The Bill 1984
- Crime, Drama
- 25 min episodes
- 26 seasons
- 2372 episodes
- Canceled
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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Earnest, classical in form and grave.
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- gravecomic
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- Bateboyon TMDB · Mar 2026
The best police drama on television. No other show captures what it must be like for the officers out of the streets. A lot of cop shows are about plain clothes cops. It should never have ended. I still miss it.
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Cast
- Simon RouseJack Meadows
- Sarah MannersKirsty Knight
- Andrew LancelNeil Manson
- Alex WalkinshawDale Smith
- Amita DhiriGrace Dasari
- Ben RichardsNate Roberts
- Bruce ByronTerry Perkins
- Chris SimmonsMickey Webb
- Christopher FoxMax Carter
- Dominic PowerLeon Taylor
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Seasons
- Series 111 eps · 1984
- Series 212 eps · 1985
- Series 312 eps · 1987
- Series 448 eps · 1988
- Series 5104 eps · 1989
- Series 6104 eps · 1990
- Series 7105 eps · 1991
- Series 8105 eps · 1992
- Series 9155 eps · 1993
- Series 10156 eps · 1994
- Series 11149 eps · 1995
- Series 12156 eps · 1996
- Series 13152 eps · 1997
- Season 14121 eps · 1998
- Season 1587 eps · 1999
- Season 1686 eps · 2000
- Season 1786 eps · 2001
- Season 1884 eps · 2002
- Season 19105 eps · 2003
- Season 2084 eps · 2004
- Season 2189 eps · 2005
- Season 2291 eps · 2006
- Series 2387 eps · 2007
- Series 2487 eps · 2008
- Series 2565 eps · 2009
- Series 2632 eps · 2010
Pairings
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Degrassi Junior High 198776% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
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