The ninth series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of 155 episodes, broadcast between 5 January – 31 December 1993. The series was released on DVD for the first time on 3 October 2012, in Australia. As of the year's first episode, the series increased its weekly output to three 30-minute episodes, having been twice-weekly half-hour episodes since 1988. The series saw a number of high-profile exits, including a shooting murder for WDC Viv Martella, the dismissal of DS Ted Roach for assaulting Inspector Andrew Monroe and the mysterious at the time exit of DI Frank Burnside, whose exit reason would not be revealed until he returned in 1998. Characters from previous years joined the series including DS Danny Pearce, who appeared as a DC from another station the previous year. In addition, Chief Inspector Phillip Cato and DI Harry Haines joined with new names after past guest stints; Haines, like Pearce, appeared the year before but was named DS Ken Haines, while Cato had appeared in 1990 as Inspector Twist at Barton Street, the man who ended the career of Sergeant Tom Penny. Cato was given Twist's backstory despite the name change, leading to animosity from the Sun Hill officers in several of his scenes.
Audio Commentaries have been released for the episodes "No Thanks To You" (with writer Candy Denman and director Jan Sargent), "Blind Spot" (with writer Roger Davenport) and "Compliments of the Service" with actor Mike Burnside (D.A.C. Trevor Hicks).
Cast changes
Arrivals
* Ch. Insp.
Philip Cato (Episode 4-)
* Sgt
Jane Kendall (Episode 11-Episode 112)
* PC
Mike Jarvis
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(Episode 13-)
* WPC
Suzi Croft (Episode 17-)
* WDC
Jo Morgan (Episode 28-)
* DS
Danny Pearce (Episode 60-)
* Sgt
Ray Steele (Episode 85-)
* DI
Harry Haines (Episode 108-)
Departures
* WDC
Viv Martella – Shot dead on duty
* PC
Ron Smollett - Unexplained
* DS
Ted Roach – Resigned after assaulting Inspector Andrew Monroe
* PC
Barry Stringer - Transferred after resigning as Fed Rep
* Sgt
John Maitland - Transferred to Hendon
* DI
Frank Burnside
''The Bill'' is a long-running British television police procedural television series, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
Senior ...
- Joined the National Crime Squad for undercover work (returned in 1998)
* Sgt
Jane Kendall - Unexplained
* DI
Harry Haines - Transferred back to the Drugs Squad
Episodes
References
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1993 British television seasons
The Bill series