The Detectives, Thicker Than Water, Christmas Special, 1995
The Detectives had started life as an ongoing sketch in the Canned Carrott TV series before making it to a series of it’s own.
Thicker Than Water was one of 2 Christmas Specials made during the show’s five series run. This particular episode was broadcast in December 1995 long after the end of series 3.
Summary
Christmas Eve and the latest in a spate of muggings by a man in a Father Christmas costume is reported. Briggs and Louis are sent out to investigate the suspects, but end up quite literally bumping into Bob’s half-brother, Kelvin…
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Cast
Jasper Carrott – Bob Louis
Robert Powell – Dave Briggs
George Sewell – Superintendent Cottam
Details
Channel: BBC1
Written By: Steve Knight and Mike Whitehall
Original Transmission Date: 23rd December 1995