The Bill In Safe Hands (Season 16, Episode 65)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The Bill

In Safe Hands (Season 16, Episode 65)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

At his work with the Youth Offending Team, PC Harker investigates an allegation of child abuse. Meanwhile, as Stanton and Boulton try to locate a witness, DS Beech attempts to prevent this due to his corrupt connections.

Director

Jo Johnson

Writers

Geoff McQueen (series deviser) | Anthony Valentine (written by) (as A. Valentine)

Producer

Carol Wilks

Editor

John Beech

Casting Director

Pat O'Connell

Production Designers

Peter Joyce | Laurence Williams (as Lawrence Williams)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 2000

Release date

Oct 13, 2000 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

7 wins & 26 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Matthew Crompton PC Sam Harker PC Sam Harker See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Billy Murray DS Don Beech DS Don Beech See fewer	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
Russell Boulter DS John Boulton DS John Boulton See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Clara Salaman DS Claire Stanton DS Claire Stanton See fewer	A Fatal Inversion (1992)
Graham Cole PC Tony Stamp PC Tony Stamp See fewer	Pareidolia (I) (2023)
Andrew Paul PC Dave Quinnan PC Dave Quinnan See fewer	Scum (1979)
Colin Tarrant Insp Andrew Monroe Insp Andrew Monroe See fewer	The Rainbow (1988)
Eric Richard Sgt. Bob Cryer Sgt. Bob Cryer See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
George Rossi DC Duncan Lennox DC Duncan Lennox See fewer	The Singing Detective (1986)
Karl Collins DC Danny Glaze DC Danny Glaze See fewer	Attack the Block (2011)
Suzanne Maddock PC Cass Rickman PC Cass Rickman See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Pete Lee-Wilson DSU Steve Hodges (as Peter Lee Wilson) DSU Steve Hodges (as Peter Lee Wilson) See fewer	Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Joanna Bacon Ella Purdy Ella Purdy See fewer	Breeders (2020)
Amanda Mealing Carmel Kendrick Carmel Kendrick See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Sandy McDade Tracy Parry Tracy Parry See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Robert Boulter Scott Parry Scott Parry See fewer	Donkey Punch (2008)
David Webber Vernon Vernon See fewer	Formula 51 (2001)
Ian Drysdale PC Wilmont PC Wilmont See fewer	MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)