JO
Shame really, always liked Reg in The Bill, hope he does get better soon.
nok32uk posted:
I don't know if anyone still watches The Bill but this is a real shame as he was a fantastic actor but looks like the career of one PC Reg Hollis is over after 24 years...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a83907/bill-star-slashes-wrists-after-being-sacked.html
In all fairness, it seems Jeff has some unstable problems and I hope he gets well soon.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a83907/bill-star-slashes-wrists-after-being-sacked.html
In all fairness, it seems Jeff has some unstable problems and I hope he gets well soon.
Shame really, always liked Reg in The Bill, hope he does get better soon.
BR
I thought Reg had been axed a couple of years back - as a character he definately should have been.
The "Tonight on The Bill" thing was very strange indeed - only reasoning I can think is if it's the first part of a new storyline maybe they felt previous episodes were irrelevant. (I don't watch now so don't know).
I think the titling the programme though is because they seem to have a central storyline running over a few episodes - was reading they've got an eight-part episode coming up!
The "Tonight on The Bill" thing was very strange indeed - only reasoning I can think is if it's the first part of a new storyline maybe they felt previous episodes were irrelevant. (I don't watch now so don't know).
I think the titling the programme though is because they seem to have a central storyline running over a few episodes - was reading they've got an eight-part episode coming up!
ST
Although the actual episode titles have been a fairly recent innovation, the running of story arcs over many episodes is not new. Many long-running series adopt this format.
The most memorable was perhaps the storyline involving the abduction of a young girl, the trauma to her family and the effects thereafter. It lasted for almost a year but didn't get mentioned sometimes for weeks or months (to add reality to the timeline).
The Bill therefore uses what appear to be sometimes random "previously" and "next time" sequences to bring the ocassional, forgetful or indeed regular viewer back into the thread of a long running story arc.
EDIT:
Oviously the "...previously" sequences have become "Tonight on The Bill" (but same explanation as above).
The most memorable was perhaps the storyline involving the abduction of a young girl, the trauma to her family and the effects thereafter. It lasted for almost a year but didn't get mentioned sometimes for weeks or months (to add reality to the timeline).
The Bill therefore uses what appear to be sometimes random "previously" and "next time" sequences to bring the ocassional, forgetful or indeed regular viewer back into the thread of a long running story arc.
EDIT:
Oviously the "...previously" sequences have become "Tonight on The Bill" (but same explanation as above).
FA
Because they are going back to the way it was for the first 18 years or so
Didn't they used to just add the title to the first shot of the programme, as most programmes do. It's the title on the credits and the 'THE BILL: INSERT EPISODE TITLE' is now used as the title of the programme instead of simply 'THE BILL' with the episode title in the sub text.
Gallunach posted:
fanoftv posted:
[why does the title now appear on the programme, and why is it also listed in magazines and on EPG's? Does it really tell you that much about it?.
Because they are going back to the way it was for the first 18 years or so
Didn't they used to just add the title to the first shot of the programme, as most programmes do. It's the title on the credits and the 'THE BILL: INSERT EPISODE TITLE' is now used as the title of the programme instead of simply 'THE BILL' with the episode title in the sub text.