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 5, Episode 1 - Special Branch
Cottam sends the boys undercover on an unofficial mission when family and work become intertwined, as a group of environmentalists attempt to halt the building of a bypass.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 14th January 1997
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jasper Carrott | Bob Louis |
| Robert Powell | Dave Briggs |
| George Sewell | Superintendent Cottam |
| Sandy Hendrickse | Emily |
| Midge Taylor | Landlord |
| Rupert Holliday Evans (as Rupert Holliday-Evans) | Skunk |
| Grace Mattaka | Fiona |
| Steve Knight | Writer |
| Mike Whitehill | Writer |
| Graeme Harper | Director |
| Nic Phillips | Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Andy Hamilton | Production Designer |
| Susie Parriss (as Sue Parriss) | Casting Director |
| Paddy Stern | Casting Director |
| Rebecca Allen | Costume Designer |
| Peter Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Susan Ayling | Make-up Designer |
| Keith Strachan | Composer |
| Matthew Strachan | Composer |
| Jake Wright | 1st Assistant Director |