Episode
The Bill: Better The Devil
Overview
P.C. Stringer gets involved with a bizarre household, and discovers a horrifying case of parental cruelty in the attic. W.P.C. Marshall goes on attachment to the Domestic Violence Unit at Stafford Row.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 45
- Air date
- 1992-06-04
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Better The Devil is Episode 45 in Series 8 of The Bill. It aired on 1992-06-04. The runtime is 22 min.
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