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The Thin Blue Line

  • TV-PG
  • 1995–1996
  • 2 seasons
  • Comedy, Crime
  • 7.2

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.

Episodes

7 episodes
  1. 1Court in the Act

    29 minNov 14, 1996

    Grim and Boyle enlist the help of Fowler and his officers to search the home of a suspected drug dealer, and Goody finds the drugs in the kitchen. But the too-obvious location, Boyle's discretion and Grim's indifference lead Fowler to believe something is going on behind the arrest.

  2. 2Ism Ism Ism

    29 minNov 21, 1996

    Dawkins discovers circumstantial evidence of a domestically abused wife, Grim applies to join the Todgers, and Mayoress Christabel Wickham informs Fowler of the presence of an illegal immigrant in Gasforth. Fowler apparently solves the crimes, but soon realises that they seemed a little too easy.

  3. 3Fly on the Wall

    29 minNov 28, 1996

    Fowler receives a letter from the BBC, which then comes to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Gasforth Police Station. Unfortunately, Grim convinces the officers, sans Fowler, that they are all going to become international television stars, prompting them all to undergo many changes to look "nice for the telly" and end up making fools of themselves in front of the cameramen until a farmer enters the station with a gun.

  4. 4Alternative Culture

    29 minDec 5, 1996

    Constable Habib finds her younger sister holding drugs during a drug raid in a rave club, and hides the drugs to protect her, but she is discovered and charged for withholding evidence. Fowler, unhappy with the injustice, does his best to protect Habib.

  5. 5Come on You Blues

    29 minDec 12, 1996

    Gasforth Football Club is about to play Premiership team Chelsea, and Mayoress Wickham orders Fowler and his officers to personally see to it that nothing goes wrong in exchange for her recommending him for an MBE. However, things get complicated when the football players get up to no good.

  6. 6Road Rage

    29 minDec 19, 1996

    Sergeant Dawkins leaves for a break with some nature-loving activists, but during this time, they get into a feud with the police for their extreme methods, forcing Dawkins to choose between their arrogant leader, Stallion, or Fowler.

  7. 7The Green Eyed Monster

    29 minDec 23, 1996

    Inspector Fowler proposes to Sergeant Dawkins so as to help his chances for promotion, but his lack of sensitivity during the proposal prompts her to leave him instead. Fowler tries to find a new woman, but loses his interest when he hears that Dawkins is now with someone called "Toby."

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Series cast

Rowan AtkinsonInspector Raymond Fowler14 episodes
Serena EvansSergeant Patricia Dawkins14 episodes
David HaigDetective Inspector Derek Grim14 episodes
James DreyfusConstable Kevin Goody14 episodes
Mina AnwarConstable Maggie Habib14 episodes
Rudolph WalkerConstable Frank Gladstone14 episodes
Mark AddyDetective Constable Gary Boyle7 episodes
Kevin AllenDetective Constable Robert Kray7 episodes
Joy BrookD.C. Crockett7 episodes
Walter SparrowLocal Resident2 episodes
Lucy RobinsonDame Cristabelle Wickham2 episodes
Natalie WalterElf1 episode
Stephen MooreRon1 episode
Stephen FryBlaster Sump1 episode
Perry FenwickArrested Man1 episode
Archie PanjabiNazia Habib1 episode
Dicken AshworthBank Robber1 episode
Stephen MarcusTerry1 episode

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