Legendary Sun Hill scribe Mark Holloway shares what a female police Sergeant told him when he went to research at his local police station.Mark has kindly recorded FIVE commentaries for #TheBillPodcast Patreon channel, covering his episodes "Acting Detective", "Push", "Dancers", "Final Drive" and "Twanky" Unlock those and over 100 more cast & crew …

"It got on with the job!" - Bestselling novelist and highly experienced scriptwriter Douglas Watkinson joined #TheBill ranks for two memorable episodes in 1988. In this clip, he discusses why he preferred the half-hour era...Enjoy over 110 cast & crew commentaries on patreon.com/thebillpodcast#JoinTheInvestigation #WednesdayWriting…

One of the longest serving #TheBill writers Isabelle Grey joins #ReachingAVerdict author Edward Kellett as he makes his presenting debut on #TheBillPodcast In this clip, Isabelle recalls how police advisor Malcolm Haddow inspired her powerful 1998 story "Villain".Watch 110 cast & crew commentaries on patreon.com/thebillpodcast#JoinTheInvestigation …

Before he created #Endeavour the mighty Russell Lewis cut his scriptwriting teeth on #TheBill having first played P.C. Banks in 1988!Russell has recorded multiple episode commentaries for #TheBillPodcast Patreon channel and his insights are breathtaking.Enjoy 110 cast & crew commentaries on patreon.com/thebillpodcast#JoinTheInvestigation #Wednesday…

Acclaimed playwright and scriptwriter Garry Lyons has recorded video commentaries for all four of his #TheBill stories, where in each he is reunited with a member of the cast. In this clip he recalls how he was asked to write #SpeakingFreely especially for the phenomenal #BarbaraThorn to highlight the machismo culture that female police officers li…

What happens when an off-duty police officer is offered drugs at a party? Best-selling novelist and scriptwriter Candy Denman explored this scenario in #BlowingItAllAway starring Suzanne Maddock as Cass Rickman.Watch 110 cast & crew commentaries on patreon.com/thebillpodcast#JoinTheInvestigation #WednesdayWriting…

Please note: a video version of this podcast is available to watch for free on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/future-of-bill-109785528In this hour-long special, Oliver introduces the new presenting family, who each reveal their first special guest interviewees.The Bill Podcast is brought to you in proud association with georgefairbrother.com…

Natalie Roles narrates this promo for our friend and sponsor George Fairbrother's latest novel "Lost in Solway"Solway is a tough industrial city somewhere on England's North Sea coast. The Great Depression laid waste to its proud engineering and shipbuilding heritage, creating poverty on a Dickensian scale, but the onset of World War Two offered th…

Legendary crime fiction author Paul Finch shares his memories of writing Mickey Webb's debut #TheBill story #ProtectAndSurvive inspired by his own experiences as a former police officer!Listen to the full interview, along with 110 more cast and crew commentaries on patreon.com/thebillpodcast#JoinTheInvestigation #WednesdayWriting…

Natalie Roles narrates a promo for this stunning book from our sponsor Michael Seely of Saturday Morning Press:In 1964, BBC1 launched a new twice weekly serial designed to be something different from the usual soap fare such as their own 'Compact', set in the posh offices of a ladies magazine. Set in a Midlands town (and made by the BBC's Birmingha…

It all starts with the script! Without its talented scriptwriters, #TheBill wouldn't have been the smash hit we all know, love and miss! In a new series of #WednesdayWriting posts #TheBillPodcast will be highlighting some of the most prolific and talented writers who brought Sun Hill to life.Prolific Sun Hill scribe Nicholas McInerny wrote 29 episo…

Natalie Roles narrates this promo for The Bill Podcast sponsor and former detective Stuart Gibbon's latest book, "Catching a Killer".Stuart Gibbon and Crime historian Stephen Wade examine the investigation of Murder from a historical and modern-day perspective, with reference to criminal law, police procedure and forensic evidence.Order from Amazon…

It's the finale of this stunning trilogy of Podcasts with Paul Marquess!I hope you'll agree that Natalie asked all the big questions throughout this interview and that for his part, Paul answered honestly and showed a lot of genuine affection for the programme. Thank you very much Paul for coming on the Podcast and to Natalie for making it all poss…

In Part 2 of this epic Podcast with Paul Marquess, the man who was tasked with revamping "The Bill" in the Noughties shares his memories of the late great Bernie Nolan (Sgt. Sheelagh Murphy) and securing guest stars like Lynda Bellingham and Lysette Anthony. Natalie also asks Paul about the famous gay kiss storyline! Paul also discusses the ups and…

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for you all to meet the man described by the press as 'The Axeman' when he was tasked in 2002 with trying to save "The Bill"... the one and only Mr. Paul Marquess (Executive Producer, 2002-2005)We owe Natalie Roles a HUGE amount of thanks for making this interview happen. Also massive thanks to Paul, who gave…

HE'S BACK! Oliver returns to The Bill Podcast while Natalie is away filming. In this bonus edition of the show, Oliver interviews his good friend Michael Seely (author, TV historian, publisher and sponsor of The Bill Podcast) where we discuss his brilliant work with Saturday Morning Press. The two TV historians trade research stories and share thei…

Welcome to the extended finale of this three-course feast of an interview with the wonderful Pal Aron!Pal and Natalie continue to discuss his time at Sun Hill, where Natalie asks him to share some memories of some of their lovely colleagues...Pal also reflects on his time on the cobbles, his role in the BAFTA-winning sitcom Stella, his recent writi…

Welcome back to Part 2 of Natalie's Bill Podcast interview with her friend and colleague Pal Aron (DC Brandon Kane) This time Pal shares memories of growing up in Birmingham, discovering acting, his impressive work in the theatre and joining the BBC's flagship drama series Casualty. They also begin to talk about Pal's time as DC Brandon Kane in The…

BRANDON'S BACK! After 20 years, Natalie was very happy to be reunited with the immensely talented Pal Aron (DC Brandon Kane) for a special trilogy of Podcasts!In Part 1, these two legends are going to make you hungry, as they both LOVE their food and talk about some of their favourite cuisine. Natalie was also interested to see how Pal's tastes mig…

Sarah Gorrell interviewed actor Larry Dann and author Oliver Crocker about "Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3)" on BBC Radio Surrey. Since this interview was originally broadcast on Friday October 16th 2020, Oliver has written a sequel "Witness Statements: Making The Bill (1988)" and Larry himself has written his autobiography "Oh, Wh…

New Years Eve is perhaps the perfect time to release this interview, as Jane recalls the fireworks that were going off behind the scenes in 2002 with the arrival of new Executive Producer Paul Marquess. Jane had never seen her explosive exit from The Bill until Oliver sent her a highlights reel of her time as Di Worrell ahead of this interview and …

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Natalie Roles, aka D.S. Debbie McSanta takes her good friend Jane Wall back in time as they do a deep dive into her time as P.C. Di Worrell. Jane shares some absolutely brilliant memories and insight here - including her interview for the job and the production team's reason for creating Di. There's memories of filming and Natalie …

DI WORRELL IS BACK! Special guest presenter Natalie Roles continues to bring us gold-dust and today a new trilogy begins with her dear friend Jane Wall, who now lives in Los Angeles. In Part 1 of this brilliant interview, Natalie asks Jane about life in L.A., her recent acting work on "Grey's Anatomy", discovering the acting bug and growing up in 1…

This special reunion between two CID Sarges reaches its climax as Raji shares some hilarious encounters he's had with the public when the pair talk about fame. Raji also takes part in Natalie's "Roles Play" quickfire round and then dishes out some absolutely fascinating insight into the acting process including some brilliant self-tape tips. Oh and…

Away from his work producing The Bill Podcast, Oliver Crocker is also the author of "All Memories Great & Small", the guidebook to the original BBC series. On 12th October 2023 he was interviewed on BBC Radio York, chatting with presenter Julia Lewis about his love of the series and the Expanded Edition of his book, which is available from The Worl…

Hello and welcome back to Part 2 of this special trilogy with the wonderful Raji JamesThis time Natalie does a deep dive into Raji's time on "The Bill" and they discuss key storylines, co-stars, behind-the-scenes politics and how and why Raji left the series.Raji also shares his experiences of joining "EastEnders" and recalls his famous death scene…

VIK IS BACK! Welcome to the first part of this special trilogy with Natalie's old Sun Hill sparring partner Raji James, who as DS Vik Singh joined The Bill at the same time as our legendary presenter!Reunited for the first time in 20 years, the pair start off by chatting about Raji's recent work on "Hollyoaks", playing a spoof version of himself on…

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pilot episode of "The Bill" (first broadcast as "Woodentop" on 16th August 1983), Devonfire Books is proud to have published REACHING A VERDICT - an insightful, thorough and fascinating analysis of the groundbreaking police programme that held a mirror up to society in 1980s London and changed the landscape …

Today, we are diving into the crime fiction world with our special guest - crime novelist and new The Bill Podcast co-sponsor Tony Drury, the author behind five DCI Sarah Rudd novels, where in each book, he drew upon his experience as a London financier to inspire the DCI’s array of suspects as she exposed an underworld of dark practices.His latest…

It’s time for the third and final part of Natalie's chat with the fantastic Beth Cordingly. This time, we hear more about Beth’s time as PC Kerry Young and working with the legendary Roberta Taylor. The legends also remember awards nights, trade stories about bad publicity, run-ins with journalists, dream jobs and lots, lots more! So pop the kettle…

Natalie Roles (DS Debbie McAllister) continues her chat with the glorious Beth Cordingly (PC Kerry Young) This time the pair trade stories of presenting, being recognised, awkward encounters, writing, exercising and we reveal which James Bond loved The Bill...Patrons enjoyed this episode SIX MONTHS ago! If you'd like to unlock Part 3 now, plus Nata…

A new era of The Bill Podcast begins! Natalie Roles (DS Debbie McAllister) is your new presenter and will be interviewing some of her dearest Sun Hill pals! Joining her first behind the microphone is Beth Cordingly (PC Kerry Young) and there's lots of laughs as two old friends catch up in Part 1 of this trilogy.Patrons enjoyed this episode six mont…

THE FEET FROM THE CREDITS! Karen England worked on The Bill for over 15 years as a supporting artist, making several credited appearances as WPC Taylor/Dobey (and even Brind!) In this rare interview, Karen shares her memories of working on The Bill right from the very beginning at Artichoke Hill - and dispels some myths about the making of those fa…

I'm so sorry to be posting this. Simon McGoldrick, friend and sponsor of The Bill Podcast, sadly passed away suddenly last month, aged just 38. Some of you met Simon at The Bill Reunion 7 in November. We recorded a Podcast together in December and I was editing it when I received the news of his passing. I release this with the blessing of his fami…

The Bill Podcast is 6 years old this weekend! To celebrate, both #WitnessStatements guidebooks are ON OFFER this weekend only.WITNESS STATEMENTS: MAKING THE BILL (SERIES 1-3) - £9.99 (£14.99 Amazon)"Witness Statements is an invaluable book which comes highly recommended." - Archive TV MusingsGo behind the scenes of "The Bill" as 40 cast and crew sh…

"I had a beginning, a middle and an end..." Roland Oliver reveals exactly what *should* have happened to Sgt. Corrie - including a deleted "end" scene! This is a fascinating glimpse into what seems to have been a pretty disorganised time at "The Bill" in terms of how the contracts of a number of cast members were dealt with. Roland is very honest a…

Andrew Mackintosh (DS Greig)makes his long-awaited return to acting in a brand new fiction podcast! "Letter from Helvetica" is based on a novel that Andrew wrote in his spare time over a four-year period. In a blinding flash of unadulterated genius – albeit one that took about ten years to gestate – he realised that it would make a splendid podcast…

SGT. CORRIE IS BACK! The wonderful Roland Oliver has been acting for over five decades and played four different roles in "The Bill" - including an all-too brief run as Sgt. Joseph Corrie (1990-91). In this rare and highly entertaining interview, we get to know Roland as he shares some wonderful anecdotes from his career - including a memorable gue…

The third and final part of highlights from The Bill Reunion 7 - which took place on Saturday November 12th 2022. The Q&A takes centre stage in this finale - after a few more questions from me, the audience asked the legends some great questions - highlights of those are presented here for you all to enjoy. My huge thanks to our bonus guest on the …

Highlights from The Bill Reunion 7, which took place at London’s Cinema Museum on Saturday November 12th 2022. In this Podcast, we pick up the Q&A with Suzanne Maddock, Lisa Geoghan and Tom Butcher, before welcoming to the stage producer/director Tony Virgo, original cast member Ashley Gunstock and our guest of honour Mr. Eric Richard! And as you'l…

Highlights from The Bill Reunion 7, which took place at London’s Cinema Museum on Saturday November 12th 2022. Huge thanks to both Phil Clark and Graham Gurtner, the technical wizards at the Cinema Museum, who not only organised all the sound and the lighting, but also very kindly as a bonus, recorded the Q&A as well so that we would be able to sha…

Michael Chapman 1928-2022It is with huge sadness that we announce the passing of Michael Chapman, who whilst serving as Executive Producer was the most important member of The Bill production team for over a decade; instrumental not only in the creation of the series, but also its enormous success in the 1990s.I’m sure I speak on behalf of all “The…

Part 2 of Joy's Podcast, we do a deep dive into Sun Hill CID 1998-2000, discussing some of Joy's favourite Kerry episodes, including the seminal "Follow Through". Joy fondly recalls her co-stars and the crew. Joy also reveals whether it was her decision to leave "The Bill" or not... She also shares what her son makes of "The Bill" now, as well as h…

KERRY'S BACK! The mighty Joy Brook shares her memories of The Bill. Recorded just after restrictions eased, Joy talks about how lockdown, streaming services, her recent work on the theatre and teaching drama. Joy then recalls her early acting career and working on "The Thin Blue Line" with Rowan Atkinson and David Haig and "Dalziel and Pascoe" with…

In the finale of this special quadrilogy with a true Sun Hill legend, we continue to dive into Iain's time as D.C. Rod Skase. We explore his friendship with Simon Rouse and which co-stars he has kept in touch with, plus his memories of the 1997 Christmas special "Twanky".Sergeant Patrons first enjoyed a video version of this Podcast over six months…

Prolific "The Bill" writer J.C. Wilsher recalls director Bob Hird ringing him up late at night to explain the 1990 episode "Citadel" was under-running... This clip is from a fascinating episode commentary where J.C. was reunited with actor Chris Humphreys (P.C. Richard Turnham) and is available exclusively on patreon.com/thebillpodcast alongside ov…

The gold-dust continues as Iain Fletcher dives deep into his time as DC Rod Skase, discussing his memorable exit episode from the series and how difficult a decision it was for him to move on from the series. He also shares some fantastic memories of executive producer Michael Chapman and production scheduler Nigel Wilson. Also as a bonus, enjoy an…

Legendary Costume Designer Anne Barfield recalls being asked to help the real police with an undercover operation in this clip from her extended Podcast, available exclusively here https://www.patreon.com/posts/extended-podcast-51401104Unlock over 60 hours of bonus content, starting from £2.49 a month www.patreon.com/thebillpodcast Brought to you i…

This special quadrilogy with actor Iain Fletcher continues as we find out more about his recent role (on stage at the time of recording) in Hugh Salmon's "Into Battle" and discuss where he grew up and first got the acting bug. And we start to talk some more about one of the most popular Sun Hill characters of all time...Sergeant Patrons first enjoy…

The 100th episode of The Bill Podcast is here, brought to you in association with georgefairbrother.com mcgoldrickwatchrepairs.com and Misty Moon Events. And its a special one, as Rod Skase is back! This first part of a special quadrilogy with actor Iain Fletcher will explore his time on the series in a rare and honest interview. In Part 1, we disc…