Coronation Street viewers demand action after ITV 'turns soap into rival show'
ITV's Coronation Street has been subject to a crimewave in recent months, with police knocking on almost every resident's door, much to the chagrin of some viewers.
2025 has seen Shona Platt's kidnapping, David Platt's decent into crime, and Cassie Plummer's arrest no less, and with this level of criminal activity, it won't be long until the cobbles' local MP has to call a police state.
This has led some fans to compare it to another ITV drama, one that was axed in 2010 despite its devoted following and cultural staying power—The Bill.
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Taking to Reddit, one user compared the two shows, calling into question ITV's desire to have a "long-running police drama" despite The Bill's absent from weekly television.
They explained: "It's ironic that over 10 years ago, ITV cancelled The Bill, their long-running police drama that was airing every week, and now they have basically turned Coronation Street into The Bill. If they wanted a long-running Police drama, why dont they just bring The Bill back instead of turning Corrie into something it isn't?"
Another user replied: "Exactly what I thought. Should be renamed Crimenation Street, there's a new crime every week. Only reason putting so much crime is for Lisa & Kit characters, absolutely ridiculous. Eventually the police station will be removed, but question is when?"
"Either it's deliberate sabotage or they're that clueless," a third commented, adding: "What upsets me the most about it is Coronation Street was a great show in its own right. Why squander that to imitate very poorly The Bill, Casualty, Hollyoaks, EastEnders, etc?"
It appears that fans are not the only ones wanted a return of the police soap, as according to The Sun, The Bill is making a return.
The outlet claimed that it would be back with three original cast members, actors Graham Cole, Trudie Goodwin and Mark Wingett, playing PC Tony Stamp, DC Jim Carver and Sgt June Ackland, who were are in talks to return for comeback.
It alsocreported that the show would be called Sun Hill, after the police station in the original series.
However, this was reported in 2022, and since then there have been no updates about the supposed The Bill return.
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