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The Best Episodes of The Bill Season 8

Every episode of The Bill Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bill Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Bill Season 8 Episode 53 - Part Of The Furniture
    8.7/10(29 votes)

    S8:E53

    D.C. Dashwood is to be transferred to the Art and Antiques Squad. D.S. Roach hands him a burglary at an infants' school as a wind-up, but it develops into a case that allows Dashwood to show the others a thing or two.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Bill Season 8 Episode 12 - Chicken
    8.6/10(26 votes)

    S8:E12

    P.C. Stringer tries to stop some children from playing 'chicken' on the railway line, but one of them is run down by a train. Sgt. Peters transfers upstairs to the post of duty sergeant, swapping roles with Bob Cryer, who returns to the relief.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Bill Season 8 Episode 72 - Travelling Light
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    S8:E72

    Viv helps Donna dress up for a reconstruction of a murder case. They find a man who spoke to the dead woman and gives them a new lead. The ex-boyfriend of the murder victim asks to see Burnside protesting his innocence.

    Director:Sheree Folkson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Bill Season 8 Episode 11 - Lost Boy
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    S8:E11

    D.S. Greig is led to a vice ring when searching for a missing thirteen-year-old boy. D.C. Dashwood and W.P.C. Ackland are brought into an operation against ponces running rent boys.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Bill Season 8 Episode 52 - Up All Night
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    S8:E52

    P.C. Garfield pursues a burglar and is beaten up. Sgt. Boyden's inaction brings hostility from the relief and trouble for D.S. Roach.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Bill Season 8 Episode 9 - Not Waving
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    S8:E9

    A student nurse is sexually assaulted. D.I. Burnside arrests the obvious suspect, but he escapes from police custody.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Bill Season 8 Episode 18 - Comeback
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    S8:E18

    The community police station run by P.C. Smollett is fire-bombed. The area car is stolen from P.C. Loxton and W.P.C. Datta, and it is written off in an RTA.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Bill Season 8 Episode 28 - All The King's Horses
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    S8:E28

    A lorry overturns and sheds its load outside a school, burying a boy and girl and putting P.C. Loxton to the test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Bill Season 8 Episode 73 - Radio Waves
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    S8:E73

    Monroe talks to Conway about a problem with a car chase. Tony and Dave were chasing joy riders with Ron in the back. Norika and George help catch the children who were joy riding. CID think they might be part of a gang knocking off car stereos. The fathers have a fight in custody after their children were interviewed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Bill Season 8 Episode 78 - Stoning the Glasshouse
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    S8:E78

    Bob visits a friend who is the head of a neighbourhood watch. His son is stealing to support his drug habit. Bob's friend thinks the police are turning a blind eye towards the Cockcroft Estate. Conway gets a report on the Cockcroft Estate and a visit from the head of the Cockcroft Action Committee complaining of harassment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Bill Season 8 Episode 80 - Open to Offers
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    S8:E80

    Monroe and the relief go to a pub where some men are damaging it. One of the men tries to blackmail Dave over some moonlighting Dave did to get off the charge. Monroe thinks the men might be involved in protection. Dave tells both Sgts Boyden and Maitland who advises him to tell Monroe. Dave asks Barry's advice as Fed Rep. Barry asks Reg's advice as he was previous Fed Rep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Russell Lewis

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  12. The Bill Season 8 Episode 7 - Dinosaur
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    S8:E7

    D.I. Burnside's unorthodox policing methods, which include flushing an informant's head down a toilet, set him on a collision course with D.C.I. Reid, who has already received several complaints about Sun Hill officers. Reid fears the worst when she is called in to Scotland Yard for an urgent meeting with MS15.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Bill Season 8 Episode 8 - Joyride
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    S8:E8

    A girl is seriously injured in a joyriding incident. Ch. Supt. Brownlow must decide whether he is prepared to risk a riot by sending officers into an estate to round up the culprits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Bill Season 8 Episode 25 - Acting Detective
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    S8:E25

    A woman who collapsed at an airport is found to be a mule, smuggling drugs in her stomach. D.I. Burnside, with only limited time to mount an operation, gets W.P.C. French to take the courier's place in an attempt to uncover the dealer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Bill Season 8 Episode 42 - Man Of The People
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    S8:E42

    P.C. Stringer wins the election for the post of Federation Rep, beating the incumbent P.C. Hollis by fifty-eight votes to two. Ch. Supt. Brownlow decides to eat in the canteen with the other ranks, much to their discomfort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Bill Season 8 Episode 70 - Snapshot
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    S8:E70

    A complaint over loud music quickly escalates into an armed siege, as a man waves a gun at P.C.s Stamp and Quinnan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Bill Season 8 Episode 95 - Into The Mire
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    S8:E95

    CID receive information that leads to the arrest of a prolific handler of stolen goods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Bill Season 8 Episode 2 - A Friend In Need
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    S8:E2

    P.C. Quinnan is the subject of a civil complaint. P.C.s Stamp and Stringer follow up on a fire at a home for ex-psychiatric patients, but find little care in the community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Bill Season 8 Episode 21 - The Wild Rover
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S8:E21

    D.S. Roach ignores the Anti-Terrorist Squad, and investigates a possible IRA cell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Bill Season 8 Episode 49 - Hiding To Nothing
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S8:E49

    P.C. Stamp is ambushed by a gang of youths on a local estate. In trying to assist him, W.P.C. Ackland crashes the Area car, much to P.C. Loxton's delight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Bill Season 8 Episode 54 - Snakes & Ladders
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S8:E54

    It's P.C. Garfield's first day back after the attack. The relief place bets on the likelihood of Garfield punching Sgt. Boyden, but Garfield eventually takes his revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Bill Season 8 Episode 74 - A Blind Eye
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    S8:E74

    Viv brings in an elderly mugging victim who helps make an identikit picture. Boyden gets spoken to by Monroe about working with the relief. Tony assists George with a disturbance when there is another mugging which turns out to be a misunderstanding. Tony see what he thinks is a mugger getting beaten up but the suspect turns out to be an off-duty copper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Bill Season 8 Episode 101 - Compassion
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    S8:E101

    A probation officer seems eager to assist D.I. Burnside over the murder of a prostitute, but how close is she to the murderer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Bill Season 8 Episode 102 - Finders Keepers
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    S8:E102

    D.C. Carver finds a buried treasure and the glory should be his. D.C. Dashwood, now with the Art and Antiques Squad, takes the case away and gets a result.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Bill Season 8 Episode 20 - The Paddy Factor
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S8:E20

    D.C. Carver and W.D.C. Martella have a car thief under observation, and see him shot as he gets into a car. The Anti-Terrorist Squad is called in, and the IRA is suspected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Part Of The Furniture" is the best rated episode of "The Bill" season 8. It scored 8.7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/2/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Chicken".