Trudie Goodwin has claimed ‘The Bill’ shouldn’t have been cancelled.
The 68-year-old actress – who is best known for playing Sergeant June Ackland in the long-running police drama – was "disappointed" when the show was axed in 2010 after 27 years on ITV, and believes it would still do well if it was still on screens today.
Appearing on ‘This Morning’, Trudie confessed: "I was so disappointed it finished. I thought there was no reason really why it should have, and that it could have gone on a great deal longer. I think it should still be on now."
‘The Bill’ was the longest-running police crime drama in the country running from 1983 to its cancellation, following the "changing tastes" of viewers.
Now fans of the show are delighted to get the chance to watch the first five series on-demand during the coronavirus lockdown thanks to streaming service UKTV.
Though Trudie – who starred on the show from 1983 to 2007 – left three years before the show came to an abrupt end, she never wished for it to be cancelled.
She added: "I really didn’t [want it to go]. I wasn’t there right at the end, I’d left before the end."
Some of the original cast members recently reunited with a video call in celebration of the show streaming on UKTV.
Those who took part in the virtual reunion included fan favourites Chris Ellison (DI Frank Burnside), Eric Richard (Sgt Bob Cryer), Mark Wingett (PC Jim Carver), Graham Cole (PC Tony Stamp) and Trudie.
They discussed how the show might look in 2020, with Trudie suggesting the most noticeable difference would be the lack of police on the streets, but there would at least be more female and ethnic minority officers on the show now.
Trudie Goodwin: The Bill shouldn’t have ended
