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 5 - The Wembley Stadium Mystery
Saddled with babysitting a new DC, Boyle, Briggs and Louis head out to Wembley to check security for a match being held over the weekend. Whilst there they hear tale of some bent coppers, and the enthusiastic new recruit gets ideas... unfortunately, Boyle happens to be the commissioner's son.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 14th March 1996
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| George Sewell | Superintendent Cottam |
| Frank Windsor | Chief Superintendent |
| Adam Godley | D.C. Dominic Boyle |
| Tony Mathews | Commander Boyle |
| Jonty Stephens | D.C. Randall |
| Simon Slater | D.C. Quirke |
| John Bardon | Billy |
| Richard Karlsson | Policeman at Court |
| Allison Dean | W.P.C. |
| Chris Armstrong | Security Guard |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Steve Knight | Director |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |