As of July 2026, The Bill Season 4 aired in 1988 with 48 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Bill Season 4

1988 48 Episodes Crime · Drama ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch The Bill Season 4 on streaming — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 46 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Christopher Ellison's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Bill Season 4 is worth clearing space for. The Bill Season 4 treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. The fourth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of forty-eight episodes, broadcast between 19 July – 29 December 1988. This series was the first to adopt a half-hour format, and the theme tune had its first of several updates. The series was first released on DVD on 4 December 2006 in Australia, incorrectly packaged as Seasons 4 & 5, when in fact the set only contained the entire series four. Christopher Ellison and Susan Majolier lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1988. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — The Bill Season 4 passes that test consistently. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone who wants their crime drama to earn its twists, The Bill Season 4 delivers. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Watch Christopher Ellison work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.

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🎬 The Bill Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
Light Duties
1988-07-19
Recently promoted to CID, D.C. Carver is feeling seasick while he and D.S. Roach work on a case on the police launch. The River Police fish the body of a murdered informant out of the Thames, but Roach is furious when the case is taken over by two detectives from Scotland Yard. P.C. Taffy Edwards an...
E2
The Three Wise Monkeys
1988-07-21
D.S. Ted Roach and D.C. Mike Dashwood are on the trail of armed robbers who have taken a women hostage. Sgt. Penny is starting to stress out because of the guns involved, and his collegues are concerned about his reaction. Two D.C.s from Somerset arrive to take a prisoner back. P.C. Yorkie Smith and...
E3
Good Will Visit
1988-07-26
P.C. Pete Ramsey arrives as Sun Hill, nearly running P.C. Taffy Edwards over with his Porsche and parking in the Chief Super's spot. He has been transferred from Barton Street CID for cheating at cards, and has been put back into uniform. Ramsey cops a warning from Ch. Insp. Conway to keep his nose ...
E4
Home Sweet Home
1988-07-28
Sgt. Cryer leads a raid to enforce an eviction order on a squat occupied by upper-class kids, watched by Councillor Thomas who is in charge of housing in the area. The raid is successful, but Thomas makes himself scarce as soon as a journalist arrives. P.C. Smith and P.C. Haynes are called to the lo...
E5
All in Good Faith
1988-08-02
W.P.C. Viv Martella and W.P.C. June Ackland report entry by artifice involving a bogus gasman to Acting D.I. Ted Roach. As Ackland and D.C. Mike Dashwood investigate the two latest cases, the widow of a gas inspector locks the bogus gasman in her basement. Insp. Christine Frazer has a serious talk t...
E6
Just Call Me Guvnor
1988-08-04
Ch. Insp. Conway briefs the relief on a massive raid about to take place on Frontline, a gang of football thugs. Two police officers are undercover in the gang, and the relief are warned not to show them any signs of recognition, however Acting D.I. Roach and D.C. Carver are stunned when they see D....
E7
Caught Red Handed
1988-08-09
P.C. Frank and W.P.C. Martella attend an incident where a pregnant woman has stabbed her husband with a bread knife. The husband doesn't want to press charges, and when he and his wife are re-united at the station, all is forgiven. Sgt. Penny and W.P.C. Ackland are at the local swimming pool to catc...
E8
Homes and Gardens
1988-08-11
P.C. Yorkie Smith assists P.C. Taffy Edwards dealing with a traffic snarl-up caused by a young man, Mickey Cozens. Mickey's father is called to the station, and he tells the officers that Mickey has a mental age of 7. Smith drives them home, but when Mickey's dad tells his son off, Mickey lashes out...
E9
Country Cousin
1988-08-16
D.I. Burnside waits impatiently at the train station to pick up a D.S. Jarvis from one of the country forces, who is arriving in London to arrest a suspect believed to be living in Sun Hill. After warning Jarvis for punching the suspect in the face, Burnside takes Jarvis to an East End club where th...
E10
Alarms and Embarrassments
1988-08-18
Yorkie investigates a robbery of an off-licence. Penny is thinking of his holiday. Roach has a case thrown out of court. Stamp is in charge of organising a line up. Taffy investigates a mugging of a handicapped man. A bag lady brought in by Frazer sets fire to her cell.
E11
Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes
1988-08-23
Yorkie has problems with kids at a youth group. He chases a group of kids in a stolen car that ends up with 2 deaths after wrapping around a pole. Ramsey seems to have collected a stray dog which runs loose around the station. Haynes slags off the kids of Sunhill in front of Yorkie. Ramsey in...
E12
Hold Fire
1988-08-25
P.C. Smith and P.C. Melvin are first on the scene of a traffic accident. The cars are on fire, and both officers risk their lives to rescue the occupants. One of the cars explodes, killing a passenger, knocking Smith unconscious and burning Melvin's hands. One of the men they rescued is a big-time v...
E13
Bad Faith
1988-08-30
TSG, Haynes, Ramsey, Mike and Jim are staking out a tower block to bring in a burglary suspect. Bob and Taffy find some children on some waste ground. Mike's car get hit by a falling telly.
E14
Requiem
1988-09-01
P.C. Ramsey and P.C. Haynes attend a flat where the occupants have discovered a decayed skeleton in the wall where they were going to build a fireplace. Sgt. Cryer, D.S. Roach and D.C. Dashwood are called in, and a forensic expert soon arrives to examine the body. What looks like a baby's body is al...
E15
Trespasses
1988-09-06
P.C. Ramsey investigates noises in a rubbish chute, and finds a newborn baby which he rushes to hospital. In the CAD room, P.C. Haynes and W.P.C. Brind argue over why anyone would dump a baby. P.C. Edwards and P.C. Melvin follow up on the theft of items from a church, and Edwards is surprised when...
E16
Save the Last Dance for Me
1988-09-08
A dangerous escaped prisoner is supposed to visit his girlfriend in Sun Hill, and a massive obbo is in place to catch him when he turns up. A bored relief waits in the canteen with P.T.17, and P.C. Ramsey suggests a little game of cards to pass the time. Sgt. Peters and D.C. Carver wait in a van, an...
E17
Runaround
1988-09-13
Viv has hay fever and tries to get medication but is called to a café with a dead body and is man-handled by the deceased's son. Yorkie visits a lady with agrophobia who thinks her neighbour is being burgled. He gets on their truck and helps June and Haynes arrest them. Haynes and Ackland run ...
E18
The Trap
1988-09-15
D.I. Burnside sets up a trap on a residential street: an open vanload of video recorders. He, Carver, Roach and Dashwood sit in wait for some villains to take the bait. Eventually, a man pulls up in a BMW and takes one of the videos into his house. Roach and Dashwood arrest him, and back at the stat...
E19
Community Relations
1988-09-20
P.C. Melvin and P.C. Ramsey are in a garden shed doing an obbo on a garage believed to contain with stolen motorbikes. Ramsey is winding Melvin up about being a Christian, when a ball is kicked through the window. The owner of the shed gets into a violent row with his family, and while Melvin and Ra...
E20
A Dog's Life
1988-09-22
Taffy is trying to find someone to form a syndicate to buy ½ share in a greyhound which turns out to be stolen. Reg is keen on joining Taffy in syndicate. He is also very knowledgable about the dogs. Flytipping increases. Ramsey is asked to talk to his brickie mate. Mate says there is a war on...

🎭 Cast of The Bill Season 4

Christopher Ellison
Christopher Ellison
Frank Burnside
SM
Susan Majolier
Marion Layland
VG
Vicky Gee-Dare
Suzanne Ford
PE
Peter Ellis
Charles Brownlow
BT
Barbara Thorn
Christine Frazer
BR
Ben Roberts
Derek Conway
AG
Ashley Gunstock
Robin Frank
Colin Blumenau
Colin Blumenau
Francis Edwards
Eric Richard
Eric Richard
Bob Cryer
JS
Jeff Stewart
Reg Hollis

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