Michael Brandon, best known as Dempsey in ITV’s iconic 80s series Dempsey and Makepeace, is set to guest-star in four episodes of ITV1 drama series, The Bill.

Brandon plays charismatic casino owner Louis Dreyfuss. When one of his patrons, Tina Wilson (Bronagh Gallagher) is found beaten and robbed after a lucky night out, DS Phil Hunter (Scott Maslen) and D.C Grace Dasari (Amita Dhiri) set up a sting operation at the casino, that subsequently endangers PC Emma Keane’s (Melanie Gutteridge) life. Read more & comment »

Actor Jean Boht, loved in her role as Nellie Boswell in ‘80’s BBC series, ‘Bread’, plays Rose Harrison, an Alzheimer’s sufferer who has disappeared and is suspected of abducting and possibly endangering the life of her grand daughter’s new born baby. P.C. Will Fletcher (Gary Lucy) struggles to talk to Rose’s family in his new role as Family Liaison Officer, and everyone is led to believe the worst about her when during the search P.C. Dan Casper (Chris Jarvis) finds a baby blanket covered in blood. Read more & comment »

Best known for his roles in London’s Burning and The Royal, Sam Callis has joined The Bill to play fearless Sergeant, Callum Stone.

Independent and courageous, Stone has his own moral code and strict sense of justice, he loves the uniform and the statement it makes. He is also happy to go that extra mile and sort the odd dispute in his own time as it gets him remembered and knows a favour in return might be needed as some point. Read more & comment »

Comedian, Boothby Graffoe, is to guest star in hit TV show, The Bill this week, playing the part of a car dealer.

Boothby told The Sun:

“Being in The Bill was absolutely brilliant,” Read more & comment »

The Bill’s latest recruit has admitted that she loves being on the show, but wishes that she had better costumes.

Siobhan plays Sun Hill’s new crime scene examiner Lorna Hart.

She told The Sun: Read more & comment »

Louisa Lytton appears in her first epsiode of The Bill, recruited to play PC Beth Green, on tonight.

Swapping her Strictly Come Dancing glitz and glamour outfits for a pair of sensible shoes and the Met Police uniform, Louisa is excited about the new challenges she is facing as an ‘officer’ at Sun Hill. Read more & comment »

ITV are considering dropping primetime drama, The Bill to one show a week after ratings took a hit this year.

The TV show currently airs on Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm, but as ratings drop ITv are considering dropping one of these slots and replacing The Bill with a new drama.

A TV insider told The Sun: “We have a big responsibility to make sure ITV primetime stays fresh.

“As part of this we are looking at taking The Bill down to one episode a week.

“ITV are getting a bit bored of The Bill and are keen to try out new dramas at 8pm.”

Louisa Lytton, the latest actress to join The Bill team, has admitted that she loves her WPC’s uniform so much that she even sleeps in it….weird!

She told The Sun:

“It was really uncomfortable at first. It felt so stiff. Now I’m so used to it, I sleep in it. I love it so much it’s my new pyjamas.”