Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42374 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-12
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6

DVD Description
This Amazon-exclusive box set features all the episodes in series 1 – 5 of The Detectives which ran on the BBC from 1993 – 1997. In this popular comedy show, Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs demonstrate the art of being inefficient and totally unreliable policemen.

The Detectives started out as a series of short filler sketches starring and written by Jasper Carrott, which ran for two seasons in the early 90s. The sketches led to their own show shortly after. Dave Briggs (Robert Powell) and Bob Louis (Jasper Carrott) are bungling detectives under the command of Superintendant Cottam, constantly under stress from their incompetant antics. Robert Powell, usually a more classical actor, did a fantastic job as the sarcastic Sgt Dave Briggs, as did Jasper Carrott, as the even dimmer Sgt Bob Louis.

Customer Reviews

A match made in comedy heaven!
I've just started watching all the episodes again with my nine year old son who finds them absolutely hilarious! In one particular episode, Briggs & Louis had a side bet of £10 and it was comedy genius watching the two of them - I would dearly love to see another series commissioned by the beeb.

5 star comedy box set
To be fair to Briggs and Louis, they certainly are in touch with their individual inner children. We're talking about policemen here, policemen who argue like little children, and who couldn't even dream of missing their inter-departmental table-football tournament, complete - of course - with scale model of Wembley Stadium.

There is a sort of charmingly naive side to Briggs and Louis. Left to guard a high-security prisoner on a train, who else would fall for his claims to be seriously ill for long enough to let him escape? And not only escape - since Briggs and Louis have been handcuffed by the said convict to a British Rail toilet door, they're actually going to have to follow him (complete with door).

Jasper Carrott himself having very little hair, it was also another visually comic moment when the two were disguised as hippies to try to save their superintendent's environmentally friendly granddaughter from being arrested. Having a drink in the pub in the expected hippie costume, Briggs is amazed at the change in Louis when he realises the effect a long, blonde wig is having on his colleague.

A fondly remembered show. Buy it !

A complete collection of comedy genius!
Although I have bought each individual series of The Detectives as they have been released, I am buying this box set as well. Why? Because quite simply I think this is the best comedy to have been produced since the early 1990's.

It's good, clean fun and the comedy duo of Powell and Carrot was a stroke of casting genius. I am not surprised the Beeb saw the potential of the sketches on the Jasper Carrot show all those years ago and I have come to cherish each and every episode from the series 5 year run.

Each episode is funny in it's own right. There are no real duds which usually occur in a long running series and it's wonderful to see the characters develop as the series goes on.

This box set is a must for fans of all ages, buy it for your children or your Dad or Grandad - it doesn't matter!

Top class comedy of the highest degree. A+