The Thin Blue Line: The Complete Line-Up
3 Disc Set
Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean, Black Adder) stars as Inspector Raymond Fowler, leader of a dedicatedly incompetent squad of keystone kops in a tiny British town.
Written by Ben Elton and starring Rowan Atkinson, The Thin Blue Line is one of the BBC's classic comedy shows. For the first time on DVD, all 14 episodes from Series 1 & 2 are available.
Member Reviews
Another outstanding series with Rowan Atkinson - Opinheimer
After finding great success with both Mr. Bean and Blackadder in the 1980's, Rowan Atkinson starred in this britcom as the captain of a small town police station. Ironically, his conservative character spends most of his time clashing not with criminal elements of society but rather with the pack of odd characters within the station itself, including a bitter, unstable inspector, a politically correct police woman with leftist leanings, a bumbling and flamboyantly gay new recruit, and the secretary, who also happens to be his girlfriend.
Despite how short lived this series was (only 14 episodes were made), the writing is top notch, as is the acting, particularly Atkinson and David Haig, who played the inspector.Fun stuff! - Komodogirl
It's not groundbreaking, or 'edgey', it's just good plain, fast paced, absolute joyful fun. Rowan Atkinson is matched with an excellent ensemble (I lurve constable Goody) and quick paced, slapstick humour that'll keep you on your toes, and giggling for hours.
The 3rd disc, or 'extras', can largely be skipped unless you're a HUGE Ben Elton fan, which I doubt anyone outside of the UK is, but rent this series, you won't regret it!The best of Rowan Atkinson - jivejunkie
If you liked Black Adder you will love this. Absolutely the funniest show I have ever watched. At times I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe. One of the best charactars I have ever seen Rowan Atkinson do, nobody could have played this better. The other charactars that I found just as hysterical were the secretary, the gay cop and the Trinidadian cop.
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Another outstanding series with Rowan Atkinson - Opinheimer
After finding great success with both Mr. Bean and Blackadder in the 1980's, Rowan Atkinson starred in this britcom as the captain of a small town police station. Ironically, his conservative character spends most of his time clashing not with criminal elements ...Fun stuff! - Komodogirl
It's not groundbreaking, or 'edgey', it's just good plain, fast paced, absolute joyful fun. Rowan Atkinson is matched with an excellent ensemble (I lurve constable Goody) and quick paced, slapstick humour that'll keep you on your toes, and giggling for hours.
The ...The best of Rowan Atkinson - jivejunkie
If you liked Black Adder you will love this. Absolutely the funniest show I have ever watched. At times I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe. One of the best charactars I have ever seen Rowan Atkinson do, nobody could have played this better. The ...