Season 5

The fifth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 3 January – 28 December 1989. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 3 and Collection 4 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 8 August – 7 November 2007, respectively. The first four episodes of the series were later issued on DVD in the United Kingdom, under the title Volume 4, on 15 March 2010. The next thirteen episodes of series 5 were released on DVD in the UK, under the title Volume 5, on 11 July 2011, the next 48 episodes of Series five were released on DVD in the UK under the title Volume 6, on 15 October 2012 and the remaining episodes were released on DVD in the UK under the title Volume 7, on 2 September 2013.

Season episodes list 5

S05E01

S05E01 : Getting It Right (aired on 01/03/1989)

D.I. Burnside leads a raid on a hotel room to catch a man suspected of armed abduction, but due to…
S05E02

S05E02 : A Reflection Of Glory (aired on 01/05/1989)

P.C. Ramsey is back in uniform and goes with P.C. Haynes to see about a shoplifter who claims she…
S05E03

S05E03 : One To One (aired on 01/10/1989)

W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Stamp arrive at a brothel, where they find Jo Whitney, the daughter of a…
S05E04

S05E04 : The Mugging And The Gypsies (aired on 01/12/1989)

W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smith attend a local gypsy campsite where residents are complaining. A…
S05E05

S05E05 : The Chain Of Command (aired on 01/17/1989)

Ch. Insp. Conway is late for a meeting with a Mr. Trevelyan from the Department of Trade and…
S05E06

S05E06 : Life And Death (aired on 01/19/1989)

P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Brind arrest a man who is so drunk he can barely stand. Back at the station,…
S05E07

S05E07 : Hothead (aired on 01/24/1989)

W.P.C. Brind and P.C. Melvin are on foot patrol, but are seperated. Brind ends up dealing with a…
S05E08

S05E08 : Steamers (aired on 01/26/1989)

D.S. Roach goes to the hospital to talk to a young man who was slashed in the face with a knife -…
S05E09

S05E09 : Duty Elsewhere (aired on 01/31/1989)

P.C. Haynes volunteers for ""duty elsewhere"", undercover as a driver for Neville Tubbs, leader of…
S05E10

S05E10 : Saturday Blues (aired on 02/02/1989)

A young woman is taken to hospital in a coma after a drug overdose - she is D.I. Burnside's…
S05E11

S05E11 : N.F.A. (aired on 02/07/1989)

W.P.C. Brind chases two bag snatchers, but they get away. She later spots one of them crossing the…
S05E12

S05E12 : The Price You Pay (aired on 02/09/1989)

W.P.C. Martella visits a friend of hers, Alison Page, who has been badly beaten up. Alison is on…
S05E13

S05E13 : The Key of the Door (aired on 02/14/1989)

D.C. Dashwood investigates when a house which has recently been put on the market is burgled. He…
S05E14

S05E14 : Cock-Up (1) (aired on 02/16/1989)

P.C. Hollis is referee for a five-a-side football match between two schools organised by the Met.…
S05E15

S05E15 : Repercussions (2) (aired on 02/21/1989)

Because of a screwup, Burnside has put back community relations 30 years. Conway yells at…
S05E16

S05E16 : A Death In The Family (aired on 02/23/1989)

Taffy and June are talking to a lady when they are aware of shouts down the road. they find a man…
S05E17

S05E17 : In The Frame (aired on 02/28/1989)

Burnside is not only late for the weekly crime meeting with Brownlow, but is called out of it by an…
S05E18

S05E18 : A Good Result (aired on 03/02/1989)

Roache brings in a man suspected of handling stolen car radios. Yorkie and Reg are going to the…
S05E19

S05E19 : Conscience (aired on 03/07/1989)

Dashwood is moaning because Greig is playing his clarinet in the office. Roach is having a drink…
S05E20

S05E20 : Sunday, Sunday (aired on 03/09/1989)

Taffy and Viv are in a Sunday market when they are attacked by a group of white supremists. Viv is…
S05E21

S05E21 : Climate (aired on 03/14/1989)

June has been seeing a married man. Bob is worried about having his tires slashed during the…
S05E22

S05E22 : Bad Company (aired on 03/16/1989)

Dashwood and Carver investigate a fight at a bail hostel. A man bailed for receiving has been…
S05E23

S05E23 : Suspicious Minds (aired on 03/21/1989)

Sun Hill C.I.D. and the Vice Squad raid six flats to catch a pornography ring. All the flats are…
S05E24

S05E24 : Intuition (aired on 03/23/1989)

D.S. Roach is interviewing a suspect, Barron, about a cash and gold bullion robbery. There's not…
S05E25

S05E25 : Loss (aired on 03/28/1989)

Ch. Insp. Conway wants to see P.C. Smith and W.P.C. Martella about a special assignment: going…
S05E26

S05E26 : Procedure (aired on 03/30/1989)

Cryer is filling up a car. Peters gives the relief a lecture about refilling area cars after using…
S05E27

S05E27 : Luck Of The Draw (aired on 04/04/1989)

Ted goes undercover to catch a gang running a lottery scam. If the workers don't join, they have…
S05E28

S05E28 : No Strings (aired on 04/06/1989)

Roxanne is helping Roach and Viv catch bag snatchers at a disco. They get barracaded in the ladies…
S05E29

S05E29 : Fool's Gold (aired on 04/11/1989)

Carver, Yorkie and Ramsey bring in a suspect with a shooter. Suspect is tied in with Post Office…
S05E30

S05E30 : The Visit (aired on 04/13/1989)

Viv is visiting a remand prisoner in prison and ends up being held hostage. After being released…
S05E31

S05E31 : One For The Ladies (aired on 04/18/1989)

Tosh and Grieg investigate a death in a hotel. The manager treats them like scum. Man was a…
S05E32

S05E32 : No Shelter (aired on 04/20/1989)

An Italian turns up at the front desk asking for directions to the Blackball tunnell. Viv comes…
S05E33

S05E33 : Out To Lunch (aired on 04/25/1989)

Ramsey picks up Burnside, Carver and Lines just as they are leaving a resturant but before they get…
S05E34

S05E34 : Free Wheel (aired on 04/27/1989)

CID are keeping an eye on a man who is suspected of illegal shipment of arms to 3rd world…
S05E35

S05E35 : Only A Bit Of Thieving (aired on 05/02/1989)

Roache talks to a lady about a burglary. Melvin goes back with him that night. Teenage burglars…
S05E36

S05E36 : Communications (aired on 05/04/1989)

Conway visits the CAD room and others to try and encourage people to talk about their problems. …
S05E37

S05E37 : Silver Lining (aired on 05/09/1989)

Haynes is about to escort school childrenacross the road when a rolls roycecoming speeding down it.…
S05E38

S05E38 : Suffocation Job (aired on 05/11/1989)

June calls on a lady who claims her husband wants to kill her but the threat is 4 years old. Her…
S05E39

S05E39 : Mickey Would Have Wanted It (aired on 05/16/1989)

Burnside goes to the funeral of an old villian, father of man suspected of the robbery. A dog digs…
S05E40

S05E40 : Blood Ties (aired on 05/19/1989)

Tony and Claire are waiting for the area car. While waiting, they have to ring around to find a…
S05E41

S05E41 : You'll Be Back (aired on 05/23/1989)

Tony is talking to s shopkeeper about graffiti when he notices a scruffle between a stallholder and…
S05E42

S05E42 : Fort Apache - Sun Hill (aired on 05/25/1989)

Industrial dispute by prison officers put pressure on the holding cells. Roache is not happy that…
S05E43

S05E43 : Waste (aired on 05/30/1989)

A homeless lady's body is found on a building site. Haynes investigates. She died of chorine gas.…
S05E44

S05E44 : The Strong Survive (aired on 06/01/1989)

Jim is waiting in a car for the chemist to open and hungry. Meanwhile Mike is being fed breakfast…
S05E45

S05E45 : Loving Care (aired on 06/06/1989)

Carver investigates a burglary and finds an unconsious girl at the bottom of the garden with the…
S05E46

S05E46 : Back On The Streets (aired on 06/08/1989)

Tosh and Carver are in a car waiting for a suspect who gets away after pinching a mailman's bike. …
S05E47

S05E47 : FAT'AC (aired on 06/13/1989)

Yorkie is on hand at the scene of a fatal accident. Everyone is being held up and Yorkie is…
S05E48

S05E48 : Somewhere By Chance (aired on 06/15/1989)

Ramsey and Taffy investigate stolen credit cards in shopping precinct. While there a soldier says…
S05E49

S05E49 : A Quiet Life (aired on 06/20/1989)

Jim is at the hospital talking to the wife of the victim of a robbery who had a heart attack. It…
S05E50

S05E50 : Tom Tiddler's Ground (aired on 06/22/1989)

Viv and June are on park patrol. A lady runs into a shed and locks herself in. A man is looking…
S05E51

S05E51 : Make My Day (aired on 06/27/1989)

Uniform are looking for someone who is letting off distress flares inside letterboxes. Melvin…
S05E52

S05E52 : Provocation (aired on 06/29/1989)

Mike Dashwood is investigating pilfering from a building site. Foreman is not cooperative. Roache…
S05E53

S05E53 : Overspend (aired on 07/04/1989)

Taffy has come in for a shift before taking his holidays. He is worried he will miss his flight. …
S05E54

S05E54 : Between Friends (aired on 07/06/1989)

Dashwood and Roach investigate a break-in at an apartment on the Thames. The burglar is chased and…
S05E55

S05E55 : Traffic (aired on 07/11/1989)

An artist is painting in the middle of the road while a lorry is blocking the road. The girl won't…
S05E56

S05E56 : The Sacred Seal (aired on 07/13/1989)

An armed robbery is in progress. Jim follows suspect, picking up starting pistol but loses him…
S05E57

S05E57 : Subsequent Visits (aired on 07/18/1989)

Stamp brings in a biker and leaves Brind to bring up the motorbike. CID doesn't want to know. …
S05E58

S05E58 : User Friendly (aired on 07/20/1989)

A plane has come down in a park. Pilot and passengers (1 injured) all took off. Dogs track…
S05E59

S05E59 : Don't Like Mondays (aired on 07/25/1989)

PC Edwards and PC Smith are called to a disturbance at a local bank, where they are surprised to…
S05E60

S05E60 : Pickup (aired on 07/27/1989)

Haynes and Martella follow a car which is being driven erratically. Viv is worried about Haynes…
S05E61

S05E61 : Kidding (aired on 08/01/1989)

Inspector Frazer is moaning about expenses. Viv is given domestic violence cases to follow up. …
S05E62

S05E62 : Black Spot (aired on 08/03/1989)

Tosh visits a family with some clothes and meets a man who is teaching his son bad attitudes…
S05E63

S05E63 : Taken For A Ride (aired on 08/08/1989)

Roach is meeting the Inspectors Promotion Board who made up their mind before the interview that he…
S05E64

S05E64 : Time Out (aired on 08/10/1989)

Burnside argues with a D.I. from robbery squad about using Greig and Lines on surveillance. They…
S05E65

S05E65 : Leaving (aired on 08/15/1989)

Yorkie's last day. Ho goes to a suspected break-in at a video shop. Hollis thought he was going…
S05E66

S05E66 : Street Games And Board Games (aired on 08/17/1989)

June and Tony walk through a black community. Roach had raided a house selling intoxicating…
S05E67

S05E67 : Pressure (aired on 08/22/1989)

Taffy and Stamp are on a shout when they come across an accident. They have to carry on. Taffy's…
S05E68

S05E68 : A Little Knowledge (aired on 08/24/1989)

Lines sits in on a poker game at a mini cab office. Illegal gambling is suspected. They raid the…
S05E69

S05E69 : Pathways (aired on 08/29/1989)

While attending a traffic accident, Alex is approached about vandalism on an allotment but it is…
S05E70

S05E70 : Seen To Be Done (aired on 08/31/1989)

Penny is kicking the drunks out of the cells. One of the drunks is very relucant to go. He is…
S05E71

S05E71 : Tulip (aired on 09/05/1989)

Roach and Dashwood arrest a man at an after match function. The suspect tries to help a girl and…
S05E72

S05E72 : Nothing But The Truth (aired on 09/07/1989)

Burnside is having problems with the C.P.S.(Crown Prosecuting Service). He asks Brind to check a…
S05E73

S05E73 : It's Not Majorca (aired on 09/12/1989)

Lay visitors are visiting the station. 30 prisoners are about to be transferred from Barton…
S05E74

S05E74 : Mending Fences (aired on 09/14/1989)

After being raked over the coals by Brownlow for the accident in the custody suite. Sgt. Peters…
S05E75

S05E75 : Exit Lines (aired on 09/19/1989)

Garfield is on the beat when he notices an old lady catching her breath. He drops in to see her…
S05E76

S05E76 : That Old Malarkey (aired on 09/21/1989)

Stamp calls on a lady who complains her neighbour is making noises. She has security bars on her…
S05E77

S05E77 : Greig Versus Taylor (aired on 09/26/1989)

Greig interviews a suspect in an armed robbery. Most of the evidence is circumstantial but the…
S05E78

S05E78 : Tottering (aired on 09/28/1989)

Turnham wants a name from Cathy but annoys her by whistling and then asks Reg who he thinks the…
S05E79

S05E79 : I Counted Them All Out (aired on 10/03/1989)

Burnside, the rest of CID and some uniform assist Flying Squad thwart a hold-up on a security van…
S05E80

S05E80 : Zig Zag (aired on 10/05/1989)

Mike and Tosh are looking for a private detective. His girlfriend is not saying anything about his…
S05E81

S05E81 : A Matter of Trust (aired on 10/10/1989)

Burnside and Carver are doing a joint observation with Robbery Squad on a security van. Info seems…
S05E82

S05E82 : Tourist Trap (aired on 10/12/1989)

Dashwood and Ackland are on a tour in a graveyard. Garfield and Carver are in the hotel waiting to…
S05E83

S05E83 : The One That Got Away (aired on 10/17/1989)

Brownlow is driving when he notices a driving erratically. He gives chase and catches the driver…
S05E84

S05E84 : Found Offending (aired on 10/19/1989)

Stamp is near an underpass when he spots a girl begging. He brings her in to the station where it…
S05E85

S05E85 : All Part of The Job (aired on 10/24/1989)

Brind sorts out a bit of bother in a pub. A man, who turns out to be from Special Branch, chats…
S05E86

S05E86 : In the Cold (aired on 10/26/1989)

Taffy and Tony go to a rail yard where a female body has been found. Burnside thinks the watchman…
S05E87

S05E87 : Just a Little Run Around (aired on 10/31/1989)

Inspector Frazer is on a training exercise learning how to use long shields. They learn how to use…
S05E88

S05E88 : A Fair Appraisal (aired on 11/02/1989)

Taffy is up for APA and is wound up by Tony. Taffy goes to deal with an alarm at a warehouse. …
S05E89

S05E89 : Visitors (aired on 11/07/1989)

Sunhill has an open day and a sliver cup is nicked. Lines is having money problems. Reg is…
S05E90

S05E90 : Private Wars (aired on 11/09/1989)

Burnside is driving past an electricity substation when he sees someone climbing over the wall. …
S05E91

S05E91 : Feasting With Panthers (aired on 11/14/1989)

A special constable gaves a ticket to a motorist. Penny warns a car owner to move his car and…
S05E92

S05E92 : By The Book (aired on 11/16/1989)

Norika talks to a driver who parks illegally. She then deals with an upset drug addict at a…
S05E93

S05E93 : Beer And Bicycles (aired on 11/21/1989)

Conway talks to the relief about image. ""Efficient service with a smile"". Martella is asked to…
S05E94

S05E94 : Grace Of God (aired on 11/23/1989)

A amn at a caryard has complaints about kids damaging cars and nicking car radios. The kids harass…
S05E95

S05E95 : Just Another Day (aired on 11/28/1989)

A group of children are harassing a shop keeper but the real complaint is against a sax player. …
S05E96

S05E96 : Gone Fishing (aired on 11/30/1989)

Carver goes to the hospital to see how a victim of a hit-and-run accident is. Roach thinks it is…
S05E97

S05E97 : Early Bird (aired on 12/05/1989)

Taffy and Claire find an old lady on the street with a bird cage and a suitcase. She has run away…
S05E98

S05E98 : Just For The Crack (aired on 12/07/1989)

Jim has brought a new suit. 27 motorbikes including a police bike have been nicked. Garfield and…
S05E99

S05E99 : Woman In Brown (aired on 12/12/1989)

June and Melvin call at a school where a baby has been taken. June thinks she knows who took the…
S05E100

S05E100 : Speaking Freely (aired on 12/14/1989)

Frazer brings in a suspected shoplifter. Frazer is having her apprasial interview later. A woman…
S05E101

S05E101 : The Return Of The Prodigal Son (aired on 12/19/1989)

Greig has been made Acting D. I. and Ted takes it up with Conway when he gets back. Ted is…
S05E102

S05E102 : Chinese Whispers (aired on 12/21/1989)

Norika can't get her car started. A man helps who turns out to be the bogus repairman. Norika and…
S05E103

S05E103 : Powers Of Exclusion (aired on 12/26/1989)

The van brings in a Reverend with a sheath knife after a fight. Burnside has been after the…
S05E104

S05E104 : Saturday Night Fever (aired on 12/28/1989)

DC Carver is at the hospital checking on a stabbing of a drug dealer. WPC Martella has some info…