The Bill - Season 1 - Eps 6: The Drugs Raid

Name: Eps 6: The Drugs Raid
Released: 1984-11-20
Rating: 3.4

1984-11-20 • ? min • ⭐ 6.7/10

After a residents' meeting complaining about the drug problem on their estate, DI Galloway mentions that he had heard that an old illegal club has reopened in an abandoned theatre complex - this time dealing drugs. He asks a parent, Tombo Robinson, who used to be involved in the club, if he will infiltrate it to confirm Galloway's suspicions. Tombo reluctantly agrees, and meets with Galloway to tell him that a huge drug deal is going down that afternoon. Galloway quickly arranges a warrant, and sets about organising a huge raid on the club. The raid runs according to plan, but Tombo is stabbed by a dealer as he tries to let the police into the building. PC Edwards and Carver give chase to the dealer, but are alarmed when the suspect speeds off in a car bearing diplomatic plates. Galloway checks up on Tombo in hospital, and is shocked to discover that he has died and was a heroin addict. Returning to the station, Galloway is furious when Ch. Supt. Brownlow, a Home Office representative,

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About The Bill

Title: The Bill

First Air Date: 1984-10-16

Last Air Date: 2010-08-31

Status: Canceled

Rating: 6.7/10 (from 38 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 27

Total Episodes: 2373

Network: ITV1

Genres: Crime, Drama

Production Companies: Talkback Thames, Thames Television, ITV

Synopsis

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.