Episode
The Bill: Cold Turkey (1)
Overview
Tony and Dave go to a sudden death. Monroe arrives and thinks it is a suspicious death. The man was a locum working at the doctors. Dave and Tony are called to a flat where arguments were heard. A man is holding a child hostage. June takes a mother to a chemist. While in the chemist a customer becomes abusive when his prescription is not filled. Greig thinks he might have killed once already. Reg talks to a doctor about a break-in at her surgery where prescription pads were missing. Conway is there to negotiate.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1991-04-02
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Cold Turkey (1) is Episode 27 in Series 7 of The Bill. It aired on 1991-04-02. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 26: We Could Be Heroes
Tony and Dave rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident. They go to see the driver of the other car. He is a sales rep who hopes to be banned from driving. A man complains to Monroe about obstruction by Tony and Dave.
Episode 28: Cold Turkey (2)
Dashwood talks to one of his snouts to find out the name of the man. June talks to the man on the phone after George left a phone outside the flat. Conway negotiates for the man to be shot if all options fail. Brownlow gives the go ahead to shoot the man.
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