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About The Detectives

The Detectives is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC One on January 27, 1993. It has 5 seasons and 29 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 6 "Mine's A Large One", aired on February 18, 1997.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

29 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

1993 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 33 years ago

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    6. Strangers In Paradise

    Finale

    Gangster Tony Mazola has been murdered. Superintendent Cottam thinks that gang warfare may be about to start. He sends Briggs and Louis on an undercover assignment to the Paradise Club in the East End of London.

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    5. Studs

    Briggs and Louis find themselves on an assignment in Jersey. It isn't long before they get on the wrong side of Jim Bergerac.

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    4. Acting Constables

    Briggs and Louis are assigned to act as advisors for a TV police drama.

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    3. Teed Off

    Johnny McKenna is an arms dealer and a keen golfer. Briggs and Louis have to get evidence of his illegal activities.

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    2. Hostage

    A fanatical murderer has escaped from prison and Superintendent Cottam orders Briggs and Louis to catch him but the two detectives would rather be watching the F.A. Cup Final.

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    1. What The Butler Saw

    When the Earl of Lisson is murdered, Briggs and Louis try to discover ""who dunnit"".

Season 2

1994 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 32 years ago

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    6. Rear Window

    Finale

    Louis witnesses a brutal crime of passion while confined to a wheelchair, but has trouble convincing Briggs that it wasn't all in his mind.

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    5. Sparring Partners

    Briggs and Louis masquerade as the manager and trainer of a boxer as they investigate a steroid that promotes raw aggression - and enhances sexual prowess.

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    4. Dutch Cops

    On Customs and Excise duty, Briggs and Louis find themselves trapped in the back of a pilchard lorry - with a large quantity of diamonds.

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    3. Never Without Protection

    A Duchess keeps appearing in the tabloids canoodling withher police bodyguards. What the Super needs are two completely unappealing detectives...

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    2. Witness

    Two tough detectives are required to go undercover at a monastery. Unable to find any, the Super employs Briggs and Louis.

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    1. Collared

    Suspended after an unfortunate incident involving a suspected bomb in a briefcase, Briggs and Louis decide to gain favour by nicking some serious East End villains.

Season 3

1995 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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    6. Twitchers

    Finale

    Briggs and Louis are assigned a case protecting the eggs of a newly-discovered breeding pair of red kites. Teir lack of enthusiasm soon turns to panic as the eggs are stolen.

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    5. Between A Rock And A Hard Place

    After 30 years of watching and waiting, Superintendent Cottam ropes the boys into helping him catch notorious bullion thief, Ronnie Richardson.

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    4. On Thin Ice

    When Briggs and Louis investigate an attack on a top figure skater, the pair wind up on ice but fail to gain marks for artistic interpretation.

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    3. Art Attack

    When forced to transfer into the Fine Arts Squad, our heroes are despatched to recover the latest artistic creation of 'enfant terrible' Hadyn Smailes - a pair of maracas, a tin of peaches and a fish tank of the artist's own urine.

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    2. Flash

    After mixing their drinks at the policemen's ball, Louis and Briggs confront a new horror involving a flasher, a Marquess and the commissioner's wife.

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    1. D.C. Of Love

    As a lonely and meaningless retirement beckons after 25 years on the force, the boys are given the task of finding 'The Black Widow' after a series of gruesome lonely hearts murders.

Season 4

1996 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

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    5. The Wembley Stadium Mystery

    Finale

    Although Louis and Briggs have been assigned to a security operation at Wembley Stadium, they have their minds on winning the police table football tournament.

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    4. Sacked

    Briggs and Louis mistake the new Superintendent for a stripper at Cattams farewell party.

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    3. Back To Class

    After Briggs and Louis manage to murder the last female white-flippered turtle on the planet, they are only too pleased to investigate a drug scandal at an exclusive girls school.

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    2. Fur Coat, No Knickers

    Louis and Briggs are called in to investigate a murder that has taken place during the re-creation of a medieval battle scene. However they are more concerned with the police football quiz.

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    1. The Great Escaper

    Louis and Briggs are cuffed to a notoriously slippery customer as they escort him to his latest prison by train. So how do they end up crossing the Yorkshire moors carrying a toilet door?

Season 5

1997 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 29 years ago

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    6. Mine's A Large One

    Finale

    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...

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    5. 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...

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    4. 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...

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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...

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    1. 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.

Cast & crew

Created by Jasper Carrott

  • George Sewell

    George Sewell

    Superintendent Cottam

  • Jimmy Tarbuck

    Jimmy Tarbuck

    McKenna

  • John Nettles

    John Nettles

    Jim Bergerac

  • Philip Glenister

    Philip Glenister

    Uniformed Officer

  • Christopher Villiers

    Christopher Villiers

    Dr Phipps

  • Eamonn Walker

    Eamonn Walker

    D.I. Tyler

  • Nick Brimble

    Nick Brimble

    Jan

  • Ron Cook

    Ron Cook

    Blind Billy

  • Adam Godley

    Adam Godley

    D.C. Dominic Boyle

  • Jerry Hall

    Jerry Hall

    Jerry Palmer

  • Amanda Mealing

    Amanda Mealing

    Emily Ford

  • Jon Cartwright

    The Earl of Lisson

  • Adam Maxwell

    Police Officer

  • Noel Coleman

    Noel Coleman

    The Butler

  • Laura Beckford

    Receptionist

  • Candida Rundle

    Chambermaid

The Detectives FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Detectives?

The Detectives has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 18, 1997.

When did the latest episode of The Detectives come out?

The most recent episode of The Detectives, Season 5 Episode 6 "Mine's A Large One", aired on February 18, 1997.

How many seasons of The Detectives are there?

The Detectives has 5 seasons with 29 episodes in total.

When did The Detectives first air?

The Detectives first aired on BBC One on January 27, 1993.

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