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 (9,253 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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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.43 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.7 29 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Queen's Birthday Present	7.3	425
2	Fire and Terror	7.4	359
3	Honey Trap	7.6	339
4	Rag Week	7.4	332
5	Night Shift	7.3	319
6	Kids Today	7.3	309
7	Yuletide Spirit	7.7	323

Season 2 (1996)

7.41 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 34 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Court in the Act	7.5	313
2	Ism Ism Ism	7.3	300
3	Fly on the Wall	7.5	294
4	Alternative Culture	7.4	287
5	Come on You Blues	7.5	289
6	Road Rage	7.1	282
7	The Green Eyed Monster	7.6	280

The Thin Blue Line (1995)

Cast

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