Sun Hill Police Station has seen major redevelopment since we first saw it on-screen in 1983. Below are blueprints showing the internal layout of the station.
Note: these are rough approximations, and may not be 100% accurate. All blueprints are based on general knowledge and available video footage.
In Late 2009, Sun Hill saw futher Internal Redevelopment:
The IBO Suite & Writing Room where given New Windows/Doors. The Doors for the IBO Suite where moved inside the Writing Room.
The Old Briefing Room and Female Changing Rooms opposite where converted into a Laboratory for new CSE Eddie Olosunje.
Ground Floor Plan 2009
First Floor Plan 2009
2007-2009[]
In 2007, the exterior of the building was redeveloped - not only to Give Sun Hill a modern policing look, but also the separate the Sun Hill and St. Hugh's Entrances. The new wall that now comes down the forecourt is a show wall to separate the two sites. There are no rooms behind the windows that are visible.
The interior of the building also went through changes:
All doors are given the new Metropolitan Police Door sign.
The CAD room is converted into an Integrated Borough Operations (IBO) suite, which is the CCTV and Control Room for the Borough of Canley. It Contains all the Hi-Tech Computer Equipment required for Canley Cops to Fight Crime.
New Doors are added to cells in custody.
The drug's referral Office is converted into an office for the CPS lawyer.
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2006-2007[]
In February 2006, the first floor of the building went through a minor re-vamp:
All dark wooden doors are replaced with a lighter variety.
C.I.D shifts across the hallway, and now encompasses the area which formerly comprised of the Supt and DCI's office, and CSU.
A CID Briefing Room is also created, using part of the space previously occupied by the CSU.
A section of the old D.C.I's office becomes the D.I's new office.
The Supt. & D.C.I's offices' are moved into part of the space that the old C.I.D office used to cover; with a small corridor spanning the entrance to the balcony (as partly existed between 1990-2002).
The BIU moves from the top of the main stairs, into the DI's old office.
The CID storeroom/TIU becomes a computer room (as per signage on the door.
Other changes later in the year include:
The D.I's office is extended, and now covers exterior windows, rather than two. A new, large interior window is also added, overlooking the main staircase.
The Sergeants' office is extended to cover the locker room, new windows added, and the doors moved to either end.
The Inspectors' office is renovated, with new windows added.
The soft interview room is redecorated
A new Uniform Briefing Room is created behind the kitchen, in the space that used to be occupied by the writing room and property store.
Uniform changing rooms are added, to the remainder of the space that used to occupy the writing room.
The old male changing rooms are transformed back into the property store, as existed between 1990 - 2002. The old female changing rooms are unused on-screen.
Old Briefing Room becomes the Station CCTV Room.
(Note: production-wise, some of the changes (such as the new colour scheme for the Supt. Office), can be glimpsed in Episode 384; story-wise, the changes to C.I.D first be seen in #386, whilst the new Supt./D.C.I offices can be seen in #387.)
Sun Hill Top Floor, 2006-2009.
2005-2006[]
In May 2005, the front office is given a major refurbishment following the tragic events of the fire.
Front Office is given a Major Refit; New Doors & Windows, New Layout and Decor.
The Front Interview is extended and Given a Similar Decor to the Front Office.
A large Window is added to CID, overlooking the staircase leading down into the Main Entrance.
Sun Hill Top Floor 2005-2006.
2002-2005[]
Following on from the tragic Firebombing in 2002, which also claimed the lives of a dozen officers, the interior of the building was given a major revamp.
In late 2002, just before Tom Chander leaves in a body bag, we see some on -creen changes in the custody area which are not shown on the diagram. The Custody office is converted into the duty solicitors office, with the custody office moving into a space behind the desk itself.
Furthermore, the stairs next to the fingerprint room disappeared (no idea where they led to on-screen in the first place)
The Male & Female locker rooms were moved from the custody area, with the rooms converted into Interview rooms.
A new Property Store and Writing Room replaces the old Recreation Area.
The interior door(s) leading into the Custody Area are moved to the other end of the corridor.
CID is extended, and now covers the old position of the DCI's Office, and the Corridor between the two.
A new Borough Intellgence Unit (B.I.U.) is introduced at the top of the stairs.
The Corridor between the Stairwell and landing area is reduced, having been replaced in-part by B.I.U (see above); in accordance with this, the Doors between the two areas are moved, and are now situaied directly at the top of the stairwell.
The DCI's Office is moved to the old position of the Ch. Insp's Office, and extended slightly into the old Ch/Supt Office.
The Supt. Office is extended also, in addition to replacing the old Conference Room.
A new Community Support Unit is introduced at the bottom end of the floor; replacing (in-part) the Conference Room, and the Crime Support Unit, and covers almost half of the landing area!
'Divisional TBC' and 'TBC' refers to the 'Area' or 'The Borough Commanders' office.
Sun Hill, Ground Floor, 2002-2005.
Sun Hill, Top Floor, 2002-2005.
1993-2002[]
In early 1993, parts of the station interior saw re-development. CID is given a slight extension into the DCIs old office (with the DCIs office now moving one room down). These changes are first seen on-screen in Supply and Demand, when the decorators are finishing the final touches to the new area.
Meanwhile, the installation of Ch. Insp. Conway as the Community Liaison Officer saw the Youth and Community services move into a section of the station that had previously been un-seen (info to be confirmed).
Sun Hill Top Floor, 1993-2002.
May 1990 - January 1993[]
Following the fire, the ongoing refurbishment and expansion is finally completed in May 1990, S6 E44 (A Fresh Start), when the newly finished station opens for business. In reality, production moved to a third, final location, so the majority of the station bears little resemblance to what came before.
The initial layout remains the same for just a few weeks. In S6 E49 (Tactics), what appears to be builders vans and equipment can be seen in the yard. From S6 E54 (Jumping the Gun) (after several of scenes being contained to just rooms and offices), some small changes can be spotted throughout the ground floor:
The doors leading from the front office through to the main staircase are moved back, closer to the stairs.
A room is added to the area adjacent to the Inspector’s office, with a new window and door also installed. The interior is never seen on screen.
The doors by the Male and Female toilets are converted into a window.
Several supporting pillars are added: one to the custody area, three to the admin corridor and two to the main ramp corridor.
Sun Hill, Top Floor Layout - 1990-1993.
1987-1990[]
Aerial View of Sun Hill MK2" (The Building at the back). Now converted into Flats
Image of the front of Sun Hill MK2 at Barlby Road (Taken from Street View)
Scanned Image from 1991 publication 'The Bill' showing layout of lower floor of Sun Hill MK2
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1983-1986[]
Throughout the series, there have been three (later four) filming locations for Sun Hill police station. From the first series, the police station consisted of a set of buildings, opposite the Chimney Stack in Pennington Street, Artichoke Hill, Wapping, East London. However, these buildings were next to the News International plant and during the winter of 1985–86 there was much industrial action which resulted in some altercations between the strikers and what they thought were the real police, but were actually actors working on The Bill. Working conditions got so dire, that the production team realised they needed to find another base to set Sun Hill police station.
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