The Bill (Drama Pace)

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Sweaty Job Rot

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by ilovewallander:
“Oh no, Madford is back! And other people seem to like Smithy but I can't stand him.”

Can't stand smithy or the actor who plays him, so it's a slog watching anything he is in.

It's clear that The Bill is about to enter its Sunset Beach phase.

Ken Tun

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by Sweaty Job Rot:
“Can't stand smithy or the actor who plays him, so it's a slog watching anything he is in.”

I liked Smithy in later years apart from his antipathy towards Callum Stone as I never understood what that was all about. [No spoilers in response please].
Last edited by Ken Tun : 26-03-2015 at 08:51

Verence

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by Night Owl:
“Lol. I find Honey irritating with her chewing and calling everyone "darlin".”

She's better than Kerry though

I can't stand Kerry or Luke and the sooner we see the back of them the better

darrenh2011

26-03-2015

can't believe Smithy is still bringing up the time Luke left him in Taxed - Series 15 (smithy first episode) really!!! let it go he shot Cryer but nobody goes on about that every 5 minutes

Verence

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by darrenh2011:
“can't believe Smithy is still bringing up the time Luke left him in Taxed - Series 15 (smithy first episode) really!!! let it go he shot Cryer but nobody goes on about that every 5 minutes”

He was always a pompous twit

highlander1969

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by Night Owl:
“Lol. I find Honey irritating with her chewing and calling everyone "darlin".”

Aww, she might not be the best actress but I really like the character of Honey. A babe compared to dreary, pouty faced Kerry!

highlander1969

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by Ken Tun:
“I liked Smithy in later years apart from his antipathy towards Callum Stone as I never understood what that was all about. [No spoilers in response please].”

Yeah, I've never been a knocked out Smithy fan especially in his early days. He does mellow as time goes on I suppose. For anyone who really doesn't enjoy him, it's gonna be a long haul!!!

rhumble

26-03-2015

Its the same with Stamp, Stamp always brings up Jim's alcoholism and that was in series 15 (i think) as well

rhumble

26-03-2015

LOL, Finchy from The Office, no matter what i see him in he will always be Finchy to me

highlander1969

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by rhumble:
“LOL, Finchy from The Office, no matter what i see him in he will always be Finchy to me”

Me too!

The actor has such a distinctive look and voice!

briddy

26-03-2015

So many of the characters now were so much different by the time you got to 2008 (as it is on Watch).

Smithy, Nixon and Hunter are virtually different characters.

Get Den Watts

26-03-2015

Madford was really going for it today. The pregnancy and miscarriage lies, the crocodile tears, attacking that woman (who was also a fantasist) and then lying about it.

Verence

26-03-2015

Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“Me too! The actor has such a distinctive look and voice!”

Probably why he gets so many voiceover gigs

Readingfan

27-03-2015

Does anyone know what's happened to the Sierra Oscar forum elsewhere on the web that used to have extensive discussion about The Bill? I always enjoyed reading that but I can't seem to find it anymore.

darrenh2011

27-03-2015

closed down i believe a guy called Jason Shiteling (yes his real name) was a member of it

Ken Tun

27-03-2015

It's really irritating that from 2nd April the Drama listings change their numbering of episodes to Series 20 Episode 1 etc. It just add confusion. We're only half way through Series 19, 2003!

rhumble

28-03-2015

Mickey Webb in Casualty

Thats a couple of times ive see him in something in the last couple of months

grey

28-03-2015

Originally Posted by rhumble:
“Mickey Webb in Casualty

Thats a couple of times ive see him in something in the last couple of months”

Yes, it's Mickey
Hasn't he got chubby cheeks now?

highlander1969

28-03-2015

Originally Posted by rhumble:
“Mickey Webb in Casualty

Thats a couple of times ive see him in something in the last couple of months”

I missed Casualty tonight. I remember he was in Casualty a couple of years ago. Chandler appeared in the same episode!

rhumble

28-03-2015

Originally Posted by grey:
“Yes, it's Mickey
Hasn't he got chubby cheeks now?”

he did look a bit chubby

skp20040

30-03-2015

Originally Posted by Sweaty Job Rot:
“Can't stand smithy or the actor who plays him, so it's a slog watching anything he is in.

It's clear that The Bill is about to enter its Sunset Beach phase.”

I wasn't keen on Smithy first time round though he did have some redeeming moments nor did I warm to him on his return as he still had that attitude but he developed over the years and became one of my favourite characters, he mellowed .

Talking of Sunset Beach

Spoiler

Ray266

30-03-2015

Originally Posted by skp20040:
“I wasn't keen on Smithy first time round though he did have some redeeming moments nor did I warm to him on his return as he still had that attitude but he developed over the years and became one of my favourite characters, he mellowed .

Talking of Sunset Beach

Spoiler

We saw the first glimpse of the second lunatic to arrive at Sun Hill Gabriel Kent the other night and we will soon lose Polly to prison thanks to Cathy Madford, I am still quite often fast forwarding bits she is in as she drives me mad, if they continue showing the eps in sequence I think we have about another 12 to 14 weeks of her madness depending on how they handle it at Easter

”

I forgot about Polly & Cathy Madford

yes I can't stand Cathy but we are not supposed to like her are we.

Ken Tun

30-03-2015

Ref your hidden comment, there's no The Bill on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

skp20040

30-03-2015

Originally Posted by Ray266:
“I forgot about Polly & Cathy Madford yes I can't stand Cathy but we are not supposed to like her are we.”

I know we were supposed to dislike her but the writing around her character was just surreal

mind you a lot of it was during that unfortunate era

Spoiler

Ray266

30-03-2015

Originally Posted by skp20040:
“I know we were supposed to dislike her but the writing around her character was just surreal mind you a lot of it was during that unfortunate era

Spoiler

How many episodes was Madford holed up in the boiler room with Brandon's kids before anyone noticed, that was slightly farcical

”

Just looked at your spoiler forgot about as well

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