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Operation Good Guys

Operation Good Guys

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1997 - 2000
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Mockumentary. DI Beach is in charge of a group of hopeless undercover police officers. Stars David Gillespie, Ray Burdis, Dominic Anciano, Mark Burdis, Perry Benson and more.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - Holiday

With lawsuits pending, DI Beach has cause to worry when the team takes a day off.

Further details

After the problems of the last couple of weeks and everything that has happened, Beach decides to give the Good Guys the day off to recoup.

De Sade and the ART decide to give Mark Kemp some training in armed policing. Kim Finch goes out on the pull with her friends and ends up getting arrested. Bones spends most of the day waiting to see a doctor about what turns out to be a double hernia. Gary goes home to deal with his domestic problems with his wife only to get thrown out and find she's killed his fish.

Strings goes home to relax and play his guitar and ends up having the police round to charge him with disturbing the peace. Beach and Ash meanwhile decide to have a day out on the town together to take their mind off work and all the stress of Operation Good Guys.

Of all the Good Guys, de Sade is the most reluctant to let the film crew come home with him. When they later turn up un-announced they find de Sade, Mark and a couple of girls involved in some kinky sex games.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 17th January 1998
Time
9:40pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
David Gillespie DI Jim Beach
Ray Burdis DS Raymond Ash
Dominic Anciano Sgt Dominic de Sade
Mark Burdis Mark Kemp
Perry Benson Bones
John Beckett Strings
Gary Beadle Gary Barwick
Roy Smiles Roy Leyton
Kim Taylforth Kim Finch
Hugo Blick Smiler McCarthy
Billy Penny ART Officer
William Scully ART Officer
Guest cast
Atticus Blick Smiler's Son
Lottie Drew Charlotte
Veronique Christie Veronique
Brooke Burdis Little Girl
Christopher Lunn Environmental Health Officer
Simon Dobell Environmental Health Officer
Tony O'Leary Angry Neighbour
Francis Pearce Doctor
Gillian Taylforth Self
Writing team
Dominic Anciano Writer
Ray Burdis Writer
Hugo Blick Writer
Production team
Dominic Anciano Director
Ray Burdis Director
Hugo Blick Director
Dominic Anciano Producer
Ray Burdis Producer
Hugo Blick Producer
Geoffrey Perkins Executive Producer
Jim Beach Executive Producer
Sarah-Jane Wright Line Producer
Piotr Szkopiak Editor
Sabina Sattar Production Designer
Tanya Dowd Production Designer
Nick Burnell Production Designer
Venetia Ercolani Costume Designer
Clarissa Bromelle Costume Designer
Ali Brown Costume Designer
John Beckett Composer
Charlotte Polizzi 1st Assistant Director

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