Does Anybody Recall ......

[mikey4444]

There was a comedy on BBC 2, about 10 years ago...maybe more. It took the form of a "mockumentary" about the CID. I think it was called The Detectives ?

Another clue is that it had a black police character and a small, quite thick younger PC. It was hilarious and I am trying to trace it in the hope that there may be a DVD that I can buy.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Detectives-Series-1-DVD/dp/B000F6ILYG

[Flyhalf]

The Thin Blue Line?

[mikey4444]

Just had a look on wiki and it wasn't called The Detectives, with Robert Powell and Jasper Carrot, so back to the start I suppose.

Sorry...I am not being terribly helpful I suppose !

[Mamyalynne]

sorry wrong show

[hc4361]

Surely that was The Thin Blue Line?

[mikey4444]

No, not the Thin Blue Line BigJack. It was in that pretend documentary style, a bit like The Office. The Inspector was always speaking direct to the camera. I wish I could remember more, as it was very funny.

Keep thinking AB'ers !

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I remember it. It wasn't the thin blue line. I'll try to remember the name

[Buenchico]

BigJack seems to have answered your question:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thethinblueline/

[Zeuhl]

Seems like two programmes mixed together

/a black police character and a small, quite thick younger PC/ sounds like The Thin Blue Line but that was a standard sit com not a

/"mockumentary" about the CID/

that sounds like the excellent and under-rated 'Operation Good Guys'

Enjoy their attempts to counter prejudice against minorities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1UZYhs-LhU

[Buenchico]

Oh, sorry. I must type faster (and not try cooking at the same time!)

[Lie-in King]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

?

[Iluvspikey]

http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/network/bbc/

You should find it amongst that lot!

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Operation Good Guys! Thank you Zeuhl

[mikey4444]

Zeuhl has it !

Operation Good Guys !

I knew somebody on AB would get this !

Thanks a lot.

[Zeuhl]

You're welcome

Check out the you tube link

I particularly like the Minorities Line Up at 7.20

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

The canned laughter is driving me mad

[shoota]

Ha ha ha ha ha......ha

[mikey4444]

The whole series appears to be on you tube, so nobody has to fork out any money !

No canned laughter either mojo ! ( I don't remember the original series on the Beeb having canned laughter...perhaps it was added in order to sell it to our American cousins )

Don't know how to put a posh link like Zeuhl, so ::::

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

YAY!!!

[Sir Alec]

I bought Operation Good Guys on DVD years ago. Should be pretty cheap on amazon by now.