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.
- Series 1, Episode 3 repeated Saturday at 1pm on U&Yesterday
Streaming rank this week: 606
Press clippings
12 Days of Christmas Specials 7: The Thin Blue Line
I think that The Thin Blue Line has become somewhat forgotten in recent years, and that's just not right. It really is a classic sitcom, so why not remind yourself by enjoying this Christmas Special. And a word to Gold - please repeat this show!
Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 20th December 2019A look back at The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line is not quite as well known as it once was, but it is my belief that it deserves to be remembered as a classic sitcom.
Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 5th June 2019The long arm of TV law grew even longer last night with the first episode of a new sitcom, The Thin Blue Line (BBC1), although sit-trag might be more appropriate for a programme that hit the screen not with a bang but with a whimper. Written by Ben Elton (the man who took the b out of banal), hgere was a perfect opportunity for a coruscating satire on Her Majesty's Filth, yet it soon became obvious that the Gasforth constabulary were policing an area set not in England, but deep inside Terry and June land.
Victor Lewis-Smith, Evening Standard, 14th November 1995