The Bill stars and fans fear the ITV1 soap may be axed - after it was pulled for month for the reality show I'm A Celebrity.

The cop show -which has been running for 25 years -has been off the air for a month. Viewers tuned in for last Thursday's episode to find it had been shelved for the drama Collision.

One source said: "Morale among the cast and crew is at an all-time low.

"We changed slots from 8pm to 9pm so we'd have a permanent home but it hasn't take much to pull us. Some fear this could be the beginning of the end."

The show had attracted 5million viewers but lost a million on moving slots.

The break comes after ITV boss Peter Fincham axed other top dramas, Kingdom and Heartbeat.

An ITV spokesman said: "The Bill will take a very short break whilst I'm A Celebrity is on air. It will return on December 10th and into the New Year."

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