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12.109 Karma

BOULTON: It’s a waste of time, if you ask me. Price murdered both her kids in cold blood. DEAKIN: So? BOULTON: She drowned her three-year-old in the bath while his brother’s watching the television. Puts him to bed, then does the same to the other one. DEAKIN: I read the report. BOULTON: Yeah? Well you should’ve seen the bodies after the fire that she started and how upset she was and how she wanted to get the people who’d started it.

John hates pretty much everyone in this episode. The woman who killed her children, the men who prey on her from their positions of power… Another character may have gained some kind of sympathy for Price, but he just finds more people to despise.

Guest starring Jim Norton, who will always be Bishop Brennan to me. He was a randy old bugger too.

#the bill #john boulton #jim norton #chris deakin #jack meadows #jim carver #the bill: episode: karma #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.108 Detained

Scott Neal’s final pre-Luke Ashton guest appearance.

#the bill #luke ashton #the bill: series 12 #the bill: episode: detained #the bill: 1996

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12.107 Liar

RAWTON: I thought I’d show Sun Hill how it was done.

Liz Rawton’s first episode hurrah! And she spends it being whip smart and extremely slashy with Suzi. What an excellent start ;)

#the bill #liz rawton #suzi croft #rod skase #john boulton #andrew monroe #don beech #jack meadows #the bill: episode: liar #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996 #the bill: first episode #the bill: slash goggles #liz rawton/suzi croft

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If Scout Harding isn't fully romanceable this time I will riot.

"Bellara, a creative and romantic Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering ancient secrets.

Davrin,a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter.

Emmrich, a necromancer of Nevarra's Mourn Watch who comes complete with a skeletal assistant, Manfred.

Harding, the dwarven scout, returns to the fray as a companion with her big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers.

Lucanis, a poised & pragmatic assassin who descends from the bloodline of the House of Crows, a criminal organization renowned throughout Thedas.

Neve, a cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter's rebellious Shadow Dragons.

Taash, a dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune who lives for adventure and doesn't mind taking risks."

Companion information from EA. [source]

#dragon age: the veilguard #da4 #dragon age

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12.106 Repossession

A sad episode, but Derek finally gets a proper gig at least. I always like the ones where he gets to be a negotiator.

#the bill #derek conway #andrew monroe #reg hollis #polly page #dave quinnan #matthew boyden #norika datta #the bill: episode: repossession #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.105 Second Chances

How the hell did this become my main ship?

A man arrested by immigration says he was the witness to a murder.

#jim carver #john boulton #andrew monroe #steve loxton #reg hollis #chris deakin #the bill: episode: second chances #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996 #the bill: slash goggles #jim carver/john boulton

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12.104 A Day in the Life

KEANE: There’s other jobs besides robbery and policing.

Fantastic Debbie episode showing off her brilliant mix of intelligence, empathy and bravery. Yet again, I wonder how I wasn’t head over heels for her when I watched this era in the past. Guest starring Kulvinder Ghir as a shooting victim who wasn’t actually shot.

#the bill #debbie keane #kulvinder ghir #suzi croft #tosh lines #andrew monroe #derek conway #tony stamp #bob cryer #june ackland #dave quinnan #charles brownlow #reg hollis #nick slater #polly page #mike jarvis #the bill: episode: a day in the life #the bill: writer: robert jones #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.102 Day Tripper

SKASE: Why not just keep quiet, and let a judge decide?

SKASE: So, what do you think? GREIG: What do I think about perjuring myself for the greater good? Not a lot.

GREIG: Things are so… uncomplicated for you, aren’t they, Rod? SKASE: Maybe they are. You win some, you lose some, that’s how I see it. It’s a game. The only thing is, I’m playing rugby and you’re playing… chess.

A good Alastair episode, with a race against time to find sufficient evidence to keep a drug dealer in the country. Great juxtaposition of his rigidity and Rod’s more laissez-faire attitude and the two work well together here.

#the bill #alastair greig #rod skase #jack meadows #andrew monroe #suzi croft #geoff daly #the bill: episode: day tripper #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.101 Out of Control

Lucy Speed (Stevie Moss) guesting.

#the bill #stevie moss #the bill: episode: out of control #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.100 Pony Express

If Jim would stop looking at people like that I wouldn’t be forced to pair him with everyone in the station.

STAMP: Have they been where I think they’ve been?

A man dies after smuggling drugs into the country inside his stomach. His brother agrees to help CID catch the buyer.

#the bill #jim carver #steve loxton #andrew monroe #chris deakin #mike jarvis #suzi croft #jack meadows #tony stamp #polly page #the bill: episode: pony express #the bill: writer: david g mcdonagh #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.96 Minding

Matt’s face when a suspect starts changing a toddler on the custody desk.

SLATER: That’s who they’re looking for. She hasn’t got green hair, though.

A woman brought in for shoplifting with two children in tow turns out to be their nanny and not their mother, like she says.  

#the bill #steve loxton #alastair greig #debbie keane #suzi croft #tony stamp #nick slater #matthew boyden #bob cryer #the bill: episode: minding #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.95 Reminders

Ummmm?

A prisoner has gone missing and a man has been stabbed. Unsurprisingly, these two things are related.

#the bill #jim carver #steve loxton #andrew monroe #geoff daly #nick slater #debbie keane #the bill: episode: reminders #the bill: writer: j c wilsher #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996 #the bill: slash goggles #jim carver/steve loxton

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‘Join The Bill’, a series of press advertisements published in the lead up to the 1988 series.

#the bill: reblog #these are so great

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12.94 Lean on Me

CRYER: A bit of sensitivity, that’s all I’m saying, Reg. HOLLIS: Sarge, can I say something? CRYER: Of course. HOLLIS: Well, I didn’t join the job to be a sympathetic ear all the time CRYER: I don’t think that’s how you’re being used. HOLLIS: Yeah, but I think I am. I mean, anything to do with mums or kids and I’m the top of the list. I’m just not very happy about the of jobs I’ve been getting, that’s all. I’m sorry, Sarge, but it had to be said.

I love that Reg gets the confidence to be more assertive at the station thanks to his relationship with Barbara. It’s a pity it ends with her leaving town, because they’re a good match and he deserves someone who appreciates him.

(Also? Reg does mess up here, but if he’d had support from CID, instead of mockery, things would’ve been different.)

#the bill #reg hollis #jack meadows #steve loxton #jim carver #bob cryer #polly page #tony stamp #george garfield #nick slater #chris deakin #don beech #the bill: episode: lean on me #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.93 Drinking Partners

A bit of a frustrating episode, but Alastair is being so stupidly underused this series that you just have to take what you get when he's actually given a gig!

#the bill #rod skase #alastair greig #june ackland #norika datta #the bill: episode: drinking partners #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996

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12.91 For Their Own Good

LINES: Sergeant Boulton’s one-man fight against crime.

LINES: Monroe’s quoting PACE. BOULTON: Been reading Scouting for Boys again, has he?

VILLAIN: You think you’re so smart, don’t you? BOULTON: Yeah. I do. 

A clever one, where John seems truly dodgy for a lot of it, only to just be doing his usual rule bending in the end. Alan’s last episode, boo. I’ll miss his brilliant tongue-in-cheek comments.

Some weird blocking here—several scenes have characters standing too close as if for a close-up, but in a wide-angle shot so it looks very bizarre. Might be why the director only did two episodes ;)

#the bill #john boulton #andrew monroe #alan woods #tosh lines #gary mccann #matthew boyden #tony stamp #the bill: episode: for their own good #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996 #the bill: last episode

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12.87 Playing It by the Rules

DEAKIN: Jim, look after the shop, will you? Keep the punters happy. CARVER: ???

Brownlow’s put a total ban on overtime, which is as popular as you’d think, and Chris is trying to get a woman he knows from his robbery squad days to grass on her boyfriend. John, meanwhile, is confused and unimpressed when Chris seems to be on a drugs suspect’s side in his interviews.

#the bill #andrew monroe #john boulton #reg hollis #chris deakin #derek conway #jim carver #gary mccann #mike jarvis #the bill: episode: playing it by the rules #the bill: series 12 #the bill: 1996