Episode
The Bill: On The Loose
Overview
Loxton and Garfield corner a savage pit bull terrier at an illegal dogfight while Boyden tracks down a pensioner who has turned to crime.
Details
- Series
- The Bill
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 1993-04-09
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
On The Loose is Episode 42 in Series 9 of The Bill. It aired on 1993-04-09. The runtime is 22 min.
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