The Bill

The Bill is a long-running British police drama shown on ITV1.

Current cast

Police Constables

• PC Laura Bryant (Melanie Kilburn)
• PC Dan Casper (Chris Jarvis)
• PC Honey Harman (Kim Tiddy)
• PC Yvonne Hemingway (Michele Austin)
• PC Reg Hollis (Jeff Stewart) Reg is one of the longest-serving characters and a living legend.
• PC Steve Hunter (James Lloyd)
• PC Amber Johannsen (Myfanwy Waring)
• PC Leela Kapoor (Seema Bowri)
• PC Sheelagh Murphy (Bernadette Nolan). Sheelah was demoted from Sergeant after a case went wrong on her.
• PC Lance Powell (Ofo Uhiara)
• PC Tony Stamp (Graham Cole) Cole's performance is so convincing that the real-life Commissioner once offered him an application to join the Metropolitan Police.
• PC Roger Valentine (John Bowler)

Detective Constables

• DC Terry Perkins (Bruce Michael Byron)
• DC Jo Masters (Sally Rogers)
• DC Suzie Sim (Wendy Kweh)
• DC Zain Nadir (TJ Ramini)

Uniform Sergeants

• Duty Sgt. Dale Smith (Alex Walkinshaw)
• Sgt. June Ackland (Trudie Goodwin) June has been in the series since the pilot: Woodentop

Detective Sergeants

• DS Phil Hunter (Scott Maslen)
• DS Samantha Nixon (Lisa Maxwell). Was acting DI after Cullen left.
• DS Rumani Da Costa (Community Safety Co-Ordinator) - (Thusitha Jayasundera) Currently In Temporary Promotion as an Acting Detective Inspector.

Senior Officers

Uniform

• Insp Gina Gold (Uniform Co-Ordinator) (Roberta Taylor)
• Supt. Adam Okaro (Sub-Divisional Officer) (Cyril Nri)

C.I.D.

• DI Neil Manson (CID Senior Officer) (Andrew Lancel)
• DI Ramani DeCosta (Acting CID Senior Officer) (Thusitha Jayasundera)
• DCI Jack Meadows (Detective in Command) (Simon Rouse)

Civilian Staff

• CAD Officer Dean McVerry (Luke Hamill)
• SRO 'JT' Julian Tavell (Nick Patrick)
• DRO Rochelle Barratt (Anna Acton)
• FME (Previously Nurse) Dr Harding (Gillian McCutcheon)
• Mrs Barnes ( A Cleaner )
• Mrs Jones ( A Cleaner )

Other recurring characters

• DCI Morrell (Tanya Franks) Morrell is a DCI in the Murder Investigation Team, who frequently takes over the investigation of crimes committed on Sun Hill's patch. She was promoted to DCI in Episode 304, following a stint covering for DI Neil Manson.
• Sgt. Mark Rollins (Stefan Booth) PC Powell's partner. The two had a commitment ceremony in early 2005.
• Alan Kennedy (James Clyde) A rapist from whom DS Nixon had already got a confession, but whose trial collapsed on a technicality.
• Peter Baxter (Hywel Bennett) A reformed rapist, convicted 27 years ago.