Serious Police Work (The Bill zine)
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| Title: | Serious Police Work |
| Publisher: | John Tipper |
| Editor(s): | John Tipper and Y S Hintz |
| Date(s): | 1992-1996 |
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| Fandom: | The Bill |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | some of the fiction is online here |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Serious Police Work is a gen and het The Bill anthology. It has a sister zine, Serious Police Work Newsletter.
"I published a regular fanzine, SPW, the first issue appearing in 1992 and the last and 12th issue, in 1996. Issues averaged from 24 to 48 pages. These contained articles on the characters, news clippings, fanfic and letters from fans. More than 1200 copies of the first issue were sent out, due mainly to an article in Sydney's Herald newspaper in February, 1993. More than a thousand letters were received from readers wanting copies over a three-month period. The work load became too much so I discontinued the fanzine, despite offers to turn it into a professional publication. This was due in part to the arrival of ETV, the magazine on emergency TV. ETV was a great publication while it lasted. Web sites have now made such publications redundant." [1]
Issue 1
The Bill 1 October, 1992 32pp A5
- Sun Hill Personnel Past & Present
- The Language of TB..CLG
- Serious Police Work Pt.1..fic..CLG
- An Eye on TB..tiptruck
Issue 2
The Bill 2 Summer 1993 40pp A5 Cover(C)Jason Towers INCLUDES
- Serious Police Work Pt.2..fic..CLG
- Woodentop..in-depth..tiptruck
Issue 3
The Bill 3 Autumn 1993 48pp A5 Cover(C)Jason Towers INCLUDES
- Ep#371 Lest We Forget..in-depth..CLG
- It's A Good Job, Sometimes..fic..CLG
- Too Good to Refuse..fic..CLG
- By the Book..Monroe, in-depth..CLG
- In From the Off..CLG & TB
- Bookshop Bust..fic..tiptruck
Issue 4
The Bill 4 Winter 1993 40pp A5 Cover(C) Phil Cornell INCLUDES
- 13Q Graham Cole interview..E Merrett
- My Experiences at TB..E Merrett
- Serious Police Work Pt.3..fic.CLG
- Under the Weather..fic..CLG
Issue 5
The Bill 5 Spring 1993 40pp A5
- Poles Apart..Roach & Brownlow..The Relationship..CLG
- Specials..Brief look at duties..CLG
- Ep #35 Not without Cause..in-depth..CLG
Issue 6
The Bill 6 Summer 1993 40pp A5
- The Short Straw, done & Dusted..CLG
- On Location:High Hopes etc..E Merrett
- 3 of Sun Hill's Finest (Meadows, Stringer, Conway)..R Bird
- CI OPS to CLO..Conway, a look..CLG
Issue 7
The Bill 7 Autumn 1994 36pp A5
- Yorkie Smith in-depth
- We Don't Need Another Hero..Avon
- Interview with Bill rep
- We Care for London - The Met
- Ep#93 Saturday Blues
- From Typewriters to Truncheons..fic..US
Issue 8
The Bill 8 Winter 1994
- CLG interviews Colin Tarrant-short!
- Ep#82 Digging up the Past..in-depth
- Sgt Tom Penny..in-depth..CLG
- Wit & Wisdom of Frank Burnside..R Bird
Issue 9
The Bill 9 Spring 1994 20pp A5
- Avon interviews Simon Rouse
- 3 Wise Coppers:Frazer,Wray,Reid
- Report on Geoff McQueen's death
Issue 10
The Bill 10 Summer 1994-5 20pp A5
- The Best of Frank Burnside..A Derian
- Past,Future,Present..Avon
- 5 original cast members-promo i/views
- PC171 Reg Hollis..look at..R Bird
- Always a Prat?..Reg..CLG look at
Issue 11
The Bill 11 Autumn 1995 20pp A5
- Cover(C)Phil Cornell
- Him Upstairs..Brownlow..in-depth
- 37 Years of Policing..Jim Brennan
- Reports on Colin Tarrant & Simon Rouse visit to Oz
Issue 12
The Bill 12 Summer 1996 28pp A5
- Ep #55 Nothing But theTruth ..fic..CLG
- Romance in TB..Soo & CLG
- Debrief..fic..CLG
- Ep #22 In-depth Whose side are You On?
- Muswell..in-depth
Christmas Special 1
The Bill Christmas Special 1 1993, all fanfic, 40pp A5
- Caught & Bowled..Stringer..CLG
- Datta's Day..Norika..N Harvey
- Fire & Rain..Ackland & Garfield..CLG
- Hole in One..Norika..CLG
- Spirit of the Game..Stamp & Quinnan..CLG
- Strictly Speaking..Stamp, Garfield, Quinnan..CLG
- Things that go Bump..Hollis & Stringer..CLG & Y S Hintz
- Loxton's Lager Louts..Peters, Monroe, Loxton..Robbie Peel
Trojan Horse Special
The Bill Special Issue 1993, 16pp A5
- Any Place, Any Time..fic..Alec Peters through the times of 'Trojan Horse'
- Episode 228 Trojan Horse, in depth
- Ken Melvin official notes
- Life & All That..fic..Brownlow
- All by CLG