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The Bill Series 22
Series 22 of British television drama ''The Bill'' was broadcast from 4 January until 28 December 2006. The series consisted of 91 episodes, as two episodes from the series remain unaired after the master tapes were stolen in a robbery at the show's recording studios in November 2006. On 5 February 2014, the complete series was released on DVD in Australia as a Region 0, playable anywhere in the world. Theme Under new producer Johnathan Young, this series saw the programme begin to step away from the serialised format, and return much of the focus to the actual policing aspect of the programme, removing the more 'soap' feel previously introduced by Paul Marquess. Most episodes consisted of two parallel stories running at the same time, much like the initial transition to hour-long episodes in 1998. However, some episodes feature entirely on one story, beginning the move back to single-themed episodes as part of a plan to completely remove serialisation - which did not take plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Perry
''The Bill'' is a long-running British television police procedural television series which ran from 16 August 1983 to the show’s cancellation on 31 August 2010, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London. Senior officers The following actors appeared as senior officers in ''The Bill''. Simon Rouse, as Jack Meadows, appeared in 884 episodes, including the series finale "Respect", aired on 31 August 2010. He is the longest serving actor to portray a character in a senior role. Andrew Lancel, as Neil Manson, and Alex Walkinshaw, as "Smithy", also appeared in the series finale. The character of D.I. Roy Galloway appeared in the pilot episode, "Woodentop", aired on 16 August 1983, played by Robert Pugh. This character would go on to be portrayed by John Salthouse from 1984. Notable senior officers * Peter Ellis played Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow from the start of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |