The Bill Gallery

Take a trip down memory lane and witness 26 years of murder, famous faces, cops and crims.

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And the beat goes on

A still from the classic credits, where two police officers go about their beat.
PC Cass Rickman

Rickman had already served 6 years in the force in her home city of Liverpool before she made the move to Sunhil. Tragically, she was murdered by a serial killer.
Happy as Larry

Queen legend Roger Dawltrey as ex- crack dealer Larry Moore. When some drugs are posted through his letterbox, Larry believed he was being set-up or tempted back to his old ways.
Too close to the sun

Sunhill went up in flames not once but twice during the series' lifetime. The first was in 2005 with 6 officers killed. The second was in 2007, when Colin Fairfax, was exposed corrupt, racist, homophobic and bent. A truck loaded with explosives was sent by him into the building.
Tosh's handle

The unmistakebale greasy locks and moustache of DC Alfred Tosh Lines (Kevin Lloyd).
East End meets Essex

Leslie Grantham starred as gangster Jimmy Smith opposite Essex girl Denise Van Outen as Melanie Lehmann.
From Walford to Sunhill

Fellow EastEnder Letitia Dean played Amanda Ronson in the series.
Cindy the shark

Michelle Collins went from The Bill to EastEnders, playing loan shark Sharon Brand in 1986.
Not so saintly Gabriel

Todd Carty did the same. He played PC Gabriel Kent who went to great lengths to join the Sunhill Police. He was out for revenge on Sgt June Ackland, as his parents had adopted her son and had treated him better than Gabriel.
A rival to Lily

Paul O'Grady played a transvestite and prostitute informant Roxanne in three episodes of The Bill between 1988 and 1990.
The three sergeants

Seargeants Cryer, Ackland and Boyden.
Bean on The Bill

Sharpe and film star Sean Bean also appeared in the drama. He played unnamed robber who held up a shopkeeper at gunpoint. It was only his second television role.
Mug shot

The show celebrated its 21st Anniversary with this picture of the cast. Can you name them all?