The Bill
The Bill is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series.
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| Created by | Geoff McQueen
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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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| 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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| First shown in | 16 August 1983 (as Woodentop)
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| Original release | 16 August 1983 –
31 August 2010 |
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preceded by
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followed by
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