Remember lovable PC Reg Hollis from ITV1′s long-running cop show The Bill? Scottish actor Jeff Stewart played the policeman who always seemed too soft to be taken seriously. Well, from a gormless policeman to Hollywood, Jeff’s fate has taken an unexpected turn of late. Poor PC Reg...

We’ve had live episodes, spin-offs, new theme tunes and even a change of format last year. ITV1’s The Bill has been through a lot since its debut back in October 1984. And now, after 26 years, Britain’s longest-running police drama is finally being axed. The award-winning show will...

This Sunday sees another great drama come to ITV1 (no spoilers, promise!). Gunrush stars The Street’s Timothy Spall and follows a grief-stricken father as he attempts to track down the gangsters that shot dead his daughter in a supermarket. The drama starts off by introducing Doug Becket: a...

ITV has announced it is axing both Heartbeat and spin-off The Royal, to cut costs. The credit crunch claims its latest victim? Or maybe after 18 series, the police drama had just grown stale? Either way, it’s going to leave a gaping hole in ITV’s schedule. The drama was a staple show in...

Your childhood is officially over. Long-running kid’s TV show Grange Hill has come to an end after 30 long years as the staple BBC children’s soap. Back in the day, Mr Bronson’s wig and Mrs McClusky’s grimace were regular features of our post-school TV viewing. Since then, a wave of...