The Bill - Season 3

The Bill - Season 3

Season 3

The third series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of twelve episodes, broadcast between 21 September and 7 December 1987. The series was first released on DVD as part of a three-season box set on 10 May 2006 in Australia. It was later made available as a separate season in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2007 and in Australia on 3 August 2011. The above DVD artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features an image of Ch. Supt. Charles Brownlow. The British artwork features a collage image featuring DI Roy Galloway, PCs Nick Shaw and Viv Martella, and DC Mike Dashwood. The image right is the Australian three-season DVD box set features a sole image of chief superintendent Charles Brownlow.
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DatesSep 21, 1987 - Dec 7, 1987
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Episodes

The New Order of Things
Season 3Episode 145 min

The New Order of Things

Sgt Peters and Sgt Penny apprehend a man who is waiting to attack PC Muswell. Meanwhile PC Carver begins his CID training.

Sep 21, 1987
Some You Win, Some You Lose
Season 3Episode 245 min

Some You Win, Some You Lose

Chief Superintendant Brownlow and DI Galloway lead a massive raid on a drug den within a local council estate.

Sep 28, 1987
Brownie Points
Season 3Episode 345 min

Brownie Points

PC Reg Hollis has been nominated for the position of the station's police federation representative. Meanwhile the "Tom Squad" are out in force, cracking down on prostitution in Sun Hill.

Oct 5, 1987
Missing, Presumed Dead
Season 3Episode 445 min

Missing, Presumed Dead

A shooting occurs in Sun Hill but none of the neighbours appear to have witnessed anything. Meanwhile, PC Yorkie Smith discovers more than he bargained for when making door to door enquires.

Oct 12, 1987
Domestics
Season 3Episode 545 min

Domestics

Residents take action against a women's refuge in their area. D.I. Galloway gets tough with his detectives about the clear up rates of burglaries in the area.

Oct 19, 1987
What Are Little Boys Made of?
Season 3Episode 645 min

What Are Little Boys Made of?

It is discovered that elderly people are being targeted by a group of children.

Oct 26, 1987
Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads
Season 3Episode 745 min

Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads

PC Jim Carver is sent to the morgue to investigate a suspicious drowning. DI Roy Galloway and DC Mike Dashwood are reprimanded by a judge presiding over a fraud case.

Nov 2, 1987
Double Trouble
Season 3Episode 845 min

Double Trouble

DI Galloway conducts an identity parade after an attack on a woman. PC Shaw and WPC Ackland come under scrutiny from the complaints investigation bureau.

Nov 9, 1987
Sun Hill Karma
Season 3Episode 945 min

Sun Hill Karma

WPC Martella applies for a position in the Bermuda police force, but after being punched during a fight, and failing to prevent a suicide jumper, she feels she is not up to the job and withdraws her application.

Nov 16, 1987
Skipper
Season 3Episode 1045 min

Skipper

WPC Ackland's father is dying in hospital. PC Taffy Edwards is given traffic duty after arriving late for parade, whilst Sgt Cryer and PC Patel investigate an alleged rape.

Nov 23, 1987
Overnight Stay
Season 3Episode 1145 min

Overnight Stay

Half the relief, including CID, are at a hotel guarding a sequestered jury in a gangland murder trial. Back at Sun Hill, Inspector Kite deals with a serial nuisance confessing to bigamy, and PC Shaw brings in a man with a blow-up doll.

Nov 30, 1987
Not Without Cause
Season 3Episode 1245 min

Not Without Cause

Sgt Penny is asked by a landlord to investigate a lady on the top floor who is keeping cats. Meanwhile, Inspector Kite arrests four people for a breach of peace that he caused.

Dec 7, 1987

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