The Bill went from strength to strength in 1988 when it was restructured into the half-hour format that stormed to the top of the ITV ratings and has remained a Top 10 UK drama ever since. Starring fan favourites Sgt. Cryer (Eric Richard), W.P.C. Ackland (Trudie Goodwin), Det. Sgt. Ted Roach (Tony Scannell) and Christopher Ellison as the irascible D.I. Burnside, this two-disc set contains 13 consecutive episodes of the half-hour series.

Requiem
A man working to modernise the family flat finds more than he bargained for when he decides that the lounge needs a new fireplace.

Trespasses
Investigating what he thinks is a cat trapped in a rubbish chute, Ramsey is appalled to find a new-born baby.

Save the Last Dance for Me
Chief Insp. Conway is in charge of a stakeout to capture escaped prisoner Terry Bush.

Runaround
Martella has to deal with a corpse and a family of excitable Italians, while a drunken bus driver leaves a trail of destruction in his wake.

The Trap
Burnside sets a trap for an old antagonist, while an overheating CAD room sends Sergeant Penny into a crisis.

Community Relations
Ramsey and Melvin use a garden shed as an observation post when they are tasked with keeping an eye on a lock-up garage.

A Dog’s Life
Brownlow pressures Crier into speeding up his fly-tipping investigation when he is tackled on the subject by a local councillor.

Trouble & Strife
Ramsey and Haynes are called to a domestic – Mrs. Mancini has beaten up her husband with a motorbike chain.

Running Late
CID have an area of the Dock Industrial Estate under observation after being tipped off about a robbery on a security van.

They Say We’re Rough
Stolen Army surplus brings the military police to Sun Hill, while Hollis has to try and deal with two angry motorists.

Blue for a Boy
A domestic argument provokes a clash between Burnside and Frazer - and a crisis for Sun Hill.

Chasing the Dragon
In the course of closing down a drugs ring, Haynes and Ramsey are involved in a car crash that seriously injures a child.

The Coop
Ackland and Edwards are put off their takeaway when they uncover a shed full of rotting chicken corpses.