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The Bill
An image from the final opening title sequence of The Bill.
Genre	Police procedural Drama
Created by	Geoff McQueen
Starring	Main cast
Theme music composer	Andy Pask Charlie Morgan
Composer	Simba Studios
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	26
No. of episodes	2400^[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lloyd Shirley (1984–87) Peter Cregeen (1987–89) Michael Chapman (1989–98) Richard Handford (1998–2002) Chris Parr (2002) Paul Marquess (2002–05) Johnathan Young (2005–10)
Production locations	London, England
Running time	22–4 minutes (commercial ½ hour w/1 break) 42–6 minutes (as of 2010) (commercial hour w/3 breaks)
Production companies	Thames Television (1984-2001) Talkback Thames (2002-2010)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) – 31 August 2010 (2010-08-31)
Related
Bureau Kruislaan Die Wache Burnside Beech on the Run Beech is Back MIT: Murder Investigation Team SOKO Leipzig

The Bill

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Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Notable episodes	"Woodentop" (1983) "The Don Beech Scandal" (1999–2001) "Golden Opportunity" (2002) "Sun Hill Serial Killer" (2002–2003) "Fatal Consequences" (2003) "Confessions of a Killer" (2005) "The Anniversary, Part Two" (2005) "Frontline" (2008) "Proof of Life" (2008) "Respect" (2010)
Spin-offs	Burnside (2000) Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005)
Characters	Dale Smith Callum Stone Cameron Tait Kerry Young
Lists	Home video releases Awards and nominations History
Category

Soap operas in the United Kingdom

TV soaps

National	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Scotland	River City
Wales	Pobol y Cwm Rownd a Rownd
Medical dramas	Casualty Doctors
Australian-imported co-productions	Home and Away Neighbours

Radio soaps

The Archers

Defunct

1950s TV	The Appleyards (1952–1957) Emergency Ward 10 (1957–1967) The Grove Family (1954–1957) Sixpenny Corner (1955–1956) Starr and Company (1958)
1960s TV	199 Park Lane (1965) Castle Haven (1969–1970) Compact (1962–1965) Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003) High Living (1968–1971) Market in Honey Lane (1967–1969) The Newcomers (1965–1969) United! (1965–1967) Weavers Green (1966)
1970s TV	Angels (1975–1983) General Hospital (1972–1979) Within These Walls (1974–1978) The Cedar Tree (1976–1979) Garnock Way (1976–1979)
1980s TV	Albion Market (1985–1986) The Bill (1983–2010) Brookside (1982–2003) Gems (1985–1988) For Maddie with Love (1980) Miracles Take Longer (1984) Park Avenue (1988–1992) The Practice (1985–1986) Taff Acre (1981) Take the High Road (1980–2003) Together (1980–1981) Triangle (1981–1983)
1990s TV	Castles (1995) Eldorado (1992–1993) Families (1990–1993) Family Affairs (1997–2005) Family Pride (1991–1992) Holby City (1999–2022) Jupiter Moon (1990, 1996) London Bridge (1996–1999) Machair (1993–1999) Quayside (1997) Revelations (1994–1996) Springhill (1996–1997)
2000s TV	Echo Beach (2008) Night and Day (2001–2003) The Royal Today (2008)
Radio	Front Line Family (1941–1948) Mrs Dale's Diary (1948–1969) Waggoners' Walk (1969–1980) Citizens (1987–1991) Westway (1997–2005) Silver Street (2004–2010) Ambridge Extra (2011–2013) Greenborne (2021)

^ "The Bill cast fight back tears as they film show's 2,400th, and final, episode". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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-'''''The Bill''''' <!-- The Bill did not cease to be a TV series when it ended -->was<!-- Please do NOT change "is" to "was".  Even though the series has stopped, The Bill was a television series.--> a [[police procedural]] television series that was broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, entitled ''[[Woodentop (The Bill)|Woodentop]]'', which was broadcast in August 1983. In its final year on air, ''The Bill'' was broadcast once a week, usually on Tuesdays or Thursdays, in a one-hour format. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. At the time of the series' conclusion, ''The Bill'' was the longest-running [[police procedural]] [[Television in the United Kingdom|television]] series in the [[United Kingdom]], and was among the longest-running of any British television series. The series was produced by [[Thames Television]]. The series name originated from "Old Bill", a [[List of police-related slang terms|slang term for the police]]. This was also [[Geoff McQueen]]'s original title idea for the series, before he eventually decided on "The Bill".
+'''''The Bill''''' <!-- The Bill was a [[police procedural]] television series that was broadcast on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, entitled ''[[Woodentop (The Bill)|Woodentop]]'', which was broadcast in August 1983. In its final year on air, ''The Bill'' was broadcast once a week, usually on Tuesdays or Thursdays, in a one-hour format. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. At the time of the series' conclusion, ''The Bill'' was the longest-running [[police procedural]] [[Television in the United Kingdom|television]] series in the [[United Kingdom]], and was among the longest-running of any British television series. The series was produced by [[Thames Television]]. The series name originated from "Old Bill", a [[List of police-related slang terms|slang term for the police]]. This was also [[Geoff McQueen]]'s original title idea for the series, before he eventually decided on "The Bill".
 Although highly acclaimed amongst fans and critics alike, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for [[multiple sclerosis]], and another episode in the same year resulted in [[litigation]], submitted by [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[George Galloway]] for [[defamation]]. The series has also faced more general criticism, concerning the levels of violence it portrays, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a [[watershed (television)|pre-watershed]] slot. During its time on air, ''The Bill'' won [[List of Awards of The Bill|several awards]], including [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]s, a [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] award and the title of "best drama" at the [[Inside Soap Awards#2009|Inside Soap Awards]] in 2009, the latter being the series' fourth consecutive win. Throughout its twenty-seven-year run, the programme was always broadcast on the main ITV network. In later years, episodes of the show were repeated on [[ITV3]] on their week of broadcast. The series has also been repeated on other digital stations, including [[UKTV Gold]], [[Alibi]], [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]] and [[UKTV G2]]. In March 2010, executives at ITV announced that the network did not intend to recommission ''The Bill'', and that filming on the series would cease on 14 June 2010. The last ever episode of the series was aired on 31 August 2010.