The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line75%

TV 1995-11-13 29m Comedy Crime
★ 7.2 / 10 · 115 votes
Ratings
Combined
75.4 %
4 sources
IMDb
7.5 /10
9,247 votes
Trakt
72 %
264 votes
TMDB
72 %
113 votes
RT Audience
84 %

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
29m
Seasons
2
Episodes
14
Studios
BBC , Tiger Aspect
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Created by
Ben Elton
Cast
Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson Inspector Raymond Fowler Serena Evans Serena Evans Sergeant Patricia Dawkins David Haig David Haig Detective Inspector Derek Grim James Dreyfus James Dreyfus Constable Kevin Goody Mina Anwar Mina Anwar Constable Maggie Habib Rudolph Walker Rudolph Walker Constable Frank Gladstone Mark Addy Mark Addy Detective Constable Gary Boyle Kevin Allen Kevin Allen Detective Constable Robert Kray
Joy Brook Joy Brook D.C. Crockett
Walter Sparrow Walter Sparrow Local Resident Lucy Robinson Lucy Robinson Dame Cristabelle Wickham Natalie Walter Natalie Walter Elf
Season 1 1995 · 7 eps
  1. 1 The Queen's Birthday Present It is the tenth anniversary of Fowler and Dawkins' relationship, but Fowler manages to forget, being instead more concerned with the Queen's Official Birthday. Nov 13, 1995 29m
  2. 2 Fire and Terror Habib falls for a fireman named Gary, much to Goody's jealousy, while Fowler finds himself pestered frequently by a man who claims to have committed impossible, solved or extremel… Nov 20, 1995 29m
  3. 3 Honey Trap After Fowler drunkenly admits to having kissed Habib during a pub quiz match, Dawkins begins to suspect the two of having an affair behind her back when Grim enlists Fowler and Ha… Nov 27, 1995 29m
  4. 4 Rag Week It's Rag Week in Gasforth, and Fowler and his men are frequently disturbed by teenagers in scary masks – that is until a bank robbery by three men in rag masks occurs while Dawkin… Dec 4, 1995 29m
  5. 5 Night Shift Pestered by his ex-wife, Fowler reluctantly agrees to let his son Bill stay with him and Dawkins for a fortnight. When Dawkins overhears Bill making love to his girlfriend in the … Dec 11, 1995 29m
  6. 6 Kids Today Fowler and Grim clash over their views of handling juvenile troublemakers so they decide to take them on a retreat. Further tension arises when Goody punches a teenage skinhead fo… Dec 18, 1995 29m
  7. 7 Yuletide Spirit Goody buys Fowler a puncture repair kit and Habib some lingerie, but accidentally gives them the wrong presents, and matters are made more complicated when Dawkins believes the li… Dec 26, 1995 29m
Season 2 1996 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Court in the Act Grim and Boyle enlist the help of Fowler and his officers to search the home of a suspected drug dealer, and Goody finds the drugs in the kitchen. But the too-obvious location, Bo… Nov 14, 1996 29m
  2. 2 Ism Ism Ism Dawkins discovers circumstantial evidence of a domestically abused wife, Grim applies to join the Todgers, and Mayoress Christabel Wickham informs Fowler of the presence of an ill… Nov 21, 1996 29m
  3. 3 Fly on the Wall Fowler receives a letter from the BBC, which then comes to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Gasforth Police Station. Unfortunately, Grim convinces the officers, sans Fowle… Nov 28, 1996 29m
  4. 4 Alternative Culture Constable Habib finds her younger sister holding drugs during a drug raid in a rave club, and hides the drugs to protect her, but she is discovered and charged for withholding evi… Dec 5, 1996 29m
  5. 5 Come on You Blues Gasforth Football Club is about to play Premiership team Chelsea, and Mayoress Wickham orders Fowler and his officers to personally see to it that nothing goes wrong in exchange f… Dec 12, 1996 29m
  6. 6 Road Rage Sergeant Dawkins leaves for a break with some nature-loving activists, but during this time, they get into a feud with the police for their extreme methods, forcing Dawkins to cho… Dec 19, 1996 29m
  7. 7 The Green Eyed Monster Inspector Fowler proposes to Sergeant Dawkins so as to help his chances for promotion, but his lack of sensitivity during the proposal prompts her to leave him instead. Fowler tri… Dec 23, 1996 29m
Specials 2 eps
  1. 1 Best of British Ben Elton 29m
  2. 2 Smiles People Ben Elton 29m
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