The Bill Better Late Than Never (Season 19, Episode 86)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

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The Bill

Better Late Than Never (Season 19, Episode 86)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Smithy volunteers himself to suspected abductor Jules Ellis as a hostage, in exchange for the release of an elderly couple. Gold co-ordinates activities from the ground, but S019's DS is furious when he discovers what Smith has done. S019 ...See moreSmithy volunteers himself to suspected abductor Jules Ellis as a hostage, in exchange for the release of an elderly couple. Gold co-ordinates activities from the ground, but S019's DS is furious when he discovers what Smith has done. S019 prepare to storm the building but Gold's concerns for Smith causes her to go over SO19's head to Okaro, but changes her mind when the negotiator loses contact with suspect Ellis. Smithy tries to talk his way out of a tricky situation. Page takes to the stand at her trial and decides to tell the truth, in a last-ditch effort to save herself from being found guilty of the murder of Dr. Owen Preston. The search for Taviner's body in the remains of the warehouse continues, but to no avail. Juliet and Cathy arrest a drunk but he pulls a knife on the Becker in the yard. See less

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Pal Aron DC Brandon Kane DC Brandon Kane See fewer	About Time (I) (2013)
Michele Austin PC Yvonne Hemmingway PC Yvonne Hemmingway See fewer	Another Year (2010)
Rae Baker DC Juliet Becker DC Juliet Becker See fewer	London Road (2015)
Brian Bovell DC Rob Thatcher DC Rob Thatcher See fewer	Pan (2015)
Todd Carty PC Gabriel Kent PC Gabriel Kent See fewer	Tucker's Luck (1983)
Graham Cole PC Tony Stamp PC Tony Stamp See fewer	Pareidolia (I) (2023)
Beth Cordingly PC Kerry Young PC Kerry Young See fewer	Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merry Wives of Windsor (2018)
Charles Dale Mark Wilson Mark Wilson See fewer	Animal Farm (1999)
Russell Floyd DC Ken Drummond DC Ken Drummond See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Vickie Gates SRO Marilyn Chambers SRO Marilyn Chambers See fewer	Mobile (2007)
Lisa Geoghan PC Polly Page PC Polly Page See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Trudie Goodwin Sgt. June Ackland Sgt. June Ackland See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Ciaran Griffiths PC Gary Best PC Gary Best See fewer	Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
Jane Gurnett Claire Barton Claire Barton See fewer	A Touch of Frost (1992)
Luke Hamill CAD Officer Dean McVerry CAD Officer Dean McVerry See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Terrence Hardiman Judge Judge See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Anthony Hunt Jules Ellis Jules Ellis See fewer	Wallander (2008)
Connie Hyde PC Cathy Bradford PC Cathy Bradford See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Thusitha Jayasundera DS Ramani De Costa DS Ramani De Costa See fewer	The Foreigner (I) (2017)
Daniel MacPherson PC Cameron Tait PC Cameron Tait See fewer	Foundation (2021)
Scott Maslen DS Phil Hunter DS Phil Hunter See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Lisa Maxwell Acting DI Samantha Nixon Acting DI Samantha Nixon See fewer	The Dark Crystal (1982)
Bernie Nolan Sgt. Sheelagh Murphy Sgt. Sheelagh Murphy See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Cyril Nri Supt. Adam Okaro Supt. Adam Okaro See fewer	This Life (1996)
Diane Parish DC Eva Sharpe DC Eva Sharpe See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Eunice Roberts Sandra Brooks Sandra Brooks See fewer	Living (2022)
Natalie Roles DS Debbie McAllister DS Debbie McAllister See fewer	Highlander: The Raven (1998)
Simon Rouse DCI Jack Meadows DCI Jack Meadows See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Jonathan Ryland Phillip Palmer Phillip Palmer See fewer	The Dark Knight (2008)
Jeff Stewart PC Reg Hollis PC Reg Hollis See fewer	A Date with Shillelagh (2019)
Roberta Taylor Insp. Gina Gold Insp. Gina Gold See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Kim Tiddy PC Honey Harman PC Honey Harman See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Ian Tolmie Court Usher Court Usher See fewer	The Biggest Thing That Ever Hit Broadway: Redux (2017)
Paul Trussell Tramp Tramp See fewer	The King's Speech (2010)
Maryann Turner Mrs. Brooks Mrs. Brooks See fewer	Kingdom (2007)
Alex Walkinshaw Sgt. Dale Smith Sgt. Dale Smith See fewer	The Bill (1984)
James Weaver Sgt Pete Brand Sgt Pete Brand See fewer	The Bletchley Circle (2012)
Mark Wingett PC Jim Carver PC Jim Carver See fewer	Quadrophenia (1979)
René Zagger PC Nick Klein PC Nick Klein See fewer	Rome (2005)