The Bill Series 13 1997
The thirteenth series of the British television drama The Bill was broadcast from 2 January to 30 December 1997. The series consisted of 152 episodes, including three-hour-long specials. There were just two cast departures in the series after four the year before; actor Tom Butcher left the role of PC Steve Loxton after seven years on the show, however he would return in two episodes in 1999 as a guest at Dave Quinnan's wedding. The other departure was that of Alan Westaway, who left his role of PC Nick Slater after two and a half years. Their characters were replaced by PCs Luke Ashton and Sam Harker, with actors Scott Neal and Matthew Crompton appearing as guest actors on a number of times, both of the actor's most recent guest stints coming the previous year.
- Released: 1997-01-02
- Runtime: 25 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Stars: Simon Rouse, Sarah Manners, Andrew Lancel, Alex Walkinshaw, Amita Dhiri
- Director: Charlie Morgan, Andy Pask, Mark Russell, Lawrence Oakley, Miles Bould
- Source: Layarstar
