The Bill Man of the People (Season 8, Episode 42)
TV-14
TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

The Bill

Man of the People (Season 8, Episode 42)

TV-14

TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

PC Stringer wins the election for the post of Federation Rep, beating the incumbent PC Hollis by fifty-eight votes to two. Ch Supt Brownlow decides to eat in the canteen with the other ranks, much to their discomfort.

Director

Richard Holthouse

Writers

Geoff McQueen (deviser) | Christopher Russell (by)

Producer

Richard Handford

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Edit Released

Updated May 26, 1992

Release date

May 26, 1992 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

8 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Richard Sgt. Cryer Sgt. Cryer See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
Jeff Stewart P.C. Hollis P.C. Hollis See fewer	A Date with Shillelagh (2019)
Peter Ellis Ch. Supt. Brownlow Ch. Supt. Brownlow See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Ben Roberts Ch. Insp. Conway Ch. Insp. Conway See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Jo Dow P.C. Stringer (as Jonathan Dow) P.C. Stringer (as Jonathan Dow) See fewer	The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Graham Cole P.C. Stamp P.C. Stamp See fewer	Pareidolia (I) (2023)
Lynne Miller W.P.C. Marshall W.P.C. Marshall See fewer	Princess Daisy (1983)
Sam Miller Sgt. Maitland Sgt. Maitland See fewer	I May Destroy You (2020)
Andrew Paul P.C. Quinnan P.C. Quinnan See fewer	Scum (1979)
Tom Butcher P.C. Loxton P.C. Loxton See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Huw Higginson P.C. Garfield P.C. Garfield See fewer	The Nightingale (I) (2018)
Seeta Indrani W.P.C. Datta W.P.C. Datta See fewer	Secret Invasion (2023)
Simon Rouse DCI Jack Meadows DCI Jack Meadows See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Trudie Goodwin W.P.C. Ackland W.P.C. Ackland See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Simon McBurney Shaun Anderton Shaun Anderton See fewer	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Keely Marshall Canteen Lady Canteen Lady See fewer	Casualty (1986)