The Thin Blue Line: The Complete Lineup

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.

Series 1
Rag Week - The local students are doing wacky stunts for charity. Fowler & Patricia are held up at bank, Grim is on the phone to the Home Office, Kray to the kebab shop. Complications ensue.

Queens Birthday Present - Insp Fowler & Sgt Dawkings are partners in service & in life. Its their 10th anniv, but it looks like the Queens official birthday celebs will get in the way.

Night Shift - Juvenile delinquents crowd the station. Patricia can't wait to get away from them, unfortunately Fowler's teenage son has come to stay from his mother's. Meanwhile Fowler is upset because Grim is at Scotland Yard, and not him.

Honey Trap - Insp. Fowler prepares his team inc PC Habib for the pub quiz final, which means that DI Grim will have to make do with PC Goody in a miniskirt in order to ensnare Terry the Tank.

Fire & Terror - WPC Habib fancies a handsome fireman & PC Goody is jealous. DI Grim is onto 'the big case' & Inspector Fowler is plagued by an insane hoaxer who claims to have seen Lord Lucan, recently.

Kids Today - Police sit com.Patricia goes all broody when a baby is dumped at the station. Habib is harassed by fascists,leading Goddy to commit assault. Fowler leads a camping trip for young offenders, but Grim is planning a short sharp shock.

Series 2
Court in the Act - Inspector Fowler prepares his force for the rigours of cross- examination in court, & Constable Goody tries out a fetching new uniform.

Ism, Ism, Ism - The Mayoress informs Fowler that an illegal immigrant asylum-seeker has taken refuge in the town; Grim attempts to join a secret lodge.

Fly on the Wall - A television crew come to Gasforth to make a documentary about policing in the raw, and they don't come much more raw than Fowler's force.

Alternative Culture - Grim declares war on drugs. Meanwhile, a plumbing crisis at the station means the women have to share the men's locker room.

Come on You Blues - When Gashforth FC reaches the second round of the FA Cup, DI Grim looks forward to tackling some major league hooligans.

Road Rage - Patricia joins the anti road protestors.

Green Eyed Monster - When Grim says they're looking for married officers Fowler decides to propose to Patricia, who promptly turns him down. Last in current series.

Written by Ben Elton
Directed by John Birkin
Produced by Geoffrey Perkins, Ben Elton
Executive Produced by Peter Bennet-Jones
Original Music by Howard Goodall
Film Editing by Graham Hutchings, Charlie Fawcett, Steve Tempia
Costume Design by Pennie Robertson