| John Maitland |
| First appearance |
Safe as Houses (26 December 1990) |
| Last appearance |
Fast Food (25 May 1993) |
| Portrayed by |
Sam Miller |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policeman |
| Title |
Police Sergeant |
| Guy Mannion |
| First appearance |
Tinderbox (18 May 1999) |
| Last appearance |
Sacrifice (26 October 2001) |
| Portrayed by |
Nick Miles |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Borough Commander |
| Title |
Chief Superintendent |
| Neil Manson |
| First appearance |
Episode #178 (24 December 2003) |
| Last appearance |
Respect – Part 2 (31 August 2010) |
| Portrayed by |
Andrew Lancel |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policeman |
| Title |
Detective Inspector |
| Spouse(s) |
Phillipa Pearson (divorced) |
| Children |
Jake Manson (son) |
| Cathy Marshall |
| First appearance |
A Quiet Life (20 June 1989) |
| Last appearance |
Judgement Call (19 January 1996) |
| Portrayed by |
Lynne Miller |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policewoman |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Viv Martella |
| First appearance |
Funny Ol' Business – Cops and Robbers (16 October 1984) |
| Last appearance |
The Short Straw (26 March 1993) |
| Portrayed by |
Nula Conwell |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policewoman |
| Title |
Detective Constable |
| Jo Masters |
| First appearance |
Episode #275 (5 January 2005) |
| Last appearance |
Respect – Part 2 (31 August 2010) |
| Portrayed by |
Sally Rogers |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policewoman |
| Title |
Police Sergeant |
| Debbie McAllister |
| First appearance |
On The Hook – Part 1 (3 November 2000) |
| Last appearance |
Episode #259 (10 November 2004) |
| Portrayed by |
Natalie Roles |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policewoman |
| Title |
Detective Sergeant |
| Spouse(s) |
Superintendent Tom Chandler (widowed) |
| Children |
Andrew McAllister |
| Gary McCann |
| First appearance |
Occupational Hazard (10 November 1992) |
| Last appearance |
Friends (12 December 2000) |
| Portrayed by |
Clive Wedderburn |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policeman |
| Title |
Police Constable |
| Dean McVerry |
| First appearance |
Episode #150 (18 September 2003) |
| Last appearance |
Episode #391 (22 February 2006) |
| Portrayed by |
Luke Hamill |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Police Staff |
| Title |
CAD Officer |
| Jack Meadows |
| First appearance |
A Fresh Start (31 May 1990) |
| Last appearance |
Respect – Part 2 (31 August 2010) |
| Portrayed by |
Simon Rouse |
| Information |
| Occupation |
Policeman |
| Title |
Superintendent |
| Spouse(s) |
Laura Meadows (divorced) |
| Children |
Benjamin Meadows (son)
Lucy Meadows (daughter)
Joshua Heath (son) |
This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police personnel at Sun Hill police station in London.
Sergeant John Maitland arrived at Sun Hill under a bit of a cloud. At his previous north London station this young sergeant had shopped two traffic cops for drinking on duty. No one could argue that he did not do the right thing by the book, but the incident left a nasty taste. Sun Hill looked at him more kindly when Ted Roach was attacked by a gang of thugs. Maitland waded in to help, and from then on was respected as a sergeant who led from the front. He was also seen as a career officer with ambition. John was good at dealing with the public, but not always a diplomat when telling older and more experienced officers what to do. Despite being a solid, dependable officer, however, he never topped any popularity charts, being humourless and insistent on doing everything by the book. He left Sun Hill to take up a teaching post at Hendon.
Chief Superintendent Guy Mannion originally appeared as the officer in charge of Sun Hill's neighbouring station and perennial rivals, Barton Street. A youthful graduate-entry high-flier, he was in many ways the antithesis of Sun Hill's commanding officer, Chief Superintendent Brownlow. Not surprisingly, Mannion and Brownlow became bitter rivals, especially when the new post of Borough Commander came up for grabs. Brownlow was not at all pleased when Mannion was selected for the role: even though they held the same rank, and Brownlow was much more experienced, Mannion was the one in charge. Mannion played an instrumental part in the removal of Brownlow following the Don Beech scandal, and the appointment of Brownlow's replacement, Tom Chandler. Mannion himself was succeeded as Borough Commander by Jane Fitzwilliam, and his fate was never explained.
DI Neil Manson arrived at Sun Hill in December 2003. After serving as Acting Detective Inspector for eighteen months, DS Nixon is devastated when she is informed that she is to be demoted to Detective Sergeant and that a new Detective Inspector is to be appointed. Manson is no stranger to controversy and his personal life seems to be the one thing that can make or break his career. His swift rise through the ranks initially seems to his new team at Sun Hill largely thanks to his connections: his father-in-law is Deputy Assistant Commissioner Roy Pearson. An ambitious DI, Manson seeks to discredit DCI Meadows where possible, and quickly becomes unpopular with his exacting requirements and seemingly sexist attitudes. He also earns the enmity of DS Ramani DeCosta and DC Terry Perkins when he constantly reassigns officers away from CSU and PPU. Unhappy with Manson, DC Eva Sharpe digs into his background in an attempt to find any black marks against his name, but is unable to find any evidence of wrongdoing. DCI Meadows, however, hears a rumour that Manson's father-in-law uses rent-boys, and tells Eva. Eva confronts Neil, who is obviously taken aback at the allegation, and goes to confront his father-in-law. DAC Pearson tells him that the rumour is groundless. Angry at the interference into his personal life, Manson organises to have Eva reassigned, blackmailing DCI Meadows over his relationship with a prostitute. Manson gains many collars and much credit for using information provided to him by DS Don Beech, the detective who puppy-walked him in CID. Beech, turned supergrass, makes a deal to get himself transferred to another jail as a reward for information. DS Hunter and DI Manson accompany Beech, but he subsequently escapes after holding a gun to their heads, putting a question-mark on Neil's integrity. Neil's year goes from bad to worse when it is revealed that his father-in-law did, in fact, use rent-boys. Feeling betrayed, Neil forces Roy's resignation, and Roy leaves the country to resettle in Spain. He has a relationship with PC Andrea Dunbar, and was about to leave his wife Philippa for her when he realised she was an undercover journalist. Despite this, he agrees to give them a chance but she is killed in the second Sun Hill fire. Superintendent Adam Okaro discovers that Neil had been having an affair with Andrea, and asks Neil to take time off to get over her death. His wife Philippa learns about Neil's affair from DS Phil Hunter, who was the only other person aware of the affair at Sun Hill.
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