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The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines dealt with situations faced ...
Old Bill (comics) Old Bill is a fictional character created in 1914–15 by cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. Old Bill was depicted as an elderly, pipe-smoking British "tommy" with a walrus moustache. The character achieved a great deal of popularity during World War I where it was considered a major morale booster for the British troops.
A rookie police officer; used in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tri-state area. O Old Bill Term in use in London among other areas, inspiring the television series The Bill. This nickname's origin is obscure; according to the Metropolitan Police themselves, there are at least 13 different explanations.
July 1975. Patrol officer, Boston Police Department. October 1970. William Joseph Bratton CBE (born October 6, 1947) is an American businessman and former law enforcement officer who served two terms as the New York City Police Commissioner (1994–1996 and 2014–2016). He previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department ...
The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural television series which ran from 16 August 1983 to the show’s cancellation on 31 August 2010, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
The Boston Police Department was formally founded in May 1854, at which point both the night watch and Day Police were disbanded. A 14-inch club replaced the old hook and bill, which had been in use for 154 years. At the time of its founding, the Boston Police constituted one of the first paid, professional police services in the United States.
Old bill or Old Bill may refer to: Slang for the police, used in the United Kingdom. Old Bill (comics), a cartoon character created in 1914–15 by Bruce Bairnsfather. The Better 'Ole or The Romance of Old Bill, 1917 stage musical comedy based on the cartoon character. The Romance of Old Bill, 1918 British silent film based on the play. Old ...
50 minutes. " 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 episode in the long-running British police television series The Bill. The name woodentop is a colloquialism for ...