The Thin Blue Line (1995)

Name: The Thin Blue Line
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, David Haig, James Dreyfus, Mina Anwar

Comedy · Crime

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (9,180 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.43 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.7 29 min avg

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Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Queen's Birthday Present	7.3	419
2	Fire and Terror	7.4	353
3	Honey Trap	7.6	335
4	Rag Week	7.4	327
5	Night Shift	7.3	315
6	Kids Today	7.3	304
7	Yuletide Spirit	7.7	317

Season 2 (1996)

7.43 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 34 min avg

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Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Court in the Act	7.5	307
2	Ism Ism Ism	7.3	294
3	Fly on the Wall	7.5	288
4	Alternative Culture	7.5	281
5	Come on You Blues	7.5	282
6	Road Rage	7.1	275
7	The Green Eyed Monster	7.6	273

The Thin Blue Line (1995)

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