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Revision as of 17:29, 12 June 2023

The Bill
Season 17
No. of episodes92
Release
Original networkITV
Original release5 January (2001-01-05) –
21 December 2001 (2001-12-21)
Series chronology
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Series 16
Next →
Series 18
List of episodes

Series 17 of British television drama The Bill consisted of 92 episodes, broadcast between 5 January and 21 December 2001. As well as 85 regular episodes, the series also included a spinoff Beech is Back, following a special 90-minute episode in Australia. The story follows ex-Sun Hill officer Claire Stanton, now a DI, as she goes to Australia to try and extradite ex-DS Don Beech for the murder of his colleague John Boulton. The spinoff that follows concludes the Beech storyline, which began in Series 16. Although the idea of making the series into a serial drama did not fully take effect until April 2002, many of the stories in the latter half of the year were multi-part stories, some containing up to six episodes, such as the "Night Games" saga. The two-part episode "Lifelines" is the last two-parter to feature in the series until the return of episode titles in 2007. On 14 August 2013, The Bill Series 17 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 17 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia). The series saw an exit for Sergeant Bob Cryer, with actor Eric Richard controversially axed after 17 years with the show. His exit storyline saw him accidentally shot by PC Dale Smith, who transferred to SO19 as part of his exit storyline, however he would return two years later; Cryer would also return for a series of guest roles between 2002 and 2004. Former Brookside actor Paul Usher also joined the show on a permanent basis, playing PC Des Taviner, who would go on to be one of the show's most famous characters.

Producers used several plots in the series to focus on the mass of new characters introduced in series 16; DS Debbie McAllister and DC Paul Riley went head to head as McAllister fell for an informant who gave info against Riley's brother, and the eventual death of McAllister's informant led to a storyline that dominated the early proceedings of the series. DS Vik Singh also took centre stage in an undercover storyline, while DC Kate Spears became a key character in the autumn; after an affair with new station commander Tom Chandler, a storyline which resumed in series 18, she was subject to an attempted rape by a fellow police officer. Chandler also had a series of notable moments including a corruption allegation and his unsuccessful quest to succeed Guy Mannion as Borough Commander, as well as coming under fire from DC Mickey Webb after the death of a friend of Webb's during the four-part Britanniamania storyline.

Cast changes

Episodes

# Title Episode notes Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Appropriate Action"
John McArdle guest starsEd FraimanPaul Finch5 January 2001 (2001-01-05)
2"Criminal Practice"
Clodagh Rodgers guest starsPeter CregeenJ. C. Wilsher9 January 2001 (2001-01-09)
3"Upon Information Received"
TBAPeter CregeenSimon Sharkey12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)
4"No Victim"
Zienia Merton guest starsGraeme HarperAndy Armitage16 January 2001 (2001-01-16)
5"Common Language"
Harry Towb guest starsTania DiezNigel Baldwin19 January 2001 (2001-01-19)
6"PC Smith"
Harry Towb and Nick Patrick guest starTania DiezChris McWaters23 January 2001 (2001-01-23)
7"Family Honour"
Michele Austin guest starsJo ShoopKathrine Smith26 January 2001 (2001-01-26)
8"Words of Wisdom"
Michele Austin guest starsJo ShoopMarc Pye30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
9"Out of the Frying Pan"
TBABaz TaylorSimon Sharkey2 February 2001 (2001-02-02)
10"Mexican Stand-Off"
TBABaz TaylorSimon Sharkey6 February 2001 (2001-02-06)
11"Cruise Control"
John Duttine guest starsJo JohnsonChris Fewtrell9 February 2001 (2001-02-09)
12"Real Crime"
TBAGraeme HarperPhillip Gladwin13 February 2001 (2001-02-13)
13"Home and Away"
Final credited appearance of DC Tom BakerKen HannamMark Holloway16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)
14"Going Under"
New title sequence and theme introduced, final appearance of Nurse Jenny Quinnan, Paul Popplewell guest starsKen HannamRichard Stoneman20 February 2001 (2001-02-20)
15"Faultline"
Temporary departure of PC Dave QuinnanJohn DaviesAlison Fisher23 February 2001 (2001-02-23)
16–17"Long Shadows"
Lisa Maxwell and Michael Elphick guest starGwennan SageMaxwell Young2–6 March 2001 (2–6 March 2001)
18"Higher Power"
Sara Stockbridge and Ian Burfield guest starJohn DaviesMarcus Brent9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)
19"Touched By Evil"
Tom Chadbon and Stafford Gordon guest starKen GrieveRon Rose16 March 2001 (2001-03-16)
20–21"The Leopard"
First use of the new ITV end credits, Harry Towb, John Cater and Ray Lonnen guest starJohn DowerStephen Plaice20–23 March 2001 (20–23 March 2001)
22–23"Tolerance"
PC Dale Smith transfers to S019, Ray Lonnen and Juliet Cadzow guest starAlan MacmillanPhil Ford27–30 March 2001 (27–30 March 2001)
24"Promised Land"
Ray Lonnen, Tony Selby and Kate Magowan guest starChris LovettChris Ould3 April 2001 (2001-04-03)
25"Return of the Hunter"
Liza Walker guest starsEd FraimanStephen Plaice6 April 2001 (2001-04-06)
26"Tour of Duty"
First appearance of Sgt Craig GilmoreAlbert BarberStuart Blackburn10 April 2001 (2001-04-10)
27"Lies of Silence"
Guest appearance of now A/DI Liz RawtonRon BainDerek Lister13 April 2001 (2001-04-13)
28"Over the Hill"
Brooke Kinsella, Preeya Kalidas and Aidan J. David guest starsMichael Owen MorrisHenrietta Hardy17 April 2001 (2001-04-17)
29"Head Over Heels"
TBAAlbert BarberEd Jones20 April 2001 (2001-04-20)
30"Hitting Home"
Final regular appearance of Bob Cryer as Sgt, departure of Dale Smith as PC, Ray Lonnen guest starsEd FraimanJim Davies24 April 2001 (2001-04-24)
31"Value Judgement"
TBAMichael Owen MorrisJulian Spilsbury27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)
32"Collateral Damage"
TBAKen GrieveJ.C. Wilsher1 May 2001 (2001-05-01)
33–34"A Week of Nights"
First appearance of PC Des Taviner, Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Monero and Mona Hammond guest starMichael FergusonLen Collin4–8 May 2001 (4–8 May 2001)
35"Wednesday"
Charles De'Ath guest starsSusan TullyJim Gutherie11 May 2001 (2001-05-11)
36"Billy the Kid"
TBAGed MaguireNigel Baldwin15 May 2001 (2001-05-15)
37"Still Crazy"
Return of PC Dave QuinnanSusan TullyRichard Stoneman18 May 2001 (2001-05-18)
38–39"Complicity"
Russell Tovey guest starsBruce McDonaldNicholas McInerny & Tanika Gupta25 May-1 June 2001 (25 May-1 June 2001)
40"Suffer the Little Children"
Alex Norton, Lee Boardman and Rosie Cavaliero guest starRon BainPaul Powell8 June 2001 (2001-06-08)
41–42"Happy and Glorious"
Lorraine Stanley and Tessa Peake-Jones guest starsRob BaileyMark Holloway15 June 2001 (2001-06-15)
43–44"Gun Crazy"
Sian Webber and Peter Halliday guest starRichard HolthouseGregory Evans19–22 June 2001 (19–22 June 2001)
45"The Jury's Out"
Barry Jackson and T. P. McKenna guest starGraham MooreArthur Ellis26 June 2001 (2001-06-26)
46"Lick of Paint"
Mary Tamm, Ashley Walters and Paul Antony-Barber guest starGed MaguireGeoff Lindsay29 June 2001 (2001-06-29)
47"Temptation"
Daniel Mays guest starsGraeme HarperEd Jones3 July 2001 (2001-07-03)
48"Envy"
TBAGraeme HarperNeil Clarke6 July 2001 (2001-07-06)
49"Greed"
Cindy O'Callaghan guest starsKen GrieveNeil Clarke10 July 2001 (2001-07-10)
50"Redemption"
Patrick Cremin guest starsKen GrieveStuart Blackburn & Debbie Jones13 July 2001 (2001-07-13)
51–53"The Dark Side"
Neil Fitzmaurice and June Page guest starJohn Howard Davies & Chris LovettRod Lewis, Stephen Plaice & Manjit Singh17–24 July 2001 (17–24 July 2001)
54"Eye of the Lens"
Dean Lennox Kelly guest starsChris LovettPhillip Gladwin31 July 2001 (2001-07-31)
55"Another Country"
John Woodvine and Morris Perry guest starJohn Howard DaviesChris Ould3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)
56–59"Britanniamania"
Karl Howman guest starsBrian Parker & Frank W. SmithLen Collin, Steve Hawes & Scott Cherry7–17 August 2001 (7–17 August 2001)
60"Beech on the Run"
90-minute special, guest appearances of ex-DS Don Beech and now DI Claire Stanton, John Noble and Jason Clarke guest starIan WhiteSteve Griffiths19 August 2001 (2001-08-19)
61–66"Beech is Back"
Guest appearances of Don Beech and Claire StantonDerek Lister & Justin HardyTony McHale21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) -
7 September 2001
67–69"Trust, Part II"
Richard Mylan guest starsMike Adams & Michael MorrisStephen Plaice & Marcus Brent14–21 September 2001 (14–21 September 2001)
70"Crush"
Victoria Shalet guest starsHerbert WisePhil Ford25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)
71"Liquid City"
Hilda Braid guest starsHerbert WisePhillip Gladwin28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)
72–74"Debt of Love"
Jaime Murray, Nick Brimble, Arthur White, Archie Panjabi and Pamela Cundell guest starPenelope Shales & Michael Owen MorrisJulie White & Hugh Ellis2–9 October 2001 (2–9 October 2001)
75"Blood and Money"
Robert Blythe and Andrew McCulloch guest starJJ KeithChris Ould12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)
76"Hidden Agendas"
Gerard Murphy and Gordon Warnecke guest starJJ KeithJulian Spilsbury16 October 2001 (2001-10-16)
77–78"Lifelines"
Final appearances of PC Vicky Hagen and Ch. Supt. Guy Mannion, Leonard Fenton, Clare Clifford and Margot Leicester guest starRoberto BanguraStephen Plaice & Neil Clarke19–26 October 2001 (19–26 October 2001)
79"White Cliffs of Dover"
TBAJohn BruceSteve Handley2 November 2001 (2001-11-02)
80"The Value of Nothing"
Rebecca Saire, Jonathan Aris, Fiona Dolman and Rupert Frazer guest starAlbert BarberEd Jones9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)
81"Money Man"
90-minute special, Michael J. Jackson and David Schofield guest starGraham MooreSteve Handley16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
82"Beyond the Call"
Stuart Laing guest starsAlbert BarberJ.C. Wilsher20 November 2001 (2001-11-20)
83–88"Night Games"
Final appearances of PC Roz Clarke and Sgt Stuart Lamont, guest appearance of DI Liz Rawton, Tristan Gemmill, Tony Blackburn, Ralf Little, Bruno Tonioli, Brian Croucher, Michael McKell and Eric Mason guest starLaurence Moody, Declan O'Dwyer & John DaviesElizabeth Anne-Wheal, Gregory Evans, Richard Stoneman & Henrietta Hardy23 November-
11 December 2001 (23 November-
11 December 2001
)
89"For Better, For Worse"
Denise Black guest starsMichael Owen MorrisSteve Hawes14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)
90–92"Special Constable Part 1"
First appearance of SC Terry Knowles, Robin Lermitte and Christopher Adamson guest starKen Hannam & John BruceStuart Blackburn & Len Collin18–21 December 2001 (18–21 December 2001)