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The Bill

1984 Canceled 25m episodes

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The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

Cast:: Sarah Manners, Andrew Lancel, Alex Walkinshaw, Amita Dhiri
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: ITV1

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E01

Episode 1

Pilot: Woodentop

1983-08-16

The episode documents PC Jim Carver's first day at Sun Hill Police Station, during which he is partnered with experienced WPC June Ackland. It isn't specified how long Ackland has been at Sun Hill but, even at that point, it appears to have been substantial, because she is highly respected. The day is an eventful one: the pair's first assignment together leads them to discovering the decomposing body of a woman in her bath. Later, whilst on patrol, Jim encounters a rude youngster (Gary Hailes) and, influenced by comments made by older officers at the station, decides to clip him round the ear. That action results in Carver receiving a reprimand from Sergeant Wilding. However, the boy's father approves of his son's treatment, so no further action is taken. June Ackland and Dave Litten have been in an on-again off-again relationship and, whenever they cross paths, both tend to go silent, making other members of their relief uncomfortable.

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E02

Episode 2

Kiss Off (1)

2000-03-14

P.C. Santini is desperate to conceal his involvement with the Ortons. One of the AMIP team assigned to investigate the explosion at their club is Det. Sgt. Rosie Fox.

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E03

Episode 3

Kiss Off (2)

2000-03-21

D.S. Fox is convinced that P.C. Santini was involved in the murder of Jessica Orton, but her D.C.I. thinks she has lost all objectivity.

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E04

Episode 4

The Bill Uncovered: Des and Reg

2004-03-17

PC Reg Hollis arrives to find his friend and former colleague, Des Taviner, has made him a video diary. As he watches the video, he remembers the good and bad times they had on the beat together at Sun Hill.

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E05

Episode 5

The Bill Uncovered: Kerry's Story

2004-11-04

PC Kerry Young's story is told through the eyes of her nemesis, PC Gabriel Kent. Gabriel gives snapshots of Kerry from her early relationships with officers at Sun Hill through to her tragic death.

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E06

Episode 6

The Bill Uncovered: Jim's Story

2005-02-24

As actor Mark Wingett prepares to leave the programme, he reflects on his character Jim Carver's 21 years at Sun Hill, from naive probation bobby to DC and all that came in between - drinking, gambling, marrying and divorcing Marie and finally landing the woman of his dreams - June Ackland.

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E07

Episode 7

The Bill Uncovered: On The Front Line

2005-04-27

Supt. Adam Okaro recounts some of the extraordinary events from the turbulent history of Britain's most famous police station, with car chases, fatal accidents, armed robberies, rescues, explosions and full-scale riots. This episode features excerpts from Instant Response, Quits, Humpty Dumpty Part One, Live and Ticking and Badlands.

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E08

Episode 8

Farewell To The Bill

2010-08-31

This special epsiode takes a look back at the series now that the final episode has aired.

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Episode 80

The Bill Uncovered: Kerry's Story

2004-11-04

PC Kerry Young's story is told through the eyes of her nemesis, PC Gabriel Kent. Gabriel gives snapshots of Kerry from her early relationships with officers at Sun Hill through to her tragic death.

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