Series 18 of British television drama The Bill consisted of 86 episodes, broadcast between 3 January and 31 December 2002. This series marked a massive change for the show, after it received a new executive producer, Paul Marquess. Series 18 became the first series to be broadcast in serial format, and generally, only one episode was broadcast per week. The style of the programme also noticeably changes, becoming less police procedural and more "soap opera". As well as featuring 80 regular episodes, the series featured a six-part serial based around PC Dave Quinnan, to mark his departure from the series. This series also saw another major cast change, with departures of several central characters. This made a total of 13 cast members to leave the show, the most in any season with season 25 in second, where 11 cast members left, and season 16 in third, which had 10 cast members leaving. On 14 August 2013, The Bill Series 18 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 18 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia).
Video The Bill (series 18)
Cast changes
Arrivals
- PC Cathy Bradford
- DC Eva Sharpe
- PC Gary Best
- DC Ken Drummond
- Insp. Gina Gold
- DC Brandon Kane
- PC Kerry Young
- DS Phil Hunter
- FDO Roberta Cryer
- DS Samantha Nixon
- DCI Andrew Ross
- PC Gemma Osbourne
- Supt. Adam Okaro
- PC Ruby Buxton
Departures
- SC Terry Knowles - Stabbed during traffic stop
- PC Dave Quinnan - Transfers to SO10 after PC Polly Page rejects marriage proposal
- Ch. Insp. Derek Conway - Killed in petrol bomb attack
- DS Vik Singh - Resigns after suspension for assaulting suspect
- Insp. Andrew Monroe - Killed in station fire
- PC Ben Hayward - Killed in station fire
- PC Di Worrell - Killed in station fire
- DC Paul Riley - Killed in station fire
- DC Kate Spears - Killed in station fire
- PC Sam Harker - Killed in station fire
- PC Polly Page - Personal Leave
- DI Alex Cullen - Transfers to MIT
- DC Duncan Lennox - Transfers to MIT
- Supt. Tom Chandler - Commits suicide before being arrested for rape
- PC Cass Rickman - Murdered by serial killer
Maps The Bill (series 18)
Episodes
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