The Bill 1984
What is The Bill?
The Bill is a British police procedural television series that originated from a one-off drama called Woodentop. The programme was broadcast on ITV and focuses on the daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1984
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 2,372
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 16, 1984
- Last aired
- Aug 31, 2010
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- ITV1
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Updated
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The Bill is a British police procedural television series that originated from a one-off drama called Woodentop. The programme was broadcast on ITV and focuses on the daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. The series explores the personal lives of its characters as much as it does crime, including bomb threats, armed robbery, and drug raids. The Bill was created by Geoff McQueen and features a cast including Graham Cole, Jeff Stewart, Trudie Goodwin, and Simon Rouse. The show follows the professional and personal lives of officers and detectives from the fictional Sun Hill suburb in East London, England. The series was broadcast from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010, and its episodes are available to view on platforms such as YouTube. The Bill is a ground-breaking series that offers a glimpse into the lives of those working in law enforcement.
Should you watch it?
“This series chronicles the daily professional and personal lives of officers at London's Sun Hill Police Station.”
- focuses on both crime and character
- explores daily police operations
- depicts intense criminal situations
Watch it if you enjoy procedural dramas that balance high-stakes police work with character development.
The series features depictions of police work including bomb threats, armed robbery, and drug raids.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Funny Ol' Business: Cops and Robbers Oct 16, 1984
- E2 A Friend in Need Oct 23, 1984
- E3 Clutching at Straws Oct 30, 1984
- E4 Long Odds Nov 6, 1984
- E5 It's Not Such a Bad Job After All Nov 13, 1984
- E6 The Drugs Raid Nov 20, 1984
- E7 A Dangerous Breed Nov 27, 1984
- E8 Rough in the Afternoon Dec 4, 1984
- E9 Burning the Books Jan 8, 1985
- E10 Death of a Cracksman Jan 15, 1985
- E11 The Sweet Smell of Failure Jan 22, 1985
Season 2 · 12 episodes
- E1 Snouts and Red Herrings Nov 11, 1985
- E2 Suspects Nov 18, 1985
- E3 Lost Nov 25, 1985
- E4 Home Beat Dec 2, 1985
- E5 Hostage Dec 9, 1985
- E6 This Little Pig Dec 23, 1985
- E7 Ringer Jan 6, 1986
- E8 Public and Confidential Jan 13, 1986
- E9 Loan Shark Jan 20, 1986
- E10 With Friends Like That...? Jan 27, 1986
- E11 Whose Side Are You On? Feb 3, 1986
- E12 The Chief Super's Party Feb 10, 1986
Season 3 · 12 episodes
- E1 The New Order of Things Sep 21, 1987
- E2 Some You Win, Some You Lose Sep 28, 1987
- E3 Brownie Points Oct 5, 1987
- E4 Missing, Presumed Dead Oct 12, 1987
- E5 Domestics Oct 19, 1987
- E6 What Are Little Boys Made Of? Oct 26, 1987
- E7 Blind Alleys, Clogged Roads Nov 2, 1987
- E8 Double Trouble Nov 9, 1987
- E9 Sun Hill Karma Nov 16, 1987
- E10 Skipper Nov 23, 1987
- E11 Overnight Stay Nov 30, 1987
- E12 Not Without Cause Dec 7, 1987
Season 4 · 48 episodes
- E1 Light Duties Jul 19, 1988
- E2 The Three Wise Monkeys Jul 21, 1988
- E3 Good Will Visit Jul 26, 1988
- E4 Home Sweet Home Jul 28, 1988
- E5 All in Good Faith Aug 2, 1988
- E6 Just Call Me Guvnor Aug 4, 1988
- E7 Caught Red Handed Aug 9, 1988
- E8 Homes and Gardens Aug 11, 1988
- E9 Country Cousin Aug 16, 1988
- E10 Alarms and Embarrassments Aug 18, 1988
- E11 Stealing Cars and Nursery Rhymes Aug 23, 1988
- E12 Hold Fire Aug 25, 1988
- E13 Bad Faith Aug 30, 1988
- E14 Requiem Sep 1, 1988
- E15 Trespasses Sep 6, 1988
- E16 Save the Last Dance for Me Sep 8, 1988
- E17 Runaround Sep 13, 1988
- E18 The Trap Sep 15, 1988
- E19 Community Relations Sep 20, 1988
- E20 A Dog's Life Sep 22, 1988
- E21 Trouble and Strife Sep 27, 1988
- E22 Running Late Sep 29, 1988
- E23 They Say We're Rough Oct 4, 1988
- E24 Blue for a Boy Oct 6, 1988
- E25 Chasing the Dragon Oct 11, 1988
- E26 The Coop Oct 13, 1988
- E27 The Quick and the Dead Oct 18, 1988
- E28 Witness Oct 20, 1988
- E29 Here We Go Loopy Lou Oct 25, 1988
- E30 Stop and Search Oct 27, 1988
- E31 Spook Stuff Nov 1, 1988
- E32 Evacuation Nov 2, 1988
- E33 Personal Imports Nov 8, 1988
- E34 Paper Chase Nov 10, 1988
- E35 Intruder Nov 15, 1988
- E36 Conflict Nov 17, 1988
- E37 Duplicates Nov 22, 1988
- E38 Snout Nov 24, 1988
- E39 Old Habits Nov 29, 1988
- E40 The Silent Gun Dec 1, 1988
- E41 An Old-Fashioned Term Dec 6, 1988
- E42 Getting Stressed Dec 8, 1988
- E43 Tigers Dec 13, 1988
- E44 Guessing Game Dec 15, 1988
- E45 The Assassins Dec 20, 1988
- E46 Outmoded Dec 22, 1988
- E47 Digging Up the Past Dec 27, 1988
- E48 Taken Into Consideration Dec 29, 1988
Season 5 · 104 episodes
- E1 Getting It Right Jan 3, 1989
- E2 A Reflection Of Glory Jan 5, 1989
- E3 One To One Jan 10, 1989
- E4 The Mugging And The Gypsies Jan 12, 1989
- E5 The Chain Of Command Jan 17, 1989
- E6 Life And Death Jan 19, 1989
- E7 Hothead Jan 24, 1989
- E8 Steamers Jan 26, 1989
- E9 Duty Elsewhere Jan 31, 1989
- E10 Saturday Blues Feb 2, 1989
- E11 N.F.A. Feb 7, 1989
- E12 The Price You Pay Feb 9, 1989
- E13 The Key of the Door Feb 14, 1989
- E14 Cock-Up Feb 16, 1989
- E15 Repercussions Feb 21, 1989
- E16 A Death In The Family Feb 23, 1989
- E17 In The Frame Feb 28, 1989
- E18 A Good Result Mar 2, 1989
- E19 Conscience Mar 7, 1989
- E20 Sunday, Sunday Mar 9, 1989
- E21 Climate Mar 14, 1989
- E22 Bad Company Mar 16, 1989
- E23 Suspicious Minds Mar 21, 1989
- E24 Intuition Mar 23, 1989
- E25 Loss Mar 28, 1989
- E26 Procedure Mar 30, 1989
- E27 Luck Of The Draw Apr 4, 1989
- E28 No Strings Apr 6, 1989
- E29 Fool's Gold Apr 11, 1989
- E30 The Visit Apr 13, 1989
- E31 One For The Ladies Apr 18, 1989
- E32 No Shelter Apr 20, 1989
- E33 Out To Lunch Apr 25, 1989
- E34 Free Wheel Apr 27, 1989
- E35 Only A Bit Of Thieving May 2, 1989
- E36 Communications May 4, 1989
- E37 Silver Lining May 9, 1989
- E38 Suffocation Job May 11, 1989
- E39 Mickey Would Have Wanted It May 16, 1989
- E40 Blood Ties May 19, 1989
- E41 You'll Be Back May 23, 1989
- E42 Fort Apache - Sun Hill May 25, 1989
- E43 Waste May 30, 1989
- E44 The Strong Survive Jun 1, 1989
- E45 Loving Care Jun 6, 1989
- E46 Back On The Streets Jun 8, 1989
- E47 FAT'AC Jun 13, 1989
- E48 Somewhere By Chance Jun 15, 1989
- E49 A Quiet Life Jun 20, 1989
- E50 Tom Tiddler's Ground Jun 22, 1989
- E51 Make My Day Jun 27, 1989
- E52 Provocation Jun 29, 1989
- E53 Overspend Jul 4, 1989
- E54 Between Friends Jul 6, 1989
- E55 Traffic Jul 11, 1989
- E56 The Sacred Seal Jul 13, 1989
- E57 Subsequent Visits Jul 18, 1989
- E58 User Friendly Jul 20, 1989
- E59 Don't Like Mondays Jul 25, 1989
- E60 Pickup Jul 27, 1989
- E61 Kidding Aug 1, 1989
- E62 Black Spot Aug 3, 1989
- E63 Taken For A Ride Aug 8, 1989
- E64 Time Out Aug 10, 1989
- E65 Leaving Aug 15, 1989
- E66 Street Games And Board Games Aug 17, 1989
- E67 Pressure Aug 22, 1989
- E68 A Little Knowledge Aug 24, 1989
- E69 Pathways Aug 29, 1989
- E70 Seen To Be Done Aug 31, 1989
- E71 Tulip Sep 5, 1989
- E72 Nothing But The Truth Sep 7, 1989
- E73 It's Not Majorca Sep 12, 1989
- E74 Mending Fences Sep 14, 1989
- E75 Exit Lines Sep 19, 1989
- E76 That Old Malarkey Sep 21, 1989
- E77 Greig Versus Taylor Sep 26, 1989
- E78 Tottering Sep 28, 1989
- E79 I Counted Them All Out Oct 3, 1989
- E80 Zig Zag Oct 5, 1989
- E81 A Matter of Trust Oct 10, 1989
- E82 Tourist Trap Oct 12, 1989
- E83 The One That Got Away Oct 17, 1989
- E84 Found Offending Oct 19, 1989
- E85 All Part of The Job Oct 24, 1989
- E86 In the Cold Oct 26, 1989
- E87 Just a Little Run Around Oct 31, 1989
- E88 A Fair Appraisal Nov 2, 1989
- E89 Visitors Nov 7, 1989
- E90 Private Wars Nov 9, 1989
- E91 Feasting With Panthers Nov 14, 1989
- E92 By The Book Nov 16, 1989
- E93 Beer And Bicycles Nov 21, 1989
- E94 Grace Of God Nov 23, 1989
- E95 Just Another Day Nov 28, 1989
- E96 Gone Fishing Nov 30, 1989
- E97 Early Bird Dec 5, 1989
- E98 Just For The Crack Dec 7, 1989
- E99 Woman In Brown Dec 12, 1989
- E100 Speaking Freely Dec 14, 1989
- E101 The Return Of The Prodigal Dec 19, 1989
- E102 Chinese Whispers Dec 21, 1989
- E103 Powers Of Exclusion Dec 26, 1989
- E104 Saturday Night Fever Dec 28, 1989
Frequently asked questions
What is the setting of the series?
The series is set at Sun Hill Police Station in London.
What kind of work do the characters perform?
The characters fight crime and handle the routine demands of policing.
Does the show focus only on crime?
No, the series focuses as much on the personal lives of its characters as it does on crime.
What types of incidents are shown?
The series covers incidents ranging from bomb threats and armed robbery to drug raids.
Who are the main characters?
The series features the men and women who work at Sun Hill Police Station.