The Thin Blue Line

Rowan Atkinson stars at the forefront of this police station based sitcom, whilst each episode does have a story line the majority of laughs just come from the hillarious characters that grace the police station. Ben Elton, a huge fan of Dad's Army has used a very similar layout which isn't too noticeable until you are aware of it and then it's plain obvious. There is constant rivalry between the uniformed police and the CID, the uniformed police are led by Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), a reliable police-officer who is extremely committed to the job and has a number of nerdy hobbies, his jealous live in partner Sergeant Patricia Dawkins is constantly ...  Read the complete review

The Thin Blue Line sees Rowan Atkinson leading his local force of officers trying hard to ensure order is always maintained and that crime is not a worry for the residents of Gassforth. Atkinson plays Inspector Raymond Fowler who along with officers Sergeant Patricia Dawkins (his long suffering girlfriend), Constable Goody (a young officer without a clue), Constable Habib (a young asian officer with an attitude but a brilliance which shines through) and Constable Gladstone (a Trinidad born officer who has the life experience of all of the officers) and the fantastic Detective Inspector Derreck Grim (a man who is balding, tries hard to sound like he knows what he is ...  Read the complete review

The Thin Blue Line is a comedy television series aired by the BBC in 1995-96. The fact that I am writing a review about it more than ten years later is a testament to it's endurance and watchability. There were two series in total, seven episodes in each. I bought my box set a few years from Asda I think for around £10 which is a bargain in my opinion for the complete two series'. I'm sure I've seen it on offer since then for even less so it's definately one to add to your collection. Value for money because if you're anything like me, you will watch and rewatch. The Thin Blue Line (or TBL as I will refer to it as I'm lazy!) is written by Ben Elton ...  Read the complete review

This is an excellent comedy series, written by Ben Elton, and starring Rowan Atkinson, James Dreyfus (fantastic) and Serena Evans, David Haig. It follows the adventures of old-fashioned Detective Inspector Fowler (Atkinson) as he tries to run a police station in the fictional 'crime hotspot' of Gasforth. A man who likes nothing more than an hour of Keats before bedtime, and compares sex to bread-and-butter pudding, much to the frustration of his exasperated partner Sargeant Patricia Dawkins: "Well I like bread-and-butter pudding, but I wouldn't want a portion every night would I?. Thats what makes it special. Especially with ...  Read the complete review

Written by Ben Elton and directed by John Birkin, The Thin Blue Line is a comedy in the classic British tradition and stars Rowan Atkinson as Inspector Fowler. No Mr. Bean here but good ironic comedy from the rubber faced actor. His live in lady friend Sergeant Dawkins played by Serena Evans has a lot to contend with this bumbling Inspector as he tries to run the police station. Detective Inspector Grim (David Haig) is Fowler’s adversary as they battle for supremacy in the station, whilst his staff do their utmost to send the poor guy round the bend. PC Goody (James Dreyfus) an effeminate character just had to be called Goody and cannot seem to get this ...  Read the complete review