The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural television series, 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.

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[edit] Current Cast

[edit] Senior Officers

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
Commander	Lisa Kennedy	Julie Graham	February 25, 2010	Current
Supt.	Jack Meadows	Simon Rouse	March 23, 1990	Current
DI	Neil Manson	Andrew Lancel	December 24, 2003	Current
Insp.	Dale 'Smithy' Smith	Alex Walkinshaw	July 20, 1999	Current

[edit] Detective Sergeants

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
DS	Max Carter	Christopher Fox	December 27, 2007	Current
DS	Stevie Moss	Lucy Speed	January 2, 2008	Current

[edit] Uniformed Sergeants

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
Sgt	Jo Masters	Sally Rogers	January 5, 2005	Current
Sgt	Callum Stone	Sam Callis	August 8, 2007	Current

[edit] Uniformed Constables

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
PC	Benjamin Gayle	Micah Balfour	September 27, 2007	Current
PC	Kirsty Knight	Sarah Manners	February 18, 2010	Current
PC	Nathaniel Roberts	Ben Richards	October 17, 2007	Current
PC	Mel Ryder	Rhea Bailey	July 2, 2008	Current
PC	Leon Taylor	Dominic Power	June 12, 2008	Current
PC	Roger Valentine	John Bowler	November 3, 2004	Current

[edit] Detective Constables

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
DC	Jacob Banks	Patrick Robinson	April 23, 2008	Current
DC	Grace Dasari	Amita Dhiri	June 14, 2007	Current
DC	Terry Perkins	Bruce Byron	September 10, 2003	Current
DC	Mickey Webb	Chris Simmons	April 13, 2000	Current

[edit] Civilian Police Staff

Rank	Character Name	Portrayed By	First Appearance	Last Appearance
Crime Scene Examiner	Eddie Olosunje	Jason Barnett	March 5, 2008	Current

[edit] Notable cast members

This is a list of the most notable characters to have appeared on The Bill comprised of those who have been in the series for some considerable time and have had a significant impact on the series.

• Billy Murray appeared in The Bill for 5 years playing DS Don Beech^[1]. The character was a corrupt police officer, notably having murdered DS John Boulton, forcing Beech to go on the run. Since leaving The Bill, Murray's career has included a stint on EastEnders as Johnny Allen^[2] and two films, Rollin' With The Nines and Rise of the Footsoldier^[3]. The character also spawned Beech on the Run and Beech is Back^[1].

• Tony O'Callaghan played Sergeant Matt Boyden for 12 years from 1991–2003^[4]. Boyden was shot dead by his daughter's boyfriend so she can profit from insurance money to fund her drug habit^[5]. Tony O'Callaghan has also appeared in The Magnificent Evans, Family Affairs, Holby City, Doctors and Shameless^[6].

• Peter Ellis played Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow for over 16 years from the start of the series in 1984 to 2000^[7], when the character tendered his resignation in light of the Don Beech scandal^[8]. In 1983, Ellis appeared in the play Trafford Tanzi opposite Toyah Wilcox.^[9]

• Christopher Ellison played DCI Frank Burnside for 5 years^[10]. Since leaving The Bill, Ellison has enjoyed a guest stint as Len Harker in EastEnders. Ellis has also appeared in Minder, Casualty, Judge John Deed and voiced a Doctor Who audio adventure^[11]. The character spawned spin off Burnside.

• Mark Wingett played DS Jim Carver from 1983 to 2005^[12]. After building up gambling debts, the character left Sun Hill^[13]. Since leaving, Wingett has also appeared in EastEnders, the British version of American Chopper and Spartacus.

• Eric Richard played Sergeant Bob Cryer from 1984–2001^[14], the character leaving when he was accidentally shot by then PC Dale Smith^[15]. Prior to appearing in The Bill, Richard appeared in a number of TV programmes including Open All Hours, Made In Britain and Shoestring.

• Scott Maslen played DS Phil Hunter from 2002–07, the character was written out with a transfer to Special Operations^[16]. Since leaving The Bill, Maslen has played the character of Jack Branning in EastEnders^[17].

• Todd Carty played PC Gabriel Kent from 2003–05, the character left when his false identity was uncovered^[18]. As well as The Bill, Carty has appeared in a number of television series including EastEnders, Grange Hill, Heartbeat and Holby City^[19].

• Kevin Lloyd played DC Tosh Lines from 1988–98, the character was written out as having accepted a position in the Coroner's Office^[20] after the actor was sacked for turning up drunk. The actor died a week after his dismissal^[21].

• Andrew Paul played PC Dave Quinnan from 1989–2002 when the character left to transfer to SO10^[22]. Since leaving The Bill, Paul has enjoyed a brief stint on EastEnders as Maxwell Moon and on Where The Heart Is until the programme was axed in 2006^[23].

• Jeff Stewart played PC Reg Hollis from 1984–2008. In 2008, the character was written out with the character resigning after being traumatised by the death of colleagues in a bomb blast^[24]. After learning of his axing from the show, Stewart attempted suicide on set by slashing his wrists ^[25]. Stewart has not been on television since but has starred in the Miike Snow video, Black & Blue.^[26].

• Lisa Maxwell played DI Samantha Nixon from 2002–09 until the character transferred to the child exploitation unit^[27]. In April 2009, she made an appearance, discussing The Bill, on The Paul O'Grady Show^[28] and now appears on Loose Women.

• Roberta Taylor played Inspector Gina Gold from 2002-08^[29], the character leaving due to the stress of the job^[30]. Taylor has since only appeared as a guest panelist on Loose Women, The Wright Stuff and The Paul O'Grady Show.

• Graham Cole played PC Tony Stamp from 1984–2009. The character was written out as part of the 2009 revamp after producers felt that he didn't fit the new show. Cole's last episode was shown on November 5, 2009 and his departure means The Bill has no original characters remaining^[31][32].

• Trudie Goodwin played Sergeant June Ackland from 1983 to 2007, appearing first in Woodentop^[33]. The character retired in 2007 after her on-screen relationship with DC Jim Carver came to an abrupt end. 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^[34][35].

• Alex Walkinshaw has played Inspector Dale "Smithy" Smith since 1999. Walkinshaw made three "one off" appearances in the series prior to becoming a regular cast member and has made appearances in several other British soaps and serial dramas^[36].

• Simon Rouse has played Superintendent Jack Meadows since 1990, though the character only became a regular role in 1992. Aside from The Bill, Rouse has had small appearances in a number of other British television series including Robin of Sherwood, The Professionals, Casualty, and Minder^[37][38][39].

[edit] Former Cast

Rank	Name	Actor
Assistant Commissioner	Lampriere	Stephen Greif
Deputy Assistant Commissioner	Georgia Hobbs	Kazia Pelka
Ch Supt	Ian Barratt	John McArdle
Ch Supt	Charles Brownlow	Peter Ellis
Ch Supt	Louise Campbell	Sarah Winman
Ch Supt	Jane Fitzwilliam	Maureen Beattie
Ch Supt	Guy Mannion	Nick Miles
Supt	Adam Okaro	Cyril Nri
Supt	John Heaton	Daniel Flynn
Supt	Tom Chandler	Steven Hartley
Supt	Amanda Prosser	Serena Gordon
Ch Insp	Philip Cato	Philip Whitchurch
Ch Insp	Derek Conway	Ben Roberts
Ch Insp	Paul Stritch	Mark Spalding
DCI	Frank Burnside	Christopher Ellison
DCI	Kim Reid	Carolyn Pickles
DCI	Rowanne Morell	Tanya Franks
DCI	Gordon Wray	Clive Wood
DI	Alex Cullen	Ged Simmons
DI	Chris Deakin	Shaun Scott
DI	Roy Galloway	John Salthouse
DI	Harry Haines	Gary Whelan
DI	Sally Johnson	Jaye Griffiths
DI	Claire Stanton	Clara Salaman
DI	Karen Lacy	Liz May Brice
DI	Samantha Nixon	Lisa Maxwell
Insp	Christine Frazer	Barbara Thorn
Insp	Brian Kite	Simon Slater
Insp	Andrew Monroe	Colin Tarrant
Insp	Gina Gold	Roberta Taylor
Insp	Rachel Weston	Claire Goose
Sgt	Matthew Boyden	Tony O'Callaghan
Sgt	Stuart Lamont	Steve Morley
Sgt	Joseph Corrie	Roland Oliver
Sgt	Bob Cryer	Eric Richard
Sgt	Craig Gilmore	Hywel Simons
Sgt	Jane Kendall	Liz Crowther
Sgt	John Maitland	Sam Miller
Sgt	Tom Penny	Roger Leach
Sgt	Alec Peters	Larry Dann
Sgt	Ray Steele	Robert Perkins
Sgt	June Ackland	Trudie Goodwin
Sgt	Nikki Wright	Gillian Taylforth
Sgt	Diane Noble	Kaye Darling
DS	Don Beech	Bill Murray
DS	Fiona Drummond	Hilary Tones
DS	John Boulton	Russell Boulter
DS	Jim Carver	Mark Wingett
DS	Geoff Daly	Ray Ashcroft
DS	Ramani DeCosta	Thusitha Jayasundera
DS	Phil Hunter	Scott Maslen
DS	Debbie McAllister	Natalie Roles
DS	Jo Morgan	Mary Jo Randle
DS	Danny Pearce	Martin Marquez
DS	Ted Roach	Tony Scannell
DS	Vik Singh	Raji James
DS	Stuart Turner	Doug Rao
CSE	Lorna Hart	Siobhan Redmond
CPS Lawyer	Jonathan Fox	Larry Lamb
CPS Lawyer	Matt Hinckley	Mark Dexter
CAD Officer	Dean McVerry	Luke Hamill
CAD Officer	Polly Page	Lisa Geoghan
SRO	Roberta Cryer	Moya Brady
SRO	Julian Tavell	Nick Patrick
SRO	Marilyn Chambers	Vickie Gates
PCSO	Colin Fairfax	Tim Steed
Crime Scene Photographer	Rachel Inns	Amanda Abbington
Directorate of Public Affairs	Mia Perry	Jo Anne Knowles
Drugs Referral Officer	Rochelle Barratt	Anna Acton
Secretary to the Chief Superintendent	Marion	Susan Majorlier
PC	Sally Armstrong	Ali Bastian
PC	Timothy Able	Mark Haddigan
PC	Jamila Blake	Adam Bostock
PC	Adam Bostock	Carl Brincat
PC	Cathy Bradford	Connie Hyde
PC	Ruby Buxton	Nicola Alexis
PC	Dan Casper	Chris Jarvis
PC	Roz Clarke	Holly Davidson
PC	Norkia Datta	Seeta Indrani
PC	Claire Brind	Kelly Lawrence
PC	Andrea Dunbar	Natalie J. Robb
PC	Francis Edwards	Colin Blumenau
PC	Suzanne Ford	Vicky Gee-Dare
PC	Rosie Fox	Caroline Catz
PC	Millie Brown	Clare Foster
PC	Robin Frank	Ashley Gunstock
PC	Delia French	Natasha Williams
PC	George Garfield	Huw Higginson
PC	Arun Ghir	Abhin Galeya
PC	Beth Green	Louisa Lytton
PC	Vicky Hagen	Samantha Robson
PC	Sam Harker	Matthew Crompton
PC	Donna Harris	Louise Harrison
PC	Lewis Hardy	Aml Ameen

• PC Malcolm Haynes (Eamonn Walker)
• PC Honey Harman (Kim Tiddy)
• PC Ben Hayward (Ben Peyton)
• PC Yvonne Hemmingway (Michele Austin)
• PC Steve Hunter (James Lloyd)
• PC Reg Hollis (Jeff Stewart)
• PC Mike Jarvis (Stephen Beckett)
• PC Leela Kapoor (Seema Bowri)
• PC Debbie Keane (Andrea Mason)
• PC Emma Keane (Melanie Gutteridge)
• PC Gabriel Kent (Todd Carty)
• PC Nick Klein (René Zagger)
• PC Dave Litten (Gary Olsen)
• PC Steve Loxton (Tom Butcher)
• PC Abe Lyttleton (Ronnie Cush)
• PC Cathy Marshall (Lynne Miller)
• PC Garry McCann (Clive Wedderburn)
• PC Ken Melvin (Mark Powley)
• PC Sheelagh Murphy (Bernadette Nolan)
• PC Pete Muswell (Ralph Brown)
• PC Gemma Osbourne (Jane Danson)
• PC Danesh Patel (Sonesh Sira)
• PC Lance Powell (Ofo Uhiara)
• PC Dave Quinnan (Andrew Paul)
• PC Pete Ramsey (Nick Reding)
• PC Cass Rickman (Suzanne Maddock)
• PC Billy Rowan (Ben Lee)
• PC Eddie Santini (Michael Higgs)
• PC Nick Shaw (Chris Walker)
• PC Nick Slater (Alan Westaway)
• PC Tony 'Yorkie' Smith (Robert Hudson)
• PC Ron Smollet (Nick Stringer)
• PC Tony Stamp (Graham Cole)
• PC Barry Stringer (Jonathan Dow)
• PC Cameron Tait (Daniel MacPherson)
• PC Des Taviner (Paul Usher)
• PC Richard Turnham (Chris Humphreys)
• PC Di Worrell (Jane Wall)
• PC Phil Young (Colin Alldridge)
• PC Kerry Young (Beth Cordingly)
• SC Terry Knowles (Alex Avery)
• DC Ken Drummond (Russell Floyd)
• DC Juliet Becker (Rae Baker)
• DC Gary Best (Ciaran Griffiths)
• DC Suzi Croft (Kerry Peers)
• DC Mike Dashwood (Jon Iles)
• DC Danny Glaze (Karl Collins)
• DC Kerry Holmes (Joy Brook)
• DC Brandon Kane (Pal Aron)
• DC Duncan Lennox (George Rossi)
• DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines (Kevin Lloyd)
• DC Viv Martella (Nula Conwell)
• DC Zain Nadir (TJ Ramini)
• DC Tom Proctor (Gregory Donaldson)
• DC Liz Rawton (Libby Davison)
• DC Paul Riley (Gary Grant)
• DC Eva Sharpe (Diane Parish)
• DC Will Fletcher (Gary Lucy)
• DC Suzie Sim (Wendy Kweh)
• DC Rod Skase (Iain Fletcher)
• DC Rob Thatcher (Brian Bovell)
• DC Alan Woods (Tom Cotcher)
• PC Michelle Hughes (Gail Abbott)^[40]
• PC Laura Bryant (Melanie Kilburn)
• PC Victor Roberts (Jacob Friett)
• DC Tom Baker (Vic Gallucci)^[41]

[edit] References

• Official Website
• The Bill Bios

v • d • e The Bill Characters June Ackland • Millie Brown • Max Carter • Grace Dasari • Jo Masters • Jack Meadows • Nate Roberts • Dale Smith • Callum Stone Notable storylines Woodentop • Sun Hill Explosion 1988 • The Don Beech Scandal • Beech on the Run • The Sun Hill Fire (2002) • The Sun Hill Fire (2005) • Sun Hill Siege (2007) • Sunhill Bombings (2008) • Proof Of Life (2008) Production staff Geoff McQueen • Charlie Morgan • Paul Marquess • Jonathan Young Related articles Live episodes • Cast members • List of episodes • Sun Hill • Title sequences