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I mean what made you wanna be a policemanOfficerWhat made you wanna be a policeman officerI don't remember a time when I didn't wanna be a police officerApart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to
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Danny Butterman:So What made you want to become a policeman?Nicholas Angel:Officer.Danny Butterman:What made you want to become a policeman-officer?Nicholas Angel:I don't remember a time when I didn't want to be a police Officer... apart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog. It all started with my Uncle Derek. He was a Sergeant in the Met. He bought me a police pedal car when I was five. I rode around in it every second I was awake - arresting kids twice my size for littering and spitting. I got beaten up a lot when I was young, but it didn't stop me. I wanted to be like Uncle Derek.Danny Butterman:He sounds like a good bloke.Nicholas Angel:Actually, he was arrested for selling drugs to students.Danny Butterman:What a cunt...Nicholas Angel:Probably bought the pedal car with the proceeds. Needless to say, I never went near it again. I just let it rust. But I never lost the profound sense of right and wrong I felt at the wheel of that pedal car. I had to prove to myself that the Law could be proper and righteous and for the good of humankind. It was from that moment that I was destined to be a police Officer.Danny Butterman:Shame...Nicholas Angel:How so?Danny Butterman:I think you would have made a great Muppet

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I mean what made you wanna be a policeman
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Officer
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What made you wanna be a policeman officer
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I don't remember a time when I didn't wanna be a police officer
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Apart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog
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It all started with my Uncle Derek He was a Sergeant in the Met
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He bought me a police pedal car when I was five
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I rode round in it every second I was awake
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Arresting kids twice my size for littering and spitting
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I got beaten up a lot when I was young but it didn't stop me
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I wanted to be like Uncle Derek
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He sounds like a good bloke
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Actually he was arrested for selling drugs to students
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What a cunt
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Probably bought the pedal car with the proceeds
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Needless to say I never went near it again I just let it rust
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But I never forgot the clear sense of right and wrong
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that I felt at the wheel of that pedal car
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I had to prove to myself that the law could be proper
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and righteous and for the good of humankind
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It was from that moment I was destined to be a police officer
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Shame How so
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I think you would've made a great muppet
Available in 8 languages
Duration
66 seconds
Views
3,990
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:03
Uploaded
Feb 15, 2026
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Production
Big Talk Studios,StudioCanal,Working Title Films,Rogue Pictures

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Movie Summary

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Actors

Simon Pegg
Nicholas Angel
Nick Frost
Pc Danny Butterman