The Bill

Ian is joined by writer and podcaster Oliver Crocker to review three episodes of long running british police drama The Bill.

ITVs The Bill ran for 2,400 episodes broadcast between 1984 and 2010. The show was a huge ratings sucess in its bi-weekly half hour format. Oliver has published two volumes of his Witness Statements books which cover the first four series of the show. The second volume, which features first hand testimony from cast and crew, covers series four. We cover three epsidoes from this series.

Hold Fire (25 August1988). Series 4, ep 12. Directed by Paul Harrison. Written by Barry Appleton.

The Coop (13 October 1988).Series 4, ep 26. Directed by Graham Theakston. Written by Garry Lyons

Personal Imports (8 November 1988). Series 4, ep 33. Directed by Brian Farnham. Written by kevin Clarke