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The first series was due to consist of twelve episodes, but only eleven were fully completed. Scenes had already been shot for the missing episode, which was later completed as "The Chief Super's Party", with some rewriting reflecting cast changes, as the final episode of Series Two. In addition, a publicity photo featuring DI Galloway at a ...
The Bill was originally conceived in 1983 by Geoff McQueen, then a new television writer, as a one-off drama.McQueen had originally titled the production Old Bill. [2] It was picked up by Michael Chapman for ITV franchise holder Thames Television, who retitled it Woodentop as part of Thames's Storyboard series of one-off dramas and broadcast on ITV under the title Woodentop on 16 August 1983. [2]
This is a list of episodes of The Bill, ... Series Episodes Originally released; First released Last released; 0: 1: 16 August 1983 () 1: 11:
The largest proportion of the cast play uniformed police constables. Gary Olsen appeared as Dave Litten in "Woodentop", the series pilot, as well as the entire first series, before returning as a guest star in 1986. He was the actor who appeared in the fewest episodes as a series regular.
Woodentop became the first ever episode in the long-running British police television series The Bill. The name woodentop is a colloquialism for beat policemen who traditionally wear helmets; the nickname is itself an allusion to the Children's TV series The Woodentops.
In July that year, series creator and writer Geoff McQueen, died at the age of 46. During 1997, The Bill underwent a series of changes. At the end of 1996, the Ford Sierra Area Car in the opening title sequence was replaced with the programme's new Vaxhuall Vectra (despite the Vectra not appearing in any scenes until the summer). This led to ...
The Complete First Series: 1-12 1984–1985 5 June 2007 [93] Includes all twelve episodes from the first series, including the pilot episode, Woodentop. Also included as special features are Behind the creation of The Bill, The London Beat featurette, and Photo galleries. This DVD is locked to Region 1.
"Fatal Consequences" is a live episode of the British television drama series The Bill, broadcast on ITV1 on 30 October 2003. The episode marks the 20th anniversary of the pilot episode "Woodentop", and was the first episode of The Bill to be broadcast live. It was written by Tom Needham, directed by Sylvie Boden and produced by Susan Mather ...