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I have checked the tv listings on the internet and it looks like the Bill begins old episodes from this Monday. Cant tell how far back they begin but Boyden, Page, and Garfield amongst others are credited. Hope they all run in order though and dont jump about. Fingers crossed.

i hope that the bill stays like it is dont change it what eather u do

How long are the old episodes on for? I'm gutted. The last time they 'went back in time' it was for over a year so they wouldnt catch up

I couldn't agree more with chukkawobbly - we have spent ages and ages catching up only to find ourselves right back in the days of Don Beech, Jim Carver and Jack Meadows (complete with hair)! Quite honestly, it is an insult to our intelligence and we have been left with a cliffhanger from last Friday night - heaven knows when we shall see these again! My 95 year old Mother and I (66) have been hooked on the stories and now we are left in the air - it just isn't good enough and I have e-mailed to complain bitterly.
Why do they do this to us - or has someone installed the wrong tapes??

Does anybody have a copy of episode 499 from the Bill I could borrow?. Its the one where Fletcher and Stamp are in the morgue. I had this on timer on the correct channel (124 on virgin media) but UKTV Gold +1 got recorded instead. Virgin had a glitch which I didn't know about until I got home from work. Imagine how vexed I was to find i'd got Eastenders instead of the Bill. There is just no comparison in my view. Not happy.

Sorry, I meant episode 399 not 499!

I have spent ages watching the bill every morning , to catch up so I could eventually watch the current evening episodes. I am so angry to switch the bill on this morning to see such old episodes What are Gold playing at. I thought a mistake had been made 1st of all, but apparantly not. I most deffinatly will not be wasting my time watching these old one's, as it will take years to catch up.

There were 2 more replies to this yesterday - why have they disappeared?

Yes - why have yesterday's replies disappeared - and mine among them??!! Is it because they were the truth and the truth hurts? My Mother
and I sat through yesterday's 30 minute episodes of The Bill - and what rubbish: 9 years old - 1998!!! Do the powers-that-be really think we deserve rehashed episodes of Red Herrings, etc.? This has completely
ruined our evening's viewing (we record anything on during the day to watch
at night when we sit down). Please, please, please.........restore The Bill to
where it left off last Friday.........is anyone in authority actually reading these replies??!!

At least we have a rewind. Please never show the rubish episods you shown over the last few years.we want old episodes.

The way i see it is that they must have read your replies - they did delete them after all right?

This is getting you no-where, I went through the same thing with my Holby city and Casualty queries - so what I've done, is started a topic named "DavidUKTV" (he's the big boss guy), and put my comments and questions all in that topic - surely he can't ignore a topic with his name on it. And I've saved the ocnten which I posted, so that if it does get deleted I will just re-post it!

I recommend you put your questions about The Bill in there too, UKGold are really screwing at the moment and i won't rest until we are heard, if you scroll down a bit you'll find it, I only posted it yesterday, but I'll keep bumping it up so it stays high, the topic is named:

"DavidUKTV"

look forward to seeing your posts in there!

They've reappeared now - odd???

UKTV gold is the only reason I pay for sky, otherwise I'd just go for freeview. If they keep this up i'll be agreeing with hubby - it really is a waste of money!

If they took us nicely upto date with the current series, that would be ace, they can show as many reruns as they like then as far as I'm concerned.

I have just phoned them. The chap couldn't tell me how long it would be this time, but says ITV only release them when they have been off air for a certain amount of time. Therefore if they haven't got them they can't show them.
Seems logical I guess.

Well - that's their story, I suppose, and they're sticking to it!
I, too, have contacted UK Gold personally before and got the same answer - that we have to wait for ITV to release them...... but if they must do this then I do wish they would pick a suitable place to stop, i.e. at least finish a particular case and not leave us with cliffhangers without any warning and/or any idea how long we must wait for reinstatement. I think I shall go mad if we have to go through the George Garfield/Dave Quinnan/Jenny/Polly Page saga again and the murder of John Boulton by Don Beech, etc., etc, - as you say, we pay for UK Gold and I really object to this although I must admit that I could watch the repeated repeats of Open All Hours until the cows come home!!! However, let's hope we don't have to wait for the cows to come home before The Bill gets back into its rightful slot!!

I have just booked the current weds/thurs episodes on ITV. I should have done it last time. I'll just have to try and fill in the gaps and watch the missed ones when uktv catches up. If I'd have done it last time, I wouldnt be here now - and this will happen again 12 months down the line, that is pretty much guaranteed if what they say is true.
Personally if ITV dont repeat them, then I dont see the problem with releasing them sooner..........

I had been hoping for a rewind of The Bill as I enjoy watching the older episodes. This is what Casualty watchers have been calling for too. Although the jump daily from half hour to one hour episodes must mean it isnt going to be a complete re run of 1998 as i dont think they jumped about back then. The ads for the new season feature 'famous actors' etc so 1998 may be a short run of those episodes. Gold must have been a fair way into 2006 and as chukkawobbly is doing I have started watching the new episodes on itv and will hopefully fill in the gaps. Dont forget a year of itv works out a lot less on gold.

This is true, and on a positive note I was getting nothing done when they had 2 hours per morning.............
It will take some getting used to, the new ones - Phil Hunter in uniform - not a pretty sight lol

It's true, us Casualty fans are getting Nostalgic - you gotta look at the bigger picture, what does the majority of viewers want?

See now I honestly believe that viewers want anything but what UKGold are showing at the moment, not just in Casualty, or The Bill, but people clearly aren't happy - look at how many complaints there are around!

I for one intend to do something about it - they can delete my posts all they want (which they do), butwork out what you'd prefer, new Bill or old Bill, and then help me make TV better for the rest of us!

I've been emailing left right and centre to UKTV Gold and ITV1 to get a simple answer to my one simple question which was when will UKTV Gold get back to the 2006 episodes that I was enjoying a week ago. I watched one of the "cameo" episodes a few days ago about a body found under a spitfire and talk about flipping boring. At least the episodes from a year ago and the ones on ITV1 have much better storylines not mention fit men like Fletcher, Smithy, Steve Hunter and even Dan isn't too bad to look at!!! These cameo episodes just aren't as gripping. On ITV1 last night we saw Matt Hinkley getting his come uppance whereas on UKTV Gold he hasn't even appeared yet and at this rate when will he appear, it could be years? Matt Hinkley would have appeared within the next two weeks had UKTV Gold continued with the 2006 season. UKTV Gold's viewing schedules must cover months ahead I would have thought. Show some consistency UKTV Gold if you care about what your viewers think and bring back the 2006 episodes right now!!

I cant believe there is people wanting to watch episodes recently screened on ITV. How pathetic. You guys have only just had a chance to watch them on ITV. UKTV GOLD should be about showing classic shows from years gone by, not showing episodes just scereened on ITV.

Theres many people that want to wtach classic episodes again such as "The Short straw" which was Viv Martellas last episodes and also "Target".

There is nothing pathetic about wanting to see episodes shown only one year ago especially as I wasn't even in the country back then to be able to watch them. UKTV Gold do broadcast lots of classics like Some mothers do have em and now Dallas is being shown. I've never heard of The Short Straw or Target. You are missing the point. My complaint is about UKTV Gold showing only half a season and then changing the format without any explaination. The Bill is an extremely popular show and if UKTV Gold were clever enough they should have carried on with the 2006 episodes and broadcast the much older ones too. I only watch UKTV Gold because it is the only channel that gave me a chance to catch up on the Bill, I wouldn't have bothered otherwise. UKTV isn't just for the old folk who like really ancient programmes you know.

When UK GOLD started years ago it was excellent as it showed classic episodes of lots of different shows. Thats what made UK GOLD popular. people watched it to watch classic episodes of shows they havnt had a chance to see for years. Thats what made UKGOLD great.

That was the whole idea of calling the channel "UKGOLD". How can you call a channel UKTV GOLD and show episodes of The Bill most people have just watched around 12 mths ago. Also the same with casualty and Eastenders.

Im sure people would rather watch The Bill from years gone by when it was at its best rather than soapy dross they have only just had to endure on ITV.

You may have missed some of the episodes, but most people have seen them and the rating would suggest they would rather watch old episodes.

For a start, I couldn't get to see the bill during the evenings as I had other commitments, if that makes me and the others pathetic then so be it, I must be, because you said so.
I find it odd that people are happy to be watching the same repeats over and over again, but if they are happy with that who am I to insult them?

Just because people dont share the same views as you doesn't make them wrong!

I REALY LIKE THE UP TO DATE EPPISOADS OF THE BILL SO I SAY BRING BACK THE UP TO DATE BILL P.S THE OLD BILL STORY LINES ARE REALY BORING

BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK BRING IT BACK.WE WANT THE 2006 BILL BACK NOW