The Detectives
The Detectives

The Detectives

1993 5 Seasons 29 Episodes ⭐ 6.9 Comedy

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

What The Butler Saw

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

EP 2

Hostage

A fanatical murderer has escaped from prison and Superintendent Cottam orders Briggs and Louis to catch him but the two

EP 3

Teed Off

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

EP 4

Acting Constables

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

EP 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 Berg

EP 6

Strangers In Paradise

Gangster Tony Mazola has been murdered. Superintendent Cottam thinks that gang warfare may be about to start. He sends B

EP 1

Collared

Suspended after an unfortunate incident involving a suspected bomb in a briefcase, Briggs and Louis decide to gain favou

EP 2

Witness

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

EP 3

Never Without Protection

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

EP 4

Dutch Cops

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

EP 5

Sparring Partners

Briggs and Louis masquerade as the manager and trainer of a boxer as they investigate a steroid that promotes raw aggres

EP 6

Rear Window

Louis witnesses a brutal crime of passion while confined to a wheelchair, but has trouble convincing Briggs that it wasn

EP 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

EP 2

Flash

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

EP 3

Art Attack

When forced to transfer into the Fine Arts Squad, our heroes are despatched to recover the latest artistic creation of '

EP 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 a

EP 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 th

EP 6

Twitchers

Briggs and Louis are assigned a case protecting the eggs of a newly-discovered breeding pair of red kites. Teir lack of

EP 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

EP 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

EP 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

EP 4

Sacked

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

EP 5

The Wembley Stadium Mystery

Although Louis and Briggs have been assigned to a security operation at Wembley Stadium, they have their minds on winnin

EP 1

Special Branch

The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an

EP 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 peo

EP 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 - particul

EP 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

EP 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 discov

EP 6

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

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