Where’s Terry with the Pasties?

This new format for The Bill is a real hot topic for debate. Some people love it, some people hate it, others couldn’t give a toss either way.

Well I for one absolutely love it. It really is a breath of fresh air. Some folk say it’s a really shit rip-off of CSI but I don’t agree. For a kick-off CSI isn’t set in London. The Bill is older than CSI too. It’s like 30 years old or something.

Some people say it wants to be Cracker, but just ends up looking like shit. Well, again Cracker wasn’t set in London. It was set in Manchester and in Hong Kong once – I think it was anyway.

I often run the risk of infringing broadcasting laws by ‘tweeting’ a live commentary of  The Bill episodes over twitter. Nobody pays any attention but I enjoy doing it because The Bill is bloody brilliant. Here’s what I love about The Bill.

• Sun Hill Police Station has a HD camera at every crime hotspot within Sun Hill and it has a live feed into the Police station. I love watching the rozzers in the station react as they watch the drama unfold on their big tellys. It’s like a space ship or something. Bloody awesome if you think about it. Since The Bill is 100% accurate it makes me feel really secure knowing the police have such good methods of watching crime happen.
• I love it when they interview kids. It is well powerful seeing the police have to interview kids when trying to solve a crime. Interviewing minors is obviously gripping to watch and pretty cutting edge. Seeing about 8 child interviews per episode is just brilliant. I love the mind-games. The other week they had a officer get info from a kid by taking him for a ride in a police car and talking about computer games. That was just awesome.
• Being Northern I am obviously deeply racist, therefore I love how most of the arrests in Sun Hill appear to be of our Black population. It confirms what I always suspected and I shall use these statistics at my next racism-a-thon.
• That mickey character is just boss. He’s so convincing with his psychology. I wish he was my dad.
• The story lines are just so original. Some episodes are just so so dramatic. It’s bloody sexy.

So there you are. The new format of The Bill is the best thing ever. It is even better that better because it’s also in HD. This means I can see the filth of Sun Hill more clearly.

Everyone should watch The Bill. It’s on ITV on Thursday nights at 9pm. Or, just follow me on twitter for my live coverage.