The Boys in Blue

Overview

Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with closure due to a lack of crime, they decide to invent some crimes to justify their existence. When they try to steal a painting from a local rich businessman (Roy Kinnear), they accidently stumble across a gang of real art thieves who have just stolen £1 million worth of paintings. It is up to the two bungling cops to stop them escaping with their haul.

Directed by Val Guest

Top cast

Bobby Ball

P.C. Bobby Ball

Tommy Cannon

Sergeant Tommy Cannon

Suzanne Danielle

Kim

Roy Kinnear

Mr. Lloyd

Eric Sykes

Chief Constable

Jack Douglas

Chief Superintendent

Jon Pertwee

Coastguard

Edward Judd

Hilling

Arthur English

Man on Motorbike

E

Eric Francis

Fred the Postman

B

Billy Burden

Herdsman

N

Nigel Lambert

Estate Agent

K

Ken Barker

Chief Superintendent's Driver

R

Richard Borthwick

Customs Officer

John D. Collins

Customs Officer

Su Douglas

Hilling's Secretary

L

Laurence Harrington

Police Radio Operator

R

Richard Hunter

High Street Policeman

P

Peter Rutherford

Heavy Set Man

R

Rosemary Williams

WPC Radio Operator

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