The Bill (1984)

25m
Running Time

26
Seasons

2373
Episodes

October 16, 1984
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
6.7
The Bill

The Bill (1984)

25m
Running Time

26
Seasons

2373
Episodes

October 16, 1984
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
Talkback Thames
ITV
Thames Television

Plot.

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

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Details.

Release Date
October 16, 1984

Status
Canceled

Seasons
26

Episodes
2373

Running Time
25m

Filming Locations
London, United Kingdom

Genres

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This TV Show Is About.

london england
police
england
Scripted

Wiki.

The Bill is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series.

The Bill focuses on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines deal with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as plainclothes detectives. Producers initially wanted to replicate the "Day in the Life" feature of Woodentop and made sure a police officer was featured in every single scene. The series later adopted a much more serialised approach and a revamp in 2002 led to more of a soap-opera feel to many of its stories. The Bill began with a regular cast of 13 members with only two of these being uniformed women. In total 174 actors have formed part of the series' main cast.

Throughout its 26-year run, the programme was always broadcast on the main ITV channel. 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 UKTV Gold and Drama. It has been broadcast in over 55 countries. The series has 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, its cast and crew have won and been nominated for a number of awards, including BAFTAs and a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award.

In March 2010, following a spell of declining viewership 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 titled "Respect" aired on 31 August 2010. 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.

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