The Bill (series 15)
| The Bill (series 15) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 7 January – 31 December 1999 |
| Series chronology | |
The fifteenth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 87 episodes, broadcast between 7 January and 31 December 1999. On 5 June 2013, The Bill Series 15 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 15 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia).
Burnside and Rawton pursue a serial rapist and his accomplice following four brutal assaults in the area. The only method of tracking either of the assailants is to get one of the victims to do a group identification - which soon highlights barman Craig Sutton as one of the attackers. Although his family refuse to believe he has anything to do with the attacks, Burnside knows he is getting close to a conviction when both assailants are let out on bail - in the hope that they will lead him straight to the car, which was used in the attacks. When he, Henderson and Rawton arrive at the lock up garage, which Sutton owns, they find the car gone and Sutton's accomplice Murray Watkins with his skull caved in.
Badlands: Boulton is determined to catch a pair of brutal thieves, and he is certain that local crook Mick Glover is one of them. Ignoring protests from Quinnan and Garfield, who already have Glover under surveillance, Boulton leads a disastrous raid on Glover's flat, which fails to uncover any evidence, and subsequently, puts Quinnan's informant Janie in grave danger. When Quinnan and Garfield find Janie's flat on the Jasmine Allen Estate vandalised, Quinnan pursues the suspects, but finds himself separated from Garfield, who can only watch in horror as his friend is beaten and stabbed by a gang of youths. As Quinnan fights for his life, Boulton faces a backlash from his colleagues.
Eyes Everywhere: With Quinnan in a critical condition in hospital, the relief descend on the Jasmine Allen estate, determined to catch those responsible. Garfield manages to identify most of the gang, and a young boy, Kevin White, is brought in for questioning and names them as the Sun Hill Massive. As dawn raids capture another two members of the gang, Boulton receives a phone call from Glover's son, Ben, who offers to provide information on the crimes his father committed as well as identifying members of the gang who stabbed Quinnan. Boulton finally manages to prove that Glover is responsible for the burglaries, he and Garfield come to blows when he denies any responsibility for Dave's attack.
Ashton is accused by a teenage girl, Abi, a key witness in a domestic violence case, of getting her pregnant. When she falls apart in the witness box and the abuser is found not guilty, Page is furious that Ashton's involvement has caused the collapse of the case. Adamant that he is not the father of the girl's baby, Cryer suggests that Ashton files a harassment complaint against the girl in order to make his case look stronger. However, after a meeting with Ashton, Abi tries to commit suicide after Ashton suggests she has an abortion. Cryer asks Page to speak to the girl in hospital, and she finally reveals that Ashton is not the father of her baby, and that she has been raped by her stepfather.
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