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{{main|Recurring and minor cast of The Bill}}
{{main|Recurring and minor cast of The Bill}}


==='''Past Characters'''=== (Link below is too small and not highlighted so people can see-past character is beter suited here)

==='''Superintendents'''===

* '''Chief Superintendent''' [[Charles Brownlow (The Bill)|Charles Brownlow]] ([[Peter Ellis (actor)|Peter Ellis]]) (1984-2000)
* '''Chief Superintendent''' [[Adam Okaro]] ([[Cyril Nri]]) (2002-2006)
* '''Superintendent''' [[Tom Chandler]] ([[Steven Hartley]]) (2000-2002)
* '''Superintendent''' [[Amanda Prosser]] ([[Serena Gordon]]} (2005)

==='''DCI's'''===

* '''DS/DI/DCI [[Frank Burnside]]''' ([[Christopher Ellison]]) (1984,1986,1988-93,1998-2000)
* '''DCI [[Kim Reid]]''' ([[Carolyn Pickles]])(1990-1992)
* '''DCI [[Gordon Wray]]''' ([[Clive Wood]]) (1990)

==='''Chief Inspectors'''===

* '''Chief Inspector [[Phillip Cato]]''' ([[Philip Whitchurch]]) (1992-95)
* '''Chief Inspector [[Derek Conway (The Bill)|Derek Conway]]''' ([[Ben Roberts (actor)|Ben Roberts]]) (1988-2002)
* '''Chief Inspector [[Paul Stritch]]''' ([[Mark Spalding]])(1995)

==='''Uniformed Inspectors'''===

* '''Inspector [[Christine Frazer]]''' ([[Barbara Thorn]])(1988-1990)
* '''Inspector [[Brian Kite]]''' ([[Simon Slater]]) (1987)
* '''Inspector [[Andrew Monroe]]''' ([[Colin Tarrant]]) 1989-2002

==='''Detective Inspectors'''===

* '''DI [[Alex Cullen (The Bill)|Alex Cullen]]''' ([[Ged Simons]]) (2000-2002)
* '''DI [[Chris Deakin]]''' ([[Shaun Scott]]) (1994-2000)
* '''DI [[Roy Galloway]]''' ([[John Salthouse]]) (1984-1987)
* '''DI [[Harry Haines (The Bill)|Harry Haines]]''' ([[Gary Whelan]]) (1993-1994)
* '''DI [[Sally Johnson]]''' ([[Jaye Griffiths]]) (1994-1995)
* '''DS/DI [[Claire Stanton]]''' ([[Clara Salaman]])(1999-2000)

==='''Uniformed Sergeants'''===

* '''Sgt. [[June Ackland]]''' ([[Trudie Goodwin]]) (1983-2007)
* '''Sgt. [[Matthew Boyden]]''' ([[Tony O'Callaghan]]) (1991-2003)
* '''Sgt. [[Bob Cryer (The Bill)|Bob Cryer]]''' ([[Eric Richard]])(1984-2001)
* '''Sgt. [[Craig Gilmore (The Bill)|Craig Gilmore]]''' ([[Hywel Simons]])(2001-2003)
* '''Sgt. [[Jane Kendall]]''' ([[Liz Crowther]]) (1993)
* '''Sgt. [[John Maitland (The Bill)| John Maitland]] ([[Sam Miller]])'''(1990-1993)
* '''Sgt. [[Tom Penny (The Bill)|Tom Penny]]''' ([[Roger Leach]]) (1984-1990)
* '''Sgt. [[Alec Peters]]''' ([[Larry Dann]]) (1984-1992)
* '''Sgt. [[Ray Steele (The Bill)|Ray Steele]]''' ([[Robert Perkins]]) (1993-1996)

==='''Detective Sergeants'''===

* '''DS [[Don Beech]]''' ([[Billy Murray (actor)|Billy Murray]]) (1995-2000)
* '''DS [[John Boulton]]''' ([[Russell Boulter]]) (1995-2000)
* '''DS [[Geoff Daly]]''' ([[Ray Ashcroft]]) (1996-2000)
* '''DS [[Ramani DeCosta]]''' ([[Thusitha Jayasundera]]) (2003-2006)
* '''DS [[Alistair Greig]]''' ([[Andrew Mackintosh]]) (1989-1998)
* '''DS [[Debbie McAllister]]''' ([[Natalie Roles]]) (2000-2004)
* '''DS [[Danny Pearce]]''' ([[Martin Marquez]]) (1993-1995)
* '''DS [[Ted Roach]]''' ([[Tony Scannell]]) (1984-1993)
* '''DS [[Vik Singh]]''' ([[Raji James]]) (2000-2002)
* '''PC/DC/DS [[Jim Carver]]''' ([[Mark Wingett]]) (1983-2005)
* '''DC/DS [[Jo Morgan]]''' ([[Mary Jo Randle]]) (1993-1995)

==='''PC's'''===

* '''PC [[Timothy Able]]''' ([[Mark Haddigan]]) (1989)
* '''PC [[Luke Ashton]]''' ([[Scott Neal]]) (1997-1999,2002-2003)
* '''PC [[Jamila Blake]]''' ([[Lolita Chakrabarti]]) (1996-1998)
* '''PC [[Adam Bostock]]''' ([[Carl Brincat]]) (1994)
* '''PC [[Cathy Bradford]]''' ([[Connie Hyde]]) (2002-2004
* '''PC [[Claire Brind]]''' ([[Kelly Lawrence]]) (1988-1989)
* '''PC [[Laura Bryant]]''' ([[Melanie Kilburn]]) (2004-2005)
* '''PC [[Ruby Buxton]]''' ([[Nicola Alexis]]) (2002-2003)
* '''PC [[Roz Clarke]]''' ([[Holly Davidson]]) (2000-2001)
* '''PC [[Norika Datta]]''' ([[Seeta Indrani]]) (1989-1998)
* '''PC [[Andrea Dunbar (The Bill)|Andrea Dunbar]]''' ([[Natalie J. Robb]])(2004-2005)
* '''PC [[Taffy Edwards (The Bill)|Francis 'Taffy' Edwards]]''' ([[Colin Blumenau]]) (1984-1990)
* '''PC [[Suzanne Ford]]''' ([[Vicky Gee-Dare]]) (1989-1991)
* '''PC [[Rosie Fox]]''' ([[Caroline Catz]]) (1998-1999)
* '''PC [[Robin Frank]]''' ([[Ashley Gunstock]]) (1984-1988)
* '''PC [[Delia French]]''' ([[Natasha Williams]]) (1990-1992)
* '''PC [[George Garfield]]''' ([[Huw Higginson]]) (1989-1999)
* '''PC [[Vicky Hagen]]''' ([[Samantha Robson]]) (1998-2001)
* '''PC [[Sam Harker]]''' ([[Matthew Crompton]]) (1998-2002)
* '''PC [[Donna Harris]]''' ([[Louise Harrison]]) (1991-1996)
* '''PC [[Honey Harman]]''' ([[Kim Tiddy]]) (2003-2007)
* '''PC [[Malcolm Haynes]]''' ([[Eamonn Walker]]) (1988-1989)
* '''PC [[Ben Hayward]]''' ([[Ben Peyton]]) (2000-2002)
* '''PC [[Yvonne Hemmingway]]''' ([[Michele Austin]]) (2003-2005)
* '''PC [[Steve Hunter]]''' ([[James Lloyd (actor)|James Lloyd]]) (1988-1998)
* '''PC [[Mike Jarvis (The Bill)|Mike Jarvis]]''' ([[Stephen Beckett]]) (1993-1998)
* '''PC [[Amber Johannsen]]''' ([[Myfanwy Waring]]) (2004-2005)
* '''PC [[Debbie Keane]]''' ([[Andrea Mason (actress)|Andrea Mason]]) (1995-1998)
* '''PC [[Gabriel Kent]]''' ([[Todd Carty]]) (2003-2005)
* '''PC [[Nick Klein]]''' ([[René Zagger]]) (1999-2004)
* '''SC [[Terry Knowles]]''' ([[Alex Avery]]) (2001)
* '''PC [[Dave Litten]]''' ([[Gary Olsen]]]) (1983-1986)
* '''PC [[Steve Loxton]]''' ([[Tom Butcher]]) (1990-1997)
* '''PC [[Abe Lyttleton]]''' ([[Ronnie Cush]])(1985-1986)
* '''PC [[Cathy Marshall]]''' ([[Lynne Miller]]) (1989-1996)
* '''PC [[Garry McCann]]''' ([[Clive Wedderburn]]) (1992-2000)
* '''PC [[Ken Melvin]]''' ([[Mark Powley]]) (1987-1990)
* '''PC [[Sheelagh Murphy]]''' ([[Bernadette Nolan]]). (2003-2005)
* '''PC [[Pete Muswell]]''' ([[Ralph Brown]]) (1985-1987)
* '''PC [[Gemma Osbourne]]''' ([[Jane Danson]]) (2002-2003)
* '''PC [[Polly Page]]''' ([[Lisa Geoghan]]) (1992-2004)
* '''PC [[Danesh Patel]]''' ([[Sonesh Sira]]) (1987)
* '''PC [[Lance Powell]]''' ([[Ofo Uhiara]]) (2003-2005)
* '''PC [[Dave Quinnan]]''' ([[Andrew Paul]]) (1989-2002)
* '''PC [[Pete Ramsey]]''' ([[Nick Reding]]) (1988-1989)
* '''PC [[Cass Rickman]]''' ([[Suzanne Maddock]]) (1999-2002)
* '''PC [[Eddie Santini|Eddie Santini]]''' ([[Michael Higgs]])(1998-2000)
* '''PC [[Nick Shaw]]''' ([[Chris Walker]])(1985-1987)
* '''PC [[Nick Slater]]''' ([[Alan Westaway]]) (1995-1997)
* '''PC [[Tony 'Yorkie' Smith]]''' ([[Robert Hudson]])(1984-1989)
* '''PC [[Ron Smollet]]''' ([[Nick Stringer]])(1990-1993)
* '''PC [[Barry Stringer]]''' ([[Jonathan Dow]]) (1990-1993)
* '''PC [[Cameron Tait]]''' ([[Daniel MacPherson]]) (2003-2004)
* '''PC [[Des Taviner]]''' ([[Paul Usher]]) (2001-2003)
* '''PC [[Richard Turnham]]''' ([[Chris Humphreys]]) (1989-1990)
* '''PC [[Di Worrell]]''' ([[Jane Wall]]) (1999-2002)
* '''PC [[Kerry Young]]''' ([[Beth Cordingly]]) (2002-2004)
* '''PC [[Phil Young (The Bill)|Phil Young]]''' ([[Colin Alldridge]])(1990-1991)




===CID (Criminal Investigation Department)===

* '''DC [[Juliet Becker]]''' ([[Rae Baker]])(2003)
* '''PC/DC [[Gary Best]]''' ([[Ciaran Griffiths]]) (2002-2005)
* '''DC [[Suzi Croft]]''' ([[Kerry Peers]]) (1993-1998)
* '''DC [[Mike Dashwood]]''' ([[Jon Iles]]) (1984-1992)
* '''DC [[Ken Drummond]]''' ([[Russell Floyd]]) (2002-2005)
* '''DC [[Danny Glaze]]''' ([[Karl Collins]]) (1999-2003)
* '''DC [[Kerry Holmes]]''' ([[Joy Brook]]) (1998-2000)
* '''DC [[Brandon Kane]]''' ([[Pal Aron]]) (2002-2004)
* '''DC [[Duncan Lennox]]''' ([[George Rossi]]) (1998-2002)
* '''DC [[Alfred 'Tosh' Lines]]''' ([[Kevin Lloyd]]) (1988-1998
* '''PC/DC [[Viv Martella]]''' ([[Nula Conwell]]) (1984-1993)
* '''DC [[Tom Proctor]]''' ([[Gregory Donaldson]]) (1997-2000)
* '''DC [[Liz Rawton]]''' ([[Libby Davison]]) (1996-1999)
* '''DC [[Paul Riley (The Bill)|Paul Riley]]''' ([[Gary Grant (actor)|Gary Grant]]) (2000-2002)
* '''DC [[Eva Sharpe]]''' ([[Diane Parish]]) (2002-2004)
* '''DC [[Suzie Sim]]''' ([[Wendy Kweh]]) (2004-2006)
* '''DC [[Rod Skase]]''' ([[Iain Fletcher]]) (1994-2000)
* '''DC [[Kate Spears]]''' ([[Tania Emery]]) (2000-2002)
* '''DC [[Rob Thatcher]]''' ([[Brian Bovell]])2003-2004)
* '''DC [[Alan Woods (The Bill)|Alan Woods]]''' ([[Tom Cotcher]])(1992-1996)
* '''DC [[Zain Nadir]]''' ([[TJ Ramini]])(2004-2007)

==='''Police Staff'''===

* '''Drugs Referral Officer [[Rochelle Barratt]]''' ([[Anna Acton]])(2005)
* '''Front Desk Officer [[Marilyn Chambers|Marilyn Chambers]]''' ([[Vickie Gates]]) (2003-2005)
* '''Front Desk Officer [[Roberta Cryer]]''' ([[Moya Brady]])(2002-2004)
* '''PCSO [[Colin Fairfax]]''' ([[Tim Steed]]) (2005)
* '''CPS Lawyer [[Jonathan Fox (The Bill)|Jonathan Fox]]''' ([[Larry Lamb]])(2005)
* '''CAD Officer [[Dean McVerry]]''' ([[Luke Hamill]]) (2004-2005)
* '''CPS Lawyer [[Matt Hinckley]]''' ([[Mark Dexter]]) (2006-2007)
* '''Front Desk Officer [[Julian Tavell]]''' ([[Nick Patrick]]) (2


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This article is about the British TV series. For the Polish punk rock band, see The Bill (band).
The Bill
File:Thebill.GIF
Title card for The Bill 2000-2003
Created byGeoff McQueen
Country of originUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes3000
(as of June 2007) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersFreemantleMedia Thames Television and Talkback Productions (the last two later merged as talkbackTHAMES)
Running time46'40" (commercial half hour)with three part breaks
Original release
NetworkITV
ReleaseAugust 16, 1983 –
Present
Related

The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural first shown on ITV, at 8pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The omnibus edition of the show can be seen on ITV3. Past episodes can also be seen on UKTV Gold. The Bill has been broadcast in over 55 different countries, and is very popular in New Zealand and Australia, where the show is shown on the ABC on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8:30pm, with older repeats also shown on the ABC and UKTV. In Sweden the show was retitled "Sun Hills polisstation" (Sun Hill Police Station) by broadcaster TV4. It screens in Ireland on RTÉ One. In Belgium it's broadcast on één.

The Bill is set in and around Sun Hill police station in the fictional London borough of Canley in East London. Other police stations within the Canley Borough Operational Command Unit (BOCU), mentioned but (usually) unseen, are Barton Street, which is the location of Borough Headquarters, Stafford Row and Spicer Street. Canley is approximately contiguous with the real London Borough of Tower Hamlets, but filming takes place all over London, mainly in South London and particularly the London Borough of Merton, where the Sun Hill set is located. The main location used when the show is filmed on an estate is the Cambridge Estate, in south west London. Sometimes scenes are filmed in East London and notably the London Docklands standing in for Canley. Canley is also the name of a real district within the city of Coventry, some 100 miles north of London.

The Bill is unusual among police shows: it takes a serial format and it does not focus on one particular area of police work. The show focuses on the work and lives of patrol and response officers on one shift in the uniform division, and the work of the CID. In its current serial format, some stories are cleared up in an episode or two, whereas others can stretch over months or even in some cases approaching a year.

It started as a one-off drama for ITV entitled Woodentop; this pilot show starred Mark Wingett as PC Jim Carver and Trudie Goodwin as WPC June Ackland on Carver's first day on the beat at Sun Hill police station. It was originally devised by Geoff McQueen, and it impressed ITV so much that they decided to make a series out of it. Wingett left the cast in early 2005, while Goodwin's last episode was broadcast on 8 March, 2007 (coincidentally the last episode since the serialised format was introduced by Paul Marquess to be broadcast without an episode title)

History

Main article: History of The Bill

Following the pilot in 1983, the first episode of The Bill was transmitted in 1984. Starting with hour-long separate storylines, The Bill went on to be half an hour in length between 1988 and 1998 before going back to hour-long episodes. From 1998, The Bill became more serialised, especially from 2002, when Paul Marquess took over as Executive Producer. Under Johnathan Young, who took over as executive producer in 2005, the more sensational storylines have been dropped, with more focus on crime storylines.

Characters

Main article: List of The Bill characters

Senior Officers

Sergeants

Police Constables

Criminal Investigation Department (CID)

Police Staff

Recurring Characters

Main article: Recurring and minor cast of The Bill


===Past Characters=== (Link below is too small and not highlighted so people can see-past character is beter suited here)

Superintendents

DCI's

Chief Inspectors

Uniformed Inspectors

Detective Inspectors

Uniformed Sergeants

Detective Sergeants

PC's



CID (Criminal Investigation Department)

Police Staff

Upcoming Character Changes

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DVD releases

UK

  • Series 1, 2 & 3 (yrs 1983-87) have been released
  • Series 4 yet to be confirmed

Australia

  • Series 1,2 and 3 (yrs 1983-87) have been released in a 12 Disc Super Wallet (36 episodes including the pilot)- released on 10th May 2006
  • Series 4 (1988) has been released in a 12 Disc Super Wallet (48 episodes) - released on 06 Dec 2006
  • Collection 3 (series 5 - 1989) Super Wallet (Episodes 49-96) Release date: 8th August 2007

US

  • Series 1 released June 5th 2007

Trivia

  • Prince William has admitted that he enjoys The Bill and June Ackland is his favourite.[citation needed]
  • The police uniforms used in the series are genuine and are locked away for security reasons every night with no complete uniform being locked in any one cupboard.
  • In the early days of The Bill a local resident registered her protest at what she deemed to be a stereotypical portrayal of council estates as hotbeds of crime. She held up filming by stationing herself in the background with an ironing board, iron and basket full of laundry.
  • Real police officers took such a dim view of previews they were shown from the first series of The Bill that they refused to attend the launch party. The Police Federation later attacked the programme for implying that racial prejudice existed within the Force.
  • When filming on location, The Bill does not have permission to use sirens. These are added in the dubbing suite.[1]
  • The doors of Custody used to be made of plywood, with the resounding "bang" also being added in the dubbing suite. In May 2007, they were changed to metal doors, which lock fully.[1]
  • 2006 is the first year since 2001 that has not involved the death of a police officer in the series.
  • Sarah Tansey, who plays the reccurring role of missing 7 year old Amy Tennant's step-mother Ruth Barker, is married to Hywel Simons, who played Sergeant Craig Gilmore until 2003.
  • In an on-going storyline of Gina Gold having a romantic fling with businessman Peter Harris, who turned out to be married, Roberta Taylor played opposite her real-life husband Peter Guiness.
  • The first line spoken in Woodentop was Jim Carver (Mark Wingett), saying "Okay Carver, let's do this" as he got out of bed. An almost identical scene with the same line opened the episode where Jim married Sgt. June Ackland in 2004. They were also the final words spoken by the character when he left the series in 2005.
  • The opening titles used from around 2003 until 2007 included a shadowed stylised map of London, with areas supposedly showing police districts. These are actually a scan of the 'key to pages' found at the start of the London A-Z. Looking carefully at the titles one can clearly see the words "Large scale section [pages] 158-173".
  • The Bill is recorded at Bosun House which is the building portrayed as Sun Hill Police Station instead of a studio set. Bosun House is situated in South Wimbledon,London
  • The fictional telephone number of the station located on the notice board at the front desk is 020 7511 1642.
  • In the 2005 live episode, since the action was filmed live at the Sun Hill set, crowds of people watching the filming can be seen across the road from the station entrance. Also, in the scene where the car flips over, a boom mike operator can be seen running across the screen, apparently unaware that he is being filmed.
  • In an episode on 15 February 2007, the actor playing a criminal involved in a car dealership scam was called Bob Cryer. This episode also included Lisa Maxwell's (Samantha Nixon) first appearance as a permanent Detective Inspector.
  • In the 2007 episode where Sgt Dale Smith is held at gun point by Ryan Jones, Ryan is carrying a magnum if you look carefully you can see he has no bullets in the gun. .[citation needed]
  • Jesse Birdsall, the actor who played Gillian Taylforth's (Sgt Nikki Wright) character's husband in 'Footballer's Wives' once appeared as a criminal who blackmailed DS Phil Hunter. Taylforth also starred along side Gary Lucy (PC Will Fletcher) in the series.
  • "The Bill's" theme music is called "Overkill", written by Andy Pask and Charlie Morgan. There are several versions of this theme. The first, used between 1984 - 1987, featured a guitar riff, with bass and drum accompaniment, with "middle-eight" sections performed on synthesizers. The second is a remix of the first, used between 1988 - 1998. Instead of the guitar riff, it was replaced with a more bouncy saxophone riff, and is better known than the original. Both versions were written in the irregular time of 7/8 with the exception of the "middle-eight" sections which were written in 4/4.
  • Sam Callis, who will play new arrival Sgt Callum Stone later this year appeared in The Bill in 2004 as Karl Radford.
  • As of March 2007, Jeff Stewart (PC Reg Hollis) is the last remaining original cast member from the first episode in 1984. Trudie Goodwin left in March 2007, after playing WPC/Sgt. June Ackland since 1983 in the pilot Woodentop. Long-standing cast member Mark Wingett (PC/DC/DS Jim Carver) left the series in February 2005, but returned briefly for Goodwin's leaving storyline. Original cast members Peter Ellis (Chief. Supt. Charles Brownlow) and Eric Richard (Sgt. Bob Cryer) left in 2000 and 2001 respectively, although both returned briefly for guest starring spots, as did Larry Dann (Sgt. Alec Peters).
  • A two-part story featuring Superintendent Garrett (Tony Osoba) was recorded in 1994, but never transmitted.[citation needed]
  • 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.[2] Two episodes (468 and 469) were dropped from the schedules in late December 2006, and it is rumoured that the stolen tapes contained scenes from these episodes. The scenes were re-filmed, with the episodes being re-edited to fit continuity with present storylines and were transmitted Wednesday 9th May (Episode 468 (Renamed "Blood Money")) and Thursday 10th May (Episode 469 (Renamed "To Honour and Obey")).
  • Burnside (Christopher Ellison) was originally called "Tommy" when he guest starred in series one and two, but when he appeared as a regular character from 1988 onwards his first name was changed to "Frank". This was because there was a real-life "Tommy Burnside" serving in the Metropolitan police at the time.
  • Rick Wakeman was offered the chance to write the theme tune either for this series or for "Lytton's Diary" (1985). He chose the latter, believing that it had the best potential of the two to be a long running series. It ran for two seasons. The job went to Andy Pask and Charlie Morgan who wrote "Overkill".

Spin-offs

The Bill has spawned three spin-off productions.

The first of these was known as Burnside. It lasted a single series of six episodes, the first of which debuted on 7 July 2000. The series focused on the newly promoted DCI Burnside as a member of the National Crime Squad. It was created and produced by Richard Handford.

The second spin-off debuted in 2001, and also lasted only six episodes, although was more of a break away from the regular Bill (it was shown in the Bill timeslot) than a complete spin-off. Beech is Back focused on dodgy ex-DS Don Beech, still on the run from Claire Stanton who wants him brought to justice for the murder of her boyfriend DS John Boulton. None of the episodes were given titles, with each being part of a single six part serial. At the end Beech is brought to justice and sent to prison, although he would return in The Bill three years later.

In 2003, ITV debuted the third spin-off of the show, entitled MIT: Murder Investigation Team. The first episode investigated the drive-by shooting of Sgt. Matthew Boyden, who had been at Sun Hill for eleven years. The first series consisted of ten one-hour episodes. The second series was filmed in 2004, but not shown until mid 2005, and consisted of four ninety-minute episodes. It featured Eva Sharpe (Diane Parish) from The Bill, who had transferred to MIT. (Before it was broadcast, it was also rumoured to feature Chris Simmons as Mickey Webb, who had recently departed from The Bill, but these rumours turned out to be false). The series was created by Paul Marquess. The second series was produced by Jonathan Young.

Other versions

A German version of The Bill, utilising original Bill scripts was produced for RTL Television from 1994 to 2006. It was called Die Wache. [5] [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Silver, Rachel (1999). The Bill: The Inside Story: Behind the Scenes of Britain's Top Police Drama. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-257137-1.
  2. ^ Nathan, Sara (2006-11-10). "The Bill's master tapes stolen". The Sun. Retrieved 2007-06-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bill&diff=139935158&oldid=139922676