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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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 ROWAN ATKINSON - MAY YOUR TRIBE INCREASE!!! August 11, 2005
Dr. S. J. Sidhva (Bombay, India)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Why is it that the very best of British Television Comedy has such a small number of episodes (Fawlty Towers, Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, and now the Thin Blue Line).
Rowan Atkinson is, without doubt, the funniest man in British Comedy after John Cleese (or is it the other way around??).. In any case, he is an extremely versatile actor, ranging from the gormless Mr. Bean to the foul-tongued schoolmaster in his stand-up comedy routine, to Inspector Fowler in this series. His "straight" character is played to perfection, with perfect timing & amazing effect!! The matchless script by Ben Elton, of course, makes every character a gem...Inspector Grim, Constable Goody, Mina Anwar as Constable Habib, et al.
This series is an absolute must-have for any fan of humour, and I could not recommend it more.
How about a third season, eh Rowan, eh Ben???
 Silly fun, with an occasional message August 8, 2005
Wendy P. Danbury (Orange, CA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this DVD tremendously! The characters were silly, but well-written and genuine enough to make you care about their situations and activities. Most episodes deal with interoffice relationships and simple small-town crises, but there are a couple of episodes that address racism and drug use in a more serious way -- with many laughs around the seriousness, of course! The only disappointment I had was when I popped in the third of the three DVDs in this set and found I'd run out of episodes! The third DVD contains an interesting bio of the series creator, Ben Elton, instead.
What's in a name? April 8, 2005
Iain S. Palin (Northern Ireland)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a Brit I also find this a highly amusing series, and not least because there's a good ensemble cast - it's not just a vehicle for Rowan Atkinson to show off his talents.
I too regret the departure of Detective Constable Kray, and wonder how many American viewers relaised the play being made with his name. The Kray twins were notorious London gangsters in the 1950s-60s, so using his name here was rather having an American spoof cop series with one of the supporting characters "Detective Capone".
Of all the hoity toity, artsy fartsy, UK comedies out there March 29, 2005
Doctor Trance (MA, United States)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
...this is certainly one of the best of the last decade! Inspector Grim is hilarious with his run-on sentences and overenthusiasm for cases which usually don't end up going his way (like in the Xmas episode when he bags the wrong group of Christmas carolers).
Grim's right hand man in the 1st season (the dark haired guy with the unibrow) is much funnier than season two's guy (even though that heavy set guy ended up starring in a US sitcom). He just didn't get the lines and gags that the 1st season gave our unibrow actor.
Every character in this show is strongly written and played to a tee. Goodie is also hilarious.
Rowan Atkinson makes the show, of course, with his deadpan, afraid of sex and commitment, Chief Inspector role.
My only knock is how come it only lasted 2 seasons??? It's better than 90% of British comedy that's been out over the years, and it only got a handful of episodes made? I heard a rumour of a season 3 coming out but not sure if it will ever materialize. Since it's been over 7 years since Season 2, it may be hard to get back into the flow of things. But I would certainly welcome it!!! Just get the original cast back!
Absolutely fabulously funny March 8, 2005
Gary M. Wang (Chicago)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rowan Atkinson's shining performance in this BBC series which I am so pleased to finally see broadcast on BBC-America is enormously funny and really quite original--it is easily the best thing to come along on this network since I discovered Father Ted in 2001. The gay Sgt. Goody is a highlight, as is East Indian Constable Maggie Habib, who has some of the show's best lines. Detective Grim provides an earthy contrast to Atkinson's zany brand of British pomposity, whose demeanor and facial expressions are priceless--but it is the marvelous writing which turns the characters of The Thin Blue Line into genuinely likable characters whose on-screen chemistry jells from the git-go.
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