Daily Star's Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you telly's hot takes straight to your inbox every SundayLondon's Burning, The Bill and Heartbeat were typical after- school favourites throughout the '80s and '90s, catapulting some of its actors to almost icon status.Between the three dramas, almost 3,000 episodes were aired with storylines that gripped the nation.
In fact, The Bill was praised at the time for exploring "difficult" storylines including homosexuality and ethnic minorities.Cast members such as Nick Berry, Sam Callis and Jeff Stewart were real telly stalwarts but we rarely see them on our screens now.
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