Wednesday 18 May 2022 11:40 PM The Bill is 'set for a mammoth television comeback with two reboots in the ... trends now
The Bill is on track for a mammoth return to television screens over a decade since it last aired, according to reports.
The ITV police procedural television series aired from August 1983 to August 2010, racking up an astonishing 2,425 episodes.
And now fans of the highly-acclaimed show could be in for a double whammy, as The Sun claims there are not one, but two reboots in the pipeline.
Return? The Bill is on track for a mammoth return to television screens over a decade since it last aired, according to reports (from L-R Ben Roberts as Chief Inspector Conway, Jane Wall as PC Worrell and Colin Tarrant as Inspector Monroe in 1999)
Last July, it was understood that cast members from the original show, Graham Cole, Trudie Goodwin and Mark Wingett, were approached by writer Simon Sansome who had allegedly acquired the rights to the original series.
Mark, 61, played DC Jim Carver while Graham, 70, was PC Tony Stamp on the show and Trudie, 70, had the role of Sgt June Ackland.
Now ten months on, an insider has told the publication that UKTV is in the early stages of developing a new version of the show, which could air as soon as 2023.
Impressive: The ITV police procedural television series aired from August 1983 to August 2010, racking up an astonishing 2,425 episodes (from L-R Chris Ellison as DCI Frank Burnside, George Rossi as DC Duncan Lennox and Lorraine Chase as Betty in 1999)
They said: 'In the minds of many producers and execs, The Bill is a drama which is just sitting, waiting, to be rebooted.
'It's a simple format but one which attracted a loyal army of followers who would be delighted to see it return.
'No doubt any new incarnation would be tweaked to make it attract a whole new generation to the show.'
MailOnline has reached out to UKTV for comment.
Pipeline: Last July, it was understood that cast members from the original show, (from L-R Graham Cole, Mark Wingett and Trudie Goodwin) were approached by writer Simon Sansome who had allegedly acquired the rights to the original series
Throughout its 26-year run, The Bill also saw a host of famous faces guest star with many appearing on the series before their big Hollywood breaks.
Among those who have appeared on the show are Emma Bunton, James McAvoy, Russell Brand and Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt.
In April 2020, Trudie, Mark and Graham joined Eric Richard and Chris Ellison on a virtual reunion from COVID-19 lockdown.
The cast started the call 'in the slammer' with prison bars as their backgrounds before changing to pictures of Sun Hill and images of themselves from back in the day as they reminisced.
A source told The Sun: 'No doubt any new incarnation would be tweaked to make it attract a whole new generation to the show' (the cast pictured in 2008)
Chris, who played DI Frank Burnside, recalled shooting car scenes 'with
