Day Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The Bill will end this autumn following ITV's decision to drop the long-running police drama after 27 years. "Times change, and so do the tastes of our audience," said Peter Fincham, the channel's director of television. The move follows a major revamp that saw the drama relaunched as a weekly programme in a post-watershed slot. Producers Talkback Thames said they were "devastated" by a decision that "may result in a significant number of redundancies" for the company. "We are incredibly proud of what the show has achieved," said CEO Lorraine Heggessey. "It is a credit to everyone who has worked on The Bill that the series will be signing out on a creative and editorial high, with both critical and industry-wide acclaim and a loyal fan base who have supported the show throughout." Creative decision ITV said it would invest the money it spent on the programme - first seen on the channel in 1983 - on new peak-time drama commissions. Fincham said The Bill had been "the home of some of the UK's best serial drama storylines and a great showcase for terrific scriptwriting and fine acting talent". "Thanks to a superb production team, it's been one of the great institutions of television drama," he continued. Set around the fictional Sun Hill police station in London, The Bill began life as a one-off drama entitled Woodentop. ITV was impressed enough to commission a weekly series that eventually became a thrice-weekly soap. The channel insisted the move to axe the show was a creative decision and was not done to cut costs. "Whilst The Bill will come to an end in 2010, we will continue to invest more in drama programming than any other commercial broadcaster in the UK," said Fincham. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8588941.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakeri666 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 not seen it in about 17 years... didn't even think it was still on... I mean - It will be missed, what a great loss to television, or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 gutted one of the best shows on tv the bill is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 I aint watched it since the old footsteps shot at the start.....tell a lie I started to watch one recently and it was just full of ex Eastenders, Hollyoaks and Corroshite Street actors so quickly switched over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 i like it its a good show mainly cid story lines now tho not many uniform on it now not the same since reggie babe left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Your opinion is invalid on the basis your a Ant & Dec fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 sack off :mad: fit birds in uniform is a bonus of watching it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Tosh never wore a uniform, just a suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 crap programme,good riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 sack off :mad: fit birds in uniform is a bonus of watching it too Dry your eyes Holby is still on. .thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00012/F_200701_January30ed_12775a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 thats crap too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Dry your eyes Holby is still on. .thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00012/F_200701_January30ed_12775a patsy kensit yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 was married to a fantastic singer/songwriter......Jim Kerr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Patsy Kensit's been in more beds than Percy Thrower's trowel the bill and holby are both crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 was married to a fantastic singer/songwriter......Jim Kerr. that'll stump the young 'uns Dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Percy thrower? Whoooooooooo? Never saw him in Blue Peters garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Percy thrower? Whoooooooooo? Never saw him in Blue Peters garden. yeah righto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Patsy Kensit's been in more beds than Percy Thrower's trowel whooooooo????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Percy Thrower google him or whatever he were a gardener on blue peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 was married to a fantastic singer/songwriter......Jim Kerr. did he have a chinese brother called wan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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