Sergeant Dale Smith
| Dave Quinnan |
| First appearance |
Chinese Whispers (21 December 1989) |
| Last appearance |
Quinnan – Part 6 (27 February 2002) |
| Portrayed by |
Andrew Paul |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Pete Ramsey |
| First appearance |
Good Will Visit (26 July 1988) |
| Last appearance |
Don't Like Mondays (25 July 1989) |
| Portrayed by |
Nick Reding |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Liz Rawton |
| First appearance |
Liar (10 September 1996) |
| Last appearance |
Slash and Burn (11 December 2001) |
| Portrayed by |
Libby Davison |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Acting Detective Inspector |
| Kim Reid |
| First appearance |
Street Smart (20 December 1990) |
| Last appearance |
Somebody Special (13 February 1992) |
| Portrayed by |
Carolyn Pickles |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Detective Chief Inspector |
| Cass Rickman |
| First appearance |
Borderline (29 June 1999) |
| Last appearance |
Episode #071 (12 December 2002) |
| Portrayed by |
Suzanne Maddock |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Paul Riley |
| First appearance |
On the Hook – Part 1 (3 November 2000) |
| Last appearance |
Episode #008 (16 April 2002) |
| Portrayed by |
Gary Grant |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Detective Constable |
| Ted Roach |
| First appearance |
A Friend In Need (23 October 1984) |
| Last appearance |
New Friends (29 September 2000) |
| Portrayed by |
Tony Scannell |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Detective Sergeant |
| Nate Roberts |
| First appearance |
Collateral Damage (17 October 2007) |
| Last appearance |
Death Knock (10 October 2010) |
| Portrayed by |
Ben Richards |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Andrew Ross |
| First appearance |
Episode #047 (26 September 2002) |
| Last appearance |
Episode #193 (25 February 2004) |
| Portrayed by |
Ron Donachie |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Detective Chief Inspector |
| Billy Rowan |
| First appearance |
Cop Killer Part 1 (5 July 2007) |
| Last appearance |
Cop Killer Part 1 (5 July 2007) |
| Portrayed by |
Ben Lee |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Title |
Police Constable |
This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
PC Dave Quinnan, like many of his colleagues, had not decided to join the police force immediately but had instead trained as an electrician and had worked on oil rigs in Aberdeen. His family is quite large and he is a good friend but he did not join the police to be a good samaritan. Instead he decided that someone had to keep the peace and hold authority and thought that it might as well be him. Dave then joined the police force, but only arrives at Sun Hill one year later. He chooses to defy regulations by continuing to put his electrical skills to work for some extra money but he eventually worries that this will be discovered. Dave initially judges people on first appearances but soon learns to be more cautious. He is a good friend, especially to PCs Tony Stamp and Steve Loxton and is consistently backed by Sergeant Bob Cryer when his methods are seen to be somewhat unconventional. When he was stabbed by a gang of youths on the Jasmine Allen estate he subsequently suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. After an affair with PC Polly Page and a marriage breakdown, Dave left Sun Hill, transferring to SO10.
PC Pete Ramsey is a tough, flash East End boy. His uniform is pressed and spotless, and seems to fit better than other people's; his car is a 1970s Porsche 911 in immaculate condition. Formerly a detective, he was put back into uniform and moved to Sun Hill after an allegation that he cheated other police officers in a card game. Confident, even arrogant, he often has run-ins with senior officers for insubordination and indiscipline. In one way he is not a good officer, since he breaks the rules. He would take a backhander from an unlicensed trader or do a deal over a minor offence; he does not expect to pay for a new shirt or a packet of cigarettes. In another way, however, he is a very good officer, bright, self-reliant and at ease in the inner city. He may have been a bent cop, but he is not on the side of the villains. He is on the side of Pete Ramsey.
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