The Thin Blue Line (1995)

Directed by

John Birkin

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 14 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This sitcom follows two rival teams in a small town police station. The uniformed officers and the detectives clash over how to handle cases and their own egos. The uniformed team usually wins out but not without making their own mistakes.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulsillycomedicbouncyenergeticsatirical

What happens

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1995 to 1996. It was created and written by Ben Elton, and starred Rowan Atkinson. It was ranked number 34 in a poll for Britain's Best Sitcom. In September 2021, the series became available on BBC iPlayer. The series is set in a police station in the fictional English town of Gasforth. The show sees the uniformed squad, led by Inspector Raymond Fowler (Atkinson), and the CID, led by Detective Inspector Derek Grim (David Haig), locking horns over similar, or even the same, issues while having conflicting views or working methods. Generally, the uniformed section triumphs over the detectives, although not without their own foibles. Other main characters are Sergeant Patricia Dawkins (Serena Evans), Constable Kevin Goody (James Dreyfus), Constable Maggie Habib (Mina Anwar), Constable Frank Gladstone (Rudolph Walker), Detective Constable Robert Kray (Kevin Allen), and Detective Constable Gary Boyle (Mark Addy). In addition to the main characters, other PCs and staff are visible in the background, though they generally have no speaking parts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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