The Bill
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The Bill is a long-running British police procedural television series that focuses on the lives and work of officers at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bill (TV series) | 1 |
| television series The Bill | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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police procedural television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Woodentop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | standard definition television ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationAnnouncedBy | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Geoff McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Merton, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1984-10-16 ⓘ |
| formatChange | from half-hour episodes to hour-long episodes in 1988 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
The Bill: Target
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The Bill: Uncovered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFictionalPoliceStation | Sun Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2010-08-31 ⓘ |
| laterBroadcastAs |
thrice-weekly series
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twice-weekly series ⓘ |
| laterBroadcastFormat | high definition television ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | ensemble cast ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Don Beech
NERFINISHED
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Jack Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ June Ackland NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg Hollis NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Stamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 2400+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 26 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “Overkill” (instrumental variations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | weekly series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotAired | 1983-08-16 ⓘ |
| pilotTitle | Woodentop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Talkback Thames
NERFINISHED
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Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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Sun Hill police station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| theme |
crime investigation
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personal lives of police officers ⓘ police work ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to time of production ⓘ |
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