The Detectives. Image shows from L to R: Dave Briggs (Robert Powell), Bob Louis (Jasper Carrott). Copyright: Celador Productions
The Detectives
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1993 - 1997
- 31 episodes (5 series)
Sitcom starring Robert Powell and Jasper Carrott as Dave Briggs and Bob Louis, the Met's most incompetent detectives. Stars Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell and George Sewell.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - Dutch Cops
Having volunteered for a stint on Customs & Excise duty with dreams of a posting in sunny climes, Bob and Dave find themselves trapped in a pilchard lorry on its way from Felixstowe to Holland.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd March 1994
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| George Sewell | Superintendent Cottam |
| Herbert Lom | Van der Dyck |
| James Ellis | Customs Officer |
| Nick Brimble | Jan |
| Glyn Grimstead | Lorry Driver |
| Maya Woolfe | Secretary |
| Paul Kynman | Ruud |
| Ralph Van Dijk | Dutch Sergeant |
| Richard Huw | Waiter |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Ed Bye | Director |
| Ed Bye | Producer |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Graham Hutchings | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |