The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural television series, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
The final ensemble, present during the episode "Respect, Part 2", first broadcast on 31 August 2010, was headlined by Simon Rouse, rounding out his twenty-first year as Jack Meadows. Other cast members included long-time players Alex Walkinshaw, as PC turned Sergeant turned Inspector Dale Smith, and his second-in-command Sergeant Jo Masters, whilst played by Sally Rogers, Andrew Lancel played DI Neil Manson. Walkinshaw spoke the final line of the series, "Let's do it," echoing Mark Wingett's first line spoken in 1983.
note: characters are ordered by rank, and sub-ordered by total number of episodes
Throughout its 27 years, The Bill featured a large ensemble including original cast members Trudie Goodwin and Mark Wingett, loose woman Lisa Maxwell, EastEnders stars Gillian Taylforth, Scott Maslen, Roberta Taylor, Todd Carty and Gary Lucy, Australian actor Daniel MacPherson, crime-drama alum Caroline Catz and Special Guest Star Serena Gordon.
This is a list of the most notable characters to have appeared on The Bill, being those who have been in the series for some considerable time and have had a significant impact on the series.