My apologies. I find the older I get the more my memory can play tricks on me, by enabling me to remember past events incorrectly. I apear to have my 1970's confused with my 1980's and you are perfectly correct.
Turns out there were only 3 episodes and not 7 as I thought though, but they are now being sold on DVD in Australia and here's part of the synopsis that goes with it...................From its origin as a single play in ITV’s Storyboard series, The Bill began as three hour-long series before being relaunched and reformatted into the long-running regular weekly ratings hit that it has now become.
I think that you must be thinking of a completely different programme when you talk about the "1970's Series".
"Woodentop" was the pilot episode to "The Bill", shown as part of Thames TV's Storyboard season of one-off plays to test ideas for potential future series.
I was devised by Geoff McQueen around 1982, and the programme was made May 1983 and transmitted later that year.
Its success leading to a series of 12 episodes being commisioned - Renamed "The Bill"
This is not the first episoide at all instead was the pilot for when the sries was resurrected in 1983. The very first ever piloted an hour-long series back in the early 1970's, but was unfortunately axed after only one season despite 3 or 4 repeat showings due to it's popularity. The opening sequence of those two pairs of constables feet walking along that cobbled street was the intro made for the origional 1970's series and re-used here, as too was the accompanying theme music.
Classic
mity15 3 weeks ago
4:44 on the clock - almost identical to 999!
masere 3 months ago
My apologies. I find the older I get the more my memory can play tricks on me, by enabling me to remember past events incorrectly. I apear to have my 1970's confused with my 1980's and you are perfectly correct.
WarrenThwaites 5 months ago
Not bull at all my dear chap.
Turns out there were only 3 episodes and not 7 as I thought though, but they are now being sold on DVD in Australia and here's part of the synopsis that goes with it...................From its origin as a single play in ITV’s Storyboard series, The Bill began as three hour-long series before being relaunched and reformatted into the long-running regular weekly ratings hit that it has now become.
WarrenThwaites 5 months ago
@WarrenThwaites
I think that you must be thinking of a completely different programme when you talk about the "1970's Series".
"Woodentop" was the pilot episode to "The Bill", shown as part of Thames TV's Storyboard season of one-off plays to test ideas for potential future series.
I was devised by Geoff McQueen around 1982, and the programme was made May 1983 and transmitted later that year.
Its success leading to a series of 12 episodes being commisioned - Renamed "The Bill"
oldsalt0 5 months ago
This is not the first episoide at all instead was the pilot for when the sries was resurrected in 1983. The very first ever piloted an hour-long series back in the early 1970's, but was unfortunately axed after only one season despite 3 or 4 repeat showings due to it's popularity. The opening sequence of those two pairs of constables feet walking along that cobbled street was the intro made for the origional 1970's series and re-used here, as too was the accompanying theme music.
WarrenThwaites 7 months ago
@WarrenThwaites No it wasn't. This is complete bull.
CHANNELMICHAEL 6 months ago
20:34 - why would a female police officer need a handbag?
shahideurope 9 months ago
@shahideurope They used to be issued in the Met. WPCs were given them to carry kit around in.
happynotnormal 6 months ago
cheeky leaky!
chain0fflowers 9 months ago
Peter Beale from Eastenders
Feisty1967 10 months ago
is this the very 1st episode of the bill
coolghpoo 1 year ago
At last pilot episode in full. I arrived about 12 years late after this. Thanks
BEATHROKZ 1 year ago