| "Woodentop" | |
|---|---|
| Storyboard episode | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Woodentop_Title.jpg) Opening title card | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 4 |
| Original air date | 16 August 1983 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
"Woodentop" is an episode of the Thames Television series Storyboard, which comprises a series of one-off plays on different themes. The episode was originally broadcast on 16 August 1983. Woodentop became the first ever episode in the long-running British police television series The Bill. The name woodentop is a colloquialism for beat policemen who traditionally wear helmets; the nickname is itself an allusion to the Children's TV series The Woodentops.