Episode
The Bill: Keeping Mum
Overview
Greig and Crofts call on a boy, who had been nicked previously as a pick pocket, because they want to talk to him about burglaries. When they arrive, the boy calls them in because his mother has been assaulted by his father. The boy sold a stolen brooch to a man so he could use the money for his mother. Donna comes up with a link with the burlaries to an alarm firm - 3 of the houses only had dummy boxes. Greig and Crofts visit the security firm manager who mentions a lad in the firm also plays with the boy with the brooch. Lines talks to the mother as he is now handling the assault case. The victim couldn't give a reason for the attack but previous attacks have been over very little. Her son was also hit.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1994-02-03
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Keeping Mum is Episode 14 in Series 10 of The Bill. It aired on 1994-02-03. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 13: Faith In The System
Jim and Tosh are in a transit van when they hear shouting. Jim goes to investigate and finds a man being beaten up by D.C Boulton from Barton St. Jim is not prepared to lie for D.C. Boulton about the arrest. The suspect makes a complaint against Boulton. Boulton is not happy Jim won't back him up as a witness to the arrest. Monroe is pressurising Jim into turning Boulton in and Pearce is pressurising him to back up Boulton. The suspect is also pressurising Jim. Jim and Tosh catch a girl breaking into a car and talk to Conway about her. Jiom gets a place in a house for the girl via Conway. She gives the name of the man who told her to get the BMW.
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