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The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996)

TV Series  -  15 30 min  -  Comedy | Crime
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Various mishaps at a police station in an English Hamlet. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot!

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Ben Elton
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Season:

2 | 1

Year:

1996 | 1995
1 win & 1 nomination See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson ...
Inspector Fowler (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mina Anwar Mina Anwar ...
P.C. Habib (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Dreyfus James Dreyfus ...
P.C. Goody (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
Serena Evans Serena Evans ...
Sergeant Dawkins (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Haig David Haig ...
D.I. Grim (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rudolph Walker Rudolph Walker ...
P.C. Gladstone (14 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kevin Allen Kevin Allen ...
D.C. Kray (7 episodes, 1995)
Mark Addy ...
D.C. Boyle (7 episodes, 1996)
Joy Brook Joy Brook ...
D.C. Crockett (7 episodes, 1995)
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Storyline

Inspector Raymond C. Fowler is the officer in charge of Gasford police station, a devoted and integer servant of the crown, and a terrible stickler for rules and all forms of correctness. His second in command, Sergeant Patricia Dawkins, is also his partner and very much in command in all non-police matters, with a nasty tendency to forget her professional place too. The uniform branch is further manned by three Constables: old Trinidadian-born Frank Gladstone, promising foxy Pakistani Maggie Habib and English simpleton Kevin Goody, good friends but constantly arguing and overeager, especially by Fowler's impossibly high standards. They share the station with loudly arrogant but rather stupid and shockingly in-courteous Detective Inspector Derek Grim's CID branch, which further includes Detectives Robert Kray and Gary Boyle. The female mayor is a further worry, the crooks usually cause much less trouble then the permanent cast. Written by KGF Vissers  

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Police | Police Station | Sergeant | Farce | Sitcom  | See more »

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Comedy | Crime

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

A Bela Farda Azul See more »

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Trivia

Chris Barrie was considered for the role of Inspector Fowler. See more »

Quotes

[Inspector Fowler is discussing political correctness with his constabulary and Grim thinks he is wasting his time]
Detective Inspector Derek Grim: What "ism" ever robbed a bank? What "ism" ever mugged anybody? What "ism" ever put a gun to somebody's head?
DC Gary Boyle: [Reading a book] Terrorism?
Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Yeah alright. What "ism" ever threatened the security of the state?
DC Gary Boyle: [Still reading] Marxism?
Detective Inspector Derek Grim: What "ism" ever hurt anyone?
DC Gary Boyle: [Still reading] Sadism?
Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Boyle! D'you think they'd do a uniform your size?
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Connections

Featured in "Comedy Connections: Geoffrey Perkins (#6.9)" (2008) See more »