The Bill (series 5)
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Series 5 (Australian DVD Cover)
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 3 January 1989 – 28 December 1989 |
The fifth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 104 episodes, broadcast between 3 January – 28 December 1989. The series was first released on DVD as part of the Collection 3 and Collection 4 DVD boxsets in Australia, made available on 8 August – 7 November 2007, respectively. The first four episodes of the series were later issued on DVD in the United Kingdom, under the title Volume 4, on 15 March 2010. The next thirteen episodes of series 5 were released on DVD in the UK, under the title Volume 5, on 11 July 2011, the next 48 episodes of Series five was released on DVD in the UK under the title Volume 6, on 15 October 2012 and the remaining episodes was released on DVD in the UK under the title Volume 7, on 2 September 2013. The series was later re-issued as two half-series boxsets in Australia, released on 7 March 2012. The above DVD artwork is taken from the most recent Australian release. It features images of DC Jim Carver and Sgt. Bob Cryer. The British volume artwork features a collage image featuring a variety of characters from across the season. The original Collection box-sets contained sole images of PC Pete Ramsey and PC June Ackland respectively.
Cast changes
Arrivals
- DS Alistair Greig
- PC George Garfield
- PC Cathy Marshall
- PC Richard Turnham
- PC Timothy Able
- PC Norika Datta
- PC Phil Young
- PC Dave Quinnan
Departures
- PC Robin Frank
- PC Pete Ramsey
- PC Yorkie Smith
- PC Malcolm Haynes
- PC Claire Brind
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Episode notes | Guest stars | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Getting It Right" | Terry Daw | Barry Appleton | First appearance of DS Alistair Greig | Bernard Horsfall, Brian Miller and Norman Hartley | 3 January 1989 |
| Whilst hunting for a man suspected of abduction, DI Frank Burnside is given the wrong information by PC Pete Ramsey and raids a doctor's hotel room. When the doctor threatens to lodge an official complaint, Burnside and Ramsey try to dig deep into the doctor's past for a bargaining chip. Frank must also come to terms with his new sergeant; DS Alistair Greig seems to prefer playing the clarinet in the Police Band to nicking villains! | ||||||
| 2 | "A Reflection of Glory" | Christopher Hodson | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Stefan Schwartz | 5 January 1989 |
| P.C. Ramsey is back in uniform and goes with P.C. Haynes to see about a shoplifter who claims she is innocent. While they are out the back, the shop is held up by armed robbers who shoot at Ramsey. D.I. Burnside thinks it is tied in with other robberies and sends D.C. Carver to have a word with his evasive snout, Leroy. D.C. Dashwood has a new suit much to the amusement of his colleagues. It gets damaged while he is chasing one of the suspects in the robbery | ||||||
| 3 | "One To One" | Jan Sargent | Christopher Russell | TBA | Arabella Weir | 10 January 1989 |
| A councillor's drug-addicted daughter causes trouble for WPC June Ackland and PC Tony Stamp. She takes June hostage in her parafin soaked flat, June tries to keep her calm but the woman ends up setting fire to the room, June wrestles with her and Tony comes to their aid. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Mugging and the Gypsies" | Barry Davis | David Halliwell | TBA | Albert Welling and Melanie Hill | 12 January 1989 |
| PC's Taffy Edwards and Yorkie Smith along with WPC June Ackland try to enforce a child protection order on a Gypsy family and take their child into protective custody, this turns out to be a difficult job and they end up towing the caravan with the gypsies inside back to Sun Hill. Meanwhile DC Tosh Lines and WPC Viv Martella investigate a beating/mugging on man. They prepare an identity parade for the man to pick out a suspect when suddenly his wife admits she was the one who beat him. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Chain of Command" | Robert Tronson | Christopher Short | TBA | Brian Bovell, Ray Armstrong and Gilbert Wynne | 17 January 1989 |
| A woman comes into the station with her head bleeding telling PC Yorkie Smith she can't go home, Yorkie assumes her husband had been beating her, WPC Viv Martella tries to get her to press charges, but it turns out it was her boyfriend that was beating her not her husband, so she can't go home as her husband will see the bruises. The Husband later turns up at the station and attacks Yorkie. PC Pete Ramsey and WPC June Ackland find a gang of drunks under a fly over, Cryer turns up and they nick all of them. The drunks then have a brawl in the cells. The DTI (department of trade and industry) meet with Ch. Insp Conway and demand he assigns officers to help them close down "Radio Sun Hill" a pirate radio station. | ||||||
| 6 | "Life and Death" | Robert Tronson | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Elisabeth Sladen, Arthur Blake, Christine Pollon, Philip Anthony and David Beckett | 19 January 1989 |
| PC Tony Stamp and WPC Claire Brind bring a drunk into the station, in the mans drunk ramblings to Sgt Alec Peters he mentions he has killed someone just before he passes out from a suspected drug overdose, DC Tosh Lines investigates but they find his wife safe and well and she tells them he has been having an affair with another woman. PC Ken Melvin goes to inform a woman her husband has died in an accident at work but after braking the news, Ken suspects he's been given the wrong address. It turns out Ken is right and he's just told the wrong woman her husband is dead. Insp Frazer arrives to tell the woman about the mistake but her husband walks in before Christine can tell her. Ken then has to go and tell the correct woman her husband has died. | ||||||
| 7 | "Hothead" | Phillip Casson | Edwin Pearce | TBA | Larry Martyn, Michael Melia, Stephen Churchett, John Caesar and John Baddeley | 24 January 1989 |
| WPC Viv Martella brings in two school girls who she found chatting up lorry drivers trying to hitch a lift to Manchester, Sgt Bob Cryer gives them a telling of about the danger they were putting themselves in. WPC Claire Brind attempts to calm an angry gang of workers threatening their boss because they are facing redundancy, It ends up turning into a brawl. One of the men grabs Claire's radio and smashes it, then locks her in a room. PC Ken Melvin comes to the rescue. Sgt Cryer gets into trouble for allegedly thumping a prisoner. | ||||||
| 8 | "Steamers" | Terry Green | Gerry Huxham | TBA | Timothy Bateson | 26 January 1989 |
| PC Ken Melvin is sent to check out a strong smell coming from a flat, he finds a man dead. Ken suspects foul play and that drug users are using the flat, DS Ted Roach is sent to investigate. He finds out a gang of squatters where living in the flat and they might be responsible for the mans death. It turns out the man died from a heart attack. Mean While DC's Mike Dashwood and Jim Carver lead an investigation into a steaming gang who a responsible for doing over restaurants. DS Roach is left fuming as he feels he has been sidelined with the steaming case. | ||||||
| 9 | "Duty Elsewhere" | Jeremy Summers | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Ricco Ross | 31 January 1989 |
| PC Malcom Haynes goes undercover posing as a driver called Curtis for a gang headed up by "Mr Tubbs". He has been asked to investigate the gang as they are responsible for a murder and drug dealing. Haynes is sent to pick up apackage for Mr Tubbs, after dropping the parcel off he gets recognised as a police officer by one of the gang and they attack him just as the police raid the place. It turns out the murder victims hand where in the parcel. | ||||||
| 10 | "Saturday Blues" | Jeremy Summers | David Squire | TBA | Julia Chambers, Tim Munro, Roy Skelton, Geoffrey Cheshire, Adrienne Burgess and Brenda Kempner | 2 February 1989 |
| WPC Claire Brind finds a girl who is suffering from an overdose, at the hospital DI Frank Burnside turns up and tells the doctor she is his god daughter. WPC Viv Martella arrives at the hospital with the wounded from a wedding party who have been fighting, The rest have been arrested. DI Burnside suspects his god daughter, Tracy's boyfriend is responsible for her overdose. Burnside goes for the boyfriend in the interview room. Tracy dies and Frank has to break the news to her parents in Australia. | ||||||
| 11 | "N.F.A." | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Peter-Hugo Daly and John Ringham | 7 February 1989 |
| Ramsey is determined to teach some schoolchildren a lesson. | ||||||
| 12 | "The Price You Pay" | Keith Washington | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Arthur Kelly, Godfrey James and Tony Osoba | 9 February 1989 |
| DS Ted Roach stands by and watches a man get beaten up. | ||||||
| 13 | "The Key of the Door" | Christopher Hodson | Barry Appleton | TBA | Shirin Taylor and Bernard Martin | 14 February 1989 |
| Cryer discovers a young boy has been abusing his mother. | ||||||
| 14 | "Cock Up" | Brian Farnham | Tony Grounds | TBA | Rod Culbertson and Hugh Hayes | 16 February 1989 |
| Cryer's son could be the key to arresting two local drug dealers. | ||||||
| 15 | "Repercussions" | Brian Farnham | Tony Grounds | TBA | Rod Culbertson and John Fortune | 21 February 1989 |
| Burnside's actions on a drug raid leaves Sun Hill in trouble with the public. | ||||||
| 16 | "A Death In The Family" | Christopher Hodson | John Foster | TBA | Dione Inman and Eric Deacon | 23 February 1989 |
| Sun Hill is called in off the street when a frantic couple discovers that their baby has died. | ||||||
| 17 | "In the Frame" | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Flanagan, William Simons and Roger Nott guest star. | 28 February 1989 |
| Burnside finds himself framed by a corrupt colleague and Cryer witnesses a car bombing. | ||||||
| 18 | "A Good Result" | Jeremy Summers | Christopher Russell | TBA | Oliver Parker and Tommy Wright | 2 March 1989 |
| PC Yorkie Smith goes undercover with a gang of football hooligans. | ||||||
| 19 | "Conscience" | Jeremy Summers | Barry Appleton | TBA | Patrick O'Connell | 7 March 1989 |
| Roach's date with a married woman reunites him with a face from his past. | ||||||
| 20 | "Sunday Sunday" | Terry Marcel | Paul Fletcher | TBA | Sarah Prince and Chris Chering | 9 March 1989 |
| Haynes and WPC Viv Martella's Sunday is ruined by a fight in the market. | ||||||
| 21 | "Climate" | Brian Parker | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Robin Soans | 14 March 1989 |
| Roach investigates a spate of attacks on young girls. | ||||||
| 22 | "Bad Company" | Terry Marcel | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Steve McFadden, Victor Winding, Cyril Shaps and Joann Kenny | 16 March 1989 |
| Yorkie must find PC Ken Melvin when he is kidnapped by a group of factory workers. | ||||||
| 23 | "Suspicious Minds" | Terry Green | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Kellie Bright | 21 March 1989 |
| Yorkie helps Burnside catch the leader of a pornography ring. | ||||||
| 24 | "Intuition" | Brian Parker | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Del Henney, Zig Byfield and Harry Fielder | 23 March 1989 |
| Roach investigates a gold bullion robbery. | ||||||
| 25 | "Loss" | Brian Farnham | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Stephanie Fayerman | 28 March 1989 |
| Yorkie is forced to investigate unsolved cases. | ||||||
| 26 | "Procedure" | Terry Green | John Milne | TBA | Richard Willis | 30 March 1989 |
| Sun Hill awaits a visit from the fraud squad. | ||||||
| 27 | "Luck of the Draw" | Keith Washington | Patrick Harkins | TBA | Allan Surtees, Ian Redford and Stephen Flynn | 4 April 1989 |
| Roach goes undercover to catch a gang running a lottery scam. | ||||||
| 28 | "No Strings" | Brian Farnham | Kevin Clarke | TBA | Paul O'Grady | 6 April 1989 |
| Martella investigates a spate of muggings at a disco. | ||||||
| 29 | "Fool's Gold" | Keith Washington | David Squire | TBA | Billy Murray and Danny Webb | 11 April 1989 |
| Yorkie and Burnside make a deal with a shooter. | ||||||
| 30 | "The Visit" | Alan Wareing | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Hamill, Ian Collier, Gordon Reid, Luan Peters and Brian Hall | 13 April 1989 |
| Martella is held hostage while visiting a prison. | ||||||
| 31 | "One For the Ladies" | Terry Green | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Kirstie Pooley | 18 April 1989 |
| Sun Hill struggles to locate a Polish salesman and serial bigamist. | ||||||
| 32 | "No Shelter" | Terry Marcel | Julian Jones | TBA | Kelly Marcel, Mark Haddigan and Arnold Lee | 20 April 1989 |
| An Italian lorry driver causes chaos at Sun Hill. | ||||||
| 33 | "Out to Lunch" | Brian Parker | Julian Jones | TBA | Brian Capron, Michael Mellinger and Adrienne Burgess | 25 April 1989 |
| A night out leaves Burnside, Carver, and Ramsey in the middle of an Italian turf war. | ||||||
| 34 | "Free Wheel" | Alan Wareing | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Liz Gebhardt, Ian Talbot and Charles Pemberton | 27 April 1989 |
| CID is fully occupied monitoring an arms dealer while a couple continually annoy Yorkie Smith about a stolen car. | ||||||
| 35 | "Only a Bit of Thieving" | Brian Parker | Chris Barlas | First appearance of PC George Garfield | Hazel McBride, Nicholas Pinnock | 2 May 1989 |
| Roach is accused of attempted murder. | ||||||
| 36 | "Communications" | Alan Wareing | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Oliver Haden and Hugh Hayes | 4 May 1989 |
| While asking door-to-door after a missing girl, PC Taffy Edwards has to deal with a shift worker smashing up a car whose alarm won't stop. | ||||||
| 37 | "Silver Lining" | Mike Dormer | Colin Giffin | TBA | Catherine Schell | 9 May 1989 |
| After enjoying driving a Rolls Royce back to the yard, Haynes finds 80,000 pounds worth of silver bullion in the boot. | ||||||
| 38 | "Suffocation Job" | Brian Farnham | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Yvonne Antrobus and Liz Fraser | 11 May 1989 |
| WPC June Ackland visits a woman with agoraphobia, while Sun Hill investigates a series of burglaries where the offender opens all the doors & windows and yet steals nothing. | ||||||
| 39 | "Mickey Would Have Wanted It" | Brian Farnham | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | TBA | 16 May 1989 |
| Burnside must find evidence to catch the father of one of his old school friends. Meanwhile Melvin recovers from an attack and Roach struggles to find a working lavatory in the station. | ||||||
| 40 | "Blood Ties" | Mike Dormer | Chris Barlas | TBA | David Collings | 19 May 1989 |
| PC Tony Stamp and WPC Claire Brind delve into the heart of a serious domestic and Sun Hill tries to locate an escaped prisoner. | ||||||
| 41 | "You'll Be Back" | Richard Standeven | Shirley Cooklin | TBA | Dominic Keating | 23 May 1989 |
| After an altercation at the market, an old friend of Cryer's finds himself at risk of returning to prison. Ramsey, Brind and Sgt Tom Penny deal with an attempted suicide in the cells. | ||||||
| 42 | "Fort Apache - Sun Hill" | Antonia Bird | Barry Appleton | TBA | Tom Georgeson, Bill Stewart, Tip Tipping and Peter Lovstrom | 25 May 1989 |
| The station suffers a glut of prisoners while Yorkie and Ramsey chase some high-end smugglers. Chief Superintendent Milan arrives from Scotland Yard to check the books but is he really who he claims to be? | ||||||
| 43 | "Waste" | Richard Standeven | Al Hunter | TBA | Suzanne Bertish, John Barrard, Roland Oliver and John Gillett | 30 May 1989 |
| Haynes discovers the remains of a teenager's body on a building site. Burnside, DC Tosh Lines and DC Mike Dashwood investigate illegal chemical dumping and uncover a secret from the past of the building site's manager. | ||||||
| 44 | "The Strong Survive" | Sharon Miller | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Dexter Fletcher and Michael Robbins | 1 June 1989 |
| Carver is run over while trying to stop an armed robber. | ||||||
| 45 | "Loving Care" | Michael Owen Morris | Al Hunter | TBA | Philippa Urquhart | 6 June 1989 |
| When a retired woman's house is burgled, Carver finds a young girl at the bottom of her shed. | ||||||
| 46 | "Back on the Streets" | Alan Wareing | Simon Moss | TBA | Toni Palmer | 8 June 1989 |
| Carver fails to capture a convict. | ||||||
| 47 | "FAT'AC" | John Bruce | Julian Jones | TBA | Roy Boyd and Martin Gower | 13 June 1989 |
| When he is forced to deal with a fatal accident, Yorkie starts to doubt his future at Sun Hill. | ||||||
| 48 | "Somewhere By Chance" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Bruce Alexander | 15 June 1989 |
| An ex-soldier attempts to blow up a shopping complex. | ||||||
| 49 | "A Quiet Life" | Sharon Miller | Simon Moss | First appearance of PC Cathy Marshall | Race Davies and Arthur Smith | 20 June 1989 |
| Carver grows close to the victim of a spate of robberies. | ||||||
| 50 | "Tom Tiddler's Ground" | John Bruce | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Peter Benson and Andrew Carr | 22 June 1989 |
| Carver finds himself investigating a villain that Sun Hill has wanted to nail for years. | ||||||
| 51 | "Make My Day" | Michael Ferguson | Barry Appleton | First appearances of PC Richard Turnham and PC Timothy Able | Martin Benson, John Abineri, Arthur Whybrow and Christopher Burgess | 27 June 1989 |
| A retired villain goes after Burnside. | ||||||
| 52 | "Provocation" | Michael Ferguson | Edwin Pearce | TBA | JoAnne Good | 29 June 1989 |
| Dashwood investigates a number of robberies made on building sites. | ||||||
| 53 | "Overspend" | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | TBA | Colin Spaull and Ralph Watson | 4 July 1989 |
| Brownlow's new way of saving money leaves CID without transport | ||||||
| 54 | "Between Friends" | Barry Davis | Barry Appleton | TBA | John Horsley, Richard Moore and David McAlister | 6 July 1989 |
| Brownlow is invited to join a golf club. | ||||||
| 55 | "Traffic" | Bill Brayne | Christopher Russell | Final Appearance of PC Robin Frank | Leslie Ash and Gordon Reid | 11 July 1989 |
| A young girl is hit by a drunk driver, while Cryer takes the new officer for a walk on the beat. | ||||||
| 56 | "The Sacred Seal" | Michael Owen Morris | Brendan J. Cassin | TBA | Philip Middlemiss | 13 July 1989 |
| Carver struggles to get the truth when a feud between a priest and a convict turns nasty. | ||||||
| 57 | "Subsequent Visits" | Bill Brayne | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Dave Carter | 18 July 1989 |
| When CID ignores a car theft, Tony takes matters into his own hands to try to catch the thieves. | ||||||
| 58 | "User Friendly" | Graham Theakston | Barry Appleton | TBA | Brian Southwood | 20 July 1989 |
| An light aircraft from Belgium crashes in a Sun Hill park. Melvin and Ackland transport a prisoner from Cumbria on a public disorder charge, only for Chief Inspector Conway to receive a phone call revealing she is involved in a bombing. | ||||||
| 59 | "Don't Like Mondays" | Antonia Bird | Barry Appleton | Final Appearance of PC Pete Ramsey | Helena Little and Natasha Williams | 25 July 1989 |
| Yorkie and Edwards respond to a disturbance at a bank only to find Lines' wife causing a scene with her children because she can't withdraw any money. Ramsey and Ackland arrive only to realise the bank is being robbed as well. | ||||||
| 60 | "Pickup" | Michael Owen Morris | John Milne | TBA | Martin Cochrane and Jillie Meers | 27 July 1989 |
| The relief deal with Ramsey's shooting in different ways. Edwards complains and Haynes gets angry at the public and his colleagues, scolding Lines after picking up Ramsey's possessions at the hospital. Meanwhile Lines has solved a series of robberies before Burnside can arrest the same suspect for armed robbery. | ||||||
| 61 | "Kidding" | Michael Ferguson | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Madhav Sharma | 1 August 1989 |
| Martella is frustrated at domestic violence cases and Marshall explains why abused women stay with bad partners. Stamp and Richard Turnham respond to a report of juveniles shoplifting, and Stamp faces a claim of assault. | ||||||
| 62 | "Black Spot" | Michael Owen Morris | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Brian Hibbard, Julie Graham and Desmond McNamara | 3 August 1989 |
| Lines is eager to arrest a criminal named Davy Box, saying he has shown him the Black Spot and is accused by Burnside of seeking revenge. When his wife receives a threatening phone call he loses his temper and punches Burnside in front of CID and Hollis. Roach is bitten on the arm by an armed robber, and Lines notices a connection between the two cases. | ||||||
| 63 | "Taken for a Ride" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Michael Cochrane, Keith Drinkel and Les Conrad | 8 August 1989 |
| Roach becomes eligible for promotion and faces an intimidating assessment panel. Turnham and Able are hiding in the back of a truck as it is stolen, and find themselves driven off on the motorway while their communications go down. | ||||||
| 64 | "Time Out" | Terry Marcel | Barry Appleton | TBA | Ben Onwukwe and Brian Croucher | 10 August 1989 |
| Burnside's feud with a detective from the robbery squad spirals out of control. | ||||||
| 65 | "Leaving" | Terry Marcel | Christopher Russell | Final Appearance of PC Yorkie Smith | Declan Mulholland and Kathy Burke | 15 August 1989 |
| Yorkie's last day at Sun Hill leads him to a gang of shoplifters. | ||||||
| 66 | "Street Games and Board Games" | Barry Davis | J. C. Wilsher | TBA | Rebecca Lacey and David Savile | 17 August 1989 |
| A family of four find themselves all linked to Roach. | ||||||
| 67 | "Pressure" | Barry Davis | Kevin Clarke | Final Appearance of PC Malcolm Haynes | Joseph Marcell, Aimée Delamain and Ahmed Khalil | 22 August 1989 |
| A car accident results in accusations and revenge at Sun Hill. | ||||||
| 68 | "A Little Knowledge" | James Cellan Jones | Christopher Russell | TBA | Richard Tate and Kathleen Bidmead | 24 August 1989 |
| Lines goes undercover to infiltrate a minicab firm run by crooks. | ||||||
| 69 | "Pathways" | Michael Ferguson | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Rhoda Lewis and George Waring | 29 August 1989 |
| Sgt. Peters and W.P.C. Brind deal with the goings on at an allotment garden. | ||||||
| 70 | "Seen To Be Done" | James Cellan Jones | Jonathan Rich | TBA | James Cosmo | 31 August 1989 |
| Sgt. Penny loses his temper with a prisoner. The prisoner is later found dead in his cell. | ||||||
| 71 | "Tulip" | Keith Washington | Barry Appleton | TBA | Michael Attwell, Trevor Cooper and Ilario Bisi-Pedro | 5 September 1989 |
| A prisoner in Roach and Dashwood's custody is stabbed by a streetwalker. | ||||||
| 72 | "Nothing But The Truth" | Keith Washington | Arthur McKenzie | TBA | Seymour Green | 7 September 1989 |
| Carver considers leaving CID. | ||||||
| 73 | "It's Not Majorca" | Niall Leonard | Julian Jones | TBA | Zohra Sehgal | 12 September 1989 |
| Thirteen prisoners are being transferred to Sun Hill. | ||||||
| 74 | "Mending Fences" | Niall Leonard | Julian Jones | TBA | Zohra Sehgal | 14 September 1989 |
| Sun Hill struggle to nail a gang of thugs. | ||||||
| 75 | "Exit Lines" | Derek Lister | Brian Finch | First appearance of PC Norika Datta | Barbara Durkin | 19 September 1989 |
| Cryer and Dashwood clash over a woman. | ||||||
| 76 | "That Old Malarkey" | Barry Davis | Julian Jones | TBA | Jaye Griffins | 21 September 1989 |
| When he tries to deal with a mentally ill woman, Tony finds himself in a house fire. | ||||||
| 77 | "Greig Versus Taylor" | Clive Fleury | Christopher Russell | TBA | Derek Newark | 26 September 1989 |
| Greig finds himself a wanted man. | ||||||
| 78 | "Tottering" | Chris Lovett | Simon Moss | TBA | Stephen Garlick | 28 September 1989 |
| Reg, Turnhan, and Cryer all have suspects to find after a pub brawl gets out of hand. | ||||||
| 79 | "I Counted Them All Out" | Paul Harrison | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Ian Brimble and Bernard Finch | 3 October 1989 |
| Burnside and his team must help the flying squad when a man is shot by a sniper. | ||||||
| 80 | "Zig Zag" | Chris Lovett | P. J. Hammond | TBA | Jo Rowbottom, Roy Heather and Tim Barker | 5 October 1989 |
| Mike and Tosh hunt for a private detective. | ||||||
| 81 | "A Matter of Trust" | Derek Lister | Kieran Prendiville | TBA | Tony O'Callaghan, Carl Rigg and Freddie Earlle | 10 October 1989 |
| Burnside suspects there is a group of criminal officers in the flying squad. | ||||||
| 82 | "Tourist Trap" | Diana Patrick | Pete Dearsley | TBA | David Ashton and Petra Markham | 12 October 1989 |
| Sun Hill find themselves constantly being called to the local hotel. | ||||||
| 83 | "The One That Got Away" | David Attwood | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Diana Rigg, Amanda Mealing and Clare Higgins | 17 October 1989 |
| Brownlow is driving when he notices a driving erratically. He gives chase and catches the driver but can't reveal his location. The driver, who was driving a stolen car, then nicks Brownlow's. He is the driver for an armed robbery and Roach lets him get away. Viv and June are walking the beat and are followed by a man who invites June out. They later nick him. | ||||||
| 84 | "Found Offending" | Eva Kolouchova | John Kershaw | TBA | Caroline Milmoe and Tim Whitnall | 19 October 1989 |
| Tony tries to help a young girl being abused by her father, but she refuses to press charges. | ||||||
| 85 | "All Part of The Job" | Bren Simson | Colin Giffin | TBA | Barry Andrews and Ray Trickett | 24 October 1989 |
| Special Branch takes over Sun Hill because a villain is set to return after 19 years on the run. | ||||||
| 86 | "In The Cold" | Graham Theakston | J.C Wilsher | TBA | Peter Russell | 26 October 1989 |
| When a body is found on a railway station, Burnside is convinced one of the train drivers is the murderer. | ||||||
| 87 | "Just a Little Runaround" | Eva Kolouchova | Richard Ireson | TBA | Iain Rogerson | 31 October 1989 |
| Frazer starts her police riot training and is reunited with some old friends. | ||||||
| 88 | "A Fair Appraisal" | Nick Laughland | Garry Lyons | TBA | Tessa Peake-Jones, Ken Farrington and David Sibley | 2 November 1989 |
| A drug dealer becomes obsessed with Burnside. | ||||||
| 89 | "Visitors" | Clive Fleury | Kevin Clarke | TBA | Andrew Robertson and Dennis Chinnery | 7 November 1989 |
| The Sun Hill open day is ruined when a bunch of silver police medals are stolen from Brownlow's office. | ||||||
| 90 | "Private Wars" | Nicholas Prosser | Guy Meredith | TBA | Prentis Hancock | 9 November 1989 |
| Burnside's investigation into a power station throws him into dangerous grounds. | ||||||
| 91 | "Feasting With Panthers" | Simon Cellan Jones | J.C Wilsher | TBA | David Allister and Frank Coda | 14 November 1989 |
| Burnside refuses to get involved in any of Sun Hill's cases when he becomes obsessed that an armed robber is let loose among the public. | ||||||
| 92 | "By The Book" | Jeremy Silberston | John Milne | TBA | Renu Setna and Michael Bilton | 16 November 1989 |
| Frazer is framed when a young girl is found badly beaten. | ||||||
| 93 | "Beer and Bicycles" | Nick Laughland | Christopher Russell | TBA | Nigel Humphreys | 21 November 1989 |
| Tony longs for adventure after being forced into dog walking. | ||||||
| 94 | "Grace of God" | David Hayman | Paul Fletcher | TBA | Douglas Henshall, Christopher Fairbank, Katherine Parr, Louis Mahoney, Shay Gorman and David Blake Kelly | 23 November 1989 |
| Tony's loyalty is tested when he is ordered to evict a gang of OAPs. | ||||||
| 95 | "Just Another Day" | Nicholas Prosser | J.C Martindale | TBA | Andrew Forbes | 28 November 1989 |
| Sun Hill find themselves dealing with a 20th century version of the pied piper. | ||||||
| 96 | "Gone Fishing" | Nick Laughland | Jonathan Rich | TBA | Harry Fowler | 30 November 1989 |
| A hit-and-run accident threatens to tear Carver and Roach apart. | ||||||
| 97 | "Early Bird" | Eva Kolouchova | Tom Needham | TBA | Alex Kingston | 5 December 1989 |
| Carver must deal with the public after a spate of burglaries turn nasty. | ||||||
| 98 | "Just For The Crack" | Jeremy Silberston | Steve Trafford | TBA | Alan Ford and David John | 7 December 1989 |
| Carver finds himself the victim of a burglary. | ||||||
| 99 | "Woman In Brown" | Eva Kolouchova | Alan Clews | TBA | Mark Greenstreet, Sheila Gill and Walter Sparrow | 12 December 1989 |
| Ackland investigates the kidnapping of a baby girl; meanwhile Lines and Carver investigate a stolen cars racket. | ||||||
| 100 | "Speaking Freely" | David Attwood | Gary Lyons | TBA | TBA | 14 December 1989 |
| Frazer is determined to help a known thief on the straight and narrow. | ||||||
| 101 | "The Return of The Prodigal Son" | Keith Washington | John Kershaw | TBA | Michael Graham Cox | 19 December 1989 |
| The Drug Squad arrives looking for Burnside. | ||||||
| 102 | "Chinese Whispers" | Julian Aymes | Christopher Russell | First appearances of PC Phil Young and PC Dave Quinnan | Michael Wisher and Martin Friend | 21 December 1989 |
| DS Greig investigates the vicious mugging of a blind man; new arrival PC Quinnan nails a jewel thief; and PC Datta falls victim to a conman. Meanwhile rumours are circulating about a career move for Insp. Frazer. | ||||||
| 103 | "Powers of Exclusion" | Julian Aymes | J.C Wilsher | TBA | Norman Beaton | 26 December 1989 |
| After local crime boss Rev. Marcus Ogun is arrested in possession of an illegal sheath knife, Burnside seeks further evidence from his known associates. Meanwhile Cryer is under pressure to allow Ogun's solicitor access to her client. | ||||||
| 104 | "Saturday Night Fever" | Bren Simson | Edwin Pearce | Final Appearance of PC Claire Brind | Gordon Salkilld, Clive Rowe and Alec Wallis | 28 December 1989 |
| The stabbing of a drug dealer could mean the end of Burnside's time at Sun Hill. | ||||||
