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 enlarge | Actor: Thin Blue Line
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 5512
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 420 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.6 x 0.7
MPN: WARDE1990D
ISBN: 0790793229
UPC: 794051199027
EAN: 9780790793221
ASIN: B0001JXP8E
Release Date: June 15, 2004
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 The Thin Blue Line January 12, 2007
P. Irwin (Houston, TX USA)
Rowen Atkinson at his best! The entire cast are top notch. I only wish there were more episodes from this police station to enjoy. These are such fun that I will be running them over and over again. There is a hint of Mr. Bean without any of the meanness, but in The Thin Blue Line Atkinson plays off the others in the cast, who, while charicatures, are delightful. I recommend it highly.
 Keen Of Eye, Swift Of Thought, And Regular Of Bowel January 7, 2007
Robert I. Hedges
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am great fan of Rowan Atkinson and hold that his work on "Blackadder" is at the peak of British comedy. While I also like "Mr. Bean," I was pleased but not overwhelmed by "The Thin Blue Line." The series does include some great moments, but is essentially a run of the mill ensemble sitcom with a very good cast, which in the extras Ben Elton reveals to be his exact intent. In that regard, because the series excels in what it set out to do, it's a success, it is just lacking some of the cleverness and quirk of "Blackadder" and "Mr. Bean."
Having said that, I do like the series. I marginally prefer the second series, and very much prefer Atkinson's moral lectures as an opening in place of the standard theme song (which is virtually impossible to get out of your mind) from the first season. I find the character of Inspector Raymond Fowler (Atkinson) to be greatly amusing in it's inflexibility. I think David Haig is an excellent supporting actor in his portrayal of the pompous Detective Inspector Grim whose mixed metaphors and euphemisms always get a laugh, while Rudolph Walker playing Police Constable Gladstone is my favorite supporting cast member as he comes up the most surreal comments on a given subject of the entire cast (watch especially for his impersonation of a tree in season two).
Overall the plots are fairly predictable and the cast all does great work, but in the end I decided on a four star rating (four and a half might realistically be closer) because even though it is extremely skillfully executed, and is a joy to watch, it really is a very conventional sitcom, which is a departure for the decidedly unconventional Elton and Atkinson. Note that the third disk contains a lot of interviews about the show, and focuses on Elton predominantly; the disc provides an interesting look into the inner workings of the mind of a modern comic genius.
I recommend "The Thin Blue Line" without reservation, especially to preexisting fans of British comedy.
The Thin Blue Line October 29, 2006
Rachel (BKK, Thailand)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's very funny and the whole family love watching it. Especially good to watch when you are down and really need a laugh.
Bean grows up August 10, 2006
Robert H. Morazes (Mechaniscville, MD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always enjoyed Mr Bean in all his incarnations.
The Thin Blue line is yet another example of his many talents.
Excellent british humor from the entire cast as well.
thin blue line February 25, 2006
Jeffrey Beck (Somewhere in northeast Ohio, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
British humor at its best...and driest. If you liked Black Adder, Are You Being Served, Allo Allo, and shows of that ilk, you will love this. Enjoy!
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