The Bill stars unrecognisable as they reunite 23 years after show was cancelled
THE Bill stars looked unrecognisable as they reunited 23 years after the show was cancelled.
Some of the cast of the ITV show got together at The Cinema Museum in London for The Bill Reunion 8 over the weekend.
The Bill, which had over 2,400 episodes run through 26 series, hit our screens 1983 but was cancelled in 2010.
The show, set in fictional Sun Hill, became the longest-running police procedural drama in Britain.
The likes of Rob Cryer actor Eric Richard, Kim Tiddy, who played PC Honey Harman in the ITV drama, W.P.C. Debbie Keane actress Andrea Mason and Jennifer Salter actress Carol Royle were amongst those in attendance.
Producer Stuart Morriss shared some snaps on Facebook.
Alongside a selection of pictures, he said: “Mrs Moon and I are so proud after last night’s sold out The Bill Reunion 8….”
He added: “It was just like a informal chat in the Sun Hill canteen…. The audience loved every minute of it and bless them when I announced that the next one will be on the 20th January 2024 the look of happy but sad faces because they were going to have to wait nine months.
“SO we are going to do The Bill reunion 9 in late Autumn 2023 (date to be confirmed) and The Bill Reunion 10 on the 20th Jaunary 2024.
Last year it was revealed that the popular series was due to return.
In 2021 a trio of actors from the original show joined forces with writer Simon Sansome to revive the police drama, which aired on ITV.
In May 2022 The Sun revealed UKTV was in the early stages of developing a new version of the show.
A TV insider said at the time: “In the minds of many producers and execs, The Bill is a drama which is just sitting, waiting, to be rebooted.
“It’s a simple format but one which attracted a loyal army of followers who would be delighted to see it return.
“No doubt any new incarnation would be tweaked to make it attract a whole new generation to the show.”