The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural television series which ran from 16 August 1983 to the show’s cancellation on 31 August 2010, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.

Senior officers

The following actors appeared as senior officers in The Bill. Simon Rouse, as Jack Meadows, appeared in 884 episodes, including the series finale "Respect", aired on 31 August 2010. He is the longest serving actor to portray a character in a senior role. Andrew Lancel, as Neil Manson, and Alex Walkinshaw, as "Smithy", also appeared in the series finale. The character of D.I. Roy Galloway appeared in the pilot episode, "Woodentop", aired on 16 August 1983, played by Robert Pugh. This character would go on to be portrayed by John Salthouse from 1984 onwards.

Notable senior officers

• Peter Ellis played Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow from the start of the series in 1984 to 2000, when the character tendered his resignation in light of the Don Beech scandal. He was emphatically the longest serving station commander after serving for 16 years, with Adam Okaro a distant second with 4 years. He made a guest appearance in 2002 to attend the funerals of the six officers killed in the station fire.^[1]
• Cyril Nri played Superintendent Adam Okaro from 2002 to 2006, initially replacing the deceased Tom Chandler as Superintendent before accepting a promotion to Borough Commander in 2006. He was the highest ranking black officer in the series' history.
• Christopher Ellison appeared intermittently between 1984 and 2000 as Frank Burnside. A majority of his time on screen was as a DI; however, he was a DS when he first appeared, and had become a DCI by the time he left. Ellison's popularity as the rogue officer led to an ill-fated spinoff Burnside after his exit in 2000 which lasted for one series.
• Lisa Maxwell played DI Samantha Nixon from 2002 to 2009, when the character transferred to the child exploitation unit.^[2]
• Roberta Taylor played Inspector Gina Gold from 2002 to 2008, the character leaving due to the stress of the job.^[3]
• Simon Rouse played Detective Chief Inspector/Superintendent Jack Meadows from 1990 until the series finale. He was the longest-serving character to appear in the finale. He was with the show for 20 years; however, he was a recurring character between 1990 and 1992.
• Colin Tarrant played Inspector Andrew Monroe from 1990 to 2002, replacing Christine Frazer. He appeared in over 700 episodes, more than any other high-ranking uniform officer. Only Simon Rouse as Jack Meadows had more appearances by a senior officer during the series' history. The character was killed in the Sun Hill explosion in 2002.
• Ben Roberts played Chief Inspector Derek Conway from 1988 to 2002. He was the second-longest serving uniform manager, with his 14 years only eclipsed by the 16 years of Charles Brownlow. The character was killed by Jeff Simpson in a drive-by petrol bomb attack.
• Alex Walkinshaw played Dale "Smithy" Smith from 1999 until the series finale. Walkinshaw had made three one-off appearances in the series before becoming a regular member of the cast. He returned to the show in 2003, having been a PC between 1999 and 2001, by then promoted to Sergeant. He spent six years as a Sergeant, taking centre stage in several major storylines; they included the death of two lovers, one of which led to a false imprisonment, while he was stabbed on duty in his later days as a Sergeant. During the 2009 revamp, he was promoted to Inspector, holding that rank until the show ceased production in 2010.

Overview

Character	Actor	Duration	Episodes	Ranks
Adam Okaro	Cyril Nri	2002–2006	204	Supt. (2002–2006) /Ch. Supt. (Borough Cmr.) (2006)
Charles Brownlow	Peter Ellis	1984–2000, 2002	346	Ch. Supt.
Jack Meadows	Simon Rouse	1990–2010	884	Det. Supt. (1990–1991) /D.C.I. (1992–2009) /Station Superintendent. (2009–2010)
Kim Reid	Carolyn Pickles	1990–1992	53	D.C.I. (1990–1992) /Det. Superintendent. (1992)
John Heaton	Daniel Flynn	2006–2009	132	Superintendent
Tom Chandler	Steven Hartley	2000–2002	115	Superintendent
Derek Conway	Ben Roberts	1988–2002	402	Ch. Insp. (1988–2002) /Acting Superintendent. (1994–1996)
Philip Cato	Philip Whitchurch	1993–1995	77	Ch. Insp.
Frank Burnside	Christopher Ellison	1984–1993, 1998–2000	250	D.S. (1986) /D.I. (1988–1993) /D.C.I. (1998–2000)
Neil Manson	Andrew Lancel	2003–2010	275	D.I. (2003–2010) /A.D.C.I. (2005)
Samantha Nixon	Lisa Maxwell	2002–2009	281	D.S. (2002, 2003–2007) /A.D.I. (2002–2003) /D.I. (2007–2009)
Chris Deakin	Shaun Scott	1994–2000	265	D.S. (1994-1995) /A.D.I. (1995) /D.I. (1995–2000)
Liz Rawton	Libby Davison	1996–2001	135	D.C. (1996–2000) /D.S. (2001) /D.I. (2001)
Alex Cullen	Ged Simmons	2000–2002	80	D.I.
Sally Johnson	Jaye Griffiths	1993–1995, 2003	70	D.S. (1993) /D.I. (1994–1995) /P.I. (2003)
Roy Galloway	John Salthouse	1984–1987	35	D.I.
Claire Stanton	Clara Salaman	1999–2001	33	D.S. (1999–2000) /D.I. (2000)
Dale "Smithy" Smith	Alex Walkinshaw	1999–2010	387	P.C. (1999–2001) /Sergeant (2003–2009) /Inspector (2009–2010)
Andrew Monroe	Colin Tarrant	1990–2002	704	Inspector
Gina Gold	Roberta Taylor	2002–2008	344	Inspector
Christine Frazer	Barbara Thorn	1988–1990	61	Inspector
Rachel Weston	Claire Goose	2008–2009	41	Sergeant (2008) /Inspector (2008–2009)

Senior officers timeline

Character	Years
	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Superintendents
Ch. Supt. Charles Brownlow
Supt. Jack Meadows								Detective Superintendent																			Superintendent
Det. Supt. Kim Reid
Supt. Derek Conway												Acting
Supt. Tom Chandler
Supt. Adam Okaro
Supt. John Heaton
Chief Inspectors
C.I. Derek Conway
C.I. Philip Cato
Detective Chief Inspectors
D.C.I. Kim Reid
D.C.I. Frank Burnside
D.C.I. Jack Meadows
Inspectors
Insp. Christine Frazer
Insp. Andrew Monroe
Insp. Gina Gold
Insp. Rachel Weston
Insp. Dale Smith
Detective Inspectors
D.I. Roy Galloway
D.I. Frank Burnside
D.I. Sally Johnson
D.I. Chris Deakin
D.I. Alex Cullen
D.I. Liz Rawton
D.I. Claire Stanton
D.I. Samantha Nixon																				Acting
D.I. Neil Manson

Sergeants

The following actors portrayed Sergeants and Detective Sergeants. Both of the series' original lead actors, Trudie Goodwin and Mark Wingett, portrayed Sergeants, with Goodwin appearing in 978 episodes as Sergeant June Ackland, and Wingett appearing in 784 episodes as D.S. Jim Carver. Sally Rogers, Sam Callis, Christopher Fox and Lucy Speed, as Sergeants Jo Masters, Callum Stone, Max Carter, and Stevie Moss, respectively, appeared in the series finale "Respect". Eric Richard's role as Sergeant Bob Cryer was widely lauded as the standout performance on The Bill. Sergeant Matthew Boyden, played by Tony O'Callaghan, is notable as the murder of his character launched the spin-off series Murder Investigation Team in 2003.

Notable sergeants

• Billy Murray appeared in The Bill between 1995 and 2004, playing Don Beech. He spent five years between 1995 and 2000 as a corrupt DS, going on the run after accidentally killing DS John Boulton. He was involved in a six part mini series, Beech is Back, after a 90-minute special aired in Australia in 2001, eventually being jailed for murder by Boulton's fiancée Claire Stanton. Beech made six guest appearances in 2004 before escaping from prison.

• Tony O'Callaghan played Sergeant Matt Boyden for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. Boyden was involved in several major storylines including two relationships with underage girls, and a long-running plot involving his daughter Amy's drug addiction, a recurring storyline that led to the character's death when Boyden was shot dead by his daughter's boyfriend so that she could profit from Boyden's life insurance.^[4] Tony O'Callaghan also appeared in an earlier episode as a criminal (series 5 episode 81).

• Eric Richard played Sergeant Bob Cryer from 1984 to 2004, holding the record for the show's longest serving Sergeant (17 years). The character retired in 2001 when he was accidentally shot by then PC Dale Smith; however, he made a number of recurring appearances between 2002 and 2004.^[5]

• Tony Scannell played DS Ted Roach from 1984 to 1993, when the character left Sun Hill after punching Inspector Andrew Monroe. He made two guest appearances in 2000 before the character was killed off-screen in 2004.

• Trudie Goodwin played June Ackland from 1983 to 2007, appearing first in Woodentop.^[6] She began as a WPC before promotion to Sergeant in 1996, holding that rank until the character retired in 2007, having fallen in love with school teacher Rod Jessop (Richard Hope). Ackland's storylines included being targeted by an assassin, being wrongfully arrested for corruption, marrying long-term friend DC Jim Carver and being critically injured in a collision with the station's area car. When Goodwin left The Bill in 2007 she was not only the longest serving cast member in the history of The Bill, but also held the world record for the longest time an actor has portrayed a police character.^[7][8]

• Larry Dann played Sergeant Alec Peters from 1984 to 1992. Peters swapped jobs with Bob Cryer, from desk sergeant to duty sergeant, then quietly left the force after making a slow recovery from being stabbed. He made a guest appearance in 2004 to attend the funeral of former DS Ted Roach.

Overview

Character	Actor	Duration	Episodes	Ranks
June Ackland	Trudie Goodwin	1983–2007	978	P.C. (1984–1996) /Sergeant (1996–2007)
Jo Masters	Sally Rogers	2005–2010	177	D.C. (2005–2010) /(Uniform) Sergeant (2010)
Callum Stone	Sam Callis	2007–2010	100	Sergeant
Bob Cryer	Eric Richard	1984–2004	789	Sergeant
Matt Boyden	Tony O'Callaghan	1991–2003	697	Sergeant
Alec Peters	Larry Dann	1984–1992	173	Sergeant
Tom Penny	Roger Leach	1984–1990, 2004	141	Sergeant
Ray Steele	Robert Perkins	1993–1996	136	Sergeant
Craig Gilmore	Hywel Simons	2001–2003	101	Sergeant
John Maitland	Sam Miller	1990–1993	80	Sergeant
Nikki Wright	Gillian Taylforth	2006–2008	56	Sergeant
Diane Noble	Kaye Wragg	2006–2009	61	P.C. (2006–2009) /Sergeant (2009)
Sheelagh Murphy	Bernie Nolan	2003–2005	119	Sergeant (2003–2004) /(Demoted) P.C (2004–2005)
Yvonne Hemmingway	Michele Austin	2003–2006	157	P.C. (2003–2006) /Acting Sgt. (2004, 2005) / Sergeant (2006)
Max Carter	Christopher Fox	2007–2010	69	D.S.
Rosie Fox	Caroline Catz	1998–2000	10	P.C. (1998) /D.S. (1999–2000)
Alistair Greig	Andrew Mackintosh	1989–1998	288	D.S.
Stevie Moss	Lucy Speed	2008–2010	62	D.C. (2008–2009) /D.S. (2009–2010)
Phil Hunter	Scott Maslen	2002–2007	240	D.S.
Ted Roach	Tony Scannell	1984–1993	210	D.S.
Debbie McAllister	Natalie Roles	2000–2004	192	D.S.
Don Beech	Billy Murray	1995–2000	186	D.S.
Mike Dashwood	Jon Iles	1984–1992, 1996	155	D.C. (1984–1992) /D.S. (1996)
John Boulton	Russell Boulter	1995–2000	138	D.C. (1994) /D.S. (1995–2000)
Geoff Daly	Ray Ashcroft	1996–2000	115	D.S.
Danny Pearce	Martin Marquez	1993–1995	80	D.S.
Jo Morgan	Mary Jo Randle	1993–1995	62	D.C. (1993) /D.S. (1993–1995)
Vik Singh	Raji James	2000–2002	43	D.S.
Stuart Turner	Doug Rao	2006–2009	108	D.C. (2006) /D.S. (2006–2009)
Ramani DeCosta	Thusitha Jayasundera	2003–2006	92	D.C. (2003 /D.S. (2003–2006) /Acting D.I. (2005)

Sergeants timeline

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