The third series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of twelve episodes, broadcast between 21 September and 7 December 1987.

The series was first released on DVD as part of a three-season box set on 10 May 2006 in Australia.

Many of the cast and crew shared their memories of making this third series for the book Witness Statements, including stars John Salthouse, Eric Richard, Trudie Goodwin, Mark Wingett, Peter Ellis, Nula Conwell, Jon Iles, Larry Dann, Colin Blumenau, Robert Hudson, Mark Powley, Sonesh Sira and Graham Cole; along with writers Barry Appleton, Lionel Goldstein, Edwin Pearce and Christopher Russell, producer Peter Cregeen and director Michael Ferguson.

Due to Carver's inexperience and Roach's lax attitude, they both miss a flatbed trailer stealing a digger from a building site.

Roach and Carver follow up their suspicions about the site security guard, and find he has stolen the equipment.

Roy Galloway is being investigated by the Home Office for allegedly forcing a confession from a murder suspect under duress.

June Ackland leads to him apprehending an armed gunman single-handedly from the Sun Hill D.H.S.S.

Martella manages to talk down a woman threatening to throw herself off a block of flats as she has just discovered she has AIDS.

Galloway lead a massive raid on a drug den on a local council estate which escalates into a full-blown riot, but half a million pounds worth of crack cocaine is recovered.

The operation is down to D.C. Dashwood, whose snout is feeding them information on the main drug dealer.

Meeting with the snout to get the location of the main drug lab, Dashwood is alarmed when P.C.

Galloway and his team race back there only to discover they have been beaten to it by the Drugs Squad from the Yard.

Sun Hill holds a public viewing for recovered stolen property, but a gold snuff box is re-stolen before the owner arrives to claim it.

Taffy Edwards are unable to process the ladies they have arrested, and sit with them in the van until the D.A.C.

Yorkie Smith go to a case conference with social workers when it is suspected a young girl is being assaulted by her mother.

Yorkie Smith discovers a man with exotic animals including snakes, owls and a crocodile in his bathtub.

An old lady, conned out of five pounds, turns out to be one of a number of elderly people targeted by a group of children.

The victim has clearly been planted with several items such as theatre tickets, badly-fitting clothes and an odd suicide note.

Roach has a theory it's an assassination by the British secret service; meanwhile he's trying to get permission to conduct an obbo from an office building.

Roy Galloway and D.C. Mike Dashwood are reprimanded by a judge for not bringing all their evidence in a fraud case to the court.

An Asian man arrives at the station to report continued harassment, and a young boy is brought in for graffitiing a Rolls-Royce.

Roach's theory could be correct when a Special Branch officer turns up and tells Galloway to drop the drowning case.

Martella applies for a position in the Bermuda police force, but after being punched during a fight, and failing to prevent a suicide jumper, she feels she is not up to the job and withdraws her application.

Kite is set up and sent to collect mud samples because of a suspected radioactive leak.

Half the relief, including CID, are at a hotel guarding a sequestered jury in a gangland murder trial.

Martella clash when she catches him chatting up a female juror and he accuses her of falling asleep on the job.

Carver and D.C. Dashwood end up in the swimming pool after chasing a woman who was acting suspiciously in the car park through the hotel.

She is arrested but refuses to speak, and a major from the Bomb Squad is called in when her bag is found, but it contains a severed hand.

Penny is asked by a landlord to talk to a lady on the top floor who is keeping cats.

When Penny doesn't respond to radio calls, the station is worried about him and organises a search party.