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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780790793221
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0790793229
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Running Time: 420 minutes
Sales Rank: 9272
Studio: BBC Warner
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Description:
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.
Amazon.com:
Set in a fictitious British suburb, The Thin Blue Line is the wickedly funny story of a rather down-at-heel police station headed by Inspector Raymond Fowler (Rowan Atkinson, best known as Mr. Bean), a pompous, repressed but well-intentioned anachronism who wants to do the right thing but who is constantly hampered by his own shortcomings, not to mention his blundering Criminal Investigation Department colleagues. Atkinson expertly balances his character's inflated sense of self-importance with the insight born of old-school police values, for which his galumphing, shiny-suited CID counterpart, DI Grim (David Haig) has no time at all. Strongest among the supporting cast is Sgt. Pauline Dawkins (Serena Evans), who also happens to be Fowler's live-in lover--a moral dilemma that his traditional values won't allow him to resolve. He salves his conscience by avoiding sex with her whenever possible, an amusing subplot enhanced by Evans's brilliant performance--she positively vibrates with contained, ladylike lust in a manner only equaled by Penelope Keith in the classic sitcom To the Manor Born. Scripted by Ben Elton, this series manages to satirize provincialism, institutionalized pig-headedness, and dated moral values in one fell swoop, while also being chock-full of quick-fire, Black Adder-esque dialogue. --Roger Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of Atkinson's best series
You will enjoy this series immensely (We did!). All talking Rowan Atkinson at his best (don't look for Mr. Bean!). The supporting cast are all terrific too. Buy this one. You won't be sorry!
Rating: - Too Hilarious to Miss
My only complaint with The Thin Blue Line is there aren't enough episodes. This show is hilarious. The "thin blue line" speeches of Inspector Fowler are so funny (ever had a Fisherman's Friend") as he puts his foot in his mouth more with every word. I like Constible Gladstone. When he talks about how he put his foot down to his wife and then he owns up to the fact that after he told her how it was going to be he never saw her again cracks me up. Inspector Grim has to be the dimmest bulb to ever put on a badge. His strings of descriptive adjectives is mind boggling and extremely funny if not bordering on cruel. For us Inspector Fowler fans who have watched Grim run down Fowler's obvious love of police work, tradition and his staff, we get our own back during the episode about Grim's son. My personal all time favorite show is the Christmas show. For those of us who feel that british comedy beats all others world wide or if you are new to collecting british comedy this show is not to be missed. BBC - bring back The Thin Blue Line if nothing else at least a special episode that those of us in the U.S. can purchase.
Rating: - One of my favourites!
I'm an old fan of Rowan Atkinson and in my opinion this series is on a par with Black Adder. The main character played by Rowan is a well educated highly principled uniformed police inspector who is supported and complimented by a brilliantly cast set of colleagues. It is the interplay between the individuals in the police station crew that conjour such hillarious situations. If you like traditional english humour then this is for you... enjoy! Delivery from USA to Oz was only a few days.
Rating: - I doubt Constable Goody would "get it", if it came in a large bag marked, "IT".
A solid 4.5 stars.
Anything that Rowan Atkinson is in is hilarious. He always brings the best in comedy to any role he does. When I watch I can be laughing one minute and then I see a deeper & more profound part of his character. Rowan's character of Raymond Fowler is a byzantine one. One minute he is the straight laced, nose to the grindstone police officer, then the next second he shows a side that can be more compassionate of the people and situations surrounding him. It doesn't help that he is surrounded by a gaggle of quirky and outlandish officers. The quirkiest of the gaggle is Officer Goody. I found Officer Goody's total quirkiness a great contrast to Rowan's straight-laced Officer Fowler. These two have many great scenes together and they work well. Constable Frank Gladstone (I believe played by Rudolph Walker) is a great character as well- very funny. Detective Inspector Derek Grim (David Haig) is hilarious too.
This show is a must see for the Rowan Atkinson fan. The reason I give this one 4.5 stars is because, to the American audience (such as myself)there are some comments I didn't get. There were references to certain persons, products or places that were funny to the British audiences, but I had no knowledge of. Other than that this a definite A+ in my book.
I'll close with one of my favorite quotes from the show: We gave our dog a bad name... Colin. Terrible name! You have no idea how many people are called Colin. We'd go to the park ... Read More
Rating: - Enough Said!!
I absolutley LOVE this DVD, I've never even heard of it before i bought it,it just seemed interesting and all I can say is , if you love to laugh, and if you like a little cultural mixing, then this is definetly the item for you!!!
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