"The Thin Blue Line" quotes

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Various mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.

Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
Production:
Genre: comedy, crime
Year: 1995
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice:
Released: 13 Nov 1995
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

16 Clips

Is that a truncheon in your pocket - The Thin Blue Line 00:16 Is that a truncheon in your pocket The problem can be summed up in one word - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 The problem can be summed up in one word Keen of eye swift of thought - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 Keen of eye swift of thought I reckon scrooge got it right with his bag of humbugs - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 I reckon scrooge got it right with his bag of humbugs I've booted up and I've patched in - The Thin Blue Line 00:17 I've booted up and I've patched in We are not the first and we won't be the last couple - The Thin Blue Line 00:13 We are not the first and we won't be the last couple A fat cat spinning his web - The Thin Blue Line 00:08 A fat cat spinning his web Obstructing C I D - The Thin Blue Line 00:13 Obstructing C I D Start stringing words together willy nilly - The Thin Blue Line 00:21 Start stringing words together willy nilly I rather doubt Patricia'll get - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 I rather doubt Patricia'll get And it's my ass and if you stuff it - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 And it's my ass and if you stuff it You make a wonderful red indian maid - The Thin Blue Line 00:17 You make a wonderful red indian maid The artful dodger was a thief - The Thin Blue Line 00:21 The artful dodger was a thief I've got a tough job on and I need your cooperation - The Thin Blue Line 00:46 I've got a tough job on and I need your cooperation You nick 'em you lock 'em up - The Thin Blue Line 00:10 You nick 'em you lock 'em up I doubt constable Goody would get it - The Thin Blue Line 00:07 I doubt constable Goody would get it

Cast

Inspector Raymond Fowler - Rowan Atkinson
W.P.C. Maggie Habib - Mina Anwar
P.C. Kevin Goody - James Dreyfus
Sergeant Patricia Dawkins - Serena Evans
D.I. Derek Grim - David Haig
P.C. Frank Gladstone - Rudolph Walker
D.C. Robert Kray - Kevin Allen
D.C. Gary Boyle - Mark Addy
D.C. Crockett - Joy Brook
Dame Cristabelle Wickham - Lucy Robinson
Elderly Lady - Gabrielle Blunt
Elderly Man - Walter Sparrow
Brigadier Blaster Sump - Stephen Fry
Gary - Owen Teale
Maeve the Sex Therapist - Sheila Gish
Ron - Stephen Moore
Elderly Lady - Jean Ainslie
Stallion - Jonathan Cake
Bob Tough - Alan Cox
Nightclub Manager - Kenneth MacDonald
D.S. Quentin Courvoisier - Melvyn Hayes
Mr. Glockenspiel - Bernard Gallagher
Commander Crow - Rupert Vansittart
Arrested Man - Alexander Armstrong
Terry - Stephen Marcus
Genuine Carol Singer - Geoffrey Chater
Rona - Laura Brattan
Bank Clerk - Ruth Arnold
Nazia Habib - Archie Panjabi
European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix - Colin McFarlane
Turnip Man - Trevor Peacock
Gasforth FC Manager - Alan David
Elf - Natalie Walter
Girl - Keeley Gainey
Homeless Woman - Jacqueline Defferary
Bank Robber - Dicken Ashworth
Elderly Lady - Edwina Day
Nightclub Doorman - Paul Kynman
Escort - Dawn McDaniel
Surveyor - Ian Barritt
Businessmen - Chooye Bay
Young Man - Bo Poraj
Homeless Man - Ben Elton
Mrs. Bludger - Amelda Brown
Arrested Man - Robert Demeger
Arrested Man - Darren Brown
Protester - Ben Crompton
Gasforth FC Player - Neil Maskell
Girl - Ruth Levin
Arrested Man - Perry Fenwick
Mythomaniac - Bill Thomas
Local Resident - Cherith Mellor
Arrested Man - George Raistrick
Geoffrey Bludger - John Scott Mitchell
Darren Grim - Ricci Harnett
Baz - Jay Simpson
Bank Manager - Lloyd McGuire
Father - Phil Nice
Mrs. Rabbit - Bridget Turner
Carol Singer - Jake Wood
Natalie - Nicola Stapleton
Bill Fowler - Tim Matthews
Bank Robber - Bill Moody
Neighbour - Albie Woodington
Customer - Julian Rivett
Bank Robber - Paul Williams
officer Plaice - Mark Chapman
Thug - Frank Boyce
Male in Arsenal Shirt - Jon D. Williams
Harry The Spike - Guy Normas