The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first
broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The
programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in
August 1983.The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift
of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police
work. The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television
series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any
British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title
originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police.Although
highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy
on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for
featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has
also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence,
particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. The
Bill won several awards, including BAFTAs, a Writers' Guild of Great
Britain award, and Best Drama at the Inside Soap Awards in 2009, this
being the series' fourth consecutive win.
broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The
programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in
August 1983.The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift
of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police
work. The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television
series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any
British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title
originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police.Although
highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy
on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for
featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has
also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence,
particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. The
Bill won several awards, including BAFTAs, a Writers' Guild of Great
Britain award, and Best Drama at the Inside Soap Awards in 2009, this
being the series' fourth consecutive win.
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