The Bill Podcast

In the first of a feature-length deep dive into the original hour-long series, Oliver Crocker makes his debut on an Obbo as two podcasters join forces to celebrate the Galloway Years.

What Patrick didn't know at the time of recording was that Oliver had ghostwritten the true crime memoir of Barry Appleton - the original police advisor and writer of 50 hard-hitting The Bill scripts.

Barry had an astonishing career as a bobby on the beat, later joining the Flying Squad and working on some major cases. You can find out more and pre-order Twentieth Century Cop from Pen & Sword books - it truly is an extraordinary True Crime memoir, PACKED with new and revealing behind-the-scenes information about The Bill not covered anywhere else - https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Twentieth-Century-Cop-Hardback/p/57380

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What's the difference between robbing a bank and robbing a Mafia bank? Sara and Joshua are about to find out...

Joshua is a world class hacker and his partner, the alluring Sarah, is a master safe cracker who make their living pillaging other criminal’s bank accounts.

An attempted assassination puts them on the run. In return for help from a middle Eastern spy chief, they’re tasked with disrupting an arms deal being negotiated by a crooked banker in the Cayman Islands. This same banker launders money for his main client, a New Jersey mafia boss.

A huge pot of money proves too big a temptation and, in this international, absorbing crime thriller, Sarah and Joshua must outsmart a growing list of bad guys.

“The edge-of-your-seat suspense and the plot twists had me flipping through page after page.” – Keith Mbuya for Readers’ Favorite

Don Spillane was born, raised and educated in Bournemouth, England. In the 1960s and 1970s he served as a young detective with the Metropolitan Police in London, commonly known as Scotland Yard. He worked the East End of London at the time of the notorious gangsters, the Kray Twins, and assisted in the investigation of murders, armed robbery and other criminal activity. Don was accompanied by the Yard's famed Flying Squad during his final arrest, that of a contract killer.

Don now lives in Huntington Beach, California with his wife, Carol and their pet beagle, Lucy. Inspired by his life experiences, he now writes thrilling novels about the worlds of intelligence operatives and crime.

Order "Hustling the Mob" from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Hustling-Mob-Mafia-Malware-Murder/dp/0990328376/

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Danny Glaze IS BACK! The mighty Karl Collins (DC Danny Glaze) makes his debut on The Bill Podcast alongside his good friend and returning legend Chris Simmons (DC Mickey Webb)

In Part 1 of a two-part special, Chris shares his thoughts on Sally Rogers' 2022 play "The Still Room", and discusses his work as a director on his movie "The Broken Arrow", in which Karl appears alongside other Sun Hill luminaries.

Karl then discusses how his career began before both of these CID heroes begin to look back on their time at Merton. 

With Patrick Stratford at the helm, you know you are in for a cracker so sit back, relax and enjoy.

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Don Spillane was born, raised, and educated on the South Coast of England. In the 1960s and 1970s he served as a young detective with London’s Scotland Yard working Jack the Ripper’s old territory, Whitechapel and Bethnal Green. While assisting in the investigation of murders, armed robberies, and other criminal activity, he benefitted from the experience of senior colleagues who arrested culprits for such crimes as the Great Train and Bank of America robberies. His backup was the Yard’s famed “Flying Squad” when he zeroed in for the final arrest of his career, a contract killer.

Recently, he’s found a new and rewarding life writing and creating thrilling novels based on his first-hand encounters with the sordid and unsavory denizens of the

underworld.

The opening of the podcast features a special promo, narrated by The Bill legend Natalie Roles, for Don's debut novel "Hustling The Mob" - What’s the difference between robbing a bank and robbing a Mafia bank? Sarah and Joshua are about to find out.

Joshua is a world class hacker and his partner, the alluring Sarah, is a master safe cracker who make their living pillaging other criminal’s bank accounts.

An attempted assassination puts them on the run. In return for help from a middle Eastern spy chief, they’re tasked with disrupting an arms deal being negotiated by a crooked banker in the Cayman Islands. This same banker launders money for his main client, a New Jersey mafia boss.

A huge pot of money proves too big a temptation and, in this international absorbing crime thriller, Sarah and Joshua must outsmart a growing list of bad guys.

"Hustling the Mob" is available on Kindle and paperback from Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hustling-Mob-Mafia-Malware-Murder/dp/0990328376/

Rob Cook introduces this feast of Fed Rep business as Patrick is joined once more by Ben Adams, who shares so much insight and knowledge in this hour-long special - the first five minutes of which are presented here.

QUESTION: Which Fed Rep would you want in your corner at Sun Hill?

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Buckle up! The mighty Ben Adams makes his Obbocast debut and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and insight about the various vehicles that hit the fast lane in The Bill over the years.

In the opening five minutes, Ben and Patrick share their love for classic telly.

QUESTION: Which is your favourite vehicle in The Bill? And who would you like to ride shotgun with in Sierra One?

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There's more gold-dust from Rob and Holly as they discuss whether or not she would have returned to "The Bill", compare Sun Hill to Holby, trying to make it in Hollywood and what kind of acting she would still like to do.

Holly also discusses changing career and her successful work as a personal trainer. Holly has just launched a membership on her website where you can access hundreds of workouts and join her for live workouts - hollyactive.com

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The mighty George Fairbrother introduces this extended preview of the latest Obbocast, where Patrick is joined by one of our longest and most dedicated supporters, the brilliant Bryony Kelly.

DS Alastair Greig is the subject of this observation as Bryony nominates her own personal Top 10 Greig episodes - will you agree with her choices?

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Roz Clarke is BACK!

Thanks to the man, the myth, the legend Rob Cook, we are pleased to present the first of a two-part special with the talented Holly Davidson, who joined the cast of "The Bill" in 2000 during an exciting time of change for the series.

The pair talk about Holly's new life in Sweden where she works as a personal trainer, before heading down memory lane and looking back at her time at Sun Hill.

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Unlock 250 hours of exclusive "The Bill" content - including cast/crew interviews, episode commentaries, reaction videos and the weekly series "The Evidence Room", where Oliver Crocker reveals rare behind the scenes production paperwork from 1999 - including unmade storylines.

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Two Podcasters celebrate one of Sun Hill's all-time greats.

Rob Cook joins Patrick to discuss the legendary Viv Martella, played by the phenomenal Nula Conwell and why Russell Lewis' The Short Straw is a Top 10 episode.

Plus Rob shares some cracking insight into the VHS releases of The Bill over the years.

What are YOUR favourite Viv moments?

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Enjoy Part 2 of this fascinating chat with the former Met Inspector as we chat more about the role of the Technical Advisor on The Bill, including the unique value he brought to the series, memories of his fellow Advisors Brian Hart and Malcolm Knight and some of the legends of Sun Hill who are no longer with us. Hope you find this an arresting listen!

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Unlock 250 hours of exclusive "The Bill" content - including cast/crew interviews, episode commentaries, reaction videos and the weekly series "The Evidence Room", where Oliver Crocker reveals rare behind the scenes production paperwork from 1999 - including unmade storylines.

Join from just £2.99 - patreon.com/thebillpodcast