Episode
The Bill: Dead Man's Boots
Overview
Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman, who gave evidence as a witness in a murder trial, from being victimised on a council estate. The vacant position of duty sergeant is on offer at Sun Hill.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 1991-04-11
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Dead Man's Boots is Episode 30 in Series 7 of The Bill. It aired on 1991-04-11. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 29: Now We're Motoring
Reg helps a man tow away a car. The owner comes to complain about the towing. Reg comes across another towing. Lines talks to a man about welding his car to make the MOT. He is getting grief from Reed. He seems to be setting up a deal where he delivers a car across the channel.
Episode 31: Caught Napping
The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process. They are there to investigate the murder of a police informant, who at the time of his death was under the protection of Sun Hill CID. DI Burnside and DS Roach come to blows when Roach refuses to share the blame for withdrawing officers from the safe house, and accuses Burnside of corruption.
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