Wild Bill (TV series)

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Television series
German title Wild Bill
Original title Wild Bill
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
year 2019
Production
company
Shiver
Anonymous Content
42
length 45 minutes
Episodes 6 in 1 season
genre Dramedy series
idea David Griffiths
Kyle Killen
Dudi Appleton
Jim Keeble
production Peter McAleese
Chris Thompson
music Harry Escott
camera Michael Coulter
Baz Irvine
cut Charlie Fawcett
Mike Jones
Peter Oliver
First broadcast June 12, 2019 - July 17, 2019 on ITV
German-language
first broadcast
July 31, 2020 on ZDFneo
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Wild Bill is a British dramedy television series thataired on ITV onJune 12, 2019. The main character is played by Rob Lowe , who is also one of the producers. Six episodes were ordered in October 2018. After broadcasting the first season, ITV announced the discontinuation of the series in October 2019. All episodes of ZDFneo were broadcast in German on the night of July 31, 2020.

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Having uploaded old daughter to the Internet because of violence against a boy sexual images of his fourteen years was fired from his agency, attracting the widowed former US police chief Bill Hixon with Kelsey from Miami to England in Boston as Chief Constable to act . Although he immediately impresses his colleagues, no one seems very pleased to see an American official. The only exception is the young, eager detective Muriel Yeardsley ( Bronwyn James ), who is still in training and with whom Bill develops an affinity after an initially bumpy start.

Episodes

No. German title Original title First broadcast in United Kingdom Director script
1 Boston, Lincolnshire Welcome to Boston June 12, 2019 Charles Martin Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble
Bill Hixon comes to Boston to serve as chief constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Department, but his first day is far from routine when the head of a teenage girl who disappeared several years ago is found in a nerd's freezer. Bill seizes the chance to solve one of the agency's most puzzling unsolved cases. In the course of the investigation into the girl's death, he befriends her mother Angie ( Susan Lynch ).
2 Piano Man Piano Man 19th June 2019 Charles Martin Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble
The amnesiac "Piano Man" ( Craig Parkinson ) is arrested after an argument at a train station. He is a suspect in a series of unsolved robberies carried out by a perpetrator known as the "Boston Bandit." Although the Criminal Investigation Department considers the case closed, Bill suspects that the Piano Man will serve as a scapegoat. He keeps digging to find out the truth. His deputy Lydia comes under pressure when her private connection to one of the robbery victims is revealed.
3 Old and lonely Dead Men Don't Return Library Books June 26, 2019 John Hardwick Tom Farrelly
Boston's retirees are haunted by an aged robber who appears to be active again after a fifteen year absence. Bill interrogates the librarian Alma Smith ( Emma D'Arcy ), whose DNA partially matches that of the robber. Alma's father Jonjo Ryan ( Paul Brennen ) disappeared when she was a baby. But Bill discovers that Alma's connection to the case may be less innocent than it initially seemed. At the same time, he himself is under close scrutiny by the press.
4th Family feud Bad Blood in the Soil 3rd July 2019 John Hardwick Tom Moran
The feud between two farming families is fueled when the body of farm laborer Will Mowbray is found in a remote forest called "Dead Man's Wood". Initially, Bill suspects the angry Audrey Merrick ( Lisa Palfrey ) to be responsible for Will's murder. But Muriel is convinced that the rival's son, Ray Gilchrist ( Con O'Neill ), plays an essential role. Meanwhile, Kelsey's first day at her new school culminates in an unexpected friendship.
5 Worker's paradise You're Stupid Enough to Say That to A Copper? July 10, 2019 Annie Griffin Melissa Bubnic
A murdered farmer is found in a suitcase floating on the river. In the course of the investigation, the victim's daughter, Charlene ( Nichola Burley ), cries herself on Bill's shoulder. The immigrant workers on the wage list seem suspicious, many of whom complain about their poor living conditions. The investigation quickly becomes more complicated when it emerges that the victim's wife, Lubica ( Katarina Čas ), recently acquired all of his property.
6th Sale Nothing behind the curtain 17th July 2019 Annie Griffin Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble
On his way home from work, Bill finds five charred bodies on a pyre burning by the roadside near a farm. Their autopsy reveals that all victims were shot in the head with a nail gun, but that this was not the cause of death. Rummaging through cases with a similar modus operandi, Bill uncovered a series of murders committed by Frank McGill ( Patrick Bergin ). The former killer has been under witness protection for his testimony as a key witness against his then gang boss since 1997.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Eleanor Griffiths: Meet the cast of Rob Lowe's ITV cop drama Wild Bill? . July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ^ ITV commissions crime drama, Wild Bill, starring and executive produced by internationally renowned actor Rob Lowe . October 12, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ITV's 'Wild Bill' Canceled After A Single Season . Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. Wild Bill Listings . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  5. a b German synchronous card index
  6. a b c d e f g h i j k l Neela Debnath: Wild Bill on ITV cast: Who is in the cast of Wild Bill? . June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.