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The Bill

Series 23 Episode 78: Line of Fire: Part 2

Neil persuades paranoid schizophrenic Michael Simms to drop the knife he is holding to Shelley Cooper's throat, but in the confusion a shot rings out and Michael escapes. Convinced that Michael has a gun, Neil gives CO19 an order to take him down and he is fatally shot. Neil and his colleagues are interviewed and Heaton confesses that he has doubted Neil's ability in the past.

Category
Crime drama
Original air date
24/10/2007