Final Episode of The Bill

Date: August 31, 2010 • Location: London, United Kingdom

The last episode of The Bill, the longest-running police drama in British television history, was broadcast.

The Bill is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop", broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series.