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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 2, Episode 6 - Operation Zorro

The team are distracted by the prevailing holiday atmosphere in Spain.

Further details

The Good Guys have settled into their rooms at last and are now preparing for Operation Zorro, the reason they have come out here. However the Good Guys - despite Beach's insistence that they are not on holiday - seem to be spending too much time enjoying themselves.

As always, things do not go off without a hitch. First Beach ends up lying in the sun too long and severely burns himself, which makes him very grumpy as well as sore. The Operation is put on hold whilst his skin calms down a bit.

Meanwhile Bones and Mark decide to try and join in with Spanish culture by indulging in a touch of naturism, which results in their being arrested for indecent exposure. They are released on bail for the operation, which finally takes place. However the promised dramatic operation turns out to be a simple handover of an envelope.

Hugo Blick is really worried about what his bosses at the BBC will say. Beach comes up with a solution, they will shoot a reconstruction, which he will write and direct and they will make it really dramatic. They do this and the result is a really OTT drama with guns and explosions. The BBC is NOT happy and neither is the Commissioner. He suspends them all indefinitely without pay.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 9th August 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
Hugo Blick Hugo Crippin
Roy Smiles Roy Leyton
William Scully Bill Zeebub
Guest cast
Alan Yentob Self
Paul Jackson 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
Ali Brown Costume Designer
Alish Kimber Costume Designer
Stephanie Branscombe Costume Designer
Carla Baxter Costume Designer
John Beckett Composer
Jane Batt Costume Designer
Sandra Reschke Make-up Designer
Charlie Rudgard 1st Assistant Director

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