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The Detectives
1993 - 1997 6.7 (19 votes) 5 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Jasper Carrott

The Detectives

Overview

The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.

Key Crew

Writer: Mike Whitehill, Steve Knight

Producer: Ed Bye, Nic Phillips

Top Cast

Robert Powell
Robert Powell

Dave Briggs

George Sewell
George Sewell

Superintendent Cottam

Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott

Bob Louis

Seasons

Season 5 poster
Season 5 (1997)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Special Branch
1997-01-14

The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.

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Episode 2: Cardiac Arrest
1997-01-21

When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...

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Episode 3: The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
1997-01-28

A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.

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Episode 4: The Curse Of The Comanches
1997-02-04

When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...

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Episode 5: Best Man
1997-02-11

Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...

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Episode 6: Mine's A Large One
1997-02-18

Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...

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