The Detectives - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

The Detectives. Image shows from L to R: Dave Briggs (Robert Powell), Superintendent Cottam (George Sewell), Bob Louis (Jasper Carrott). Copyright: Celador Productions

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1993 - 1997

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

31 (5 series)

Stars

Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell and George Sewell

Writers

Steve Knight and Mike Whitehill

Directors

Ed Bye and Graeme Harper

Producers

Ed Bye, Nic Phillips and Paul Smith

Company

Detectives Dave Briggs and Bob Louis are incompetent to the extreme; a real 'dumb and dumber' duo. However, their stupidity is accompanied by amazing luck, and as such they always manage to come out on top, despite being ever on the edge of getting fired.

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Production

Location

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Wednesday 27th January 1993 at 8pm on BBC One

Most recent repeats

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