The Thin Blue Line (television)

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom set in a police station in London.

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British sitcom - Police - London

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The main theme is the competition between the uniformed squad, led by Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson) and the CID detectives, led by Detective Inspector Grim (David Haig).

Related Topics:
Inspector - Rowan Atkinson - CID - Detective Inspector - David Haig

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The two-season series was written by Ben Elton; the profanities (often malapropisms caused by the invented {{ll|English}} of Inspector Grim) abound, yet otherwise it is a fairly benign comedy.

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Ben Elton - Malapropism

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Cast members included veteran actor Rudolph Walker (Love Thy Neighbour), Serena Evans and James Dreyfus, who later received acclaim for Gimme Gimme Gimme. Mark Addy joined the cast in the second series as Detective Constable Boyle.

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Rudolph Walker - Love Thy Neighbour - Serena Evans - James Dreyfus - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Mark Addy - Detective

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Although popular, the series was panned by critics, who cited uneven character development, as in Constable Goody's (Dreyfus) crush on Constable Maggie Habib (Mina Anwar), though Goody is portrayed with campy, effeminate homosexual mannerisms. Similarly, despite the character's avowed socially conscious feminism, Maggie Habib became an unintentional sex symbol.

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Constable - Mina Anwar - Homosexual - Sex symbol

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The Thin Blue Line was first aired by the BBC from 1995 to 1997.

Related Topics:
BBC - 1995 - 1997

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