Episode
The Bill: Chicken
Overview
P.C. Stringer tries to stop some children from playing 'chicken' on the railway line, but one of them is run down by a train. Sgt. Peters transfers upstairs to the post of duty sergeant, swapping roles with Bob Cryer, who returns to the relief.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1992-02-11
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Chicken is Episode 12 in Series 8 of The Bill. It aired on 1992-02-11. The runtime is 22 min.
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