The Bill Needing a Friend (Season 20, Episode 27)
TV-14
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

The Bill

Needing a Friend (Season 20, Episode 27)

TV-14

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Smith and Young attend a call to a burglar seen attempting to gain access to a houseboat, but their arrival sparks the assailant into falling into the fast flowing river, forcing Smithy to jump in after him. A woman then arrives at the ...See moreSmith and Young attend a call to a burglar seen attempting to gain access to a houseboat, but their arrival sparks the assailant into falling into the fast flowing river, forcing Smithy to jump in after him. A woman then arrives at the station to make a complaint of rape against the assailant. Meanwhile, Tait and Kent find a man badly injured after falling from the roof of a disused warehouse. Their investigations lead them to discover the organized crime of 'tramp bashing', where professionals pay tramps sums of money to beat the hell out of one another. However, they soon discover that the fights are a decoy for a money laundering operation, involving the proceeds of a rather impetuous drug smuggling operation. See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Todd Carty PC Gabriel Kent PC Gabriel Kent See fewer	Tucker's Luck (1983)
Daniel MacPherson PC Cameron Tait PC Cameron Tait See fewer	Foundation (2021)
Beth Cordingly PC Kerry Young PC Kerry Young See fewer	Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merry Wives of Windsor (2018)
Michele Austin PC Yvonne Hemmingway PC Yvonne Hemmingway See fewer	Another Year (2010)
Natalie J. Robb PC Andrea Dunbar PC Andrea Dunbar See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Kim Tiddy PC Honey Harman PC Honey Harman See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Alex Walkinshaw Sgt. Dale Smith Sgt. Dale Smith See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Andrew Lancel DI Neil Manson DI Neil Manson See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Roberta Taylor Insp. Gina Gold Insp. Gina Gold See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Bruce Byron DC Terry Perkins DC Terry Perkins See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
Vickie Gates SRO Marilyn Chambers SRO Marilyn Chambers See fewer	Mobile (2007)
Alan Williams Henry Banks Henry Banks See fewer	The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati (1996)
Kath Burlinson Ronda Tirret Ronda Tirret See fewer	Law & Order: UK (2009)
Doug Rollins Mike Tirret Mike Tirret See fewer	The Double Deal (2014)
Jake Curran Dick Carmichael Dick Carmichael See fewer	Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Gil Darnell Dave Watson Dave Watson See fewer	Redirected (2014)
Simon Ludders Danny Partridge Danny Partridge See fewer	Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020)
Ray Polhill Security Guard Security Guard See fewer	All Things to All Men (2013)
Ian Mayhew Ed Ed See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Jacqueline Kington Janice Janice See fewer	The Darkest Light (1999)
Ivan Marevich Janich (uncredited) Janich (uncredited) See fewer	Casino Royale (2006)