History of The Bill History of The Bill From the ITV police drama's first screening in 1983, the history of "The Bill" includes a variety of major plotlines and changes to the programme's format. During 1983, Thames Television broadcast a one-off drama called "Woodentop". It was written by Geoff McQueen, who had previously worked on LWT's "The Gentle Touch". "Woodentop" followed Police Constable Jim Carver (Mark Wingett) on his first day, mentored by Woman Police Constable June Ackland (Trudie Goodwin). The production was seen as innovative for the use of natural lighting, hand-held cameras and an authentic portrayal of British policing. Thames Television commissioned
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series. This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2002. As of 2015, "24" and "Breaking Bad" are the only shows to have won this award four times. In the following list, the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order.