The Bill The Return of the Prodigal Son (Season 5, Episode 101)
TV-14
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

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The Bill

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Season 5, Episode 101)

TV-14

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

A man on the run for 12 months unexpectedly hands himself in. Meanwhile, Hollis and Ford attend to an explosion.

Director

Keith Washington

Writers

Geoff McQueen (deviser) | Barry Appleton (written by)

Producer

Casting Director

Julian Oldfield

Production Designers

Colin Andrews | Bill Palmer

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 19, 1989

Release date

Dec 19, 1989 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

8 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Tony Scannell D.S. Roach D.S. Roach See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Andrew Mackintosh D.S. Greig D.S. Greig See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Roger Leach Sgt. Penny Sgt. Penny See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Jeff Stewart P.C. Hollis P.C. Hollis See fewer	A Date with Shillelagh (2019)
Vikki Gee-Dare W.P.C. Ford (as Vikki Gee Dare) W.P.C. Ford (as Vikki Gee Dare) See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Ben Roberts Ch. Insp. Conway Ch. Insp. Conway See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Karl Johnson D.I. Osborne D.I. Osborne See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Neale Goodrum Henry Gill Henry Gill See fewer	A Touch of Frost (1992)
Peter Wyatt Melford Melford See fewer	Richard III (1983)
Patricia Kane Mrs. Gill Mrs. Gill See fewer	The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
Michael Graham Cox Dent Dent See fewer	Watership Down (1978)
David Peart Fire Officer Fire Officer See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Jean Channon Conway's Secretary (uncredited) Conway's Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Biography (1970)

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