Wild Bill (TV series) explained

Genre:Comedy drama
Crime drama
Police procedural
Composer:Harry Escott
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Runtime:45 minutes approx.
Network:ITV

Wild Bill is a British television drama series which premiered on ITV on 12 June 2019. The series stars executive producer Rob Lowe, and six episodes were commissioned in October 2018.

Premise

Chief Constable Bill Hixon, a widowed former US police chief, moves from Miami to Boston, Lincolnshire with his fourteen-year-old daughter Kelsey, after being sacked from the American police force for assaulting a boy who had uploaded sexual images of his daughter.[1] Although he makes an immediate impact on his colleagues, none appear too pleased to have an American officer around, aside from eager young trainee detective Muriel Yeardsley, with whom Bill forms an affinity after a slightly rocky initial start.[1]

Cast

Production

The series stars executive producer Rob Lowe, and six episodes were commissioned in October 2018.[3]

Filming began in November 2018, with Anjli Mohindra, Rachael Stirling and Angela Griffin confirmed to be among the cast.[3] Aloreia Spencer, who plays Hixon's fourteen-year-old daughter Kesley, made her on-screen debut in the series.[3]

Cancellation

On 13 November 2019, ITV announced the series was cancelled after a single series.[4]

Broadcast

On 29 May 2019, CBC Television announced it was picking up the show,[5] then began broadcasting it 9 March 2020.[6]

On 4 August 2020, BritBox North America announced it would release the series for the US market,[7] then began releasing it weekly from 4 August 2020.[8]

Reception

The series received mixed reviews, with Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarding the series' premiere episode three stars, writing:

The Independents two-star review described it as "grim and a bit cheapo", a "howling letdown", and "dreary".[9]

Home media

The series was released on DVD on 29 July 2019.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Griffiths . Eleanor . Meet the cast of Rob Lowe's ITV cop drama Wild Bill . Radio Times . 3 July 2019 . 3 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Debnath . Neela . Wild Bill on ITV cast: Who is in the cast of Wild Bill? . . 13 June 2019 . 12 June 2019.
  3. Web site: ITV commissions crime drama, Wild Bill, starring and executive produced by internationally renowned actor Rob Lowe. ITV . 3 July 2019 . 12 October 2018.
  4. Web site: ITV's 'Wild Bill' Cancelled After A Single Season. renewcanceltv.com . 14 November 2019 . 14 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Koivusalo . Tanya . CBC announces 2019-20 original programming slate . 29 May 2019. 28 December 2021.
  6. Web site: What's new on CBC Gem in March 2020 . 28 February 2020 . 28 December 2021.
  7. Web site: White . Peter . BritBox Snaps Up Rob Lowe's 'Wild Bill', Martin Freeman's 'A Confession' & Jason Watkins' 'McDonald and Dodds' – TCA . 14 January 2020 . . 28 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Hepburn . Tmera . BritBox's August Lineup Includes 'Wild Bill' Starring Rob Lowe, and More . 2 August 2020 . Cord Cutters News . 28 December 2021.
  9. News: Wild Bill review: Rob Lowe's new Lincolnshire-set cop drama is so dreary it makes Happy Valley feel like Miami Vice . Power . Ed . 12 June 2019 . . 13 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Wild Bill [DVD] [2019]]. Amazon . 3 July 2019 .

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