Bill, The

The bill is a great t.v program.It si all about police life. Sunhill police staion is home to the t.v show and it on every week. The bill has a different story each time unless a story has to spread out along two or three shows. The bill is only on a Thursday > :(, but it used to be on Wednesday and Thursday. The bill always used to be on at 8:00 but now its on at 9:00. I find it easier for me to watch it at this time but I know that this does not impress everyone. The bill is not a soups but I think it should be. I have been watching the bill on and off for about 2 - 3 years after my nan got me in to it. I think the bill is a brilliant show and if you've never seen ...  Read the complete review

The Bill is a very long running TV drama cum kind of police based soap opera, and its longevity is probably a fitting testament to the programme's durability and ongoing ability to capture audiences. Its early days (it was originally called 'Woodentops' featuring a very young June Ackland (Trudy Goodwin) and Jim Carver (Mark Wingett)) in the 1980s provided a rather rosy view of society as it was then, an era of social polarisation, the advent of Thatcher's children, and criminals arguably being a bit more 'polite' than today's scroats,which is of course sheer mythology. Updated to the SMS generation, rampant knife and gun crime, wide drug ...  Read the complete review

What is it, When is it shown and on what channel? The Bill is a long running police drama set in Sun Hill Police station in an area of London. It is shown (now) weekly at 9pm on ITV 1, and repeated on other channels, as well as being available online. Storylines, plots These are very similar to plots in soap operas, however are handled more thoughtfully and better. Gun crime is often focused on with a typical plot running over two episodes, however occasionally more or less episode per storyline depending on its importance. There are also plots that are considered sub-plots, such as relationships with different personelle, and relationships within ...  Read the complete review

Set in the fictional police station of 'Sun Hill' The Bill is still going strong after over 25 years broadcasting. First piloted in 1983 being called 'Woodentop' it then became a running series in 1984 being renamed 'The Bill'. It is at present broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 20:00pm for an hour each time though this is to change later in the year to one episode per week and you can see old repeats on UKTV Gold on a daily basis. Whereas many long running shows decrease in popularity with age i believe the Bill is still as strong now as 25 years ago. The show took a different twist in 2005 when new executive producer Johnathan Young took over who expressed a ...  Read the complete review

The Bill was first shown as a Pilot in 1983, then became a series in 1984. The Bill is set in the fictional London area of Sun Hill which is a borough of Canley, East London. The Bill is unlike other police dramas as they don't tend to focus on one case or type of case eg. Homicide, and storylines involving anything from murder to robbery are portrayed on The Bill. The Bill are the only TV drama that use the exact same uniforms and cars as the metropolitan police. Another bit of trivia, many actors/actress have been in Sun Hill including, Keira Knightley, Russell Brand, Les Dennis and Hugh Laurie I have gotten back into this show after many years away through Watch ...  Read the complete review