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samantha nixon
19-06-2005, 18:10
hi how long have you watched the bill ive watched it for about 5 years but religously since july 2002 as scott came in it then lisa followed it in august 2002
I have been watching regularly for about five or six years and on and off before that
$sTaCeY$
19-06-2005, 19:12
I've watched the bill for 5 yrs
samantha nixon
19-06-2005, 19:42
everyones been watching it for about the same time then has anyone got the dvd set of the first series that came out the other day
everyones been watching it for about the same time then has anyone got the dvd set of the first series that came out the other day
they dont do series anymore do they??? cus like its just continues..
ive been watching since well the days that the mysterious feet walked across the cobbles at the end
bondboffin
samantha nixon
19-06-2005, 20:28
they dont do series anymore they used to has anyone bought the dvd set for series 1 and bondboffin how long have you been watching it as its not from the begining as youre to young
I haven't yet but when I get my wages I might treat myself along with a few other DVD's
they dont do series anymore do they??? cus like its just continues..
ive been watching since well the days that the mysterious feet walked across the cobbles at the end
bondboffinBut when did you start watching it
I have been watching it since episode 1 called "WOODENTOPS"
Woodentops I read something about that wasn't that the pilot episode or something I've only been watching it a few years but I saw the pilot when it was shown on ITV2 or 3 last year for the 20th anniversary with June and Jim
Chris_2k11
19-06-2005, 23:58
I don't really watch it, but i catch it now & again. I watched it quite often when that storyline with that family was in it, forgot what they were called now, but they owned like a bar, and Linda Bellingham was in it, and the guy who played Graham Foster in EastEnders. And I liked everything to do with them, and Kerry getting shot, etc.
melmarshall858
20-06-2005, 08:30
i wlatched it for years but it was always on and off the first episodes that i can really rememer watching it from properly were when they started doing the mini storylines and they had one where a new probationer started can't remember his name but he was cute and des took him under his wing but he ended up being killed within a few episodes
anyone else remember this?
loved the storylines of late esp the sniper, kerry in her last few months and her death andrea and the des/sheila storyline
and of course gabriels reign of terror (but will enjoy his decline more hopefully)
Watched it for an age, though not as long as you Alan! Can remember the days of 1/2 episodes once a week and they were solved in the 1/2 hour as well. Initially, it was a series, a long one, but there were breaks, but this all changed a while ago when the fan base got bigger. It was about the same time, they changed the episodes to 1 hour storylines once a week and gradually made it to what it is today....I have remembered this right haven't I Alan, or has my age affected my grey matter???!! :rotfl:
I've watched "The Bill" for years now and am saddened to see it's decline at the hands of Paul Marquess. I remember the days when it had gripping storylines and they didn't centre around the officers private lives or the officers themselves. You got to know the characters through little things that happened whilst solving cases. You didn't have any full-blown storylines about the officers or anything.
I think it's changed far too much and if "Sun Hill" police station really did exist it would be closed down now or atleast under an enquiry. The amount of stuff that goes on is astonishing. There's more crime in that police station than outside it!
I stopped watching religously when that woman got shot dead when she was trying to escape. Her name escapes me but it was quite recent. Ahhh Linda Bellingham that's it!
I don't think they have anything decent going on at the moment but it's always on in this house even if it is background noise.
I remember the credits with the feet. I used to think they were cool! :D
I think i've been watching it since it started it was always on at our house
I used to think that the pairs of feet belonged to June and Tony!!!
pookie1968uk
20-06-2005, 14:01
i have been watching it for years and years, cant remember exactly when but i havent watched it from the first episode. i watched the first episode "woodentops" recently when it was repeated. it seemed very different!!
I used to think that the pairs of feet belonged to June and Tony!!!
Me too!!! Did they?
I don't think so, maybe I'll email them and find out!!
Well let me know if you do.....that'll bug me now :wall:
pookie1968uk
20-06-2005, 14:10
i think people used to think the feet belonged to jim and june but i think i read somewhere that they didnt!!!!
Just looked at the Q & A section of the website. It says:
Warren in Brisbane asks: Do you know who were the two characters whose legs and feet are shown walking away when the closing credits were shown for many episodes?
It was supposed to be Jim and June's feet but they were both busy shooting other scenes so it ended up being two extras- Karen England and Paul Page Hanson.
So we were both right and wrong really!!! :cheer:
Oh well then....thanks jojo that really would have bugged me all day
No problem, it was bugging me too with all of this nostalgia going on!!
I stopped watching religously when that woman got shot dead when she was trying to escape. Her name escapes me but it was quite recent. Ahhh Linda Bellingham that's it!
:D
IRENE RADFORD :)
IRENE RADFORD :)
That's her. I liked her. I also liked Kerry Young.
I miss Don Beech but I got Billy in EE now so that's good.
Kerry Young - How thick was she
I liked her, I thought she livened things up a bit.
I thought she was a bit of a wet blanket who was very gullible. She should have been with Smithy from the start, that might of sorted her out - someone who really loved her. All that stuff with Luke messed her up a bit!!
soapaddict
22-06-2005, 14:24
i never used to watch it till about 2 years ago, now im addicted
Never watch it, and I don't want to be addicted!
There isn't enough time in the day to watch everything and live!
I know the feeling. I used to watch Doctors, Neighbours, Home and Away, Family Affairs, Hollyoaks, The Bill, Holby City, Casualty, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street. Something had to give! I gave up everything except the big 3 then I decided to take The Bill and Holby back on. Occasionally watch Hollyoaks too. My video recorder used to be on non-stop though. I wouldn't miss any of the above but I had to give up. I have a severe television addiction!
snglover
22-06-2005, 15:59
Have watched the bill for as long as i can remember but have rarely missed an episode in the last 4 years and alos watch the re runs on ukgold on a regular basis
The re-runs are much better.
phils little sister
22-06-2005, 16:19
i watched it on and off for ages but really got back into when Des was in it and have been watching it non stop since then, i loved Des - "reggie babe"
It's gone downhill dramatically though from it's heyday.
Angeldelight
22-06-2005, 17:29
i used to watch it on a sunday night... wasn't that a long time ago... hehe... then stopped and started watching it again about 2-3 years ago, can't quite remember... hehe... there's nothing like the original cast... but there has to be new characters so the show can continue i suppose...
The older cast were better. I saw a xmas special not so long ago and it was brilliant.
$sTaCeY$
22-06-2005, 20:26
i prefer the latest episodes of the bill on itv1, watching some of the episodes on uktv gold they aren't the best
Nah the old ones are the best.
What was that guys name, he was in CID when he left he moved to casualty and went out with Duffy, was it jim bolan
$sTaCeY$
22-06-2005, 20:37
Nah the old ones are the best.
What was that guys name, he was in CID when he left he moved to casualty and went out with Duffy, was it jim bolan
it was Jim Boltan i think, Don Beech killed him in the bill
Oh yeah thats right he was undercover wasn't he or was it his girlfriend??
I thought he was lovely wonder what he's up to now?
$sTaCeY$
22-06-2005, 20:42
I thought he was lovely wonder what he's up to now?
go and ask him lol
snglover
22-06-2005, 21:48
Wish i could
and u slagged me for liking bernie nolan :hmm: :hmm:
I really like the Richard Handford episodes, they are far better than the Paul Marquess ones.
$sTaCeY$
23-06-2005, 08:40
and u slagged me for liking bernie nolan :hmm: :hmm:
when
when
I think he was talking to me Stacey he has a very unhealthy fascination for Bernie Nolan :sick:
snglover
23-06-2005, 10:07
there is absolutely nothing unhealthy about it
there is absolutely nothing unhealthy about it
:hmm: :moonie:
Since day one including the pilot eppi, so that is 21 years!:)
it was Jim Boltan i think, Don Beech killed him in the billJohn Bolton - Beech killed him, went on the run, so Claire went off chasing after him.
He appeared in Eastenders a few months back, was the one that Kat slept with after she got thrown out of the court from Grahams trial!
I wish I had seen the very first episode but I wasn't interested in it back then.
I really like the Richard Handford episodes, they are far better than the Paul Marquess ones.
Too true PM :angry: was obsessed with Murder, Rape, Explosions and Sex (and that was just the peelers at Sun Hill)
I can never forgive him for introducing the most ridiculous character with the most ludicrous storylines played by one of the worst actors IMHO
Gabriel K*nt :sick: aka David K*nt :sick: aka The Chimp :sick: aka The Simian One :sick:
Too true PM :angry: was obsessed with Murder, Rape, Explosions and Sex (and that was just the peelers at Sun Hill)
I can never forgive him for introducing the most ridiculous character with the most ludicrous storylines played by one of the worst actors IMHO
Gabriel K*nt :sick: aka David K*nt :sick: aka The Chimp :sick: aka The Simian One :sick:
Todd Carty should have just stuck to EastEnders.
samantha nixon
23-06-2005, 16:36
i think he should have stuck to eastenders to
Todd Carty should have just stuck to EastEnders.
He should never have left Grange Hill
He should never have left Grange Hill
LOL :D Nice one Al.
samantha nixon
23-06-2005, 17:24
Alan45 Dont You Like Kerry Or Honey?
snglover
23-06-2005, 19:07
Although i dont like Todd's Character i think they coudnt of picked a better person to play him he is great at being evil
Sam Nixon Fan
23-06-2005, 19:16
agreed i absolutly h8 gabriel but toddy carty ahs done a good job of portraying him just some of the things hes getting away with now are making him into a panto villian
snglover
23-06-2005, 19:19
yeah they have took him as far as they can go with him now, will be good to see his last storyline
Doesn't the entire Gabriel storyline remind you of the Cathy Bradford one though. I stopped watching for a bit and even emailed the bill to complain that it was going on for far too long - it did my head in!! And after all she did, where is she now - a looney bin!! :angry:
pookie1968uk
24-06-2005, 14:24
i think most people thought the same about the cathy bradford story, it was too much in the end. it is a good thing the gabriel story is finishing too as it gets to the point were you think he couldnt get away with anything else!!!!
i think most people thought the same about the cathy bradford story, it was too much in the end. it is a good thing the gabriel story is finishing too as it gets to the point were you think he couldnt get away with anything else!!!!Exactly, and its quite a worrying portrayal to think that someone like Gabriel/Cathymanage to work alongside all of these fully trained police officers, and no-one suspect a thing. I know its not real, but surely someone in Sun Hill has an inkling about it. Smithy used to be suspicious of him, but that seems to have gone quiet :searchme:
Alan45 Dont You Like Kerry Or Honey?
No!!
Both of them followed their own agendas without a thought for their colleagues and how Yvonne made Sgt. is beyond me
samantha nixon
24-06-2005, 16:29
i agree even though kerry is nicer than yvonne and i liked her for a while
Yvonne the pie-eater winds me up no end.
i like the bill but went off it for a while now i'm really enjoying it again. I think Gabriel Kent is so funny and Todd Carty is brilliant. He is just so evil.
I think the majority of actors have had bit parts in the bill. Over the two three years i have watched loads of familier faces have popped up in it.
snglover
24-06-2005, 16:55
yep just watched todays episode on ukgold and there was a community leader played by the actress who know plays yvonne, David Radford was on a while ago as a fireman done for arson and a couple of weeks ago suzie was on uk gold, cant remember the storyline now
its funny. Especially on UK gold because they all look so young
samantha nixon
24-06-2005, 17:04
Suzie Was In It Before As A Translater But She Was Really Tipping Of The Criminals
snglover
24-06-2005, 17:07
didnt she play a restuarants owners wife who got beat up and the chinese guy that was brought in for the serial rapist case played her brother in law?
samantha nixon
24-06-2005, 17:08
I Dont No She Might Have Done That As Well As She Has Been In It Twice Before Then She Came As Suzie
Enjoyed yesterdays episode on ITV1 thought it was much better than recent attempts. I really like her who was arguing with Sam Nixon.
snglover
24-06-2005, 21:32
Jo Masters yeah i like her 2
Mr.Magpie
26-06-2005, 06:57
We are so far behind over here that its not funny,BUT I can remember the first Timbertop.
We are also getting TB on our local Cable network Austar/Foxtel and also on ABC TV thru the day.
All in all its appearing everywhere which is great news.
Mr.Magpie
Jessie Wallace
29-06-2005, 15:55
I've been watching it since i was a kid, my mum used to let me sneak now stairs when my dad had gone out so i could watch it.
~*~Leanne~*~
06-08-2005, 19:12
ive watched the bill for 5-6 years and think it is great
shannisrules
07-08-2005, 13:54
to be honest i watch it wheni have time so i only watch it about 1 every month lol its good tho!
Princess
07-08-2005, 14:31
I've only watched it once or twice but it seems really good.
sarah1990
07-08-2005, 19:24
i watched it now & then for maybe 2 years before gabriel came into it, when he came i started watching it every week, which is actually just coincedence
xlxstaceyxlx
24-08-2005, 22:05
ive jst started watching the nill about 2 months ago
i think its good but not as good as casualty.maybe thats cause im a great cas fan
From day one until today even through the Todd Crappy era
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