The Detectives
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1993 - 1997
- 31 episodes (5 series)
Sitcom starring Robert Powell and Jasper Carrott as Dave Briggs and Bob Louis, the Met's most incompetent detectives. Stars Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell and George Sewell.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 6 - Strangers In Paradise
Discovering that Bob and Dave hold a modicum of talent in a musical capacity, Cottam sends them to investigate an old-school gangland killing in which a night-club owner is the prime suspect.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 3rd March 1993
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| George Sewell | Superintendent Cottam |
| Leslie Grantham | Danny Kane |
| Georgina Hale | Irene Mazola |
| Barry Cryer | Detective Constable Simpson |
| Leon Herbert | Polish Joe |
| Andy Lucas | Greek Gangster |
| Alex Knight | Scottish Gangster |
| Dave Atkins | Ronnie |
| Lucy Davis | Young Girl 1 |
| Jeremy Fowlds | Young Man 1 |
| Jennifer Gibson | Young Girl 2 |
| Roger James Sewell | Young Man 2 |
| Jack Burns | Bouncer |
| Jelena Budimir | Rose |
| Elaine Lordan | Female Plumber |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Ed Bye | Director |
| Ed Bye | Producer |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Paul Smith | Executive Producer |
| Graham Hutchings | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |