The Bill (series 7)

250px Series 7 (Australian DVD Cover)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	105
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	1 January 1991 – 31 December 1991

The seventh series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 105 episodes, broadcast between 1 January – 31 December 1991. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 6 June 2012, in Australia. It features the above artwork, which features images of Sgt. Alec Peters and WDC Viv Martella.

Cast changes

Arrivals

• Sgt Matthew Boyden
• PC Donna Harris

Departures

• Sgt Joseph Corrie
• PC Phil Young

Episodes

#	Title	Episode notes	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Grief"	Samantha Janus, Elizabeth Bradley and Eve White guest star.	Graham Theakston	Arthur McKenzie	1 January 1991
Brownlow's wife causes trouble at Sun Hill.
2	"The Chase"	Martyn Read and Ian Liston guest star.	Stuart Urban	Carol Harrison	3 January 1991
Whilst investigating wheels stolen from a car, Loxton and Hollis are called to pursue armed robbers after robbing a garage. Datta risks her life in order to save a baby after arriving at the garage. Tragedy strikes as Loxton collides with another vehicle in Sierra One.
3	"The Attack"	TBA	John Black	Phillip Palmer	8 January 1991
Marshall becomes one of many to be attacked by a security guard. Burnside plans to trap him by sending Lines undercover.
4	"Crown V. Cooper"	Glyn Pritchard, Robin Sachs and Nicholas Courtney guest star.	Michael Kerrigan	Jane Hollowood	10 January 1991
Loxton faces a hard day when he is called to court.
5	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Shirley Stelfox guest stars.	John Strickland	Arthur McKenzie	15 January 1991
A teenage prostitute is missing leading to many revelations for Burnside and Quinnan.
6	"Machines"	Meera Syal, Royce Mills and Ian Thompson guest star.	Bob Gabriel	Peter J. Hammond	17 January 1991
Roach and Carver investigate when some equipment is stolen from an American base.
7	"Loophole"	Donald Bisset and Arthur Whybrow guest star.	John Strickland	Michael Baker	22 January 1991
Brownlow begins making Conway's life hell after he fails to arrest a villain.
8	"Bottle"	Steve Swinscoe guest stars.	Graham Theakston	Arthur McKenzie	24 January 1991
Sun Hill start investigating a pub landlord who assaulted Roach in the past.
9	"Samaritan"	David Bamber and Mary Jo Randle guest stars.	John Black	Brian Finch	29 January 1991
Stamp and Stringer come across a man and a woman struggling.
10	"Fear or Favour"	Rudolph Walker and Louis Mahoney guest star.	Mike Dormer	Christopher Russell	31 January 1991
Representatives from the Jasmine Allen Estate are visiting Sun Hill station. P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. French patrol the Estate and talk to one of the residents.
11	"Start To Finish"	Roger Leach guest stars.	Laura Sims	Graham Ison	5 February 1991
Ch. Supt. Brownlow is having problems arranging transport to a meeting.
12	"Night and Day"	John Woodnutt and John Adam Baker guest star.	Michael Owen Morris	Russell Lewis	7 February 1991
Stamp and Stringer are stopped in the street by a man who says his flat has been burgled and the burglars are still on the premises.
13	"Favours"	William Ilkley and Eric Francis guest star.	Bob Blagden	Martyn Wade	12 February 1991
Dashwood and Roach investigate a burglary at a scrapyard.
14	"In Chambers"	John Moulder-Brown, Valentine Pelka, Robert Gwilym, Louise Jameson and Christian Rodska guest star.	Michael Owen Morris	Carolyn Sally Jones	14 February 1991
D.S. Greig gets the evidence for an arson case from the property officer and goes to a conference in chambers but parks in the wrong space.
15	"Kids Don't Cry Anymore"	Patrick O'Connell guest stars.	Tom Cotter	Barry Appleton	19 February 1991
Ackland sees a boy being bullied at a playground.
16	"Too Many Chiefs"	Eve Myles guest star.	David Hayman	Tony Etchells	21 February 1991
After dropping off a girl at a children's home, Quinnan and Marshall get called back in for a potential suicide.
17	"Every Mother's Son"	Stefan Kalipha and Stephen Wale guest star.	Laura Sims	Patrick Harkins	26 February 1991
Ackland, Stamp, Quinnan and Hollis are doing an obbo.
18	"Furthers"	Nigel Terry, Felicity Montagu and Johnnie Wade guest star.	Brian Farnham	Robin Mukherjee	28 February 1991
A man is murdered by a shotgun after talking to Dashwood.
19	"Closing The Net"	Harry Fielder guest stars.	Michael Brayshaw	Robin Mukherjee	5 March 1991
Sun Hill gets a call about a man approaching young girls in a park. D.I. Burnside protests that the police cannot do anything until a crime is committed.
20	"The Public Interest"	Geoffrey Freshwater guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Christopher Russell	7 March 1991
A man comes in to talk to someone in authority because an ex-employee is having sex with a 15-year-old.
21	"Photo Finish"	Chesney Hawkes and Martin Muncaster guest star.	Bob Blagden	David Hoskins	12 March 1991
W.P.C. Datta is watching a pub when a youth is seen leaving with drugs.
22	"Just Desserts"	John Rolfe, Helen Blatch and Mary Healey guest star.	Alan Bell	Christopher Russell	14 March 1991
Burnside and Lines go for a lunchtime drink. Stamp and Garfield go to a building site where a self-employed tiler fell off the top floor.
23	"832 Receiving"	Jaye Griffiths guest stars.	Alan Bell	Barbara Cox	19 March 1991
Ackland and French catch a girl who has stolen a purse. Ackland suspects the mother of fraud.
24	"The Better Part Of Valour"	Robert Carlyle, Richard Beale and Leslie Schofield guest star.	David Hayman	Arthur McKenzie	21 March 1991
D.I. Burnside and D.C.I. Reid attend an accident involving a security van.
25	"Double Or Quits"	Gillian Anderson and Patsy Kensit guest stars.	Bill Pryde	Rib Davis	26 March 1991
W.P.C. French and W.D.C. Martella talk about a career criminal before going to court. Martella's witness is having second thoughts.
26	"We Could Be Heroes"	Jemma Redgrave guest star.	John Strickland	Tony Etchells	28 March 1991
Stamp and Quinnan rush an injured woman to hospital when the ambulance is delayed after an accident.
27	"Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline"	Andrew Burt guest stars.	Gordon Flemyng	J. C. Wilsher	2 April 1991
P.C.s Stamp and Quinnan attend to a sudden death. The deceased was a locum G.P., and Insp. Monroe thinks the death was suspicious.
28	"Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday"	Andrew Burt guest stars.	Gordon Flemyng	J.C. Wilsher	4 April 1991
A drug addict is sealed off in a block of flats and holding two hostages.
29	"Now We're Motoring"	Mary Tamm and David Sibley guest star.	Michael Brayshaw	J.C. Wilsher	9 April 1991
P.C. Hollis helps a man to tow away a car, but he is not the owner.
30	"Dead Man's Boots"	Liz Smith and Frank Coda guest star.	John Glenister	Julian Jones	11 April 1991
Sgt. Cryer tries to stop an elderly woman from being victimised on an estate.
31	"Caught Napping"	David Banks and John Flanagan guest star.	John Strickland	Russell Lewis	16 April 1991
The Metropolitan Police Serious Crimes Squad sweep into Sun Hill and commandeer the station's briefing room, setting a few noses out of joint in the process.
32	"Hammer To Fall"	Gary Whelan guest stars.	Richard Holthouse	Russell Lewis	18 April 1991
In an attempt to end the rift between D.I. Burnside and D.S. Roach, D.C.I. Reid partners them together on a joint operation with the drugs squad.
33	"Cry Havoc"	Marc Warren guest stars.	Stuart Urban	Russell Lewis	23 April 1991
Quinnan and Stamp go to Whitegate Estate to arrest a man involved in a glassing the night before. When Peters tries to apprehend the assailant he is stabbed and rushed to hospital.
34	"Rules Of Engagement"	Amanda Tapping and Roger Bart guest stars.	David Attwood	Elizabeth Anne-Wheal	25 April 1991
W.D.C. Martella is undercover at a club to investigate a series of armed robberies of musical equipment.
35	"Delivery On Time"	Ian Collier guest stars.	David Attwood	Jonathan Myerson	30 April 1991
P.C. Stringer and W.P.C. Marshall are walking the beat when they are called to a burglary.
36	"Black Monday"	Reginald Jessup guest stars.	Alan Bell	Peter J. Hammond	2 May 1991
D.C. Lines' car gets towed away. He catches a bus and sees a man who is supposed to have died five years before.
37	"Jobs For The Boys"	Michael Bilton guest stars.	Alan Bell	Carolyn Sally Jones	7 May 1991
D.I. Burnside investigates a break-in at a cash-and-carry, involving the theft of cash and some meat.
38	"Without Consent"	Martin Marquez guest stars.	Derek Lister	Julian Jones	9 May 1991
A prostitute comes into the station to report a rape. Loxton tells her it is classed as non-payment of goods, and Ackland has problems making people treat it as a rape.
39	"Saints and Martyrs"	Walter Sparrow guest stars.	John Glenister	Christopher Russell	14 May 1991
W.P.C. Ackland investigates a break-in and theft of a pension book. She is told that the C.P.S. won't be taking up her assault case so she brings a private summons.
40	"Observation"	Chrissie Cotterill guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Martyn Wade	16 May 1991
D.C.I. Reid takes over a joint surveillance operation.
41	"The Greater Good"	Barry Jackson guest stars.	Mike Dormer	David Hoskins	21 May 1991
Tosh and Jim are watching a wrecking yard. A car is seen driven into the yard stolen from a man who runs a youth centre.
42	"The Best You Can Buy"	Karl Collins and Donald Douglas guest star.	Moira Armstrong	Christopher Russell	23 May 1991
W.P.C. Ackland's private prosecution of Everton Warwick comes to court.
43	"Addict"	Laurence Harrington and Andre Winterton guest star.	Chris Lovett	Victoria Taylor	25 May 1991
Quinnan arrests two men in the underground because one has a knife. Sgt. Peters' wife gives him a ride to work. Brownlow, Conway and Reid have a meeting with publicans.
44	"Black Mark"	James Marsters and Michelle Gomez guest star.	Bill Pryde	Phillip Palmer	30 May 1991
Dashwood talks to one of his snouts, who has been charged with stealing, on the way to court. The prisoner makes a complaint against him.
45	"The Right Thing To Do"	Anton Phillips, Tony Guilfoyle and Valentine Nonyela guest star.	Brian Parker	Kieran Prendiville	4 June 1991
Lines and Carver go to a club where they find drugs in the band's jackets.
46	"The Harder They Fall"	David Telfer guest stars.	Chris Lovett	Tony Etchells	6 June 1991
P.C. Loxton is attacked after a break-in at a nightclub and helped by a cabbie who is a special constable.
47	"Something Personal"	Michael Robbins and Eddie Stacey guest star.	Brian Parker	Brendan J. Cassin	11 June 1991
D.C.s Dashwood and Carver are driving along when they notice a man trying to break into a house. P.C. Stamp chases a burglar and pulls his trousers off trying to stop him climbing over a wall.
48	"Hijack"	Gillian Anderson guest stars.	Derek Lister	Phillip Palmer	13 June 1991
Burnside talks to the driver of a lorry who was hijacked.
49	"With Intent"	Owen Brenman guest stars.	Bill Pryde	Carolyn Sally Jones	18 June 1991
D.C.s Lines and Carver are going to court about a burglary case. The Crown Prosecution Service is reducing the charges against two of the defendants.
50	"Initiative"	Gerry Cowper guest stars.	Mike Dormer	J.C. Wilsher	20 June 1991
P.C.s Garfield and Young are talking to a woman about fireworks that had been put through her letterbox when they witness a purse snatching.
51	"Careless Whispers"	Joan Ann Maynard guest stars.	Derek Lister	Edward Dumas	25 June 1991
D.I. Burnside arrests a man on suspicion of robbery with violence. D.C. Lines and Carver get given wrong addresses.
52	"Minimum Force"	Jo-Anne Knowles and Stephanie Fayerman guest star.	William Brayne	Simon Andrew Stirling	27 June 1991
Stamp and Garfield go to a burglary. The home owner caught the burglar and beat him up. The wife comes back and says the burglar was a work mate collecting some pills for her.
53	"Skeletons"	Martine McCutcheon and Jamila Massey guest stars.	Brian Farnham	Kevin Clarke	2 July 1991
W.P.C. Ackland finds a man stabbed in his car, and D.C. Lines's investigation into the incident is impeded by the victim's unhelpful wife. P.C. Hollis and P.C. Stamp discover a number of human skeletons in a supposedly vacant flat.
54	"Targets"	Jake Wood guest stars.	Suri Krishnamma	J.C. Wilsher	4 July 1991
D.A.C. Hicks talks about reclaiming the streets. D.C.I. Reid talks about her pilot project on street robberies. P.C. Stamp is at a traffic depot by a cemetery and talks to a youth he suspects of criminal damage.
55	"The Negotiator"	Roger Lloyd-Pack and Kathy Burke guest star.	Stuart Urban	Paul Bond	9 July 1991
P.C. Hollis chases a man with a shotgun into a shop. Hollis tries talking the gunman, who has just held up a building society, into letting the assistant go.
56	"Reputations"	Sean Baker and Meera Syal guest star.	Suri Krishnamma	Simon Moss	11 July 1991
Carver talks to his snout about a security job and gets a name for a burglary instead.
57	"The Juggler and the Fortune Teller"	Victoria Burgoyne and Allan Mitchell guest star.	Alan Bell	Barry Appleton	16 July 1991
A court case is adjourned. D.I. Burnside and the defence counsel have an argument in the corridor. D.C. Martella goes back to the station to warn witnesses.
58	"Joey"	Penelope Nice guest stars.	Derek Lister	J.C. Wilsher	18 July 1991
W.P.C. Ackland is watching a P.E. class at a school before talking to them about theft and robbery. P.C. Loxton chases a boy who has stolen a lady's chain. The boy appears too frightened to tell his name.
59	"Your Shout"	David Chandler guest stars.	Bill Pryde	Julian Jones	23 July 1991
Ch. Supt. Brownlow speaks to W.P.C. Marshall about a promotion board.
60	"Ladykiller"	TBA	Moira Armstrong	Steve Trafford	25 July 1991
Martella drives to a car fire to find a lady trapped in her car. She discovers a man who tried to get her out saw someone watching as he arrived.
61	"The Corporal of Horse"	Kevin Stoney and David Chandler guest star.	Mike Vardy	Julian Jones	30 July 1991
Marshall is acting sergeant with C relief. She watches one of the relief drive away in an unmarked police car without wearing his tunic after P.C. Smollett points it out.
62	"Cause and Effect"	Susan Wooldridge guest stars.	Jan Sargent	Christopher Russell	1 August 1991
French and Stamp discuss the merits of follow up calls. They get a call out to research labs. Loxton finds a security guard on the floor.
63	"Getting Involved"	David Boreanaz and Catherine Tate guest stars.	Richard Holthouse	Stephen Churchett	6 August 1991
Stamp talks to a man about paint stripper on his car - the second time in a month. Hollis and Ackland are later called to an industrial estate where a man is damaging the car.
64	"Benefit of the Doubt"	David McAlister guest stars.	Mike Vardy	Jonathan Myerson	8 August 1991
A barrister is arrested for GBH on a prostitute. He uses his phone call to ring D.A.C. Hicks. Brownlow is concerned about wrongful arrest.
65	"Crack-Up"	Tom Chadbon and Nigel Lambert guest star	William Brayne	Barry Appleton	13 August 1991
Hollis is in a pawn brokers when a man wearing a hat, scarf, and glasses leaves carrying a bike helmet leaving behind a bag with a gun in it.
66	"The Last Laugh"	Jemma Redgrave, Roger Bart and Gillian Anderson guest stars.	Denny Lawrence	Duncan Gould	15 August 1991
Quinnan and Garfield respond to an armed robbery that turns out to be a wind-up.
67	"Access"	Gillian Anderson guest star.	Brian Parker	Tony Attard	20 August 1991
CID investigate a burglary of an O.A.P. who has an asthma attack. Stamp talks to a lady who turned away a man supposedly from the Gas Board.
68	"Six of One"	Gillian Anderson guest star.	Sharon Miller	Rib Davis	22 August 1991
P.C. Stringer chases a girl, on foot, who has stolen goods from a jewellers but P.C. Stamp arrests her because she was in a car.
69	"Married To The Job"	Bernard Holley and Simon Coady guest star.	Brian Parker	Roger Leach	27 August 1991
P.C. Stamp and W.P.C. Ackland attend a domestic and deal with a burglary at a pub. Stamp's girlfriend has broken up with him after talking to other police wives.
70	"Domestic"	TBA	Graham Theaktson	Phillip Palmer	29 August 1991
D.C.I. Reid goes to see the CPS about a case and is late for a meeting with Meadows from the Murder Squad. A rape victim says the allegation was false after the CPS gave the go ahead for the case to go to court.
71	"Stress Rules"	René Zagger guest stars	Jan Sargent	Robin Mukherjee	3 September 1991
Brownlow comes back from a conference and wants to start an anti-stress programme. A boy is stabbed and Young and Marshall investigate.
72	"They Also Serve"	John Bennett guest stars.	David Hayman	Russell Lewis	5 September 1991
The relief are acting as reserve troops for a demonstration. At a meal break, Delia, Norika and June find a distressed probationer in the toilets.
73	"Inside Job"	Michelle Collins guest star.	Denny Lawrence	Simon Moss	10 September 1991
A shop assistant is attacked and robbed of the week's takings by thieves on a motorcycle.
74	"Bones of Contention"	Harry Waters guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Susan Shattock	12 September 1991
Sgt. Cryer investigates when anonymous letters expose P.C. Stringer's affair, in police time, with a prisoner's wife. W.P.C. Datta and P.C. Stamp lie in wait for a blackmailer. Ch. Insp. Conway is frustrated at a lack of promotion.
75	"Wide of The Mark"	Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star.	Chris Lovett	David Hoskins	17 September 1991
A professional hired killer is active in Sun Hill. A dubious informant provides a tip-off that divides D.I. Burnside and D.S. Greig.
76	"Hitting The Mark"	Michael Goldie, Gordon Salkilld and Mark Fletcher guest star.	Mike Dormer	Steve Trafford	19 September 1991
D.I. Burnside hunts for a hired killer to prevent him from making his next hit.
77	"Bending the Rules"	Alexis Denisof guest star.	Alan Bell	Eric Deacon	24 September 1991
A yob arrested for shoplifting turns out to be a respected police officer. D.I. Burnside unravels the story of the change in his behaviour.
78	"Skint"	David Quilter and Stevan Rimkus guest star.	Graham Theakston	Brendan Martin	26 September 1991
It's P.C. Garfield's birthday, but a party only adds to his money troubles.
79	"Friday and Counting"	Dominic Guard and Leonard Maguire guest star.	Bill Pryde	Barry Appleton	1 October 1991
Hollis, a missing handbag, and a recluse police pensioner, all help to unravel a murder investigation.
80	"Lest We Forget"	Dermot Crowley guest stars.	Bill Pryde	Victoria Taylor	3 October 1991
Ch. Supt. Brownlow is questioned by Yorkshire Police about his involvement in a murder enquiry seventeen years before that led to a wrongful conviction.
81	"Nutters"	Dicken Ashworth, Daniel Peacock, John Owens and Sion Tudor Owen guest star.	Richard Holthouse	Phillip Palmer	8 October 1991
AMIP investigates the murder of a teenager at a nightclub.
82	"Downtime"	Patricia Quinn and Iain Rattray guest star.	Richard Holthouse	Peter J. Hammond	10 October 1991
A suspected violent break-in begins to suggest more clues about the house's occupants than anything else – especially as they are missing.
83	"Out Of Order"	Final appearance of Sgt Joseph Corrie	David Hayman	Dave Simpson	15 October 1991
P.C. Young reaches out to W.P.C. Datta and, when she rejects his advances, he sexually assaults her.
84	"Empire Building"	TBA	Nicholas Laughland	Phillip Palmer	17 October 1991
Duty Sgt. Cryer sets up a major operation to arrest defaulters on fine payments. Sgt. Peters accuses him of empire building.
85	"Innocence"	Ray Winstone guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Victoria Taylor	22 October 1991
Following his interview about a wrongful conviction and allegations of corruption against a former colleague, Ch. Supt. Brownlow meets up with him. Two boys are reported missing, and are believed to have been abducted.
86	"Losing It"	Christopher Saul guest stars.	Jim Goddard	Russell Lewis	24 October 1991
P.C. Young discovers a suicide, and is deeply affected. Later, he visits Datta in the section house and attacks her.
87	"Shots"	Patsy Palmer and Tomas Craig guest star.	Chris Lovett	J.C. Wilsher	29 October 1991
Sun Hill officers attend a firearms training course. When an armed villain is reported in a building, P.C. Loxton shoots.
88	"The Square Peg"	Final appearance of PC Phil Young, John Line guest stars	Jim Goddard	Christopher Russell	31 October 1991
Young goes missing on his beat. Monroe orders a search. Quinnan and Loxton find Young's body in his car. He has committed suicide by feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle.
89	"A Question of Confidence"	Katharine Rogers and Rachel Weaver guest star.	Jan Sargent	Robin Mukherjee	5 November 1991
D.I. Burnside investigates a series of attacks on prostitutes. A prison escapee is suspected.
90	"Balls In The Air"	First appearance of Sgt Matthew Boyden	Sharon Miller	J.C. Wilsher	7 November 1991
On his first day at Sun Hill, Sgt. Matthew Boyden's past life catches up with him. Boyden shows that he knows all the angles, and Insp. Monroe is not impressed with his casual approach.
91	"The Taste"	Caroline Milmoe and James Coombes guest star.	Alan Bell	Julian Jones	12 November 1991
Smollett discovers he still has the taste for action.
92	"Turning Back The Clock"	Neil Dudgeon and David Quilter guest star.	Aisling Walsh	Barry Appleton	14 November 1991
D.I. Burnside is determined to clear up a three-year-old case of robbery and murder when an old acquaintance is released from prison. D.C.s Carver and Lines begin to have their doubts when they learn their tailing operation is "unofficial".
93	"Discretion"	First appearance of PC Donna Harris, Frank Mills and Kevork Malikyan guest star	Niall Leonard	Edward Dumas	19 November 1991
On his first day as Home Beat Officer, P.C. Smollett investigates the mugging of an old lady and discovers a rather unusual high-rise supermarket. Meanwhile, P.C. Stringer deals with a boy found unconscious by the canal.
94	"Chapter and Verse"	Caroline John guest stars.	Aisling Walsh	Carolyn Sally Jones	21 November 1991
D.I. Burnside wants to question a man about a missing girl, but he is "drunk and incapable" in the custody suite and Sgt. Maitland is determined to uphold P.A.C.E.
95	"The Whole Truth"	Eve Pearce guest stars.	Duncan Gould	Geoff McQueen	26 November 1991
W.P.C. Datta is in court to testify in a drink-driving trial, but the case is complicated by a mouthwash that the defendant claims to have taken.
96	"Profit and Loss"	Peter Russell guest stars.	Nicholas Laughland	Tony Etchells	28 November 1991
Sun Hill C.I.D. investigate a suspicious death.
97	"Thicker Than Water"	Antony Carrick guest stars.	Sarah Pia Anderson	Matthew Wingett	3 December 1991
P.C.s Loxton and Stringer are called to a domestic disturbance. The man found beating his wife turns out to be a P.C. from Stafford Row.
98	"On The Take"	Paul Kember guest stars.	Patrick Lau	Steve Trafford	5 December 1991
D.S. Roach is investigating an armed robbery. A series of unexplained tip-offs reveals the possibility that a D.S. at Sun Hill is guilty of corruption.
99	"Caring"	TBA	Aisling Walsh	Anthony Valentine	10 December 1991
W.P.C. Ackland and P.C. Smollett deal with a possible case of wife battering. The alleged victim, the mother of a schizophrenic son, is uncooperative.
100	"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"	Jonny Lee Miller, Ian Mercer and Zig Byfield guest star.	Derek Lister	Victoria Taylor	12 December 1991
D.C.I. Reid tries to overcome the continuing clash of personalities with D.I. Burnside. D.S. Roach has problems when a juvenile prisoner lies about his age, then has an epileptic fit in his cell. D.C. Carver finds himself in a conflict of loyalties.
101	"Impostors"	Ronan Vibert and Kevin Allen guest stars.	Bill Hays	Tony McHale	17 December 1991
Maitland and Monroe investigate a pornography racket. Marshall and Stamp look for a beggar who seduced a mentally-retarded girl.
102	"A Woman Scorned"	Christopher Saul guest stars.	Derek Lister	Victoria Taylor	19 December 1991
Ackland and Smollett call on a lady about her husband's dog who has dug up a skeleton in the garden. There is a new Det. Supt. of the Murder Squad replacing Meadows. Reid talks to Burnside about paperwork.
103	"Vital Statistics"	Hour-long episode, Annette Badland, Chris Gascoyne, Matt Bardock, Victoria Alcock, Val McLane, and John Cater guest star.	Jeremy Summers	Christopher Russell	24 December 1991
A Relief is stung into action on discovering that their arrest rate is inferior to that of B Relief.
104	"Decent People"	Gillian McCutcheon guest stars.	Mike Dormer	Edward Dumas	26 December 1991
P.C. Quinnan works undercover on a building site to investigate the theft of kitchen units, but finds himself in a compromising situation.
105	"Breakout"	Hour-long episode, Robert Hudson, Lisa Geoghan, Sarah Lancashire, Caroline Quentin, Miranda Forbes and Daniel Hill guest star.	Frank W. Smith	Carolyn Sally Jones	31 December 1991
On New Year's Eve, a learner driver backs into a prison van, allowing a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody.