The bill canceled

[Mr. Adventure]

^^ They can't pay the bill?

 

[diankra]

The Bill ended 15-odd years back, when they dropped the original format (every scene features an on-duty police officer) in favour of a soap opera set in a police station (where most of the crimes were committed by psychopathic police officers who get away with serial murder until the actor decides to leave).

damn right.

Given that it's made by a freelance company, you'd think the BBC or Sky would have the nous to step in and grab it, restoring it to the proper format... (It has happened in the past - Men Behaving Badly got axed by ITV after one season but then got made into a huge hit by the BBC)

Wasn't it two seasons? I remember seeing Beryl Vertue get up to accept a Best Comedy award and start her aceptance speech by mentioning that ITV had cancelled it that day, so she was open for offers. (perfect timing!)