Proof of Life (The Bill)

"Proof of Life" is a two-part episode of the long-running Thames Television series The Bill[1] to celebrate its 25th birthday.[2] It featured a major crossover with the German police drama Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig).[3]

"Proof of Life"
The Bill episode
The Bill (Logo)
Original air date2008 (2008)

Synopsis

"Proof of Life" takes place after lead-up episodes where DC Terry Perkins went undercover for a taxi firm which the police believed were dealing illegal drugs, but, in fact, they were the middlemen of a kidnapping of a German national. After the investigations in London, the German national is taken abroad via private plane to Leipzig, to the home of SOKO Leipzig, along with undercover officer Terry and an undercover German police officer. On arrival in Germany on a former Russian air field, Victor Hauptmann, the kidnapper, shoots one of his men, believing him to be an undercover officer, telling the police in London that he has killed their undercover officer bringing DCI Jack Meadows, DC Mickey Webb and DC Kezia Walker over to Leipzig along with German officers Zimmermann and Trautzschke to investigate and bring Terry back to London. The kidnappers arrive at an old GDR secret police HQ, where they carry out their plans and are succeeding in their hostage plans when eventually the police realise the stepfather of the kidnapped national is behind the abduction; they arrive at the GDR HQ and arrest everyone involved, freeing the German national. Once back in the UK, Terry is met by his daughter, who wishes to become a police officer, and admits to her that he thinks she should do it because he thinks it is the best job in the world.

Cast
DCI Jack Meadows from The Bill and PHK Hajo Trautzschke with POK Ina Zimmermann from SOKO Lepizig

Main cast
Character Actor
DCI Jack MeadowsSimon Rouse
Hajo TrautzschkeAndreas Schmidt-Schaller
DC Terry PerkinsBruce Byron
Jan MaybachMarco Girnth
DC Mickey WebbChris Simmons
Ina ZimmermannMelanie Marschke
DC Kezia WalkerCat Simmons

Recurring cast

From The Bill
Character Actor Parts
PC Nate RobertsBen Richards1-2
Supt. John HeatonDaniel Flynn1
Holly PerkinsFlorence Bell2

From Leipzig Homicide
Character Actor Parts
Patrick GrimmTyron Ricketts2

Featuring
Character Actor Parts
Viktor HauptmannUlrich Matthes1-2
Charlotte FischerAnna Maria Mühe1-2
Helen WegnerBirge Schade1-2
Karl WegnerMax Herbrechter1-2
MarloweTom Frederic2
Dennis O'LearyTim Chipping2
Nick CarsonRocky Marshall1-2
Jimmy ThompsonIan Burfield1
Alan BradyHarry Capehorn1
bank assistantThomas Büchel2

See also

References
  1. chewy1st (11 September 2008). "The Bill and SOKO Leipzig". ITV Forums. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. The Times. London http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5048944.ece. Retrieved 19 November 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Soko Leipzig trifft The Bill Großes Interesse für deutsch britischen TV Krimi". Filmstarts.de. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
Preceded by
"Frontline" (2008)		 Notable storylines
2008		 Succeeded by
"Respect" (2010)
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