The Thin Blue Line
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1995 - 1996
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Police sitcom about fastidious Inspector Raymond Fowler, his array of uniformed officers, and the oafish CID Inspector Grim. Stars Rowan Atkinson, David Haig, Serena Evans, James Dreyfus, Mina Anwar and more.
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Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1995 - 1996
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 14 (2 series)
- Creator
- Ben Elton
- Stars
- Rowan Atkinson, David Haig, Serena Evans, James Dreyfus, Mina Anwar, Rudolph Walker, Kevin Allen, Mark Addy and more
- Writer
- Ben Elton
- Director
- John Birkin
- Producers
- Geoffrey Perkins, Ben Elton and Peter Bennett-Jones
- Company
Police Inspector Raymond Fowler is in charge of the uniformed police officers at Gasforth Police Station. They include the very camp Kevin Goody, Constable Gladstone and brainy Constable Habib.
Fowler, who is an old fashioned policeman and does everything by the book, is in an unsatisfactory long-term relationship with Desk Sergeant Dawkins. The yobbish CID, lead by the bitter and constantly complaining Derek Grim, clash constantly with the uniformed officers with whom they must share the station.
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- TTBL (Acronym)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 13th November 1995 at 8:30pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 14th February 2025 at 11:20pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Christmas Special
- Friday 14th February 2025 at 8:40pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Christmas Special
- Friday 14th February 2025 at 8:40am on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 6
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre