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The Thin Blue Line
1995–1996
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
Various mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.
Details
- Director
- John Birkin
- Created by
- Ben Elton
- Studio
- BBC, Tiger Aspect
- Released
- 13 November 1995
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 14 across 2 seasons
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