S2 EP1 - Bottle

Apr 23 2022 • 14 mins

TRIGGER WARNING - The podcast series "The Old Bill," from Fast Theatre.

Season 2 is a period drama/comedy show set in the early 1980's. The language and situations are authentic for the time. Episodes may contain violence, bullying, sexism, and extreme negative and abusive dialogue.

This series is a true depiction of the language, situations, and attitudes in London at the time. We want to keep it as realistic as possible.

This may shock and be stressful, and a trigger for the modern audience.

Like real life. Not everyone is good. People are not superheroes.

If you are, or have ever been offended by anything. No matter how small. Please do not listen. This is not for you.

If you like the style of classic British TV shows like, Minder, The Sweeney, and The Professionals. And the comedy of shows like Fools and Horses, On The Buses, Carry On, and Fawlty Towers. Or you like period entertainment before mobile phones, the internet, or Twitter wars.

"The Old Bill," may be something you will enjoy.

Or not?

If you have any complaints, you didn't read the warning.

S2 EP1 - Bottle

Detectives Cook and Terry work for London's crack police squad. Terry gets shot during an arrest. When he recovers, they are both put on a big local bank robbery case. It's time to round up the local villains and get them talking.

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DI COOK - Charles James

CHRIS THE CARD - Russell Bonner

TERRY - Charles James

BRADSHAW - Charles James

The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

Cockney Slang.

The show makes use of authentic London slang. Including cockney rhyming slang. For those people not acquainted with it we have a list of words used and their meaning. There are no set rules. Some slang words can have more than one meaning. It depends on the context. Our explanation is to help your understanding of the show. You can find a full explanation of rhyming slang on many websites. We use here it as it would have been in the 1970s and 80s in West London.

Harris - Arse

Monkey - £500.00

Blag - Crime

Farmers - Hemorrhoids

Nonce - Child molester

Tosser - Someone who masturbates a lot

Tom - Jewelry

Grass - Informant

Nicked - Arrested or Stolen

Bollocks - Testicles

Cattle trucked - Fucked

Manor - Local area