List of The Bill episodes
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This is a list of episodes of The Bill, which ran from 16 August 1983 to 31 August 2010. 26 series were made.
Series overview[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 0 | 1 | 16 August 1983 | ||
| 1 | 11 | 16 October 1984 | 22 January 1985 | |
| 2 | 12 | 11 November 1985 | 10 February 1986 | |
| 3 | 12 | 21 September 1987 | 7 December 1987 | |
| 4 | 48 | 19 July 1988 | 29 December 1988 | |
| 5 | 104 | 3 January 1989 | 28 December 1989 | |
| 6 | 104 | 2 January 1990 | 27 December 1990 | |
| 7 | 105 | 1 January 1991 | 31 December 1991 | |
| 8 | 105 | 2 January 1992 | 31 December 1992 | |
| 9 | 155 | 5 January 1993 | 31 December 1993 | |
| 10 | 156 | 4 January 1994 | 30 December 1994 | |
| 11 | 149 | 5 January 1995 | 29 December 1995 | |
| 12 | 156 | 2 January 1996 | 31 December 1996 | |
| 13 | 152 | 2 January 1997 | 30 December 1997 | |
| 14 | 121 | 1 January 1998 | 31 December 1998 | |
| 15 | 87 | 7 January 1999 | 31 December 1999 | |
| 16 | 86 | 4 January 2000 | 29 December 2000 | |
| 17 | 92 | 5 January 2001 | 21 December 2001 | |
| 18 | 86 | 3 January 2002 | 31 December 2002 | |
| 19 | 106 | 1 January 2003 | 31 December 2003 | |
| 20 | 98 | 7 January 2004 | 30 December 2004 | |
| 21 | 106 | 5 January 2005 | 29 December 2005 | |
| 22 | 91 | 4 January 2006 | 29 December 2006 | |
| 23 | 92 | 3 January 2007 | 28 December 2007 | |
| 24 | 88 | 2 January 2008 | 31 December 2008 | |
| 25 | 65 | 1 January 2009 | 29 December 2009 | |
| 26 | 31 | 7 January 2010 | 31 August 2010 | |
Episodes[edit]
Pilot (1983)[edit]
Series 1 (1984-85)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Funny Ol' Business – Cops and Robbers" | Peter Cregeen | Geoff McQueen | 16 October 1984 |
| 2 | 2 | "A Friend in Need" | Peter Cregeen | Barry Appleton | 23 October 1984 |
| 3 | 3 | "Clutching at Straws" | Christopher Hodson | Geoff McQueen | 30 October 1984 |
| 4 | 4 | "Long Odds" | John Michael Phillips | Geoff McQueen | 6 November 1984 |
| 5 | 5 | "It's Not Such a Bad Job After All" | John Woods | Barry Appleton | 13 November 1984 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Drugs Raid" | John Woods | Barry Appleton | 20 November 1984 |
| 7 | 7 | "A Dangerous Breed" | Christopher Hodson | Barry Appleton | 27 November 1984 |
| 8 | 8 | "Rough in the Afternoon" | Christopher Hodson | John Kershaw | 4 December 1984 |
| 9 | 9 | "Burning the Books" | Peter Cregeen | Barry Appleton | 8 January 1985 |
| 10 | 10 | "Death of a Cracksman" | Christopher Hodson | Barry Appleton | 15 January 1985 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Sweet Smell of Failure" | John Michael Phillips | Barry Appleton | 22 January 1985 |
Series 2 (1985-86)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "Snouts and Red Herrings" | Peter Cregeen | Geoff McQueen | 11 November 1985 |
| 13 | 2 | "Suspects" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | 18 November 1985 |
| 14 | 3 | "Lost" | Christopher Hodson | Ginnie Hole | 25 November 1985 |
| 15 | 4 | "Home Beat" | John Michael Phillips | Christopher Russell | 2 December 1985 |
| 16 | 5 | "Hostage" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | 9 December 1985 |
| 17 | 6 | "This Little Pig" | John Woods | Christopher Russell | 23 December 1985 |
| 18 | 7 | "Ringer" | John Woods | Barry Appleton | 6 January 1986 |
| 19 | 8 | "Public and Confidential" | Christopher Hodson | Lionel Goldstein | 13 January 1986 |
| 20 | 9 | "Loan Shark" | John Michael Phillips | Tim Aspinall | 20 January 1986 |
| 21 | 10 | "With Friends Like That...?" | Christopher Hodson | Barry Appleton | 27 January 1986 |
| 22 | 11 | "Whose Side Are You On?" | Peter Cregeen | Jim Hill | 3 February 1986 |
| 23 | 12 | "The Chief Super's Party" | Peter Cregeen | Barry Appleton | 10 February 1986 |
Series 3 (1987)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "The New Order of Things" | Michael Ferguson | Geoff McQueen | 21 September 1987 |
| 25 | 2 | "Some You Win, Some You Lose" | Peter Cregeen | Barry Appleton | 28 September 1987 |
| 26 | 3 | "Brownie Points" | Mary McMurray | Christopher Russell | 5 October 1987 |
| 27 | 4 | "Missing, Presumed Dead" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | 12 October 1987 |
| 28 | 5 | "Domestics" | Peter Cregeen | Edwin Pearce | 19 October 1987 |
| 29 | 6 | "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" | Peter Duguid | Christopher Russell | 26 October 1987 |
| 30 | 7 | "Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads" | Graham Theakston | Lionel Goldenstein | 2 November 1987 |
| 31 | 8 | "Double Trouble" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | 9 November 1987 |
| 32 | 9 | "Sun Hill Karma" | Mary McMurray | Christopher Russell | 16 November 1987 |
| 33 | 10 | "Skipper" | Richard Bramall | Christopher Russell | 23 November 1987 |
| 34 | 11 | "Overnight Stay" | Graham Theakston | Barry Appleton | 30 November 1987 |
| 35 | 12 | "Not Without Cause" | Peter Cregeen | Barry Appleton | 7 December 1987 |
Series 4 (1988)[edit]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Episode notes | Guest stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Light Duties" | Derek Lister | Geoff McQueen | First appearances of Insp Christine Frazer, PC Malcolm Haynes and SRO Marion Layland, PC Jim Carver is promoted to DC, first credited appearance of PC Tony Stamp | Eric Francis and Andy Secombe | 19 July 1988 |
| 2 | "The Three Wise Monkeys" | Bill Brayne | Geoff McQueen | First appearance of Ch Insp Derek Conway | Nick Brimble and Tom Owen | 21 July 1988 |
| 3 | "Good Will Visit" | William Brayne | Barry Appleton | First appearance of PC Pete Ramsey | Malcolm Kaye and Osaze Ehibor | 26 July 1988 |
| 4 | "Home Sweet Home" | Gareth Davies | Nicholas McInerny | TBA | Christian Rodska and John Bowe | 28 July 1988 |
| 5 | "All in Good Faith" | Gareth Davies | Barry Appleton | TBA | Leslie Schofield | 2 August 1988 |
| 6 | "Just Call Me Guvnor" | Brian Parker | Geoff McQueen | First regular appearance of Frank Burnside as DI | Chris Chering and Russell Lewis | 4 August 1988 |
| 7 | "Caught Red Handed" | Derek Lister | Barry Appleton | TBA | Chrissie Cotterill | 9 August 1988 |
| 8 | "Homes and Gardens" | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | TBA | Mark Monero, Brian Peck, Desmond Cullum-Jones and Aidan Murphy | 11 August 1988 |
| 9 | "Country Cousin" | Sharon Miller | Barry Appleton | TBA | Richard Henry | 16 August 1988 |
| 10 | "Alarms and Embarrassments" | Sharon Miller | Christopher Russell | TBA | Jeff Rawle and Alison Bettles (credited as Alison Beetles) | 18 August 1988 |
| 11 | "Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes" | Paul Harrison | Julian Jones | TBA | Tom Cotcher and Patsy Smart | 23 August 1988 |
| 12 | "Hold Fire" | Paul Harrison | Barry Appleton | TBA | Walter Sparrow | 25 August 1988 |
| 13 | "Bad Faith" | Frank Smith | Julian Jones | TBA | TBA | 30 August 1988 |
| 14 | "Requiem" | Sharon Miller | Peter J. Hammond | First episode to not feature Sun Hill Police Station within the episode | Richard Beale and Ronald Leigh-Hunt | 1 September 1988 |
| 15 | "Trespasses" | Brian Parker | Christopher Russell | First appearance of WPC Claire Brind | Alex McAvoy, Terence Beesley and Christopher Whittingham | 6 September 1988 |
| 16 | "Save the Last Dance For Me" | Brian Farnham | Barry Appleton | TBA | TBA | 8 September 1988 |
| 17 | "Runaround" | Derek Lister | Al Hunter | First credited appearance of WPC Suzanne Ford | John Challis, Linda Robson and Eve Karpf | 13 September 1988 |
| 18 | "The Trap" | Brian Farnham | Jonathan Rich | TBA | TBA | 15 September 1988 |
| 19 | "Community Relations" | Frank Smith | Christopher Russell | TBA | Jim Findley, Shirley Dixon and Paul Anil | 20 September 1988 |
| 20 | "A Dog's Life" | Brian Parker | Graeme Curry | TBA | TBA | 22 September 1988 |
| 21 | "Trouble and Strife" | Brian Parker | Julian Jones | TBA | Brian Capron | 27 September 1988 |
| 22 | "Running Late" | Sharon Miller | John Milne | TBA | Melissa Wilks | 29 September 1988 |
| 23 | "They Say We're Rough" | Frank W. Smith | Douglas Watkinson | TBA | TBA | 4 October 1988 |
| 24 | "Blue for a Boy" | Paul Harrison | John Foster | TBA | Gerry Cowper and Robert Glenister | 6 October 1988 |
| 25 | "Chasing the Dragon" | Frank W. Smith | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Terry Sue-Patt | 11 October 1988 |
| 26 | "The Coop" | Graham Theakston | Garry Lyons | TBA | John Rees | 13 October 1988 |
| 27 | "The Quick and the Dead" | Philip Casson | Christopher Russell | TBA | John Rolfe and George Ballantine | 18 October 1988 |
| 28 | "Witness" | Graham Theakston | Christopher Russell | TBA | Bill Moody | 20 October 1988 |
| 29 | "Here We Go Loopy Lou" | Brian Farnham | Julian Jones | TBA | TBA | 25 October 1988 |
| 30 | "Stop And Search" | Terry Marcel | Geoff McQueen | First appearance of DC Tosh Lines | TBA | 27 October 1988 |
| 31 | "Spook Stuff" | Terry Marcel | Geoff McQueen | TBA | Andrew McCulloch and Daniel Peacock | 1 November 1988 |
| 32 | "Evacuation" | Terry Green | Edwin Peace | TBA | Matthew Scurfield, Eddie Tagoe and Jim McManus | 2 November 1988 |
| 33 | "Personal Imports" | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | Some scenes were filmed at Grenfell Tower and immediate surrounding areas, such as Barandon Walk. | Paul O'Grady (credited as Paul Savage) and Stevan Rimkus | 8 November 1988 |
| 34 | "Paper Chase" | Niall Leonard | Barry Appleton | TBA | Christine Kavanagh and Sally Faulkner | 10 November 1988 |
| 35 | "Intruder" | Graham Theakston | Roger Parkes | TBA | Iain Rattray, Terence Wilton, Martin Matthews and James Pertwee | 15 November 1988 |
| 36 | "Conflict" | Graham Theakston | Al Hunter | TBA | Alex Kingston and Russell Lewis | 17 November 1988 |
| 37 | "Duplicates" | Niall Leonard | Simon Moss | TBA | Leon Eagles | 22 November 1988 |
| 38 | "Snout" | Paul Harrison | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Desmond McNamara | 24 November 1988 |
| 39 | "Old Habits" | Barry Davis | Nicholas McInerny | TBA | Geoffrey Beevers, Hilary Mason, Ralph Nossek, Dennis Edwards, Lee MacDonald and Aimée Delamain | 29 November 1988 |
| 40 | "The Silent Gun" | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | TBA | James Gaddas, Peter Caffrey, Damaris Hayman, Milo Sperber and Richard Bonehill | 1 December 1988 |
| 41 | "An Old Fashioned Term" | Philip Casson | Geoff McQueen | TBA | TBA | 6 December 1988 |
| 42 | "Getting Stressed" | Philip Casson | Christopher Russell | TBA | Tim Preece | 8 December 1988 |
| 43 | "Tigers" | Terry Marcel | Edwin Pearce | TBA | Bhasker Patel, Michael Goldie and Patsy Palmer | 13 December 1988 |
| 44 | "Guessing Game" | Jan Sargent | P. J. Hammond | TBA | TBA | 15 December 1988 |
| 45 | "The Assassins" | Terry Daw | Douglas Watkinson | TBA | Daniel Flynn, John Judd, Frank Mills, Martyn Whitby, Seymour Green and Owen Brenman | 20 December 1988 |
| 46 | "Outmoded" | Terry Green | Barry Appleton | TBA | Michael Fenton Stevens and Brian Miller | 22 December 1988 |
| 47 | "Digging Up the Past" | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | TBA | Dicken Ashworth, Gawn Grainger and Tessa Peake-Jones | 27 December 1988 |
| 48 | "Taken into Consideration" | Christopher Hodson | Lawrence Gray | TBA | Matthew Sim | 29 December 1988 |
Series 5 (1989)[edit]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Episode notes | Guest stars | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Getting It Right" | Terry Daw | Barry Appleton | First appearance of DS Alistair Greig | Bernard Horsfall, Brian Miller and Norman Hartley | 3 January 1989 |
| 2 | "A Reflection of Glory" | Christopher Hodson | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Stefan Schwartz | 5 January 1989 |
| 3 | "One To One" | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | TBA | Arabella Weir | 10 January 1989 |
| 4 | "The Mugging and the Gypsies" | Barry Davis | David Halliwell | TBA | Albert Welling and Melanie Hill | 12 January 1989 |
| 5 | "The Chain of Command" | Robert Tronson | Christopher Short | TBA | Brian Bovell, Stella Gonet, Ray Armstrong and Gilbert Wynne | 17 January 1989 |
| 6 | "Life and Death" | Robert Tronson | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Elisabeth Sladen, Arthur Blake, Christine Pollon, Philip Anthony and David Beckett | 19 January 1989 |
| 7 | "Hothead" | Phillip Casson | Edwin Pearce | TBA | Larry Martyn, Michael Melia, Stephen Churchett, John Caesar and John Baddeley | 24 January 1989 |
| 8 | "Steamers" | Terry Green | Gerry Huxham | TBA | Timothy Bateson | 26 January 1989 |
| 9 | "Duty Elsewhere" | Jeremy Summers | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Ricco Ross | 31 January 1989 |
| 10 | "Saturday Blues" | Jeremy Summers | David Squire | TBA | Julia Chambers, Tim Munro, Roy Skelton, Geoffrey Cheshire, Adrienne Burgess and Brenda Kempner | 2 February 1989 |
| 11 | "N.F.A." | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Peter-Hugo Daly, Betty Marsden and John Ringham | 7 February 1989 |
| 12 | "The Price You Pay" | Keith Washington | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Arthur Kelly, Debbie Arnold, Godfrey James and Tony Osoba | 9 February 1989 |
| 13 | "The Key of the Door" | Christopher Hodson | Barry Appleton | TBA | Shirin Taylor and Bernard Martin | 14 February 1989 |
| 14 | "Cock Up" | Brian Farnham | Tony Grounds | TBA | Rod Culbertson, Dave Atkins, Ricci Harnett and Hugh Hayes | 16 February 1989 |
| 15 | "Repercussions" | Brian Farnham | Tony Grounds | TBA | Rod Culbertson, Dave Atkins and John Fortune | 21 February 1989 |
| 16 | "A Death in the Family" | Christopher Hodson | John Foster | TBA | Dione Inman and Eric Deacon | 23 February 1989 |
| 17 | "In the Frame" | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Flanagan, William Simons and Roger Nott | 28 February 1989 |
| 18 | "A Good Result" | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | TBA | Oliver Parker and Tommy Wright | 2 March 1989 |
| 19 | "Conscience" | Jeremy Summers | Barry Appleton | TBA | Patrick O'Connell | 7 March 1989 |
| 20 | "Sunday Sunday" | Terry Marcel | Richard LeParmentier and Paddy Fletcher | TBA | Sarah Prince, Ann Way and Chris Chering | 9 March 1989 |
| 21 | "Climate" | Brian Parker | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Robin Soans | 14 March 1989 |
| 22 | "Bad Company" | Terry Marcel | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Steve McFadden, Victor Winding, Cyril Shaps and Joann Kenny | 16 March 1989 |
| 23 | "Suspicious Minds" | Terry Green | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Kellie Bright | 21 March 1989 |
| 24 | "Intuition" | Brian Parker | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Del Henney, Trevor Byfield and Harry Fielder | 23 March 1989 |
| 25 | "Loss" | Brian Farnham | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Stephanie Fayerman | 28 March 1989 |
| 26 | "Procedure" | Terry Green | John Milne | TBA | Richard Willis | 30 March 1989 |
| 27 | "Luck of the Draw" | Keith Washington | Patrick Harkins | TBA | Allan Surtees, Ian Redford and Stephen Flynn | 4 April 1989 |
| 28 | "No Strings" | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | TBA | Paul O'Grady (Credited as Paul Savage) | 6 April 1989 |
| 29 | "Fool's Gold" | Keith Washington | David Squire | TBA | Billy Murray and Danny Webb | 11 April 1989 |
| 30 | "The Visit" | Alan Wareing | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Hamill, Ian Collier, Gordon Reid, Luan Peters and Brian Hall | 13 April 1989 |
| 31 | "One For the Ladies" | Terry Green | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Kirstie Pooley | 18 April 1989 |
| 32 | "No Shelter" | Terry Marcel | Julian Jones | TBA | Kelly Marcel, Mark Haddigan and Arnold Lee | 20 April 1989 |
| 33 | "Out to Lunch" | Brian Parker | Julian Jones | TBA | Brian Capron, Michael Mellinger and Adrienne Burgess | 25 April 1989 |
| 34 | "Free Wheel" | Alan Wareing | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Liz Gebhardt, Ian Talbot and Charles Pemberton | 27 April 1989 |
| 35 | "Only a Bit of Thieving" | Brian Parker | Chris Barlas | First appearance of PC George Garfield | Hazel McBride and Nicholas Pinnock | 2 May 1989 |
| 36 | "Communications" | Alan Wareing | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Oliver Haden and Hugh Hayes | 4 May 1989 |
| 37 | "Silver Lining" | Mike Dormer | Colin Giffin | TBA | Catherine Schell | 9 May 1989 |
| 38 | "Suffocation Job" | Brian Farnham | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Yvonne Antrobus and Liz Fraser | 11 May 1989 |
| 39 | "Mickey Would Have Wanted It" | Brian Farnham | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Peter Guinness | 16 May 1989 |
| 40 | "Blood Ties" | Mike Dormer | Chris Barlas | TBA | David Collings | 19 May 1989 |
| 41 | "You'll Be Back" | Richard Standeven | Shirley Cooklin | TBA | Dominic Keating | 23 May 1989 |
| 42 | "Fort Apache – Sun Hill" | Antonia Bird | Barry Appleton | TBA | Tom Georgeson, Bill Stewart, Tip Tipping and Peter Lovstrom | 25 May 1989 |
| 43 | "Waste" | Richard Standeven | Al Hunter | TBA | Suzanne Bertish, John Barrard, Roland Oliver and John Gillett | 30 May 1989 |
| 44 | "The Strong Survive" | Sharon Miller | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Dexter Fletcher and Michael Robbins | 1 June 1989 |
| 45 | "Loving Care" | Michael Owen Morris | Al Hunter | TBA | Philippa Urquhart | 6 June 1989 |
| 46 | "Back on the Streets" | Alan Wareing | Simon Moss | TBA | Toni Palmer | 8 June 1989 |
| 47 | "FAT'AC" | John Bruce | Julian Jones | TBA | Roy Boyd, Tony Haygarth, Richard Huw and Martin Gower | 13 June 1989 |
| 48 | "Somewhere By Chance" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Bruce Alexander | 15 June 1989 |
| 49 | "A Quiet Life" | Sharon Miller | Simon Moss | First appearance of PC Cathy Marshall | Race Davies and Arthur Smith | 20 June 1989 |
| 50 | "Tom Tiddler's Ground" | John Bruce | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Peter Benson and Andrew Carr | 22 June 1989 |
| 51 | "Make My Day" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | First appearances of PCs Richard Turnham and Timothy Able | Martin Benson, John Abineri, Arthur Whybrow and Christopher Burgess | 27 June 1989 |
| 52 | "Provocation" | Michael Ferguson | Edwin Pearce | TBA | JoAnne Good | 29 June 1989 |
| 53 | "Overspend" | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | TBA | Colin Spaull and Ralph Watson | 4 July 1989 |
| 54 | "Between Friends" | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Horsley, Richard Moore and David McAlister | 6 July 1989 |
| 55 | "Traffic" | Bill Brayne | Christopher Russell | Final appearance of PC Robin Frank | Leslie Ash and Gordon Reid | 11 July 1989 |
| 56 | "The Sacred Seal" | Michael Owen Morris | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Philip Middlemiss | 13 July 1989 |
| 57 | "Subsequent Visits" | Bill Brayne | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Dave Carter | 18 July 1989 |
| 58 | "User Friendly" | Graham Theakston | Barry Appleton | TBA | Brian Southwood | 20 July 1989 |
| 59 | "Don't Like Mondays" | Antonia Bird | Barry Appleton | Final appearance of PC Pete Ramsey | Helena Little and Natasha Williams | 25 July 1989 |
| 60 | "Pickup" | Michael Owen Morris | John Milne | TBA | Martin Cochrane and Jillie Meers | 27 July 1989 |
| 61 | "Kidding" | Michael Ferguson | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Madhav Sharma | 1 August 1989 |
| 62 | "Black Spot" | Michael Owen Morris | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Brian Hibbard, Julie Graham and Desmond McNamara | 3 August 1989 |
| 63 | "Taken for a Ride" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Michael Cochrane, Keith Drinkel and Les Conrad | 8 August 1989 |
| 64 | "Time Out" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Ben Onwukwe, Charles Lawson and Brian Croucher | 10 August 1989 |
| 65 | "Leaving" | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | Final regular appearance of PC Yorkie Smith | Declan Mulholland, Kathy Burke and Elizabeth Bradley | 15 August 1989 |
| 66 | "Street Games and Board Games" | Barry Davis | J. C. Wilsher | TBA | Rebecca Lacey and David Savile | 17 August 1989 |
| 67 | "Pressure" | Barry Davis | Kevin Clarke | Final appearance of PC Malcolm Haynes | Joseph Marcell, Aimée Delamain and Ahmed Khalil | 22 August 1989 |
| 68 | "A Little Knowledge" | James Cellan Jones | Christopher Russell | TBA | Richard Tate, Colin Fay, Luke Hanson and Kathleen Bidmead | 24 August 1989 |
| 69 | "Pathways" | Michael Ferguson | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Rhoda Lewis and George Waring | 29 August 1989 |
| 70 | "Seen To Be Done" | James Cellan Jones | Jonathan Rich | First appearance of Sergeant Stuart Lamont | James Cosmo | 31 August 1989 |
| 71 | "Tulip" | Keith Washington | Barry Appleton | TBA | Michael Attwell, Trevor Cooper and Ilario Bisi-Pedro | 5 September 1989 |
| 72 | "Nothing But The Truth" | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Seymour Green and Kevin McNally | 7 September 1989 |
| 73 | "It's Not Majorca" | Niall Leonard | Julian Jones | TBA | Zohra Sehgal and Perry Benson | 12 September 1989 |
| 74 | "Mending Fences" | Niall Leonard | Julian Jones | TBA | Zohra Sehgal | 14 September 1989 |
| 75 | "Exit Lines" | Derek Lister | Brian Finch | First appearance of PC Norika Datta | Barbara Durkin and Constance Chapman | 19 September 1989 |
| 76 | "That Old Malarkey" | Barry Davis | Julian Jones | TBA | TBA | 21 September 1989 |
| 77 | "Greig Versus Taylor" | Clive Fleury | Christopher Russell | TBA | Derek Newark | 26 September 1989 |
| 78 | "Tottering" | Chris Lovett | Simon Moss | TBA | Stephen Garlick and Perry Fenwick | 28 September 1989 |
| 79 | "I Counted Them All Out" | Paul Harrison | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Ian Brimble, Count Prince Miller and Bernard Finch | 3 October 1989 |
| 80 | "Zig Zag" | Chris Lovett | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Jo Rowbottom, Roy Heather and Tim Barker | 5 October 1989 |
| 81 | "A Matter of Trust" | Derek Lister | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Tony O'Callaghan, Sharon Maiden, Carl Rigg and Freddie Earlle | 10 October 1989 |
| 82 | "Tourist Trap" | Diana Patrick | Pete Dearsley | TBA | David Ashton and Petra Markham | 12 October 1989 |
| 83 | "The One That Got Away" | David Attwood | Jonathan Rich | TBA | TBA | 17 October 1989 |
| 84 | "Found Offending" | Eva Kolouchova | John Kershaw | TBA | Caroline Milmoe and Tim Whitnall | 19 October 1989 |
| 85 | "All Part of The Job" | Bren Simson | Colin Giffin | TBA | Barry Andrews, Alun Lewis and Ray Trickett | 24 October 1989 |
| 86 | "In The Cold" | Graham Theakston | J.C Wilsher | TBA | Peter Russell | 26 October 1989 |
| 87 | "Just a Little Runaround" | Eva Kolouchova | Richard Ireson | TBA | Iain Rogerson and Dominic Mafham | 31 October 1989 |
| 88 | "A Fair Appraisal" | Nick Laughland | Garry Lyons | TBA | Tessa Peake-Jones, Kenneth Farrington and David Sibley | 2 November 1989 |
| 89 | "Visitors" | Clive Fleury | Kevin Clarke | TBA | June Page, Andrew Robertson and Dennis Chinnery | 7 November 1989 |
| 90 | "Private Wars" | Nicholas Prosser | Guy Meredith | TBA | Prentis Hancock | 9 November 1989 |
| 91 | "Feasting With Panthers" | Simon Cellan Jones | J.C Wilsher | TBA | David Allister and Frank Coda | 14 November 1989 |
| 92 | "By The Book" | Jeremy Silberston | John Milne | TBA | Renu Setna and Michael Bilton | 16 November 1989 |
| 93 | "Beer and Bicycles" | Nick Laughland | Christopher Russell | TBA | Nigel Humphreys | 21 November 1989 |
| 94 | "Grace of God" | David Hayman | Paddy Fletcher and Richard LeParmentier | TBA | Douglas Henshall, Christopher Fairbank, Katherine Parr, Louis Mahoney, Shay Gorman and David Blake Kelly | 23 November 1989 |
| 95 | "Just Another Day" | Nicholas Prosser | J.C Martindale | TBA | Andrew Forbes | 28 November 1989 |
| 96 | "Gone Fishing" | Nick Laughland | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Harry Fowler | 30 November 1989 |
| 97 | "Early Bird" | Eva Kolouchova | Tom Needham | TBA | TBA | 5 December 1989 |
| 98 | "Just for the Crack" | Jeremy Silberston | Steve Trafford | TBA | Alan Ford and David John | 7 December 1989 |
| 99 | "Woman in Brown" | Eva Kolouchova | Alan Clews | TBA | Mark Greenstreet, Sheila Gill and Walter Sparrow | 12 December 1989 |
| 100 | "Speaking Freely" | David Attwood | Gary Lyons | TBA | TBA | 14 December 1989 |
| 101 | "The Return of The Prodigal Son" | Keith Washington | John Kershaw | TBA | Michael Graham Cox and Karl Johnson | 19 December 1989 |
| 102 | "Chinese Whispers" | Julian Aymes | Christopher Russell | First appearances of PCs Phil Young and Dave Quinnan | Michael Wisher and Martin Friend | 21 December 1989 |
| 103 | "Powers of Exclusion" | Julian Aymes | J.C Wilsher | TBA | Norman Beaton | 26 December 1989 |
| 104 | "Saturday Night Fever" | Bren Simson | Edwin Pearce | Final appearance of WPC Claire Brind | Gordon Salkilld, Clive Rowe and Alec Wallis | 28 December 1989 |
Series 6 (1990)[edit]
| 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 |
| 189 | 2 | "Officers and Gentlemen" | Laurence Harrington guest stars | Diana Patrick | Steve Trafford | 4 January 1990 |
| 190 | 3 | "Carry Your Bags Sir" | Phil Nice and Brigitte Kahn guest star | Simon Jones | John Milne | 9 January 1990 |
| 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 |
| 192 | 5 | "C.A.D." | Geraldine Fitzgerald, Stephen Finlay guest star | Chris Hodson | J.C. Wilsher | 16 January 1990 |
| 193 | 6 | "A Day Lost" | TBA | Phillip Casson | Les Pollard | 18 January 1990 |
| 194 | 7 | "A Clean Division" | David Lonsdale and Antony Carrick guest star | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 23 January 1990 |
| 195 | 8 | "Roger And Out" | TBA | David Giles | John Kershaw | 25 January 1990 |
| 196 | 9 | "Addresses" | Victor Maddern guest stars | Chris Lovett | Peter J. Hammond | 30 January 1990 |
| 197 | 10 | "Michael Runs The Family Now" | Roy Holder and Robert Aldous guest star | John Michael Phillips | Kieran Prendiville | 1 February 1990 |
| 198 | 11 | "Against The Odds" | Terry Downes and Harry Fielder guest star | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | 6 February 1990 |
| 199 | 12 | "Bloodsucker" | TBA | Chris Hodson | Steve Trafford | 8 February 1990 |
| 200 | 13 | "Workers in Uniform" | TBA | Colm Villa | J.C. Wilsher | 13 February 1990 |
| 201 | 14 | "Something To Hide" | TBA | John Michael Phillips | Tom Needham | 15 February 1990 |
| 202 | 15 | "The Old Men's Run" | TBA | David Hayman | John Milne | 20 February 1990 |
| 203 | 16 | "Legacies" | Wendy van der Plank, Symond Lawes and Malcolm Rogers guest star | Chris Hodson | Peter Gibbs | 22 February 1990 |
| 204 | 17 | "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" | Louise Lombard, Harry Landis, Jon Finch, Jonathan Caplan and Sam Howard guest star | Colm Villa | Geoff McQueen | 27 February 1990 |
| 205 | 18 | "Something Special" | Final appearance of PC Timothy Able, Lorraine Ashbourne and Davyd Harries guest star | David Giles | Guy Meredith | 1 March 1990 |
| 206 | 19 | "Enemies" | Badi Uzzaman guest stars | Alan Wareing | Philip Martin | 6 March 1990 |
| 207 | 20 | "Safe Place" | Frank Jarvis guest stars | Tom Cotter | Peter J. Hammond | 8 March 1990 |
| 208 | 21 | "Burnside Knew My Father" | Rudolph Walker and David Gooderson guest star | Tom Cotter | Lennie James | 13 March 1990 |
| 209 | 22 | "Watching" | Norman Rossington guest stars | Chris Lovett | Peter Gibbs | 15 March 1990 |
| 210 | 23 | "University Challenge" | George Irving and Mary Maude guest star | Derek Lister | Simon Moss | 20 March 1990 |
| 211 | 24 | "Growing Pains" | TBA | Phillip Casson | Barry Appleton | 22 March 1990 |
| 212 | 25 | "One of the Boys" | WPC Viv Martella is promoted to WDC, Andy Serkis guest stars | Alan Wareing | Jonathan Rich | 27 March 1990 |
| 213 | 26 | "Beggars and Choosers" | Wally K. Daly, Bryan Coleman and Martin Weedon guest star | Bob Hird | Steve Trafford | 29 March 1990 |
| 214 | 27 | "Citadel" | Roger Brierley, Christopher Godwin, Jon Glover and Michael Bilton guest star | Bob Hird | J.C. Wilsher | 3 April 1990 |
| 215 | 28 | "Blue Eyed Boy" | David Hayman, Kika Mirylees and Sheila Grant guest star | Nick Laughland | Julian Jones | 5 April 1990 |
| 216 | 29 | "Full House" | Final appearance of PC Richard Turnham, Graham Cull guest stars | Julian Aymes | Arthur McKenzie | 10 April 1990 |
| 217 | 30 | "Big Fish, Little Fish" | Oliver Smith and Timothy Block guest star | Nick Laughland | Patrick Harkins | 12 April 1990 |
| 218 | 31 | "Information Received" | Dean Harris, Ann Mitchell and Paul O'Grady (credited as Paul Savage) guest star | Michael Simpson | Kevin Clarke | 17 April 1990 |
| 219 | 32 | "Close Co-Operation" | Patrick Cremin guest stars | Michael Simpson | Garry Lyons | 19 April 1990 |
| 220 | 33 | "Middleman" | First appearance of DCI Gordon Wray | Michael Simpson | J.C. Wilsher | 24 April 1990 |
| 221 | 34 | "Corkscrew" | Matthew Scurfield and Pete Lee-Wilson guest star | Michael Simpson | J.C. Wilsher | 26 April 1990 |
| 222 | 35 | "Obsessions" | Clare Clifford and Nicholas Gecks guest star | Julian Aymes | Peter Gibbs | 1 May 1990 |
| 223 | 36 | "Small Hours" | David Neilson guest stars | Mike Vardy | Kevin Clarke | 3 May 1990 |
| 224 | 37 | "Victims" | John Cater guest stars | Derek Lister | Jonathan Rich | 8 May 1990 |
| 225 | 38 | "Somebody's Husband" | John Cater guest stars | Derek Lister | Jonathan Rich | 10 May 1990 |
| 226 | 39 | "Canley Fields" | Gary Webster guest stars | Mike Vardy | Christopher Russell | 15 May 1990 |
| 227 | 40 | "The Night Watch" | Emma Chambers and Mark Addy guest star | Graham Theakston | J.C. Wilsher | 17 May 1990 |
| 228 | 41 | "Trojan Horse" | Final appearance of PC Ken Melvin, David Warwick guest stars | Graham Theakston | Pat Dunlop | 22 May 1990 |
| 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 |
| 230 | 43 | "Answers" | Anthony May guest stars | Chris Hodson | Peter J. Hammond | 29 May 1990 |
| 231 | 44 | "A Fresh Start" | First appearance (as a recurring character) of Det. Supt. Jack Meadows, Tony Caunter, Mmoloki Chrystie, Desmond Cullum-Jones and Paul Antony-Barber guest star | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 31 May 1990 |
| 232 | 45 | "A Case To Answer" | Emma Chambers, Mark Addy and Cyril Nri guest star | Stuart Burge | J.C. Wilsher | 5 June 1990 |
| 233 | 46 | "Line Up" | TBA | Stuart Burge | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 7 June 1990 |
| 234 | 47 | "Police Powers" | First appearance of PC Steve Loxton, Ian Reddington and Bernard Finch guest star | Gordon Flemyng | Julian Jones | 12 June 1990 |
| 235 | 48 | "Action Book" | Michael Garner guest stars | Graham Theakston | Christopher Russell | 14 June 1990 |
| 236 | 49 | "Tactics" | Ben Onwukwe and Desmond McNamara guest star | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 19 June 1990 |
| 237 | 50 | "Scores" | First appearance of PC Ron Smollett | Gordon Flemyng | Peter J. Hammond | 21 June 1990 |
| 238 | 51 | "Witch Hunt" | Ron Cook guest stars | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 26 June 1990 |
| 239 | 52 | "Close To Home" | Doña Croll guest stars | Nick Laughland | Christopher Russell | 28 June 1990 |
| 240 | 53 | "Breaking Point" | Hilary Sesta guest stars | Peter Barber-Fleming | Les Pollard | 3 July 1990 |
| 241 | 54 | "Jumping The Gun" | Reginald Jessup guest stars | Peter Barber-Fleming | David Hoskins | 5 July 1990 |
| 242 | 55 | "What Kind of Man" | Jim McManus guest stars | Chris Lovett | Christopher Russell | 10 July 1990 |
| 243 | 56 | "Beat Crime" | John Alford and Lyndam Gregory guest star | Nick Laughland | J.C. Wilsher | 12 July 1990 |
| 244 | 57 | "Unsocial Hours" | Peter Benson guest stars | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 17 July 1990 |
| 245 | 58 | "Interpretations" | Shaheen Khan and Jenna Russell guest star | Julian Aymes | Jonathan Rich | 19 July 1990 |
| 246 | 59 | "Angles" | Don McCorkindale guest stars | Roger Tucker | Arthur McKenzie | 24 July 1990 |
| 247 | 60 | "Watch My Lips" | TBA | Julian Aymes | Patrick Harkins | 26 July 1990 |
| 248 | 61 | "Feeling Brave" | Colin McCormack and Shirin Taylor guest star | Richard Holthouse | John Milne | 31 July 1990 |
| 249 | 62 | "Come Fly With Me" | Albert Moses, Tariq Yunus and Raymond Llewellyn guest star | Michael Kerrigan | Peter Gibbs | 2 August 1990 |
| 250 | 63 | "Attitudes" | Liz Gebhardt and Brian Badcoe guest star | Richard Holthouse | Arthur McKenzie | 7 August 1990 |
| 251 | 64 | "Robbo" | John Bardon guest stars | Chris Lovett | Brian Finch | 9 August 1990 |
| 252 | 65 | "Ground Rules" | Andrew McCulloch and Christopher Whittingham guest star | Michael Kerrigan | Geoff McQueen | 14 August 1990 |
| 253 | 66 | "Once a Copper" | Geoffrey Bateman guest stars | Frank W Smith | Robin Mukherjee | 16 August 1990 |
| 254 | 67 | "Vendetta" | Amanda Mealing and Luan Peters guest star | Graham Theakston | Peter Brooks | 21 August 1990 |
| 255 | 68 | "My Favourite Things" | Sue Woodford guest stars | Roger Tucker | Arthur McKenzie | 23 August 1990 |
| 256 | 69 | "Win Some Lose Some" | Colin Jeavons guest stars | Jeremy Ancock | Jonathan Rich | 28 August 1990 |
| 257 | 70 | "Up The Steps" | Dominic Jephcott and Eileen Helsby guest star | Jeremy Ancock | Carolyn Sally Jones | 30 August 1990 |
| 258 | 71 | "Where There's a Will" | Bernard Gallagher guest stars | Garth Tucker | Patrick Harkins | 4 September 1990 |
| 259 | 72 | "Near The Knuckle" | Dorothy Tutin and David Quilter guest star | Nick Hamm | Ayshe Raif | 6 September 1990 |
| 260 | 73 | "Body Language" | Ian Redford and Geoffrey Beevers guest star | Nick Hamm | Dick Sharples | 11 September 1990 |
| 261 | 74 | "When Did You Last See Your Father?" | Billy Murray and Gertan Klauber guest star | Bob Gabriel | Barry Appleton | 13 September 1990 |
| 262 | 75 | "Eye-Witness" | David Harewood guest stars | Graham Theakston | Christopher Penfold | 18 September 1990 |
| 263 | 76 | "Sufficient Evidence" | Abigail Thaw guest stars | Garth Tucker | Rib Davis | 20 September 1990 |
| 264 | 77 | "Forget-Me-Not" | Jack Ellis guest stars | Frank W Smith | Russell Lewis | 25 September 1990 |
| 265 | 78 | "Something to Remember" | First appearance of DAC Trevor Hicks, Pippa Hinchley and Claire Toeman guest star | Laura Sims | Christopher Russell | 27 September 1990 |
| 266 | 79 | "Off The Leash" | First appearance of WPC Delia French, Declan Mulholland guest stars | Chris Hodson | Christopher Russell | 2 October 1990 |
| 267 | 80 | "Family Ties" | John Golightly and David Quilter guest star | Chris Lovett | Martyn Wade | 4 October 1990 |
| 268 | 81 | "Old Friends" | Sydney Livingstone and Marian McLoughlin guest star | Michael Kerrigan | Nick Collins | 9 October 1990 |
| 269 | 82 | "Pride and Prejudice" | David Easter guest stars | Laura Sims | Tim Firth | 11 October 1990 |
| 270 | 83 | "Housey Housey" | Sian Thomas, Paul Copley and Sebastian Abineri guest star | William Brayne | John Chambers | 16 October 1990 |
| 271 | 84 | "Connelly's Kids" | TBA | Chris Lovett | Michael Cameron | 18 October 1990 |
| 272 | 85 | "One of Those Days" | TBA | Nick Laughland | Roger Leach | 23 October 1990 |
| 273 | 86 | "Jack-The-Lad" | Linda Marlowe and Jacquetta May guest star | Bill Hays | Michael Baker | 25 October 1990 |
| 274 | 87 | "Blue Murder" | Bob Mason, Patsy Palmer and Philip Anthony guest star | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 30 October 1990 |
| 275 | 88 | "Effective Persuaders" | Ron Donachie and Tony Rohr guest star | Nick Laughland | J.C. Wilsher | 1 November 1990 |
| 276 | 89 | "A Sense of Duty" | Jeremy Nicholas guest stars | Bill Hays | Julian Jones | 6 November 1990 |
| 277 | 90 | "Lying in Wait" | Heather Emmanuel guest stars | William Brayne | Chris Boucher | 8 November 1990 |
| 278 | 91 | "Plato For Policemen" | Kerry Peers and Charles Kay guest star | Chris Hodson | Robin Mukherjee | 13 November 1990 |
| 279 | 92 | "Testimony" | Bruce Alexander, Kerry Peers, Emma Myant, Christopher Saul and Nicola Stapleton guest star | Chris Hodson | Robin Mukherjee | 15 November 1990 |
| 280 | 93 | "Decisions" | Patricia Hayes and Patricia Brake guest star | Tom Cotter | Arthur McKenzie | 20 November 1990 |
| 281 | 94 | "Know Your Enemy" | Jamie Foreman, Beryl Cooke and David Warwick guest star | Moria Armstrong | Nick Collins | 22 November 1990 |
| 282 | 95 | "Lies" | Adele Silva guest stars | Roger Tucker | Brendan McDonald | 27 November 1990 |
| 283 | 96 | "Old Wounds" | Alan Ford guest stars | Roger Tucker | Ian Briggs | 29 November 1990 |
| 284 | 97 | "Just for a Moment" | Charlie Creed-Miles guest stars | Tom Cotter | Susan Shattock | 4 December 1990 |
| 285 | 98 | "Market Forces" | Steven Mackintosh, Roberta Taylor and Peter Craze guest star | Sarah Pia Anderson | Peter Brooks | 6 December 1990 |
| 286 | 99 | "One for the Road" | Philip Whitchurch, Lloyd McGuire and Tracey Wilson guest star | John Strickland | Michael Crompton | 11 December 1990 |
| 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 |
| 288 | 101 | "Out of The Blue" | Alec Christie and Peter Ferdinando guest star | Moria Armstrong | J.C. Wilsher | 18 December 1990 |
| 289 | 102 | "Street Smart" | First appearance of DCI Kim Reid, final appearance of DCI Gordon Wray, Robert Wisdom, Clive Kneller and Morgan Deare guest star | Sarah Pia Anderson | J.C. Wilsher | 20 December 1990 |
| 290 | 103 | "Safe As Houses" | First Appearance of Sgt John Maitland, Ken Hutchison guest stars | Tom Cotter | Russell Lewis | 26 December 1990 |
| 291 | 104 | "Friends and Neighbours" | Brian Croucher, Doug Bradley, Allan Surtees and Richard Davies guest star | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 27 December 1990 |
Series 7 (1991)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | 1 | "Grief" | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 1 January 1991 |
| 293 | 2 | "The Chase" | Stuart Urban | Carol Harrison | 3 January 1991 |
| 294 | 3 | "The Attack" | John Black | Philip Palmer | 8 January 1991 |
| 295 | 4 | "Crown V. Cooper" | Michael Kerrigan | Jane Hollowood | 10 January 1991 |
| 296 | 5 | "The Girl Can't Help It" | John Strickland | Arthur McKenzie | 15 January 1991 |
| 297 | 6 | "Machines" | Bob Gabriel | Peter J. Hammond | 17 January 1991 |
| 298 | 7 | "Loophole" | John Strickland | Michael Baker | 22 January 1991 |
| 299 | 8 | "Bottle" | Graham Theakston | Arthur McKenzie | 24 January 1991 |
| 300 | 9 | "Samaritan" | John Black | Brian Finch | 29 January 1991 |
| 301 | 10 | "Fear or Favour" | Mike Dormer | Christopher Russell | 31 January 1991 |
| 302 | 11 | "Start To Finish" | Laura Sims | Graham Ison | 5 February 1991 |
| 303 | 12 | "Night and Day" | Michael Owen Morris | Russell Lewis | 7 February 1991 |
| 304 | 13 | "Favours" | Bob Blagden | Martyn Wade | 12 February 1991 |
| 305 | 14 | "In Chambers" | Michael Owen Morris | Carolyn Sally Jones | 14 February 1991 |
| 306 | 15 | "Kids Don't Cry Anymore" | Tom Cotter | Barry Appleton | 19 February 1991 |
| 307 | 16 | "Too Many Chiefs" | David Hayman | Tony Etchells | 21 February 1991 |
| 308 | 17 | "Every Mother's Son" | Laura Sims | Patrick Harkins | 26 February 1991 |
| 309 | 18 | "Furthers" | Brian Farnham | Robin Mukherjee | 28 February 1991 |
| 310 | 19 | "Closing The Net" | Michael Brayshaw | Robin Mukherjee | 5 March 1991 |
| 311 | 20 | "The Public Interest" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Christopher Russell | 7 March 1991 |
| 312 | 21 | "Photo Finish" | Bob Blagden | David Hoskins | 12 March 1991 |
| 313 | 22 | "Just Desserts" | Alan Bell | Christopher Russell | 14 March 1991 |
| 314 | 23 | "832 Receiving" | Alan Bell | Barbara Cox | 19 March 1991 |
| 315 | 24 | "The Better Part of Valour" | David Hayman | Arthur McKenzie | 21 March 1991 |
| 316 | 25 | "Double Or Quits" | Bill Pryde | Rib Davis | 26 March 1991 |
| 317 | 26 | "We Could Be Heroes" | John Strickland | Tony Etchells | 28 March 1991 |
| 318 | 27 | "Cold Turkey, Part One: Lifeline" | Gordon Flemyng | J. C. Wilsher | 2 April 1991 |
| 319 | 28 | "Cold Turkey, Part Two: Late Turn Sunday" | Gordon Flemyng | J.C. Wilsher | 4 April 1991 |
| 320 | 29 | "Now We're Motoring" | Michael Brayshaw | J.C. Wilsher | 9 April 1991 |
| 321 | 30 | "Dead Man's Boots" | John Glenister | Julian Jones | 11 April 1991 |
| 322 | 31 | "Caught Napping" | John Strickland | Russell Lewis | 16 April 1991 |
| 323 | 32 | "Hammer To Fall" | Richard Holthouse | Russell Lewis | 18 April 1991 |
| 324 | 33 | "Cry Havoc" | Stuart Urban | Russell Lewis | 23 April 1991 |
| 325 | 34 | "Rules of Engagement" | David Attwood | Elizabeth Anne-Wheal | 25 April 1991 |
| 326 | 35 | "Delivery on Time" | David Attwood | Jonathan Myerson | 30 April 1991 |
| 327 | 36 | "Black Monday" | Alan Bell | Peter J. Hammond | 2 May 1991 |
| 328 | 37 | "Jobs for the Boys" | Alan Bell | Carolyn Sally Jones | 7 May 1991 |
| 329 | 38 | "Without Consent" | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 9 May 1991 |
| 330 | 39 | "Saints and Martyrs" | John Glenister | Christopher Russell | 14 May 1991 |
| 331 | 40 | "Observation" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Martyn Wade | 16 May 1991 |
| 332 | 41 | "The Greater Good" | Mike Dormer | David Hoskins | 21 May 1991 |
| 333 | 42 | "The Best You Can Buy" | Moira Armstrong | Christopher Russell | 23 May 1991 |
| 334 | 43 | "Addict" | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 25 May 1991 |
| 335 | 44 | "Black Mark" | Bill Pryde | Phillip Palmer | 30 May 1991 |
| 336 | 45 | "The Right Thing To Do" | Brian Parker | Kieran Prendiville | 4 June 1991 |
| 337 | 46 | "The Harder They Fall" | Chris Lovett | Tony Etchells | 6 June 1991 |
| 338 | 47 | "Something Personal" | Brian Parker | Brendan J. Cassin | 11 June 1991 |
| 339 | 48 | "Hijack" | Derek Lister | Phillip Palmer | 13 June 1991 |
| 340 | 49 | "With Intent" | Bill Pryde | Carolyn Sally Jones | 18 June 1991 |
| 341 | 50 | "Initiative" | Mike Dormer | J.C. Wilsher | 20 June 1991 |
| 342 | 51 | "Careless Whispers" | Derek Lister | Edward Dumas | 25 June 1991 |
| 343 | 52 | "Minimum Force" | William Brayne | Simon Andrew Stirling | 27 June 1991 |
| 344 | 53 | "Skeletons" | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | 2 July 1991 |
| 345 | 54 | "Targets" | Suri Krishnamma | J.C. Wilsher | 4 July 1991 |
| 346 | 55 | "The Negotiator" | Stuart Urban | Paul Bond | 9 July 1991 |
| 347 | 56 | "Reputations" | Suri Krishnamma | Simon Moss | 11 July 1991 |
| 348 | 57 | "The Juggler and the Fortune Teller" | Alan Bell | Barry Appleton | 16 July 1991 |
| 349 | 58 | "Joey" | Derek Lister | J.C. Wilsher | 18 July 1991 |
| 350 | 59 | "Your Shout" | Bill Pryde | Julian Jones | 23 July 1991 |
| 351 | 60 | "Ladykiller" | Moira Armstrong | Steve Trafford | 25 July 1991 |
| 352 | 61 | "A Corporal of Horse" | Mike Vardy | Julian Jones | 30 July 1991 |
| 353 | 62 | "Cause and Effect" | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 1 August 1991 |
| 354 | 63 | "Getting Involved" | Richard Holthouse | Stephen Churchett | 6 August 1991 |
| 355 | 64 | "Benefit of the Doubt" | Mike Vardy | Jonathan Myerson | 8 August 1991 |
| 356 | 65 | "Crack-Up" | William Brayne | Barry Appleton | 13 August 1991 |
| 357 | 66 | "The Last Laugh" | Denny Lawrence | Duncan Gould | 15 August 1991 |
| 358 | 67 | "Access" | Brian Parker | Tony Attard | 20 August 1991 |
| 359 | 68 | "Six of One" | Sharon Miller | Rib Davis | 22 August 1991 |
| 360 | 69 | "Married to the Job" | Brian Parker | Roger Leach | 27 August 1991 |
| 361 | 70 | "Domestic" | Graham Theaktson | Phillip Palmer | 29 August 1991 |
| 362 | 71 | "Stress Rules" | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 3 September 1991 |
| 363 | 72 | "They Also Serve" | David Hayman | Russell Lewis | 5 September 1991 |
| 364 | 73 | "Inside Job" | Denny Lawrence | Simon Moss | 10 September 1991 |
| 365 | 74 | "Bones of Contention" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Susan Shattock | 12 September 1991 |
| 366 | 75 | "Wide of The Mark" | Chris Lovett | David Hoskins | 17 September 1991 |
| 367 | 76 | "Hitting The Mark" | Mike Dormer | Steve Trafford | 19 September 1991 |
| 368 | 77 | "Bending the Rules" | Alan Bell | Eric Deacon | 24 September 1991 |
| 369 | 78 | "Skint" | Graham Theakston | Brendan Martin | 26 September 1991 |
| 370 | 79 | "Friday and Counting" | Bill Pryde | Barry Appleton | 1 October 1991 |
| 371 | 80 | "Lest We Forget" | Bill Pryde | Victoria Taylor | 3 October 1991 |
| 372 | 81 | "Nutters" | Richard Holthouse | Phillip Palmer | 8 October 1991 |
| 373 | 82 | "Downtime" | Richard Holthouse | Peter J. Hammond | 10 October 1991 |
| 374 | 83 | "Out of Order" | David Hayman | Dave Simpson | 15 October 1991 |
| 375 | 84 | "Empire Building" | Nicholas Laughland | Phillip Palmer | 17 October 1991 |
| 376 | 85 | "Innocence" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Victoria Taylor | 22 October 1991 |
| 377 | 86 | "Losing It" | Jim Goddard | Russell Lewis | 24 October 1991 |
| 378 | 87 | "Shots" | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 29 October 1991 |
| 379 | 88 | "The Square Peg" | Jim Goddard | Christopher Russell | 31 October 1991 |
| 380 | 89 | "A Question of Confidence" | Jan Sargent | Robin Mukherjee | 5 November 1991 |
| 381 | 90 | "Balls in the Air" | Sharon Miller | J.C. Wilsher | 7 November 1991 |
| 382 | 91 | "The Taste" | Alan Bell | Julian Jones | 12 November 1991 |
| 383 | 92 | "Turning Back The Clock" | Aisling Walsh | Barry Appleton | 14 November 1991 |
| 384 | 93 | "Discretion" | Niall Leonard | Edward Dumas | 19 November 1991 |
| 385 | 94 | "Chapter and Verse" | Aisling Walsh | Carolyn Sally Jones | 21 November 1991 |
| 386 | 95 | "The Whole Truth" | Duncan Gould | Geoff McQueen | 26 November 1991 |
| 387 | 96 | "Profit and Loss" | Nicholas Laughland | Tony Etchells | 28 November 1991 |
| 388 | 97 | "Thicker Than Water" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Matthew Wingett | 3 December 1991 |
| 389 | 98 | "On The Take" | Patrick Lau | Steve Trafford | 5 December 1991 |
| 390 | 99 | "Caring" | Aisling Walsh | Anthony Valentine | 10 December 1991 |
| 391 | 100 | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 12 December 1991 |
| 392 | 101 | "Impostors" | Bill Hays | Tony McHale | 17 December 1991 |
| 393 | 102 | "A Woman Scorned" | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 19 December 1991 |
| 394 | 103 | "Vital Statistics" | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | 24 December 1991 |
| 395 | 104 | "Decent People" | Mike Dormer | Edward Dumas | 26 December 1991 |
| 396 | 105 | "Breakout" | Frank W. Smith | Carolyn Sally Jones | 31 December 1991 |
Series 8 (1992)[edit]
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Best Policy" | Clive Wedderburn guest stars | Derek Lister | Victoria Taylor | 2 January 1992 |
| 2 | "A Friend in Need" | Christopher Saul, Edmund Pegge, Don McCorkindale and Pauline Letts guest star | Bill Pryde | Duncan Gould | 7 January 1992 |
| 3 | "Whose Side Are You On?" | William Simons and Tom Kelly guest star | Bill Hays | Duncan Gould | 9 January 1992 |
| 4 | "Lip Service" | Oliver Smith, Ian Reddington, Sherrie Hewson and Samantha Womack guest star | Derek Lister | Arthur Ellis | 14 January 1992 |
| 5 | "Illegals" | Michael McStay guest stars | Laura Sims | Christopher Russell | 16 January 1992 |
| 6 | "Fair Play" | Alex Walkinshaw, Roger Griffiths, Graham Cull and Jason Isaacs guest star | Niall Leonard | Mark Holloway | 21 January 1992 |
| 7 | "Dinosaur" | Jo Martin, Trevor Byfield and Jeremy Bulloch guest star | Laura Sims | Victoria Taylor | 23 January 1992 |
| 8 | "Joyride" | Colin Spaull, Linda Polan and Terry Molloy guest star | John Strickland | Mike Harris | 28 January 1992 |
| 9 | "Not Waving" | Dexter Fletcher guest stars | Richard Holthouse | Russell Lewis | 30 January 1992 |
| 10 | "Mates" | Annie Hulley guest stars | Derek Lister | Philip Palmer | 4 February 1992 |
| 11 | "Lost Boy" | Robert Glenister guest stars | Nicholas Laughland | Mark Holloway | 6 February 1992 |
| 12 | "Chicken" | John Bleasdale, Liz Gebhardt and Richard Ashley guest star | Chris Lovett | Julian Jones | 11 February 1992 |
| 13 | "Somebody Special" | Final regular appearance of DCI Kim Reid | John Strickland | Christopher Russell | 13 February 1992 |
| 14 | "Previous Convictions" | TBA | Aisling Walsh | Tony Etchells | 18 February 1992 |
| 15 | "Beggar My Neighbour" | Beryl Cooke and Brenda Kempner guest star | Niall Leonard | Jonathan Whitten | 20 February 1992 |
| 16 | "It's a Small World" | Ian Redford, Kenneth Cope, Paul Jerricho and Peter Spraggon guest star | Bill Pryde | Barry Appleton | 25 February 1992 |
| 17 | "Licence" | Sally Rogers and Tom Georgeson guest star | Gordon Flemyng | Neil McKay | 27 February 1992 |
| 18 | "Comeback" | Reginald Jessup guest stars | John Darnell | Julian Jones | 3 March 1992 |
| 19 | "Fireproof" | Sidney Kean and Rachel Victoria Roberts guest star | Mike Dormer | Julian Jones | 5 March 1992 |
| 20 | "The Paddy Factor" | Edward Peel guest stars | Chris Lovett | J. C. Wilsher | 10 March 1992 |
| 21 | "The Wild Rover" | Final appearance of WPC Suzanne Ford, Edward Peel and Clare Clifford guest star | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 12 March 1992 |
| 22 | "Coincidence" | Rod Culbertson, Denise Black and Tommy Wright guest star | Patrick Lau | Peter J. Hammond | 17 March 1992 |
| 23 | "Going Soft" | Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Anna Cropper and Freddie Earlle guest star | Derek Lister | Barry Appleton | 19 March 1992 |
| 24 | "Re-Hab" | Recurring character Det. Supt Jack Meadows is demoted to DCI and becomes series regular | Derek Lister | Tony Etchells | 24 March 1992 |
| 25 | "Acting Detective" | Final appearance of PC Delia French | Nicholas Laughland | Mark Holloway | 26 March 1992 |
| 26 | "Stopover" | Edward Burnham guest stars | Aisling Walsh | Peter J. Hammond | 31 March 1992 |
| 27 | "Suspects" | Eric Deacon, Roger Blake and Nick Burnell guest stars | Richard Holthouse | Philip Palmer | 2 April 1992 |
| 28 | "All the King's Horses" | TBA | John Darnell | Duncan Gould | 7 April 1992 |
| 29 | "Party Politics" | Dominic Keating, Barbara Wilshere and Derek Martin guest star | Alan Bell | Susan Shattock | 9 April 1992 |
| 30 | "Trials and Tribulations" | Final regular appearance of Sgt. Alec Peters, Amelda Brown guest stars | Chris Lovett | Anthony Valentine | 14 April 1992 |
| 31 | "A Can of Worms" | Andrew Carr guest stars | Charles Beeson | Duncan Gould | 16 April 1992 |
| 32 | "Timing" | Robin Soans guest stars. | Aisling Walsh | Russell Lewis | 21 April 1992 |
| 33 | "A Nice Little Line in Plastic" | TBA | Sarah Pia Anderson | Margaret Simpson | 23 April 1992 |
| 34 | "Trial and Error" | Ian McElhinney, John Hannah, Steve Swinscoe, Ben Aris, Martin Matthews and Graeme Eton guest star | Alan Bell | Edward Dumas | 28 April 1992 |
| 35 | "Owning Up" | TBA | Charles Beeson | Martyn Wade | 30 April 1992 |
| 36 | "Up Behind" | TBA | Sarah Pia Anderson | J.C. Wilsher | 5 May 1992 |
| 37 | "Appearances" | John Duttine guest stars | Patrick Lau | Simon Moss | 7 May 1992 |
| 38 | "Principled Negotiation" | Pete Postlethwaite and Vincent Brimble guest star | Gordon Flemyng | J.C. Wilsher | 12 May 1992 |
| 39 | "Sign of Our Times" | Lindsey Coulson guest stars | Laura Sims | David Squire | 14 May 1992 |
| 40 | "Priorities" | Kathleen Worth guest stars | Anya Camilleri | Neil McKay | 19 May 1992 |
| 41 | "Users" | Elizabeth Carling guest stars | Laura Sims | Simon Moss | 21 May 1992 |
| 42 | "Man of the People" | TBA | Richard Holthouse | Christopher Russell | 26 May 1992 |
| 43 | "Runaway" | Brian Bovell and Colin McCormack guest star | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 28 May 1992 |
| 44 | "Exposures" | Ché Walker and David Schofield guest star | Richard Holthouse | Mark Holloway | 2 June 1992 |
| 45 | "Better the Devil" | Rudolph Walker, Andrew Powell and Caroline John guest star | Jeremy Silberston | Russell Lewis | 4 June 1992 |
| 46 | "Prisoners" | David Chandler guest stars | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 9 June 1992 |
| 47 | "World To Rights" | Jeremy Young guest stars | Graham Theakston | Russell Lewis | 11 June 1992 |
| 48 | "Do the Right Thing" | TBA | Christopher Hodson | Marianne Colbran | 16 June 1992 |
| 49 | "Hiding to Nothing" | TBA | Graham Theakston | Jonathan Rich | 18 June 1992 |
| 50 | "Punching Judy" | TBA | Moira Armstrong | Russell Lewis | 22 June 1992 |
| 51 | "Vicious Circles" | Carol Harrison guest stars | Christopher Hodson | Duncan Gould | 25 June 1992 |
| 52 | "Up All Night" | Cindy O'Callaghan guest stars | Mike Dormer | Tony Etchells | 30 June 1992 |
| 53 | "Part of the Furniture" | Final regular appearance of DC Mike Dashwood, Linda Henry and James Garbutt guest star | Udayan Prasad | Christopher Russell | 2 July 1992 |
| 54 | "Snakes and Ladders" | TBA | Mike Dormer | Tony Etchells | 7 July 1992 |
| 55 | "Street Cleaning" | TBA | Laura Sims | Christopher Russell | 9 July 1992 |
| 56 | "Hands Up" | First appearance of DC Alan Woods, Cheryl Hall, Rowena Cooper and Carl Rigg guest star | Michael Simpson | Christopher Russell | 14 July 1992 |
| 57 | "A Scandalous Act" | Guest appearance of now-Det. Supt. Kim Reid, Martine McCutcheon guest stars | Anya Camilleri | Anthony Valentine | 16 July 1992 |
| 58 | "Raiders" | Janet Lees Price guest star | Brian Parker | Rib Davis | 21 July 1992 |
| 59 | "Talk Out" | TBA | Brian Parker | Peter J. Hammond | 23 July 1992 |
| 60 | "True Confessions" | Tenniel Evans guest stars | Jeremy Silberston | Edward Dumas | 28 July 1992 |
| 61 | "Private Enterprise" | Lucy Benjamin guest stars | Patrick Lau | Carolyn Sally Jones | 29 July 1992 |
| 62 | "Getting Through" | Roberta Taylor and Brian Croucher guest star | Andrew Higgs | Carolyn Sally Jones | 4 August 1992 |
| 63 | "Last Night of Freedom" | Jamie Foreman and Peter Lovstrom guest star | Chris Clough | Lizzie Mickery | 6 August 1992 |
| 64 | "Cutting Loose" | Allan Corduner and Jonathan Kydd guest star | Chris Clough | Steve Trafford | 11 August 1992 |
| 65 | "Soft Target" | Paterson Joseph and Michael Ripper guest star | Laura Sims | Roy MacGregor | 13 August 1992 |
| 66 | "I've Never Been to Harrogate" | Charles Kay guest stars | Moira Armstrong | Christopher Russell | 18 August 1992 |
| 67 | "Human Resources" | Bruce Alexander guest stars | Andrew Higgs | Robert Jones | 20 August 1992 |
| 68 | "Exit" | Sarah Alexander guest stars | Tom Cotter | Peter J. Hammond | 25 August 1992 |
| 69 | "Loyalties" | Dean Gaffney guest stars | Tom Cotter | Duncan Gould | 27 August 1992 |
| 70 | "Snapshot" | Colin Wells guest stars | Mike Dormer | Tony Etchells | 1 September 1992 |
| 71 | "Letting Go" | Martin Marquez, Alan Westaway and Ian MacKenzie guest star | Chris Lovett | Joanne Maguire | 3 September 1992 |
| 72 | "Travelling Light" | John Flanagan guest stars | Sheree Folkson | Rod Lewis | 8 September 1992 |
| 73 | "Radio Waves" | Stephen Lord and Joe Absolom guest stars | Chris Lovett | Simon Moss | 10 September 1992 |
| 74 | "A Blind Eye" | Russell Boulter, Adjoa Andoh and Eileen Way guest star | Mike Dormer | Julian Jones | 15 September 1992 |
| 75 | "Sympathy For the Devil" | Harry Fowler, Vladek Sheybal and Sakuntala Ramanee guest star | Sheree Folkson | Edward Dumas | 17 September 1992 |
| 76 | "Force Is Part of the Service" | David Harewood, Bhasker Patel and Sally Faulkner guest star | Anya Camilleri | J.C. Wilsher | 22 September 1992 |
| 77 | "On the Record, Off the Record" | Patricia Ford, Alan Ford, Allan Corduner, Treva Etienne and Roy Heather guest star | Anya Camilleri | David Hoksins | 24 September 1992 |
| 78 | "Stoning the Glasshouse" | Anthony Daniels, Mark Arden and Stephen Moore guest star | David Attwood | Anthony Valentine | 29 September 1992 |
| 79 | "Tip-Off" | Brian Capron and Martyn Whitby guest star | John Darnell | Sebastian Walker | 1 October 1992 |
| 80 | "Open to Offers" | Tim McInnerny guest stars | Roger Gartland | Russell Lewis | 6 October 1992 |
| 81 | "Playing God" | Pat Nye guest stars | Roger Gartland | Margaret Phelan | 8 October 1992 |
| 82 | "Crack of Doom" | TBA | John Darnell | Gregory Evans | 13 October 1992 |
| 83 | "Spit and Polish" | First appearance of WPC Polly Page | Frank W. Smith | Robert Jones | 15 October 1992 |
| 84 | "Overdue" | Lloyd McGuire, Paul Ritter, George Raistrick and Nicola Duffett guest star | Chris Lovett | J.C. Wilsher | 20 October 1992 |
| 85 | "We Should Be Talking" | TBA | David Attwood | Duncan Gould | 22 October 1992 |
| 86 | "Reasonable Grounds" | June Page and Larry Martyn guest star | Colm Villa | Julian Spilsbury | 27 October 1992 |
| 87 | "Discipline" | John Flanagan and John Keegan guest star | Colm Villa | Joanna Maguire | 29 October 1992 |
| 88 | "Minefield" | Selina Cadell and Sam Kelly guest stars | Jean Stewart | Carolyn Sally Jones | 3 November 1992 |
| 89 | "Gamers" | Gordon Warnecke guest stars | Frank W. Smith | Jonathan Myerson | 5 November 1992 |
| 90 | "Occupational Hazard" | First appearance of PC Gary McCann | Jean Stewart | Carolyn Sally Jones | 10 November 1992 |
| 91 | "Just Send Some Flowers" | Adrian Lester and Liz Crowther guest stars | Chris Lovett | Michael Jenner | 12 November 1992 |
| 92 | "Waifs and Strays" | Gavin Richards, Barbara Keogh and Leon Davis guest star | Haldance Duncan | Jonathan Rich | 17 November 1992 |
| 93 | "Happy Families" | Charlotte Coleman and Christopher Saul guest star | Andrew Higgs | David Hoskins | 19 November 1992 |
| 94 | "Well Out of Order" | Chrissie Cotterill guest stars | Peter Smith | Steve Trafford | 24 November 1992 |
| 95 | "Into the Mire" | TBA | Peter Smith | Steve Trafford | 26 November 1992 |
| 96 | "Master of the House" | TBA | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 1 December 1992 |
| 97 | "Fireworks" | Jenny McCracken guest stars | Nicholas Laughland | Duncan Gould | 3 December 1992 |
| 98 | "Cold Shoulder" | TBA | Haldane Duncam | Tony Etchells | 8 December 1992 |
| 99 | "Safety First" | TBA | Nicholas Laughland | Mick Duffy | 10 December 1992 |
| 100 | "Counting the Cost" | Glyn Pritchard guest stars | Laurence Moody | Anthony Valentine | 15 December 1992 |
| 101 | "Compassion" | TBA | Chris Lovett | Frank Kippax | 17 December 1992 |
| 102 | "Finders Keepers" | Guest appearance of DC Mike Dashwood, Terence Bayler and John Cater guest star | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 22 December 1992 |
| 103 | "Return Match" | Guest appearance of DC Mike Dashwood, Bill Moody guest stars | Derek Lister | Christopher Russell | 24 December 1992 |
| 104 | "High Places" | Anna Keaveney and Caroline John guest star | Jeremy Silberston | Peter J. Hammond | 29 December 1992 |
| 105 | "When Push Comes To Shove" | TBA | Matthew Evans | Tony Etchells | 31 December 1992 |
Series 9 (1993)[edit]
| # | Title | Episode notes | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Dying Breed" | Title sequence updated, Elizabeth Rider and Jon Croft guest star | Chris Clough | Chris Ould | 5 January 1993 |
| 2 | "Fact Of Life" | TBA | Derek Lister | Julian Jones | 7 January 1993 |
| 3 | "All Through The Night" | TBA | Jeremy Silberston | John Wilsher | 8 January 1993 |
| 4 | "New Tune Old Fiddle" | First appearance of Ch. Insp. Philip Cato, Bob Mason guest stars | Laurence Moody | John Wilsher | 12 January 1993 |
| 5 | "Delinquent" | Stephanie Turner guest stars | Chris Lovett | Victoria Taylor | 14 January 1993 |
| 6 | "Bringing Up Baby" | Daniel Flynn and Jacqueline Defferary guest star | Matthew Evans | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 15 January 1993 |
| 7 | "Rainy Days And Mondays" | Zoe Telford guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Trevor Wadlow | 19 January 1993 |
| 8 | "Supply And Demand" | Gareth Armstrong, Richard Beale, Shirin Taylor and Heather Emmanuel guest star | Chris Clough | Joanne Maguire | 21 January 1993 |
| 9 | "On The Cards" | Adrienne Burgess, Andrew McCulloch and John Flanagan guest star | Jan Sargent | Gregory Evans | 22 January 1993 |
| 10 | "Shock To The System" | First appearance of Sgt Jane Kendall, Shaun Dingwall and Lisa Coleman guest star | David Attwood | Christopher Russell | 26 January 1993 |
| 11 | "Living It Down" | Jane Danson, Melanie Hill and Jonathan Tafler guest star | David Attwood | Ron Rose | 28 January 1993 |
| 12 | "Heat Of The Moment" | Julie Buckfield guest star | Sarah Anderson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 29 January 1993 |
| 13 | "Shake, Rattle N Roll" | First appearance of PC Mike Jarvis, Marcia Warren and Shaun Scott guest star | George Case | Susan Shattock | 2 February 1993 |
| 14 | "No Thanks To You" | Raymond Llewellyn and Elizabeth Estensen guest star | Jan Sargent | Candy Denman | 4 February 1993 |
| 15 | "A Better Life" | Sean Maguire guest stars | Andrew Higgs | Roy MacGregor | 5 February 1993 |
| 16 | "Echo" | Adrian Rawlins guest stars | Bill Pryde | Peter Hammond | 9 February 1993 |
| 17 | "Fagins" | First appearance of WPC Suzi Croft, David Allister guest stars | Brian Farnham | Julian Jones | 11 February 1993 |
| 18 | "Cried Too Late" | Gerda Stevenson and Vincent Pickering guest star | Chris Lovett | Matthew Wingett | 12 February 1993 |
| 19 | "Gone For A Soldier" | Charles De'Ath and Renu Setna guest star | Brian Farnham | Steve Trafford | 16 February 1993 |
| 20 | "Persuasion" | Sue Devaney and Will Barton guest star | Richard Holthouse | Marianne Colbran | 18 February 1993 |
| 21 | "Hard Man" | Miranda Pleasence guest stars | Andrew Higgs | Carolyn Jones | 19 February 1993 |
| 22 | "Missionary Work" | Emma Bunton (uncredited), Simone Hyams, Muriel Pavlow, Fanny Carby and Peter Gunn guest star | William Brayne | Steve Trafford | 23 February 1993 |
| 23 | "Hypocritical Oath" | Kenneth Farrington and Anastasia Hille guest star | Andrew Higgs | Matthew Bardsley | 25 February 1993 |
| 24 | "Trivial Pursuits" | Jeremy Bulloch and Philip Bloomfield guest star | Brian Parker | Len Collin | 26 February 1993 |
| 25 | "Out Of The Mouths" | Colin Spaull, David Simeon and John Leeson guest star | Graeme Harper | Duncan Gould | 2 March 1993 |
| 26 | "Keeping In Touch" | Frank Mills and Daphne Oxenford guest star | George Case | Anthony Valentine | 4 March 1993 |
| 27 | "If It Isn't Hurting" | Madhav Sharma and Wendy Williams guest star | Paul Unwin | Tony Etchells | 5 March 1993 |
| 28 | "Keeping Out Of Trouble" | First appearance of WDC Jo Morgan | Brian Parker | Michael Jenner | 9 March 1993 |
| 29 | "School of Hard Knocks" | Shirley Stelfox, Ivor Roberts and Nick Brimble guest star | Graeme Harper | Robert Jones | 11 March 1993 |
| 30 | "A Little Family Business" | Margery Mason guest stars | Michael Simpson | Steve Trafford | 12 March 1993 |
| 31 | "Breaking The Chain" | TBA | Bill Pryde | Jonathan Myerson | 16 March 1993 |
| 32 | "The Fortress" | Martin Gower guest stars | Bill Pryde | Philip Palmer | 18 March 1993 |
| 33 | "In Broad Daylight" | Nick Moran and Nick Burnell guest star | Richard Holthouse | Roy MacGregor | 19 March 1993 |
| 34 | "Credible Witness" | Hugh Futcher guest stars | Diana Patrick | Joanne Maguire | 23 March 1993 |
| 35 | "The Price of Fame" | Georgina Cates and Margot Leicester guest star | Haldane Duncan | Lizzie Mickery | 25 March 1993 |
| 36 | "The Short Straw" | Final appearance of WDC Viv Martella | William Brayne | Russell Lewis | 26 March 1993 |
| 37 | "Missing" | David Hargreaves, Tim Preece and John Halstead guest star | Roger Gartland | Christopher Russell | 30 March 1993 |
| 38 | "Goods Received" | Eamon Boland and James Marcus guest star | Diana Patrick | Julian Spilsbury | 1 April 1993 |
| 39 | "Double Enmity" | Paul Moriarty and Connor Byrne guest star | Paul Unwin | David Hoskins | 2 April 1993 |
| 40 | "Hard Evidence" | Conleth Hill and Ken Bones guest star | Laurence Moody | Tony Etchells | 6 April 1993 |
| 41 | "High Hopes And Low Life" | Final appearance of PC Ron Smollett, Peter Benson and Sharon Maiden guest star | John Darnell | Roy MacGregor | 8 April 1993 |
| 42 | "On The Loose" | Michelle Joseph, Allan Surtees, Hilda Fenemore and Ray Trickitt guest star | Laurence Moody | Candy Denman | 9 April 1993 |
| 43 | "Out Of Court" | Jack Smethurst, James Bree and Timothy Walker guest star | Jim Goddard | Mark Holloway | 13 April 1993 |
| 44 | "Bedfellows" | Ace Bhatti and Raji James guest star | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | 15 April 1993 |
| 45 | "Cat And Mouse" | Natalie Roles guest stars | John Darnell | Sebastian Secker-Walker | 17 April 1993 |
| 46 | "Brothers" | Jake Wood and Alec Linstead guest star | Roger Gartland | Chris Lang | 20 April 1993 |
| 47 | "Playing Away" | Geraldine Somerville guest stars | Ed Braman | Chris Ould | 22 April 1993 |
| 48 | "Coming To Terms" | Stephen Churchett and Maureen O'Brien guest star | Jeremy Silbertson | Roy MacGregor | 24 April 1993 |
| 49 | "Return To Sender" | Andy Serkis and Joseph Kpobie guest star | Jeremy Silbertson | Michael Jenner | 27 April 1993 |
| 50 | "Sticks And Stones" | Tenniel Evans and Derek Smee guest stars | Betsan Morris | David Lane | 29 April 1993 |
| 51 | "Tangled Webs" | James Gaddas guest stars | David Attwood | Ron Rose | 1 May 1993 |
| 52 | "Recruiting Officer" | Ray Ashcroft and Ian Burfield guest stars | Ed Braman | Len Collin | 4 May 1993 |
| 53 | "Give Em An Inch" | Ralph Ineson guest stars | Ken Horn | Duncan Gould | 6 May 1993 |
| 54 | "By Hook Or By Crook" | Neil Stuke and Leon Eagles guest star | Haldane Duncan | Anthony Valentine | 8 May 1993 |
| 55 | "Home To Roost" | Ricky Tomlinson, Gordon Salkilld and Patrick Carter guest star | Chris Clough | Julian Spilsbury | 11 May 1993 |
| 56 | "In Safe Hands" | Daniela Denby-Ashe and Tim Munro guest star | Chris Clough | Steve Trafford | 13 May 1993 |
| 57 | "Punch Drunk" | Final regular appearance of DS Ted Roach | Michael Simpson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 15 May 1993 |
| 58 | "Fall Out" | TBA | Anthony Quinn | James Mavor | 18 May 1993 |
| 59 | "Away Days" | Victoria Plucknett and Glyn Houston guest star | Laurence Moody | Peter Hammond | 20 May 1993 |
| 60 | "Pride And Joy" | First appearance of DS Danny Pearce, Anne Reid, Matilda Ziegler, Tim Wylton and David Sibley guest star | Betsan Evans | Chris Ould | 22 May 1993 |
| 61 | "Fast Food" | Pui Fan Lee, Robert Blythe and Larry Martyn guest star | Ian White | Margaret Phelan | 25 May 1993 |
| 62 | "Soft Touch" | Michael Carter guest stars | Anthony Quinn | Robert Jones | 27 May 1993 |
| 63 | "We Gave Him All Our Love" | Polly James and Steven Arnold guest stars | David Attwood | Michael Russell | 29 May 1993 |
| 64 | "Hearts And Minds" | TBA | Derek Lister | Tony Etchells | 1 June 1993 |
| 65 | "Cry Baby" | TBA | Derek Lister | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 3 June 1993 |
| 66 | "A Willing Victim" | Albert Moses, Robert Gwilym, Lee MacDonald, Melissa Wilks and Denise van Outen guest star | Jim Goddard | Isabelle Grey | 5 June 1993 |
| 67 | "Rank Outsider" | TBA | Laurence Moody | Susan Shattock | 8 June 1993 |
| 68 | "Tender Mercies" | Ann Davies and Steve Swinscoe guest star | Ken Horn | Jane Woodrow | 10 June 1993 |
| 69 | "Double Take" | Vilma Hollingbery and Peter Miles guest star | Haldane Duncan | Anthony Valentine | 12 June 1993 |
| 70 | "Mouth and Trousers" | Final appearance of PC Barry Stringer, Daragh O'Malley guest stars | Michael Simpson | Len Collin | 15 June 1993 |
| 71 | "Uses And Abuses" | Souad Faress guest stars. | Michael Simpson | Joan Maguire / Geoff McQueen | 16 June 1993 |
| 72 | "Picking a Winner" | Amanda Abbington guest stars | Haldane Duncan | Michael Jenner | 19 June 1993 |
| 73 | "Broken" | Brian Glover and Christopher Saul guest star | John Bruce | Roy MacGregor | 22 June 1993 |
| 74 | "Inside Dealing" | Donald Douglas and Brett Forrest guest star | John Strickland | Julian Spilsbury | 24 June 1993 |
| 75 | "To Have and To Hold" | Alex Kingston guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 26 June 1993 |
| 76 | "Honour Among Thieves" | TBA | John Strickland | Joanne Maguire | 29 June 1993 |
| 77 | "Somebody To Love" | Victoria Alcock, Jimmy Yuill and Jo Kendall guest star | Ian White | Marianne Colbran | 1 July 1993 |
| 78 | "Morning Has Broken" | WDC Jo Morgan is promoted to WDS, Michael Elwyn guest stars | Sarah Anderson | Gregory Evans | 3 July 1993 |
| 79 | "Swaps" | TBA | Laurence Moody | Duncan Gould | 6 July 1993 |
| 80 | "Trust" | Bronagh Gallagher guest stars | Aisling Walsh | Marianne Colbran | 8 July 1993 |
| 81 | "Divided We Fall" | Caroline John guest stars | James Cellan Jones | Ron Rose | 10 July 1993 |
| 82 | "A Duty of Care" | Richard Moore and Derek Crewe guest star | Indra Bhose | Philip Palmer | 13 July 1993 |
| 83 | "Family Values" | Tilly Vosburgh guest stars | Graham Theakston | James Stevenson | 15 July 1993 |
| 84 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | Final appearance of Sgt John Maitland, Peter Gilmore guest stars | Aisling Walsh | Christopher Long | 17 July 1993 |
| 85 | "Kith and Kin" | First appearance of Sgt Ray Steele, Oscar James guest stars | Indra Bhose | Isabelle Grey | 20 July 1993 |
| 86 | "Part of the Family" | Lolita Chakrabarti and Nadim Sawalha guest star | Michael Offer | Clive Hopkins | 22 July 1993 |
| 87 | "Mighty Atoms" | Jonny Lee Miller guest stars | Alex Kirby | Neil Clarke | 24 July 1993 |
| 88 | "A Malicious Prosecution" | Timothy Walker guest stars | James Cellan Jones | Julian Jones | 27 July 1993 |
| 89 | "Outbreak" | Joanna Hole and Trevor Byfield guest star | Michael Offer | Stephen C. Handley | 27 July 1993 |
| 90 | "Unreliable Witness" | Eddie Marsan and Patsy Palmer guest star | Chris Lovett | Steve Griffiths | 31 July 1993 |
| 91 | "Sweet Charity" | Stuart Organ guest stars | Chris Clough | Len Collin | 3 August 1993 |
| 92 | "David and Goliath" | Natasha Pyne, James Snell and Melvyn Bedford guest star | Chris Lovett | Duncan Gould | 5 August 1993 |
| 93 | "What a Pair" | Neil Daglish guest stars | John Bruce | Lizzie Mickery | 7 August 1993 |
| 94 | "Desirable Property" | TBA | John Bruce | Mark Holloway | 10 August 1993 |
| 95 | "Blind Spot" | John Simm guest stars | Matthew Evans | Roger Davenport | 12 August 1993 |
| 96 | "Carrying the Load" | Tony Haygarth guest stars | Matthew Evans | Michael Jenner | 14 August 1993 |
| 97 | "Deadly Weapon" | Alex Walkinshaw, Dave Atkins and Roderick Smith guest star | Haldane Duncan | Graham Harvey | 17 August 1993 |
| 98 | "All the Wrong Connections" | Stephen Greif guest stars | Haldane Duncan | Roy MacGregor | 19 August 1993 |
| 99 | "Give and Take" | Jaye Griffiths, Catherine Tate and Ian Thompson guest star | John Strickland | Elizabeth-Anne Wheal | 21 August 1993 |
| 100 | "Desperate Measures" | Gordon Warnecke guest stars | Sue Dunderdale | Candy Denman | 24 August 1993 |
| 101 | "To Catch a Thief" | Robert Ashby, Peter Armitage and JoAnne Good guest star | Sue Dunderdale | Lyndon Mallett | 26 August 1993 |
| 102 | "Natural Reaction" | Jane Slavin guest stars | Michael Simpson | Tom Needham | 28 August 1993 |
| 103 | "Desperate Remedies" | Paul Angelis, Linda Henry and Gerry Cowper guest star | Andrew Higgs | Barry Simner | 31 August 1993 |
| 104 | "Bright Lights" | George Rossi, Sean Baker and Amanda Dickinson guest star | Michael Simpson | Peter Hammond | 2 September 1993 |
| 105 | "Bare Faced Lies" | Departure of DI Frank Burnside, Tracie Bennett and Carol Harrison guest star | Alex Kirby | Lizzi Mickery | 4 September 1993 |
| 106 | "But Not Forgotten" | Brian Capron guest stars | David Attwood | Russell Lewis | 7 September 1993 |
| 107 | "Push" | Lucy Speed, Edna Doré and Graham Cull guest star | John Strickland | Mark Holloway | 9 September 1993 |
| 108 | "Bad Reaction" | Title sequence tweaked, first appearance of DI Harry Haines | Moira Armstrong | Joanne Maguire | 11 September 1993 |
| 109 | "Compliments of the Service" | Nigel Humphreys guest stars | Derek Lister | Anthony Valentine | 14 September 1993 |
| 110 | "Game of Two Halves" | Christopher Saul guest stars | Andrew Higgs | Robert Jones | 16 September 1993 |
| 111 | "The Knowledge" | Bill Stewart, Jimmi Harkishin and Daniel Abineri guest star | Chris Clough | Michael Russell | 18 September 1993 |
| 112 | "No Place Like Home" | Final appearance of Sgt Jane Kendall | Graham Theakston | Tony Etchells | 21 September 1993 |
| 113 | "Customer Care" | TBA | Derek Lister | Trevor Wadlow | 23 September 1993 |
| 114 | "The Right Man for the Job" | Joe Absolom, Count Prince Miller and Anthony Jackson guest star | Jeremy Silbertson | Chris Ould | 25 September 1993 |
| 115 | "A Life in the Day Of" | Kate Maravan and Richard Hampton guest star | Moira Armstrong | Edward Canfor-Dumas | 28 September 1993 |
| 116 | "Having What It Takes" | Chris MacDonnell guest stars | Gill Wilkinson | Isabelle Grey | 30 September 1993 |
| 117 | "Play the Game" | Barry Stanton and Aidan Gillen guest star | Aisling Walsh | Philip Palmer | 2 October 1993 |
| 118 | "Unlucky For Some" | Danny Dyer, Maggie Cronin and Helen Blatch guest star | David Attwood | Julian Spilsbury | 5 October 1993 |
| 119 | "Gift of the Gab" | Dermot Crowley guest stars | Ted Clisby | Anthony Valentine | 7 October 1993 |
| 120 | "A Class Act" | Marc Warren guest stars | Jeremy Woolf | Trevor Wadlow | 9 October 1993 |
| 121 | "Dangerous Trade" | Richard Kane and Will Barton guest star | Jeremy Woolf | Graham Harvey | 12 October 1993 |
| 122 | "Cheating Heart" | Amelda Brown, Christopher Blake, Bobby Knutt and Sion Tudor Owen guest star | Nicholas Mallett | Scott Cherry | 14 October 1993 |