The Bill series 6

The Bill
Series 6
Series 6 (Australian DVD Cover)
No. of episodes	104
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	2 January (1990-01-02) – 27 December 1990 (1990-12-27)
Series chronology

The sixth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 2 January and 27 December 1990. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 5 and Collection 6 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 9 April – 8 October 2008, respectively. The series was later reissued as two-half series boxsets in Australia, released on 7 March 2012. The above artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features images of DC Tosh Lines and DI Frank Burnside. The original Collection boxsets contained sole images of PC Reg Hollis and DS Ted Roach. In the UK, the first nine episodes were released on DVD under the title Volume 7, on 2 September 2013.

Series 6 marked a significant period of change on the series, the most notable being the move to its third and ultimately final set at Merton, accounting for the move with a station fire plot, the first of three on the series. PC Ken Melvin was killed as a result of a car bomb as one of several high profile exits, with original characters PC Taffy Edwards and Sergeant Tom Penny departing after six years: Penny’s exit came as part of a plot that was split into two, giving evidence in the case of rival station Barton Street custody sergeant assaulting a prisoner, the same station’s officers later arresting Penny for drink driving to end his career prematurely. Other multi part plots, rarely seen on the series prior to this year, saw the hunt for a child serial killer as well as an affair between pilot star WPC June Ackland and the show’s first DCI Gordon Wray.

A number of Audio Commentaries for Series 6 episodes have been recorded with cast and crew, including stars Larry Dann (Sgt. Alec Peters), Chris Humphreys (P.C. Richard Turnham), Jon Iles (D.C. Mike Dashwood) and Lynne Miller (W.P.C. Cathy Marshall), writers Russell Lewis, Garry Lyons and J.C. Wilsher, camera operator Alison Chapman and producer Tony Virgo.

Cast changes

Arrivals

• Insp. Andrew Monroe (Episode 4–)
• DCI Gordon Wray (Episode 33–)
• PC Barry Stringer (Episode 41–)
• PC Steve Loxton (Episode 47–)
• PC Ron Smollett (Episode 50–)
• DAC Trevor Hicks (Episode 78–)
• WPC Delia French (Episode 79–)
• Sgt. Joseph Corrie (Episode 100–)
• DCI Kim Reid (Episode 102–)
• Sgt. John Maitland (Episode 103–)

Departures

• Insp. Christine Frazer – Took a leave of absence to write a thesis on women in the police
• PC Timothy Able – Unexplained
• PC Francis "Taffy" Edwards – Transferred to a Welsh police force
• PC Richard Turnham – Transferred to MS11
• PC Ken Melvin – Killed in a car bomb attack
• Sgt. Tom Penny – Resigned after being arrested for drink driving
• DCI Gordon Wray – Transferred after having an affair with WPC June Ackland

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Episode notes	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
188	1	"By The Skin of Our Teeth"	Nigel Le Vaillant and Robert Perkins guest star	Bren Simson	Arthur McKenzie	2 January 1990 (1990-01-02)
Able has a nightmarish day. A dispute over tomatoes lands him with a complaint; a man he lets go after being thrown out of a pub destroys his girlfriends house and Tim has to talk him into giving up a knife; Peters chastises him for being too keen; a drunk he brings in has actually been the victim of a robbery; and Brownlow wants a 1-to-1 chat in his office!
189	2	"Officers and Gentlemen"	Laurence Harrington guest stars	Diana Patrick	Steve Trafford	4 January 1990 (1990-01-04)
Carver comes under fire from Conway as a suspect arrested by Turnham confesses to a robbery that a man is already serving time for. Brownlow and Conway disagree with the station's female officers on policy to be used when attending incidents at public houses.
190	3	"Carry Your Bags Sir"	Phil Nice and Brigitte Kahn guest star	Simon Jones	John Milne	9 January 1990 (1990-01-09)
Burnside and Cryer escort a German police officer around to hunt stolen car parts, while Ackland and Hollis try to help the repeated victim of burglary.
191	4	"I Thought You'd Gone"	First appearance of Insp. Andrew Monroe, final appearances of PC Francis 'Taffy' Edwards and Insp. Christine Frazer	Nick Laughland	J. C. Wilsher	11 January 1990 (1990-01-11)
Frazer and Edwards prepare to leave Sun Hill.
192	5	"C.A.D."	Geraldine Fitzgerald, Stephen Finlay guest star	Chris Hodson	J.C. Wilsher	16 January 1990 (1990-01-16)
Martella disappears whilst hunting robbery suspects, causing a headache for Peters, who has come in to cover CAD on his day off. Hollis organizes a blood bank for Conway. In 2020, writer J.C. Wilsher recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
193	6	"A Day Lost"	TBA	Phillip Casson	Les Pollard	18 January 1990 (1990-01-18)
The disappearance of a young boy unnerves the relief following reports of a man repeatedly loitering near a school.
194	7	"A Clean Division"	David Lonsdale guest stars	Derek Lister	Julian Jones	23 January 1990 (1990-01-23)
Carver is arrested after failing a breath test by an overzealous PC from Stafford Row – where the top brass are having a meeting.
195	8	"Roger And Out"	TBA	David Giles	John Kershaw	25 January 1990 (1990-01-25)
Penny causes a divide in both management and the relief by deciding to report Lines for taking in an unauthorized lodger.
196	9	"Addresses"	Victor Maddern guest stars	Chris Lovett	Peter J. Hammond	30 January 1990 (1990-01-30)
Martella and Cryer are given the runaround on a night patrol.
197	10	"Michael Runs The Family Now"	Roy Holder and Robert Aldous guest star	John Michael Phillips	Kieran Prendiville	1 February 1990 (1990-02-01)
Burnside investigates a robbery at a shop owned by the son of a notorious late villain.
198	11	"Against The Odds"	Terry Downes and Harry Fielder guest star	Keith Washington	Arthur McKenzie	6 February 1990 (1990-02-06)
Greig is named Acting DI with Burnside off sick and clashes with Dashwood over a tip-off from a snout. In 2019, actor Jon Iles and camera operator Alison Chapman recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
199	12	"Bloodsucker"	TBA	Chris Hodson	Steve Trafford	8 February 1990 (1990-02-08)
A domestic leads to a scam involving a loan shark stealing child benefit books as payment. Quinnan's enterprising calculator sales cause havoc with the Sun Hill crime figures.
200	13	"Workers in Uniform"	TBA	Colm Villa	J.C. Wilsher	13 February 1990 (1990-02-13)
Hollis urges Brownlow to give the relief a fair deal on an enforced working day at short notice.
201	14	"Something To Hide"	TBA	John Michael Phillips	Tom Needham	15 February 1990 (1990-02-15)
Turnham and Datta are called to a break-in, with no signs of forced entry.
202	15	"The Old Men's Run"	TBA	David Hayman	John Milne	20 February 1990 (1990-02-20)
Cryer struggles to keep his cool as he works with an ankle injury. Marshall works as acting sergeant in the absence of a sick Penny.
203	16	"Legacies"	Wendy van der Plank and Symond Lawes guest star	Chris Hodson	Peter Gibbs	22 February 1990 (1990-02-22)
Burnside links a series of burglaries to a law firm where one of the partners is a constant thorn in his side. The opportunity arises to sort out the station's clear-up rates.
204	17	"Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"	Louise Lombard, Harry Landis and Jon Finch guest star	Colm Villa	Geoff McQueen	27 February 1990 (1990-02-27)
Brownlow is shocked to discover that a girl arrested for drug dealing is the daughter of one of his old friends. Viv goes undercover at a factory where coats are going missing.
205	18	"Something Special"	Final appearance of PC Timothy Able; Lorraine Ashbourne and Davyd Harries guest star	David Giles	Guy Meredith	1 March 1990 (1990-03-01)
A detective superintendent from Northern Ireland asks Burnside to recommend an officer for an undercover operation that is due to last six months.
206	19	"Enemies"	Badi Uzzaman guest stars	Alan Wareing	Philip Martin	6 March 1990 (1990-03-06)
An arrogant community liaison officer angers the Sun Hill team by demanding justifications for their arrests of Asians.
207	20	"Safe Place"	Frank Jarvis guest stars	Tom Cotter	Peter J. Hammond	8 March 1990 (1990-03-08)
Martella goes undercover at a psychiatric hospital to gain info on a patient implicated in a bank robbery.
208	21	"Burnside Knew My Father"	Rudolph Walker and David Gooderson guest star	Tom Cotter	Lennie James	13 March 1990 (1990-03-13)
Burnside discovers that an old friend of his is planning to help his terminally ill wife commit suicide.
209	22	"Watching"	Norman Rossington guest stars	Chris Lovett	Peter Gibbs	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)
Garfield and Quinnan investigate when two schools are robbed.
210	23	"University Challenge"	George Irving and Mary Maude guest star	Derek Lister	Simon Moss	20 March 1990 (1990-03-20)
Burnside determines to hunt down a supposedly reformed armed robber who he believes assaulted him as he tried to arrest him.
211	24	"Growing Pains"	TBA	Phillip Casson	Barry Appleton	22 March 1990 (1990-03-22)
Carver is pushed down a flight of stairs during an operation, adding an extra zeal for the team to find the suspects. Garfield's snout leads him to a man with a gun, but the interview doesn't go to plan.
212	25	"One of the Boys"	WPC Viv Martella is promoted to WDC; Andy Serkis guest stars	Alan Wareing	Jonathan Rich	27 March 1990 (1990-03-27)
Martella joins CID but struggles to bring in a prostitute for Lines to confirm an alibi.
213	26	"Beggars and Choosers"	Wally K. Daly and Bryan Coleman guest star	Bob Hird	Steve Trafford	29 March 1990 (1990-03-29)
Sun Hill's uniform ranks struggle to cope as Barton Street officers move homeless people onto their patch.
214	27	"Citadel"	Roger Brierley, Christopher Godwin, Jon Glover and Michael Bilton guest star	Bob Hird	J.C. Wilsher	3 April 1990 (1990-04-03)
Brownlow learns the yard are planning to expand Sun Hill. Turnham's colleagues are interviewed about him as he seeks a move to MS11. In 2020, actor Chris Humphreys and writer J.C. Whilsher recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
215	28	"Blue Eyed Boy"	David Hayman and Kika Mirylees guest star	Nick Laughland	Julian Jones	5 April 1990 (1990-04-05)
Melvin has a disastrous day when he forgets he has to attend to court, putting him at odds with Burnside, and he is then mistaken for a burglar after losing his warrant card.
216	29	"Full House"	Final appearance of PC Richard Turnham	Julian Aymes	Arthur McKenzie	10 April 1990 (1990-04-10)
Renovations begin at Sun Hill amidst the hunt for a man who has sexually assaulted a child, while Monroe hauls Quinnan over the coals regarding his lack of action.
217	30	"Big Fish, Little Fish"	Oliver Smith guest stars	Nick Laughland	Patrick Harkins	12 April 1990 (1990-04-12)
Burnside is tasked with a highly sensitive operation to arrest a former police officer running a theft racket.
218	31	"Information Received"	Dean Harris, Ann Mitchell and Paul O'Grady guest star	Michael Simpson	Kevin Clarke	17 April 1990 (1990-04-17)
Roach tries to prove a case against racketeer Mickey Owen, and with a Flying Squad DI applying pressure, he reluctantly has to re-recruit ex-informant Roxanne.
219	32	"Close Co-Operation"	Patrick Cremin guest stars	Michael Simpson	Garry Lyons	19 April 1990 (1990-04-19)
Sun Hill continue to process their prisoners at Barton Street, but the assault of one of them by a Barton Street officer causes friction. In 2020, writer Garry Lyons and actor Larry Dann recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
220	33	"Middleman"	First appearance of DCI Gordon Wray	Michael Simpson	J.C. Wilsher	24 April 1990 (1990-04-24)
Greig, Carver and Lines recruit a burglary suspect as a snout to crack down a drugs manufacturer, with the assistance of Drugs Squad DI Gordon Wray.
221	34	"Corkscrew"	Matthew Scurfield and Pete Lee-Wilson guest star	Michael Simpson	J.C. Wilsher	26 April 1990 (1990-04-26)
Burnside and Wray's clashing threatens to jeopardise their bid to recover the disastrous Operation Middleman.
222	35	"Obsessions"	Clare Clifford and Nicholas Gecks guest star	Julian Aymes	Peter Gibbs	1 May 1990 (1990-05-01)
Martella and Burnside deal with a lawyer who claims an obsessive stalker has threatened to kill his wife.
223	36	"Small Hours"	David Neilson guest stars	Mike Vardy	Kevin Clarke	3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
Datta and Quinnan investigate an accusation of harassment.
224	37	"Victims"	John Cater guest stars	Derek Lister	Jonathan Rich	8 May 1990 (1990-05-08)
Lines and Ackland deal with an assault on a primary school teacher.
225	38	"Somebody's Husband"	John Cater guest stars	Derek Lister	Jonathan Rich	10 May 1990 (1990-05-10)
Ackland puts herself in danger when she suspects a man of being the knife attacker.
226	39	"Canley Fields"	Gary Webster guest stars	Mike Vardy	Christopher Russell	15 May 1990 (1990-05-15)
The kidnapping of a child is suspected to be a hoax by Roach. But just as he and Munroe convince Conway to call off the search, a boy is reported missing.
227	40	"The Night Watch"	Emma Chambers and Mark Addy guest star	Graham Theakston	J.C. Wilsher	17 May 1990 (1990-05-17)
Roach and Martella investigate a rape. Garfield and Young are called to a noise complaint at a squat.
228	41	"Trojan Horse"	Final appearance of PC Ken Melvin	Graham Theakston	Pat Dunlop	22 May 1990 (1990-05-22)
What starts as a routine arrest for joyriding leads to disaster and tragedy for Sun Hill. In 2019, producer Tony Virgo recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
229	42	"Rites"	First appearance of PC Barry Stringer, guest appearances of Francis 'Taffy' Edwards and Tony 'Yorkie' Smith; Kika Mirylees guest stars	Derek Lister	Jonathan Rich	24 May 1990 (1990-05-24)
The Sun Hill relief mourn the loss of one of their own colleagues, Ken Melvin, and, as he is laid to rest, some old faces make a reappearance.
230	43	"Answers"	Anthony May guest stars	Chris Hodson	Peter J. Hammond	29 May 1990 (1990-05-29)
Dashwood and Lines re-question a man about a previous case.
231	44	"A Fresh Start"	Tony Caunter, Mmoloki Chrystie, Desmond Cullum-Jones and Paul Antony-Barber guest star	Derek Lister	Christopher Russell	31 May 1990 (1990-05-31)
The newly refurbished station opens for business, while Roach and Lines investigate when a girl's body is found wrapped in a bag.
232	45	"A Case To Answer"	Emma Chambers, Mark Addy and Cyril Nri guest star	Stuart Burge	J.C. Wilsher	5 June 1990 (1990-06-05)
Martella assists a lady in court on rape charges while Wray decides things need to be changed in CID.
233	46	"Line Up"	TBA	Stuart Burge	Elizabeth Anne-Wheal	7 June 1990 (1990-06-07)
Stamp arrests a man without making a positive ID and Martella is desperate to get him charged.
234	47	"Police Powers"	First appearance of PC Steve Loxton; Ian Reddington guest stars	Gordon Flemyng	Julian Jones	12 June 1990 (1990-06-12)
Monroe and Cryer investigate an assault on a footballer, while Stamp and new recruit Steve Loxton deal with the crowds.
235	48	"Action Book"	Michael Garner guest stars	Graham Theakston	Christopher Russell	14 June 1990 (1990-06-14)
The Sun Hill team hunt a paedophile roaming the streets of Sun Hill before they can strike again.
236	49	"Tactics"	Ben Onwukwe and Desmond McNamara guest star	Graham Theakston	Arthur McKenzie	19 June 1990 (1990-06-19)
A Sheffield CID team arrives, and they must work with Sun Hill in a bid to bring down five villains.
237	50	"Scores"	First appearance of PC Ron Smollett	Gordon Flemyng	Peter J. Hammond	21 June 1990 (1990-06-21)
Burnside tasks Roach and Lines with observing an old adversary of his, Ralph Trafford, when he discovers that he has returned to Sun Hill.
238	51	"Witch Hunt"	Ron Cook guest stars	Derek Lister	Christopher Russell	26 June 1990 (1990-06-26)
Wray and Lines re-question a man over the murder of two school children, but are disappointed when the man's alibi checks out.
239	52	"Close To Home"	Doña Croll guest stars	Nick Laughland	Christopher Russell	28 June 1990 (1990-06-28)
Ackland and Cryer investigate an accusation of child abuse.
240	53	"Breaking Point"	TBA	Peter Barber-Fleming	Les Pollard	3 July 1990 (1990-07-03)
Burnside tries to get a confession from an experienced old thief who has been identified by his fingerprints.
241	54	"Jumping The Gun"	TBA	Peter Barber-Fleming	David Hoskins	5 July 1990 (1990-07-05)
Burnside is prepared to take risks to nail the villain responsible when a child is held hostage.
242	55	"What Kind of Man"	Jim McManus guest stars	Chris Lovett	Christopher Russell	10 July 1990 (1990-07-10)
When Quinnan investigates a minor robbery at a school, he spots something that leads to a breakthrough in the Canley Fields murder investigations.
243	56	"Beat Crime"	John Alford and Lyndam Gregory guest star	Nick Laughland	J.C. Wilsher	12 July 1990 (1990-07-12)
Wray urges CID to work more closely with uniform.
244	57	"Unsocial Hours"	Peter Benson guest stars	Derek Lister	J.C. Wilsher	17 July 1990 (1990-07-17)
Wray's and Ackland's plans for a quiet lunch are doomed by a CID drugs obbo.
245	58	"Interpretations"	Shaheen Khan and Jenna Russell guest star	Julian Aymes	Jonathan Rich	19 July 1990 (1990-07-19)
Roach investigates a series of firebombings in the Asian community.
246	59	"Angles"	TBA	Roger Tucker	Arthur McKenzie	24 July 1990 (1990-07-24)
Burnside and Monroe feud over policy, overtime and allocation of resources.
247	60	"Watch My Lips"	TBA	Julian Aymes	Patrick Harkins	26 July 1990 (1990-07-26)
Carver is assaulted by a suspicious man who turns out to be deaf and was only defending himself.
248	61	"Feeling Brave"	Colin McCormack and Shirin Taylor guest star	Richard Holthouse	John Milne	31 July 1990 (1990-07-31)
Carver, Stamp and Quinnan interrupt a Post Office burglary in the Area car.
249	62	"Come Fly With Me"	Albert Moses, Tariq Yunus and Raymond Llewellyn guest star	Michael Kerrigan	Peter Gibbs	2 August 1990 (1990-08-02)
Stamp and Ackland attend a disturbance at a Travel Agency.
250	63	"Attitudes"	Liz Gebhardt guest stars	Richard Holthouse	Arthur McKenzie	7 August 1990 (1990-08-07)
After winning a game of cards, Young is sent all over town by vengeful colleagues.
251	64	"Robbo"	John Bardon guest stars	Chris Lovett	Brian Finch	9 August 1990 (1990-08-09)
A retired officer returning to Sun Hill causes some interference.
252	65	"Ground Rules"	Andrew McCulloch guest stars	Michael Kerrigan	Geoff McQueen	14 August 1990 (1990-08-14)
With an Inspection due, Brownlow and Conway discuss the readiness of the station.
253	66	"Once a Copper"	TBA	Frank W Smith	Robin Mukherjee	16 August 1990 (1990-08-16)
Burnside visits an ex-copper doing time in an attempt to nail a big time operator.
254	67	"Vendetta"	Amanda Mealing and Luan Peters guest star	Graham Theakston	Peter Brooks	21 August 1990 (1990-08-21)
Burnside has a feud between two crime families to deal with.
255	68	"My Favourite Things"	Sue Woodford guest stars	Roger Tucker	Arthur McKenzie	23 August 1990 (1990-08-23)
Quinnan's ways as a police officer gets him into trouble with an irrational Monroe.
256	69	"Win Some Lose Some"	Colin Jeavons guest stars	Jeremy Ancock	Jonathan Rich	28 August 1990 (1990-08-28)
The threatened closure of a local nightclub pits Burnside against his closest friends and his boss.
257	70	"Up The Steps"	Dominic Jephcott and Eileen Helsby guest star	Jeremy Ancock	Carolyn Sally Jones	30 August 1990 (1990-08-30)
Loxton, Young and Peters attend court to see the sentence of a local gangster.
258	71	"Where There's a Will"	Bernard Gallagher guest stars	Garth Tucker	Patrick Harkins	4 September 1990 (1990-09-04)
Cryer is left something in the will of a late well-known madam.
259	72	"Near The Knuckle"	Dorothy Tutin and David Quilter guest star	Nick Hamm	Ayshe Raif	6 September 1990 (1990-09-06)
Datta investigates when a woman is beaten up by her popular doctor husband.
260	73	"Body Language"	Ian Redford and Geoffrey Beevers guest star	Nick Hamm	Dick Sharples	11 September 1990 (1990-09-11)
Stamp's pursuit of a group of black youths causes racial tension in the borough to increase.
261	74	"When Did You Last See Your Father?"	Billy Murray and Gertan Klauber guest star	Bob Gabriel	Barry Appleton	13 September 1990 (1990-09-13)
After a school bus accident, a child awaiting his mother in the station recognizes his father in the composite drawing of a criminal. Dashwood hunts for a wild animal dubbed 'The beast of Sun Hill'.
262	75	"Eye-Witness"	David Harewood guest stars	Graham Theakston	Christopher Penfold	18 September 1990 (1990-09-18)
Service station video captures the racist murder of a man attacked in his car by a gang of football hooligans. CID are hampered in their attempt to prove who stabbed him.
263	76	"Sufficient Evidence"	Abigail Thaw guest stars	Garth Tucker	Rib Davis	20 September 1990 (1990-09-20)
Quinnan frames a prisoner for drug dealing, a decision that he will later regret.
264	77	"Forget-Me-Not"	Jack Ellis guest stars	Frank W Smith	Russell Lewis	25 September 1990 (1990-09-25)
Marshall's ex-husband arrives at Sun Hill looking for Wray. In 2021, Lynne Miller (W.P.C. Cathy Marshall) and writer Russell Lewis recorded an Audio Commentary for this episode
265	78	"Something to Remember"	First appearance of DAC Trevor Hicks; Pippa Hinchley guest stars	Laura Sims	Christopher Russell	27 September 1990 (1990-09-27)
Quinnan receives a commendation for catching a child murderer while Marshall and Stamp deal with one of the victim's parents.
266	79	"Off The Leash"	First appearance of WPC Delia French; Declan Mulholland guest stars	Chris Hodson	Christopher Russell	2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
Ex Sun Hill typist Delia French is back at the station – in uniform. Her confident attitude shocks Peters but proves useful in assisting CID with a shoplifting gang.
267	80	"Family Ties"	John Golightly and David Quilter guest star	Chris Lovett	Martyn Wade	4 October 1990 (1990-10-04)
Burnside is forced to bring a mentally ill prisoner to Sun Hill.
268	81	"Old Friends"	Sydney Livingstone and Marian McLoughlin guest star	Michael Kerrigan	Nick Collins	9 October 1990 (1990-10-09)
Roach investigates when an ex-police officer's mother is violently assaulted. Quinnan is frustrated when the darker side of the public shows during the rescue of a young girl from a shift.
269	82	"Pride and Prejudice"	David Easter guest stars	Laura Sims	Tim Firth	11 October 1990 (1990-10-11)
Garfield feels Cryer's wrath for his behaviour after finding out a man he has brought in for arson is HIV positive.
270	83	"Housey Housey"	Sian Thomas and Paul Copley guest star	William Brayne	John Chambers	16 October 1990 (1990-10-16)
Conway's relationship with a local MP causes problems at Sun Hill.
271	84	"Connelly's Kids"	TBA	Chris Lovett	Michael Cameron	18 October 1990 (1990-10-18)
When Greig arrests a man for handling stolen goods, Martella is more interested in the behaviour of his children.
272	85	"One of Those Days"	TBA	Nick Laughland	Roger Leach	23 October 1990 (1990-10-23)
Ackland and Loxton attend a hit and run. Brownlow examines the treatment of WPCs at Sun Hill.
273	86	"Jack-The-Lad"	Linda Marlowe and Jacquetta May guest star	Bill Hays	Michael Baker	25 October 1990 (1990-10-25)
Datta and Stamp investigate a violent confrontation connected with an extramarital affair. Burnside pursues a criminal that assaulted one of his informants.
274	87	"Blue Murder"	Bob Mason, Patsy Palmer and Lee MacDonald guest star	Stuart Urban	Russell Lewis	30 October 1990 (1990-10-30)
Sgt Cryer shoots an armed robber who is later found to have an unloaded gun.
275	88	"Effective Persuaders"	Ron Donachie and Tony Rohr guest star	Nick Laughland	J.C. Wilsher	1 November 1990 (1990-11-01)
Burnside, Carver, Ackland, Quinnan, Martella and Greig attend a training course, where Carver and Quinnan come to blows.
276	89	"A Sense of Duty"	Jeremy Nicholas guest stars	Bill Hays	Julian Jones	6 November 1990 (1990-11-06)
An off-duty Roach hands a drunken man over to uniform, but confusion arises over exactly who the arresting officer is, rousing the ire of Monroe.
277	90	"Lying in Wait"	TBA	William Brayne	Chris Boucher	8 November 1990 (1990-11-08)
Stamp is on the scene when a child is thrown into a canal and Garfield makes his first murder suspect arrest.
278	91	"Plato For Policemen"	Kerry Peers and Charles Kay guest star	Chris Hodson	Robin Mukherjee	13 November 1990 (1990-11-13)
A builder complains about illegal dumping on his site. Brownlow, Conway, Greig and Meadows attend a training course in policing methods.
279	92	"Testimony"	Bruce Alexander, Kerry Peers and Nicola Stapleton guest star	Chris Hodson	Robin Mukherjee	15 November 1990 (1990-11-15)
Roach continues to investigate a burglary that escalated into rape.
280	93	"Decisions"	Patricia Hayes and Patricia Brake guest star	Tom Cotter	Arthur McKenzie	20 November 1990 (1990-11-20)
Cryer returns from leave after the fatal shooting. A social worker asks Cryer to assist an elderly lady who has recently been burgled.
281	94	"Know Your Enemy"	Jamie Foreman and Beryl Cooke guest star	Moria Armstrong	Nick Collins	22 November 1990 (1990-11-22)
Roach is the target of a villain who has recently been released from prison that is seeking revenge for the rogue DS sleeping with his wife.
282	95	"Lies"	Adele Silva guest stars	Roger Tucker	Brendan McDonald	27 November 1990 (1990-11-27)
Greig leads an operation that prevents an attempted wages heist. Quinnan and Datta investigate neglect of a baby.
283	96	"Old Wounds"	Alan Ford guest stars	Roger Tucker	Ian Briggs	29 November 1990 (1990-11-29)
Stamp and Young arrest the son of a suspect that died while being interviewed by Carver. Roach investigates a lorry theft.
284	97	"Just for a Moment"	Charlie Creed-Miles guest stars	Tom Cotter	Susan Shattock	4 December 1990 (1990-12-04)
Datta is held hostage in custody by a disturbed man suspected of stabbing his mother.
285	98	"Market Forces"	Steven Mackintosh, Roberta Taylor and Peter Craze guest star	Sarah Pia Anderson	Peter Brooks	6 December 1990 (1990-12-06)
Garfield and Quinnan investigate a stolen goods ring.
286	99	"One for the Road"	Philip Whitchurch, Lloyd McGuire and Tracey Wilson guest star	John Strickland	Michael Crompton	11 December 1990 (1990-12-11)
Cryer celebrates 20 years of being in the force but the limelight is later on one of his fellow sergeants.
287	100	"Start with the Whistle"	First appearance of Sgt. Joseph Corrie, final regular appearance of Sgt. Tom Penny; Stephen Churchett guest stars	John Strickland	J.C. Wilsher	13 December 1990 (1990-12-13)
Penny decides to resign on medical grounds after being accused of drink driving.
288	101	"Out of The Blue"	Alec Christie and Peter Ferdinando guest star	Moria Armstrong	J.C. Wilsher	18 December 1990 (1990-12-18)
Wray's last day at Sun Hill sees him come up against some of his closest friends whilst investigating a robbery.
289	102	"Street Smart"	First appearance of DCI Kim Reid, final appearance of DCI Gordon Wray; Robert Wisdom and Morgan Deare guest star	Sarah Pia Anderson	J.C. Wilsher	20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
DCI Kim Reid, Wray's replacement arrives at Sun Hill and quickly gets on the wrong side of Burnside.
290	103	"Safe As Houses"	First appearance of Sgt John Maitland; Ken Hutchison guest stars	Tom Cotter	Russell Lewis	26 December 1990 (1990-12-26)
Carver, Dashwood, Lines and Martella look after a witness to a murder but soon they find themselves in grave danger.
291	104	"Friends and Neighbours"	Brian Croucher, Doug Bradley, Allan Surtees and Richard Davies guest star	Mike Dormer	Christopher Russell	27 December 1990 (1990-12-27)
DI Burnside decides DC Carver has to move into the section house to avoid three misdemeanours.