The Bill (1984)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Carolyn Pickles
Kim Reid
Eric Richard
Bob Cryer / Sgt. Bob Cryer / Sgt. Cryer
Graham Cole
Tony Stamp / P.C. Stamp / PC Tony Stamp
Huw Higginson
George Garfield / P.C. George Garfield
Lynne Miller
Cathy Marshall / W.P.C. Marshall
Seeta Indrani
Norika Datta / W.P.C. Norika Datta
Kevin Lloyd
Alfred Lines / D.C. Lines
Ben Roberts
Derek Conway / Ch. Insp. Conway / Acting Supt. Derek Conway
Beverley Callard
Chrissie Hendry
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Zac Clough
Alex Kew
Craig Tucker
Alex Walkinshaw
Dale Smith / Dale Smith / Sergeant Dale Smith
Christopher Fox
Max Carter / Max Carter / DS Max Carter
Lucy Speed
Stevie Moss / Stevie Moss / DS Stevie Moss
Micah Balfour
Benjamin Gayle / Benjamin Gayle / PC Benjamin Gayle
Andrew Lancel
Neil Manson / Neil Manson / DI Neil Manson
Amita Dhiri
Grace Dasari / Grace Dasari / DC Grace Dasari
Bruce Byron
Terry Perkins / Terry Perkins / DC Terry Perkins
Colin Tarrant
Andrew Monroe / Insp. Andrew Monroe
Rhea Bailey
Mel Ryder / Mel Ryder / PC Mel Ryder
Jonathan Bennett
Youth
Elisabeth Sladen
Mrs Preston
Chris Simmons
Mickey Webb / Mickey Webb / DC Mickey Webb
Bryan Coleman
James
Christian Lees
Charlie Nelson
Lakechia Jeanne
Jenny Frake
Steve Furst
Tom Nelson
Joanne Good
Elaine Marshal
Panos Savvides
Yanni Kolidis
Alibe Parsons
Valerie Evans
Rishi Doshi
Business Associate
Kwabena Manso
Rufus Anderson
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 16, 1984
StatusCanceled
Seasons26
Episodes2373
Running Time25m
Filming LocationsLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines dealt with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as plainclothes detectives. The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. Throughout its 26-year run, the programme was always broadcast on the main ITV network. In later years, episodes of the show were repeated on ITV3 on their week of broadcast. The series has also been repeated on other digital stations, including Gold, Alibi, W, Dave, and Drama.
The series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. The Bill won several awards, including BAFTAs, a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award, and Best Drama at the Inside Soap Awards in four consecutive years (2006–09).
In March 2010, following a spell of declining audiences and negative public and media reception, executives at ITV announced that the network did not intend to recommission The Bill and that filming would cease on 14 June 2010. The final episode aired on 31 August 2010.