★★★★★ "AN UNMISSABLE READ FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE BILL OR THE HISTORY OF BRITISH TELEVISION" - We Are Cult
WITNESS STATEMENTS: MAKING THE BILL (SERIES 1-3)
Walk the beat down memory lane as 40 cast and crew share their memories of making the first three series of "The Bill" and the "Woodentop" pilot. Featuring interviews with Sun Hill legends John Salthouse (D.I. Galloway), Eric Richard (Sgt. Cryer), Mark Wingett (P.C. Carver) Trudie Goodwin (W.P.C. Ackland), Jon Iles (D.C. Dashwood), Colin Blumenau (P.C. Edwards), Nula Conwell (W.P.C. Martella), Larry Dann (Sgt. Peters), Ralph Brown (P.C. Muswell), Graham Cole (P.C. Stamp), Ashley Gunstock (P.C. Frank), Robert Hudson (P.C. Smith), Mark Powley (P.C. Melvin), Peter Ellis (Chief Supt. Brownlow) and Chris Ellison (Burnside), plus guest stars, writers, directors and members of the production team.
This 192-page book, signed by author Oliver Crocker, also features 18 rare, previously unreleased behind the scenes photograph, plus ratings published for the first time!
★★★★★ "TRULY ASTONISHING RESEARCH! FANS WILL LOVE EVERY TINY DETAIL!" - Jon Iles (D.C. Mike Dashwood)
WITNESS STATEMENTS: MAKING THE BILL (1988)
Read how the first 48 half-hour episodes of “The Bill” were brought to life, through a series of in-depth interviews with 60 cast and crew, including legendary actors Colin Blumenau (P.C. Edwards), Graham Cole (P.C. Stamp), Nula Conwell (W.P.C. Martella), Larry Dann (Sgt. Peters), Peter Ellis (Chief Supt. Brownlow), Chris Ellison (D.I. Burnside), Trudie Goodwin (W.P.C. Ackland), Ashley Gunstock (P.C. Frank), Robert Hudson (P.C. Smith), Jon Iles (D.C. Dashwood), Mark Powley (P.C. Melvin), Nick Reding (P.C. Ramsey), Eric Richard (Sgt. Cryer), Barbara Thorn (Insp. Frazer), Eamonn Walker (P.C. Haynes) and Mark Wingett (P.C. Carver), along with some of the programme’s most prolific writers and visionary creatives, many of whom interviewed for the very first time.
Throughout this 320-page investigation, every episode is accompanied by detailed Observation Notes, revealing filming locations, production dates, viewing figures, character notes, unmade storylines and much more.
Featuring 40 previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photographs, Oliver Crocker’s second Witness Statements book is the most thorough investigation ever undertaken of how the bi-weekly format of The Bill was created.
Witness Statements - Making The Bill: 1988 is also available as an eBook internationally through Amazon on Kindle - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FLQFM44H
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