The Bill Podcast

Sarah Gorrell interviewed actor Larry Dann and author Oliver Crocker about "Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3)" on BBC Radio Surrey. Since this interview was originally broadcast on Friday October 16th 2020, Oliver has written a sequel "Witness Statements: Making The Bill (1988)" and Larry himself has written his autobiography "Oh, What A Lovely Memoir". All three books, plus Edward Kellett's "Reaching a Verdict: Reviewing The Bill (1983-89), are available from devonfirebooks.com

New Years Eve is perhaps the perfect time to release this interview, as Jane recalls the fireworks that were going off behind the scenes in 2002 with the arrival of new Executive Producer Paul Marquess. Jane had never seen her explosive exit from The Bill until Oliver sent her a highlights reel of her time as Di Worrell ahead of this interview and so we hear Jane's thoughts on this for the very first time.

New Years Eve is also a time for reflection and to look ahead at new beginnings and Jane's new life in L.A. has brought her some exciting acting work, including playing the lead in the film "Are We Lost" which you'll be hearing all about later in this interview.

So grab some party food, sit back and enjoy this final slice of gold dust for 2023! Our huge thanks also to all of you who have supported The Bill Podcast this year, including our special guests, our Patreon supporters and our sponsors George Fairbrother, Michael Seely and Tony Drury.

If you'd like to enjoy more content, there's over 100 hours of goodies to enjoy on patreon.com/thebillpodcast where you can enjoy exclusive interviews, reactions, commentaries, Billgrimages, reunions and more from just £2.49.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! Natalie Roles, aka D.S. Debbie McSanta takes her good friend Jane Wall back in time as they do a deep dive into her time as P.C. Di Worrell. Jane shares some absolutely brilliant memories and insight here - including her interview for the job and the production team's reason for creating Di. There's memories of filming and Natalie also reads out a message from an old friend... There's LOADS of gold-dust in this and that's before we even get near the Marquess era, which will be coming up in Part 3, though you won't have to wait until next month - as a festive treat, we'll be releasing Part 3 on New Years Eve, to see out 2023.

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DI WORRELL IS BACK! Special guest presenter Natalie Roles continues to bring us gold-dust and today a new trilogy begins with her dear friend Jane Wall, who now lives in Los Angeles. In Part 1 of this brilliant interview, Natalie asks Jane about life in L.A., her recent acting work on "Grey's Anatomy", discovering the acting bug and growing up in 1970's London. Plus, Jane shares her memories of her guest appearance in "The Bill" prior to joining as a regular. Give the legend a follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janewallofficial/

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This special reunion between two CID Sarges reaches its climax as Raji shares some hilarious encounters he's had with the public when the pair talk about fame. Raji also takes part in Natalie's "Roles Play" quickfire round and then dishes out some absolutely fascinating insight into the acting process including some brilliant self-tape tips. Oh and they chat about soup... lots of soup!

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Away from his work producing The Bill Podcast, Oliver Crocker is also the author of "All Memories Great & Small", the guidebook to the original BBC series. On 12th October 2023 he was interviewed on BBC Radio York, chatting with presenter Julia Lewis about his love of the series and the Expanded Edition of his book, which is available from The World of James Herriot https://worldofjamesherriot.com/product/all-memories-great-small/

Hello and welcome back to Part 2 of this special trilogy with the wonderful Raji James

This time Natalie does a deep dive into Raji's time on "The Bill" and they discuss key storylines, co-stars, behind-the-scenes politics and how and why Raji left the series.

Raji also shares his experiences of joining "EastEnders" and recalls his famous death scene in "Doctor Who"...

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VIK IS BACK! Welcome to the first part of this special trilogy with Natalie's old Sun Hill sparring partner Raji James, who as DS Vik Singh joined The Bill at the same time as our legendary presenter!

Reunited for the first time in 20 years, the pair start off by chatting about Raji's recent work on "Hollyoaks", playing a spoof version of himself on a Podcast, his background and early days as an actor, and how before he landed the role on "The Bill", he starred in the absolutely massive big-screen hit "East is East"...

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pilot episode of "The Bill" (first broadcast as "Woodentop" on 16th August 1983), Devonfire Books is proud to have published REACHING A VERDICT - an insightful, thorough and fascinating analysis of the groundbreaking police programme that held a mirror up to society in 1980s London and changed the landscape of British television forever.

By revisiting all 188 episodes of that ratings smash that were broadcast in the 1980s, TV historian Edward Kellett has gained new appreciation for the qualities of "The Bill", which he considers to be "the single best storytelling format in the history of television"

Exactly 40 years on from "Woodentop", Edward was interviewed live in the BBC Sussex studio by Joe Talbot on 16th August 2023. The interview is presented here, no copyright infringement is intended.

This 260-page academic investigation assesses the scripts, themes, characters, performances, settings and direction of the series and will leave the reader wanting to rewatch all these episodes again to appreciate them in a completely new way.

REACHING A VERDICT opens with a Foreword by Nigel J. Wilson (Production Scheduler, "The Bill" 1984-2002) and closes with an Afterword by legendary "The Bill" script editor Tim Vaughan.

OUT NOW from devonfirebooks.com priced £13.99 (RRP £16.99) +p&p.

Today, we are diving into the crime fiction world with our special guest - crime novelist and new The Bill Podcast co-sponsor Tony Drury, the author behind five DCI Sarah Rudd novels, where in each book, he drew upon his experience as a London financier to inspire the DCI’s array of suspects as she exposed an underworld of dark practices.

His latest book, "Square Mile Tales" - is a fascinating Memoir taking readers on a helta-skelta ride around the City of London, where along the way he had memorable encounters with some notable criminals…

In this fascinating interview, Natalie picks Tony's brains about the writing process and they compare notes about working with real life Detectives, plus we hear some hilarious and incredible stories from Tony's memoir.

Tony also shares advice and tips for aspiring writers and explains if you have an idea for a fiction book, that City Fiction is open for submissions from debut authors.

PLEASE NOTE: Since recording this interview, City Fiction has confirmed that they will now charge authors to work with them. Find out more about Tony books and his publishing business - cityfiction.co.uk/

Follow Tony on Twitter @mrtonydrury

Find Tony's books on Amazon - www.amazon.co.uk/Tony-Drury/e/B00B49AY84