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 4, Episode 1 - The Great Escaper
Bob and Dave are sent up north to escort an escaped prisoner across the Yorkshire Moors by train. Whatever could possibly go wrong?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 15th February 1996
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| George Sewell | Superintendent Cottam |
| Hugh Dennis | Seth |
| Russell Hunter | Spanner (Escaped Criminal) |
| Bryan Pringle | Fatha |
| Ken Kitson | Farmer |
| Anthony Lewis | First Boy |
| Toni Galacki | Second Boy |
| Sean Patterson | Police Officer |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Graeme Harper | Director |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |