Peter Cregeen he worked on numerous popular television series, including: "The Troubleshooters" (1965); "King of the River" (1966); "Out of the Unknown" (1969; 1970); "The Onedin Line" (1971; 1976); "The Sandbaggers" (1978); "Colditz" (1972; 1974) and "Wings" (1977–1978). Cregeen has worked on various police dramas, including: "The Gentle Touch" (1980); "The Expert" (1969); "Softly Softly" (1969–1972); "Z-Cars" (1965); "Juliet Bravo" (1983), and the pilot to ITV's successful long-running drama, "The Bill", which was originally named "Woodentop" (1983). As original director, Cregeen was responsible for "The Bill"'s "distinctive and atmospheric feel", which he created by adopting a "fly-on-the-wall documentary style" with a single
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series programmes screened in 1991. Prior to this, drama series had been included in a joint "Best Drama Series or Serial" category with serials. From 1992 onwards, they were split in two, with a separate Best Drama Serial category also established. "Inspector Morse", "Cracker", "The Cops", "The Street" and "Happy Valley" have all won the category twice, all of them in successive years. The following television series have won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series multiple times: 2 awards The following television series have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series multiple times: