The Detectives (1993)

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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.

• Released: 1993-01-27
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 5, 29 episodes
• Episode length: 25m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 22 votes

Created by Jasper Carrott.

Top cast

• Robert Powell as Dave Briggs
• George Sewell as Superintendent Cottam
• Jasper Carrott as Bob Louis

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Where to watch The Detectives

• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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