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The Bill

  • TV Series
  • 1984–20101984–2010
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 50m
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6.6/10
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Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)
Uniform and CID find themselves investigating a stabbing death.
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Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.7K
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POPULARITY
967
88
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    • Creator
      • Geoff McQueen(deviser)
    • Stars
      • Graham Cole
      • Jeff Stewart
      • Trudie Goodwin
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    • Creator
      • Geoff McQueen(deviser)
    • Stars
      • Graham Cole
      • Jeff Stewart
      • Trudie Goodwin
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    • 47User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Graham Cole
    • P.C. Stamp…
    1208 episodes1208 eps • 1984–2009
    Jeff Stewart
    • P.C. Hollis…
    1029 episodes1029 eps • 1984–2008
    Trudie Goodwin
    Trudie Goodwin
    • Sgt. June Ackland…
    985 episodes985 eps • 1983–2007
    Simon Rouse
    Simon Rouse
    • DCI Jack Meadows…
    887 episodes887 eps • 1990–2010
    Eric Richard
    Eric Richard
    • Sgt. Cryer…
    795 episodes795 eps • 1984–2004
    Mark Wingett
    Mark Wingett
    • D.C. Carver…
    791 episodes791 eps • 1983–2007
    Andrew Paul
    Andrew Paul
    • P.C. Quinnan…
    716 episodes716 eps • 1987–2002
    Colin Tarrant
    • Insp. Andrew Monroe…
    709 episodes709 eps • 1990–2002
    Tony O'Callaghan
    Tony O'Callaghan
    • Sgt. Matthew Boyden…
    705 episodes705 eps • 1989–2003
    Huw Higginson
    Huw Higginson
    • P.C. Garfield…
    680 episodes680 eps • 1989–2000
    Lisa Geoghan
    • W.P.C. Polly Page…
    610 episodes610 eps • 1991–2004
    Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher
    • P.C. Loxton…
    475 episodes475 eps • 1990–1999
    Ben Roberts
    • Ch. Insp. Conway…
    460 episodes460 eps • 1987–2002
    Kevin Lloyd
    • D.C. Lines…
    458 episodes458 eps • 1988–1998
    Seeta Indrani
    Seeta Indrani
    • W.P.C. Datta…
    419 episodes419 eps • 1989–1998
    Peter Ellis
    Peter Ellis
    • Ch. Supt. Brownlow…
    402 episodes402 eps • 1984–2002
    Clive Wedderburn
    • P.C. Gary McCann…
    401 episodes401 eps • 1992–2000
    Alex Walkinshaw
    • Sgt. Dale Smith…
    387 episodes387 eps • 1992–2010
    • Creator
      • Geoff McQueen(deviser)
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    • Trivia
      In November 2006, thieves stole editing machines and master tapes from the shows studios in Merton, South West London. Posing as a worker and wearing a high-visibility jacket, one of the thieves followed a real worker into the studios and took the equipment, walked out with it and was driven off in a getaway van. Two episodes (468 and 469) were dropped from the schedules in late December 2006, and it is rumored that the stolen tapes contained scenes from these episodes. These scenes were re-filmed and the episodes aired in May 2007, titled as Blood Money (2007) (episode 468) and To Honour and Obey (2007) (episode 469).
    • Quotes

      PC Cathy Bradford: D'you think Reg is all right?

      PC Gary Best: He's not exactly Rambo, is he?

      Insp. Gina Gold: Reg may not be a superhero, but I know who I'd like to be with me in a tight corner, and it wouldn't be you, Best, all right!

    • Crazy credits
      There were actually three versions of the credits featuring the plodding feet. There was a blue-tint version used in the original episodes in the 1980s, a 1990s fuzzy, overcast version and mid-1990s fine weather version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Total Cops (2003)

    User reviews47

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    good show gone crap
    I am now 25 and religiously watched 'The Bill' since I was about 8 years old. I loved the show. It probably was a bit biased in showing cops as virtual angels but it was tightly scripted with good solid acting and was not too soapy.

    But ever since the changes made in the late 1990s I have not been able to watch this pile of drivel. The pathetic unbelievable plots are a joke. The characters are a bunch of sissies and it is more like an episode of 'Home and Away' than 'The Bill'. I cannot believe my mum still loves this show; but I know even she struggles to enjoy it.

    So thanks to the morons who changed a great show into a pile of crap. If I ever get cable TV it will be to watch the old episodes, not the rubbish on today.
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    • dankru
    • Oct 1, 2005

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • ITV (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Policía de barrio
    • Filming locations
      • Roundshaw, Wallington, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Thames Television
      • Talkback Thames
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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