Reaching A Verdict

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Thames Television lost its franchise in 1992 </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Bill </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>was the only ongoing drama programme to avoid cancellation. For Michael Chapman and his team their survival came with a new challenge: producing a continuous series to be broadcast three times a week a first for any police procedural television drama.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The third edition of </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>REACHING A VERDICT</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> investigates how the writers actors and production team rose to the challenge creating some of the most memorable episodes of all time and pulling in their highest ever ratings.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Edward Kellett is back on the beat to explore how </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Bill</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> adapted to losing some of its most iconic officers and examine the key storylines themes and characters at the heart of 311 episodes packed with action comedy drama and tragedy.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>REACHING A VERDICT: REVIEWING THE BILL (1993-1994)</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> opens with a Foreword by Police Advisor Trevor Hermes and an Afterword by writer Eddy Canfor-Dumas.</span></p>