British TV Shows

[Guest mrbigstuff]

Alright i saw this show on PBS that had Rowan Atkins aka Mr. Bean and he was a police officer i never caught title of show could someone feel me in.

PS Red Dwarf Best British Show Ever!

[King Ellis]

Thin Blue Line.

Maybe you can watch it during your week off from EWB?

[apsham]

Eww... feel you in?

[Guest Ant]

Its Rowan AtkinSON

If you are gonna post useless topics about the poor guy at least spell his name right.

[AJ]

Yeah, Thin Blue Line, and his name is Rowan Atkinson. That was one of his less popular ventures. At least I never thought it was that good, and now it's very very dated. Compared to Mr. Bean and Blackadder, which are timeless.

[Guest mrbigstuff]

thanks yea i like mr. bean better but it wasen't that bad and it pbs lol

[King Ellis]

I keep seeing it cheap online and I wonder if I should get it for a larf. But I think back and most of the characters were really grating. The Detective was probably the only decent one, maybe that guy who's in Eastenders now too.

Edited April 27, 2007 by Richard Ellis

[NobBe Nobbs]

FYI, most of your questions can be answered through the magic of Wikipedia.

[AJ]

Actually, yeah. That guy was pretty funny.

Quotes ahoy!

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Just remember Raymond, my arse is on the line and I don't want a cock up.

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: 'cause you know what'll happen Raymond, don't you - it'll be your cock up - my arse!

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Just remember Raymond, it's my arse and if you stuff it, I'm going to be very red in the face.

I see a trend developing >_> Still, Rowan Atkinson is awesome.

[Guest Ant]

I keep seeing it cheap online and I wonder if I should get it for a larf. But I think back and most of the characters were really grating. The Detective was probably the only decent one, maybe that guy who's in Eastenders now too.

Edited April 27, 2007 by Ant

[NobBe Nobbs]

Actually, yeah. That guy was pretty funny.

Quotes ahoy!

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Just remember Raymond, my arse is on the line and I don't want a cock up.

--

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: 'cause you know what'll happen Raymond, don't you - it'll be your cock up - my arse!

--

Detective Inspector Derek Grim: Just remember Raymond, it's my arse and if you stuff it, I'm going to be very red in the face.

I see a trend developing >_> Still, Rowan Atkinson is awesome.

[King Ellis]

See, it's £5 at Play. I know it's not the greatest show in the world but it has 14 eps and runs for just over 7 hours so I think that's pretty good value.

[stokeriño]

The episode of The Detectives I remember the best is one where they were investigating a murder at a Medieval Battle Recreation Society, and they spent the entire episode trying to list all of the different name endings to football teams in the English leagues (Rangers, Albion, Alexandria, etc.).

Thin Blue Line was decidedly subpar though. Most of the time it was just mildly uninteresting relationship issues between Atkinson and his wife, who also worked at the police station. It also had that guy who plays the same camp role in every sitcom he's in, and has never been funny once.

[Bigal]

I really liked the Thin Blue Line, because I was young and had low standards >_>

But it's still alright, thanks to a couple of decent characters.

In other news, Play has Shaun of the Dead for £2.99. Get it

[Cactus Drags]

The episode of The Detectives I remember the best is one where they were investigating a murder at a Medieval Battle Recreation Society, and they spent the entire episode trying to list all of the different name endings to football teams in the English leagues (Rangers, Albion, Alexandria, etc.).

Thin Blue Line was decidedly subpar though. Most of the time it was just mildly uninteresting relationship issues between Atkinson and his wife, who also worked at the police station. It also had that guy who plays the same camp role in every sitcom he's in, and has never been funny once.

[TheArsenal]

In other news, am I right in remembering that the black copper is now Patrick Truman?

[Guest Ant]

Yes you are correct.

[ZJ Penn]

Everyone knows Operation Good Guys is the best police comedy ever. Not only in England but internationally too. It's gold on three discs, available for cheap too.

[Guest Ant]

Everyone knows Operation Good Guys is the best police comedy ever. Not only in England but internationally too. It's gold on three discs, available for cheap too.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Hot Fuzz is actually the best police comedy, and that's not even a straight comedy film.