The Bill: Street Kid ITV1 8pm Thurs 31st July 08

[simonbaker2012]

posted the day before my birthday & 2 days before Simon bakers -- just a little fact for you all!! xxx :)

[MiChelleParKe]

Bring The Bill back! );

[toontown800]

I miss the bill :'(

[BeAnEncouragement]

Rhea Baileys joined twitter She's rhea_bailey look her up!

[clubpenguin26]

Whats really wierd is when i was at pitville pool in cheltenham, me and my mum were outside in the car park waiting for my bro to come out, and i saw this man walk past and i dunno wheather it was sam callis, either it was him or a perfect look - a - like lol i was like :O, he was wearing shorts lol sexy ;)

[garyuk17]

Dont you just get annoyed when they show these videos off all the best bits then u watch it and then it goes off!! :( what happened next? :( lol

[Rossatron46]

Oh gosh.

Well, heres a hint.

IT IS a TV show.

duuhhh.

[toontown800]

im sure she is the new inspecter

[rali17]

can you upload the full episode?

[GGgoogaly]

I LOVE THE BILL!

[thebill100]

i love the bill .x

nate is so fitt .x

and he is so funny aswelll .

[squirelljo]

this is tonights episode

i love the bill

[JasonRadley]

The Bill started off in the mid 1980s as a weekly drama series. That's when it used to be i)politically incorrect, i.e., true to life, ii)well-acted, iii)worth watching.

[josh5555568]

i love watching the bill

[charltoncool]

hmm

[charltoncool]

Tony should replacing Gina as Inspector

[dowling1981]

charlton - What do you think that Max Branning would have to say about all of this?

[JasonRadley]

The Bill is a PC-joke. It's full of women and minority coppers.

[TheBritishWatcher]

Thats a good thing, its funny to look back to when the Bill first started and u see how it was all just white males with only one or two exceptions.

Besides females make up 50% of the population and there aint many minorities in it. Especially as its meant to be in London where half the population is a minority.

[JasonRadley]

You tit. The show should reflect the ethic and gender make-up of London's police, not the wider population. Or is that concept beyond your intellectual ken?

[TheBritishWatcher]

minorities are under represented in our police force and thats a troubling thing, i think having minorities in positive roles like police officers in such shows is a good thing.

Besides the Bill isnt meant to be completly realistic, not many police stations have been blown up by suicide bombers and had major disasters like it has.

Having a couple of blacks in a tv show isnt political correctness gone mad. PC is things like morons trying to do away with the name christmas or ban flags

[JasonRadley]

Yeah, it's really troubling, Keeps me awake nights. Also wondering why there are Chinese people are the invisible minority on BBC screens or why there'll be no Asians in the 100m finals in Beijing. Or why blacks have average IQs of 85. Mystifying.

[JasonRadley]

It is political correctness and you identified the reason yourself: 'having minorities in positive roles like police officers in such shows is a good thing.' It would only be non-PC if the producers' motivation was a commercial one, viz., that a more diverse cast increased viewing figures.

[TheBritishWatcher]

well that non pc reason sounds like a good example to me. How do you know that wasnt part of their reason for making such selections.

I remember they had an australian police officer in the show which made him and the show more popular there.

A company choosing to do something you see as "politically correct" i dont have a problem with. If the government ordered the broadcaster to include more minorities in it then yes that is political correctness and yes id have a problem with it.

[JasonRadley]

Governments don't have to directly order things for them to be PC, but on the subject of government influence over media, I suspect that the terms of the ITV franchises include the usual PC bromdies. With respect to the state-funded BBC, we know that a commitment to all things PC and multicultural are at the core of its agenda.

[MrGhost15]

its a TV show ....make beleive ect catch a grip sad looser

[JasonRadley]

A cop with white hair? Will Tony ever get promoted?

[michaeldouglas26]

You don't just 'get promoted' in the Police. You have to study for a pretty tough exam, which not many cops pass..

[Woodseyman]

Claire Goose is gorgeous! :P

[reptongeek]

I agree. I've always had a soft spot for her since her Casualty days.

Her new character looks fantastic. Go Claire!!!!

[tigerlemurguy]

is that who is replacing inspector gold i wonder!

[farlsno]

no, she is replacing Sergeant Nikki Wright!

[LondonSancke]

OMG WHO'S REPLACING GINA?!?!?!!??! Is Gina leaving?! NOOOO :'( I love Gina. Best in The Bill after Smithy

[tigerlemurguy]

yes sadly she will be leaving later this year i think, she said her character wasnt being used enough!

[LondonSancke]

omg, where? :S Could I get like a link.. or what?

[tigerlemurguy]

try typing it in google, im not sure where i read it

[ilovethebill4eva]

the bill is the bets all the time but this ep looks brill! Cant wait!

[CyberGeekNo1]

woo first comment, luks very gud