The Bill - Season 1 - Eps 7: A Dangerous Breed
PC Dave Litten is on secondment to CID, and is desperate to impress his boss, DI Roy Galloway. Galloway and Litten are about to have a meal at the local pub when a call comes through that a valuable necklace has been stolen from a local aristocrat, Lord Barstow-Smythe. Traffic problems hold them back as they race across Sun Hill trying to get there before the ""woodentops"". With Galloway and DS Roach busy, Litten talks to a local reporter and ends up mentioned in the local paper. Shortly afterwards, he is contacted by a mysterious stranger who offers to locate the burglers if Litten can convince Barstow-Smythe's insurance company to pay him the reward up-front. The Stranger then sets up two young lads to take the fall for the theft, and Litten proudly arrests them. Galloway recognises the MO of the case as that of a notorious conman, and lambasts Litten for his stupidity.
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.
Cast

Simon Rouse
Jack Meadows

Sarah Manners
Kirsty Knight

Andrew Lancel
Neil Manson

Alex Walkinshaw
Dale Smith

Amita Dhiri
Grace Dasari

Ben Richards
Nate Roberts

Bruce Byron
Terry Perkins

Chris Simmons
Mickey Webb

Christopher Fox
Max Carter

Dominic Power
Leon Taylor