The Detectives (1993)
The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.
- Mike Whitehill
- Steve Knight
- Jasper Carrott
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Episode 1 - Special Branch
Release Date: 1997-01-14The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.
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Episode 2 - Cardiac Arrest
Release Date: 1997-01-21When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...
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Episode 3 - The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
Release Date: 1997-01-28A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.
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Episode 4 - The Curse Of The Comanches
Release Date: 1997-02-04When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...
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Episode 5 - Best Man
Release Date: 1997-02-11Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...
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Episode 6 - Mine's A Large One
Release Date: 1997-02-18Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...