The Bill to return to screens to ease boredom amid nationwide lockdown

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The Bill is gearing up to reappear on our screens in a bid to ease boredom amid the nationwide lockdown. The ITV show was broadcast over 26 series between 1984 and 2010 following fictional tales of The Metropolitan Police force and introduced iconic characters that went on to rule the TV world.

The hit crime drama is set to return for our binging pleasure on streaming service UK TV Play - who have announced they're now streaming the entire first five series of the soap.

The police drama ran for a whopping 27 years but was axed by ITV after a format change failed to revive the once-triumphant ratings.

The show struggled in the ratings since it was revamped and moved to a later 9pm slot in 2009 when it was also reduced from twice a week to