The Bill (series 1) Mark Wingett and Robert Pugh all appeared in “Welcome Home”. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Bill (series 1) The first series of "The Bill", a British television drama, consisted of eleven episodes, broadcast between 16 October 1984 and 22 January 1985. Whilst "Woodentop" used a traditional three-wall set built at Thames Television's studios at Teddington, for the series, Sun Hill Police Station was created by converting the premises of a two-storey former cigarette packing company on the corner of Artichoke Hill and Pennington Street, in Wapping, East London. The police station was significantly smaller than subsequent versions, with almost-all of the interior offices
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama in 1991 was renamed "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama". In 2000, the Awards were again awarded in two categories, called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series" and "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama". In 2002, the Awards were again combined under the title "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama" and two years later, in 2004, the Award was named "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy". A separate comedy Award was established in 2006, and this Award