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16 October 1984 (UK)
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Episodes follow uniform officers and detectives from an inner London police station as they enforce law and order on a day to day basis. full summary
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6 wins
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22 nominations
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(86 articles)
DS Icon: DC Tosh Lines aka Kevin Lloyd
(From digitalspy. 19 November 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)
Edward Woodward obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 16 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)
(From digitalspy. 19 November 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)
Edward Woodward obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 16 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)
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A good series spiralling into absurdity
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 3034) | Graham Cole | ... | PC Tony Stamp / ... (580 episodes, 1984-2009) |
| Trudie Goodwin | ... | Sgt. June Ackland / ... (472 episodes, 1984-2007) |
| Simon Rouse | ... | DCI Jack Meadows / ... (461 episodes, 1990-2009) |
 | Jeff Stewart | ... | PC Reg Hollis / ... (460 episodes, 1984-2008) |
 | Mark Wingett | ... | D.C. Carver / ... (355 episodes, 1984-2007) |
| Alex Walkinshaw | ... | Sgt. Dale Smith / ... (298 episodes, 1992-2009) |
| Roberta Taylor | ... | Insp. Gina Gold / ... (283 episodes, 1990-2008) |
| Chris Simmons | ... | DC Mickey Webb / ... (268 episodes, 1998-2009) |
| Eric Richard | ... | Sgt. Cryer / ... (242 episodes, 1984-2004) |
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25 min (1988-1998) | 50 min (1984-1988, 1998-)
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Jeff Stewart (PC Reg Hollis) was the last original cast member to leave the series. His character's resignation was announced in "The Bill: Lucky Lucky Lucky (#24.36)" (2008) which aired in May 2008, although his last appearance was in "The Bill: Heat on the Beat (#24.19)" (2008) which aired in March. Trudie Goodwin left in March 2007, after playing WPC/Sgt. June Ackland since 1984. Mark Wingett (PC/DC Jim Carver) left the series in February 2005, but returned briefly for Goodwin's leaving storyline. Peter Ellis (Chief. Supt. Charles Brownlow) and Eric Richard (Sgt. Bob Cryer) left in 2000/01, although both returned briefly for guest starring spots, as did Larry Dann (Sgt. Alec Peters).
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Acting DI Samantha Nixon:
Problems Phillip?
DS Phil Hunter: You don't wanna know.
Acting DI Samantha Nixon: You're damn right I don't wanna know!
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DS Phil Hunter: You don't wanna know.
Acting DI Samantha Nixon: You're damn right I don't wanna know!
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Edited into The Bill Uncovered: Des and Reg (2004) (TV)
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Overkill
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'The Bill', along with the BBC's medical shows 'Holby City' and 'Casualty' has been transformed from a popular drama series into a straightforward soap opera. The clearest sign of this is the steady replacement of the old cast over recent years with refugees from 'East Enders', 'Coronation Street' and 'Brookside'. The problem with this is that instead of the old format where crimes would be investigated each week with characters' personal lives providing occasional subplots, the two have become merged. Each crime in Sun Hill now involves one of the regular's wife/lover/child/brother etc. Long lost friends and relatives appear out of the blue to be gunned down or abducted. Like Holby City in particular the plots have become ever more sensational and ludicrous. Several of the cast who were to be written out perished in a fire at the Police Station-started by one of the other characters!This character is still in the show and his crime has now been quietly forgotten. Another character was kidnapped and murdered by a female serial killer who was so over the top she practically foamed at the mouth.The Superintendent went mad and shot himself, but not before getting another of the characters pregnant. Every regular is having an affair with or secretly fancies one of the others. At least three of the regular characters are seriously deranged, one is a drug addict and another a complete crook. Some of the characters, including the new ones are engaging and well acted-my interest in the show always revives when Suprintendent Okaro, Inspector Gina Gold or DCI Jack Meadows are involved and actually carrying out police work. The Bill's revamp has apparently increased its audience significantly, but can it avoid sinking under the weight of its increasingly top-heavy and absurd plotlines?