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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.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 1 - Back To School

The team are demoted to uniform, and sent to college.

Further details

Following the cancellation of Operation Good Guys, the Commissioner has decided to send Beach and his team back to Hendon for re-training before the Good Guys set off for their new assignment, Operation Zorro.

Beach meanwhile, after pleading with the BBC bosses, has persuaded them to commission a new series of the documentary. He promises them that Operation Zorro will be spectacular. The Good Guys, now back in uniform, arrive at Hendon and meet their Staff Sgt (or Staff as he's known). Staff is a tough man and picks on Beach mercilessly and insists on calling him Bitch. Mark meanwhile is appointed as Staff's assistant but only after Staff finds out that Mark is the commissioner's nephew.

The Good Guys all have sessions with a therapist and go through rigorous training and Mark loves being able to boss them all about. They split into two teams for a teamwork exercise and Beach and Strings are the captains.

Ash is a little surprised when Beach chooses de Sade and Bill Zeebub from the ART and not him. Staff however intervenes and makes de Sade and Bill go with Strings and Bones, and Gary go with Beach. Then he puts Ash on Beach's team as well.

Strings's team get through the exercise with no problems. Beach's team are out there until around midnight. Finally their week's training comes to an end, but Beach and the Good Guys decide it's time to rebel. They sneak out of their dorm for a few pints (even Mark joins them). However they are caught on their return, as Gary has had rather too many.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 5th July 1999
Time
9:30pm
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
Hugo Blick Hugo Crippin
William Scully Bill Zeebub
Hugo Blick Narrator
Guest cast
Tony O'Leary Angry Neighbour
Jim Beach The Commissioner
Damien Anciano The Psycho-analyst
Amy Clare Seccombe The Medic
Charles Verrall Vladi
Alan Yentob Self
Paul Jackson Self
Geoffrey Perkins 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
Mark Hudson Line Producer
Piotr Szkopiak Editor
Chris Shaw Editor
Sabina Sattar Production Designer
Nick Burnell Production Designer
Rupert Allan Production Designer
Ali Brown Costume Designer
Alish Kimber Costume Designer
Stephanie Branscombe Costume Designer
Carla Baxter Costume Designer
John Beckett Composer
Jimmy Swindells Production Designer
Charlie Rudgard 1st Assistant Director

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