The Bill The Old Pals' Act (Season 13, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Bill

The Old Pals' Act (Season 13, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ch. Insp. Conway leads a raid on an after-hours pub, but two officers are injured. Ch. Supt. Brownlow is called in and finds that the son of an old friend is involved.

Director

Chris Lovett

Writers

Geoff McQueen (deviser) | Edwin Pearce (by)

Producer

Pat Sandys (producer)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 2, 1997

Release date

Jan 2, 1997 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

8 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Ellis Ch. Supt. Brownlow Ch. Supt. Brownlow See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Ben Roberts Ch. Insp. Conway Ch. Insp. Conway See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Trudie Goodwin Sgt. Ackland Sgt. Ackland See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Tony O'Callaghan Sgt. Boyden Sgt. Boyden See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Eric Richard Sgt. Cryer Sgt. Cryer See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
Clive Wedderburn P.C. McCann P.C. McCann See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Jeff Stewart P.C. Hollis P.C. Hollis See fewer	A Date with Shillelagh (2019)
Huw Higginson P.C. Garfield P.C. Garfield See fewer	The Nightingale (I) (2018)
Tom Butcher P.C. Loxton P.C. Loxton See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Alan Westaway P.C. Slater P.C. Slater See fewer	Lucky Man (2016)
Andrea Mason W.P.C. Keane W.P.C. Keane See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Lolita Chakrabarti W.P.C. Blake W.P.C. Blake See fewer	The Hole (2001)
Mark Wingett D.C. Carver D.C. Carver See fewer	Quadrophenia (1979)
Malcolm Stoddard Robert Hawley Robert Hawley See fewer	The Campbells (1986)
Daniel Brocklebank Simon Hawley Simon Hawley See fewer	The Hole (2001)
Bunny May Ted Butler Ted Butler See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Neelam Bakshi Doctor Doctor See fewer	Frauds (2025)
Neil Reidman Wesley Joseph Wesley Joseph See fewer	Hard Time Bus (2015)
Bertie Green Mr. Joseph Snr. (as Bertie Greene) Mr. Joseph Snr. (as Bertie Greene) See fewer	The Corridor People (1966)
Peter Mahon Pub Customer Pub Customer See fewer	Audition (III) (2004)
Gary Sharkey Paramedic Paramedic See fewer	Man in the Mirror (I) (2015)