The Boys in Blue

The Boys in Blue

91 mins | Comedy, Family | Sept. 20, 1982

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.

The Boys in Blue

91 mins | Comedy, Family | Sept. 20, 1982

The Boys in Blue
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.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers MAM
Original title The Boys in Blue
Directors Val Guest
Writers Val Guest, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Bobby Ball

as P.C. Bobby Ball

Tommy Cannon

as Sergeant Tommy Cannon

Roy Kinnear

as Mr. Lloyd

Eric Sykes

as Chief Constable

Jack Douglas

as Chief Superintendent

Jon Pertwee

as Coastguard

Edward Judd

as Hilling

Arthur English

as Man on Motorbike

Eric Francis

as Fred the Postman

Billy Burden

as Herdsman

Nigel Lambert

as Estate Agent

Ken Barker

as Chief Superintendent's Driver

Richard Borthwick

as Customs Officer

John D. Collins

as Customs Officer

Su Douglas

as Hilling's Secretary

Laurence Harrington

as Police Radio Operator

Richard Hunter

as High Street Policeman

Peter Rutherford

as Heavy Set Man

Rosemary Williams

as WPC Radio Operator

Tommy Wright

as Fisherman