Jasper Carrott
Director
The Detectives (1993)
Season 5
The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.
Released Jan. 27, 1993
Episode 25 min
None+
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Production Companies: Celador Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Special Branch
The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.
Jan. 14, 1997, midnight
S5E2 - Cardiac Arrest
When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...
Jan. 21, 1997, midnight
S5E3 - The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.
Jan. 28, 1997, midnight
S5E4 - The Curse Of The Comanches
When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...
Feb. 4, 1997, midnight
S5E5 - Best Man
Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...
Feb. 11, 1997, midnight
S5E6 - Mine's A Large One
Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...
Feb. 18, 1997, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 725 min.
Released: Jan. 27, 1993
Last Air Date: Feb. 18, 1997, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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