History of The Bill episode of "The Bill" was aired on Tuesday, 31 August 2010, followed by a special tribute show named "Farewell 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
Moving On (TV series) for broadcast on the BBC iPlayer from 8 November, becoming the first BBC television drama series to do this. Two further series were subsequently commissioned, broadcast in November 2014 and February 2016 respectively, and an eighth series was filmed in July 2016, for broadcast in November. Series 4–8 are available on DVD from Simply Media. Moving On (TV series) Moving On is a British television anthology series created by Jimmy McGovern, which consists of standalone contemporary dramas first shown during the daytime on BBC One. The first episode, entitled "The Rain Has Stopped", aired on 18 May 2009. Since, a