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21 July 2008 8:13 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The Bill star Alex Walkinshaw has revealed that he dreams of landing a part in EastEnders. Alex, who plays Sgt Dale Smith on the ITV1 show, confirmed that he would love to be offered a role in Albert Square. Walkinshaw also praised the performance of his former co-star Scott Maslen on the BBC One soap. Maslen played Sun Hill's DS Phil Hunter for five years (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

17 July 2008 2:10 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

ITV police drama The Bill is to join forces with its German cop show counterpart Soko Leipzig to mark the show's 25th anniversary. The shows' production houses - talkbackTHAMES and Ufa Fernsehproduktion - will co-produce the venture, creating footage for their respective programmes, while at the same time utilising characters from both. The storyline begins when an 18-year-old German girl called Charlotte (Anna-Maria Mühe) is kidnapped on British soil. Dci Jack Meadows (Simon Rouse) heads up the manhunt with his German equivalent - and godfather of the kidnap victim - Detective Chief Superintendent Hajo Trautzschke (Andreas Schmidt-Schaller). Sun Hill detectives DC Terry Perkins (Bruce Byron), DC Mickey Webb (Chris Simmons) and DC Kezia Walker (Cat Simmons) will also feature in the cross-border filming. The Bill's executive producer (more)

By Kris Green

5 July 2008 1:26 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Former Hustle star Jaime Murray has denied that nepotism was a factor in her early career. The actress, whose father is ex-EastEnders and The Bill star Billy Murray, said she has had to work hard to win TV roles. She told Metro: "I wish my dad could help me like that, it would make my life so much easier. Maybe at the beginning of my career I thought the business would (more)

By Beth Hilton

4 July 2008 1:20 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Some 7.7m people watched Andy Murray being knocked out of Wimbledon in another night of last-minute schedule changes at the BBC. Coverage of the Brit taking on Rafael Nadal began on BBC Two at 6.30pm on Wednesday, with an average of 4.3m (24.2%) watching until 7pm. BBC One was then cleared to take over the tennis until 8.30pm, drawing 6.8m (32.5%) over 90 minutes. The audience peaked at 7.7m in the quarter hour from 8pm as Murray was finally defeated. ITV1 managed to hold its own against the tennis with Coronation Street, which brought in 7m (33.6%) at 7.30pm, but ratings for The Bill dropped to 4.7m (21.4%) at 8pm. Channel 4 was in third place from 8pm, with 2.8m (12.9%) watching Location, Location, Location, while a Celebrity Masterchef series debut - shunted from BBC One to Two by the tennis - was close behind on 2.7m (more)

By Dave West

28 June 2008 9:00 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The Bill's producers have lined up lessons on how to use handcuffs for the show's actresses. The decision was sparked after a number of the ITV1 programme's female stars, including new recruit Claire Goose, expressed fears that their physical scenes did not look realistic enough. "Me and many of the girls feel a bit intimidated about slapping on the handcuffs," Claire told The Sun. "You can do (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

26 June 2008 10:42 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Martin Jarvis has been cast in an episode of The Bill. The veteran British actor will play Leslie Downey, a character who finds himself impaled on a scaffolding pole while driving his soft-top sports car, in an episode scheduled to air at the end of July. As an emergency crew fights to save him, Sergeant Nikki Wright (Gillian Taylforth) stays by his side. Jarvis said of the role: "I have always admired The Bill since I worked with its first producer/director Peter Cregeen on another series 25 years ago. (more)

By Simon Reynolds

25 June 2008 7:38 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Ashes To Ashes and Doctor Who lead the nominations at this year's TV Quick and TV Choice Awards. The BBC dramas picked up three nominations each, with Philip Glenister, David Tennant, Keeley Hawes and Catherine Tate all competing for acting awards. Ashes To Ashes is also up for best new drama (against Heroes, Lark Rise To Candleford and Pushing Daisies), while Doctor Who will contest the best loved drama prize (with The Bill, Torchwood and Waterloo Road). The Apprentice, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity... (more)

By Simon Reynolds

10 June 2008 12:35 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Extras star Shaun Williamson is to make a guest appearance in The Bill. The actor, who played Barry Evans in EastEnders, has started filming two episodes to air in August. He will play gang leader Dave Monks, who comes under scrutiny during an international drugs smuggling investigation. DS Max Carter (Christopher Fox) works under cover and infiltrates Monks's family. Speaking (more)

By Alex Fletcher

1 June 2008 3:05 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Jeff Stewart has been in talks to make a return to The Bill, according to a report today. The 52-year-old actor slashed his wrists in January after being told that his character Reg Hollis was being written out of the show. Stewart had played Reg since the ITV1 drama launched in 1984. Stewart later received treatment at The Priory rehab clinic and it is believed that his mental state has now improved. "We've been in contact (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

30 May 2008 1:22 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

George Galloway is taking legal action against The Bill, claiming that the show's producers based a corrupt Mp on him. Galloway, an Mp for the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency, is believed to be unhappy over the content of three-part special 'Moving Target', which aired in November last year. "He is in talks with his lawyers this week," a source close to Galloway told the Daily Record. "The legal action is based on an episode of The Bill where a politician with uncanny similarities to George turned out to be venal and corrupt - and that there was a clear inference." The storyline saw fictional Mp Paul Sagger, played by Tom Chadbon, come under investigation after being shot in the shoulder (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

29 April 2008 1:28 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Former Coronation Street actor Rupert Hill is to guest star in The Bill.

The 29-year-old, who played Jamie Baldwin in the ITV1 soap, will appear in the upcoming four-part special 'Gun Runner'.

He will take the role of Kieran Wallace, a dangerous thug who is part of a gun-running gang which Sergeant Smithy (Alex Walkinshaw) must infiltrate in a bid to take guns off the streets.

He said: "It . . .

Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)

11 articles from 2008