Season 25

The 25th series of The Bill, a British television drama, was the penultimate series of the programme. This series saw the show transition to a post-watershed time slot of 9pm, dropping from two episodes to one week-by-week as ITV aimed to save up to £65 million. Producers used the post-watershed slot to introduce "darker, more gritty" storylines. DI Samantha Nixon left prior to the transition, after seven years on the show, in a special two-parter storyline that included a cameo appearance by her daughter Abigail , who was a recurring character on the show from 2002 to 2005. A six-part storyline came as part of the end of the twice-weekly episodes, Conviction, that concluded with four cast members leaving, including Superintendent John Heaton DCI Jack Meadows was promoted into the role. The four characters were part of seven who left as part of the revamp, however the axing of PC Tony Stamp after 22 years on the show proved controversial.

Season episodes list 25

S25E01

S25E01 : The Morning After (aired on 01/01/2009)

After having been seen arguing with her boyfriend in an alleyway a young woman is found badly…
S25E02

S25E02 : Little Girl Lost - 1 (aired on 01/07/2009)

After a night out a couple return home to find their daughter missing and the story offered by the…
S25E03

S25E03 : Little Girl Lost - 2 (aired on 01/08/2009)

The baby girl's body is found and the nanny's boyfriend look like the guilty party. After being…
S25E04

S25E04 : Teenage Kicks - 1 (aired on 01/15/2009)

After a teenager is found dead following house party the main suspects are soon revealed to be a…
S25E05

S25E05 : Teenage Kicks - 2 (aired on 01/21/2009)

Heaton hold a press conference as he attempts to get a confession out of the prime suspects in the…
S25E06

S25E06 : Feet of Clay - 1 (aired on 01/22/2009)

A body of a murdered woman is found in a park. It is soon discovered that the body belongs to a…
S25E07

S25E07 : Feet of Clay - 2 (aired on 01/28/2009)

After Heaton visits Ian Ellis in prison he begins to doubt his original conviction.
S25E08

S25E08 : Feet of Clay - 3 (aired on 01/29/2009)

Ian Ellis gives Heaton the name of Philip Dowson who could be the killer.
S25E09

S25E09 : One Year On (aired on 02/05/2009)

Smithy finds a taxi driver beaten up and his takings missing. An Oyster Card belonging to Ellie…
S25E10

S25E10 : Bleeding Hearts (aired on 02/12/2009)

Nate and Ben investigate a break in at the home of Jill Bentley and learn that that her teenage…
S25E11

S25E11 : Broken Hearts (aired on 02/19/2009)

Maria Joseph visits Nate at work to return the handcuffs he left at her house after they spent the…
S25E12

S25E12 : Righteous Kill - 1 (aired on 02/25/2009)

PCs Millie Brown and Mel Ryder come across a group of Polish teens hassling a burger seller whilst…
S25E13

S25E13 : Righteous Kill - 2 (aired on 03/04/2009)

The investigation into the extortion racket in a local Polish community continues.
S25E14

S25E14 : Bail Me Out (aired on 03/05/2009)

As Carter, Dasari and Banks are trying to catch a drug dealer his accomplice injures a young woman…
S25E15

S25E15 : Matters of the Mind (aired on 03/11/2009)

Sally and Ben investigate a theft at a local social club. Magician Drake Danvers' gambling problems…
S25E16

S25E16 : Leap Of Faith - 1 (aired on 03/12/2009)

Some drugs are found at a local boxing club following an attempted suicide. The police have a hard…
S25E17

S25E17 : Leap Of Faith - 2 (aired on 03/18/2009)

Beth and Nate discover a woman lying unconscious at the bottom of her stairs after they are called…
S25E18

S25E18 : Decision Time (aired on 03/19/2009)

Art Minshull is found unconscious injured in a layby. Smithy thinks the lorry he was driving has…
S25E19

S25E19 : On the Money (aired on 03/25/2009)

After Callum and Leon investigate a burglary they are called to say the missing goods have been…
S25E20

S25E20 : Deal Me Out (aired on 03/26/2009)

Sally and Millie attend a domestic disturbance at a house. Larry is throwing his girlfriend out who…
S25E21

S25E21 : Got You Wrong (aired on 04/02/2009)

Sgt Stone, called to the scene of a reported theft, realises that the suspect is the victim of…
S25E22

S25E22 : Back To School (aired on 04/08/2009)

Nate Roberts is assigned as the Safer Schools Officer at Deansgate School after investigating a…
S25E23

S25E23 : Learning Curve (aired on 04/09/2009)

Nate has to investigate drugs being taken at Deansgate School after a pupil is taken to hospital…
S25E24

S25E24 : Peer Pressure (aired on 04/15/2009)

When Rhys Tanner's home is broken into Nate investigates. Nate discovers that two school pupils…
S25E25

S25E25 : Growing Pains (aired on 04/16/2009)

Nate has to break up a fight between two parents at the school. Nate later finds out that one of…
S25E26

S25E26 : Class Action (aired on 04/22/2009)

Nate and Mel investigate a burglary in a class at the school which leads on to a whole another case.
S25E27

S25E27 : School's Out (aired on 04/23/2009)

School pupil Kim Patterson gives Nate some surprising information. Nate discovers that her father…
S25E28

S25E28 : Old Habits (aired on 04/30/2009)

Diane Noble goes out on her last shift following her promotion. Diane attempts to help Kieron…
S25E29

S25E29 : Forensic Evidence (aired on 05/07/2009)

Leon and Roger find Tommy Mackenzie and his wounded father when thay attend a call out.A friend of…
S25E30

S25E30 : Smash And Grab - 1 (aired on 05/14/2009)

The team investigate an armed robbery at a toy shop where the manager is badly injured.
S25E31

S25E31 : Smash And Grab - 2 (aired on 05/21/2009)

Millie and Jade are held by Si and Mick Jones after being kidnapped at knife point. Max, Sally and…
S25E32

S25E32 : Full Throttle (aired on 06/03/2009)

Sun Hill officers investigate an armed robbery at a jewellers and are shocked to discover the true…
S25E33

S25E33 : Blame Game (aired on 06/04/2009)

Grace becomes concerned when Stevie completely loses her temper with Barry when questioning him.
S25E34

S25E34 : Down South (aired on 06/11/2009)

Schoolgirl Lily Walmsley goes missing and CCTV footage shows her getting into a car with a man.…
S25E35

S25E35 : To Live For (aired on 06/17/2009)

A restaurant is put under surveillance as it hardly has any customers but its owner Maloud Senac…
S25E36

S25E36 : To Die For (aired on 06/18/2009)

When Daniel Pfeiffer is questioned he ends up admitting that he and Salma Senac are in a…
S25E37

S25E37 : Prodigal Son - 1 (aired on 06/24/2009)

Petal Ford is knocked out just outside a known drugs den. When Leon attends the crime scene a man…
S25E38

S25E38 : Prodigal Son - 2 (aired on 06/25/2009)

Jack thinks that his son has lied to him following the failed drugs bust. After talking to Sennett…
S25E39

S25E39 : Conviction - Cover Up (aired on 07/01/2009)

After Smithy tries to break up a fight outside a bar he discovers Andy Brennan has badly beaten up.…
S25E40

S25E40 : Conviction - To The Limit (aired on 07/02/2009)

The team discover just how many enemies Jason had following the fire at the bar. It is revealed…
S25E41

S25E41 : Conviction - Breaking Point (aired on 07/08/2009)

Smithy and Ben come across a lorry shipping Afghan immigrants whilst they are out on patrol. DC…
S25E42

S25E42 : Conviction - Walk The Line (aired on 07/09/2009)

Stevie and Jason are in hospital following the riot. Smithy feels bad about attacking Jason and…
S25E43

S25E43 : Conviction - Riot City (aired on 07/15/2009)

Callum and Smithy end up in a fight when they attend a training session. Allegations are made…
S25E44

S25E44 : Conviction - Judgement Day (aired on 07/16/2009)

Ara Byat calls to say that her niece has disappeared on the morning of the court case. It looks…
S25E45

S25E45 : Live by the Sword (aired on 07/23/2009)

Danny Sissoulu ia discovered by Callum and Ben badly beaten unconscious and his brother Kip and…
S25E46

S25E46 : Die by the Sword (aired on 07/24/2009)

When Danny Sissoulu dies the team now have to deal with a murder enquiry. After Craig Middleton…
S25E47

S25E47 : Cry Wolf (aired on 07/30/2009)

Macey, Mickey and Banksy question a girl about an alleged rape and find out that the attack…
S25E48

S25E48 : Absolute Power (aired on 08/06/2009)

Joel Fuller is arrested after attacking a man in a pub. After his wife is questioned she admits…
S25E49

S25E49 : Psychiatric Help (aired on 08/13/2009)

After a child is found abandoned in a market, all he will say is that somebody called Clara is…
S25E50

S25E50 : Reaching Out (aired on 08/20/2009)

Neil be lives that somebody has a vendetta against Julia Bickham. After Jared Miles innocence is…
S25E51

S25E51 : Lost Soul (aired on 08/27/2009)

An emergency call is made informing the police that a newsagent called O'Halloran has been…
S25E52

S25E52 : Powerless (aired on 09/03/2009)

Neil and Max investigate after Ashley Simmons is found shot dead. After her mother's boyfriend's…
S25E53

S25E53 : Innocence Betrayed (aired on 09/10/2009)

Paul Brewer is questioned by Carter and Masters after indecent images of a young girl are found on…
S25E54

S25E54 : Trust Me - 1 (aired on 09/17/2009)

When Jo and Max raid the house of Jimmy Mack they fail to find his drugs consignment or his…
S25E55

S25E55 : Trust Me - 2 6/10 (aired on 09/24/2009)

Max and Jo have to deal with an incident at Fran's house. They discover that she has been injured…
S25E56

S25E56 : Long Gone (aired on 10/01/2009)

Mel meets a youth called David Jarvis who claims he has been imprisoned and abused five years by a…
S25E57

S25E57 : Fall Out (aired on 10/08/2009)

After an 8 year old boy is reported as missing, his mother tells the police that she and her…
S25E58

S25E58 : In The Know (aired on 10/15/2009)

The police discover that Mark Wilson is making Ria, who is dating his brother, bring a phone into…
S25E59

S25E59 : That's Love For You (aired on 10/22/2009)

Leon and Nate are asked for help from Lily Wright after her car is stolen with her baby daughter…
S25E60

S25E60 : Show of Force (aired on 10/29/2009)

Smithy leads a raid on a housing estate which has a lot criminal activity. The main objective of…
S25E61

S25E61 : Rescue Me (aired on 11/05/2009)

A shocked Leon finds Lily's 18-month-old baby Chelsea unconscious after he responds to a call. Leon…
S25E62

S25E62 : Twist of Fate (aired on 12/10/2009)

Guest starring Ian Kelsey as Brendan Newlyn. DC Grace Dasari re-opens the investigation into…
S25E63

S25E63 : Unforgiven (aired on 12/17/2009)

Banks and Webb look into the disappearance of teenager Saskia, whose father Eamonn is about to be…
S25E64

S25E64 : Invisible Man (aired on 12/22/2009)

When a tramp is found dead in a local river, Mickey goes undercover as a homeless man.
S25E65

S25E65 : On the Streets (aired on 12/29/2009)

Mickey is rescued from a beating by Nicola McKenzie, a homeless girl after he spends a night on the…