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The Detectives - Series 1 Details

1993

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Robert Powell and Japser Carrott star as a pair of inept detectives who always seem to solve cases, despite their amazing levels of incompetence. Developed from sketches in Canned Carrott, the show adopts the Dumb and Dumber approach, Powell being dumb and Carrott, much dumber! Episodes Comprise: 1. What The Butler Saw 2. .. Read more

Starring	Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell
Director	Ed Bye
Genres	Comedy, Television

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The Detectives - Series 1

Starring	Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell
Director	Ed Bye
Studio	CINEMA CLUB
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 50 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy, Television
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jun 2006

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  this series is superb. this dvd has the complete episodes from the first series of 'Detectives'. Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs, ... read more »
  
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  I loved this series on TV some years ago, and this time caught some episodes I had missed. Despite the apparent improbabilty, Robert Powell and Jasper Carrot ... read more »
  
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  - Stranraer
  - 12 Feb 2010 at 22:01
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  great stuff
  
  What can i say thats not been said before about this series,always fun to watch,boith carrott & Powell play there parts really well.
  
  comedy like ... read more »
  
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  Brilliant
  
  I have the original series on TV. I enjoyed watching Series 1 and now have Series 2.
  
  Jasper Carrott is brilliant. Shame he didn't have '... read more »
  
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  Robert Powell and Japser Carrott star as a pair of inept detectives who always seem to solve cases, despite their amazing levels of incompetence. Developed from sketches in Canned Carrott, the show adopts the Dumb and Dumber approach, Powell being dumb and Carrott, much dumber! Episodes Comprise:...