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The Best Episodes of The Detectives Season 5

Every episode of The Detectives Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Detectives Season 5!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Detectives Season 5 Episode 1 - Special Branch
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Special Branch

    S5:E1

    The Superintendent selects the duo for a particularly sensitive assignment. His granddaughter has become involved in an anti-road protest and he needs Louis and Briggs to 'rescue' her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Detectives Season 5 Episode 2 - Cardiac Arrest
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #2 - Cardiac Arrest

    S5:E2

    When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis' hypochondria knows no bounds...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Detectives Season 5 Episode 3 - The Beast Of Hackney Marshes
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #3 - The Beast Of Hackney Marshes

    S5:E3

    A night patrolling the marshes, on the lookout for an escaped bear, is really not what our heroes had in mind - particularly when their umbrella act for the Super's variety show is really coming together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Detectives Season 5 Episode 4 - The Curse Of The Comanches
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #4 - The Curse Of The Comanches

    S5:E4

    When Briggs and Louis, helped by a mysterious Commanch Chief, go on the hunt for a sacred Indian carving, they soon find themselves on the trail of tragedy, death and disaster...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Detectives Season 5 Episode 5 - Best Man
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Best Man

    S5:E5

    Much to his and everybody else's astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague's wedding. When he discovers just who the bride's father is, Briggs isn't exactly keen either...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Detectives Season 5 Episode 6 - Mine's A Large One
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #6 - Mine's A Large One

    S5:E6

    Briggs and Louis have found their true vocation - the river police. With peace, quiet and the total absence of any type of crime, it seems like paradise. Then the boat runs into an unexploded WWII river mine...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Special Branch" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/14/1997. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Cardiac Arrest".