This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered
alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters
ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are
all police personnel at Sun Hill police station in London.Sergeant
John Maitland arrived at Sun Hill under a bit of a cloud. At his
previous north London station this young sergeant had shopped two
traffic cops for drinking on duty. No one could argue that he did not
do the right thing by the book, but the incident left a nasty taste.
Sun Hill looked at him more kindly when Ted Roach was attacked by a
gang of thugs. Maitland waded in to help, and from then on was
respected as a sergeant who led from the front. He was also seen as a
career officer with ambition. John was good at dealing with the
public, but not always a diplomat when telling older and more
experienced officers what to do. Despite being a solid, dependable
officer, however, he never topped any popularity charts, being
humourless and insistent on doing everything by the book. He left Sun
Hill to take up a teaching post at Hendon.Chief Superintendent Guy
Mannion originally appeared as the officer in charge of Sun Hill's
neighbouring station and perennial rivals, Barton Street. A youthful
graduate-entry high-flier, he was in many ways the antithesis of Sun
Hill's commanding officer, Chief Superintendent Brownlow. Not
surprisingly, Mannion and Brownlow became bitter rivals, especially
when the new post of Borough Commander came up for grabs. Brownlow was
not at all pleased when Mannion was selected for the role: even though
they held the same rank, and Brownlow was much more experienced,
Mannion was the one in charge. Mannion played an instrumental part in
the removal of Brownlow following the Don Beech scandal, and the
appointment of Brownlow's replacement, Tom Chandler. Mannion himself
was succeeded as Borough Commander by Jane Fitzwilliam, and his fate
was never explained.
alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters
ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are
all police personnel at Sun Hill police station in London.Sergeant
John Maitland arrived at Sun Hill under a bit of a cloud. At his
previous north London station this young sergeant had shopped two
traffic cops for drinking on duty. No one could argue that he did not
do the right thing by the book, but the incident left a nasty taste.
Sun Hill looked at him more kindly when Ted Roach was attacked by a
gang of thugs. Maitland waded in to help, and from then on was
respected as a sergeant who led from the front. He was also seen as a
career officer with ambition. John was good at dealing with the
public, but not always a diplomat when telling older and more
experienced officers what to do. Despite being a solid, dependable
officer, however, he never topped any popularity charts, being
humourless and insistent on doing everything by the book. He left Sun
Hill to take up a teaching post at Hendon.Chief Superintendent Guy
Mannion originally appeared as the officer in charge of Sun Hill's
neighbouring station and perennial rivals, Barton Street. A youthful
graduate-entry high-flier, he was in many ways the antithesis of Sun
Hill's commanding officer, Chief Superintendent Brownlow. Not
surprisingly, Mannion and Brownlow became bitter rivals, especially
when the new post of Borough Commander came up for grabs. Brownlow was
not at all pleased when Mannion was selected for the role: even though
they held the same rank, and Brownlow was much more experienced,
Mannion was the one in charge. Mannion played an instrumental part in
the removal of Brownlow following the Don Beech scandal, and the
appointment of Brownlow's replacement, Tom Chandler. Mannion himself
was succeeded as Borough Commander by Jane Fitzwilliam, and his fate
was never explained.
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