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The Best Episodes of The Thin Blue Line Season 1

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The Best Episodes of The Thin Blue Line Season 1

The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a police station that ran for two series on the BBC from...
  1. 7.6/10(282 votes)

    #1 - Honey Trap

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    S1:E3

    After Fowler drunkenly admits to having kissed Habib during a pub quiz match, Dawkins begins to suspect the two of having an affair behind her back when Grim enlists Fowler and Habib's help in catching a criminal via entrapment.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
  2. 7.6/10(264 votes)

    #2 - Yuletide Spirit

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    S1:E7

    Goody buys Fowler a puncture repair kit and Habib some lingerie, but accidentally gives them the wrong presents, and matters are made more complicated when Dawkins believes the lingerie is a gift for her from Fowler.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
  3. 7.5/10(272 votes)

    #3 - Rag Week

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    S1:E4

    It's Rag Week in Gasforth, and Fowler and his men are frequently disturbed by teenagers in scary masks – that is until a bank robbery by three men in rag masks occurs while Dawkins is there, leaving it uncertain whether or not the robbery is genuine.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
  4. 7.4/10(305 votes)

    #4 - Fire and Terror

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    S1:E2

    Habib falls for a fireman named Gary, much to Goody's jealousy, while Fowler finds himself pestered frequently by a man who claims to have committed impossible, solved or extremely historical crimes, much to DI Grim's amusement, until a terrorist begins making threats that cause Special Branch to become involved.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
  5. 7.3/10(357 votes)

    #5 - The Queen's Birthday Present

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    S1:E1

    It is the tenth anniversary of Fowler and Dawkins' relationship, but Fowler manages to forget, being instead more concerned with the Queen's Official Birthday.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
  6. 7.3/10(265 votes)

    #6 - Night Shift

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    S1:E5

    Pestered by his ex-wife, Fowler reluctantly agrees to let his son Bill stay with him and Dawkins for a fortnight. When Dawkins overhears Bill making love to his girlfriend in the bedroom, she becomes envious and attempts to talk Fowler into going to see a sex therapist. Guest appearance by Sheila Gish.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton
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  8. 7.3/10(254 votes)

    #7 - Kids Today

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    S1:E6

    Fowler and Grim clash over their views of handling juvenile troublemakers so they decide to take them on a retreat. Further tension arises when Goody punches a teenage skinhead for racially abusing Habib and is subsequently charged for assault.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ben Elton

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Honey Trap" is the best rated episode of "The Thin Blue Line" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 282 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ben Elton, it aired on 11/27/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Yuletide Spirit".