From its origin as a single play in ITVs Storyboard series, The Bill began as three hour long series before being relaunched and reformatted into the long running, regular weekly ratings hit that it has now become.

Critically acclaimed, the series has become compulsive viewing for millions of people over the last 25 years. It went from strength to strength in 1988 when it was reconstructed into the half hour format that stormed to the top of the ITV ratings and has remained a Top 10 UK drama ever since.

Starring such fan favourites as Sgt Cryer (Eric Richard), WPC Ackland (Trudie Goodwin), Det Sgt Ted Roach (Tony Scannell) and Christopher Ellison as the irascible DI Burnside, this special edition set includes Series 1 through 5; all of the episodes produced in the 1980s.