Episode
The Bill: Somebody Special
Overview
Acting D.I. Greig tries to recruit a hardened female thief as a snout, but finds her more than a match for him. D.C.I. Reid is promoted out of Sun Hill to MS15.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1992-02-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Somebody Special is Episode 13 in Series 8 of The Bill. It aired on 1992-02-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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