The Bill: Up in Smoke

Series 13, episode 0

Directed by (unconfirmed)
Karl Neilson

Sergeant Smithy (Alex Walkinshaw) and PC Diane Noble (Kaye Wragg) attend a disturbance where Duncan Wilde (Reece Ritchie) is threatening burger van owner JadeMorris (Danielle Isaie) with a knife. After apprehending Duncan, Smithy findsabag of skunk in his possession and takes him back to the station while Dianeinterviews Jade who says that Duncan is a paranoid stoner, threatening her withoutreason. Back at Sun Hill, Duncan's dad Colin (Jake Nightingale) is absolutelyfurious and tells his son he's a waste of space before storming out. Later,Duncan is found unconscious in his cell after self harming by head butting thewall. At the hospital Duncan tells Smithy and Diane that Jade is a dealer and theywere arguing as his bag of skunk was less than the measurement he bought. Armedwith this knowledge, Diane stakes out the burger van and spots Jade kissing aman while passing over the day's takings. The man is identified as Lee Clark (OkezieMorro) and Diane and Sergeant Callum Stone (Sam Callis) are told to follow hismovements. They follow him to a house where all external signs suggest it's being used as a skunk factory. After thermal imaging confirms the houseis being used to grow skunk, a raid is quickly organised. Ignoring Stones orders, Diane quickly finds herself in a terrifying situation when an enraged Lee locks the two of them in a room together, armed with a baseball bat... Elsewhere, PCs Beth Green (Louisa Lytton) and Tony Stamp (Graham Cole) arrive at a disturbance to find a distraught Kris Johnson (Mario Demetrio) outside the house of his ex Marie Cox (Isabelle Joss) with her fiancé and Kris' ex best friend, Ryan Chambers (Tom Bennet). With Marie and Ryan getting married that afternoon, Kris has turned up to try and win her back but ends up being arrested for hitting Ryan. At the station the case is handed over to DS' Phil Hunter (Scott Maslen) and Stuart Turner (Doug Rao). They interview Kris who promises he's learnt his lesson, butwhen the officers later receive a call from Ryan's neighbour saying that he has been bundled into a car by a man matching Kris's description, the race is on to find the groom. When the abandoned vehicle is found, the officers are surprised and confused to find Kris with a black eye, tied up in the boot...

Cast (unconfirmed)

Image for Alex WalkinshawAlex Walkinshaw
Kaye Wragg
Reece Ritchie
Louisa Lytton
Graham Cole
Mario Demetrio