Episode list

The Bill

The Deadly Game
PCs Fletcher and Gayle pursue a stolen car that has been involved in a hit-and-run incident. New DC Stevie Moss joins DCs Webb and Perkins in trying to establish the identity of the driver of the vehicle, but PC Armstrong uncovers the vital evidence.
6.9 /10
Shadow Stalker

Wed, Jan 02, 2008
PC Armstrong and Sgt Stone interview the victim of an attempted sexual assault. TDC Walker becomes convinced as to the identity of the assailant. The officers set up a trap, with Armstrong as bait.
6.7 /10
To Catch a Killer: Part 2
Supt Heaton organises a press conference to appeal for help in the search for an abducted 11-year-old. When a ransom note is received, DI Manson solicits the continued assistance of a convicted child killer.
6.9 /10
Witness: Innocent Blood
Sgt Smith attends to the victim of a knife attack. A suspect admits stealing from the victim, but denies the attack. PCs Green and Roberts rescue a young arsonist from a blazing car.
7.6 /10
Witness: Wall of Silence
The police set up a mobile unit on the Jasmine Allen estate following the drive-by shooting of a teenaged girl, but the community response is disappointing. Sgt Smith is appointed FLO.
7.9 /10
Witness: Breaking Point
Officers from Sun Hill attend the funeral of murder victim Carly Samuels, which is disrupted by gunfire. Carly's best friend, Alisha, finally discloses vital information about the murder.
7.6 /10
Witness: Deadly Secret
Officers from Sun Hill attend the funeral of murder victim Carly Samuels, which is disrupted by gunfire. Carly's best friend, Alisha, finally discloses vital information about the murder.
6.7 /10
Witness: Protection
Officers from Sun Hill take part in midnight raids to arrest the men implicated in the shooting. Witness Alisha Daniels is placed under police protection.
7.2 /10
Witness: Hit and Run
Sgt Smith interviews the car-jacker involved in the hit-and-run incident. Key witness Alisha Danniels is now too scared to testify. PCs Keane and Roberts interview the car owner, and uncover details of arms dealers on the Jasmine Allen estate.
7.2 /10
Witness: Truth & Lies
When a witness drops out of the Carly Samuels murder trial, Sgt Smith tries to persuade her best friend to testify. PCs Roberts and Noble arrest a man for arranging a brutal assault on his pregnant girlfriend.
7.3 /10
Witness: The Final Act
Sgt Smith is driving the key prosecution witness in the Carly Samuels murder trial when they are run off the road. An investigation into that incident leads to vital new evidence and a dramatic courtroom confession. Rioting breaks out on the Jasmine Allen estate, with PCs Green and Hollis trapped in the mobile police unit.
8.3 /10
Driven to Kill
Inspector Gold is determined to crack down on a surge on hoax calls. Sgt Stone and PC Stamp are pelted with eggs when they respond to one hoax call, and hit with water balloons when they attend the reported sighting of a body in the river. Sgt Wright deals with a call from a boy who claims to have been kidnapped by his father.
6 /10
Pay Back

Wed, Feb 13, 2008
PCs Armstrong and Gayle stop a 12-year-old boy driving a stolen car, and investigate claims that the boy's father is being threatened by a known violent offender. DCs Moss and Perkins investigate the provenance of an explicit DVD featuring a local celebrity.
8 /10
Cover Up

Wed, Feb 20, 2008
PCs Fletcher and Armstrong tend to the victim of an apparent assault. PC Gayle gets emotionally invested when investigating a serious assault on a twelve-year-old boy, and becomes the subject of a DPS investigation.
7.6 /10
The Hit

Tue, Feb 26, 2008
PCs Armstrong and Fletcher track down the victim of a traffic accident. DC Moss and DS Carter discover details of a planned shooting, and mount a search for the hit man.
6.9 /10
Spilt Blood

Wed, Feb 27, 2008
Sgt Stone and PC Armstrong investigate an assault on a young woman found in an alleyway outside a club. The officers suspect rape, but the victim insists that she was the victim of a mugging. A drugs raid planned by DS Carter and DCs Moss and Perkins is a bust as they were fed false intelligence.
6.6 /10
Deadly Cocktail
PCs Valentine and Green respond to the reported sighting of a body being thrown into the river. DS Carter leads an investigation into the murder of a doctor, recently exonerated after allegations of professional negligence.
7.2 /10
Heat on the Beat
Supt Heaton decides to go out on the beat with PCs Green and Keane, who are both suffering after a late night out. Insp Gold and Sgt Wright decide to keep an eye on them. PCs Valentine and Roberts investigate the theft of some electrical goods from a delivery truck.
6.7 /10
Corrupted

Wed, Mar 12, 2008
PCs Fletcher, Gayle and Armstrong, and Sgt Stone, are called to a disturbance at a nightclub. Armstrong comes to the aid of undercover police officer Andrew Tipping. DC Masters deals with a man who is determine to find the drug dealer he blames for his daughter's death.
7.2 /10
Break In

Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Sgt Smith calls on a pensioner who has been attacked in her home and robbed. DCs Moss and Webb discover that a neighbour is handling stolen goods, and set up a sting operation to trap the thief.
7.4 /10
Beth Undercover
PC Green goes under cover at a party to trap a drug dealer, but gets in over her head when she gets emotionally involved with a suspect.
7.9 /10
Closing the Net: Part 1
PCs Keane and Valentine come across a teenager who has attempted suicide. Evidence of a sexual assault leads DCs Dasari and Perkins to investigate a case of possible on-line grooming.
7.4 /10
Closing the Net: Part 2
DSs Carter and Turner, and DCs Perkins and Dasari, work with officers from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to break an on-line paedophile network.
8 /10
Blood Rush: Part 1
PCs Stamp and Gayle find the body of a missing teenager in a derelict house. DS Turner and DC Moss investigate and discover the girl was hooked on heroin and forced into prostitution by a local drug dealer and pimp.
7.7 /10
Blood Rush: Part 2
Sgt Stone and PC Fletcher arrest Danny Peters for the attack on DS Turner. Turner is devastated to discover that the needle might have been infected with the HIV virus. DC Moss goes undercover as a heroin addict to investigate a major heroin smuggling operation.
7.8 /10
Sins of the Father: Part 1
Sgt Smith and PC Fletcher come to the aid of Johnnie Jackson, a former East End gangster who has been badly beaten. Smith and DS Carter discover that Jackson's grandson is dealing drugs on behalf of his illegitimate son, who runs a drugs and prostitution racket.
7.2 /10
Sins of the Father: Part 2
Sgt Smith and DS Carter investigate the murder of a small-time drug dealer, the grandson of a former East End gangster. The victim's uncle, who runs a drugs and prostitution racket, is a suspect.
7.1 /10
Going Under

Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Supt Heaton sends DCI Meadows under cover as a dealer to expose a gang trading in stolen antiques.
6.7 /10
Overkill

Wed, Apr 16, 2008
PCs Keane and Armstrong are called to a break-in, but the intruders run off, having been fought off by the householder. Armstrong and PC Stamp later come across one of the intruders, who has been badly injured. The evidence suggests that the householder may have used unreasonable force, and he is arrested for attempted murder, but Keane is convinced of his innocence.
7.7 /10
R.I.P P.I.

Tue, Apr 22, 2008
DC Jacob Banks arrives at Sun Hill, and assists DC Webb with an investigation into the murder of a private investigator, who had been looking for a missing teenaged girl. PC Keane feels she is being singled out by Sgt Stone
7 /10
City Slickers

Wed, Apr 23, 2008
PC Armstrong goes under cover at a City trading house to investigate the possible involvement of one of a group of traders in the disappearance of a missing twenty-one-year-old woman. PC Keane is frustrated that Sgt Stone nominated Armstrong for the assignment, while Keane herself has been landed with more routine work, and is delighted when she gets the opportunity to join her colleague under cover
6.6 /10
Frontline: Shockwave
PCs Keane and Armstrong are on the beat when they are shocked by two explosions. Sgt Stone coordinates the efforts of officers from Sun Hill and Barton Street as they deal with terrified people desperate for information, and the threat posed by opportunist criminals. When police receive a warning about a third explosive device, Keane puts her life on the line
8.9 /10
Frontline: Aftershock
DI Karen Lacy from the Counter Terrorism Unit takes charge of the investigation into the bombings of the day before. Sgt Stone and PC Armstrong search for the man suspected to be behind the campaign. DCs Webb and Walker search his home for clues, little suspecting that danger awaits. Tensions between Sgts Stone and Smith reach a head
8.8 /10
Frontline: End Game
Another bomb warning is sent to Sun Hill. DC Dasari interviews the men apparently targeted in the earlier incidents. As the time of the threatened explosion approaches, officers realise that the person behind the bombs has been in the station throughout the investigation. Sgt Stone and DC Webb race to find it in time. Officers attend PC Keane's funeral service..
8.4 /10
Lucky Lucky Lucky
A grumpy DI Manson returns to work determined to bring some discipline back to CID. He and DC Moss investigate the apparent disappearance of a groom on his wedding day after a burglary. Further investigation leads to a gay-bar and the chase is on to capture a Kylie Minogue impersonator!
7 /10
Running Scared
Sgt Wright and PC Valentine come across a young assault victim. They discover that his house has been ransacked and that his father had borrowed money from a loan shark. The officers clash over how to run the case when drugs are discovered in the boy's room. DCs Masters and Moss discover that the victim's father is dealing drugs and is involved in a turf war.
6.9 /10
Cowboy Country
DS Carter and DC Perkins are stuck in a traffic jam when they witness a stabbing. Increasing conflict between the two detectives compromises their subsequent investigation into an international car theft racket.
6.5 /10
We Are Family: Part 1
PCs Armstrong and Green attend to the victim of a serious assault and establish that he had been in an argument with a young runaway. DS Turner and DC Perkins talk to the victim and his wife, and discover that the girl is their daughter. The wife admits to the assault, but the officers suspect that she is covering for someone.
6.8 /10
We Are Family: Part 2
PC Green is called to the scene of a suspected suicide at a motorway bridge and recognises the victim as a teenage runaway. Some sex tapes lead DS Turner and DC Perkins to investigate the victim's boyfriend for her murder.
6.8 /10
New Blood

Wed, Jun 11, 2008
PC Valentine shows new recruits PCs Leon Taylor, Arun Ghir and Millie Brown around Sun Hill. DC Masters investigates a break-in at a hardware store. Officers are then called to a bank, which has been robbed using equipment stolen from the store
6.9 /10
Landfill Killer
DI Manson and TDC Walker investigate the murder of a woman whose body is found at a landfill site. Investigations lead to three suspects, but all have alibis.
6.5 /10
Gun Runner: Trigger Happy
DC Banks is confronted with a volatile situation when he responds to a call about a young boy playing with a weapon. PC Mel Ryder joins the team and she and Sgt Smith are called to a break-in which leads to an investigation into a double kidnapping.
7.4 /10
Gun Runner: Under Cover
PCs Roberts and Gayle attend to a woman who was the victim of a sex attack at her home. PCs Ryder and Valentine investigate. A suspect is identified, but he claims she was a willing participant. Supt Heaton sends Sgt Smith undercover, with DC Moss posing as his girlfriend, to expose a gun running racket.
8.4 /10
Gun Runner: Kick Off
PCs Green and Fletcher arrest a teenager after a box of fireworks explodes in front of their patrol car. The fireworks are part of a consignment to be used at a forthcoming football match, where Sun Hill officers will be in attendance on crowd control duties. DI Manson mounts an observation at the stadium, as Sgt Smith is due to meet the man behind an arms smuggling operation.
8.1 /10
Gun Runner: Spray and Pray
Sgt Smith has infiltrated a gang of arms dealers, and comes across a gun that has been used in a recent murder. DS Carter and DC Moss have to get the gun without blowing Smith's cover.
8.3 /10
Gun Runner: Fire Fight
Sgt Smith, working undercover for an arms dealer, meets the gang leader who is funding the latest deal and witnesses the beating of the dealer's nephew. Smith is sent alone to collect the shipment, while the gang detain DC Moss, who has been posing as Smith's girlfriend. The nephew's unexpected arrival ahead of the exchange threatens to undermine the deal and to expose Smith's cover.
8.4 /10
Jack of Hearts
DCI Meadows's God son calls to collect his father after a poker game and is knocked down in a hit-and-run incident outside the DCI's home. Meadows assumes he was the target, and clashes with DC Banks and DC Webb, who suspect that one of the DCI's friends may have been the intended target. Meadows is shocked to discover how little he knows his oldest friends.
7.1 /10
Body of Evidence
DCs Webb and Banks investigate a suspected arson attack on the home of a man who had helped out on an observation some years before. The victim's son, his neighbor and his landlord are among the suspects, and Banks's wife, Naomi, is the landlord's solicitor.
6.6 /10
Lifesaver

Wed, Jul 23, 2008
PCs Armstrong and Gayle are called to attend when a teenage girl is knocked down in a hit-and-run incident. Sgt Stone and PC Stamp track down the owner of the vehicle, who denies responsibility. Officers discover that the key witness to the incident is a missing person who is hiding a family secret.
7.6 /10
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