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The Bill
The series began with the appointment of new executive producer Richard Handford, who replaced Michael Chapman after his 9-year reign came to an end in the previous series. The appointment preceded discussions with broadcaster ITV about returning to the format of hour-long episodes, which the show last used on a regular basis in 1987. The request was approved, and hour-long episodes began to air twice weekly beginning in August, a format the series retained until moving to a later time-slot in 2009. Due to the rapid transition, several of the first hour-long episodes were originally written for the half-hour time-slot, and thus, some episodes contain two completely different stories, written by different writers, which jump from one to another.
When a raid on a known drug addict goes awry, Boulton is spiked by the desperate criminal's needle, leaving Sun Hill's tough guy frightened, angry, and in need of an HIV test.
Ackland and Quinnan investigate when a family are strangely silent about the death of their landlord.
Beech and Carver go in search of a haul of £30,000 in banknotes, missing from a six-year-old robbery.
When an old man loses his life savings in a mugging, Boyden and Stamp suspect it was something more than coincidence.
Boyden deals with a frail old man brought into custody accused of attempted murder.
Boyden and Stamp attempt to contain a father who wants revenge for his murdered son.
When a young girl has to carry a knife to defend herself at school, Keane and Stamp know it is time to step in.
Stamp is cynical when he feels a woman with a sob story may be playing games, but Ashton is taken in by her charms.
Stamp and Page are sceptical as Ashton suggests there is more to a burglary than appears.
It's a life or death situation for Skase and Proctor when an assassin comes looking for his money.
Jarvis is full of his secondment to the Diplomatic Protection Group, so Stamp and Quinnan hatch a mischievous plan to take him down a peg or two.
New PC Eddie Santini, tall, dark and handsome with a dubious past, causes a stir when he arrives to join the team at Sun Hill.
Rawton and Skase assist a woman receiving anonymous threats.
Ashton goes missing from the scene of an accident.
A car belonging to a rival Chief Superintendent's wife is stolen right from under Santini and Quinnan's noses.
Proctor and Skase investigate the stalking of Proctor's ex-girlfriend.
A series of muggings on a local estate lead Proctor and Carver to the house of a rather unusual couple.
Meadows and Skase discover a modern-day Robin Hood who appears to be alive and well and robbing the rich in Sun Hill.
Santini is irritated at being paired with Hollis on a cold, wet night in Canley.
While in a rush to catch a crook, Ashton trips and falls foul of the law.
