14TH June

[elephantwoman]

ITV1 Network Wednesday 14 June 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM



spoiler:
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It is an emotional day at the station: a sense of sadness hangs in the air as Superintendent Adam Okaro (CYRIL NRI) is packing to leave for the position of the Borough Commander the next day. The countdown until the arrival of new Super is on...

Sergeant June Ackland (TRUDIE GOODWIN) and PC Leela Kapoor (SEEMA BOWRI) find a 13-year-old girl unconscious in her home and they are shocked to discover the remains of heroin in her brother’s bedroom. DC Zain Nadir (TJ RAMINI) and Sergeant Dale Smith (ALEX WALKINSHAW) are called upon to search for the supplier of the drugs.

While Smithy finds the victim’s brother on the running track, Zain is left dealing with the uncompromising mother Elaine Wallace (DENSE WELCH) who in her hysteria does her best to jeopardise his efforts.

As the case around the overdose victim hots up, DS Phil Hunter (SCOTT MASLEN) and the team run a smooth undercover operation in the local park, arresting some of the drug dealer’s gang. Meanwhile, Zain is called out to the hospital once more, and this time it is about the victim’s brother…

Elsewhere, troubled PC Roger Valentine (JOHN BOWLER) has a new blow to contend with: his wife is now filing for divorce, making it harder for him to convince Inspector Gina Gold (ROBERTA TAYLOR) that he can cope and all is fine.

Claiming that his work now remains as his sole pillar of support, Roger and PC Lewis Hardy (AML AMEEN) start their day arresting two divers in the local pool, about a domestic dispute. But a later instalment of this case gets Roger and Leela into a car chase with dire consequences: Roger is clearly not as in control as he insists...

In the pub that night, the team comes together to give a warm farewell to ex-Super Adam. All attention is on him – a good thing, because independently of one another, neither Roger nor Zain would like it if people saw that they can’t get into the party mood.


THE BILL is a talkbackTHAMES production and a direct commission by ITV. This episode was written by Geoff Lindsey, directed by David Innes Edward and produced by Tim Key.
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NO EPISODE ON THE 15TH DUE TO THE WORLD CUP (I THINK):)


ALSO:
Kim Tiddy has confirmed in this Sunday's pull out magazine with the Sunday Express that she'll be leaving The Bill later this year. ( i havnt read this but all these spoilers are from digital spy)

[pookie1968uk]

these sound like good spoliers again. shame if honey leaves as i quite like her although she hasnt had much of a storyline lately.

[DaVeyWaVey]

Honey is leaving, i am so glad about this to be honest, i really didn't like her character. It's sad to hear Adam is leaving, i can't wait for the new Super to arrive! The spoilers sound great! :)

[elephantwoman]

Heres the article with Kim Tiddy;

Off Beat

As actress Kim Tiddy says goodbye to The Bill, the single minded star has only positive thoughts about her step into the unknown, she tells Sue Crawford.

Leaving a popular primetime drama for the uncertain world of unemployment might seem like a risk bordering on the reckless, but then Kim Tiddy has never lacked courage. When the actress first tottered onto our screens in March 2003 as dizzy blonde PC Honey Harman, she had to strip to her underwear in front of a cast and crew she’s met just minutes before – not to mention a national audience of millions.

But now, after more than three years in the role and after months’ deliberation, Kim has just announced she will be leaving The Bill later this year. “I’m happy with my decision, although it was a difficult one” she says, her striking grey eyes fixed firmly ahead. “I’m well aware that many actors are out of work and I’m quite prepared for that. I am nervous, but they are positive nerves. I never feel sorry for myself for too long.”

We meet mid-morning for a leisurely cappuccino in Wimbledon, close to the set of The Bill and not far from Kim’s flat. She arrives fresh from a 10km run – not remotely out of breath, thanks to the fitness built up in her teenage years when she played basketball for England. Indeed, her sporting talent once looked set to shape her career when she was offered a scholarship in America, aged 20 – but at only 5ft 7ins, Kim concluded she wasn’t cut out for a slam-dunking future.

Fortunately though, the young Miss Tiddy was blessed with talents beyond the basketball court. A regular performer in school plays from her early years; she abandoned these sporting dreams to study drama at the Arden School of Drama in Manchester. A stint at the Salisbury Playhouse followed, but then the roles dried up.

Undeterred, she took on work as a waitress, before setting up her won cleaning company to make ends meet. She managed to find a couple of unpaid parts in short films, but after two years, when no other acting work had materialised, a disillusioned Kim swapped her mop and bucket for the prospect of bar work in sunny Spain.

But it wasn’t long before she began to have second thoughts. And the day after she booked her flight back to Britain, her agent called her to say she had an audition for The Bill.

Blessed with good looks and a trim, athletic figure, it isn’t hard to see why Kim landed the role of man-magnet honey. But off-screen, a love interest has proved more elusive – a fact that Kim, 28, puts down to personality. “A strong woman is intimidating to some men,” she says. “Some guys prefer a damsel in distress and I won’t ever be that.” But being unattached doesn’t seem to bother her. “I’m just focused on myself at the moment,” she adds. “If Mr Wonderful came along, then great – but it’s just not very important to me at this moment in my life”.

In fact, Kim’s single status could prove a blessing at this crossroads in her career. It’s clear that her heart lies in theatre work, and her eyes light up at the prospect of landing a meaty role – perhaps abroad. “I’ve no ties – no kids, no husband or boyfriend so it would be great.

Whether Honey Harman will be killed off is yet to be decided, but Kim is happy to leave her fate to the writers (“I’m not one of those actors who bashes down a producer’s door demanding a fantastic storyline. What will be, will be” ). But should the offers fail to flood in, Kim won’t let financial worries stand in the way of happiness – an attitude instilled in her from an early age. “I had a lovely childhood.” She says. “There were four kids and my mum in a two-and-a-half bedroom house on a council estate and we weren’t well off at all, but most of the time we were really happy.”

But while the future is uncertain, Kim is quite definite about one thing: “I won’t be cleaning houses again. If needs be I‘ll deliver pizzas on a moped, anything but cleaning!”

Something tells me the tenacious Ms Tiddy won’t be settling for second best just yet.