Just having a moan really. Heard on the radio last night that "The Bill" ITV's long running TV police drama is being axed. Until about a year or so ago it regaulary drew audiences of > 10 million on it's 2/3 times weekly spot around 8pm. With a often slower pace than some police shows and a reliance on character development as much as some strong story lines it was enjoyed, as proven, by many.

Then, around january 09, it had a makeover. Once weekely. 9pm and so after the 'watershed' it began to rely on grittier plots and more realistic action. The filming took on a 'fly on the wall' docu-drama feel and audiences dropped and dropped and dropped... Until now the regular audience is about 4 million, once a week. SO they are axing the show.

Now, call me simple (most people do!) but when an experiment fails surely you can go back to the old format can't you? Or is there some unwritten TV law that says you can never go backwards? Anyway - It's a pity. I don't watch too much TV, generaly only for films, but the Bill was one I did follow quite avidly.

How about we start a bring back June Ackland anf Reg Hollis!

Cheers

Dave