THIS LIFE'S MILL'S IN THE BILL (03/02/07)

From The Sun:
THIS Life’s Amita Dhiri is going back into the law — by starring in The Bill.

Amita — best known as legal eagle Milly in the cult BBC2 drama — will play tough detective Grace Dasari.

The actress, 38, whose This Life lawyer character was always stressed-out, joked: “I like to keep on the right side of the law.

“It’ll be nice to view things from the police point of view for a change. Grace is quite a cool customer — not good at dealing with emotion.

“I’m looking forward to getting under her skin a bit. I think she’s really going to shake things up.”

Grace, a high-flying Detective Constable, initially joins Sun Hill on a six-month secondment from Special Projects.

An insider at the ITV1 drama said: “She won’t always see eye-to-eye with Sun Hill CID.”

Amita was last seen in the ten-year This Life anniversary special. Her character Milly was still with boyfriend Egg, but had softened around the edges after having a son and quitting work.

She has admitted she struggled to find work after the original 1990s series. Her first Bill episodes air in mid-June.