Episode
The Bill: The Fortress
Overview
The owner of an off licence shop makes a citizen's arrest of a young shoplifter and Maitland arrests the shopkeeper for use of unreasonable force.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 32
- Air date
- 1993-03-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Fortress is Episode 32 in Series 9 of The Bill. It aired on 1993-03-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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