8
actors face the axe
THREE of The Bill's star characters are to be killed off
when fire ravages Sun Hill nick.
Bosses of the ITV1 cop drama are dumping a total of
EIGHT characters in three separate storylines.
They think the inferno will be a fitting end for the
trio -and boost flagging ratings. New producer Paul
Marquess, dubbed The Axeman over his cast cuts, said
last night: "Not even the actors know how they are
going yet."
But a Bill source revealed: "A fire breaks out and
guts Sun Hill."
The source said the cull was ordered by bosses
"keen to get actors who look more believable as
police officers than pretty boys and girls".
The axed eight are Ben Roberts (Chief Insp Conway),
Matthew Crompton (PC Harker), Tania Emery (DC Spears),
Ben Peyton (PC Hayward), Jane Wall (WPC Worrell), Gary
Grant (DC Riley), Raji James (DS Singh) and Colin
Tarrant (Insp Monroe).
It is not known who will die in the fire, which will be
shown at the end of February.
Eight stars have already been dropped this year.
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