Specials
(1983)
Overview
"Woodentop" is an episode of the Thames Television series Storyboard, which comprises a series of one-off plays on different themes. The episode was originally broadcast on 16 August 1983. Woodentop became the first-ever episode to long-running British police television series The Bill. The name woodentop is a colloquialism for beat policemen who traditionally wear helmets; the nickname is itself an allusion to the Children's TV series The Woodentops.
Cast
Episodes
Pilot: Woodentop 0.0
August 16, 1983
The episode documents PC Jim Carver's first day at Sun Hill Police Station, during which he is partnered with experienc…
Kiss Off (1) 0.0
March 14, 2000
P.C. Santini is desperate to conceal his involvement with the Ortons. One of the AMIP team assigned to investigate the …
Kiss Off (2) 0.0
March 21, 2000
D.S. Fox is convinced that P.C. Santini was involved in the murder of Jessica Orton, but her D.C.I. thinks she has lost…
The Bill Uncovered: Des and Reg 0.0
March 17, 2004
PC Reg Hollis arrives to find his friend and former colleague, Des Taviner, has made him a video diary. As he watches t…
The Bill Uncovered: Kerry's Story 0.0
November 4, 2004
PC Kerry Young's story is told through the eyes of her nemesis, PC Gabriel Kent. Gabriel gives snapshots of Kerry from …
The Bill Uncovered: Jim's Story 0.0
February 24, 2005
As actor Mark Wingett prepares to leave the programme, he reflects on his character Jim Carver's 21 years at Sun Hill, …
The Bill Uncovered: On The Front Line 0.0
April 27, 2005
Supt. Adam Okaro recounts some of the extraordinary events from the turbulent history of Britain's most famous police s…
Farewell To The Bill 0.0
August 31, 2010
This special epsiode takes a look back at the series now that the final episode has aired.
The Bill Uncovered: Kerry's Story 0.0
November 4, 2004
PC Kerry Young's story is told through the eyes of her nemesis, PC Gabriel Kent. Gabriel gives snapshots of Kerry from …