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The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Line-Up | 
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Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 10605
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 420
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.6 x 0.7
MPN: DE1990D
ISBN: 0790793229
UPC: 794051199027
EAN: 9780790793221
ASIN: B0001JXP8E
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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
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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.
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 One of my favourites! July 17, 2008
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.
I doubt Constable Goody would "get it", if it came in a large bag marked, "IT". May 11, 2008
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 - I'd shout, "Come here, Colin!", and fifteen people would turn around. Big people too, sir. I mean for some reason all the big lads get called Colin. I mean - I'd shout, "Colin, you're a bad boy! I just saw you do a caca. And now, I'm going to rub your nose in it." The next thing I knew, I wake up in an ambulance.
Enough Said!! April 29, 2008
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!!!
Constable Habib... April 22, 2008
If you like British comedy, this is the series to get. In the past, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) has shown us that he excels in this medium (comedy)and he does not disappoint in "The Thin Blue Line". Constable Habib ranks among my favorite characters and I highly recommend this series. The Thin Blue Line is British comedy entertainment at its best.
Great Brit-com March 31, 2008
This is one of the best Ben Elton written comedies. Rowan Atkinson as the straight guy is a great and fun twist. The whole cast is fun and the writing is the best.
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