In an environment where television saw terrorist plots busted on 24 and people get caught via DNA fingerprinting on CSI, The Bill was televisions answer to something a bit less complicated but nonetheless very dependable.
The longest running police drama in Britain is set to finally come to a close this autumn according to a statement made by ITV this week after 25 years of success launching the talents of David Walliams and Keira Knightley. However, ratings continued to slump over the last few years as each revamp was met with poor attention from viewers.
ITV maintained that they were not closing the show down due to finances stating that the show was actually being ended to make room for new free resources to create another top notch drama.
The ITV director of television, Peter Fincham, did take the time to call The Bill one of the best television dramas to ever air and noted that it was a fixture on British television screens. He continued to say that while it contained some of the best serial drama lines, times have changed and so have the tastes of the viewing audiences.
Fincham also continued to reiterate that it will be replaced by short run series and one-off films so that more high quality drama could be worked into the programming schedule of the channel.
As the show comes to a close, 90 production staff are going to lose their jobs as well as the 18 cast members who were permanent.
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