The Bill (series 25)
| The Bill (series 25) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1 January – 29 December 2009 |
| Series chronology | |
The 25th series of The Bill, a British television drama, was the penultimate series of the programme. This series saw the departure of long-term characters Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon and PC Tony Stamp. Sun Hill's superintendent position changed, with Superintendent John Heaton leaving and giving DCI Jack Meadows control. It also had a large cast clearance of 10 cast members leaving. It is also the only season not to have a new arrival. On 30 April 2014, The Bill Series 25 Part 1-3 DVD set was released (in Australia).
Part One: Weston leads the hunt for a missing baby. A note is found, leading them to the nanny's boyfriend. Banksy hunts him down, while the nanny is interrogated. Tony is assigned as FLO, and has to look into the neighbour's daughter when the note appears to have been typed on her computer, while an illegal adoption agency comes into the frame. A search into woodlands leads to a tragic discovery.
Part One: Millie and Mel investigate the disappearance of a teenage athlete. When he is found dead, connections are made the collapse of a teenage girl at a party that Sally and Tony break up. The girl is revealed to be the boy's girlfriend, but she can't be interviewed while she is unconscious. The boy's friends come under fire, including a local drug dealer, but when he is cleared, two other friends come into the frame.
Part One: Roger and Mel are first on scene when two boys discover human remains buried in a local park. Eddie determines the victim, Susan Clark, was buried in 1988. Weston runs into former park-keeper Arthur Hurst, who becomes a suspect when Susan is revealed to have had a run in with the victim. The family are implicated, when it is revealed Susan had a relationship with her stepbrother Andy, who is found drunk at the scene. Heaton connects the dots and makes a connection to convicted killer Ian Ellis, who was sent down by the Super in 1988.
Part Two: With CID hitting a brick wall in the investigation to the death of Susan Clark, Heaton interviews Ian Ellis. When another missing person is revealed, Heaton arrests him for Clark's murder. When the third body is found, Ellis goes on hunger strike and dismisses his solicitor. Whilst returning for another interview, he hears alarm bells, and finds Ellis in a pool of blood in his cell.
Part One: What appears to be a straightforward case of vandalism turns out to be a protection racket in the Polish community. Max leads the investigation, but Nixon discovers the main suspect, Marek Jankowski, is the brother of Thomas Jankowski, a man Max killed during his CO19 days. Max forms a bond with Thomas' wife Julie, and convinces her to set up Marek for a cigarette lorry highjack.
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