Stars of ITV’s The Bill insist that the show isn’t in trouble and will cope well after it is cut to only one episode a week. In fact some of the actors on the show believe it will turn out to be a good move for the show as a whole.

Cat Simmons, who plays DC Kezia Walker in the cop drama told MSN: “The silver lining of the whole debacle is that The Bill has been kept on and they are moving the show to once a week. I believe the budget is gonna be bigger, the show is gonna be better.”

She continued: “It’s been given a push so we are seeing this as a real positive, but of course our feelings about everything are kind of sombre at this time.”

Co-star Ali Bastian, who plays PC Sally Armstrong, added: “[There will be] more stunts in every episode, they really want to push the boundaries. It’s a difficult time for everybody at the moment but we’re just really happy that the show is still running one night a week and it’s gonna be a great show and we want everybody to tune in.”