The Bill Bottleneck (Season 10, Episode 52)
TV-14
TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

The Bill

Bottleneck (Season 10, Episode 52)

TV-14

TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

With the restructuring recommended by the Sheehy Report apparently on the horizon, the senior officers at Sun Hill all try to ingratiate themselves with the D.A.C. Meanwhile, D.I. Johnson is on the trail of an escaped prisoner.

Director

David Richards

Writers

Geoff McQueen (deviser) | J.C. Wilsher (by)

Producer

Mike Dormer

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Edit Released

Updated May 3, 1994

Release date

May 3, 1994 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

7 wins & 26 nominations

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Ellis Ch. Supt. Brownlow Ch. Supt. Brownlow See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Ben Roberts Ch. Insp. Conway Ch. Insp. Conway See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Simon Rouse D.C.I. Meadows D.C.I. Meadows See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Philip Whitchurch Ch. Insp. Cato Ch. Insp. Cato See fewer	The English Patient (1996)
Jaye Griffiths D.I. Johnson D.I. Johnson See fewer	Bugs (1995)
Colin Tarrant Insp. Monroe Insp. Monroe See fewer	The Rainbow (1988)
Eric Richard Sgt. Cryer Sgt. Cryer See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
Seeta Indrani W.P.C. Datta W.P.C. Datta See fewer	Secret Invasion (2023)
Mark Wingett D.C. Carver D.C. Carver See fewer	Quadrophenia (1979)
Kevin Lloyd D.C. Lines D.C. Lines See fewer	Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
Tom Cotcher D.C. Woods D.C. Woods See fewer	On the Line (1982)
Iain Fletcher D.C. Skase D.C. Skase See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Tony O'Callaghan Sgt. Boyden Sgt. Boyden See fewer	The Loss Adjuster (2020)
Graham Cole P.C. Stamp P.C. Stamp See fewer	Pareidolia (I) (2023)
Jeff Stewart P.C. Hollis P.C. Hollis See fewer	A Date with Shillelagh (2019)
Clive Wedderburn P.C. McCann P.C. McCann See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Mike Burnside D.A.C. Hicks D.A.C. Hicks See fewer	Outlaw (2007)
Ginny Holder Paula Waite Paula Waite See fewer	The Capture (2019)
Lois Daine Catherine Murray Catherine Murray See fewer	Cash on Demand (1961)
Leonie Jessel Mayor Mayor See fewer	The Brothers Karamazov (1964)
Gordon Truefitt Nichols Nichols See fewer	Tristan + Isolde (2006)
Andy Smart Jed Murray (as Andy John Smart) Jed Murray (as Andy John Smart) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)