The Thin Blue Line (television)

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom set in a police station in London.

The main theme is the competition between the uniformed squad, led by Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson) and the plain clothes detectives, led by Inspector Grim (David Haig).

The two-season series was written by Ben Elton; the profanities (often inadvertently caused by the made up English of Inspector Grim) abound, yet otherwise it is a fairly gentle comedy. Mina Anwar was particularly notable for her portrayal of Maggie Habib, an unintentional (from the point of view of her character) sex symbol.

The Thin Blue Line was first aired by the BBC from 1995 to 1997.