TV The Bill - Season 16 Episode 39 : A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel The Bill - Season 16 Episode 39 : A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel 6.744/10 by 45 users When an apparent drug-related murder leads Operation Trident onto Sun Hill's patch, they suspect Yardie street gangs could be active in the area. A new scheme by Conway to encourage taxi drivers to help the police bears fruit when an overzealous cabbie brings a 'prisoner', Wesley Carter, to the station, saying he heard him making a drug deal. When Carter is linked to gangster Leroy Jones, Trident get Rickman to go undercover. As they reunite, Jones admits there are Yardies operating on the patch and he is trying to take on their drug running operation - but that a rival firm is trying to stop him - leaving Rickman caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. Details Casts Posters Images Title The Bill - Season 16 Episode 39 : A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel Alternative Titles First Air Date 1984-10-16 Last Air Date 2010-08-31 Number of Episodes 2372 Number of Seasons 26 Genres Crime, Drama, Networks ITV1, Casts Simon Rouse, Sarah Manners, Andrew Lancel, Alex Walkinshaw, Amita Dhiri, Ben Richards, Bruce Byron, Chris Simmons, Christopher Fox, Dominic Power, Gary Lucy Plot Keywords , Jack Meadows Simon Rouse Kirsty Knight Sarah Manners Neil Manson Andrew Lancel Dale Smith Alex Walkinshaw Grace Dasari Amita Dhiri Nate Roberts Ben Richards Terry Perkins Bruce Byron Mickey Webb Chris Simmons Max Carter Christopher Fox Leon Taylor Dominic Power Will Fletcher Gary Lucy Eddie Olosunje Jason Barnett Roger Valentine John Bowler Stevie Moss Lucy Speed Benjamin Gayle Micah Balfour Jacob Banks Patrick Robinson Mel Ryder Rhea Bailey Jo Masters Sally Rogers Callum Stone Sam Callis Episodes List The Bill Season 16 :Episode 1 Angel Angel 2000-01-04 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 2 In The Firing Line In The Firing Line 2000-01-06 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 3 Thug On The Tyne: Part I Thug On The Tyne: Part I 2000-01-11 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 4 Thug On The Tyne: Part II Thug On The Tyne: Part II 2000-01-13 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 5 Riot City Riot City 2000-01-18 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 6 Crime & Punishment Crime & Punishment 2000-01-25 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 7 Zero Tolerance Zero Tolerance 2000-01-27 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 8 Scoop Scoop 2000-02-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 9 Beasts Beasts 2000-02-03 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 10 Trusting The Enemy Trusting The Enemy 2000-02-08 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 11 On The Wagon On The Wagon 2000-02-10 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 12 The Untouchables The Untouchables 2000-02-15 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 13 Streetwise Streetwise 2000-02-17 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 14 Inside Straight Inside Straight 2000-02-22 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 15 Reasons To Be Fearful Reasons To Be Fearful 2000-02-24 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 16 When The Bough Breaks When The Bough Breaks 2000-02-29 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 17 Nightwork Nightwork 2000-03-02 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 18 Meltdown: Part I Meltdown: Part I 2000-03-06 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 19 Meltdown: Part II Meltdown: Part II 2000-03-07 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 20 Meltdown: Part III Meltdown: Part III 2000-03-09 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 21 Old Flame Old Flame 2000-04-02 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 22 Kiss Off Kiss Off 2000-03-21 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 23 The Trial The Trial 2000-04-02 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 24 The Driver The Driver 2000-04-11 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 25 Protect & Survive Protect & Survive 2000-04-13 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 26 Take It Or Leave It Take It Or Leave It 2000-04-18 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 27 Over The Edge Over The Edge 2000-04-20 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 28 Loyalty Loyalty 2000-04-25 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 29 Wheels Wheels 2000-04-27 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 30 Warm Bodies: Part I Warm Bodies: Part I 2000-05-02 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 31 Warm Bodies: Part II Warm Bodies: Part II 2000-05-04 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 32 Blurred Around The Edges Blurred Around The Edges 2000-05-09 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 33 Catch A Falling Star Catch A Falling Star 2000-05-11 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 34 The Squad The Squad 2000-05-18 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 35 White Lies White Lies 2000-05-23 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 36 Search Me Search Me 2000-05-25 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 37 Love Or Money Love Or Money 2000-05-26 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 38 Going Public Going Public 2000-06-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 39 A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel 2000-06-02 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 40 The Hare & The Hounds The Hare & The Hounds 2000-06-03 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 41 The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea 2000-06-08 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 42 Room Service Room Service 2000-06-09 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 43 Soft Talking Soft Talking 2000-06-13 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 44 Beyond Conviction Beyond Conviction 2000-06-22 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 45 Whispers Whispers 2000-07-04 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 46 Caught Short Caught Short 2000-07-11 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 47 Bad Habits Bad Habits 2000-07-18 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 48 Say It With Flowers Say It With Flowers 2000-07-25 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 49 No One's That Honest No One's That Honest 2000-08-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 50 No Man's Land No Man's Land 2000-08-08 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 51 Time To Kill Time To Kill 2000-08-15 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 52 Doppelganger Doppelganger 2000-08-22 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 53 Lullaby: Part I Lullaby: Part I 2000-08-25 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 54 Lullaby: Part II Lullaby: Part II 2000-08-26 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 55 Lullaby: Part III Lullaby: Part III 2000-09-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 56 Gentle Touch: Part I Gentle Touch: Part I 2000-09-05 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 57 Gentle Touch: Part II Gentle Touch: Part II 2000-09-07 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 58 Gentle Touch: Part III Gentle Touch: Part III 2000-09-12 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 59 Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot 2000-09-15 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 60 First Impressions: Part I First Impressions: Part I 2000-09-19 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 61 First Impressions: Part II First Impressions: Part II 2000-09-22 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 62 Old Enemies Old Enemies 2000-09-26 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 63 New Friends New Friends 2000-09-29 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 64 Supping With The Devil Supping With The Devil 2000-10-03 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 65 Touch & Go Touch & Go 2000-10-04 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 66 Fake Fur Fake Fur 2000-10-06 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 67 In Safe Hands In Safe Hands 2000-10-13 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 68 Find The Lady Find The Lady 2000-10-17 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 69 50 / 50 50 / 50 2000-10-20 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 70 The River The River 2000-10-24 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 71 All Fall Down: Part I All Fall Down: Part I 2000-10-27 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 72 All Fall Down: Part II All Fall Down: Part II 1970-01-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 73 On The Hook: Part I On The Hook: Part I 2000-11-03 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 74 On The Hook: Part II On The Hook: Part II 2000-11-07 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 75 A Girl's Best Friend A Girl's Best Friend 2000-11-10 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 76 Carnival Carnival 2000-11-14 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 77 Behind Enemy Lines Behind Enemy Lines 2000-11-17 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 78 A Gathering Storm A Gathering Storm 2000-11-21 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 79 Sorted Sorted 2000-11-24 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 80 Team Colours Team Colours 2000-12-01 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 81 Two Way Burn Two Way Burn 2000-12-05 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 82 Friends Friends 2000-12-12 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 83 Bad For Your Health: Part I Bad For Your Health: Part I 2000-12-15 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 84 Bad For Your Health: Part II Bad For Your Health: Part II 2000-12-19 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 85 The Night Before... The Night Before... 2000-12-22 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and... The Bill Season 16 :Episode 86 ...The Morning After ...The Morning After 2000-12-29 The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...