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The Bill: Summary

Airs Next:ITV1 at Weekdays 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Returning Series
Premiered:October 16, 1984
Show Categories:Drama

Welcome to The Bill guide at TV.com.

The Bill recounts the goings-on within and around Sun Hill, a Metropolitan Police Station located in the fictional Borough of Canley, in east London.

Now in its 25th year, The Bill is Britain's longest running police drama series, finally outstripping Dixon of Dock Green on 10 August 2005. It has adapted to meet the challenges of the highly competitive world of independent television, adapting from a standard post-watershed police procedural drama, through a period as a thrice-weekly early evening ratings grabber with stand-alone plots, to its current incarnation as a twice-weekly one-hour drama with ongoing soap-styIe exploration of the troubled personal lives of the police officers at its core.

The Bill is not your average cop show, but rather an extraordinary police drama that brings each episode to the audience through the eyes of the characters. An excellent cast, supported by some of the country's leading writers and directors and some innovative camera work gives an incredible sense of realism. Other police dramas have been created in an attempt to mirror its conventions and match its success, but none has lasted. The Bill truly deserves its accolade as Britain's most successful police drama. Welcome to The Bill guide at TV.com.

The Bill recounts the goings-on within and around Sun Hill, a Metropolitan Police Station located in the fictional Borough of Canley, in east London.

Now in its 25th year, The Bill is Britain's longest running police drama series, finally outstripping

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- 11/10/08 7:52 AM
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Graham ColePC Tony Stamp
Simon RouseDCI Jack Meadows
Alex WalkinshawSgt Dale Smith
Chris SimmonsDC Mickey Webb
Roberta TaylorInsp Gina Gold

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sean190
member since: Nov 15, 2008
The Bottom Line: "A decent show"
it is 25 years old next year ...Continue »
it is great it is the longest running programe on itv out stripping heartbeat pc stamp is good as ever in the show they could of done a special remeberance spin of with all the cast like reg hollis ans june ackland and gina gold mat boyden bob cryer charles brownlow it will be on until 2010 october 2010 when it will be in its 26th year and they have had manny changes to the show and with pc beth green leaving next year and i think tony stamp will be next to leave the show then it will be jack meadows and then the only orginal cast member from 1999 will be dale smith
11/14/08 10:42am | report abuse
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JohnnyDepp21JS
member since: Sep 16, 2008
The Bottom Line: "Absolutely fabulous"
Arguably the best police show on tv, a legend, a legacy and for me a way of life ...Continue »
I have been brought up watching this show, I remember the days of Frank Burnside from when i was a nipper and the feet at the end of the credits too, the storylines are exquisite and always deliver. The entertainment factory with certain characters quirkiness makes this arguably the best police drama on tv today in my humble opinion of course. Also The Bill has managed to maintain its older audience and draw in a younger audience and enertain both equally well, theres been a massive amount of people go in and out of The Bill and each has left their own mark behind, I love Smithy, Mickey and Will, before them it was Nick Klein and Phil Hunter, before that there was Luke Ashton and there are so many fantastic moments i could sit and talk about forever throughout the episodes, instead I'll put it simply, this show is amazing!!!!
11/05/08 07:12am | report abuse
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sean32
member since: Apr 18, 2008
The Bottom Line: "A decent show"
i love the bill it is just getting beter every year and it is great how they thing of new story lines every year for the whole year and for a week as well ...Continue »
the bill is getting better like the old days when reg and tosh were in the and it is the best programme on tele on a thursday and wednesday night and it is even better because they are getting new actors and new caracters in to the show and it has changed a lot of things in the programme and new opening titles and the bill will be going for another twenty years after 2010 the rumours are untrue about the show being axed from the tv because it is the best on going police drama on the british tele on a night as well
04/18/08 04:41am | report abuse
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xXxMalteaserxXx
member since: Jun 19, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Needs fine-tuning"
A television show following events at a police station,Sunhill,with a star studded cast.Each episode follows different criminal going-ons which the police must race against time to solve. ...Continue »
I don't understand how this show is still going and attracting new celebrity faces as it has been on for years and is lacking a certain excitement in each episode.In my opinion each episode is like the one before and has nothing which stands out and makes you want to watch it every night.
I think the plots are generally okay but are again lacking an excitement police shows should have.I think that the audience for this show has declined in great numbers despite the fact there is numerous famous names joining the cast all the time.Personally I don't see the attraction for them unless the pay is extremely well but other than that there is nothing possibly gained from joining "The Bill".
I don't think there is enough variety in the episodes and the storylines are usually very similar to all the others.
Overall I don't think this show is a complete disaster despite the negative things I've said and I do occasionally watch it if I can't find anything else on.
04/16/08 12:44pm | report abuse
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ALEXLAW45
member since: Jul 11, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Complete waste of time"
My rating 3 yrs ago would have been 10, but not anymore ! ...Continue »
This show has really gone DOWN hill in the last 3 years, The actings bad from an unhealthy amount of the cast. When it was just Reg Hollis and all the other older guys, they seemed to know how to act and play the part. I especially cant believed they hired 'Ruby Allen' i cant actually remember her name but she was in eastenders and that was her characters name but she actually acts like a little brat ! its and theyve fired the guy who played Reg Hollis !. The bill is just going to end up being so low class drama for all actors who cant get jobs anywhere else ! And as i know that alot of people dont like when others tell the truth, so feel free to thumbs down this and even email me with your abuse if you wish. Make me laugh ! Thanks for reading :)
01/24/08 03:22am | report abuse