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The Thin Blue Line•Season 1•Episode 5

Night Shift

7.3/10 · 324 votesDec 11, 199529 min

Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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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

Written byBen Elton

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Season 1 Episodes7

E1 7.3

The Queen's Birthday Present

Fire and Terror

Honey Trap

Rag Week

Night Shift

Kids Today

Yuletide Spirit

Cast7

Rowan Atkinson

Inspector Raymond Fowler

Serena Evans

Sergeant Patricia Dawkins

David Haig

Detective Inspector Derek Grim

James Dreyfus

Constable Kevin Goody

Mina Anwar

Constable Maggie Habib

Rudolph Walker

Constable Frank Gladstone

Kevin Allen

Detective Constable Robert Kray

Crew1

Ben Elton

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Night Shift" is episode 5 of The Thin Blue Line season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 324 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Written by Ben Elton, it aired on December 11, 1995.

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