7.5/10242 votes#1 - Court in the Act
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/1996
Grim and Boyle enlist the help of Fowler and his officers to search the home of a suspected drug-dealer, and Goody finds the drugs in the kitchen. But the too-obvious location, Boyle's discretion and Grim's comfortableness lead Fowler to believe something is going on behind the arrest.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.3/10231 votes#2 - Ism Ism Ism
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/1996
Dawkins discovers circumstantial evidence of a domestically abused wife, Grim applies to join the Todgers, and Mayoress Christabel Wickham informs Fowler of the presence of an illegal immigrant in Gasforth. Fowler apparently solves the crimes, but soon realises that they seemed a little too easy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.5/10229 votes#3 - Fly on the Wall
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/1996
Fowler receives a letter from the BBC, who then come and make a fly on the wall documentary about Gasforth Police Station. Unfortunately, Grim convinces the officers, sans Fowler, that they are all going to become international television stars, prompting them all to undergo many changes to look "nice for the telly" and end up making fools of themselves in front of the cameramen until a farmer enters the station with a gun.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.5/10222 votes#4 - Alternative Culture
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/1996
Constable Habib finds her younger sister holding drugs during a drug raid in a rave club, and hides the drugs to protect her, but she is discovered and charged for withholding evidence. Fowler, unhappy with the injustice, does his best to protect Habib.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.5/10225 votes#5 - Come on You Blues
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/1996
Gasforth Football Club is about to play Premiership team Chelsea, and Mayoress Wickham orders Fowler and his officers to personally see to it that nothing goes wrong in exchange for her recommending him for an MBE. However, things get complicated when the football players get up to no good.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.2/10221 votes#6 - Road Rage
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/1996
Sergeant Dawkins leaves for a break with some nature-loving activists, but during this time, they get into a feud with the police for their extreme methods, forcing Dawkins to choose between their arrogant leader, Stallion, or Fowler.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
7.7/10223 votes#7 - The Green Eyed Monster
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/1996
Inspector Fowler proposes to Sergeant Dawkins so as to help his chances for promotion, but his lack of sensitivity during the proposal prompts her to leave him instead. Fowler tries to find a new woman, but loses his interest when he hears that Dawkins is now with someone called "Toby."
Director: N/A
Writer: Ben Elton
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Network:BBC One
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Court in the Act" is the best rated episode of "The Thin Blue Line" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 242 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ben Elton, it aired on 11/14/1996. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Ism Ism Ism".