The bill went from strength to strength in 1988 when it was restructured into the half hour format that stormed to the top of the itv ratings and has remained a top 10 uk drama ever since. Starring fan favourites sgt. Cryer eric richard, wpc ackland trudie goodwin, det. Sgt. Ted roach tony scannell and christopher ellison as the irascible di burnside, this two disc set contains 13 consecutive episodes of the half hour series.the silent gunan old fashioned termgetting stressedtigersguessing gamethe assassinsoutmodeddigging up the pasttaken into considerationgetting it righta reflection of gloryone to onethe mugging and the gypsies