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 2, Episode 6 - Rear Window
Stuck in his flat with a broken arm and leg following an incident during police dog training, Bob believes he witnesses a neighbour murdering his wife in the middle of the night.
Notes
This episode is a meticulous spoof of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 suspense-thriller, Rear Window.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th April 1994
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| Gareth Hunt | Mr Sharpe |
| Louisa Rix | Mrs Sharpe |
| Tony Selby | Sgt. 'Nozzer' Richardson |
| Julie T. Wallace | W.P.C. Sandy Taylor |
| Roy Smiles | P.C. 'Trev' Hamilton |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Ed Bye | Director |
| Ed Bye | Producer |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Graham Hutchings | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |