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27 January 1993 (UK) more
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In the never ending, high tech war against crime, Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs are... more
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Not meant to be a classic and I doubt it will be remembered as such more (9 total)

Cast

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Jasper Carrott ... Bob Louis (31 episodes, 1993-1997)
Robert Powell ... Dave Briggs (31 episodes, 1993-1997)
George Sewell ... Superintendent Cottam (28 episodes, 1993-1997)
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UK:30 min (29 episodes) | UK:50 min (1 episode)
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Began as a series of occasional short sketches on "Canned Carrott" (1990). It was eventually developed into a full-scale sitcom. more
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Detective Constable David 'Dave' Ian Lovelace Briggs: [Dave and Bob are dressed as hippies to get into a road protesters' camp] You're loving this, aren't you?
Detective Constable Robert 'Bob' Elvis Aaron Louis: [flicking his long blonde wig around] What?
Detective Constable David 'Dave' Ian Lovelace Briggs: Having hair.
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Not meant to be a classic and I doubt it will be remembered as such, 27 February 2007
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Author: wristwatchraver-1 from United Kingdom

It wasn't meant to be a classic and admittedly it wasn't. But I doesn't mean it wasn't any good. Personally, at the time of the original broadcast I was too young to get the jokes or to be interested in the series. I even had no idea who Robert Powell was (other than the fact that at one point he had been crucified (Jesus Of Nazerath)). But now the DVD's are coming out, I'm getting back into them. Obviously, the humour has changed and I'm finding many of the jokes very 'of the time' and 'too tame' to some lines that I could put in. The only comment I could say against the first series is, why the hell put Jim Bergerac in it? He's got his own show! It might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but it just seemed odd to me. The issues tackled in this fantastic comedy/drama, are also very much of the time and are funny but only if you're old enough to remember them. Nothing these actors have done since matches this. Powell and Carrott, a perfect pairing! But(like The Thin Blue Line) this is worth a watch with an open mind.

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