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 3, Episode 6 - Twitchers
Bob and Dave find themselves birdwatching when an incredibly rare nest is discovered - home to a pair of breeding red kites and their eggs, under threat from illegal collectors.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 13th February 1995
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| Bill Oddie | Professor Rose |
| Pat Roach | P.C. Drake |
| Roger Walker | Barman |
| George Malpas | Bumpkin |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Steve Knight | Director |
| Ed Bye | Producer |
| Nic Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Graham Hutchings | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |