Series 13 poster

Series 13

152 episodes January 2, 1997

The thirteenth series of the British television drama The Bill was broadcast from 2 January to 30 December 1997. The series consisted of 152 episodes, including three-hour-long specials. There were just two cast departures in the series after four the year before; actor Tom Butcher left the role of PC Steve Loxton after seven years on the show, however he would return in two episodes in 1999 as a guest at Dave Quinnan's wedding. The other departure was that of Alan Westaway, who left his role of PC Nick Slater after two and a half years. Their characters were replaced by PCs Luke Ashton and Sam Harker, with actors Scott Neal and Matthew Crompton appearing as guest actors on a number of times, both of the actor's most recent guest stints coming the previous year.

Episodes

1 The Old Pals' Act Jan 2, 1997 No ratings 2 All's Fair Jan 3, 1997 No ratings 3 Man Trap Jan 9, 1997 No ratings 4 Bad Debt Jan 10, 1997 No ratings 5 Professional Opinion Jan 14, 1997 No ratings 6 Testament Jan 16, 1997 No ratings 7 A Policeman's Lot Jan 17, 1997 No ratings 8 The Devil You Know Jan 21, 1997 No ratings 9 Once Bitten Jan 23, 1997 No ratings 10 Turnaround Jan 24, 1997 No ratings 11 Over The Fence Jan 28, 1997 No ratings 12 Grey Area Jan 30, 1997 No ratings 13 One Big Happy Family Jan 31, 1997 No ratings 14 The Eye Of The Beholder Feb 4, 1997 No ratings 15 Say A Little Prayer Feb 6, 1997 No ratings 16 Downfall Feb 7, 1997 No ratings 17 True To Life Player Feb 11, 1997 No ratings 18 Take Away Feb 13, 1997 No ratings 19 Your Call Too Feb 14, 1997 No ratings 20 Breaking Up Feb 18, 1997 No ratings 21 A Price To Pay Feb 20, 1997 No ratings 22 Just Looking Feb 21, 1997 No ratings 23 A Tangled Web Feb 27, 1997 No ratings 24 Rolling In It Feb 28, 1997 No ratings 25 Added Bonus Mar 4, 1997 No ratings 26 Holding On Mar 6, 1997 No ratings 27 Crime Management Mar 7, 1997 No ratings 28 Age Gaps Mar 11, 1997 No ratings 29 In The Dark Mar 12, 1997 No ratings 30 Crying Wolf Mar 13, 1997 No ratings 31 Confidence Mar 14, 1997 No ratings 32 All For Love Mar 18, 1997 No ratings 33 Only The Lonely Mar 20, 1997 No ratings 34 Copier Mar 21, 1997 No ratings 35 Fashion Victims Mar 25, 1997 No ratings 36 Hook Line & Sinker Mar 27, 1997 No ratings 37 No Claims Bonus Mar 28, 1997 No ratings 38 Joker Mar 31, 1997 No ratings 39 Typecast Apr 1, 1997 No ratings 40 A Hard Rain Apr 3, 1997 No ratings 41 Rings On Her Fingers Apr 4, 1997 No ratings 42 Strang Meeting Apr 8, 1997 No ratings 43 A Bitter Pill Apr 10, 1997 No ratings 44 Dial M For Marmalade Apr 11, 1997 No ratings 45 Sisters Apr 15, 1997 No ratings 46 Flesh & Blood Apr 17, 1997 No ratings 47 Parklife Apr 18, 1997 No ratings 48 Two's Company Apr 22, 1997 No ratings 49 Inside Edge Apr 25, 1997 No ratings 50 You & Me Versus The World Apr 29, 1997 No ratings 51 Pay Back May 1, 1997 No ratings 52 A Place of Your Own May 2, 1997 No ratings 53 Don't Want To Hear The Bad News May 6, 1997 No ratings 54 It's Good To Talk May 8, 1997 No ratings 55 Split Second May 9, 1997 No ratings 56 Old Fools May 13, 1997 No ratings 57 Auld Lang Syne May 15, 1997 No ratings 58 Warnings May 16, 1997 No ratings 59 Calling Time May 20, 1997 No ratings 60 Black & Blue May 22, 1997 No ratings 61 A Bunch Of Fives May 23, 1997 No ratings 62 Short Sharp Shock May 27, 1997 No ratings 63 Get You Back May 29, 1997 No ratings 64 Powers Of Persuasion May 30, 1997 No ratings 65 A Rock & A Hard Place Jun 3, 1997 No ratings 66 The Wrath Of God Jun 5, 1997 No ratings 67 Knight Errant Jun 6, 1997 No ratings 68 Punch Bag Jun 10, 1997 No ratings 69 Best Eaten Cold Jun 12, 1997 No ratings 70 Lucky Day Jun 13, 1997 No ratings 71 For Richer For Poorer Jun 17, 1997 No ratings 72 No More Milk Jun 19, 1997 No ratings 73 An Englishman's Home Jun 20, 1997 No ratings 74 Loyal To The Last Jun 24, 1997 No ratings 75 Rent Jun 26, 1997 No ratings 76 Last Respects Jun 27, 1997 No ratings 77 Too Much To Lose Jul 1, 1997 No ratings 78 Do Unto Others Jul 3, 1997 No ratings 79 Mid Life Crisis Jul 4, 1997 No ratings 80 Performing Jul 8, 1997 No ratings 81 Playing With Fire Jul 10, 1997 No ratings 82 No Guarantees Jul 11, 1997 No ratings 83 Gentleman Jim Jul 15, 1997 No ratings 84 Rift Jul 17, 1997 No ratings 85 Stand By Your Man Jul 18, 1997 No ratings 86 Replica Jul 22, 1997 No ratings 87 Mr Friday Night Jul 24, 1997 No ratings 88 Hitting The Nerve Jul 25, 1997 No ratings 89 Thicker Than Mud Jul 29, 1997 No ratings 90 Alternative Therapies Jul 31, 1997 No ratings 91 Foxed Aug 1, 1997 No ratings 92 These Foolish Things Aug 5, 1997 No ratings 93 Neighbours Aug 7, 1997 No ratings 94 Glass House Aug 8, 1997 No ratings 95 This Old Man Aug 12, 1997 No ratings 96 Tommy The Hero Aug 14, 1997 No ratings 97 Driven To It Aug 15, 1997 No ratings 98 A Man Out Walking His Dog Aug 19, 1997 No ratings 99 Hunt Aug 21, 1997 No ratings 100 Has Anyone Here Seen Bigmouth? Aug 22, 1997 No ratings 101 This Land Is Ours Aug 26, 1997 No ratings 102 Paying The Piper Aug 28, 1997 No ratings 103 On The Hurry Up Aug 29, 1997 No ratings 104 Not In The Script Sep 2, 1997 No ratings 105 Flower Power Sep 4, 1997 No ratings 106 A Breach Of Trust: Part I Sep 5, 1997 No ratings 107 A Breach Of Trust: Part II Sep 9, 1997 No ratings 108 Fool Sep 11, 1997 No ratings 109 Armed & Dangerous Sep 12, 1997 No ratings 110 Animals Sep 16, 1997 No ratings 111 Look Into My Eyes Sep 18, 1997 No ratings 112 Performance Anxiety Sep 19, 1997 No ratings 113 Different Strokes Sep 23, 1997 No ratings 114 Sparks Sep 25, 1997 No ratings 115 The Lion's Den Sep 26, 1997 No ratings 116 The Needs Of The Many Sep 30, 1997 No ratings 117 Cross Purposes Oct 2, 1997 No ratings 118 Free To Speak? Oct 3, 1997 No ratings 119 Dishonour Among Thieves Oct 7, 1997 No ratings 120 Coup De Grace Oct 9, 1997 No ratings 121 Night Of The Long Knives Oct 10, 1997 No ratings 122 Straying Oct 14, 1997 No ratings 123 A Bad Lot Oct 16, 1997 No ratings 124 Crimes Of A Lesser Passion Oct 17, 1997 No ratings 125 Force Oct 21, 1997 No ratings 126 Walkabout Oct 23, 1997 No ratings 127 Shades Of Grey: Part I Oct 24, 1997 No ratings 128 Shades Of Grey: Part II Oct 28, 1997 No ratings 129 Women At Work Oct 30, 1997 No ratings 130 Solid Evidence Oct 31, 1997 No ratings 131 Going Down Nov 4, 1997 No ratings 132 Accomplice Nov 6, 1997 No ratings 133 Last Fare Nov 7, 1997 No ratings 134 Stolen Thunder Nov 11, 1997 No ratings 135 P.C. Nov 13, 1997 No ratings 136 No Trace Nov 14, 1997 No ratings 137 A New Way To Pay Off Old Debts Nov 18, 1997 No ratings 138 After All These Years Nov 20, 1997 No ratings 139 Sands Of Time Nov 21, 1997 No ratings 140 Identity Crisis Nov 25, 1997 No ratings 141 The Same Stripe: Part I Nov 28, 1997 No ratings 142 The Same Stripe: Part II Dec 2, 1997 No ratings 143 Hot Plastic Dec 4, 1997 No ratings 144 Gaybashing Dec 5, 1997 No ratings 145 Potential For Conflict Dec 9, 1997 No ratings 146 Heartbreak Hotel Dec 11, 1997 No ratings 147 Humpty Dumpty: Part I Dec 12, 1997 No ratings 148 Humpty Dumpty: Part II Dec 16, 1997 No ratings 149 Humpty Dumpty: Part III Dec 18, 1997 No ratings 150 Out Dec 19, 1997 No ratings 151 Twanky Dec 22, 1997 No ratings 152 Things That Go Bump In The Night Dec 30, 1997 No ratings