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Operation Good Guys

Operation Good Guys

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1997 - 2000
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Mockumentary. DI Beach is in charge of a group of hopeless undercover police officers. Stars David Gillespie, Ray Burdis, Dominic Anciano, Mark Burdis, Perry Benson and more.

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Series 2, Episode 3 - Forensics

The team try to demonstrate their aptitude for forensics. Meanwhile, commanding officer Dl Beach takes them on a murder-mystery weekend.

Further details

The Good Guys begin the next stage of their training, forensics. They are sent to the scene of a sweet shop robbery to look for fingerprints and evidence. Beach and Ray however spend the whole investigation gorging themselves on the sweets and chocolates talking about things like the colour of aniseed balls and the best type of chocolate bar. The investigation is ruined when it turns out that Beach is not wearing gloves and all the prints they have found are his. Plus the robber was wearing gloves anyway.

However they do find a blood and hair sample near a broken window. They decide to go to the hospital and nick anyone who has recently been admitted with a cut head. They end up bringing in some quite badly injured people for questioning, and Beach is soon convinced they have the man. Not only has he a cut head but he also has a quarter of a pound of cola cubes on him. The lady from the shop however says it's not the right man though Beach is convinced still and believes the forensics will prove it. However this proves a lame duck when they mix up the samples at the lab.

Beach decides the Good Guys need to sharpen up their minds so he takes them on a Sherlock Holmes weekend. Beach writes the script and plays Holmes with Ray naturally as Watson. However the weekend proves a disaster, as no one understands Beach's script and two hired actors refuse to come. Beach finishes as a gibbering wreck of tears whilst the others are still mystified by his script.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 19th July 1999
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
David Gillespie DI Jim Beach
Ray Burdis DS Raymond Ash
Dominic Anciano Sgt Dominic de Sade
Mark Burdis Mark Kemp
Perry Benson Bones
John Beckett Strings
William Scully Bill Zeebub
Hugo Blick Narrator
Guest cast
Tony O'Leary Angry Neighbour
Brenda Rayson Gladys
Mark Wingett The Corpse
Writing team
Dominic Anciano Writer
Ray Burdis Writer
Hugo Blick Writer
Production team
Dominic Anciano Director
Ray Burdis Director
Hugo Blick Director
Dominic Anciano Producer
Ray Burdis Producer
Hugo Blick Producer
Geoffrey Perkins Executive Producer
Jim Beach Executive Producer
Mark Hudson Line Producer
Piotr Szkopiak Editor
Chris Shaw Editor
Sabina Sattar Production Designer
Nick Burnell Production Designer
Ali Brown Costume Designer
Alish Kimber Costume Designer
Stephanie Branscombe Costume Designer
Carla Baxter Costume Designer
John Beckett Composer
Charlie Rudgard 1st Assistant Director

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