Watched the first ever episode of The Bill from 1984
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
August 15, 2017 7:42am CST
The old series is now being rerun on television, beginning with the very first episode. This was quite a strange experience for me because I knew many of the characters from much later in the storyline.
Several of the characters looked familiar, but it took quite some time to actually place them. The Bill ran for about 23 years and gradually grew in popularity, so it was probably during the 1990s that I watched it most.
Despite many characters remaining for many seasons, the ones that I saw were very young, whereas I probably knew them some 10 or even 15 years later. Recognising someone that you knew in their 30s can be quite deceptive when they are around 19 or so.
Have you ever had a similar experience with old television shows?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Yes I have but do not recall exactly which one, but you are so right the difference in age and how they look is quite remarkable.
I remember that show The Bill.
What did you watch it on just telly or YouTube or something else?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView Yes, I am fine today thank you.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Aug 17
I get little time to watch television but back in the day the Bill was quite a good programme. Many of the actors went on to other roles!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Aug 17
@garymarsh6 He is almost synonymous with The Bill because he was in the first episode and remained for many years.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Aug 17
@Asylum I have met one of the actors in real life. Sgt Bob Cryer. He is an absolute perfect gent! Mad on biking. His bike had a bigger engine than my car did at the time!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Aug 17
Yes, when watching old TV series, they have guest stars that look familiar and but are hard to identify. Also, I love reading the credits at the end. I often see names I know but never recognized them while watching the show. I'll go back and look for them and sure enough, I see the resemblance now that I know. It's fun!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Aug 17
@Jeanniemaries Yes because you miss what you are looking for.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Aug 17
@Asylum Credits are there to give credit for all those who worked on the show. I don't think it is right for them to make it so tiny and speed it up. I don't think we had The Bill over here, even though we do have a lot of programs from the UK.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
17 Aug 17
The Bill must be the longest-running TV series there.I know what you meant.Some of the characters were surely out of all recognition in the space of 23 years.
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