The Thin Blue Line

Seasons

1995

7.5

Sitcom following the police officers and detectives in the fictional town of Gasforth in England.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Queen's Birthday Present

The Queen's official birthday approaches as well as Raymond and Patricias' tenth anniversary. Fowler, not entirely surprisingly, forgets about the anniversary and creates a lot of tension in their relationship.

S1 • E2

Fire and Terror

Grim and the CID initiate a counter-terrorism operation, Fowler deals with mythomaniacs and Habib becomes attracted to a fireman.

S1 • E3

Honey Trap

Dawkins is furiously jealous of Fowler's admiration for Habib, albeit as star of his pub quiz team. That worsens when CID needs her as sexy, secret bait for a 'honey trap'. Alas for Fowler, that part proves incompatible with the quiz.

S1 • E4

Rag Week

When Rag Week begins, the Gasforth police deals with students' pranks and bank robbers.

S1 • E5

Night Shift

Fowler reluctantly agrees to let his son Bill stay with him and Patricia for a few days. When they hear Bill and his girlfriend making love Patricia has a crisis and demands that she and Raymond start visiting a sex therapist. Meanwhile, Grim initiates an all-out operation against organized crime.

S1 • E6

Kids Today

Fowler, Gladstone, Habib and Goody go camping with some juvenile criminals while Goody faces charges of assault for punching a skinhead who used racist language towards Habib.

S1 • E7

Yuletide Spirit

It's Christmas at Garforth and Inspector Fowler prepares for his role in a panto; DI Grim is hot on the heels of a band of criminal choir singers, and PC Goody plans to buy Constable Habib lingerie as a present.