The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
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The Thin Blue Line

7.2 / 10
1995
2 seasons
14 episodes
ComedyCrime

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ben Elton.

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Seasons

  • The Queen's Birthday Present

    1.The Queen's Birthday Present

    8.0
    13-11-199529m

    It is the tenth anniversary of Fowler and Dawkins' relationship, but Fowler manages to forget, being instead more concerned with the Queen's Official Birthday.

  • Fire and Terror

    2.Fire and Terror

    8.2
    20-11-199529m

    Habib falls for a fireman named Gary, much to Goody's jealousy, while Fowler finds himself pestered frequently by a man who claims to have committed impossible, solved or extremely...

  • Honey Trap

    3.Honey Trap

    8.0
    27-11-199529m

    After Fowler drunkenly admits to having kissed Habib during a pub quiz match, Dawkins begins to suspect the two of having an affair behind her back when Grim enlists Fowler and Hab...

  • Rag Week

    4.Rag Week

    8.0
    04-12-199529m

    It's Rag Week in Gasforth, and Fowler and his men are frequently disturbed by teenagers in scary masks – that is until a bank robbery by three men in rag masks occurs while Dawkins...

  • Night Shift

    5.Night Shift

    8.0
    11-12-199529m

    Pestered by his ex-wife, Fowler reluctantly agrees to let his son Bill stay with him and Dawkins for a fortnight. When Dawkins overhears Bill making love to his girlfriend in the b...

  • Kids Today

    6.Kids Today

    8.0
    18-12-199529m

    Fowler and Grim clash over their views of handling juvenile troublemakers so they decide to take them on a retreat. Further tension arises when Goody punches a teenage skinhead for...

  • Yuletide Spirit

    7.Yuletide Spirit

    8.0
    26-12-199529m

    Goody buys Fowler a puncture repair kit and Habib some lingerie, but accidentally gives them the wrong presents, and matters are made more complicated when Dawkins believes the lin...

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