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The Thin Blue Line :: Court in the Act (02x01)
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| Title: | Court in the Act |
| Episode #: | 02x01 |
| Original Airdate: | Thursday November 14th, 1996 |
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Harry the Spike, Gasforth's leading criminal element, is hauled in after some planted evidence is recovered by the uniform department, who are unaware of the plant. But soon, things start to seem suspicious and it's up to them [uniform] to do something about it! Also, there is more trouble for Raymond and Patricia as the Mayoress, a former heart-throb of Raymonds, makes an appearance at the station.
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| Guest Stars | | •Gabrielle Blunt | played | Spike's Neighbour | Recurring (second appearance) | | •Lucy Robinson | played | Mayoress Wickham | Recurring (first appearance) |
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Grim: I am entrusting to you the critical, highly delicate task of front elevation, entry orifice obstruction displacement.
Fowler: And for those of us who do not speak fluent 'twit'?
Boyle: Bashing the door down.
| Fowler: Ahh, there's nothing like a brisk walk up to the news agent's before one's tea and toast. Well I say 'news agent's' when of course I mean local 'pornographer'. I'm surprised the man has any room for newspapers or sweets amongst all the copies of Massive Mammaries and Jumbo Jugs, which he feels the need to stock. It used to be a decent little corner shop, which sold string. Any day now, I expect to find my chocolate frog replaced by caramel private parts, or a strawberry flavoured lesbian.
| Fowler: Goody! You are supposed to fix me with a steady, manly stare, not snivel like a Frenchman who's caught his baguette in his bicycle spokes.
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Cultural References |
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Fowler: Those who have had to rummage through the remnants of the Christmas tin of Quality Street will vouch for the truth in that.
Quality Street is a Nestle brand of assorted chocolates with a wide array of centres.
| Fowler: . . . like the lottery predictions of Mystic Meg . . .
Mystic Meg is the quintessential British psychic and astrologer, who has not only a weekly horoscope in various newspapers (Click here for an example), but also – as you can see on the example page – sells other 'hotline' services, such as Tarot readings.
| Fowler: It's not the function of a police officer to 'look sexy'. If it were, Sue Lawley would be Chief Constable.
Sue Lawley is a British presenter, best known for her BBC Radio 4 programme, Desert Island Discs.
| Fowler: If you were in distress, who would you rather attend: an honest looking constable or-or a member of the Chippendales.
Chippendales is a chain of clubs featuring half naked 'hot' men, as seen here.
| Habib: Quite frankly he should have been prosecuted under the Trades Descriptions Act.
The Trades Descriptions Act (1968) is a piece of legislation that 'seeks to control the accuracy of statements made by businesses about goods and services.' (Source here.) In layman's terms, it tries to prevent deception.
| Fowler: I got so merry, I could hardly count the dots on my dominoes.
Dominoes is a very old game in which tile pieces with two sides, a number on each side, are linked together by common numeric values, as seen here.
| Dawkins: . . . the way I feel this morning I couldn't be happy and thrilled if I was nibbling Prozac from the crests of Tom Cruise's naked buttocks.
- Prozac is a name brand of an anti-depressant drug.
- Tom Cruise is has been a household name in cinema since the early 1980s.
| Habib: That third half of Mackeson you had last night takin' its revenge?
Mackeson XXX is a 'milk stout', which means lactose has been used in the brewing process.
| Goody: It's just like Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C was a mid-'90s court drama about a 'Queen's Counsel' of the same name.
| Goody: Oh I see . . . like The X-Files then.
The X-Files was a Fox network sci-fi show that ran from 1993-2002.
| Fowler: A glace about the place reveals no slumbering octogenarian, who claims never to have heard of The Beatles.
The Beatles are perhaps the most renowned pop-rock band of the 1960s.
| Fowler: You're not on Have I Got News for You now, you know.
Have I Got News for You is a long-running, British programme that satirically looks at the news each week.
| Gladstone: And Gloria Hunniford.
Gloria Hunniford is a radio and TV personality who had her own Radio 2 program for nearly thirteen years.
| Goody: . . . "Oh my God, I can't remember the name of Superman's girlfriend!"
Superman, seen here, is perhaps the most iconic comic book superhero.
| Gladstone: By last orders I'll have enough time saved up to get in an extra pint of Guinness.
Guinness, a product of Ireland, is the world's most famous stout.
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