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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 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 Bill: Volume 2: 13 1988 2 March 2009 [8] Includes episodes 14-26 of ...
Bill Hays: Michael Baker: Linda Marlowe and Jacquetta May guest star: 25 October 1990 () 274: 87 "Blue Murder" Stuart Urban: Russell Lewis: Bob Mason, Patsy Palmer and Lee MacDonald guest star: 30 October 1990 () 275: 88 "Effective Persuaders" Nick Laughland: J.C. Wilsher: Ron Donachie and Tony Rohr guest star: 1 November 1990 () 276: 89
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.
The Bill features a number of recurring characters, who star alongside the main cast in multiple episodes of the series. Several of these actors are notable for their appearances in other series. Richard Hope (who played Rod Jessop), for example, had previously starred as D.S. Barry Purvis in sister series Murder Investigation Team.
B. The Bill series 1; The Bill series 2; The Bill series 3; The Bill series 4; The Bill series 5; The Bill series 6; The Bill series 7; The Bill series 8; The Bill series 9
Village Roadshow Television is developing a scripted series and a two-part docuseries based on the story of convicted serial killer William Dathan Holbert, better known as “Wild Bill,” who is ...
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 ...