Wild Bill (2019–2019)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Comedy, Crime1 season, 6 episodes
Wild Bill posterReview score: 72%

Plot

When high-flying US police chief Bill Hixon lands in Boston, Lincolnshire, with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey in tow, he's hoping they can flee their painful recent past. But this unfamiliar, unimpressed community will force Bill to question everything about himself and leave him asking whether it's Boston that needs Bill, or Bill that needs Boston?

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Wild Bill S01E06Nothing Behind the CurtainS01E06 · 9.0The discovery of a pyre of bodies puts Bill on the hunt for Frank McGill, a hitman notorious for his weapon of choice: a nail-gun. However, having been put into witness protection years earlier after turning in other members of the Maguire gang which he worked for, Frank is now off-grid. Bill sets his sights on tracking him down. Meanwhile, DS Blair is released on bail after information is leaked regarding the unlawful obtaining of key DNA, Commissioner Metcalfe discusses the financial benefits of selling off a disused training facility and the pressure mounts for Bill to resign.
  2. 02Wild Bill S01E02Piano ManS01E02 · 8.0Bill tries to reboot his authority by getting his team to focus on the difficult unsolved crimes, including that of the ‘Boston Bandit’ who was responsible for a series of post office robberies and a murder. Meanwhile, Bill’s professional relationship with Mary gets personal, Oleg pressures Muriel into betraying Bill, and Kelsey succeeds in getting Bill to finally engage with his dead wife’s memory.
  3. 03Wild Bill S01E03Alte und EinsameS01E03 · 7.5Bill launches a PR offensive when a leaked list of potential redundancies turns his team against him, and courts Boston’s old folks by claiming his new approach will make them safer.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2019Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Wild Bill S01E01Boston, LincolnshireJune 12, 2019 7.0High-flying US cop Bill Hixon arrives in Boston to shake up the East Lincolnshire Constabulary, but when the coldest of cold cases turns up,
  2. S01E02Wild Bill S01E02Piano ManJune 19, 2019 8.0Bill tries to reboot his authority by getting his team to focus on the difficult unsolved crimes, including that of the ‘Boston Bandit’ who
  3. S01E03Wild Bill S01E03Alte und EinsameJune 26, 2019 7.5Bill launches a PR offensive when a leaked list of potential redundancies turns his team against him, and courts Boston’s old folks by claim
  4. S01E04Wild Bill S01E04FamilienfehdeJuly 3, 2019 7.5When the body of a young local man is found between two rival farms, a bitter feud is reignited. With the two families having been enemies f
  5. S01E05Wild Bill S01E05ArbeiterparadiesJuly 10, 2019 7.5Suspicion falls on members of the immigrant workforce after a suitcase containing the body of farm owner, Darren Bailey is pulled from the r
  6. S01E06Wild Bill S01E06Season's bestNothing Behind the CurtainJuly 17, 2019 9.0The discovery of a pyre of bodies puts Bill on the hunt for Frank McGill, a hitman notorious for his weapon of choice: a nail-gun. However,

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Cast

Rob LoweRob LoweBill HixonAloreia SpencerAloreia SpencerKelsey HixonBronwyn JamesBronwyn JamesDC Muriel YeardsleyAnjli MohindraAnjli MohindraACC Lydia PriceAnthony FlanaganAnthony FlanaganPC Sean CobleyDivian LadwaDivian LadwaPC Drakes

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