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"The Bill" - Frank Burnside Trivia Quiz

Yes, the fourth quiz on "The Bill" by Mr. Rude is dedicated to Frank Burnside.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr. Rude. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Mr. Rude

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,328

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
697

Last 3 plays: Guest 138 (10/10), Guest 81 (7/10), Guest 144 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Before he was seen in "The Bill", DS Burnside was an officer at the notorious Barton Street police station. According to Sgt. Bob Cryer, what was his first name? Hint

Harry

Frank

Tommy

Jack

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Question 2 of 10

2. Bob Cryer was also disgusted that DS Burnside that got past a secret initiative the Met was working on to clear the Force of "bent coppers". What was the name of this initiative? Hint

Operation Countryman

Operation Contraband

The Marksbury Initiative

The Morien Initiative

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the spin-off TV series, "Burnside", which entertainer/actor had a major part? Hint

Paul Usher

Shane Ritchie

Paul O'Grady

Ricky Tomlinson

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Question 4 of 10

4. But of course the real star of "Burnside" was the man who played the series namesake...

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. After he left in 1993, Burnside returned to "The Bill" in:

Answer: (One Word)

6. Burnside returned after he had been 'working with MI5' for some time. However this was not known when he was arrested by two Sun Hill officers and forced to spend the night in the cells. Who were the two officers? Hint

Suzy Croft and Alistair Greig

Jim Carver and John Bolton

Rod Skase and Geoff Daly

Liz Rawton and Don Beech

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before they patched up their differences, who was Burnside's worst enemy? Hint

Ted Roach

Jack Meadows

Andrew Monroe

Jim Carver

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was one of the reasons for Burnside's hatred of DS Roach? Hint

This officer found Burnside planting evidence

Burnside accidentally crashed this officer's car

They had a fight over a woman

They were both after the open DCI job after Kim Reid transferred

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did DCI Burnside leave the series in 1999? Hint

He was transferred

He resigned after his girlfriend was shot

He disappeared

He went back to MI5

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Question 10 of 10

10. The actor who played had to have his suntan covered up because it was considered that Frank Burnside was a man who did not like... Hint

The sun

Make-up

Holidays

to travel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before he was seen in "The Bill", DS Burnside was an officer at the notorious Barton Street police station. According to Sgt. Bob Cryer, what was his first name?

Answer: Tommy

Burnside was originally called Tommy before he actually appeared in the series.

2. Bob Cryer was also disgusted that DS Burnside that got past a secret initiative the Met was working on to clear the Force of "bent coppers". What was the name of this initiative?

Answer: Operation Countryman

In fact, it turned out that DS Burnside was actually working on Operation Countryman!

3. In the spin-off TV series, "Burnside", which entertainer/actor had a major part?

Answer: Shane Ritchie

Paul Usher plays PC Taviner in "The Bill" and Barry Grant in Brookside. Ricky Tomlinson played Usher's father, Barry Grant.

4. But of course the real star of "Burnside" was the man who played the series namesake...

Answer: Christopher Ellison

He is recognised as one of the most famous faces of "The Bill".

5. After he left in 1993, Burnside returned to "The Bill" in:

Answer: 1998

He left shortly after in 1999.

Answer: Jim Carver and John Bolton

Although Jim and Frank had been friends, they were not sure whether to trust each other. Burnside did not trust John Bolton at all, and the two almost came to blows.

7. Before they patched up their differences, who was Burnside's worst enemy?

Answer: Ted Roach

Although Burnside considered Roach his enemy, everyone else considered Frank their enemy.

8. What was one of the reasons for Burnside's hatred of DS Roach?

Answer: They were both after the open DCI job after Kim Reid transferred

Neither of them got it in the end- the place was taken by Jack Meadows.

9. How did DCI Burnside leave the series in 1999?

Answer: He disappeared

Maybe another series of Burnside is planned? Who knows...

10. The actor who played had to have his suntan covered up because it was considered that Frank Burnside was a man who did not like...

Answer: The sun

It was a real problem for the makeup artists because Christopher Ellison enjoyed getting a sun tan!

Source: Author Mr. Rude

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