The Bill Series 8 Episode 25 (S08E25) Acting Detective

[@Beastgrows]

The creator of Law and Order took inspiration from early series of The Bill. The no nonsense fast paced gritty approach.

[@deanmeyer68]

Yes! And also the episode about a Nigerian woman dying in a cab from a broken bag. Law and Order copied that.

[@jimbobafrodite]

Previous episode - DCI Meadows gets the whole CID together and requests that the male detectives smarten up and tie their ties properly. This episode - they're back to being scruffy again 😂

[@joemalone9380]

well done delia. burnside could have been collecting his exit papers there

[@Beastgrows]

The Golden Era of The Bill, series 1-18. By the time Tom Chandler blew his brains out it was really over. Too much about the characters lives came into it and it tried to go cinematic.

[@woohooboy]

That was when the series changed from "police drama" to "cop soap". Suddenly Sun Hill turned into a never ending parade of colleagues sleeping with each other, turning out to be evil/deranged, and the death card being seriously overplayed. Ratings went up but the credibility and realism that the show had prided itself on was now gone. When the series attempted to return to it roots, the damage was already done.

[@joecrammond6221]

final appearance of Delia French who left without explanation

[@flashstudiosguy]

The Wiki often gives reasons but those are probably mostly made by fans

[@Wasp-ce7yr]

Happened far too often under Michael Chapman. He may have been an excellent EP but half of the characters written out in his reign had unexplained exits.

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Hadn't seen much of her recently.

[@Beastgrows]

Went back to Nigeria with Skippy probably!

[@IrateGamingZealot]

Shat herself to death

[@tonymc55]

The phone was ringing - Greig was already on the phone - Burnside picks up the ringing phone and answers it - phone keeps ringing. 😂

[@sylviaroberts8103]

I’ve just gone back to have a look - that is so funny!

[@Wasp-ce7yr]

There was at least two or three phones ringing because the rings were very close together.

[@lylepeacock2300]

Burnside says June Auckland blacked up won't work.absolutely brilliant love burnside

[@Leonard-lr6lb]

June Ackland blacked up😂😂😂😂

[@memoir4you]

Delia had a lucky escape ! Bless her

[@Wasp-ce7yr]

WPC Datta just phoned… And she got through?! 😆

[@adammark1983]

drugs doesn't shift limescale!!!

[@jennapherhague5728]

I know they must take dramatic license to keep the plot moving. But, c’mon, ladies and gentlemen, just the idea that law enforcement would do pluck a constable off the street and through her into a very dangerous undercover drug op, essentially because she’s black, is ludicrous! No dis toward Delia, could she find Nigeria on the map, does she know what’s going on there? She can’t speak any Nigerian! Frank says, don’t talk a lot. That’s helpful. In the real drug world of the day, that woman at the house would take one look at Delia and be suspicious. Hell, they’re paranoid to start with. The show can be so very good! And then it can be so very bad. That’s not really fair, considering the number of episodes they had to creat over more than two decades. But still.

[@geoffpoole483]

Completely devoid of reailsm.

[@longasaya]

So you won't be watching any more then..............