The Thin Blue Line
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1995 - 1996
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Police sitcom about fastidious Inspector Raymond Fowler, his array of uniformed officers, and the oafish CID Inspector Grim. Stars Rowan Atkinson, David Haig, Serena Evans, James Dreyfus, Mina Anwar and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 5 - Come On You Blues
Further details
Gasforth Town FC has achieved the seemingly impossible and made it through to an advanced round of the FA Cup, with their next fixture to be played at home against Chelsea. Fowler and Grim are both worried about crowd control at the match and possibility of encountering Premier League hooligans that generally come with Premier League sides. Grim goes undercover to see what he can pick up locally in the run-up to the match, whilst Fowler trains his men in the use of riot equipment and how to employ intimidation using rhythmic beating on their shields.
The Mayoress decides to use the game as a way of pushing the town's "Relocate in Gasforth" business campaign. As the match will bring both people and the media into the town, she promises to recommend Fowler for an MBE if it all goes well. Grim, meanwhile, becomes a little over-excited and even more self-important than usual when the big boys of the Metropolitan Police liaise with him over the match's policing.
As the day of the game draws nearer, tensions around Gasforth rise. Wary of his MBE, Fowler shuts down a rowdy party the night before the match, whilst Grim pounces on a group talking of "Chelsea scum" in the local pizza restaurant, and Patricia takes the opportunity to arrest a group of builders who have been shouting lewd comments at her for the last few weeks.
All looks set for a smooth and peaceful Saturday afternoon.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th December 1996
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 32 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Tuesday 2nd August 2011 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd August 2011 | 12:40am | Gold |
Tuesday 29th April 2014 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 30th April 2014 | 1:00am | Gold |
Saturday 12th July 2014 | 11:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 20th August 2014 | 11:00am | Gold |
Sunday 4th January 2015 | 11:00am | Gold |
Sunday 1st March 2015 | 4:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st April 2015 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Monday 14th December 2015 | 7:10am | Gold |
Monday 14th December 2015 | 10:40am | Gold |
Friday 23rd December 2016 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 24th December 2016 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
Monday 16th January 2017 | 10:00am | Gold |
Friday 23rd June 2017 | 8:00am | Gold |
Friday 23rd June 2017 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Friday 18th August 2017 | 3:25am | Gold |
Saturday 9th September 2017 | 2:50am | Gold |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 9:00am | Gold |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Monday 26th June 2023 | 9:00am | Gold |
Monday 26th June 2023 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Monday 18th September 2023 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 19th September 2023 | 2:30am | Gold |
Tuesday 19th September 2023 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 19th September 2023 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th October 2023 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th October 2023 | 4:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 24th January 2024 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Friday 1st March 2024 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Friday 1st March 2024 | 11:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Monday 4th March 2024 | 12:00am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Rowan Atkinson | Inspector Fowler |
David Haig | D.I. Grim |
Serena Evans | Sergeant Dawkins |
James Dreyfus | P.C. Goody |
Mina Anwar | P.C. Habib |
Rudolph Walker | P.C. Gladstone |
Mark Addy | D.C. Boyle |
Lucy Robinson | Mayoress Wickham |
Alan David | Football Manager |
Chooye Bay (as Chooi Kheng-Beh) | Japanese Businessman |
Neil Maskell | Man in 'Pizza Hole' |
Ben Elton | Writer |
John Birkin | Director |
Geoffrey Perkins | Producer |
Ben Elton | Producer |
Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
Steve Tempia | Editor |
Charlie Fawcett | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |