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The Bill

British police procedural television series
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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.

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Genre
Police procedural
Drama
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Created by
Geoff McQueen
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Theme music composer
"Overkill" by Andy Pask
and Charlie Morgan
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Opening theme add_black opening theme
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Composer
Simba Studios
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Country of origin
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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No. of seasons
26
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No. of episodes
2,425 (list of episodes)
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PRODUCTION

Executive producer
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)
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Production location
South London (Colliers Wood/Mitcham), England
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Running time
22–24 minutes
(commercial ½ hour w/1 break)
42–46 minutes (as of 2010)
(commercial hour w/3 breaks)
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Production company
Thames Television (1984–2002)
Talkback Thames (2002–10)
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Distributor
Fremantle
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RELEASE

Original network
ITV
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Picture format
4:3 (1983–1999)
16:9 SD (1999–2009)
1080i HD (2009–2010)
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First shown in
16 August 1983 (as Woodentop)
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Original release
16 August 1983 (1983-08-16) –
31 August 2010 (2010-08-31)
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CHRONOLOGY

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Cast

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Quote

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Cass Rickman: You look like Dracula with the flu.

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