The following is a complete list of home media releases related to the British ITV (TV network) of the police drama series The Bill.
DVD title | Number of Episodes | Years of Series | Release Date | Notes | |
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The Trial of Eddie Santini | 3 | 1999–2000 | 7 October 2002[1] | Includes a condensed version of the episodes Lone Ranger, Old Flame, Push It and Kiss Off, entitled Kiss Off: Parts 1 & 2, plus The Trial of Eddie Santini. This DVD set contains 1 disc. | |
The Complete First Series | 12 | 1983 & 1984–1985 | 6 June 2005[2] | Includes episodes 1-12 of series one, also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. This DVD set contains 4 discs. | |
The Complete Second Series | 12 | 1985–1986 | 26 October 2005[3] | Includes episodes 1-12 of series two. This DVD set contains 3 discs. | |
Promotional Taster | 2 | 1983 & 1986 | 16 April 2007[4] | Includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop, and the last episode of the second series, The Chief Super's Party. This DVD set contains 1 disc. | |
The Complete Third Series | 12 | 1987 | 28 May 2007[5] | Includes episodes 1-12 of series three. This DVD set contains 3 discs. | |
The Complete Series 1 – 3 | 36 | 1984–1987 | 19 November 2007[6] | Also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. This DVD set contains 10 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 1 | 13 | 1988 | 30 June 2008[7] | Includes episodes 1-13 of series four. This DVD set contains 2 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 2 | 13 | 1988 | 2 March 2009[8] | Includes episodes 14-26 of series four. This DVD set contains 2 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 3 | 13 | 1988 | 11 May 2009[9] | Includes episodes 27-39 of series four. This DVD set contains 2 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 4 | 13 | 1988–1989 | 15 March 2010[10] | Includes episodes 40-48 of series four, and episodes 1-4 of series five. This DVD set contains 2 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 5 | 13 | 1989 | 11 July 2011[11] | Includes episodes 5-17 of series five. This DVD set contains 2 discs. | |
Soap Box: Volume 1 | 1 | 2003 | 31 October 2011[12] | Included as part of the Soap Box compilation, featuring episodes of various British soaps and TV dramas. Includes live episode, Series 19 – Episode #87 from 2003. | |
The Bill: Volume 6 | 48 | 1989 | 15 October 2012[13] | Includes episodes 18-65 of series five. This DVD set contains 6 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 7 | 48 | 1989–1990 | 2 September 2013[14] | Includes episodes 66-104 of series five and episodes 1-9 of series six. This DVD set contains 6 discs. | |
The Bill: Volume 8 | 48 | 1990 | 5 October 2015[15] | Includes episodes 10 – 57 of series six. This DVD set contains 6 discs. The Final ever Volume of The Bill from Network in 2019 Network decided not to release anymore of The Bill on DVD in the UK.. | |
ITV 60 | 1 | 1993 | 26 October 2015[16] | Included as part of the ITV 60 compilation, featuring episodes of various British soaps and TV dramas. Includes Series 9 – Episode #36 (The Short Straw) from 1993. |
Via Vision Entertainment acquired the rights to the series and started releasing the series from September 2020 to November 2020. Series 1–4 on 16 September 2020,[17] Series 5 and 6 on 21 October 2020,[18] [19] Series 7 and 8 on 18 November 2020.[20] [21]
DVD release name | Episodes | Discs | Years of Series | Release Date | Notes | |
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Season 1 – 3 | 1–36 | 12 | 1984–1987 | 10 May 2006[22] | Includes all thirty-six episodes from the first three series, including the pilot episode, Woodentop. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Season 4 & 5 | 1–48 | 12 | 1988 | 4 December 2006[23] | Although stated on the box art, the set only contains all forty-eight episodes from series four, and does not contain any episodes from series five. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Collection 3 | 49-96 | 12 | 1989 | 8 August 2007[24] | Contains the first forty-eight episodes of series five. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Collection 4 | 97-144 | 12 | 1989 | 7 November 2007[25] | Contains episodes 49 – 96 of series five. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Collection 5 | 145-192 | 12 | 1989–1990 | 9 April 2008[26] | Contains episodes 97-104 of series five, and the first forty episodes of series six. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Collection 6 | 193-240 | 12 | 1990 | 8 October 2008[27] | Contains episodes 41 – 88 of series six. Last box set in the series after the distributor, Magna Pacific, went into liquidation. Not many copies of this collection were printed. Box set is in Region 4. | |
Series 1 | 1-12 | 4 | 1984–1985 | 3 August 2011[28] | The complete first series. Also contains the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 2 | 1-12 | 3 | 1985–1986 | 3 August 2011[29] | The complete second series. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 3 | 1-12 | 3 | 1987 | 3 August 2011[30] | The complete third series. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 4 | 1-48 | 7 | 1988 | 31 August 2011[31] | The complete fourth series. Series 4 has two different covers, the slim amaray case has Ted Roach and the fat pack has Bob Cryer and Jim Carver. Both DVD sets is in Region 0. | |
Farewell: The Bill | 30-31 | 1 | 2010 | 5 October 2011[32] | Includes the last ever episodes, Respect: Part 1 and Respect: Part 2, plus the behind-the-scenes documentary, Farewell: The Bill. DVD is in Region 0. | |
Series 1 – 4 | 1-84 | 17 | 1984–1988 | 1 February 2012[33] | Also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. DVD Box set is in Region 0. | |
Series 5: Part 1 | 1-52 | 8 | 1989 | 7 March 2012[34] | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series five. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 5: Part 2 | 53-104 | 8 | 1989 | 7 March 2012[35] | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series five. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 6: Part 1 | 1-52 | 8 | 1990 | 7 March 2012[36] | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series six. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 6: Part 2 | 53-104 | 8 | 1990 | 7 March 2012[37] | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series six. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 7: Part 1 | 1-53 | 8 | 1991 | 6 June 2012[38] | Includes the first fifty-three episodes of series seven. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 7: Part 2 | 54-105 | 8 | 1991 | 6 June 2012[39] | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series seven. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 8: Part 1 | 1-52 | 8 | 1992 | 6 June 2012[40] | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series eight. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 8: Part 2 | 53-105 | 8 | 1992 | 6 June 2012[41] | Includes the last fifty-three episodes of series eight. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 9: Part 1 & 2 | 1-77 | 12 | 1993 | 3 October 2012[42] | Includes the first seventy-seven episodes of series nine. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 9: Part 3 & 4 | 78-155 | 12 | 1993 | 3 October 2012[43] | Includes the last seventy-eight episodes of series nine. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 10: Part 1 & 2 | 1-78 | 12 | 1994 | 3 October 2012[44] | Includes the first seventy-eight episodes of series ten. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 10: Part 3 & 4 | 79-156 | 12 | 1994 | 3 October 2012[45] | Includes the last seventy-eight episodes of series ten. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 11: Part 1 & 2 | 1-74 | 11 | 1995 | 6 February 2013[46] | Includes the first seventy-four episodes of series eleven. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 11: Part 3 & 4 | 75-149 | 11 | 1995 | 6 February 2013[47] | Includes the last seventy-five episodes of series eleven. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 12: Part 1 & 2 | 1-77 | 12 | 1996 | 6 February 2013[48] | Includes the first seventy-seven episodes of series twelve. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 12: Part 3 & 4 | 78-156 | 12 | 1996 | 6 February 2013[49] | Includes the last seventy-nine episodes of series twelve. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 13: Part 1 & 2 | 1-76 | 12 | 1997 | 3 April 2013[50] | Includes the first seventy-six episodes of series thirteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 13: Part 3 & 4 | 77-152 | 12 | 1997 | 3 April 2013[51] | Includes the last seventy-six episodes of series thirteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 14: Part 1 & 2 | 1-60 | 10 | 1998 | 3 April 2013[52] | Includes the first sixty episodes of series fourteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 14: Part 3 – 5 | 61-121 | 13 | 1998 | 3 April 2013[53] | Includes the last sixty-one episodes of series fourteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
THE 80s COLLECTION | 1–188 | 33 | 1984–1989 | 3 April 2013[54] | Contains Series 1-5 (all episodes from the 1980s), also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. DVD Box set is in Region 0. | |
Series 15: Part 1 & 2 | 1-43 | 11 | 1999 | 5 June 2013[55] | Includes the first forty-three episodes of series fifteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 15: Part 3 & 4 | 44-87 | 12 | 1999 | 5 June 2013[56] | Includes the last forty-four episodes of series fifteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 16: Part 1 & 2 | 1-43 | 12 | 2000 | 5 June 2013[57] | Includes the first forty-three episodes of series sixteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 16: Part 3 & 4 | 44-86 | 11 | 2000 | 5 June 2013[58] | Includes forty-three episodes of series sixteen. Does not include episode 67 in Safe Hands due to licensing rights not being available.[59] DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 17: Part 1 & 2 | 1-46 | 11 | 2001 | 14 August 2013[60] | Includes the first forty-six episodes of series seventeen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 17: Part 3 & 4 | 47-92 | 12 | 2001 | 14 August 2013[61] | Includes the last forty-six episodes of series seventeen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 18: Part 1 & 2 | 1-43 | 11 | 2002 | 14 August 2013[62] | Includes the first forty-three episodes of series eighteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 18: Part 3 & 4 | 44-86 | 11 | 2002 | 14 August 2013[63] | Includes the last forty-three episodes of series eighteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Beech is Back | 2 | 2001 | 4 September 2013[64] | Contains the storyline Beech on the Run/ Beech is Back, Series 17 Episodes 60–66, the DVD set in Region 4, this is the only release from Shock which is in Region 4. | ||
Series 19: Part 1 – 3 | 1-53 | 13 | 2003 | 16 October 2013[65] | Includes the first fifty-three episodes of series nineteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 19: Part 4 – 6 | 53-106 | 13 | 2003 | 16 October 2013[66] | Includes the last fifty-three episodes of series nineteen. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 20: Part 1 – 3 | 1-48 | 13 | 2004 | 16 October 2013[67] | Includes the first forty-eight episodes of series twenty. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 20: Part 4 – 6 | 49-96 | 13 | 2004 | 16 October 2013[68] | Includes the last forty-seven episodes of series twenty. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 21: Part 1 – 3 | 1-53 | 15 | 2005 | 5 February 2014 | Includes the first fifty-three episodes of series twenty one. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 21: Part 4 – 6 | 54-106 | 15 | 2005 | 5 February 2014[69] | Includes the last fifty-three episodes of series twenty-one. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 22: Part 1 – 3 | 1-47 | 12 | 2006 | 5 February 2014[70] | Includes the first forty-seven episodes of series twenty-two. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 22: Part 4 – 6 | 48-94 | 12 | 2006 | 5 February 2014[71] | Includes the last forty seven episodes of series twenty-two. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 23: Part 1 & 2 | 1-45 | 12 | 2007 | 2 April 2014[72] | Includes the first forty five episodes of series twenty-three. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 23: Part 3 & 4 | 46-81 + 85-92 | 12 | 2007 | 2 April 2014[73] | Includes forty four of the last forty seven episodes of series twenty-three. DVD set in Region 0.The three part storyline "Moving Target" is not included on this set. | |
Series 24: Part 1 & 2 | 1-44 | 11 | 2008 | 2 April 2014[74] | Includes the first forty four episodes of series twenty-four. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 24: Part 3 & 4 | 45-88 | 11 | 2008 | 2 April 2014[75] | Includes the last forty four episodes of series twenty-four. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 25: Part 1 – 3 | 1-65 | 17 | 2009 | 30 April 2014[76] | Includes all sixty five episodes of series twenty-five. DVD set in Region 0. | |
Series 26: Part 1 & 2 | 1-31 | 10 | 2010 | 30 April 2014[77] | Includes all thirty one episodes of series twenty-six, The Bill: Uncovered' Four Part Documentary and Farewell The Bill. DVD set in Region 0. | |
The 90's Collection | n/a | 20 | 1992–1999 | 1 October 2014[78] | Selected episodes from 1992 to 1999, "FIREPROOF", "THE PADDY FACTOR", "THE WILD ROVER", "COINCIDENCE", "GOING SOFT" are some of the selected episodes in this 20 disc set. DVD set in Region 4. | |
Christmas Collection | 1-5 | 2 | 1997–2008 | 1 October 2014[79] | Includes all five Christmas episodes, Twanky (1997), Christmas Star (1998), When the Snow Lay Round About (1999), The Night Before (2000) and Santa's Little Helper (2008). DVD set in Region 4. | |
Series 1 – 4 | 1-84 | 17 | 1984–1988 | 16 September 2020[80] | Also includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. DVD Box set is in Region 0. | |
Series 5 | 1-104 | 16 | 1989 | 21 October 2020[81] | All One hundred and four episodes of series five. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 6 | 1-104 | 16 | 1990 | 21 October 2020[82] | All One hundred and four episodes of series six. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 7 | 1-105 | 16 | 1991 | 18 November 2020[83] | All One hundred and five episodes of series Seven. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 8 | 1-105 | 16 | 1992 | 18 November 2020[84] | All One hundred and five episodes of series Eight. DVD set is in Region 0. | |
Series 9 | 1-155 | 24 | 1993 | 16 December 2020[85] | All one hundred and fifty-five episodes of Series Nine. DVD Set is in Region 0. | |
Series 10 | 1-156 | 24 | 1994 | 16 December 2020[86] | All one hundred and fifty-six episodes of Series ten. DVD Set is in Region 0. | |
Series 11 | 1-149 | 22 | 1995 | 6 January 2021[87] | All one hundred and forty-nine episodes of Series eleven. DVD Set is in Region 0. | |
Series 12 | 1-156 | 24 | 1996 | 17 February 2021[88] | All one hundred and fifty-six episodes of Series Twelve. | |
Series 13 | 1-152 | 24 | 1997 | 17 March 2021[89] | All one hundred and fifty-two episodes of Series Thirteen. | |
Series 14 | 1-121 | 23 | 1998 | 21 April 2021[90] | All one hundred and twenty-one episodes of Series Fourteen. | |
Series 15 | 1-87 | 23 | 1999 | 19 May 2021[91] | All eighty seven episodes of Series Fifteen. | |
Series 16 | 1-84 | 23 | 2000 | 16 June 2021[92] | All eighty four episodes of Series Sixteen. Also includes the previously unreleased to DVD episode "In Safe Hands". |
Title | Release Date | Notes | |
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The Bill – Volume 1[94] | 5 June 1989 | Includes the series two episodes Snouts and Red Herrings (Episode 1) and Suspects (Episode 2). | |
The Bill – Volume 2[95] | 6 August 1990 | Includes the series five episodes Don't Like Mondays (Episode 59) and Pick Up (Episode 60), and the series six episodes Trojan Horse (Episode 41) and Rites (Episode 42). | |
Woodentop[96] | 11 October 1993 | Includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop. | |
The Originals – Volume 1[97] | 23 October 1995 | Includes the pilot episode of the series, Woodentop, and the series one episode, Funny Ol' Business (Episode 2). | |
The Originals – Volume 2[98] | 23 October 1995 | Includes the series one episodes A Friend in Need (Episode 3) and Clutching at Straws (Episode 4). | |
The Originals – Volume 3[99] | 6 November 1995 | Includes the series one episodes Long Odds (Episode 5) and A Dangerous Breed (Episode 8). | |
Target[100] | 11 March 1996 | Includes the series twelve episode Target (Episode 89), which in turn, is a condensed version of the series eleven episodes Fire (Episode 114), All Tucked Up (Episode 115) and Bait (Episode 116). Also includes the series eleven episode Damage Limitation (Episode 117). | |
Two Extended Editions[101] | 23 June 1997 | Includes the series twelve episodes Spill (Episode 74) and Death of a Nobody (Episode 138). | |
The Burnside Files[102] | 14 July 1997 | Includes the series six episodes A Clean Division (Episode 7), Burnside Knew My Father (Episode 21) and Scores (Episode 50), and the series nine episode If It Isn't Hurting (Episode 27). | |
The Roach Files[103] | 11 August 1997 | Includes the series five episode Don't Like Mondays (Episode 59), the series six episodes Information Received (Episode 31) and Friends and Neighbours (Episode 104), and the series nine episode Punch Drunk (Episode 57). | |
The Trial of Eddie Santini[104] (Also Released on DVD) | 9 October 2000 | Includes the series 16 episodes, "Kiss Off: Part One" (Episode 21), "Kiss Off: Part Two" (Episode 22) and "The Trial of Eddie Santini" (Episode 23). |
Title | Release Date | Notes | |
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The Bill: The Burnside Specials – Volume 1[105] | 11 May 1996 | Includes the series six episodes Burnside Knew My Father (Episode 21) and Information Received (Episode 31), and the series eight episode Dinosaur (Episode 7). | |
The Bill: The Burnside Specials – Volume 2[106] | 3 December 1996 | Includes the series six episodes A Clean Division (Episode 7) and Scores (Episode 50), and the series nine episode If It Isn't Hurting (Episode 27). | |
The Bill: When Opportunity Knocks[107] [108] | 15 September 2000 | Includes the series ten episode Beg, Borrow or Steal (Episode 139), and the series eleven episodes Street Life (Episode 17) and When Opportunity Knocks (Episode 47). | |
The Bill: Waiting For Frank[109] [110] | 19 November 2000 | Includes the series twelve episode Waiting For Frank (Episode 103), and the series fourteen episode Cast No Shadow (Episode 99). | |
The Bill: A Bunch of Fives[111] | 15 January 2001 | Includes the series twelve episode Death of a Nobody (Episode 138), and the series thirteen episode A Bunch of Fives (Episode 61). | |
The Bill: Gentleman Jim[112] | 9 March 2001 | Includes the series eleven episode Saved (Episode 126) and the series thirteen episodes True to Life Player (Episode 17) and Gentleman Jim (Episode 83). | |
The Bill: In on the Game[113] | 17 August 2001 | Includes the series twelve episode Spill (Episode 74) and the series eleven episode In on the Game (Episode 40). |
On 23 November 2011 Shock Entertainment started making some of its The Bill DVD release available to purchase through iTunes (Australia Store only), all releases are below.
Title | Episodes | Years of Series | Notes | |
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Series 1[114] | 1-12 | 1984–1985 | Included Episode 2-12 from the first series, excludes the pilot episode Woodentop. | |
Series 2[115] | 1-12 | 1985–1986 | Includes the complete second series. | |
Series 3[116] | 1-12 | 1987 | Includes the complete third series. | |
Series 4[117] | 1-48 | 1988 | Includes the complete fourth series. | |
Series 5: Part 1[118] | 1-52 | 1989 | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series five. | |
Series 5: Part 2[119] | 53-104 | 1989 | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series five. | |
Series 6: Part 1[120] | 1-52 | 1990 | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series six. | |
Series 6: Part 2[121] | 53-104 | 1990 | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series six. | |
Series 7: Part 1[122] | 1-53 | 1991 | Includes the first fifty-three episodes of series seven. | |
Series 7: Part 2[123] | 45-105 | 1991 | Includes the last fifty-two episodes of series seven. | |
Series 8: Part 1[124] | 1-52 | 1992 | Includes the first fifty-two episodes of series eight. | |
Series 8: Part 2[125] | 53-105 | 1992 | Includes the last fifty-three episodes of series eight. | |
Series 9: Part 1[126] | 1-36 | 1993 | Includes the first thirty-six episodes of series nine. | |
Series 9: Part 2[127] | 37-77 | 1993 | Includes the next forty-one episodes of series nine. | |
Series 9: Part 3[128] | 78-114 | 1993 | Includes the next thirty-seven episodes of series nine. | |
Series 9: Part 4[129] | 114-155 | 1993 | Includes the last forty-one episodes of series nine. | |
Series 10: Part 1[130] | 1-37 | 1994 | Includes the first thirty-seven episodes of series ten. | |
Series 10: Part 2[131] | 38-77 | 1994 | Includes the next forty episodes of series ten. | |
Series 10: Part 3[132] | 78-114 | 1994 | Includes the next thirty-seven episodes of series ten. | |
Series 10: Part 4[133] | 78-156 | 1994 | Includes the last forty-two episodes of series ten. | |
Series 11: Part 1[134] | 1-33 | 1995 | Includes the first thirty-three episodes of series eleven. | |
Series 11: Part 2[135] | 34-74 | 1995 | Includes the next episodes forty-one of series eleven. | |
Series 11: Part 3[136] | 75-108 | 1995 | Includes the next episodes thirty-four of series eleven. | |
Series 11: Part 4[137] | 109-149 | 1995 | Includes the last episodes forty-one of series eleven. | |
Series 12: Part 1[138] | 1-37 | 1996 | Includes the first thirty-seven episodes of series twelve. | |
Series 12: Part 2[139] | 38-77 | 1996 | Includes the next forty episodes of series twelve. | |
Series 12: Part 3[140] | 78-114 | 1996 | Includes the next thirty-seven episodes of series twelve. | |
Series 12: Part 4[141] | 114-156 | 1996 | Includes the last forty-two episodes of series twelve. | |
Series 13: Part 1[142] | 1-38 | 1997 | Includes the first thirty-eight episodes of series thirteen. | |
Series 13: Part 2[143] | 39-79 | 1997 | Includes the next forty-one episodes of series thirteen. | |
Series 13: Part 3[144] | 80- 114 | 1997 | Includes the next thirty-five episodes of series thirteen. | |
Series 13: Part 4[145] | 115-152 | 1997 | Includes the last thirty-eight episodes of series thirteen. | |
Series 14: Part 1[146] | 1-30 | 1998 | Includes the first thirty episodes of series fourteen. | |
Series 14: Part 2[147] | 31-60 | 1998 | Includes the next thirty episodes of series fourteen. | |
Series 14: Part 3[148] | 61-93 | 1998 | Includes the next thirty-three episodes of series fourteen. | |
Series 14: Part 4[149] | 94-109 | 1998 | Includes the next sixteen episodes of series fourteen. | |
Series 14: Part 5[150] | 110-121 | 1998 | Includes the next twelve episodes of series fourteen. | |
Series 15: Part 1[151] | 1-24 | 1999 | Includes the first twenty-four episodes of series fifteen. | |
Series 15: Part 2[152] | 25-43 | 1999 | Includes the next nineteen episodes of series fifteen. | |
Series 15: Part 3[153] | 44-65 | 1999 | Includes the next twenty-two episodes of series fifteen. | |
Series 15: Part 4[154] | 66-87 | 1999 | Includes the last twenty-two episodes of series fifteen. | |
Series 16: Part 1[155] | 1-23 | 2000 | Includes the first twenty-three episodes of series sixteen. | |
Series 16: Part 2[156] | 24-45 | 2000 | Includes the next twenty-two episodes of series sixteen. | |
Series 16: Part 3[157] | 46-68 | 2000 | Includes the next twenty-three episodes of series sixteen. | |
Series 16: Part 4[158] | 69-86 | 2000 | Includes the last eighteen episodes of series sixteen. | |
Series 17: Part 1[159] | 1-24 | 2001 | Includes the first twenty-four episodes of series seventeen. | |
Series 17: Part 2[160] | 25-41 | 2001 | Includes the next twenty-two episodes of series seventeen. | |
Series 17: Part 3[161] | 42-70 | 2001 | ||
Series 17: Part 4[162] | 71-92 | 2001 | ||
Series 18: Part 1[163] | 1-24 | 2002 | Includes the first twenty-four episodes of series eighteen. | |
Series 18: Part 2[164] | 25-44 | 2002 | Includes the next twenty episodes of series eighteen. | |
Series 18: Part 3[165] | 45-67 | 2002 | Includes the next twenty-three episodes of series eighteen. | |
Series 18: Part 4[166] | 67-86 | 2002 | Includes the last eighteen episodes of series eighteen. | |
Series 19: Part 1[167] | 1-36 | 2003 | ||
Series 20: Part 1[168] | 1-18 | 2004 | ||
Series 20: Part 2[169] | 19-32 | 2004 | ||
Series 21: Part 1[170] | 1-18 | 2005 | ||
Series 21: Part 2[171] | ||||
Series 21: Part 3[172] | ||||
Series 21: Part 4[173] | ||||
Series 21: Part 5[174] | ||||
Series 21: Part 6[175] | ||||
Series 22: Part 1[176] | ||||
Series 22: Part 2[177] | ||||
Series 22: Part 3[178] | ||||
Series 22: Part 4[179] | ||||
Series 23: Part 1[180] | ||||
Series 23: Part 2[181] | ||||
Series 23: Part 3[182] | ||||
Series 23: Part 4[183] | ||||
Series 24: Part 1[184] | ||||
Series 24: Part 2[185] | ||||
Series 24: Part 3[186] | ||||
Series 24: Part 4[187] | ||||
Series 25: Part 1[188] | ||||
Series 25: Part 2[189] | ||||
Series 25: Part 3[190] | ||||
Series 26: Part 1[191] | ||||
Series 26: Part 2[192] | ||||
Farewell: The Bill[193] | 30-31 | 2010 | Includes the last ever episodes, Respect: Part 1 and Respect: Part 2, plus the behind-the-scenes documentary, Farewell: The Bill (available in standard-definition only). |
On 19 March 2013, Fremantle Media began uploading episodes of The Bill onto video-sharing website YouTube. Currently, the first five episodes of the first series are available, with a banner displayed, stating that there are "more episodes coming soon."[194]
See main article: article and Burnside (TV series).
See main article: article and Murder Investigation Team (TV series).
DVD title | Episodes | Years of Series | UK Release Date(Region 2) | North American Release Date(Region 1) | Australian Release Date(Region 4) | |
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Murder Investigation Team – Series One | 1-8 | 2003 | 25 October 2004[198] | 1 March 2011[199] | - | |
Murder Investigation Team – Series Two | 9-12 | 2005 | - | 27 March 2012[200] | - | |
MIT: Murder Investigation Team: The Complete Series | 1-12 | 2003 & 2005 | 16 September 2013[201] | - | 5 June 2013 (Region Free) in NTSC Format[202] |