[{"n": "The Bill series 1", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-1/", "s": "Eleven episodes launched a landmark police drama."}, {"n": "The Bill series 5", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-5/", "s": "104 episodes broadcast in 1989, released across multiple DVD volumes."}, {"n": "The Bill series 6", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-6/", "s": "Series 6: station fire, cast exits, and multi-part storylines."}, {"n": "The Bill series 9", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-9/", "s": "155 episodes broadcast in 1993 with increased weekly output."}, {"n": "The Bill series 11", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-11/", "s": "149 episodes aired in 1995 with major cast changes."}, {"n": "The Bill series 12", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-12/", "s": "156 episodes broadcast in 1996 with several character exits and arrivals."}, {"n": "The Bill series 13", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-13/", "s": "The 1997 series introduced three new regular characters."}, {"n": "The Bill series 14", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-14/", "s": "New executive producer, hour-long episodes, and serialised storylines."}, {"n": "The Bill series 15", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-15/", "s": "87 episodes broadcast in 1999, ending the W prefix for female officers."}, {"n": "The Bill series 16", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-16/", "s": "Eighty-six episodes airing in 2000, featuring the Beech corruption saga."}, {"n": "The Bill series 17", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-17/", "s": "92 episodes broadcast in 2001, including the Beech is Back spinoff."}, {"n": "The Bill series 18", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-18/", "s": "A serial format and major cast revamp defined series 18."}, {"n": "The Bill series 19", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-19/", "s": "Longest series of The Bill's final decade, with first live broadcast."}, {"n": "The Bill series 20", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-20/", "s": "A year of villainy, long-running plots, and cast upheaval."}, {"n": "The Bill series 21", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-21/", "s": "A soap-opera style series with a devastating station fire."}, {"n": "The Bill series 22", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-22/", "s": "A transitional series moving away from serialised storytelling."}, {"n": "The Bill series 23", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-23/", "s": "New title sequence, on-screen titles return, and major cast exits."}, {"n": "The Bill series 24", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-24/", "s": "The third-from-last series of the programme."}, {"n": "The Bill series 25", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-25/", "s": "The penultimate series of the British drama."}, {"n": "The Bill series 26", "u": "/e/the-bill-series/the-bill-series-26/", "s": "The final series of the long-running British police drama."}]