The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
TV Series
7.2
1995 2 Seasons

The Thin Blue Line

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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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Specials

Specials

2 Episodes Aired 2026

No overview available for this season.

Season 1

Season 1

7 Episodes Aired 1995

No overview available for this season.

The Queen's Birthday Present
29 min
E1

The Queen's Birthday Present

Nov 13, 1995

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
29 min
E2

Fire and Terror

Nov 20, 1995

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 historical crimes, much to DI Grim's amusement, until a terrorist begins making threats that cause Special Branch to become involved.

Honey Trap
29 min
E3

Honey Trap

Nov 27, 1995

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 Habib's help in catching a criminal via entrapment.

Rag Week
29 min
E4

Rag Week

Dec 04, 1995

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 is there, leaving it uncertain whether or not the robbery is genuine.

Night Shift
29 min
E5

Night Shift

Dec 11, 1995

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 bedroom, she becomes envious and attempts to talk Fowler into going to see a sex therapist. Guest appearance by Sheila Gish.

Kids Today
29 min
E6

Kids Today

Dec 18, 1995

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 racially abusing Habib and is subsequently charged for assault.

Yuletide Spirit
29 min
E7

Yuletide Spirit

Dec 26, 1995

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 lingerie is a gift for her from Fowler.

Season 2

Season 2

7 Episodes Aired 1996

No overview available for this season.

Court in the Act
29 min
E1

Court in the Act

Nov 14, 1996

Grim and Boyle enlist the help of Fowler and his officers to search the home of a suspected drug dealer, and Goody finds the drugs in the kitchen. But the too-obvious location, Boyle's discretion and Grim's indifference lead Fowler to believe something is going on behind the arrest.

Ism Ism Ism
29 min
E2

Ism Ism Ism

Nov 21, 1996

Dawkins discovers circumstantial evidence of a domestically abused wife, Grim applies to join the Todgers, and Mayoress Christabel Wickham informs Fowler of the presence of an illegal immigrant in Gasforth. Fowler apparently solves the crimes, but soon realises that they seemed a little too easy.

Fly on the Wall
29 min
E3

Fly on the Wall

Nov 28, 1996

Fowler receives a letter from the BBC, which then comes to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Gasforth Police Station. Unfortunately, Grim convinces the officers, sans Fowler, that they are all going to become international television stars, prompting them all to undergo many changes to look "nice for the telly" and end up making fools of themselves in front of the cameramen until a farmer enters the station with a gun.

Alternative Culture
29 min
E4

Alternative Culture

Dec 05, 1996

Constable Habib finds her younger sister holding drugs during a drug raid in a rave club, and hides the drugs to protect her, but she is discovered and charged for withholding evidence. Fowler, unhappy with the injustice, does his best to protect Habib.

Come on You Blues
29 min
E5

Come on You Blues

Dec 12, 1996

Gasforth Football Club is about to play Premiership team Chelsea, and Mayoress Wickham orders Fowler and his officers to personally see to it that nothing goes wrong in exchange for her recommending him for an MBE. However, things get complicated when the football players get up to no good.

Road Rage
29 min
E6

Road Rage

Dec 19, 1996

Sergeant Dawkins leaves for a break with some nature-loving activists, but during this time, they get into a feud with the police for their extreme methods, forcing Dawkins to choose between their arrogant leader, Stallion, or Fowler.

The Green Eyed Monster
29 min
E7

The Green Eyed Monster

Dec 23, 1996

Inspector Fowler proposes to Sergeant Dawkins so as to help his chances for promotion, but his lack of sensitivity during the proposal prompts her to leave him instead. Fowler tries to find a new woman, but loses his interest when he hears that Dawkins is now with someone called "Toby."

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

14

Language

en

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