| Episode No. | Series | |
| 278 | 1990x091 |
Plato for Policeman is the 278th episode of The Bill.
A building site night watchman complains about illegal dumping on the site. PC Loxton pulls out a video from a bag. DS Roach and DC Lines visit a supposedly reformed thief, whose van was involved in a burglary. Ch. Supt. Brownlow, Ch. Insp. Conway and DS Greig attend a principles of policing meeting at the police college. DCI Meadows is also in attendance. Greig got the highest marks, and Brownlow thinks it was all a waste of money. WPC Ackland and PC Hollis investigate the non-appearance of neighbours and find a woman bound and gagged in her bedroom. She was the victim of a burglary.
Credits[]
Main cast
- Tony Scannell as D.S. Roach
- Andrew Mackintosh as D.S. Greig
- Kevin Lloyd as D.C. Lines
- Clive Wood as D.C.I. Wray
- Peter Ellis as Ch. Supt. Brownlow
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Trudie Goodwin as W.P.C. Ackland
- Jeff Stewart as P.C. Hollis
- Seeta Indrani as W.P.C. Datta
- Tom Butcher as P.C. Loxton
- Colin Alldridge as P.C. Young
Guest cast
- Prof. Crampton - Charles Kay
- Det. Supt. Meadows - Simon Rouse
- Ch. Supt. Soper - Peter Clay
- Nightwatchman - Mike Shannon
- Mrs. Cox - Joanna Field
- Jenny Whitaker - Kerry Peers
- Shena Jackson - Linda Bassett
- Terry Jackson - Anthony Milner
- Dr. Wyndham - Daniel Moynihan
- Bystander - Tony Young
Kerry Peers, who plays Jenny Whittaker, would later join the cast as W.P.C.Suzi Croft.