Early Bird

Name: Early Bird
Genre: Drama
Released: December 5, 1989
Cast: Eamonn Walker, Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Christopher Ellison, Ben Roberts (II)

The Bill: Season 5: Episode 97

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ITV1 | ITV | Air Date: December 5, 1989

Starring: Eamonn Walker, Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Christopher Ellison, Ben Roberts (II), Colin Alldridge, Roger Leach, Seeta Indrani, Chris Humphreys, Mark Haddigan, Lynne Miller, Huw Higginson, Andrew Mackintosh, Kevin Lloyd, Andrew Paul, Vikki Gee-Dare, Kelly Lawrence, Nick Reding, Barbara Thorn, Mark Powley, Tony Scannell, Jon Iles, Larry Dann, Ashley Gunstock, Robert Hudson, Mark Wingett, Nula Conwell, Trudie Goodwin, Eric Richard, Peter Ellis (I), Colin Blumenau

Summary: Taffy and Claire find an old lady on the street with a bird cage and a suitcase. She has run away from a home and later dies in the canteen.
Tosh and Jim stop and search a cat burglar who uses his socks to avoid leaving fingerprints.
Dashwood and Viv try to catch, unsuccessfully, 2 pickpockets until Sgt. Peters gives them a hint.

Creator: Geoff McQueen

Genre(s): Drama

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Air Date: December 28, 1989
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Air Date: December 21, 1989

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: January 3, 1989
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  S5:E104. Saturday Night Fever
  Air Date: December 28, 1989
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  S5:E103. Powers of Exclusion
  Air Date: December 26, 1989
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  S5:E102. Chinese Whispers
  Air Date: December 21, 1989
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  S5:E101. The Return of the Prodigal Son
  Air Date: December 19, 1989
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  S5:E100. Speaking Freely
  Air Date: December 14, 1989
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  S5:E99. Woman in Brown
  Air Date: December 12, 1989
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  S5:E98. Just for the Crack
  Air Date: December 7, 1989
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  S5:E97. Early Bird
  Air Date: December 5, 1989
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  S5:E96. Gone Fishing
  Air Date: November 30, 1989
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  S5:E95. Just Another Day
  Air Date: November 28, 1989
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  S5:E94. Grace of God
  Air Date: November 23, 1989
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  S5:E93. Beer and Bicycles
  Air Date: November 21, 1989
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  S5:E92. By the Book
  Air Date: November 16, 1989
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  S5:E91. Feasting with Panthers
  Air Date: November 14, 1989
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  S5:E90. Private Wars
  Air Date: November 9, 1989
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  S5:E89. Visitors
  Air Date: November 7, 1989
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  S5:E88. A Fair Appraisal
  Air Date: November 2, 1989
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  S5:E87. Just a Little Run Around
  Air Date: October 31, 1989
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  S5:E86. In the Cold
  Air Date: October 26, 1989
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  S5:E85. All Part of the Job
  Air Date: October 24, 1989
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  S5:E84. Found Offending
  Air Date: October 19, 1989
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  S5:E83. The One That Got Away
  Air Date: October 17, 1989
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  S5:E82. Tourist Trap
  Air Date: October 12, 1989
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  S5:E81. A Matter of Trust
  Air Date: October 10, 1989
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  S5:E80. Zigzag
  Air Date: October 5, 1989
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  S5:E79. I Counted Them All Out
  Air Date: October 3, 1989
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  S5:E78. Tottering
  Air Date: September 28, 1989
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  S5:E77. Greig Versus Taylor
  Air Date: September 26, 1989
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  S5:E76. That Old Malarkey
  Air Date: September 21, 1989
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  S5:E75. Exit Lines
  Air Date: September 19, 1989
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  S5:E74. Mending Fences
  Air Date: September 14, 1989
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  S5:E73. It's Not Majorca
  Air Date: September 12, 1989
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  S5:E72. Nothing but the Truth
  Air Date: September 7, 1989
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  S5:E71. Tulip
  Air Date: September 5, 1989
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  S5:E70. Seen to Be Done
  Air Date: August 31, 1989
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  S5:E69. Pathways
  Air Date: August 29, 1989
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  S5:E68. A Little Knowledge
  Air Date: August 24, 1989
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  S5:E67. Pressure
  Air Date: August 22, 1989
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  S5:E66. Street Games and Board Games
  Air Date: August 17, 1989
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  S5:E65. Leaving
  Air Date: August 15, 1989
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  S5:E64. Time Out
  Air Date: August 10, 1989
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  S5:E63. Taken for a Ride
  Air Date: August 8, 1989
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  S5:E62. Black Spot
  Air Date: August 3, 1989
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  S5:E61. Kidding
  Air Date: August 1, 1989
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  S5:E60. Pick Up
  Air Date: July 27, 1989
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  S5:E59. Don't Like Mondays
  Air Date: July 25, 1989
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  S5:E58. User Friendly
  Air Date: July 20, 1989
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  S5:E57. Subsequent Visits
  Air Date: July 18, 1989
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  S5:E56. The Sacred Seal
  Air Date: July 13, 1989
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  S5:E55. Traffic
  Air Date: July 11, 1989
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  S5:E54. Between Friends
  Air Date: July 6, 1989
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  S5:E53. Overspend
  Air Date: July 4, 1989
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  S5:E52. Provocation
  Air Date: June 29, 1989
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  S5:E51. Make My Day
  Air Date: June 27, 1989
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  S5:E50. Tom Tiddler's Ground
  Air Date: June 22, 1989
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  S5:E49. A Quiet Life
  Air Date: June 20, 1989
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  S5:E48. Somewhere by Chance
  Air Date: June 15, 1989
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  S5:E47. FAT'AC
  Air Date: June 13, 1989
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  S5:E46. Back on the Streets
  Air Date: June 8, 1989
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  S5:E45. Loving Care
  Air Date: June 6, 1989
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  S5:E44. The Strong Survive
  Air Date: June 1, 1989
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  S5:E43. Waste
  Air Date: May 30, 1989
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  S5:E42. Fort Apache - Sunhill
  Air Date: May 25, 1989
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  S5:E41. You'll Be Back
  Air Date: May 23, 1989
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  S5:E40. Blood Ties
  Air Date: May 19, 1989
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  S5:E39. Mickey Would Have Wanted It
  Air Date: May 16, 1989
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  S5:E38. Suffocation Job
  Air Date: May 11, 1989
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  S5:E37. Silver Lining
  Air Date: May 9, 1989
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  S5:E36. Communications
  Air Date: May 4, 1989
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  S5:E35. Only a Bit of Thieving
  Air Date: May 2, 1989
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  S5:E34. Free Wheel
  Air Date: April 27, 1989
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  S5:E33. Out to Lunch
  Air Date: April 25, 1989
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  S5:E32. No Shelter
  Air Date: April 20, 1989
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  S5:E31. One for the Ladies
  Air Date: April 18, 1989
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  S5:E30. The Visit
  Air Date: April 13, 1989
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  S5:E29. Fools Gold
  Air Date: April 11, 1989
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  S5:E28. No Strings
  Air Date: April 6, 1989
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  S5:E27. Luck of the Draw
  Air Date: April 4, 1989
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  S5:E26. Procedure
  Air Date: March 30, 1989
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  S5:E25. Loss
  Air Date: March 28, 1989
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  S5:E24. Intuition
  Air Date: March 23, 1989
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  S5:E23. Suspicious Minds
  Air Date: March 21, 1989
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  S5:E22. Bad Company
  Air Date: March 16, 1989
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  S5:E21. Climate
  Air Date: March 14, 1989
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  S5:E20. Sunday, Sunday
  Air Date: March 9, 1989
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  S5:E19. Conscience
  Air Date: March 7, 1989
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  S5:E18. A Good Result
  Air Date: March 2, 1989
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  S5:E17. In the Frame
  Air Date: February 28, 1989
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  S5:E16. A Death in the Family
  Air Date: February 23, 1989
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  S5:E15. Repercussions
  Air Date: February 21, 1989
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  S5:E14. Cock-Up
  Air Date: February 16, 1989
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  S5:E13. The Key of the Door
  Air Date: February 14, 1989
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  S5:E12. The Price You Pay
  Air Date: February 9, 1989
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  S5:E11. N.F.A.
  Air Date: February 7, 1989
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  S5:E10. Saturday Blues
  Air Date: February 2, 1989
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  S5:E10. Saturday Blues
  Air Date: November 10, 2017
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  S5:E9. Duty Elsewhere
  Air Date: January 31, 1989
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  S5:E9. Duty Elsewhere
  Air Date: November 10, 2017
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  S5:E8. Steamers
  Air Date: January 26, 1989
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  S5:E8. Steamers
  Air Date: November 9, 2017
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  S5:E7. Hothead
  Air Date: January 24, 1989
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  S5:E7. Hothead
  Air Date: November 9, 2017
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  S5:E6. Life and Death
  Air Date: January 19, 1989
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  S5:E6. Life and Death
  Air Date: November 8, 2017
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  S5:E5. The Chain of Command
  Air Date: January 17, 1989
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  S5:E5. The Chain of Command
  Air Date: November 8, 2017
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  S5:E4. The Mugging and the Gypsies
  Air Date: January 12, 1989
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  S5:E4. The Mugging and the Gypsies
  Air Date: November 7, 2017
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  S5:E3. One to One
  Air Date: January 10, 1989
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  S5:E3. One to One
  Air Date: November 7, 2017
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  S5:E2. A Reflection of Glory
  Air Date: January 5, 1989
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  S5:E2. Reflection of Glory
  Air Date: November 6, 2017
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  S5:E1. Getting It Right
  Air Date: January 3, 1989
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  S5:E1. Getting It Right
  Air Date: November 6, 2017
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