Aaron Taylor-Johnson guest star. | Sylvie Boden | Tom Needham | 30 October 2003 | 162 |
| 88 | "What's the Scoop?" | Departure of PC Polly Page, Lorraine Kelly and Terrence Hardiman guest star | Sylvie Boden | Katherine Smith | 5 November 2003 | 163 |
| 89 | "Overdue Honeymoon" | TBA | Rupert Such | Patrick Melanaphy | 6 November 2003 | 164 |
| 90 | "Live a Charmed Life" | TBA | Rupert Such | Julian Perkins | 12 November 2003 | 165 |
| 91 | "Close to Home" | TBA | Audrey Cooke | Emma Goodwin | 13 November 2003 | 166 |
| 92 | "Doghouse" | Colin McFarlane guest stars. | Audrey Cooke | Henrietta Hardy | 19 November 2003 | 167 |
| 93 | "Blaze of Glory" | Paul Nicholas and Judi Bowker guest star. | Neil Adams | Tom Higgins | 20 November 2003 | 168 |
| 94 | "A Bleeding Heart" | TBA | Neil Adams | Chris Bucknall | 26 November 2003 | 169 |
| 95 | "Shooting the Daggers" | TBA | Brett Fallis | Emma Goodwin | 27 November 2003 | 170 |
| 96 | "Forgive and Forget" | TBA | Brett Fallis | Jake Riddell | 3 December 2003 | 171 |
| 97 | "Twenty-Twenty Hindsight" | TJ Ramini guest stars. | Steve Kelly | Will Benjamin | 4 December 2003 | 172 |
| 98 | "Pandora's Box" | Phoebe Thomas guest stars. | Steve Kelly | Damian Wayling | 10 December 2003 | 173 |
| 99 | "Bulldozer" | Cathy Bradford is demoted back to a PC | Ged Maguire | Graham Mitchell | 11 December 2003 | 174 |
| 100 | "Hit the Jackpot" | TBA | Ged Maguire | Emma Goodwin | 17 December 2003 | 175 |
| 101 | "Tender Age" | Alibe Parsons guest stars. | Christopher King | John Milne | 18 December 2003 | 176 |
| 102 | "On a Lonely Island" | ADI Samantha Nixon returns to DS | Christopher King | Julian Perkins | 23 December 2003 | 177 |
| 103 | "Chasing the Dragon" | First appearance of DI Neil Manson, Harry Landis guest stars | Terry Iland | Julian Perkins | 24 December 2003 | 178 |
| 104 | "The Law" | Moya Brady guest stars as Roberta Cryer | Terry Iland | Michael Jenner | 30 December 2003 | 179 |
| 105 | "Lured into the Trap" | Moya Brady guest stars as Roberta Cryer | Baz Taylor | Colin Wyatt | 31 December 2003 | 180 |
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