Standard U.K. English Edit

• Use standard U.K. English, to include U.K. spelling, because The Bill is produced in the United Kingdom. The Bill Wiki is not a blog.

Titles for Articles Edit

Examples:

Sword of Truth

The Taming of The Shrew

Of Mice and Men

And Then There Were None

The Same Old Story

Talk/Disussion pageEdit

You may find info on the disussion page for the article in question.

Episodes Edit

Please look at the following example to see what an episode page should look like.

example: Woodentop

Episode Numbers Edit

Please use the episode numbers used on the episode lists on this wiki not a external source (e.g. TV.com)

Please also take a look and Talk:The Bill/Episode List

Referring to Other Episodes Edit

• Use the Ep template (format {{ep|TB|1995|047}} echoes When Opportunity Knocks to the screen) to refer to episodes from within another article or other page as a part of continuous text.

Character/Actor NamesEdit

CharactersEdit

Names of characters within The Bill should have their article be in the following format:

• Firstname Surname for example "Beth Green".
• Firstname Middlename Surname for example "Anthony John Stamp".

Real People (Cast / Crew)Edit

Names of people in real life should have their article be in the following format:

• Surname, Firstname for example "Lytton, Louisa".
• Surname, Firstname Middlename for example "Stamp, Anthony John".

Linking Edit

See the following example to link an article to a character, actor/actress or a member of the crew

Example

• Code: [[Lytton, Louisa|Louisa Lytton]]
• Link: Louisa Lytton

Template:C Examples

• Code: {{c|Firstname Middle|Surname}}

• Code: {{c|Louisa|Lytton}}
• Link: Louisa Lytton

Characters' List of AppearancesEdit

first see example: Debbie Keane/List of Appearances (also see: Beth Green/List of Appearances )

The Table: Column = Content

• Episode = Year of episode and episode number - example: 1998x001 is the first episode of 1998
• Episode Title = Episode Title
• C.P. = Credited Position - example: If Andrea Mason (Debbie Keane) is credited 3rd on the episode credits you would put '3' under C.P.
• Note(s) - Is for any notes you would like to make about the character in the episode.

Service RecordEdit

look at this example: Dale Smith (Service Record)

Categories Edit

Charcters, Cast & Crew Edit

• Cast and Crew are listed alphabetically by surname.
• Characters are listed alphabetically by firstname.

Category: Cast & Crew Edit

The Category Cast & Crew is for subdirectories only. No articles / pages should be added to this category.

Hidden Categories Edit

see: Hidden Categories