Episode
The Bill: Comeback
Overview
The community police station run by P.C. Smollett is fire-bombed. The area car is stolen from P.C. Loxton and W.P.C. Datta, and it is written off in an RTA.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1992-03-03
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Comeback is Episode 18 in Series 8 of The Bill. It aired on 1992-03-03. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 17: Licence
A man convicted of strangling his wife has been released on licence, but the probation service fails to notify Sun Hill. His presence comes to light when his son causes a disturbance.
Episode 19: Fireproof
D.I. Burnside leads an investigation into the firebombing of the community police station.
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Episode 16: It's A Small World
Thinking of leaving the force, D.C. Dashwood is tempted by a lucrative business opportunity with a firm of security consultants.
Episode 20: The Paddy Factor
D.C. Carver and W.D.C. Martella have a car thief under observation, and see him shot as he gets into a car. The Anti-Terrorist Squad is called in, and the IRA is suspected.
Episode 15: Beggar My Neighbour
A tramp is attacked, leading the police into a web of crime.
Episode 21: The Wild Rover
D.S. Roach ignores the Anti-Terrorist Squad, and investigates a possible IRA cell.
Episode 14: Previous Convictions
Investigating an apparent accident in which a man's hand is crushed in a car-breaker's yard, Sgt. Maitland uncovers years of animosity, neglect and revenge.
Episode 22: Coincidence
A small boy known for lying claims to have been the subject of an attempted abduction in an adventure playground.
Episode 13: Somebody Special
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.
Episode 23: Going Soft
A routine trip to a magistrate for a warrant turns into a nightmare for D.C. Dashwood when he is taken prisoner by two hooded burglars.
Episode 12: Chicken
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.
Episode 24: Re-Hab
Jack Meadows arrives to take charge of Sun Hill CID. He becomes involved with a father suspected of murdering his drug addict son.