The Bill: PC Gabriel Kent and PC Kerry Young attend a call to what initially appears to be the case of a "bunny-boiler", Sharon Wallace, stalking her ex-boyfriend, Chris Loftus. Kent, however, sees the fear in the Sharon's eyes, and when she is later attacked, he probes further and discovers that the boyfriend is blackmailing her with some nude photos in his possession. Holding the threat of the incriminating CCTV tape of the bank explosion over her, Gabriel convinces a reluctant Kerry to distract Chris while he breaks into his flat and retrieves the photos. Mission accomplished, he tells Kerry he's wiped the tape, and she is so relieved, she nearly kisses him. Back at the station, PC Cameron Tait stuns Kerry further with a surprise marriage proposal. DI Neil Manson is cleared of any involvement in Don Beech's escape, but DCI Jack Meadows warns him he's still on thin ice. DC Ken Drummond is also relieved when his son is cleared of manslaughter. CID's attention is diverted when a car containing a baby girl is stolen. They find the car and the thief, David McLinden, but David tells DS Phil Hunter and DS Debbie McAllister that his girlfriend Bernadette has claimed baby Emma as her own. When a woman with a baby is spotted at St Hugh's Hospital, it takes the persuasive powers of DC Drummond to convince her to return the baby unharmed. DS Phil Hunter is alarmed when the mother of his child, Christine Weaver, is found badly beaten in the street. Visiting Christine in hospital, Hunter learns that his nemesis Dennis Weaver is back, and that he has taken Hunter's daughter Madison.

Starring:

Alex Walkinshaw, Andrew Lancel, Chris Simmons, Eric Richard, Graham Cole, Mark Wingett, Roberta Taylor, Simon Rouse, Trudie Goodwin

Genre:

Drama, Crime