The Bill - Finishing?

[user130523]

well my friend read in the newspaper that The Bill was finishing up at the end of this Conviction 6 programs thing but i just looked on thebill.com and it said about its moving to 9PM and getting new theme tune etc?

anyone know whats going on with it?
cheers!

[Samantha.]

I've heard on GMTV or summet that its being moved to 9pm instead of 8pm. But I havn't heard thats its finishing altogether, it better not be :)

[Rixion]

It is going to be getting cancelled in Scotland.

[Samantha.]

It is going to be getting cancelled in Scotland.

Why just Scotland

[user130523]

great, i live in scotland :@

[Samantha.]

great, i live in scotland :@

Move to England :D
Do you think it could be cutting off like everywhere and starting off with Scotland :(

[Robbie]

No, I read somewhere that it's being moved to 9pm so they can *beef* it up.

[Samantha.]

No, I read somewhere that it's being moved to 9pm so they can *beef* it up.

So they have more things they can base stories on ;)
They ran out of ideas, i'll look forward to it.
When is it moving

[Meanies]

i love the bill :'(
i prefer it at 8, nothing else decent is on at that time

[Immenseman]

i hope it ends.

[dbgtz]

is moving coz corrie/emmerdale is moving coz of sport.

[Samantha.]

i hope it ends.

WHY :O

[Immenseman]

because people always talk about it and i don't watch it.

[Samantha.]

because people always talk about it and i don't watch it.

Maybe you should start watching it when it is changed to 9pm.
You'll probs like it when its more rude ;)

[Rixion]

i don't know the reason but they are not going to keep broadcasting it in scotland, that's what i've heard though. :S

[Samantha.]

i don't know the reason but they are not going to keep broadcasting it in scotland, that's what i've heard though. :S

Maybe its just rumours :O

[user130523]

well my mum said she also read that it was finishing up or something?

hope its not in scotland :(

[Meanies]

i thought ages ago early in the credit crunch they said they were going to stop making it

[PriceTags]

OK from reading Digital Spy as I usually do, I know that The Bill is moving to 9 and will continue to be shown everywhere in the UK, but Scotland. This is because in Scotland, ITV is run by a different company and that's why it has a different name and everything and they're dropping it to show more Scottish programmes. If you're in Scotland and have Sky, you can watch ITV1 London if you go on Entertainment in the EPG and scroll down so it's in the 900s.

[Alkaz]

It will also only be on one day a week now too.
I saw it the other day and I hate the way its filmed now too, and getting rid of some of the older characters really ruins it for me and reading about thats why they got rid of them, for being too old. Makes me think what pigs they are and I'm almost glad its back firing on them but on the other hand im not because I used to love it.

[Jahova]

I enjoy the bill, I hope it will now be better at 9PM.

[user130523]

oh well i have sky so i'll just watch it on ITV1 London :)

its thursdays @ 9PM now? well after this big 'investigation'

[e5]

nooooooooooooo it's not gonna end :'(

They are getting a new theme tune, yes :D
and the time may well change :O didn't hear about that lol, but there is gonna be a new theme tune :)

If it's at 9, there can be more blood and voilence to get us more involved in it :)

[user130523]

yep :-)

if your in scotland then its ITV1 London or something and if your in England its same

[Rixion]

They are getting rid of the pensioners. :(

[Wahey]

Awh, i watched it when i was bored here:( Stupid STV

[user130523]

i watched it like every week lol :P

least we can still watch on ITV1 London.. if i can find lol

[Pyroka]

Hope to god it ends, I liked it back in like 1999-2000, but its just overrated now and too dramatic.

[user130523]

:O -slapz

its good :(
but hopefully will be better since its at 9pm, well starting soon at 9pm

[Pyroka]

My parents are both coppers therefore they always say OH THATS CRAP, AND THAT, AND THAT. The real bill is better... LOL.

[user130523]

my uncle is a cop ;D

[Andeeh]

i used to like it but stopped watching it a few years ago ever since reg went :(

[Yoshimitsui]

No it's not finishing! As many people have said it's going to be on once a week from 9PM with a quite a few changes that will either be a love or hate to its auidience.

[e5]

i hope it tickles my fancy :D

[Rixion]

It was at its best when theres was other storylines involving the cops instead of just "missions" all the time.

[Yoshimitsui]

It was at its best when theres was other storylines involving the cops instead of just "missions" all the time.

Not when it was all the affairs rubbish like June and Jim, it ended up like coronation street and is so booooring!

[Wahey]

It is here in Scotland Yoshi

[user130523]

http://thebill.com/productionnews/articledetail/item_100023.htm


Scotland is not losing The Bill
21 Jul 09

ITV3’s schedule has been reshuffled and room has been made for The Bill.
This means a second chance to see our BAFTA award-winning drama on Monday nights at 11pm; which is a repeat of the previous Thursday night’s episode.
STV decided to invest in locally produced programming which will leave our London produced show off their schedule.
Now that the new HD 9pm version of The Bill is to be repeated on ITV3, our Scottish viewers will still be able to get a view from the frontline...

[Suspective]

I'm quite disappointed about the fact it will only be broadcasted once a week. I enjoyed having two episodes to watch on the Sky+ Box.

Even though, I suppose its a big cost-cutting exercise. Reducing the episodes they have to film and get a cast for by 50%

[Yoshimitsui]

With that slot gone for Wednesdays with coronation street and emmerdale filling them they will never get it back again!

[efq]

It was moved to 9 because of the scenes in the show last week riots etc were to violent for before 9pm television. So they have to put it after 9pm or known as the watershed which is good because i'm loving these latest episodes.

[Meanies]

The new opening is terrible:'(

[efq]

The new opening is terrible:'(
i know, i loved the tune :(

[Rixion]

this new format is suckyy the cops don't have personalities anymore...

[e5]

Not much of a theme tune lol.

I like how they're now doing filmic cameras now so it looks more like a film, than a tv program :) good effects, but that has been happening for the past few weeks. The characters are the same tbh.

[user130523]

**** i missed it!!
well i got recorded, off to watch :D

[efq]

only 30mins, god how can she blame the cops for that, explain why he was running first *****!

[Yoshimitsui]

It was moved to 9 because of the scenes in the show last week riots etc were to violent for before 9pm television. So they have to put it after 9pm or known as the watershed which is good because i'm loving these latest episodes.

No no no!

It has moved due to once a week due to problems they were having to have two a week and have accepted a later slot and by doing so they can include more grittier stuff. It wasn't' purposely moved.

[efq]

I know but the show that was on the other night at 8PM was to extremely violent and it was before watershed. I know it wasn't purposely moved. But them showing that at 8-9 is like me having swearing on at 12pm on a kids channel lol.

That 'grittier' stuff can't be showed until after 9pm.

[Yoshimitsui]

The other stuff at eight was fine to be honest, it was only a little riot! Go live in london, youl see that at any time of day.

[Suspective]

I know what you mean about the personalities and what not. But hopefully its more action-packed and more like a Police Drama, then a Eastenders type one :)

[efq]

Yeah but full blown beatings and molotov cocktails. An advert a which included two men kicking (not properly violent, like martial arts and dodging) and it had to be shown after 9pm.

Stupid rules, In Portugal, Scream is on at 8am, no censors lol.

[Wahey]

The new intro is terrible and short, no good music to it

[user130523]

^ i agree but i think there just trying to keep intro simple

[:bev]

i like watching the bill too
when i'm done at sixth form, uni, my masters, etc
im gonna be on the other end of them (police)
hopefully
:)
as a probation officer