The BEST episodes directed by Tania Diez
#1 - Common Language
The Bill - Season 17 - Episode 5
A young Russian girl leads Dale Smith out of a nightclub, where he is promptly attacked by three men. Despite Smith's protests, Supt. Chandler assigns DI Cullen to investigate the assault. They track down the Russian woman, Natasha Ivanova, through a language school which seems to be recruiting students to work as prostitutes. Natasha is desperate as her visa is about to expire, and her sister has disappeared. Her sister is found murdered, and Smith realises the men responsible for her death and his assault are linked to a man from his old army unit (episode: Blurred Around the Edges).
#2 - PC Smith
The Bill - Season 17 - Episode 6
Hoping it will convince Supt. Chandler to endorse his transfer to SO19, PC Smith volunteers with PC Klein to 'babysit' Clive Allein, the victim of a gay bashing who is reluctantly testifying against his assailant, Gary Cook, in court the next day. Smith nearly blows it when his angry reaction to Clive's partner Ian Jones's teasing causes Jones to run off, where he is promptly attacked. Allein refuses to testify, until Smith convinces him otherwise. The trial goes ahead, and the attacker is found guilty, but further threats from Cook's friend Paul Taylor cause Ian to storm off again, this time he goes missing. Smith and Klein fear the worst when a stabbing victim is reported, but it turns out to be Paul Taylor who is the vicitm, and Ian Jones the attacker.
#3 - Confessions of a Zookeeper
The Bill - Season 15 - Episode 39
Conway organises a charity 'lock-up' in the Sun Hill cells.
#4 - Taking Sides
The Bill - Season 14 - Episode 94
PC Tony Stamp attends the funeral of Simon Attwell, the pedestrian he killed driving the area car, and Attwell's girlfriend makes a complaint of harassment to Inspector Monroe. Stamp and Ashton try to help a young boy whose mother is in court. Stamp is furious when Dave Quinnan tells him he has been called as a prosecution witness in Tony's trial.
#5 - The Driver
The Bill - Season 16 - Episode 24
PC Vicky Hagen goes undercover as a driver for Alison Spencer, the manager of a string of massage parlours in Sun Hill. As Hagen gradually earns Spencer's trust, she becomes privy to more of Alison's schemes.