Friday 30th January 2009 - 13:00:10
Lisa Maxwell has quit 'The Bill'.
The 45-year-old actress has announced she is to stop playing DI Sam Nixon after seven years on the ITV1 soap and will depart from screens in an explosive storyline in September.
Lisa, who handed in her notice last year, said: "I've loved every minutes of my seven years on 'The Bill' but feel I have taken the character Sam as far as I can. It is time to move on to new challenges.
It is time to move on to new challenges
"When people start referring to you as the longest-standing female cast member it is probably time to take the hint.
"It was a difficult decision but I leave with happy memories of a wonderful team. I wish them luck."
Lisa's departure is the latest blow to hit the struggling show.
It was recently announced the police drama is to be cut from two episodes a week to one, and shifted from its current 8pm slot to a later time.
Lisa Maxwell
Readers' Comments
#1 byscott - Monday 2nd February 2009 - 19:28:01
i hope they don't stop the amount of episodes as i do not watch much tv and the the bill is the only programme on british tv that i watch i have been watching the bill since the first e... READ MORE
#2 byGloria - Wednesday 29th July 2009 - 22:29:10
Like you, I've watched The Bill since the beginning as The Wooden Tops. Unfortunately, I think it is going the way of once good dramas and I've now stopped watching.