TV series
The Detectives
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1993-01-27
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 5 seasons
- Episodes
- 29 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Celador Productions
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Powell as Dave Briggs
- George Sewell as Superintendent Cottam
- Jasper Carrott as Bob Louis
- Frank Windsor as Chief Superintendent
- Tony Selby as Sgt. 'Nozzer' Richardson
- Dicken Ashworth as Landlord
- Mark Steel as Pike
- Kristy Bruce as Olivia
- Jason Hall as Ronnie
- Max Digby as Hopkins
- Anthony Valentine as Chaffeur
- Simon Slater as D.C. Quirke
Creators and crew
- Jasper Carrott - Creator
- Nic Phillips - Producer
- Ed Bye - Producer
- Ed Bye - Director
- Steve Knight - Writer
- Mike Whitehill - Writer
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