![]() The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police.Īlthough highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. ![]() The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in August 1983. The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. South London ( Colliers Wood/ Mitcham), England
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