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Series 12

156 episodes January 2, 1996

The twelfth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 156 episodes, broadcast between 2 January and 31 December 1996. On 6 February 2013, The Bill Series 12 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 12 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia). The show aired the death of PC Cathy Marshall early in the series, actress Lynne Miller departing after seven years in a mysterious plot that saw her drown whilst chasing a suspect, but it was never confirmed if she was pushed or slipped off a riverside barge during the pursuit. The death followed that of DS Jo Morgan in a four-part special towards the end of the previous series, with the first three of the four episodes rebroadcast in the summer as part of a single special episode; Target.

Episodes

1 Call Waiting Jan 2, 1996 No ratings 2 Second Sense Jan 4, 1996 No ratings 3 Runners Up Jan 5, 1996 No ratings 4 Keeping It In The Family Jan 9, 1996 No ratings 5 Home Truths Jan 11, 1996 No ratings 6 Outer Jan 12, 1996 No ratings 7 Better Half Jan 16, 1996 No ratings 8 No Assistance Required Jan 18, 1996 No ratings 9 Judgement Call Jan 19, 1996 No ratings 10 Old Dogs New Tricks Jan 23, 1996 No ratings 11 Worst Fears Jan 25, 1996 No ratings 12 One Night With You Jan 26, 1996 No ratings 13 Someone Else's Problem Jan 30, 1996 No ratings 14 Bounds Of Decency Feb 1, 1996 No ratings 15 Happy Birthday Feb 2, 1996 No ratings 16 Stop The Music Feb 6, 1996 No ratings 17 Cold Light Of Day Feb 8, 1996 No ratings 18 Back In Business Feb 9, 1996 No ratings 19 Separate Rooms Feb 13, 1996 No ratings 20 Going Guilty Feb 15, 1996 No ratings 21 Pieces Of Cake Feb 16, 1996 No ratings 22 Somebody's Home Feb 20, 1996 No ratings 23 Pointing The Finger Feb 22, 1996 No ratings 24 Boy Meets Girl Feb 23, 1996 No ratings 25 Confession Feb 27, 1996 No ratings 26 Home From Home Feb 29, 1996 No ratings 27 Open Wound Mar 1, 1996 No ratings 28 Perfect Match Mar 5, 1996 No ratings 29 Someone Special Mar 7, 1996 No ratings 30 Bits & Pieces Mar 8, 1996 No ratings 31 Home Help Mar 12, 1996 No ratings 32 Kicked Out Mar 14, 1996 No ratings 33 On The Block Mar 15, 1996 No ratings 34 Getting Off Mar 19, 1996 No ratings 35 Girls' Night Mar 21, 1996 No ratings 36 Blood Brothers Mar 22, 1996 No ratings 37 Broken Homes Mar 23, 1996 No ratings 38 A Hornet's Nest Mar 28, 1996 No ratings 39 Dead Of Night Mar 29, 1996 No ratings 40 Party Pooper Apr 2, 1996 No ratings 41 More Haste Apr 4, 1996 No ratings 42 Beating The Odds Apr 5, 1996 No ratings 43 Animal Apr 9, 1996 No ratings 44 Dangerous Game Apr 11, 1996 No ratings 45 Dancers Apr 12, 1996 No ratings 46 And Nothing But Apr 16, 1996 No ratings 47 Tale Of Two Cities Apr 18, 1996 No ratings 48 Cheating Apr 19, 1996 No ratings 49 Decent Proposals Apr 23, 1996 No ratings 50 Going For A Song Apr 25, 1996 No ratings 51 Value Added Apr 26, 1996 No ratings 52 Professional Ethics Apr 30, 1996 No ratings 53 Accidents Will Happen May 2, 1996 No ratings 54 Time Spent May 3, 1996 No ratings 55 Conspiracy Of Silence May 7, 1996 No ratings 56 Cold Feet & Hot Coffee May 9, 1996 No ratings 57 Rollover May 10, 1996 No ratings 58 Tough Love May 14, 1996 No ratings 59 With This Ring May 16, 1996 No ratings 60 Final Drive May 17, 1996 No ratings 61 Voices May 21, 1996 No ratings 62 Party On May 23, 1996 No ratings 63 Hard Enough May 24, 1996 No ratings 64 Cuckoo May 28, 1996 No ratings 65 Helping Hands May 30, 1996 No ratings 66 Jekyll & Hyde May 31, 1996 No ratings 67 Knocking On The Door Jun 4, 1996 No ratings 68 Lies & Statistics Jun 6, 1996 No ratings 69 Butting In Jun 7, 1996 No ratings 70 The Bagman Jun 11, 1996 No ratings 71 Overstepping The Mark Jun 13, 1996 No ratings 72 Filth Jun 20, 1996 No ratings 73 Camper Jun 21, 1996 No ratings 74 Spill Jun 25, 1996 No ratings 75 Apron Strings Jun 27, 1996 No ratings 76 One Step Ahead Jun 28, 1996 No ratings 77 Starting Young Jul 2, 1996 No ratings 78 Tarts Cards Jul 4, 1996 No ratings 79 Born Again Jul 5, 1996 No ratings 80 Kick Me Hard Jul 9, 1996 No ratings 81 All Or Nothing Jul 11, 1996 No ratings 82 Unlucky In Love Jul 12, 1996 No ratings 83 A Quick Return Jul 16, 1996 No ratings 84 Sartorial Elegance Jul 18, 1996 No ratings 85 Don't Leave Me This Way Jul 19, 1996 No ratings 86 Big Bullies Jul 23, 1996 No ratings 87 Playing It By The Rules Jul 25, 1996 No ratings 88 True Colours Jul 26, 1996 No ratings 89 Target Jul 29, 1996 No ratings 90 Dead Man's Hand Jul 30, 1996 No ratings 91 For Their Own Good Aug 1, 1996 No ratings 92 Theory & Practice Aug 6, 1996 No ratings 93 Drinking Partners Aug 8, 1996 No ratings 94 Lean On Me Aug 9, 1996 No ratings 95 Reminders Aug 13, 1996 No ratings 96 Minding Aug 15, 1996 No ratings 97 Follow The Van Aug 16, 1996 No ratings 98 Don't Kill The Messenger Aug 20, 1996 No ratings 99 Junior Aug 22, 1996 No ratings 100 Pony Express Aug 23, 1996 No ratings 101 Out Of Control Aug 27, 1996 No ratings 102 Day Tripper Aug 29, 1996 No ratings 103 Waiting For Frank Aug 30, 1996 No ratings 104 A Day In The Life Sep 3, 1996 No ratings 105 Second Chances Sep 5, 1996 No ratings 106 Repossession Sep 6, 1996 No ratings 107 Liar Sep 10, 1996 No ratings 108 Detained Sep 12, 1996 No ratings 109 Karma Sep 13, 1996 No ratings 110 Stolen Moments Sep 17, 1996 No ratings 111 A Good Night Out Sep 18, 1996 No ratings 112 Chatterbox Sep 19, 1996 No ratings 113 Too Close For Comfort Sep 20, 1996 No ratings 114 Blame Sep 24, 1996 No ratings 115 Once A Thief Sep 26, 1996 No ratings 116 Party Animals Sep 27, 1996 No ratings 117 Natural Causes Oct 1, 1996 No ratings 118 Known To Someone Oct 3, 1996 No ratings 119 Champing At The Bit Oct 4, 1996 No ratings 120 Taking Out The Rubbish Oct 8, 1996 No ratings 121 Presumed Innocent Oct 10, 1996 No ratings 122 Change Of Heart Oct 11, 1996 No ratings 123 Hedging Your Bets Oct 15, 1996 No ratings 124 Out Of The Past Oct 17, 1996 No ratings 125 Road To Recovery Oct 18, 1996 No ratings 126 Three Fools Oct 22, 1996 No ratings 127 Track Marks Oct 24, 1996 No ratings 128 In For The Kill Oct 25, 1996 No ratings 129 Remote Control Oct 29, 1996 No ratings 130 Telling Tales Oct 31, 1996 No ratings 131 Old Codgers Nov 1, 1996 No ratings 132 Trap Nov 5, 1996 No ratings 133 All In The Mind Nov 7, 1996 No ratings 134 Trust Me Nov 8, 1996 No ratings 135 Nice Boy Nov 12, 1996 No ratings 136 A Woman's Place Nov 14, 1996 No ratings 137 Finishing School Nov 15, 1996 No ratings 138 Death Of A Nobody Nov 19, 1996 No ratings 139 Up The Wall Nov 21, 1996 No ratings 140 Boiling Point Nov 22, 1996 No ratings 141 Mirror Image Nov 26, 1996 No ratings 142 Public Relations Nov 28, 1996 No ratings 143 Lock 'Em In Nov 29, 1996 No ratings 144 Opportunity Costs Dec 3, 1996 No ratings 145 Paying For It Dec 5, 1996 No ratings 146 Many Happy Returns Dec 6, 1996 No ratings 147 Black Money Dec 10, 1996 No ratings 148 Scorned Dec 12, 1996 No ratings 149 Stolen Kisses Dec 13, 1996 No ratings 150 Jumping To Conclusions Dec 17, 1996 No ratings 151 Toe The Line Dec 19, 1996 No ratings 152 A Gun To The Head Dec 20, 1996 No ratings 153 Merrily On High Dec 24, 1996 No ratings 154 Hers Dec 26, 1996 No ratings 155 Hat Trick Dec 27, 1996 No ratings 156 The Right Thing Dec 31, 1996 No ratings