Above are two of the four sides of the original promotional fold-out brochure for THE BILL.
Where to write to the cast of 'The Bill'
The Bill FORUM Go here for all the latest news from both the UK and Australia, and to contact fans worldwide, including the page editor.
THE BILL The official site where you can subscribe to an official monthly newsletter.
THE BILL Cast list and 1984-1992 episode title guide.
THE BILL'TV Tome' offers a comprehensive character guide.
THE BILLBOARD Comprehensive overview from this reliable fan site.
THE BILL CAST CHARACTER BIOS A new site with all the latest characters.
THE BILL FIRSTS and LASTS. Mirror page on CB&M not updated since 2005.
THE BILL PNC and JENNYWREN JW's useful 'Bill' sites.
CAST BIRTHDATES Send us ones we have missing.
Cathy Lynn Goodwin's FICTION Suitable for all ages.
Early Fanzines Details of early hardcopy fanzines.
MOYA BRADY as ROBBIE
Serious Police Work Newsletter Details of the world's longest-running regularly published fan newsletter on 'The Bill'.
THE BILL CHARACTER-REFERENCED SYNOPSES sample fully-detailed episode guides from the now never to be published FIRST 500 EPISODES book. Missing!
ANY PREVIOUS Devoted to appearances by TB actors in other programmes. Pre- and post-TB copspots of all kinds. Films, telly and ads.
If you find any errors, please let me know Opsbooks@aol.com
The e-mail address needs to be copied and pasted into a blank e-mail form. I've had to unlink to cut down on SPAM.

Serious Police Work and SPW Newsletter
SPWNL was published from 1994 until #33 went out for Christmas, 2002. Before the newsletter, I published a regular fanzine, SPW, the first issue appearing in 1992 and the last and 12th issue, in 1996. Issues averaged from 24 to 48 pages. These contained articles on the characters, news clippings, fanfic and letters from fans. More than 1200 copies of the first issue were sent out, due mainly to an article in Sydney's Herald newspaper in February, 1993. More than a thousand letters were received from readers wanting copies over a three-month period. The work load became too much so I discontinued the fanzine, despite offers to turn it into a professional publication. This was due in part to the arrival of ETV, the magazine on emergency TV. ETV was a great publication while it lasted. Web sites have now made such publications redundant. The hard copy version of SPW newsletter has been put on hold for now. See the SPW page.

To Write to the cast of 'The Bill'

I suggest you write to one actor at a time as you'll receive a quicker response that way. Requests for autographed photos of the entire cast are unlikely to be answered. For one thing it would be rare for more than half the cast to be around at the one time.

Cast Birthdates where known; let me know of others.
Listed by the month.

Early Fanzines

Details of print runs, number of issues published and any other information would be appreciated.

SERIOUS POLICE WORK
SIERRA OSCAR, known as 'The only BILL letterzine'. Published in the UK by Jan Daniels. My only issue is 20, dated 1990. 18 pages, A4, photocopied. This issue Stephen Beckett was interviewed. There was a 'Bill' story-writing competition with 1st prize being the SUN HILL PLAQUE which adorned the original station, or maybe Mark 2, the one decimated by the bomb. Further issue 22 spotted.
THE BILL Sun Hill. Short story fanzine published by J Urquhart, possibly 1992. A4, printout and photocopied.
XMAS AT SUN HILL Short story fanzine published by J Urquhart, possibly 1992. A4, printout and photocopied.
ON THE BEAT. Published by Sarah Roper. The title also covered a fan club, run by Sarah, and possibly Leanne Palmer. Many of the birthdates above came from this source. At least 5 issues, from the mid-1990s. A4, photocopied.

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