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5 unusual facts about The Bill


Brian Finch

He also contributed several episodes to prominent British detective programmes such as The Gentle Touch, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Bergerac and The Bill.

Gallagher's Gallery

The game was featured on the 1992/1993 series of GamesMaster, as a celebrity challenge in which two actors from The Bill played the game.

John Salthouse

He is perhaps best known for creating the role of Tony in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party and DI Roy Galloway in The Bill from 1984 to 1987.

Polisse

He described the film as "a strong contender for the most awful film of the competition" and "much of it feels like a pretty dodgy evening in front of the television: less The Wire, more The Bill. But I don't think any director of The Bill would have permitted the toe-curlingly embarrassing overacting we get in this movie".

Tom Scannell

The father of actor Tony Scannell, who became familiar to many through his role as DS Ted Roach in the television series, The Bill.


1989 in Scottish television

2 March – After much publicity, a two minute advert for Pepsi featuring Madonna's single Like a Prayer is shown during a commercial break on ITV 12 minutes into The Bill.

Alex McAvoy

His many television roles included parts in The Bill, Dad's Army and Z-Cars as well as more serious parts in Sunday night dramas on British television, while in the cinema he played the sadistic schoolteacher in Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) and the Beadle in Venus Peter (1989).

Bobby Lockwood

Other credits include EastEnders, The Bill, playing Jamie Oliver's nephew in television adverts for Sainsbury's supermarkets and voice-over work for Weapons of War game.

Colin Spaull

His credits include: Z-Cars (in which he played three characters between 1964 and 1969), Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (in the stories Revelation of the Daleks, "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel"), Boon, Goodnight Sweetheart, Inspector Morse, The Bill (in which he has played seven characters between 1985 and 2003), Casualty and Holby City.

Daisy Beaumont

Beaumont's other television work includes a variety of shows, among others The Border, EastEnders, Hotel Babylon, A Touch of Cloth, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Mumbai Calling and The Bill as well as a small movie role in Shanghai Nights, which also starred Jackie Chan.

Digital Spy Soap Awards

Television shows nominated for the 'Best Serial Drama' award are The Bill, Waterloo Road, Casualty, Doctors, Holby City and Desperate Housewives.

Eric Flynn

Flynn was the father of actors Jerome Flynn and Daniel Flynn whom he had with his first wife Fern; the former best known for appearing in Soldier Soldier and the latter known for his character in The Bill.

Hazel Douglas

Her television and film credits include The IT Crowd, Gavin and Stacey, Run Fatboy Run, Casualty, The Royal, Asylum, The Bill, Where the Heart Is, Gimme Gimme Gimme, The Hunger Games, At Home with the Braithwaites and The Liver Birds.

Holly Davidson

She is most known for her recurring roles on the TV series' Renford Rejects, The Bill and Casualty, and roles in the films Final Cut, Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj and Essex Boys.

Ian Kelsey

On 9 December 2009 Kelsey appeared on magazine show This Morning, talking to presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about his upcoming stint in long-running ITV1 police drama The Bill.

Jan Needle

Needle has written serials for television, such as Truckers, A Game of Soldiers, Behind the Bike Sheds and Soft Soap, and has also written episodes for various well-known series, including Duckula, Thomas the Tank Engine, Sooty and Sweep, Brookside and The Bill.

Jan Sargent

She has also directed episodes of Where the Heart Is, Backup, Dangerfield, The Bill, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Soldier Soldier, Casualty, Big Deal, Truckers, Black Silk, Desmonds, Births Marriages & Deaths and Small Change.

Jonathan Watson

Other credits include 'Jonathan' in the film Local Hero, an episode of BBC1's Casualty in 2001 as 'Billy Shears' and also an episode of ITV1's The Bill

Julie Graham

She recently starred in the BBC drama Survivors as Abby Grant and in 2010 took on the role of Commander Lisa Kennedy in a seven-episode story arc of the The Bill as well as guest-starring in the final story of the fourth season of the Doctor Who spinoff series The Sarah Jane Adventures, playing the villainous alien 'Ruby White' in the episode Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith.

Katie Lyons

She has also appeared in The Bill, EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show, The Complete Guide to Parenting, The Boat That Rocked (2009), Boy A (2007) and Him and Her, with a small role in The Crimson Petal and the White in 2011.

Kew Bridge Steam Museum

The museum has been a filming location for episodes of TV serials including EastEnders, The Bill, Doctor Who (Remembrance of the Daleks) and Industrial Age.

Leena Dhingra

Furthermore, Dhingra has done the rounds of popular British TV by making appearances in The Bill, Casualty, Peak Practice, Cutting It, Silent Witness, Prime Suspect, and Doctor Who to name but a few.

Mal Young

He then moved on to become Head of Drama at the independent production company Pearson Television, where he oversaw work on ITV police drama The Bill and another soap opera, Channel 5's Family Affairs, which he created, and was Executive Producer on C5's legal drama series, the BAFTA nominated Wing And A Prayer.

Maria McErlane

She has appeared in several TV series, including The Fast Show, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Thin Ice and Happiness, and "straight" roles in The Bill and Holby City but is probably best known as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's Eurotrash.

Matilda Ziegler

Other television credits include Harbour Lights (1999), acting alongside Nick Berry, who also played her love interest, Simon Wicks, in EastEnders; Where the Heart Is (2000); Holby City (2003); Casualty; An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1998) and the ITV police drama, The Bill (2003), among others.

Michael Melia

His rugged features have led to parts in numerous crime dramas: The Sweeney, The Bill, Minder in the Series 1 episode Monday Night Fever, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Campion, The Chinese Detective, Dempsey and Makepeace, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Maigret, The Detectives, Daylight Robbery and New Tricks.

Moira Armstrong

Her credits include episodes of Armchair Thriller (based on the novel Quiet as a Nun), Lark Rise to Candleford, Where the Heart Is, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Something in Disguise, The Wednesday Play, and Adam Adamant Lives!, Freud (1984) as well as the television film The Countess Alice (1992).

Naomi Battrick

Battrick's first television appearance was in a guest role on The Bill as Miranda Roscoe, following which she won the part of 15 year-old band member Toyah Swann in the 2009 CBBC show My Almost Famous Family, starring alongside Dominique Moore and Rakie Ayola.

Patrea Smallacombe

Since then she has written for many high profile shows including Emmerdale, EastEnders, Brookside, Family Affairs, The Bill and also two separate stints penning scripts for the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street.

Pip Torrens

His television appearances include Consenting Adults, two episodes of Doctor Who ("Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood"), The Brittas Empire, Green Wing, Silk, The Government Inspector (as John Scarlett), The Last Detective and DI Torrens for a few episodes in The Bill in 2001.

Rachel Victoria Roberts

Roberts also appeared alongside David Jason in the first episode of the detective series, A Touch of Frost, and has made five appearances in the police procedural, The Bill.

Ras Barker

He has appeared in a number of TV programmes and feature films, including the film Stoned in 2005 and long running TV series such as Londons Burning, The Bill and most recently EastEnders in 2010.

Robert Knights

Robert Knights (born in 1941, London, England) is a British film and television director, perhaps best known for his film The Dawning, about the Irish War of Independence, and his work with the British television series The Bill, and the miniseries The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, based on the hit Jilly Cooper novel.

Robert Shaw Cameron

He is also an actor, his first television role was in the EastEnders spin off Ricky & Bianca in 2002, before going on to appear in The Bill, The Wild Life, Where The Heart Is, The Basil Brush Show, Shane by Frank Skinner, Holby City, Heartbeat, Keen Eddie and was the voice of the Quizmaster for ITV's 24 Hour Quiz.

Steve Delaney

But he put the character to one side for several years, during which he worked as an actor, appearing in television in dramas such as Juliet Bravo, The Flying Lady, Casualty, The Bill, All Creatures Great and Small and Agatha Christie's Poirot.

Steven Arnold

He also played a character called Rob in an episode of The Bill and a role in Common As Muck before returning to Granada to play Darren in the medical series Medics with Tom Baker and Sue Johnston.

Su Elliot

Elliott has appeared in numerous British television productions, including The Bill, This Life, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Black Books, Coronation Street, King Leek and EastEnders.

The Very Things

The Shend formed a new band, Grimetime, and has since gone on to an acting career, appearing in television series including EastEnders, Red Dwarf, The Bill, and Torchwood.


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3D printed firearms

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ACT on Campus

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Anti-Terrorism Act 2005

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Bill Hartman

In 1992, the University announced the creation of the "Bill Hartman Award" for athletes who had distinguished themselves as alumni with recipients including Fran Tarkenton and Pierre Howard, who held the position of Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.

Carl Prine

The bill, however, was "lobbied into oblivion" by the American Chemistry Council.

Civil Rights Act of 1875

The bill was proposed by Senator Sumner and co-sponsored by Representative Benjamin F. Butler, both Republicans from Massachusetts, in the 43rd Congress of the United States in 1870.

Cut, Cap and Balance Act

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Draft Communications Data Bill

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Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009

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Edward Deas Thomson

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Embargo Act of 1807

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Empty Dwelling Management Orders

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Executive Order 11375

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Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act

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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act

, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The bill was re-introduced to both houses of the 112th United States Congress on March 15, 2011, by representative Diana DeGette and senator Bob Casey.

Gay pride

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Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles McCarthy

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Glass–Steagall in post-financial crisis reform debate

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Guy Bisaillon

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Haliwa-Saponi

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Hall income tax

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Henry Standish

The House of Lords refused to pass the bill from the Commons that would renew the law, which was close to expiration.

James E. Roberts

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John Ford Coley

Coley plays with groups including Ambrosia, Terry Sylvester, formerly of The Hollies and rides the bill with numerous other acts including Three Dog Night, Lou Gramm (of Foreigner), Christopher Cross, Poco, Stephen Bishop, Al Stewart, Edgar Winter and others.

London Government Act 1899

Concern was voiced in the Commons by Thomas Lough and Richard Haldane (MP for Haddingtonshire) about the fact that the boundaries of the boroughs not listed in the Bill were to be fixed by boundary commissioners without parliamentary oversight.

Major Bowes Amateur Hour

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Medicare Part D

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Nathan Cleverly

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National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013

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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013

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Oncology Nursing Society

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Paycheck Fairness Act

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Plea bargaining in the United States

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Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012

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Richard Windeyer

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Ryan's Law

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Senate Bill 1690

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Servicemember's Access to Justice Act

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Silver Falls State Park

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Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act

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Texas Conference for Women

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Thomas Jenckes

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Trial by Fire: Greatest and Latest

The song "The House of the Rising Sun" on this album came about originally because BTO played at an outdoor concert in Sturgis, South Dakota for a biker event with Eric Burdon of The Animals also on the bill.

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White Light Parade

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Young Entrepreneur Council

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