TV The Bill - Season 17 Episode 5 : Common Language The Bill - Season 17 Episode 5 : Common Language 6.744/10 by 45 users A young Russian girl leads Dale Smith out of a nightclub, where he is promptly attacked by three men. Despite Smith's protests, Supt. Chandler assigns DI Cullen to investigate the assault. They track down the Russian woman, Natasha Ivanova, through a language school which seems to be recruiting students to work as prostitutes. Natasha is desperate as her visa is about to expire, and her sister has disappeared. Her sister is found murdered, and Smith realises the men responsible for her death and his assault are linked to a man from his old army unit (episode: Blurred Around the Edges). Details Casts Posters Images Title The Bill - Season 17 Episode 5 : Common Language 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 17 :Episode 1 Appropriate Action Appropriate Action 2001-01-05 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 17 :Episode 2 Criminal Practice Criminal Practice 2001-01-09 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 17 :Episode 3 Upon Information Received Upon Information Received 2001-01-12 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 17 :Episode 4 No Victim No Victim 2001-01-16 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 17 :Episode 5 Common Language Common Language 2001-01-19 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 17 :Episode 6 PC Smith PC Smith 2001-01-23 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 17 :Episode 7 Family Honour Family Honour 2001-01-26 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 17 :Episode 8 Words Of Wisdom Words Of Wisdom 2001-01-30 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 17 :Episode 9 Out Of The Frying Pan Out Of The Frying Pan 2001-02-02 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 17 :Episode 10 Mexican Stand Off Mexican Stand Off 2001-02-06 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 17 :Episode 11 Cruise Control Cruise Control 2001-02-09 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 17 :Episode 12 Real Crime Real Crime 2001-02-13 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 17 :Episode 13 Home and Away Home and Away 2001-02-16 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 17 :Episode 14 Going Under Going Under 2001-02-20 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 17 :Episode 15 Faultline Faultline 2001-02-23 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 17 :Episode 16 Long Shadows (1) Long Shadows (1) 2001-03-02 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 17 :Episode 17 Long Shadows (2) Long Shadows (2) 2001-03-06 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 17 :Episode 18 Higher Power Higher Power 2001-03-09 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 17 :Episode 19 Touched By Evil Touched By Evil 2001-03-16 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 17 :Episode 20 The Leopard (1) The Leopard (1) 2001-03-20 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 17 :Episode 21 The Leopard (2) The Leopard (2) 2001-03-23 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 17 :Episode 22 Tolerance (1) Tolerance (1) 2001-03-27 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 17 :Episode 23 Tolerance (2) Tolerance (2) 2001-03-30 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 17 :Episode 24 Promised Land Promised Land 2001-04-03 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 17 :Episode 25 Return of the Hunter Return of the Hunter 2001-04-06 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 17 :Episode 26 Tour of Duty Tour of Duty 2001-04-10 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 17 :Episode 27 Lies of Silence Lies of Silence 2001-04-13 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 17 :Episode 28 Over the Hill Over the Hill 2001-04-17 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 17 :Episode 29 Head Over Heels Head Over Heels 2001-04-20 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 17 :Episode 30 Hitting Home Hitting Home 2001-04-24 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 17 :Episode 31 Value Judgement Value Judgement 2001-04-27 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 17 :Episode 32 Collateral Damage Collateral Damage 2001-05-01 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 17 :Episode 33 A Week of Nights (1) A Week of Nights (1) 2001-05-04 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 17 :Episode 34 A Week of Nights (2) A Week of Nights (2) 2001-05-08 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 17 :Episode 35 Wednesday Wednesday 2001-05-11 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 17 :Episode 36 Billy the Kid Billy the Kid 2001-05-15 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 17 :Episode 37 Still Crazy Still Crazy 2001-05-18 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 17 :Episode 38 Complicity (1) Complicity (1) 2001-05-25 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 17 :Episode 39 Complicity (2) Complicity (2) 2001-06-01 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 17 :Episode 40 Suffer the Little Children Suffer the Little Children 2001-06-08 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 17 :Episode 41 Happy and Glorious (1) Happy and Glorious (1) 2001-06-15 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 17 :Episode 42 Gun Crazy (1) Gun Crazy (1) 2001-06-19 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 17 :Episode 43 Gun Crazy (2) Gun Crazy (2) 2001-06-22 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 17 :Episode 44 The Jury's Out The Jury's Out 2001-06-26 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 17 :Episode 45 Lick of Paint Lick of Paint 2001-06-29 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 17 :Episode 46 Temptation Temptation 2001-07-03 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 17 :Episode 47 Envy Envy 2001-07-06 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 17 :Episode 48 Greed Greed 2001-07-10 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 17 :Episode 49 Redemption Redemption 2001-07-13 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 17 :Episode 50 The Dark Side The Dark Side 2001-07-17 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 17 :Episode 51 Angel Rooms Angel Rooms 2001-07-20 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 17 :Episode 52 Paint It Black Paint It Black 2001-07-24 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 17 :Episode 53 Eye of the Lens Eye of the Lens 2001-07-31 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 17 :Episode 54 Another Country Another Country 2001-08-03 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 17 :Episode 55 Britanniamania: Going Underground Britanniamania: Going Underground 2001-08-07 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 17 :Episode 56 Britanniamania: To Us and Ours Britanniamania: To Us and Ours 2001-08-10 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 17 :Episode 57 Britanniamania: To Us and Ours Britanniamania: To Us and Ours 2001-08-12 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 17 :Episode 58 Britanniamania: Stand By Me Britanniamania: Stand By Me 2001-08-17 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 17 :Episode 59 Beech on the Run Beech on the Run 2001-08-19 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 17 :Episode 60 Episode 60 Episode 60 2001-08-19 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 17 :Episode 61 Come Live With Me Come Live With Me 2001-09-18 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 17 :Episode 62 In Another Life In Another Life 2001-09-21 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 17 :Episode 63 Crush Crush 2001-09-25 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 17 :Episode 64 Liquid City Liquid City 2001-09-28 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 17 :Episode 65 A Pound of Flesh A Pound of Flesh 2001-10-02 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 17 :Episode 66 Home Run Home Run 2001-10-05 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 17 :Episode 67 Debt of Love Debt of Love 2001-10-09 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 17 :Episode 68 Blood and Money Blood and Money 2001-10-12 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 17 :Episode 69 Hidden Agenda Hidden Agenda 2001-10-16 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 17 :Episode 70 Lifelines Lifelines 2001-10-19 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 17 :Episode 71 Sacrifice Sacrifice 2001-10-26 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 17 :Episode 72 White Cliffs of Dover White Cliffs of Dover 2001-11-02 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 17 :Episode 73 The Value of Nothing The Value of Nothing 2001-11-09 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 17 :Episode 74 Money Man Money Man 2001-11-16 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 17 :Episode 75 Beyond the Call Beyond the Call 2001-11-20 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 17 :Episode 76 Night Games Night Games 2001-11-23 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 17 :Episode 77 Aftershock Aftershock 2001-11-27 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 17 :Episode 78 Compulsion Compulsion 2001-11-30 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 17 :Episode 79 Shout Shout 2001-12-04 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 17 :Episode 80 Judas Kiss Judas Kiss 2001-12-07 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 17 :Episode 81 Slash and Burn Slash and Burn 2001-12-11 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 17 :Episode 86 Deadly Encounter Deadly Encounter 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 17 :Episode 89 For Better, For Worse For Better, For Worse 2001-12-14 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 17 :Episode 90 Special Attention (1) Special Attention (1) 2001-12-18 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 17 :Episode 91 Lure of the Sirens (2) Lure of the Sirens (2) 2001-12-20 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 17 :Episode 92 The Risk Factor (3) The Risk Factor (3) 2001-12-21 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...