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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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