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The first series of The Bill, a British television drama, consisted of eleven episodes, broadcast between 16 October 1984 [1] and 22 January 1985. Artichoke Hill – Sun Hill Police Station set and location filming
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 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]
The following actors appeared as senior officers in The Bill. Simon Rouse, as Jack Meadows, appeared in 884 episodes, including the series finale "Respect", aired on 31 August 2010. He is the longest serving actor to portray a character in a senior role.
The episode was originally broadcast on 16 August 1983. 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.
"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 ...
On 30 April 2014, The Bill Series 26 Part 1 & 2 DVD set was released in Australia. Having been halved to one episode a week and axed from Scottish network STV the previous summer, the show's average viewership had dropped from 7 million prior to the revamp to 3, and as a result, the long-running police drama was axed on 26 March 2010.
Includes episodes 1-12 of series three. This DVD set contains 3 discs. The Complete Series 1 – 3: 36 1984–1987 19 November 2007 [6] Also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. This DVD set contains 10 discs. The Bill: Volume 1: 13 1988 30 June 2008 [7] Includes episodes 1-13 of series four. This DVD set contains 2 discs. The ...